JASON QUEALLY AND JEANETTE BRAKEWELL

Early day motion 1073, tabled 23 October 2000 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 35 members.

That this House congratulates Jason Queally, the first British athlete at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games to win a gold medal, setting a personal best time in the 1km time trial cycling event, then moving on to gain a silver medal in the team race, and Jeanette Brakewell for winning a silver medal in the equestrian team event; notes that both athletes are from Chorley and that the medals won set in train the excellent performance in the Sydney 2000 Games, in which Britain achieved its best medal tally since the 1920 Olympics; and pays tribute to the British athletes in the Paralympics.

Signatures by party: Labour 26, Liberal Democrat 6, Labour/Co-operative 2, Conservative 1.