Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor David Anderson (Labour), on Wednesday, 30 January 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 36 members in total.

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SUPPORT FOR IRAQI FOOTBALLER, NASHAT AKRAM

That this House regrets the decision to refuse a work permit for the purposes of joining Manchester City to Iraqi footballer Nashat Akram, who played a major role in the Iraqi national squad's victory in the recent Asia Cup, on the grounds that, at 72nd in the international rankings, Iraq falls just outside the basket of 70 teams from which such candidates can be considered; notes that football is a great unifying force in Iraq and that Nashat's transfer to a major league team would also do much to boost the sport in Iraq; further notes the judgement of Manchester City Manager Sven-G??ran Eriksson, that Nashat is a very good footballer with an excellent pedigree; and urges that consideration be given to the Iraqi Government request to revise this decision in the light of the fact that Iraqi football needs nurturing after several decades of fascist-type rule by the Ba'athists which isolated and hampered Iraqi football.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

829 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

David Hamilton

Gordon Banks

Jim Devine

Jim Sheridan

Sion Simon

Subjects

Iraq Sports

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk