PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SAFE STANDING IN FOOTBALL STADIUMS (3 June 2018)

Motion Details

That this House welcomes the decision of Oxford United Football Club to consider introducing safe standing areas at the Kassam Stadium; notes that the proposals have received support from the majority of the Oxford United Safety Advisory Group; believes that safe standing areas can offer supporters more choice, a better atmosphere and cheaper match tickets; recognises that safe standing operates well in many sports and stadia; is concerned that there appears to be no mechanism for a club that has introduced a safe standing area to retain that area if it is promoted to the top two tiers of English football; notes that more than 110,000 people have signed e-petition 207040 relating to Premier League and Championship football clubs being allowed to introduce safe standing; and therefore calls on the Government to allow football clubs in all divisions to be able to introduce safe standing areas in their grounds.

Sponsored by:
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
8
36%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
7
32%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
3
14%
 
 
Scottish National Party
2
9%
 
 
Independent
1
5%
 
 
Conservative
1
5%
 
Sponsor List (22 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
LD
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Lab
Mike Hill
LD
Wera Hobhouse
Bath
LD
Christine Jardine
Edinburgh West
Con
Stephen Kerr
LD
Norman Lamb
SNP
David Linden
Lab
Sandy Martin
LD
Layla Moran (Sponsor)
Oxford West and Abingdon
Lab
Ms Marie Rimmer
St Helens South and Whiston
DUP
Gavin Robinson
Belfast East
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
DUP
David Simpson
SNP
Chris Stephens
LD
Jamie Stone
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
LD
Jo Swinson
Lab
Thelma Walker

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