RECOGNITION OF BANGLA AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Early day motion 244, tabled 25 November 2009 by Roger Godsiff (Labour). Signed by 20 members.

That this House welcomes the campaign initiated by the 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 upon the Government to give its support to this proposal.

Signatures by party: Labour 12, Liberal Democrat 6, Conservative 1, Independent 1.