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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BRITISH AEROSPACE, DUNSFOLD (11 July 1999)

Motion Details

That this House expresses its grave concern at British Aerospace's plans to close their site at Dunsfold, noting the dangerous strategic impact this will have on the United Kingdom armed forces, and their ability to maintain their fleet of Harriers, and the devastating impact of the loss of hundreds of highly-skilled jobs on the local economy; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to work with the company to explore ways of saving this strategically important facility, including the establishment of a high-level joint working party between the company and the trade unions, and the establishment of a formal relationship between British Aerospace and the Defence Aviation Repair Agency to undertake future refitting work on the United Kingdom's Harriers.

Sponsored by:
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
14
44%
 
 
Conservative
9
28%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
6
19%
 
 
Independent
2
6%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (32 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Sponsor)
LD
Tom Brake
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
LD
Sir Vince Cable
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Bill Etherington
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Con
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Stephen Pound
Lab
Syd Rapson
Lab
Alan Simpson
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Lab
David Taylor
Baroness Tonge
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
Con
Mr John Wilkinson

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