PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL MATCHES IN ZIMBABWE (25 October 2006)

Motion Details

That this House notes that the host government for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa intends to schedule international `friendly' games in Zimbabwe; believes that the rule of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe is tyrannical; is concerned that international sporting fixtures in Zimbabwe are taken by Robert Mugabe as an endorsement of his regime; and therefore urges the Government to insist that no international football matches take place in Zimbabwe while the Mugabe regime is in power.

Sponsored by:
Sir James Duddridge (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
18
45%
 
 
Labour
7
18%
 
 
Independent
5
13%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
3
8%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
3
8%
 
 
Speaker
2
5%
 
 
Reform UK
1
3%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (40 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Lord Bellingham
Spk
John Bercow
Con
Mr Brian Binley
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Mr Colin Breed
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Con
Sir James Duddridge (Sponsor)
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Sir Michael Fallon
Ind
Mr David Gauke
Con
Stephen Hammond
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Con
Greg Hands
LD
John Hemming
Baroness Hoey
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Con
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Con
Robert Key
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
The Marquess of Lothian
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Con
Mark Pritchard
The Wrekin
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
DUP
David Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Stephen Williams
DUP
Sammy Wilson
East Antrim
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Lab
Derek Wyatt

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