PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND FOOTBALL STADIA IMPROVEMENT FUND (3 December 2003)

Motion Details

That this House commends the Football Foundation and the Football Stadia Improvement Fund on providing over ú140 million for 1,200 facility, community and education projects across the country and attracting ú180 million in additional inward investment; applauds both organisations for the transformation of the landscape of the national game they are bringing about whilst targeting resources at some of the most vulnerable and hard to reach members of 'society'; congratulates the FA Premier League, the FA and the Government for providing the funds for this vital work; urges them to continue to provide financial support to what has become one of the greatest sporting success stories; and calls on the Government to ensure that everything possible is done to prevent the European Commission threatening the ability of the Football Foundation to continue its good work by placing the financial stability of English football in serious jeopardy.

Sponsored by:
Alan Keen (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
75
79%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
8
8%
 
 
Conservative
5
5%
 
 
Independent
5
5%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
2
2%
 
Sponsor List (95 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr Adrian Bailey
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Lab
Sir Kevin Barron
Lab
John Battle
Lab
Lord Beamish
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Lab
Mr Bob Blizzard
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Lab
Lord Bradley
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Andy Burnham
Makerfield
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Roger Casale
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Mr Tony Colman
Lab
Frank Cook
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Parmjit Dhanda
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Frank Dobson
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Lab
Jim Dowd
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Julia Drown
Lab
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Barbara Follett
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Lab
Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland
Lab
Mr Bruce George
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
LD
Matthew Green
Con
Mr John Greenway
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Lab
Mr Doug Henderson
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Alan Keen (Sponsor)
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Lord Mann
Lab
Rob Marris
Lab
Mr David Marshall
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Mr George Mudie
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Lab
Sir Bill O'Brien
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Mr Kerry Pollard
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Lab
Stephen Pound
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Lab
Syd Rapson
Lab
Mr Andy Reed
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
Lab
Christine Russell
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Phil Sawford
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
Lab
Lord Stratford
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
Lab
David Taylor
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Joan Walley
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Lord Watts
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
Lab
Mr Anthony Wright
Lab
Derek Wyatt

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