FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY

Early day motion 622, tabled 23 October 2013 by Clive Betts (Labour). Signed by 43 members.

That this House congratulates the Football Association (FA) on the occasion of its 150th anniversary on 26 October 2013; notes that the FA is the oldest governing body in football; commends the FA's not-for-profit commitment to supporting football since 1863; further commends the £100 million invested by the FA annually into football including facilities for grassroots football, coaching programmes for boys and girls, and development programmes for people with disabilities; welcomes the FA's valuable contribution to and support of the national game; and looks forward to hearing the progress of the newly-appointed FA Commission into English Football.

Signatures by party: Labour 25, Liberal Democrat 7, Conservative 6, DUP 4, Independent 1.