Anthem At The Rugby League World Cup

EDM number 621 in 2013-14, proposed by Greg Mulholland on 23/10/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Cultural heritage and Sports.

That this House believes that it would be wrong and inappropriate for England Rugby League to use the UK National Anthem, God Save the Queen, which is the official National Anthem of Wales, on the opening day of the Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) 2013 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 26 October 2013; notes that God Save the Queen is the National Anthem of the UK and belongs equally to all four home nations; further believes that as the UK is hosting RLWC2013, God Save the Queen should be sung as part of the opening ceremony by all home nations; further believes that England Rugby League should do as the Wales and Scotland teams do and use a different song as their anthem to be played before each match; urges England to use an English anthem for RLWC2013; notes that Jerusalem is already in use as the English anthem for Commonwealth Games England; and suggests that the England Rugby League team uses Jerusalem as its anthem for RLWC2013.

This motion has been signed by a total of 2 MPs.