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DAVID STOREY

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1119: tabled on 28 March 2017

Tabled in the 2016-17 session.

This motion has been signed by 8 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House notes with deep regret the death of David Storey, novelist, playwright and former professional rugby league player; further notes that This Sporting Life remains arguably the finest novel ever written about sport and that Mr Storey's other novels and plays had a profound and lasting impact; and pays a heartfelt tribute to one of the greatest British writers in living memory.