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ST DAVID'S DAY HOLIDAY IN WALES

EDM number 662 in 2001-02, proposed by Jackie Lawrence on 15/01/2002.

That this House congratulates St David's City Council on their research in Wales on support for a national holiday on St David's Day each year; notes the overwhelming support and enthusiasm for a St David's Day national holiday in Wales, with 428 Community Councils in Wales, 28 NAW Members, 3 MEPs from Wales, 11 Welsh MP's and various Welsh national organisations giving their support; and calls upon the Department of Trade and Industry, as the Department responsible for determining national holidays in the United Kingdom, to consider the views of this substantial body of Welsh opinion and consult on making 1st March an annual national holiday in Wales.

This motion has been signed by a total of 24 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jackie Lawrence15/01/2002Preseli PembrokeshireLabourProposed
Julie Morgan15/01/2002Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Si15/01/2002Birmingham, ErdingtonLabourSigned
Jon Owen Jones15/01/2002Cardiff CentralLabour Co-operativeSigned
Kevin Brennan15/01/2002Cardiff WestLabourSigned
Martin Caton15/01/2002GowerLabourSigned
Geraint Davies15/01/2002Croydon CentralLabourSigned
Huw Edwards15/01/2002MonmouthLabourSigned
Win Griffiths15/01/2002BridgendLabourSigned
Lynne Jones16/01/2002Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara16/01/2002Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis18/01/2002Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge18/01/2002Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
David Burnside21/01/2002South AntrimUUPSigned
Betty Williams21/01/2002ConwyLabourSigned
Nigel Jones22/01/2002CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Roy Beggs22/01/2002East AntrimUUPSigned
Mark Tami22/01/2002Alyn & DeesideLabourSigned
Albert Owen23/01/2002Ynys MLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn24/01/2002Islington NorthLabourSigned
Ian Lucas30/01/2002WrexhamLabourSigned
Roger Williams01/02/2002Brecon & RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson07/03/2002Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Hywel Francis14/03/2002AberavonLabourSigned

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