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World Indoor Bowls Championship

EDM number 970 in 2016-17, proposed by Philippa Whitford on 22/02/2017.
Categorised under the topics of Leisure and Sports.

That this House congratulates Irvine born and Troon resident Paul Foster MBE on winning his fifth World Indoor Bowls championship; appreciates the thrilling climax that he and his opponent, Greg Harlow, provided to end the tournament in a high-quality final that was an excellent advertisement for the sport; acknowledges that his victory makes Mr Foster the second most prolific winner of the World Indoor Championship singles titles; values Mr Foster's humble recognition of this terrific achievement and his magnanimous praise for his opponent; and recognises that Mr Foster is a role model not just for members of his own sport but for sport in general due to his numerous accolades and his attitude towards his sport and his opponents.

This motion has been signed by a total of 24 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Philippa Whitford22/02/2017Central AyrshireScottish National PartyProposed
John McNally22/02/2017FalkirkScottish National PartySeconded
Kirsten Oswald22/02/2017East RenfrewshireScottish National PartySeconded
Phil Boswell22/02/2017Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillScottish National PartySeconded
Hannah Bardell22/02/2017LivingstonScottish National PartySeconded
Alan Brown22/02/2017Kilmarnock and LoudounScottish National PartySeconded
Ronnie Cowan22/02/2017InverclydeScottish National PartySigned
Patricia Gibson22/02/2017North Ayrshire and ArranScottish National PartySigned
Corri Wilson22/02/2017Ayr, Carrick and CumnockScottish National PartySigned
Jim Shannon22/02/2017StrangfordDUPSigned
Chris Stephens23/02/2017Glasgow South WestScottish National PartySigned
Natalie McGarry23/02/2017Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
Chris Law23/02/2017Dundee WestScottish National PartySigned
Patrick Grady23/02/2017Glasgow NorthScottish National PartySigned
Angus MacNeil24/02/2017Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Alex Salmond24/02/2017Signed
Drew Hendry27/02/2017Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyScottish National PartySigned
Paul Monaghan27/02/2017Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossScottish National PartySigned
Martyn Day27/02/2017Linlithgow and East FalkirkScottish National PartySigned
Owen Thompson28/02/2017MidlothianScottish National PartySigned
John Nicolson01/03/2017East DunbartonshireScottish National PartySigned
Stuart Donaldson01/03/2017West Aberdeenshire and KincardineScottish National PartySigned
Stephen Gethins02/03/2017North East FifeScottish National PartySigned
Carol Monaghan06/03/2017Glasgow North WestScottish National PartySigned

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