PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
COAL INDUSTRY AND RJB MINING (No. 2) (27 November 1997)

Motion Details

That this House expresses its grave concern at the uncertainty which exists in the coal mining industry in the United Kingdom; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to set up a tribunal of inquiry under the Tribunals and Inquiries (Evidence) Act 1921, to investigate and report on the transfer of assets and undertakings to RJB Mining; and urgesthat the terms of reference of such enquiry should include whether the sale of undertakings in the industry to Richard Budge and/or RJB Mining was in accordance with good business practice, whether RJB Mining has carried out its business in accordance with good business practice and law, whether proper undertakings were sought from or given by RJBMining by or to the last administration in relation to closures and redundancies within the industry and whether due enquiries were made as to the antecedents of the directors of RJB Mining and, in particular Richard Budge, in the light of the report by Coopers and Lybrand, receivers for AF Budge to the DTI in 1994 that Richard Budge was unfit to be concerned in the management of a company.

Sponsored by:
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
24
80%
 
 
Independent
5
17%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (30 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Lab
Ann Clwyd
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Lab
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews (Sponsor)
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Jonathan Shaw
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
David Taylor
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Harrow West
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Derek Wyatt

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