RECOGNITION OF BANGLA AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Early day motion 1341, tabled 25 January 2011 by Roger Godsiff (Labour). Signed by 14 members.

That this House welcomes the ongoing campaign initiated by Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom to have 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 7, Liberal Democrat 5, Conservative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.