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75th Anniversary Of The Morris Ring Of England

EDM number 1560 in 2008-09, proposed by Bob Russell on 01/06/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Cultural heritage and Performing arts.

That this House congratulates The Morris Ring of England on its 75th anniversary, celebrated from 29 to 31 May 2009 with a Ring Meeting held at Thaxted in Essex, which was attended by more than 400 Morris Men from 33 different sides; recognises with appreciation that The Morris Ring plays a major role in promoting England's traditional male folk dance; regrets, however, that Arts Council England considers it more important to support contemporary Latin American art than England's traditional folk song and dance culture; and calls on the Government, through the Departments of Culture, Media and Sport and Children, Schools and Families, to ensure that England's traditional folk culture is promoted in the same way as the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland promote their respective folk culture in their countries.

This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Russell01/06/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratProposed
Lynne Jones02/06/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley03/06/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins03/06/2009Luton NorthLabourSeconded
John Hemming04/06/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn04/06/2009Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Ann Cryer08/06/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
John Leech08/06/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes09/06/2009ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian McCartney10/06/2009MakerfieldLabourSigned
John Battle10/06/2009Leeds WestLabourSigned
Janet Anderson10/06/2009Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell10/06/2009Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Andrew Rosindell11/06/2009RomfordConservativeSigned
Frank Doran11/06/2009Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Linda Riordan11/06/2009HalifaxLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff15/06/2009Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Greg Mulholland17/06/2009Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins18/06/2009TamworthLabourSigned

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