JUNIOR WORLD GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Early day motion 1472, tabled 7 July 2004 by Lembit Öpik (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 22 members.

That this House notes that the UK will host the Junior World Gliding Championships for the first time in 50 years at Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire in August 2005; welcomes world gliding teams from across the globe; recognises that the UK has been one of the world's most successful gliding nations in recent years; that the British Team has produced seven World Champions in the last 12 World Championships and been placed in the top three on 14 separate occasions; eagerly anticipates the Junior Pre-World Competition at Husbands Bosworth in August followed by the UK National Championships; recognises the ever improving levels of interest from younger pilots taking up the sport with better opportunities for competition training; and acknowledges this outstanding opportunity to bring British Gliding forward at a recreational club level and at competition level at all ages.

Signatures by party: Labour 10, Liberal Democrat 7, UUP 2, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Independent Conservative 1.