City Of Newcastle Pipe Band's Champion Of Champions Title
EDM number 470 in 2013-14, proposed by Ian Mearns on 03/09/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Cultural heritage and Performing arts.
That this House congratulates the City of Newcastle Pipe Band, which is based at HMS Calliope in Gateshead, for being awarded the Champion of Champions title at the Cowal Highland Gathering in Dunoon, beating the Scottish competition; celebrates the resurgence of pipe playing in the North East, with 30 members in the City of Newcastle Band; and wishes the band every success in its future endeavours, particularly its quest to seek promotion from Grade 4 to Grade 3 in the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association.
This motion has been signed by a total of 16 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Mearns | 03/09/2013 | Gateshead | Labour | Proposed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 03/09/2013 | Luton North | Labour | Seconded |
| Alan Beith | 03/09/2013 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Angus MacNeil | 03/09/2013 | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Scottish National Party | Seconded |
| Grahame Morris | 03/09/2013 | Easington | Labour | Seconded |
| Andrew McDonald | 03/09/2013 | Middlesbrough | Labour | Seconded |
| Jim Shannon | 04/09/2013 | Strangford | DUP | Signed |
| William McCrea | 04/09/2013 | South Antrim | DUP | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 04/09/2013 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Meale | 04/09/2013 | Mansfield | Labour | Signed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 04/09/2013 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 04/09/2013 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Lavery | 04/09/2013 | Wansbeck | Labour | Signed |
| Julian Lewis | 05/09/2013 | New Forest East | Conservative | Signed |
| Mary Glindon | 10/09/2013 | North Tyneside | Labour | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 11/09/2013 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
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