WAR MEMORIALS

Early day motion 2070, tabled 16 October 2009 by Shona McIsaac (Labour). Signed by 208 members.

That this House praises the British Legion's Roll of Honour, English Heritage, Historic Scotland, the War Memorials Trust, the Imperial War Museum and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for their work dedicated to commemorating those who have died as a result of conflict and to preserving war memorials in the UK and abroad; calls upon the Government to examine ways of assisting communities to preserve and restore the UK's war memorials and rolls of honour in advance of the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914; and further calls on the Government to establish a national code of practice to protect war memorials from destruction, and to have a national day of commemoration on the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.

Signatures by party: Labour 137, Conservative 34, Liberal Democrat 26, Independent 5, DUP 4, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.