Motion text
That this House notes that 22 September 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the signing of the treaty which established the US-UK Fulbright Commission, responsible for delivering the Fulbright awards to American and British grantees; recognises the achievement of the US-UK programme which has seen more than 12,750 UK nationals and over 10,626 US nationals cross the Atlantic to study; acknowledges the programme's contribution to furthering the Special Relationship from the friendships made as succeeding generations have come to a deeper understanding of each other; further acknowledges that a Fulbright scholarship has been the catalyst for important scientific discoveries, Nobel prizes, great novelists and playwrights, economists and politicians; and calls on the Government on this significant occasion of the 70th anniversary of the creation of the US-UK Fulbright Commission to pledge to continue to support the US-UK Fulbright programme.
Signatures (21)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Knight, Sir Greg
Conservative
Signed on
11 September 2018
Spellar, John
Labour
Signed on
11 September 2018
Chope, Sir Christopher
Conservative
Signed on
11 September 2018
McGinn, Conor
Labour
Signed on
11 September 2018
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 September 2018
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on
11 September 2018
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 October 2018
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on
12 September 2018
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 October 2018
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on
9 October 2018
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
11 October 2018
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 October 2018
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on
13 September 2018
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on
15 October 2018
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 October 2018
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on
13 September 2018
Little Pengelly, Emma
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
15 October 2018
Marsden, Gordon
Labour
Signed on
9 October 2018
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
9 October 2018
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
12 September 2018
Wishart, Pete
Scottish National Party
Signed on
6 November 2018
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.