RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN PUBLIC LIFE

Early day motion 2081, tabled 13 July 2011 by Gary Streeter (Conservative). Signed by 19 members.

That this House welcomes the decision of the Equality and Human Rights Commission to intervene in supportof four cases involving discrimination against Christians that are presently with the European Court of Human Rights; notes that this is a long overdue recognition of the need to defend religious liberty and marks an important development in relation to a better understanding of the role of faith in public life; and further welcomes the Commission's advocacy for reasonable accommodation in the workplace as an acknowledgement of the place of conscientious objection for those with religious belief.

Signatures by party: Labour 9, Conservative 5, DUP 3, Independent 1, Liberal Democrat 1.