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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
RUGBY LEAGUE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (25 October 2018)

Motion Details

That this House welcomes the European Championship of rugby league between Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France taking place this autumn; notes that the tournament acts as a qualifier for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England, with the top two nations going through automatically to join the current eight seeds; looks forward to games taking place in Santry, Carcassonne, Galashiels, and Wrexham; welcomes ongoing efforts from Wales Rugby League, Scotland Rugby League and Rugby League Ireland to strengthen the game across the UK; and wishes all home nations well for the forthcoming fixtures.

Sponsored by:
Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Scottish National Party
12
67%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
3
17%
 
 
Independent
1
6%
 
 
Conservative
1
6%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
6%
 
Sponsor List (18 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Alan Brown
Con
Dr Lisa Cameron
SNP
Douglas Chapman
SNP
Martin Docherty-Hughes
SNP
Patrick Grady
SNP
Neil Gray
SNP
Drew Hendry
LD
Christine Jardine
Edinburgh West
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
SNP
David Linden
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
SNP
John McNally
SNP
Gavin Newlands (Sponsor)
DUP
Gavin Robinson
Belfast East
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
DUP
David Simpson
SNP
Chris Stephens
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire

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