PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BRITISH SHIPPING INDUSTRY (22 January 1993)
Motion Details
That this House is alarmed by the continuing decline in the British Merchant Fleet which, if not reversed, will damage the United Kingdom economy and threaten defence; notes with concern the decline in officer cadet training and recruitment; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to encourage the employment of British seafarers, and renewal and expansion of the Merchant Fleet by introducing in the next budget, (a) 100 per cent. ship allowance for depreciation and extended rollover relief for the sale and purchase of ships, (b) income tax and national insurance contribution alleviation for each British seafarer employed and (c) a package of incentives which will remove the disadvantages suffered by the British shipping industry when comparison is made with incentives in most European countries, until such time as steps towards harmonisation in all European countries of state aids to the shipping industry commences, and to establish maritime enterprise zones in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Sponsored by:
Mr Roy Beggs (Ulster Unionist Party)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
104
48%
Conservative
71
33%
Liberal Democrat
10
5%
Ulster Unionist Party
5
2%
Not Available
5
2%
Crossbench
5
2%
Democratic Unionist Party
4
2%
Plaid Cymru
3
1%
Scottish National Party
3
1%
Independent
3
1%
Non-affiliated
1
0%
The Independent Group for Change
1
0%
Lord Speaker
1
0%
Sponsor List (216 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Baroness Adams of Craigielea
Lab
Nick Ainger
Lab
Mr Bob Ainsworth
Con
Richard Alexander
XB
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lab
Janet Anderson
Con
David Ashby
Con
Jack Aspinwall
Con
Mr David Atkinson
Con
Robert Banks
DUP
Lord Bannside
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs (Sponsor)
Con
Mr Vivian Bendall
Lab
Mr Gerry Bermingham
Con
Sir Richard Body
Con
Sir Nicholas Bonsor
Con
Sir Andrew Bowden
Lab
Roland Boyes
Con
Sir Rhodes Boyson
Lab
Lord Bradley
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Mr Richard Caborn
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Ind
Dennis Canavan
Lab
Mr Jamie Cann
XB
Lord Carlile of Berriew
Con
John Carlisle
Con
Sir William Cash
Con
Winston Churchill
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Lab
Mr David Clelland
Con
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
North Cotswolds
IGC
Ann Coffey
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Frank Cook
Con
Lord Cormack
Lab
Baroness Corston
Con
James Couchman
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Denzil Davies
Con
Mr Stephen Day
Con
Nirj Deva
Con
Geoffrey Dickens
Con
Terry Dicks
Lab
Mr Brian H. Donohoe
Con
Den Dover
Lab
Jim Dowd
Con
Mr Bob Dunn
Lab
Jimmy Dunnachie
Con
Sir Anthony Durant
Lab
Dame Angela Eagle
Wallasey
Lab
Ken Eastham
Lab
Derek Enright
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Lord Evans of Parkside
SNP
Mrs Margaret Ewing
Lab
Andrew Faulds
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Lab
Mark Fisher
Lab
Paul Flynn
UUP
Clifford Forsythe
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Lab
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Con
Sir Peter Fry
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Lab
Mr Sam Galbraith
Con
Mr Phil Gallie
Sir George Gardiner
Lab
Mr Bruce George
Con
Mr Christopher Gill
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Baroness Golding
Lab
Mildred Gordon
Mr Tommy Graham
Con
Harry Greenway
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Con
Peter Griffiths
Con
Sir Michael Grylls
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Lab
Mr Mike Hall
Con
Sir John Hannam
Lab
Peter Hardy
Con
Andrew Hargreaves
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Lord Haselhurst
Con
Warren Hawksley
Lab
Mr John Heppell
Con
Sir Robert Hicks
Con
Sir James Hill
Baroness Hoey
Lab
Mr John Home Robertson
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Con
Sir Ralph Howell
Lab
Dr Kim Howells
Lab
Lord Hoyle
Con
Robert Hughes
Lab
Roy Hughes
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Con
Toby Jessel
LD
Sir Russell Johnston
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lord Jones
PC
Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
LD
Mr Charles Kennedy
Sir James Kilfedder
Lab
Mr Peter Kilfoyle
Con
Sir David Knox
Con
Sir Ivan Lawrence
Lab
Robert Litherland
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Eddie Loyden
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Lab
Dr Calum MacDonald
Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
Lab
Alice Mahon
Con
Lady Olga Maitland
Con
Paul Marland
Lab
Mr Jim Marshall
XB
Lord Martin of Springburn
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Lab
Lord McAvoy
Lab
Sir Ian McCartney
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Lord Speaker
Lord McFall of Alcluith
Lab
William McKelvey
Lab
Gordon McMaster
Lab
Mr John McWilliam
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
LD
Mrs Ray Michie
Lab
Mr Alan Milburn
Lab
Andrew Miller
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Con
Sir David Mitchell
XB
Lord Molyneaux of Killead
Con
Sir Fergus Montgomery
Lab
Lord Morris of Manchester
Con
David Nicholson
Lab
Mr Mike O'Brien
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Lord Orme
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Con
Barry Porter
Lab
Sir Raymond Powell
Lab
Mr Gordon Prentice
Lab
Baroness Primarolo
Lab
Baroness Quin
Lab
Lord Radice
Con
Tim Rathbone
Lab
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
DUP
Mr Peter Robinson
Lab
Mr Allan Rogers
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
UUP
Mr William Ross
SNP
Alex Salmond
Con
Mr David Shaw
Con
Sir Giles Shaw
Con
Sir Colin Shepherd
Con
Sir Richard Shepherd
Con
Sir Michael Shersby
Clare Short
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Llew Smith
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Lord Soley
Con
Sir Keith Speed
Con
Sir James Spicer
Lab
Rachel Squire
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
Lab
Roger Stott
Lab
Lord Stratford
Con
Mr John D. Taylor
Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
Lab
Lord Temple-Morris
Lab
Jack Thompson
Con
Sir Malcolm Thornton
Con
Mr John Townend
Con
Sir Cyril Townsend
Con
Lord Trimble
Con
Sir Neville Trotter
LD
Lord Tyler
Con
Sir Gerard Vaughan
Lab
Keith Vaz
UUP
Sir Cecil Walker
Lab
Sir Harold Walker
LD
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Lab
Joan Walley
Con
Sir John Ward
Lab
Gareth Wardell
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Lab
Lord Watson of Invergowrie
SNP
Mr Andrew Welsh
Con
Sir Jerry Wiggin
PC
Lord Wigley
Con
Mr John Wilkinson
Lab
Mr Alan Williams
Lab
Mr Brian Wilson
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
Con
Mark Wolfson
Lab
Mr Jimmy Wray
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