RUGBY LEAGUE STATUE AT WEMBLEY

Early day motion 397, tabled 8 September 2015 by Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 9 members.

That this House welcomes the installation of a rugby league statue at Wembley Stadium; joins with the public in honouring the five players represented by the statue, Gus Risman, Billy Boston, Alex Murphy, Martin Offiah and Eric Ashton; congratulates the artist Stephen Winterburn on a fine and fitting tribute to the game; thanks Wembley Stadium for its support in erecting the statue; acknowledges the role of the All-Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group in campaigning, along with many others, for the statue's creation; further thanks the RFL and Rugby League Cares for their hard work in commissioning the statue and narrowing down the list of players; and expresses its gratitude to all those who donated to the statue, particularly Ken Davy, Sir Rodney Walker, David Hughes and Tim Adams.

Signatures by party: Conservative 3, DUP 2, Labour 2, Liberal Democrat 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.