Recognition Of Rugby League As A Level Three Sport By The Commonwealth Games Federation (EDM1801)

Recognition Of Rugby League As A Level Three Sport By The Commonwealth Games Federation

EDM number 1801 in 2010-12, proposed by Greg Mulholland on 12/05/2011.
Categorised under the topic of Sports.

That this House welcomes the recognition of Rugby League as a level three sport by the Commonwealth Games Federation; congratulates those involved in the bid from the Rugby Football League and the Rugby League International Federation in creating a compelling and successful bid; praises the Commonwealth Games Federation for their unanimous decision; hopes that Rugby League will secure a presence at future Games and will be recognised as a truly international sport; and supports all those involved in their work with the regional Commonwealth Games association on development projects.

This motion has been signed by a total of 22 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Greg Mulholland	12/05/2011	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Tony Cunningham	12/05/2011	Workington	Labour	Seconded
Derek Twigg	12/05/2011	Halton	Labour	Seconded
Therese Coffey	12/05/2011	Suffolk Coastal	Conservative	Seconded
John Leech	12/05/2011	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	16/05/2011	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
David Simpson	17/05/2011	Upper Bann	DUP	Signed
William McCrea	17/05/2011	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Mike Hancock	17/05/2011	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Steve Rotheram	17/05/2011	Liverpool, Walton	Labour	Signed
James Clappison	18/05/2011	Hertsmere	Conservative	Signed
Tony Lloyd	18/05/2011	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	19/05/2011	Luton North	Labour	Signed
John Pugh	23/05/2011	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lisa Nandy	24/05/2011	Wigan	Labour	Signed
Karl McCartney	24/05/2011	Lincoln	Conservative	Signed
Hugh Bayley	07/06/2011	York Central	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	09/06/2011	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Barry Sheerman	13/06/2011	Huddersfield	Labour	Signed
Nicholas Dakin	14/06/2011	Scunthorpe	Labour	Signed
Yvonne Fovargue	20/06/2011	Makerfield	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	22/06/2011	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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