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Blackpool Pleasure Beach And The Thompson Family

EDM number 1412 in 2003-04, proposed by Gordon Marsden on 28/06/2004.

That this House notes with sadness and deep regret the passing of Doris Thompson OBE and Geoffrey Thompson OBE, chairman and managing director respectively of Blackpool Pleasure Beach; pays tribute to their personal qualities of joie de vivre and entrepreneurship in developing and maintaining Blackpool Pleasure Beach and its attractions such as the Big One which is enjoyed by huge numbers of visitors every year, and to their voluntary and charitable work; recognises their major contributions not just to the success of Blackpool and the Fylde as a visitor destination, but to the development of leisure and tourism in this country and to the hospitality industry; and extends its sympathy and condolences to the Thompson family on having lost two much loved figures within 10 days of each other, but celebrates their achievements and the continuing role of the Pleasure Beach both in the regeneration of Blackpool and in continuing to give pleasure and thrills to a cast of millions.

This motion has been signed by a total of 33 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Gordon Marsden28/06/2004Blackpool SouthLabourProposed
Joan Humble28/06/2004Blackpool North & FleetwoodLabourSigned
Michael Jack28/06/2004FyldeConservativeSigned
Janet Anderson28/06/2004Rossendale & DarwenLabourSigned
Rudi Vis29/06/2004Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley29/06/2004Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Ann Cryer29/06/2004KeighleyLabourSigned
Alan Meale29/06/2004MansfieldLabourSigned
Tim Loughton29/06/2004East Worthing & ShorehamConservativeSigned
Nick Hawkins29/06/2004Surrey HeathConservativeSigned
Bob Spink30/06/2004Castle PointConservativeSigned
Kevin McNamara30/06/2004Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
David Burnside30/06/2004South AntrimUUPSigned
Ronnie Campbell30/06/2004Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin30/06/2004Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Nigel Waterson30/06/2004EastbourneConservativeSigned
Greg Pope01/07/2004HyndburnLabourSigned
David Lepper01/07/2004Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Eric Illsley01/07/2004Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Mark Hendrick01/07/2004PrestonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Dennis Skinner05/07/2004BolsoverLabourSigned
Paul Flynn05/07/2004Newport WestLabourSigned
Betty Williams05/07/2004ConwyLabourSigned
David Borrow06/07/2004South RibbleLabourSigned
John McDonnell07/07/2004Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Dennis Turner07/07/2004Wolverhampton South EastLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jeff Ennis12/07/2004Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Alan Simpson16/07/2004Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Nigel Jones20/07/2004CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Mohammad Sarwar21/07/2004Glasgow, GovanLabourSigned
John Pugh22/07/2004SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean22/07/2004BurtonLabourSigned
Louise Ellman14/09/2004Liverpool, RiversideLabour Co-operativeSigned

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