England men's cricket team's upcoming fixture against Afghanistan
Tabled 6 January 2025 by Tonia Antoniazzi
That this House expresses profound concern regarding the England men's cricket team's upcoming Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan; understands that this fixture will take place in the context of the banning of female participation in sport by the Taliban in Afghanistan; pays tribute to the Afghanistan women's cricket team who are currently in exile as a result of this ban; acknowledges that this ban is a reflection of the wider erasure of women from daily activities in Afghanistan; recognises that this ban is in direct contravention of International Cricket Council rules that require all test nations to support and fund women's cricket; and strongly urges the ECB to consider a boycott of this upcoming fixture.
Signatories (50)
- Tonia Antoniazzi Sponsor
- Jim Shannon
- Wendy Chamberlain
- Sarah Dyke
- Tracy Gilbert
- Patricia Ferguson
- Ben Lake
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Ruth Jones
- Rosie Duffield
- Martin Wrigley
- Michelle Welsh
- Anna Sabine
- Richard Foord
- Will Stone
- Valerie Vaz
- Abtisam Mohamed
- Rachel Gilmour
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- Sarah Olney
- Catherine Fookes
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Helen Maguire
- Euan Stainbank
- Pippa Heylings
- Adam Dance
- Max Wilkinson
- Robin Swann
- Claire Hanna
- Kirsteen Sullivan
- Vikki Slade
- Manuela Perteghella
- Sorcha Eastwood
- Kate Osborne
- Bob Blackman
- Llinos Medi
- Liz Saville Roberts
- Ann Davies
- Ellie Chowns
- Luke Akehurst
- Siân Berry
- Sarah Gibson
- Wera Hobhouse
- Gavin Robinson
- Andrew George
- Tom Gordon
- Luke Myer
- Dr Danny Chambers
- Victoria Collins
- Helen Morgan