Ellington Pit Ponies

EDM number 683 in 1993-94, proposed by Jack Thompson on 24/02/1994.

That this House, recognising the 300 years of service given to the coal mining industry by ponies taken into coal mines for the whole of their working lives, sometimes extending for more than 25 years, pays tribute to the many thousands of ponies, at one time reaching a maximum of 70,000, who gave loyal and uncomplaining service to coalmining, now ended by the bringing to the surface of the last British Coal-owned pony, Carl, 12 years underground, and his three companions on 24th February 1994, to enjoy a well-earned retirement, who join the 1,100 miners at the colliery who have been forced to lose their jobs because of betrayal of the coal industry by Government and British Coal, and unlike the pit ponies do not look forward to not having the opportunity to go underground in this mine.

This motion has been signed by a total of 57 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Jack Thompson	24/02/1994	Wansbeck		Proposed
Martin Redmond	24/02/1994	Don Valley		Signed
Kevin Hughes	24/02/1994	Doncaster North		Signed
Roland Boyes	24/02/1994	Houghton and Washington		Signed
Ronnie Campbell	24/02/1994	Blyth Valley		Signed
Jim Cousins	24/02/1994	Newcastle upon Tyne Central		Signed
John Cummings	24/02/1994	Easington		Signed
Bill Etherington	24/02/1994	Sunderland North		Signed
Harry Barnes	25/02/1994	North East Derbyshire		Signed
Tom Cox	25/02/1994	Tooting		Signed
Ken Livingstone	25/02/1994	Brent East		Signed
Tony Banks	28/02/1994	Newham North West		Signed
Tommy Graham	28/02/1994	Renfrew West and Inverclyde		Signed
Norman Godman	28/02/1994	Greenock and Port Glasgow		Signed
John Evans	28/02/1994	St Helens North		Signed
Jimmy Dunnachie	28/02/1994	Glasgow, Pollok		Signed
Lawrence Cunliffe	28/02/1994	Leigh		Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	28/02/1994	Islington North		Signed
Michael Connarty	28/02/1994	Falkirk East		Signed
Alan Milburn	28/02/1994	Darlington		Signed
Max Madden	28/02/1994	Bradford West		Signed
Robert Parry	28/02/1994	Liverpool, Riverside		Signed
Bridget Prentice	28/02/1994	Lewisham East		Signed
Peter Hardy	28/02/1994	Wentworth		Signed
Eddie Loyden	28/02/1994	Liverpool, Garston		Signed
Bill Michie	28/02/1994	Sheffield, Heeley		Signed
Gerry Steinberg	01/03/1994	Durham, City of		Signed
Hugh Bayley	01/03/1994	York, City of		Signed
Win Griffiths	01/03/1994	Bridgend		Signed
Jim Dowd	01/03/1994	Lewisham West		Signed
Eric Clarke	01/03/1994	Midlothian		Signed
Alan Meale	01/03/1994	Mansfield		Signed
Nigel Jones	01/03/1994	Cheltenham		Signed
John Heppell	01/03/1994	Nottingham East		Signed
Dennis Skinner	01/03/1994	Bolsover		Signed
Gordon Prentice	01/03/1994	Pendle		Signed
Colin Pickthall	01/03/1994	West Lancashire		Signed
Peter Hain	02/03/1994	Neath		Signed
Edward O'Hara	02/03/1994	Knowsley South		Signed
Barry Jones	02/03/1994	Alyn & Deeside		Signed
Rachel Squire	02/03/1994	Dunfermline West		Signed
Jeff Rooker	02/03/1994	Birmingham, Perry Barr		Signed
Mike Hall	03/03/1994	Warrington South		Signed
John Gunnell	03/03/1994	Leeds South and Morley		Signed
Alice Mahon	03/03/1994	Halifax		Signed
Eric Illsley	03/03/1994	Barnsley Central		Signed
Allan Rogers	03/03/1994	Rhondda		Signed
Peter Pike	03/03/1994	Burnley		Signed
Ian Davidson	04/03/1994	Glasgow, Govan		Signed
Andrew Miller	07/03/1994	Ellesmere Port & Neston		Signed
Robert Wareing	08/03/1994	Liverpool, West Derby		Signed
Paddy Tipping	08/03/1994	Sherwood		Signed
Andrew Faulds	08/03/1994	Warley East		Signed
Alan Williams	10/03/1994	Swansea West		Signed
Derek Enright	11/03/1994	Hemsworth		Signed
George Galloway	17/03/1994	Glasgow Hillhead		Signed
Martyn Jones	22/03/1994	Clwyd South West		Signed

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