SCOTTISH FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS

Early day motion 1450, tabled 22 June 1998 by Donald Gorrie (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 10 members.

That this House congratulates Scottish football fans on the great goodwill their behaviour abroad for many years and currently in France has rightly earned; urges them not to be upset by the ill-judged remarks of the Minister for Sport in England; and calls on the Minister to explain his statement on television that 'they (the Scottish fans} are so determined to show up the English that they are going out of their way to be unbelievably polite. The Scots are doing this quite deliberately', and to withdraw this slur on good ambassadors for this country.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 5, Labour 3, Scottish National Party 1, UUP 1.