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Tommy Cooper (1921 To 1984)

EDM number 1035 in 2007-08, proposed by Hywel Francis on 25/02/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Arts, Broadcasting, Cultural heritage and Performing arts.

That this House welcomes the recent unveiling of a statue in Caerphilly in memory of one of its most famous sons, Tommy Cooper; congratulates the Tommy Cooper Society on this important initiative in giving public recognition to one of the great comedians of the 20th century; praises Port Talbot-born Sir Anthony Hopkins for associating himself with this development by unveiling the statue; and calls on the Secretary of State for Wales to encourage the Welsh Assembly Government to support more public recognition of past and present Welsh achievements in the creative industries and performing arts.

This motion has been signed by a total of 71 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Hywel Francis25/02/2008AberavonLabourProposed
Dai Havard25/02/2008Merthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLabourSeconded
Mark Pritchard25/02/2008The WrekinConservativeSeconded
Nick Ainger25/02/2008Carmarthen West and South PembrokeshireLabourSeconded
Colin Burgon25/02/2008ElmetLabourSeconded
Roger Berry25/02/2008KingswoodLabourSigned
Stephen Williams25/02/2008Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
David Taylor25/02/2008North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
John Austin25/02/2008Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
John Cummings25/02/2008EasingtonLabourSigned
Frank Cook25/02/2008Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Albert Owen25/02/2008Ynys MLabourSigned
Martyn Jones25/02/2008Clwyd SouthLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell25/02/2008Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Doug Henderson25/02/2008Newcastle upon Tyne NorthLabourSigned
Martin Salter25/02/2008Reading WestLabourSigned
Chris Ruane25/02/2008Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
David Crausby26/02/2008Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Ann Cryer26/02/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Janet Dean26/02/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore26/02/2008HendonLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin26/02/2008Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Paul Flynn26/02/2008Newport WestLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley26/02/2008Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Don Touhig26/02/2008IslwynLabourSigned
Keith Vaz26/02/2008Leicester EastLabourSigned
Ann Winterton26/02/2008CongletonConservativeSigned
Jim Devine26/02/2008LivingstonLabourSigned
David Drew26/02/2008StroudLabourSigned
Derek Conway26/02/2008Old Bexley and SidcupIndependentSigned
Jeremy Corbyn26/02/2008Islington NorthLabourSigned
Gordon Prentice26/02/2008PendleLabourSigned
Andy Reed26/02/2008LoughboroughLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins26/02/2008Luton NorthLabourSigned
Brian Iddon26/02/2008Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Lynne Jones26/02/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
David Lepper26/02/2008Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Alan Meale26/02/2008MansfieldLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne26/02/2008Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell26/02/2008East LondonderryDUPSigned
Martin Caton26/02/2008GowerLabourSigned
Michael Clapham26/02/2008Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Andy Slaughter27/02/2008Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's BushLabourSigned
John Hemming27/02/2008Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis27/02/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Mike Hancock27/02/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George27/02/2008St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Martlew27/02/2008CarlisleLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd27/02/2008Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Brian Jenkins27/02/2008TamworthLabourSigned
David Simpson27/02/2008Upper BannDUPSigned
David Clelland27/02/2008Tyne BridgeLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt28/02/2008CrawleyLabourSigned
Si28/02/2008Swansea EastLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell03/03/2008Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Betty Williams03/03/2008ConwyLabourSigned
John Leech03/03/2008Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell04/03/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Mike Gapes04/03/2008Ilford SouthLabourSigned
Paul Keetch04/03/2008HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson04/03/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Khalid Mahmood05/03/2008Birmingham, Perry BarrLabourSigned
Vincent Cable05/03/2008TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
John Horam06/03/2008OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Bill Etherington11/03/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Mark Williams11/03/2008CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley25/03/2008Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Adam Price02/04/2008Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Sammy Wilson02/06/2008East AntrimDUPSigned
Sion SimonUnknownWithdrawn
Ian LucasUnknownWithdrawn

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