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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CLOSURE OF NEWPORT PASSPORT OFFICE (11 October 2010)

Motion Details

That this House regrets the proposal to close the Newport Regional Passport Office which would result in the loss of 300 jobs and leave Wales and West of England without the services currently available only from regional offices; notes the closure would make Wales the only devolved nation in the UK without a regional office; welcomes the Newport passport workers' commendation for the high quality of their work and their can-do co-operation when faced with the new challenges; believes that moving work and jobs from Wales to London damagingly reverses the 50-year all-party policy of relocating public sector jobs from the South East of England to areas of high unemployment; and calls for the withdrawal of this irrational, wasteful proposal.

Sponsored by:
Paul Flynn (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
33
67%
 
 
Independent
5
10%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
4
8%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
4%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
2
4%
 
 
Conservative
1
2%
 
 
Green Party
1
2%
 
 
Scottish National Party
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (49 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Kevin Brennan
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
Lab
Mr Tom Clarke
Lab
Ann Clwyd
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Con
David T C Davies
Ind
Geraint Davies
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Bill Esterson
Sefton Central
Lab
Chris Evans
Caerphilly
Lab
Paul Flynn (Sponsor)
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
Lab
Dame Nia Griffith
Llanelli
Lab
Lord Hanson of Flint
Lab
Mr Dai Havard
Lab
David Heyes
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Mrs Siân C. James
Lab
Susan Elan Jones
LD
Mr John Leech
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Ian C. Lucas
Lab
Kerry McCarthy
Bristol East
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Alun Michael
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Jessica Morden
Newport East
LD
Tessa Munt
Wells and Mendip Hills
Lab
Lord Murphy of Torfaen
Lab
Albert Owen
Lab
John Robertson
Lab
Chris Ruane
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Nick Smith
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Lab
Owen Smith
Lab
Mark Tami
Alyn and Deeside
Lab
Valerie Vaz
Walsall and Bloxwich
SNP
Mike Weir
PC
Hywel Williams
LD
Mr Mark Williams
LD
Roger Williams

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