NEW YEAR'S HONOURS AWARDS

Early day motion 1324, tabled 9 January 2006 by Jim Sheridan (Labour). Signed by 23 members.

That this House recognises the significant achievements of both the English cricket team in winning the Ashes and the British Olympic bid team in securing the 2012 games for London; disagrees that those involved should be honoured for these one-off achievements as all of those named are already being well rewarded financially thereby creating a public perception of establishment cronyism which does nothing to enhance the already fragile reputation of the honours system; and calls on the decision-makers to clarify the criteria for awarding these honours in order that the general public and the thousands of unpaid volunteers who genuinely make a difference to people's everyday lives can make an informed judgement about their validity.

Signatures by party: Labour 17, DUP 3, Liberal Democrat 2, Conservative 1.