POST-OLYMPICS ENGLISH NATIONAL ANTHEM

That this House praises the recent outstanding achievement of Team GB in the London 2012 Olympics, and welcomes the number of times God Save the Queen was used as the UK anthem to celebrate its many gold medal successes; expresses its concern at the fact that some Scottish and Welsh athletes chose not to sing the anthem on the podium and before matches and understands that this is in some cases a result of the fact that England teams sing God Save the Queen as the English national anthem at sporting events, which has resulted in many in Scotland and Wales perceiving the song as representing England rather than the UK; calls for this situation to be rectified as a matter of urgency by England teams and sporting associations; recommends that they follow the example of the English Commonwealth Games Team and the England Women's Lacrosse Team, who both sing an English anthem when they represent the country as England; and believes that this will allow all Team GB athletes to be able to have unequivocal pride in the UK national anthem when it is only and appropriately used for British and UK teams and athletes.