PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
HEROES WELCOME SCHEME (2 June 2009)
Motion Details
That this House applauds the initiative of over 500 businesses in Scarborough that have already joined the Heroes Welcome scheme; notes that participants offer visiting service personnel special acknowledgement and discounts at hotels, restaurants and other service or retail firms; and calls on other towns and cities around the country to follow Scarborough's lead and join Heroes Welcome UK in order to give support, quiet recognition and a little extra hospitality as a way of showing gratitude to armed forces personnel and their families.
Sponsored by:
Sir Robert Goodwill (Conservative)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Conservative
27
47%
Labour
14
25%
Liberal Democrat
7
12%
Independent
4
7%
Democratic Unionist Party
4
7%
Speaker
1
2%
Sponsor List (57 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Janet Anderson
Lab
John Battle
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Mr Colin Breed
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Con
Sir Philip Davies
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Con
Ms Nadine Dorries
Con
Sir James Duddridge
Con
Philip Dunne
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Paul Flynn
Con
Sir Liam Fox
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Sir Robert Goodwill (Sponsor)
Con
James Gray
Lab
John Grogan
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
LD
John Hemming
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Con
Sir Gerald Howarth
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Con
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Con
Sir Greg Knight
Con
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
LD
Mr John Leech
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
The Marquess of Lothian
Con
Tim Loughton
Lab
Chris McCafferty
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Lab
Andrew Miller
Con
David Mundell
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Mark Pritchard
The Wrekin
Lab
Mrs Linda Riordan
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Con
Mr Lee Scott
DUP
David Simpson
Con
Lord Soames of Fletching
Con
Graham Stuart
Beverley and Holderness
Lab
Derek Twigg
Widnes and Halewood
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Ben Wallace
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
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