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Use Of Jerusalem As The English National Anthem At The 2010 Commonwealth Games

EDM number 228 in 2010-12, proposed by Greg Mulholland on 15/06/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Cultural heritage.

That this House welcomes the decision to choose Jerusalem as the anthem for use by English athletes competing in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi following a month long public vote run by YouGov in which almost 2,000 people were given a choice between Jerusalem, God Save the Queen and Land of Hope and Glory; believes that of the choices given, this is the correct one as it is the only song specifically about England and the only one of the three therefore appropriate to be used as an English national anthem; recognises that, unlike Scotland and Wales, England does not have its own anthem and so looks forward to other sports and sporting events adopting an English anthem for occasions when English teams and athletes, as opposed to British teams and athletes, compete; applauds the Anthem4England campaign for its work on this issue; wishes all England's athletes well in the upcoming games; and looks forward to Jerusalem being sung proudly before and after each such event.

This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Greg Mulholland15/06/2010Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratProposed
Philip Davies16/06/2010ShipleyConservativeSeconded
Ian Davidson16/06/2010Glasgow South WestLabourSeconded
Stephen Williams16/06/2010Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew Gwynne17/06/2010Denton and ReddishLabourSeconded
Mike Hancock17/06/2010Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew Percy21/06/2010Brigg and GooleConservativeSigned
Robert Halfon21/06/2010HarlowConservativeSigned
Richard Burden22/06/2010Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
John Cryer22/06/2010Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins23/06/2010Luton NorthLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff28/06/2010Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
John McDonnell29/06/2010Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Mike Gapes07/07/2010Ilford SouthLabourSigned
David Crausby08/07/2010Bolton North EastLabourSigned

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