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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Closure of BAT Factory in Liverpool (27 November 1989)

Motion Details

That this House deplores the announcement by the British American Tobacco Company of the closure of their Liverpool factory, four weeks before Christmas, with the loss of 500 jobs; notes that British American Tobacco Company's latest annual report shows a projected profit of two billion pounds; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to have urgent talks with the British American Tobacco Company in an attempt to put together a regional investment package which will avert the closure in the Liverpool, Riverside constituency which has the highest unemployment level in England, Scotland and Wales.

Sponsored by:
Robert Parry (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
121
88%
 
 
Not Available
5
4%
 
 
Independent
4
3%
 
 
Crossbench
2
1%
 
 
Your Party
1
1%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
1%
 
 
Scottish National Party
1
1%
 
 
Conservative
1
1%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
1%
 
 
Workers Party of Britain
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (138 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Allen Adams
XB
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lab
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Lab
Lord Archer of Sandwell
Lab
Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
Lab
Lord Ashley of Stoke
Lab
Mr Joe Ashton
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Sir Kevin Barron
Lab
John Battle
Lab
Mr Tony Benn
Lab
Mr Gerry Bermingham
Lab
Sydney Bidwell
Lab
Lord Bilston
Lab
Roland Boyes
Lab
Lord Bradley
Ind
Mr Nicholas Brown
Ron Brown
Lab
Norman Buchan
Lab
George Buckley
Lab
Mr Richard Caborn
Lab
James Callaghan
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Ind
Dennis Canavan
Lab
Bob Clay
Lab
Mr David Clelland
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Frank Cook
Lab
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Jim Cousins
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Stan Crowther
Lab
Bob Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Lord Darling of Roulanish
Lab
Denzil Davies
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Jimmy Dunnachie
Lab
Alex Eadie
Lab
Ken Eastham
Lab
Lord Evans of Parkside
Lab
Harry Ewing
Lab
Derek Fatchett
Terry Fields
Lab
Martin Flannery
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Lab
Mr Sam Galbraith
WPB
George Galloway
Lab
John Garrett
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
Bernie Grant
Lab
Nigel Griffiths
Lab
Lord Grocott
Lab
Frank Haynes
Lab
Eric Heffer
Lab
Mr David Hinchliffe
Lab
Norman Hogg
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Lab
Dr Kim Howells
Lab
Lord Hoyle
Lab
John Hughes
Con
Robert Hughes
Lab
Roy Hughes
Lab
Sean Hughes
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Lab
David Lambie
Lab
James Lamond
Lab
Ted Leadbitter
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Lab
Robert Litherland
Lab
Tony Lloyd
Lab
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract
Lab
Eddie Loyden
Lab
Max Madden
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Dr John Marek
Lab
Mr David Marshall
Lab
Mr Jim Marshall
XB
Lord Martin of Springburn
Lab
Mr Eric Martlew
Lab
Lord Maxton
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Lab
Lord McAvoy
Lab
Sir Ian McCartney
Lab
Allen McKay
Lab
William McKelvey
Lab
Mr Henry McLeish
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Alun Michael
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lord Moonie
Lab
Lord Murphy of Torfaen
Mr Dave Nellist
Lab
Sir Bill O'Brien
Lab
Gordon Oakes
Lab
Robert Parry (Sponsor)
Lab
Terry Patchett
Lab
Lord Pendry
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Sir Raymond Powell
Lab
Baroness Primarolo
Lab
Martin Redmond
Lab
Lord Reid of Cardowan
Lab
Allan Roberts
Lab
Mr Allan Rogers
Lab
Lord Rooker
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Lab
Lord Rowlands
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
LD
Mr Brian Sedgemore
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
Clare Short
SNP
Jim Sillars
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Lord Smith of Finsbury
Lab
Lord Snape
Lab
Nigel Spearing
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Dr Gavin Strang
Lab
Lord Stratford
Lab
Jack Thompson
Lab
Keith Vaz
Lab
Pat Wall
Lab
Gareth Wardell
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Lab
Michael Welsh
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
Lab
Mr Jimmy Wray
Lab
David Young

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