ANNIVERSARY OF BRITISH FISH AND CHIPS

Early day motion 918, tabled 23 February 2010 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 52 members.

That this House marks the 150th anniversary of the marriage between fish and chips; celebrates with pride the culinary institution that the dish has become; notes the importance of fish and chips as the staple fare of the industrial north in the 19th century; further notes the battle to claim the invention of the classic dish by both the North and South as a result of the fondness felt by the country as a whole; notes that presently the UK is home to almost 11,500 fish and chip shops, demonstrating that the dish is at the heart of British culture; and hopes that the classic dish of British fish and chips will be celebrated in decades to come.

Signatures by party: Labour 26, Liberal Democrat 11, Conservative 8, DUP 3, Independent 3, Scottish National Party 1.