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Poppy Scatter To Mark World War One

EDM number 857 in 2013-14, proposed by David Morris on 05/12/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Cultural heritage and Military operations.

That this House notes the plan to mark the anniversary of the start of the First World War, on 28 July 2014, by scattering poppies; further notes that Steve Trainor of Morecambe came up with this idea and is now working to make it a reality; believes that this is a fitting way to mark this important occasion; thanks Steve Trainor for the hard work in starting the Morecambe poppy scatter group; and encourages all hon. Members to start a poppy scatter in their own constituency to mark the start of the First World War.

This motion has been signed by a total of 6 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Morris05/12/2013Morecambe and LunesdaleConservativeProposed
James Gray09/12/2013North WiltshireConservativeSeconded
Jim Shannon10/12/2013StrangfordDUPSeconded
William McCrea11/12/2013South AntrimDUPSeconded
Mike Hancock12/12/2013Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Lindsay Roy27/01/2014GlenrothesLabourSeconded

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