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Future Of Easington And Vane Tempest Collieries

EDM number 1187 in 1992-93, proposed by John Cummings on 19/01/1993.

That this House commends Easington District Council for its report, The Case for Easington and Vane Tempest Collieries, believing that the collected submissions from mining, environmental and economics experts make for a compelling case for the retention of the two East Durham pits; further notes the report's findings, in particular that new and possibly lucrative markets may exist domestically and in Scandinavia for North East coal; that substantial reserves exist at both collieries; that likely cost reductions at Easington and Vane Tempest would enable the collieries to challenge coal imports; that any cessation of water pumping from the Durham coalfield would result in severe pollution of the River Wear and pose a major threat to drinking water supplies for the City of Sunderland; further notes that both mines have historically been good performers and have consistently made yearly profits; and commends the report to the President of the Board of Trade, the DTI Coal Review Group and Boyds Mining Engineers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 66 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Cummings19/01/1993EasingtonProposed
Dennis Skinner19/01/1993BolsoverSigned
Jimmy Hood19/01/1993ClydesdaleSigned
Ronnie Campbell19/01/1993Blyth ValleySigned
Bill Etherington19/01/1993Sunderland NorthSigned
Jack Thompson19/01/1993WansbeckSigned
Michael Connarty20/01/1993Falkirk EastSigned
Eric Clarke20/01/1993MidlothianSigned
Bob Cryer20/01/1993Bradford SouthSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe20/01/1993LeighSigned
Jim Dowd20/01/1993Lewisham WestSigned
Jimmy Dunnachie20/01/1993Glasgow, PollokSigned
John Evans20/01/1993St Helens NorthSigned
George Galloway20/01/1993Glasgow HillheadSigned
Tony Banks20/01/1993Newham North WestSigned
John Battle20/01/1993Leeds WestSigned
Gerry Steinberg20/01/1993Durham, City ofSigned
Keith Vaz20/01/1993Leicester EastSigned
Keith Bradley20/01/1993Manchester, WithingtonSigned
Max Madden20/01/1993Bradford WestSigned
Terry Patchett20/01/1993Barnsley EastSigned
Allan Rogers20/01/1993RhonddaSigned
Ernie Ross20/01/1993Dundee WestSigned
Peter Hardy20/01/1993WentworthSigned
John Hutton20/01/1993Barrow & FurnessSigned
Terry Lewis20/01/1993WorsleySigned
John McAllion20/01/1993Dundee EastSigned
William McKelvey20/01/1993Kilmarnock & LoudounSigned
Alan Meale20/01/1993MansfieldSigned
Bill Michie20/01/1993Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Harry Barnes21/01/1993North East DerbyshireSigned
Janet Anderson21/01/1993Rossendale & DarwenSigned
Irene Adams21/01/1993Paisley NorthSigned
Eric Illsley21/01/1993Barnsley CentralSigned
Alan Milburn21/01/1993DarlingtonSigned
Ian McCartney21/01/1993MakerfieldSigned
Ken Livingstone21/01/1993Brent EastSigned
George Howarth21/01/1993Knowsley NorthSigned
Martin Redmond21/01/1993Don ValleySigned
Bridget Prentice21/01/1993Lewisham EastSigned
Alice Mahon21/01/1993HalifaxSigned
Colin Pickthall22/01/1993West LancashireSigned
Peter Pike22/01/1993BurnleySigned
Michael Clapham22/01/1993Barnsley West & PenistoneSigned
David Clelland22/01/1993Tyne BridgeSigned
Joyce Quin25/01/1993Gateshead EastSigned
Llin Golding25/01/1993Newcastle-under-LymeSigned
Eddie Loyden26/01/1993Liverpool, GarstonSigned
Jim Cousins26/01/1993Newcastle upon Tyne CentralSigned
Ian Davidson26/01/1993Glasgow, GovanSigned
Nick Ainger26/01/1993PembrokeSigned
Jamie Cann27/01/1993IpswichSigned
Win Griffiths27/01/1993BridgendSigned
Chris Mullin28/01/1993Sunderland SouthSigned
John Gunnell28/01/1993Leeds South and MorleySigned
Mike Hall28/01/1993Warrington SouthSigned
Kevin Barron28/01/1993Rother ValleySigned
Derek Enright01/02/1993HemsworthSigned
Martyn Jones09/02/1993Clwyd South WestSigned
Nick Brown12/02/1993Newcastle upon Tyne EastSigned
Roland Boyes15/02/1993Houghton and WashingtonSigned
Audrey Wise22/02/1993PrestonSigned
Tommy Graham25/02/1993Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours04/03/1993WorkingtonSigned
Frank Cook23/03/1993Stockton NorthSigned
Greg Pope31/03/1993HyndburnSigned

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