RECOGNITION OF BANGLA AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Early day motion 825, tabled 23 February 2009 by Roger Godsiff (Labour). Signed by 16 members.

That this House welcomes the campaign initiated by Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom to get Bangla, which is the fifth most spoken language in the world, recognised as an official language of the United Nations; and calls on the Government to give its support to this proposal.

Signatures by party: Labour 10, Liberal Democrat 4, Independent 1, Scottish National Party 1.