PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
JAMES WATT (15 April 2002)
Motion Details
That this House acknowledges Greenock born James Watt as one of Scotland's greatest inventors, in particular his contribution to the development of steam power without which the Industrial Revolution would not have happened; regrets the derogatory tone of a new biography and submits that any entrepreneur of that time would have encountered the same business problems as Watt; and believes that whatever his failings he remains a towering and important figure in our nation's history.
Sponsored by:
David Cairns (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
33
83%
Independent
2
5%
Your Party
1
3%
Speaker
1
3%
Workers Party of Britain
1
3%
Liberal Democrat
1
3%
Conservative
1
3%
Sponsor List (40 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
John Battle
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Chris Bryant
Rhondda and Ogmore
Lab
David Cairns (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr Tom Clarke
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
WPB
George Galloway
Lab
Barry Gardiner
Brent West
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Lab
Mr Tom Harris
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Eric Joyce
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Lab
Mr Iain Luke
Lab
Mr John Lyons
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Lab
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Mitcham and Morden
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Anne Moffat
LD
Michael Moore
Lab
Mr Gordon Prentice
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Lab
Mr Malcolm Savidge
Lab
Jim Sheridan
Con
Lord Swire
Lab
Mr Bill Tynan
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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