Parliamentary Oath/Llw Seneddol
Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 11:35am
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22 MPs have signed the following Early Day Motion to propose an optional alternative Oath of Allegiance to their constituents. I wholeheartedly agree with this initiative, and only hope that it can be changed both in Westminster and at the National Assembly for Wales. I would advise all those who feel the same to lobby their MPs to sign this EDM.
PARLIAMENTARY OATH12.06.2008
EDM 1780Baker, Norman
That this House recognises that the principal duty of hon. Members is to represent their constituents in Parliament; also recognises that some hon. Members would prefer to swear an oath of allegiance to their constituents and the nation rather than the Monarch; and therefore calls on the Leader of the House to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce an optional alternative Parliamentary oath allowing hon. Members to swear allegiance to their constituents and the nation and to pledge to uphold the law rather than one pledging personal allegiance to the serving Monarch.
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Mae 22 ASau wedi arwyddo Datganiad Barn yn gofyn am y gallu i dyngu llw i’w hetholwyr yn lle tyngu llw i’r Frenhiniaeth. Rwyf yn cytuno gyda’r ymgyrch yma yn llawn, ac rwyf ond yn gobeithio y medrir yr un peth ddigwydd yn y Cynulliad. Byddaf yn ennyn y rheiny ohonoch sydd yn teimlo’n gryf am hwn i lobio eich AS lleol i arwyddo’r datganiad.
