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Double Standards Of The Rugby Football Union

EDM number 499 in 1994-95, proposed by Doug Hoyle on 26/01/1995.

That this House draws attention to the different treatment meted out to Mr Mike Catt, of Bath RUFC and England, as compared with Mr Adrian Spencer, the Cambridge University rugby union player, by the Rugby Football Union, who in the case of Mr Catt, whilst not denying that he was paid ú140 per week expenses for playing rugby union in South Africa, permitted him to continue as an amateur and play for his club and England, yet in the case of Mr Spencer, who was paid nothing for playing ruby league with London Crusaders, branded him a professional and banned him from playing rugby union for 12 months; further notes that whilst Mr Catt was allowed to appear before the investigating team no such facility was afforded to Mr Spencer; condemns this injustice and interference with human rights; and calls upon the Rugby Football Union to stop using double standards, to review the case and to reinstate Mr Spencer forthwith. (Relevant registered interest declared).

This motion has been signed by a total of 73 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Doug Hoyle26/01/1995Warrington NorthProposed
Max Madden26/01/1995Bradford WestSigned
Gary Waller26/01/1995KeighleySigned
John Battle26/01/1995Leeds WestSigned
Harry Barnes26/01/1995North East DerbyshireSigned
Mike Hall26/01/1995Warrington SouthSigned
John Gunnell26/01/1995Leeds South and MorleySigned
John Evans26/01/1995St Helens NorthSigned
Den Dover26/01/1995ChorleySigned
Tam Dalyell26/01/1995LinlithgowSigned
Jim Cunningham26/01/1995Coventry South EastSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe26/01/1995LeighSigned
Eric Clarke26/01/1995MidlothianSigned
Michael Clapham26/01/1995Barnsley West & PenistoneSigned
Keith Bradley26/01/1995Manchester, WithingtonSigned
Chris Mullin26/01/1995Sunderland SouthSigned
David Hinchliffe26/01/1995WakefieldSigned
George Howarth26/01/1995Knowsley NorthSigned
Robert Hughes26/01/1995Aberdeen NorthSigned
John Hutton26/01/1995Barrow & FurnessSigned
Martyn Jones26/01/1995Clwyd South WestSigned
Liz Lynne26/01/1995RochdaleSigned
Denis MacShane26/01/1995RotherhamSigned
Eric Martlew26/01/1995CarlisleSigned
Ian McCartney26/01/1995MakerfieldSigned
Alan Meale26/01/1995MansfieldSigned
Bill Michie26/01/1995Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Roland Boyes26/01/1995Houghton and WashingtonSigned
Andrew MacKinlay26/01/1995ThurrockSigned
Tom Cox27/01/1995TootingSigned
Terry Lewis30/01/1995WorsleySigned
Andrew Miller30/01/1995Ellesmere Port & NestonSigned
James Callaghan30/01/1995Heywood & MiddletonSigned
Peter Snape30/01/1995West Bromwich EastSigned
Anne Campbell30/01/1995CambridgeSigned
Jim Dowd30/01/1995Lewisham WestSigned
Kenneth Eastham30/01/1995Manchester, BlackleySigned
Norman Godman30/01/1995Greenock and Port GlasgowSigned
Hugh Bayley30/01/1995York, City ofSigned
Mike Watson30/01/1995Glasgow CentralSigned
Peter Kilfoyle30/01/1995Liverpool, WaltonSigned
Lynne Jones30/01/1995Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Terry Rooney30/01/1995Bradford NorthSigned
Stuart Randall30/01/1995Kingston upon Hull WestSigned
Ken Purchase30/01/1995Wolverhampton North EastSigned
Bridget Prentice30/01/1995Lewisham EastSigned
Tom Pendry30/01/1995Stalybridge & HydeSigned
Colin Pickthall30/01/1995West LancashireSigned
David Knox30/01/1995Staffordshire MoorlandsSigned
Paddy Tipping31/01/1995SherwoodSigned
Alan Williams31/01/1995Swansea WestSigned
Gerry Steinberg31/01/1995Durham, City ofSigned
Tommy Graham31/01/1995Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned
Ian Davidson31/01/1995Glasgow, GovanSigned
William McKelvey31/01/1995Kilmarnock & LoudounSigned
John McAllion31/01/1995Dundee EastSigned
Ernie Ross31/01/1995Dundee WestSigned
Bryan Davies31/01/1995Oldham Central and RoytonSigned
Eric Illsley01/02/1995Barnsley CentralSigned
Jane Kennedy01/02/1995Liverpool BroadgreenSigned
Alice Mahon01/02/1995HalifaxSigned
Alan Milburn01/02/1995DarlingtonSigned
Gerry Bermingham01/02/1995St Helens SouthSigned
Gordon Prentice02/02/1995PendleSigned
Clive Betts02/02/1995Sheffield, AttercliffeSigned
Win Griffiths02/02/1995BridgendSigned
Ken Livingstone06/02/1995Brent EastSigned
Martin Redmond07/02/1995Don ValleySigned
George Galloway09/02/1995Glasgow HillheadSigned
Tony Lloyd10/02/1995StretfordSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours16/02/1995WorkingtonSigned
Mike Gapes21/02/1995Ilford SouthSigned
Derek EnrightUnknownWithdrawn

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