Blackpool Football Club And The Premier League
EDM number 40 in 2010-12, proposed by Gordon Marsden on 25/05/2010.
That this House congratulates Blackpool Football Club on its inspirational achievement of promotion to the Premier League following victory in the Wembley play-off final; pays tribute to the transformational leadership of Ian Holloway and the contribution of all the management, directors and staff at the club towards the tremendous achievement of the club's players in returning Blackpool FC to the highest pinnacle of English football after 39 years; praises Blackpool FC for its consistent achievement working with its community trust schools, health and other programmes to be at the centre of Blackpool's aspirations and regeneration plans; and applauds the way that commitment to the town was reciprocated by the tens of thousands who turned out to welcome the team in its triumphal return along Blackpool's Promenade and Golden Mile.
This motion has been signed by a total of 16 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Marsden | 25/05/2010 | Blackpool South | Labour | Proposed |
| Mike Hancock | 26/05/2010 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Graham Stringer | 26/05/2010 | Blackley and Broughton | Labour | Seconded |
| Mike Gapes | 26/05/2010 | Ilford South | Labour | Seconded |
| John Leech | 02/06/2010 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Gordon Birtwistle | 02/06/2010 | Burnley | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Alan Campbell | 02/06/2010 | Tynemouth | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Menzies | 07/06/2010 | Fylde | Conservative | Signed |
| Roger Godsiff | 08/06/2010 | Birmingham, Hall Green | Labour | Signed |
| Nigel Dodds | 09/06/2010 | Belfast North | DUP | Signed |
| Tom Watson | 10/06/2010 | West Bromwich East | Labour | Signed |
| Eric Illsley | 17/06/2010 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Withdrawn |
| David Crausby | 21/06/2010 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
| David Hamilton | 23/06/2010 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 30/06/2010 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Steve Rotheram | 01/07/2010 | Liverpool, Walton | Labour | Signed |
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