PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
HATFIELD COLLIERY CLOSURE (NO. 2) (30 June 2015)
Motion Details
That this House is disappointed and deeply saddened by the announcement that employee-owned Hatfield Colliery has ceased production following a refusal by the Government to provide the required financial assistance; deeply regrets the imminent loss of the jobs of 428 miners and support staff, the impact this will have on the supply chain and the wider community; and urges the Government immediately to intervene, providing additional funding to secure the future of deep mining at the colliery.
Sponsored by:
Ian Lavery (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
18
62%
Independent
5
17%
Scottish National Party
4
14%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
3%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
3%
Sponsor List (29 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr David Anderson
Lab
Sir Kevin Barron
Ind
Richard Burgon
Leeds East
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Pat Glass
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
SNP
George Kerevan
Lab
Ian Lavery (Sponsor)
Blyth and Ashington
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Lab
Rachael Maskell
York Central
Lab
Liz McInnes
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Ian Mearns
Lab
Ed Miliband
Doncaster North
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Ms Marie Rimmer
St Helens South and Whiston
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Jo Stevens
Cardiff East
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
SNP
Owen Thompson
Lab
Keith Vaz
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