A new HMS Coventry

Early day motion 58, tabled 24 October 2019 by Jim Cunningham (Labour). Signed by 20 members.

That this House welcomes the Government's decision to purchase five new type 31 frigates for the Royal Navy; recognises that the name Coventry has been associated with the Royal Navy since 1658; further recognises that six ships have borne the name Coventry in this time until 2002; acknowledges the need to honour the 30 crew members who lost their lives on board HMS Coventry in 1982; calls on the Government to name one of the new frigates HMS Coventry; and notes that this would be a fitting and lasting legacy for Coventry as UK City of Culture in 2021.

Signatures by party: Labour 7, Conservative 4, DUP 4, Scottish National Party 4, Independent 1.