PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ALSTOM (2 June 2003)
Motion Details
That this House notes with concern the imminent closure of the UK's last new traction build facilities at Alstom, Preston; recognises the loss of highly skilled labour and the loss of UK technology and production facilities in train manufacturing; and calls on the Government to enter into discussions with the Alstom group, to see whether the Government can be of any assistance in alleviating the problems that will arise as a result of the closure.
Sponsored by:
Sir Mark Hendrick (Labour)
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Party
Votes
%
Labour
28
82%
Independent
2
6%
Speaker
1
3%
Conservative
1
3%
Liberal Democrat
1
3%
The Independent Group for Change
1
3%
Sponsor List (34 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Janet Anderson
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
LD
Mrs Patsy Calton
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Sir Tony Cunningham
Lab
Mr Hilton Dawson
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Lab
Paul Flynn
IGC
Mike Gapes
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
Mr Dai Havard
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick (Sponsor)
Preston
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr David Kidney
Lab
Rob Marris
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Lab
Syd Rapson
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
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