UK ICE HOCKEY

Early day motion 2365, tabled 14 June 2006 by Stewart Hosie (Scottish National Party). Signed by 16 members.

That this House is concerned about the lack of adequate insurance cover for professional ice hockey players at many clubs in the UK and notes that contracts have not been fully honoured in terms of paying wages and medical costs for players who have been injured; believes that there is a failure in the governance of ice hockey in the UK; further notes that professional clubs employ a large number of overseas players on work permits, and questions whether this is appropriate given the concerns over the governance of the sport; and calls on the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to investigate fully the governance of professional ice hockey in the UK.

Signatures by party: Labour 13, Conservative 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Scottish National Party 1.