Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ashok Kumar (Labour), on Monday, 29 June 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 24 members in total.

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

That this House believes that fair and balanced education about religious and non-religious beliefs should be a part of the school curriculum and that it is important that such a subject be broad, objective and balanced; notes that the new draft guidance on religious education (RE) published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families contributes little to the evolution of the subject and fails to address any of the concerns surrounding the subject of RE; further believes that the current statute law on religious education is no longer fit for purpose in terms of the content and the mechanism of deciding on syllabuses it prescribes; and calls on the Government to commission a Government or independent review of the primary legislation on RE with a view to reforming the law on RE.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1758 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Paul Robert Holmes

Lynne Jones

Jeremy Corbyn

Andrew George

Mike Hancock

Subjects

Schools Religion

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk