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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Hywel Francis (Labour), on Tuesday, 17 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 31 members in total.


LESBIANS AND GAYS SUPPORT THE MINERS GROUP 1984-85 TO 2015

That this House places on record its thanks to the Lesbians and Gays Supports the Miners' Group for its solidarity with mining communities organised by the Neath, Dulais and Swansea Valley Miners' Support Group and many other mining families in other coalfields during the miners' strike of 1984-85; recognises the work of the late Mark Ashton and the late Hefina Headon in building this special alliance; notes the £4,000 raised on the 14 March Anniversary Event at Onllwyn Miners' Welfare Hall for the Mark Ashton Red Ribbon Fund of the Terrence Higgins Trust; and congratulates the Terrence Higgins Trust on its outstanding work in campaigning to support people living with HIV.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
883 
Session
2014-15
Other sponsors
Lord Hain
Alan Meale
Sian C James
Jonathan Edwards
Dai Havard
Subjects
Equality Industrial relations Fossil fuels
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk