BATTLE OF THE SOMME ANNIVERSARY

Early day motion 332, tabled 2 July 2013 by Jim Shannon (DUP). Signed by 14 members.

That this House, on the anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916, commemorates the courage and bravery of the 36th Ulster Division who wrote their names in the annals of history forever; and remembers with gratitude the legacy that they left for everyone in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Signatures by party: Conservative 5, DUP 4, Labour 2, Alliance 1, Independent 1, Liberal Democrat 1.