Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Adrian Bailey (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Tuesday, 8 July 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 11 members in total.

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BLACK COUNTRY DAY

That this House congratulates the four Black Country boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton and local business organisations and representatives for pioneering the special Black Country Day on 14 July of each year which reflects that region's distinctive dialect, food and humour as well as the anniversary of the introduction of the Newcomen steam engine in 1712 which made the Black Country the centre of the workshop of the world; and calls on residents, schools, businesses and organisations on that day to fly the Black Country flag which symbolises the region's historic chain-making and glass manufacturing industry, representing its glorious past and current resurrection as a manufacturing powerhouse.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

231 

Session

2014-15

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Alan Meale

Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

James Morris

David Simpson

Subjects

Cultural heritage Local government

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk