EDMUND HILARY 50TH ANNIVERSARY

Early day motion 548, tabled 21 January 2003 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 57 members.

That this House notes the 50th anniversary of Edmund Hilary's successful expedition to the summit of Mount Everest, due to be celebrated in May of this year; acknowledges the significance of Edmund Hilary's and Tenzing Norgay's achievement and the encouragement this has given to hundreds of others who have tried, successfully and unsuccessfully, to reach the summit of Mount Everest; and in particular pays tribute to the strength of world mountaineering which has gone from strength to strength following Edmund Hilary's historic achievement.

Signatures by party: Labour 38, Liberal Democrat 7, Conservative 4, Labour/Co-operative 4, UUP 2, DUP 1, Plaid Cymru 1.