RUGBY LEAGUE STATUE AT WEMBLEY

That this House welcomes the installation of a rugby league statue at Wembley Stadium; joins with the public in honouring the five players represented by the statue, Gus Risman, Billy Boston, Alex Murphy, Martin Offiah and Eric Ashton; congratulates the artist Stephen Winterburn on a fine and fitting tribute to the game; thanks Wembley Stadium for its support in erecting the statue; acknowledges the role of the All-Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group in campaigning, along with many others, for the statue's creation; further thanks the RFL and Rugby League Cares for their hard work in commissioning the statue and narrowing down the list of players; and expresses its gratitude to all those who donated to the statue, particularly Ken Davy, Sir Rodney Walker, David Hughes and Tim Adams.