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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ROTHERHAM RFU CLUB (8 May 2002)

Motion Details

That this House is dismayed at the decision by English Rugby Ltd not to allow Rotherham RFU Club, as winners of the first division, promotion to the Zurich Premiership; calls on the Secretaries of State for Trade and Industry and for Culture, Media and Sport to ask the Office of Fair Trading to investigate immediately, and to report by 31st May, the head leases and ownership clauses of the current members of the Zurich Premiership, whether English Rugby Ltd is a cartel and the reasons why Rotherham RFU has been denied its rightful place in the Zurich Premiership; and furthermore requests the Minister of Sport to review the public funding by Sport England of grants to rugby union clubs.

Sponsored by:
Derek Wyatt (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
30
88%
 
 
Conservative
2
6%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
3%
 
 
Independent
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (34 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Lab
Lord Beamish
Lab
Lord Bilston
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Lab
Andy Burnham
Makerfield
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Mr David Clelland
Lab
Sir Tony Cunningham
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Paul Farrelly
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Lab
Mr Doug Henderson
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Lab
Alan Keen
Lab
Mr Peter Kilfoyle
Lab
Mr Iain Luke
Lab
Lord Mann
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
David Miliband
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Mr Chris Pond
Lab
Mr Gordon Prentice
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Harrow West
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Derek Wyatt (Sponsor)

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