JOE AND ENZO CALZAGHE

Early day motion 558, tabled 12 December 2007 by Dai Davies (Independent). Signed by 20 members.

That this House congratulates Gwent super-middleweight world champion Joe Calzaghe on being voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2007; additionally congratulates his father Enzo, for his award of Coach of the Year in the same awards ceremony on 9th December; and believes that significant investment in grass roots sports, as part of the build up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012, is essential to ensure that more talented athletes from across the United Kingdom are given every opportunity to maximise their own sporting potential.

Signatures by party: Labour 13, Liberal Democrat 4, DUP 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.