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<id>25874</id>
<session>2003-04</session>
<number>544</number>
<title>Leicester City Football Club Partnership Agreement</title>
<proposer id="10614">Keith Vaz</proposer>
<date>2004-02-03</date>
<text>That this House congratulates Leicester City Football Club on its historic partnership agreement with All India Football Federation and its twinning with India Soccer Champions East Bengal; notes that is the first time an English football club has signed an agreement of any kind with any club or association in India; acknowledges the positive effects this agreement will have on the development of football in India; and wishes all parties well in their future cooperation.</text>
<topics>
</topics>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10614">Keith Vaz</mp>
		<date>2004-02-03</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>Leicester East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10428">Alan Meale</mp>
		<date>2004-02-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mansfield</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10129">Frank Cook</mp>
		<date>2004-02-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stockton North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10189">Bill Etherington</mp>
		<date>2004-02-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sunderland North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10096">Martin Caton</mp>
		<date>2004-02-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Gower</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10399">Kevin McNamara</mp>
		<date>2004-02-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Kingston upon Hull North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10383">John McDonnell</mp>
		<date>2004-02-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hayes &amp; Harlington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10416">Paul Marsden</mp>
		<date>2004-02-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Shrewsbury &amp; Atcham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11095">Rob Marris</mp>
		<date>2004-02-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wolverhampton South West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10325">Nigel Jones</mp>
		<date>2004-02-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cheltenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10541">Alan Simpson</mp>
		<date>2004-02-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Nottingham South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10500">Andy Reed</mp>
		<date>2004-02-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Loughborough</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10337">Piara S Khabra</mp>
		<date>2004-02-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ealing, Southall</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10026">Harry Barnes</mp>
		<date>2004-02-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Derbyshire</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10221">Edward Garnier</mp>
		<date>2004-02-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Harborough</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10323">Lynne Jones</mp>
		<date>2004-02-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Selly Oak</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10288">Kelvin Hopkins</mp>
		<date>2004-02-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Luton North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11148">Albert Owen</mp>
		<date>2004-02-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ynys M</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10184">Huw Edwards</mp>
		<date>2004-02-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Monmouth</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10188">Jeff Ennis</mp>
		<date>2004-02-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley East &amp; Mexborough</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10616">Rudi Vis</mp>
		<date>2004-02-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Finchley &amp; Golders Green</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10021">John Austin</mp>
		<date>2004-03-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Erith &amp; Thamesmead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10177">David Drew</mp>
		<date>2004-03-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stroud</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
</signatures>
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