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Post Office And Bridgegate Engineering

EDM number 1639 in 1993-94, proposed by Peter Hain on 24/10/1994.

That this House is concerned to note that there are high court writs against the Post Office from Bridgegate Engineering regarding infringement of intellectual property rights; is also concerned that the Post Office has awarded an untendered ú7.5 million contract to Aldo Manta to manufacture equipment potentially at higher cost than available elsewhere for which intellectual property rights are claimed by Bridgegate Engineering and the Post Office, and that a writ has been served against Piriac Ltd., trading under the name of Aldo Manta, for infringements of these rights; is further concerned that Aldo Manta has changed name and ownership numerous times recently and that its two majority shareholders are Lloyd's names who owe thousands of pounds on disaster syndicates; notes that Aldo Manta (Manufacturing) Ltd., based at the same address as Aldo Manta, has used a false VAT number and that Aldo Manta Manufacturing Ltd. did not trade in 1993; requests that the President of the Board of Trade urgently establishes an inquiry into how the Post Office has been accused of breaches of civil law and the awarding of an untendered contract to a company whose credentials appear to fall significantly short of the levels of probity required by the Post Office Code of Conduct; and calls on Post Office management and the Department of Trade and Industry to concentrate on proper, efficient and equitable management of the postal service rather than let their free market fervour for Post Office privatisation distract them from their duties. (Relevant Registered interest declared).

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Peter Hain24/10/1994NeathProposed
Ernie Ross25/10/1994Dundee WestSigned
Alan Simpson25/10/1994Nottingham SouthSigned
Lynne Jones25/10/1994Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
John McAllion25/10/1994Dundee EastSigned
William McKelvey25/10/1994Kilmarnock & LoudounSigned
Alan Meale25/10/1994MansfieldSigned
Bill Michie25/10/1994Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Eric Clarke25/10/1994MidlothianSigned
John Cummings25/10/1994EasingtonSigned
Harry Barnes25/10/1994North East DerbyshireSigned
Tony Banks26/10/1994Newham North WestSigned
Dennis Turner26/10/1994Wolverhampton South EastSigned
Janet Anderson26/10/1994Rossendale & DarwenSigned
Tommy Graham26/10/1994Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned
Michael Clapham26/10/1994Barnsley West & PenistoneSigned
Dennis Skinner27/10/1994BolsoverSigned
Eric Illsley27/10/1994Barnsley CentralSigned
Ken Livingstone27/10/1994Brent EastSigned
Ian Davidson27/10/1994Glasgow, GovanSigned
Derek Enright27/10/1994HemsworthSigned
John Evans27/10/1994St Helens NorthSigned
Mike Hall27/10/1994Warrington SouthSigned
Michael Connarty31/10/1994Falkirk EastSigned
Martyn Jones01/11/1994Clwyd South WestSigned
Eddie Loyden01/11/1994Liverpool, GarstonSigned
Ian McCartney01/11/1994MakerfieldSigned
Jack Thompson01/11/1994WansbeckSigned

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