Lucas Industries Plc

EDM number 142 in 1994-95, proposed by Jeff Rooker on 28/11/1994.

That this House is bewildered to learn that Lucas Industries has abandoned its half century tradition of presenting a Christmas bonus to its pensioners; notes that the company has in the past year, due to the efforts of its workforce and management, increased its operating profit by 48 per cent. to ú125 million and that its direct exports from the United Kingdom are up by 18 per cent. and that sales per employee have increased by no less than 24 per cent. in the past two years; cannot understand why the company claims that this harsh decision, which saves less than ú1 million, towards its former loyal employees shows in the words of its spokesperson 'it was felt we needed to move with the times'; recalls that the Company raided the pension fund of ú90 million in 1992 and has not contributed to the fund for eight years; believes this shows that this great engineering company, formed with the sweat and toil of its workers and founders in the heart of inner Birmingham, and now a world class player in manufacturing, is headed by a management that has divested itself of the values and traditions of the company's founder; and believes they should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves as they collect their fashionable executive share options and other perks while on their three year contracts.

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

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Jeff Rooker	28/11/1994	Birmingham, Perry Barr		Proposed
Roger Godsiff	28/11/1994	Birmingham Small Heath		Signed
Terry Davis	28/11/1994	Birmingham, Hodge Hill		Signed
Robin Corbett	28/11/1994	Birmingham, Erdington		Signed
Richard Burden	28/11/1994	Birmingham, Northfield		Signed
Estelle Morris	28/11/1994	Birmingham, Yardley		Signed
Eric Clarke	29/11/1994	Midlothian		Signed
Michael Connarty	29/11/1994	Falkirk East		Signed
Frank Cook	29/11/1994	Stockton North		Signed
John Cummings	29/11/1994	Easington		Signed
John Evans	29/11/1994	St Helens North		Signed
Tony Banks	29/11/1994	Newham North West		Signed
Harry Barnes	29/11/1994	North East Derbyshire		Signed
Mike Watson	29/11/1994	Glasgow Central		Signed
Michael Clapham	29/11/1994	Barnsley West & Penistone		Signed
Keith Bradley	29/11/1994	Manchester, Withington		Signed
Bill Michie	29/11/1994	Sheffield, Heeley		Signed
Colin Pickthall	29/11/1994	West Lancashire		Signed
Ernie Ross	29/11/1994	Dundee West		Signed
Dennis Skinner	29/11/1994	Bolsover		Signed
Lynne Jones	29/11/1994	Birmingham, Selly Oak		Signed
Ken Livingstone	29/11/1994	Brent East		Signed
John McAllion	29/11/1994	Dundee East		Signed
William McKelvey	29/11/1994	Kilmarnock & Loudoun		Signed
Alan Meale	29/11/1994	Mansfield		Signed
Ian McCartney	30/11/1994	Makerfield		Signed
Eddie Loyden	30/11/1994	Liverpool, Garston		Signed
Bridget Prentice	30/11/1994	Lewisham East		Signed
Greg Pope	30/11/1994	Hyndburn		Signed
Llin Golding	01/12/1994	Newcastle-under-Lyme		Signed
Norman Godman	01/12/1994	Greenock and Port Glasgow		Signed
Jim Dowd	01/12/1994	Lewisham West		Signed
Lawrence Cunliffe	01/12/1994	Leigh		Signed
Andrew Miller	01/12/1994	Ellesmere Port & Neston		Signed
John Hutton	01/12/1994	Barrow & Furness		Signed
Alan Simpson	01/12/1994	Nottingham South		Signed
Robert Parry	02/12/1994	Liverpool, Riverside		Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	02/12/1994	Islington North		Signed
Win Griffiths	05/12/1994	Bridgend		Signed
Jack Thompson	06/12/1994	Wansbeck		Signed
Alice Mahon	06/12/1994	Halifax		Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	06/12/1994	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy		Signed
Peter Hardy	06/12/1994	Wentworth		Signed
Martin Redmond	06/12/1994	Don Valley		Signed
Andrew MacKinlay	07/12/1994	Thurrock		Signed
Jean Corston	07/12/1994	Bristol East		Signed
John Gunnell	07/12/1994	Leeds South and Morley		Signed
Janet Anderson	07/12/1994	Rossendale & Darwen		Signed
John Battle	07/12/1994	Leeds West		Signed
Mike Hall	08/12/1994	Warrington South		Signed
Tommy Graham	08/12/1994	Renfrew West and Inverclyde		Signed
Allan Rogers	08/12/1994	Rhondda		Signed
Martyn Jones	13/12/1994	Clwyd South West		Signed
Bill Etherington	15/12/1994	Sunderland North		Signed
Paul Murphy	13/02/1995	Torfaen		Signed
Dale Campbell-Savours	16/02/1995	Workington		Signed
Nigel Jones	23/02/1995	Cheltenham		Signed

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