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Seventh Commonwealth Youth Games - Belfast 2021

EDM number 1263 in 2015-16, proposed by Tom Elliott on 15/03/2016.
Categorised under the topic of Sports.

That this House congratulates the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council on its successful bid to host the seventh Commonwealth Youth Games from 27 July to 1 August 2021; recognises the hard work of all those behind securing the games for Belfast and surrounding areas; notes the importance of the games in providing a springboard to future international multi-sport competition and nurturing friendships and bonds shared across our Commonwealth; and calls on the Government to help provide the games with all the respect and support the athletes, organisers and hosts deserve when they welcome 1,000 young athletes from 71 nations and territories within the Commonwealth of Nations to venues across Northern Ireland.

This motion has been signed by a total of 13 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tom Elliott15/03/2016Fermanagh and South TyroneUUPProposed
Danny Kinahan15/03/2016South AntrimUUPSeconded
Alan Meale16/03/2016MansfieldLabourSeconded
Jim Shannon16/03/2016StrangfordDUPSeconded
Gavin Robinson16/03/2016Belfast EastDUPSeconded
Paul Monaghan16/03/2016Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossScottish National PartySigned
Peter Bottomley17/03/2016Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Alison Thewliss17/03/2016Glasgow CentralScottish National PartySigned
Keith Vaz21/03/2016Leicester EastLabourSigned
Bob Blackman22/03/2016Harrow EastConservativeSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson22/03/2016Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Gregory Campbell23/03/2016East LondonderryDUPSigned
Mike Gapes24/03/2016Ilford SouthLabourSigned

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