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Support For UK Chess

EDM number 1609 in 1997-98, proposed by Charlotte Atkins on 27/07/1998.

That this House recognises that chess is a sport at which the United Kingdom really excels; notes that the United Kingdom is the second strongest chess nation in the world after Russia and currently European champions, and that there is a possibility of a British world champion with both Michael Adams and Nigel Short amongst the top dozen players in the world; notes it is played by four million people in this country with no cultural or physical boundaries, being played by children and adults of all ages; further notes that the Government spends ú49,000 compared to Greece which spends ú337,000 per year; further notes the World Chess Federation is the second largest sporting association in the world, second only to FIFA, with the vast majority of countries recognising chess as a sport; notes also the extensive and numerous academic research that has shown the high educational and social impact of chess when available at school; further notes that chess teaches children co-ordination, concentration, social and interactive skills, to plan ahead and most importantly, to take responsibility for their decision; notes the Marguiles Report conducted in the United States of America which showed improved learning in children who were taught chess compared with those who were not, and that in consequence numerous states have put chess on the curriculum; further notes the Minister of Sport's previous statements about his support for the game of chess; and calls upon the Minister to encourage the Sports Council to recognise chess.

This motion has been signed by a total of 94 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Charlotte Atkins27/07/1998Staffordshire MoorlandsLabourProposed
Siobhain McDonagh27/07/1998Mitcham & MordenLabourSigned
Peter Bradley27/07/1998Wrekin, TheLabourSigned
Gillian Merron27/07/1998LincolnLabourSigned
Rhodri Morgan27/07/1998Cardiff WestLabourSigned
Chris Mullin27/07/1998Sunderland SouthLabourSigned
Jim Murphy27/07/1998Renfrewshire EastLabourSigned
Karen Buck27/07/1998Regent's Park and Kensington NorthLabourSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours27/07/1998WorkingtonLabourSigned
Michael Clapham27/07/1998Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Vernon Coaker27/07/1998GedlingLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn27/07/1998Islington NorthLabourSigned
Valerie Davey27/07/1998Bristol WestLabourSigned
Maria Eagle27/07/1998Liverpool, GarstonLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis27/07/1998Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Lorna Fitzsimons27/07/1998RochdaleLabourSigned
Barbara Follett27/07/1998StevenageLabourSigned
Gerry Bermingham27/07/1998St Helens SouthLabourSigned
Gisela Stuart27/07/1998Birmingham, EdgbastonLabourSigned
Marsha Singh27/07/1998Bradford WestLabourSigned
Julie Morgan27/07/1998Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Chris Pond27/07/1998GraveshamLabourSigned
Linda Perham27/07/1998Ilford NorthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson27/07/1998Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty27/07/1998Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Evan Harris27/07/1998Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hinchliffe27/07/1998WakefieldLabourSigned
Beverley Hughes27/07/1998Stretford & UrmstonLabourSigned
Melanie Johnson27/07/1998Welwyn HatfieldLabourSigned
Alan Keen27/07/1998Feltham & HestonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Judy Mallaber27/07/1998Amber ValleyLabourSigned
Tom Levitt27/07/1998High PeakLabourSigned
Tess Kingham27/07/1998GloucesterLabourSigned
Oona King27/07/1998Bethnal Green & BowLabourSigned
David Kidney27/07/1998StaffordLabourSigned
Ann Keen27/07/1998Brentford & IsleworthLabourSigned
Sally Keeble27/07/1998Northampton NorthLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle28/07/1998ChorleyLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar28/07/1998Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Alice Mahon28/07/1998HalifaxLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara28/07/1998Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin28/07/1998Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Norman Godman28/07/1998Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Rudi Vis28/07/1998Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Ronnie Fearn29/07/1998SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Wyatt29/07/1998Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Robert Wareing29/07/1998Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Harry Barnes29/07/1998North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore29/07/1998HendonLabourSigned
Vincent Cable29/07/1998TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey29/07/1998North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock29/07/1998Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Gibson30/07/1998Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Eileen Gordon30/07/1998RomfordLabourSigned
Maria Fyfe30/07/1998Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
Janet Dean30/07/1998BurtonLabourSigned
John Burnett30/07/1998Torridge & West DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Oaten30/07/1998WinchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Laura Moffatt30/07/1998CrawleyLabourSigned
Joan Humble30/07/1998Blackpool North & FleetwoodLabourSigned
Clive Soley30/07/1998Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's BushLabourSigned
Allan Rogers30/07/1998RhonddaLabourSigned
Tom Brake31/07/1998Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Tam Dalyell31/07/1998LinlithgowLabourSigned
Jamie Cann02/09/1998IpswichLabourSigned
Teresa Gorman02/09/1998BillericayConservativeSigned
Desmond Turner02/09/1998Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
David Rendel19/10/1998NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Adrian Sanders19/10/1998TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Huw Edwards19/10/1998MonmouthLabourSigned
Stephen Ladyman20/10/1998South ThanetLabourSigned
John Austin20/10/1998Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Eric Clarke20/10/1998MidlothianLabourSigned
Colin Pickthall20/10/1998West LancashireLabourSigned
Ivor Caplin20/10/1998HoveLabourSigned
Jenny Jones21/10/1998Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Nigel Jones21/10/1998CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
John McWilliam21/10/1998BlaydonLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara21/10/1998Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Hilton Dawson21/10/1998Lancaster & WyreLabourSigned
Paul Flynn21/10/1998Newport WestLabourSigned
Sydney Chapman22/10/1998Chipping BarnetConservativeSigned
Andrew George26/10/1998St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Helen Jones29/10/1998Warrington NorthLabourSigned
Claire Ward29/10/1998WatfordLabourSigned
Dari Taylor29/10/1998Stockton SouthLabourSigned
Liz Blackman29/10/1998ErewashLabourSigned
Candy Atherton29/10/1998Falmouth & CamborneLabourSigned
Linda Gilroy29/10/1998Plymouth, SuttonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Caroline Flint29/10/1998Don ValleyLabourSigned
Shona McIsaac29/10/1998CleethorpesLabourSigned
Dafydd Wigley02/11/1998CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Andrew Stunell11/11/1998Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Margaret HodgeUnknownWithdrawn

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