PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
A new HMS Coventry (23 October 2019)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes the Government's decision to purchase five new type 31 frigates for the Royal Navy; recognises that the name Coventry has been associated with the Royal Navy since 1658; further recognises that six ships have borne the name Coventry in this time until 2002; acknowledges the need to honour the 30 crew members who lost their lives on board HMS Coventry in 1982; calls on the Government to name one of the new frigates HMS Coventry; and notes that this would be a fitting and lasting legacy for Coventry as UK City of Culture in 2021.
Sponsored by:
Mr Jim Cunningham (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
7
35%
Conservative
4
20%
Democratic Unionist Party
4
20%
Scottish National Party
4
20%
The Independent Group for Change
1
5%
Sponsor List (20 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Sir Kevin Barron
SNP
Mhairi Black
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Lord Coaker
Lab
Judith Cummins
Bradford South
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham (Sponsor)
Con
David T C Davies
SNP
Martin Docherty-Hughes
IGC
Mike Gapes
SNP
Patricia Gibson
DUP
Paul Girvan
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Ruth Jones
Newport West and Islwyn
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
DUP
David Simpson
SNP
Chris Stephens
Con
David Tredinnick
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