The Open At Portrush
EDM number 611 in 2015-16, proposed by Karl McCartney on 27/10/2015.
Categorised under the topic of Sports.
That this House congratulates the Royal and Ancient (R&A) on its decision to stage the Open at Royal Portrush in 2019 following a gap of almost 70 years; recognises the significant role played by the Northern Ireland Executive in securing what will be Northern Ireland's biggest sporting event; applauds the estimated £70 million economic benefit that the Championship will bring to the Antrim coast; looks forward to welcoming people from all over the world to Northern Ireland; and wishes all in the R&A, Royal Portrush and Northern Ireland well in preparations for what will be another outstanding major sporting event in the UK.
This motion has been signed by a total of 11 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Karl McCartney | 27/10/2015 | Lincoln | Conservative | Proposed |
Ian Paisley Jnr | 27/10/2015 | North Antrim | DUP | Seconded |
Jim Shannon | 27/10/2015 | Strangford | DUP | Seconded |
Gregory Campbell | 28/10/2015 | East Londonderry | DUP | Seconded |
David Simpson | 28/10/2015 | Upper Bann | DUP | Seconded |
Alan Meale | 28/10/2015 | Mansfield | Labour | Seconded |
Gavin Robinson | 28/10/2015 | Belfast East | DUP | Signed |
Nigel Dodds | 28/10/2015 | Belfast North | DUP | Signed |
Martyn Day | 28/10/2015 | Linlithgow and East Falkirk | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Patrick Grady | 29/10/2015 | Glasgow North | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Peter Bottomley | 29/10/2015 | Worthing West | Conservative | Signed |
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