PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
FOUR-MAN BOBSLEIGH TEAM'S SUCCESS (26 February 1998)
Motion Details
That this House congratulates the British four-man bobsleigh team on winning the Bronze Medal at the Winter Olympics; salutes the magnificent achievement of the pilot, Sean Olsson (1st Battalion, the Parachute Regiment), Dean Ward (2nd Battalion. the Parachute Regiment), Paul Attwood (Royal Marines) and Courtney Rumbolt; and pays tribute to the armed services for the support now being given to the pursuit of sporting excellence.
Sponsored by:
Sir Gerald Howarth (Conservative)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Conservative
12
34%
Labour
11
31%
Independent
6
17%
Liberal Democrat
4
11%
Speaker
1
3%
Ulster Unionist Party
1
3%
Sponsor List (35 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
John Austin
Ind
Crispin Blunt
LD
Lord Burnett
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Lord Cryer
Con
Sir Peter Emery
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Con
Mr Nick Hawkins
Con
Sir Gerald Howarth (Sponsor)
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Ind
Mr Ivan Lewis
Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Con
Mr Owen Paterson
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Mr Andy Reed
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Con
Mr Keith Simpson
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Lord Spicer
LD
Lord Stunell
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
David Tredinnick
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Lab
Joan Walley
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Lab
Mr Alan Williams
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.