CENTENARY OF THE DEATH OF ROBERT TRESSELL

Early day motion 1303, tabled 19 January 2011 by Steve Rotheram (Labour). Signed by 40 members.

That this House notes the centenary of the death of Robert Noonan (Tressell) on 3 February 2011 interred in a pauper's grave in Walton, Liverpool; recognises the significance of his seminal work, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists within the wider Labour movement; and applauds both the work of the Robert Tressell Society and the commemorative programme of events organised by Liverpool City Council to appropriately recognise his historical and literary importance.

Signatures by party: Labour 31, Liberal Democrat 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Plaid Cymru 1.