WALLACE AND GROMIT

Early day motion 1629, tabled 29 July 1998 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 24 members.

That this House is appalled that the Northern accents of the characters Wallace and Gromit are to be changed to clipped 'Oxford' accents in order to teach English to foreign students; takes this action as an insult to all those in the North and to those people with Northern accents; does not see any reason why their accents should be altered in view of the fact that the animation won two Oscars with their original Northern accents; and calls upon those responsible to reverse this decision in order to maintain the unique Northern character which has made them so popular in the United Kingdom and the world.

Signatures by party: Labour 18, Liberal Democrat 3, Conservative 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Unknown 1.