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British Aerospace - Closure At Preston

EDM number 162 in 1990-91, proposed by Audrey Wise on 04/12/1990.

That this House deplores the decision by British Aerospace to close its Preston plant, with the loss of 3,000 jobs; notes that in its statement announcing this, the company said 'overall, the Company is in good financial shape' and described its workforce as 'exceptionally able' and 'skilled, committed, and experienced'; further notes that the company recently announced 1990 half-year results showing a profit growth in the defence sector and forecasting full-year results 'comfortably ahead' of 1989; considers that these profits, which have been made possible by the 'skilled, committed and experienced workforce', should be devoted to finding ways of retaining jobs; calls for work currently sub-contracted abroad to be re-located in Preston; notes that anyone can close factories down but real management skill would be demonstrated by keeping them open; points out to the Government that this closure will have a devastating effect on the Preston area; and calls on the Government to take steps to ensure that constructive solutions are found to save these jobs.

This motion has been signed by a total of 61 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Audrey Wise04/12/1990PrestonProposed
Peter Pike04/12/1990BurnleySigned
David Young04/12/1990Bolton South EastSigned
Robert Wareing04/12/1990Liverpool, West DerbySigned
Joan Walley04/12/1990Stoke-on-Trent NorthSigned
John Battle04/12/1990Leeds WestSigned
Harry Barnes04/12/1990North East DerbyshireSigned
Tony Banks04/12/1990Newham North WestSigned
Diane Abbott04/12/1990Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonSigned
Norman Godman04/12/1990Greenock and Port GlasgowSigned
John Evans04/12/1990St Helens NorthSigned
Kenneth Eastham04/12/1990Manchester, BlackleySigned
Tam Dalyell04/12/1990LinlithgowSigned
Bob Cryer04/12/1990Bradford SouthSigned
Jim Cousins04/12/1990Newcastle upon Tyne CentralSigned
Jeremy Corbyn04/12/1990Islington NorthSigned
Terry Lewis04/12/1990WorsleySigned
Harry Cohen04/12/1990LeytonSigned
Terry Patchett04/12/1990Barnsley EastSigned
Dawn Primarolo04/12/1990Bristol SouthSigned
Nigel Spearing04/12/1990Newham SouthSigned
Sylvia Heal04/12/1990Staffordshire MidSigned
Robert Litherland04/12/1990Manchester CentralSigned
Tony Lloyd04/12/1990StretfordSigned
Alice Mahon04/12/1990HalifaxSigned
Ian McCartney04/12/1990MakerfieldSigned
Mo Mowlam04/12/1990RedcarSigned
Stan Orme04/12/1990Salford EastSigned
Keith Bradley04/12/1990Manchester, WithingtonSigned
James Callaghan04/12/1990Heywood & MiddletonSigned
David Clelland04/12/1990Tyne BridgeSigned
Tom Cox05/12/1990TootingSigned
James Wray05/12/1990Glasgow ProvanSigned
Gerry Steinberg05/12/1990Durham, City ofSigned
Harry Ewing05/12/1990Falkirk EastSigned
Jimmy Dunnachie05/12/1990Glasgow, PollokSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe05/12/1990LeighSigned
William McKelvey05/12/1990Kilmarnock & LoudounSigned
John McAllion05/12/1990Dundee EastSigned
Eric Martlew05/12/1990CarlisleSigned
Eric Illsley05/12/1990Barnsley CentralSigned
Ernie Ross05/12/1990Dundee WestSigned
Joyce Quin05/12/1990Gateshead EastSigned
Alan Meale05/12/1990MansfieldSigned
Terry Davis06/12/1990Birmingham, Hodge HillSigned
David Alton06/12/1990Liverpool Mossley HillSigned
Bill Michie06/12/1990Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Doug Hoyle06/12/1990Warrington NorthSigned
Norman Hogg06/12/1990Cumbernauld & KilsythSigned
Peter Hardy06/12/1990WentworthSigned
Joan Ruddock06/12/1990Lewisham, DeptfordSigned
John Cummings07/12/1990EasingtonSigned
Ronnie Fearn10/12/1990SouthportSigned
Gerry Bermingham10/12/1990St Helens SouthSigned
Martin Redmond11/12/1990Don ValleySigned
Andrew Smith11/12/1990Oxford EastSigned
Robert Hughes11/12/1990Aberdeen NorthSigned
Joan Lestor11/12/1990EcclesSigned
Roland Boyes13/12/1990Houghton and WashingtonSigned
Jack Thompson14/12/1990WansbeckSigned
Alex Carlile17/12/1990MontgomerySigned

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