2008 Super League Grand Final
EDM number 2177 in 2007-08, proposed by Colin Burgon on 07/10/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Sports.
That this House congratulates Leeds Rhinos on retaining the Super League Championship and St Helens for their contribution to a magnificent game in front of 68,000 fans which showed rugby league at its best; notes that eight of the Rhinos team are Leeds-born and a further three players have progressed through the club's junior system, including Kevin Sinfield, the outstanding Rhinos' captain; further notes the continued growth of rugby league at a grassroots level throughout the country; and calls on Sport England to reclassify rugby league as a Class A sport.
This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Burgon | 07/10/2008 | Elmet | Labour | Proposed |
| George Mudie | 07/10/2008 | Leeds East | Labour | Seconded |
| Paul Truswell | 07/10/2008 | Pudsey | Labour | Seconded |
| Lindsay Hoyle | 07/10/2008 | Chorley | Labour | Seconded |
| Colin Challen | 07/10/2008 | Morley and Rothwell | Labour | Seconded |
| John Grogan | 07/10/2008 | Selby | Labour | Seconded |
| Phil Willis | 08/10/2008 | Harrogate and Knaresborough | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Mann | 08/10/2008 | Bassetlaw | Labour | Signed |
| Gordon Prentice | 08/10/2008 | Pendle | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 09/10/2008 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Eric Illsley | 14/10/2008 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
| David Simpson | 15/10/2008 | Upper Bann | DUP | Signed |
| Ian McCartney | 16/10/2008 | Makerfield | Labour | Signed |
| John Battle | 16/10/2008 | Leeds West | Labour | Signed |
| John Leech | 16/10/2008 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 22/10/2008 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| David Hamilton | 22/10/2008 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
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