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Hitz Rugby Social Inclusion Scheme

EDM number 740 in 2013-14, proposed by Paul Farrelly on 12/11/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Sports and Training.

That this House welcomes the national launch of HITZ, a social inclusion programme, combining rugby union with training to support 9,000 at risk young people back into education and employment; notes the high cost of young persons Not in Employment, Education or Training to British public services and economy requires innovative solutions such at this; applauds the efforts of Premiership Rugby, and its constituent clubs Bath Rugby, Exeter Chiefs, Gloucester, Harlequins, Leicester Tigers, London Irish, London Wasps, Newcastle Falcons, Northampton Saints, Sale Sharks, Saracens and Worcester Warriors to tackle this pressing social issue in their communities; further welcomes the co-operation between Premiership Rugby, the private sector and public services such as youth offending schemes, pupil referral units and social and youth services involved in HITZ; and encourages the Government and others to look at the potential power of professional rugby union as an agent of social change for young people in the run-up to Rugby World Cup 2015.

This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Paul Farrelly12/11/2013Newcastle-under-LymeLabourProposed
Nick Brown12/11/2013Newcastle upon Tyne EastLabourSeconded
John Whittingdale12/11/2013MaldonConservativeSeconded
Mark Pawsey12/11/2013RugbyConservativeSeconded
Graham Brady12/11/2013Altrincham and Sale WestConservativeSeconded
John Leech12/11/2013Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley18/11/2013Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Jim Fitzpatrick18/11/2013Poplar and LimehouseLabourSigned
Gerry Sutcliffe18/11/2013Bradford SouthLabourSigned
John Cryer18/11/2013Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins19/11/2013Luton NorthLabourSigned
Mike Hancock19/11/2013Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton20/11/2013GowerLabourSigned
Paul Flynn20/11/2013Newport WestLabourSigned
Tony Cunningham20/11/2013WorkingtonLabourSigned
Nigel Evans21/11/2013Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Alasdair McDonnell22/11/2013Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
John McDonnell16/12/2013Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned

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