British Airways Closures At Manchester

EDM number 2814 in 2005-06, proposed by Janet Anderson on 19/10/2006.

That this House deplores the announcement by British Airways (BA) that it proposes to close its cabin crew base in Manchester at the end of October, the lack of meaningful consultation there has been with employees and union representatives over this decision, and the refusal of BA management to extend the consultation period; notes that BA management has altered five times the business case figures which were designed to show that closure was based on productivity and costs bases, and now admits that the primary motivation is `simplification'; recognises that this decision will impact severely on a mainly female long-serving workforce, many with dependent relatives and children who will find it difficult to relocate to Heathrow as the company proposes; further deplores the fact that the company has not guaranteed them any future flexible or part-time employment options; and believes that the way in which British Airways has handled this review completely demolishes any claim it might have to be a family-friendly organisation as well as any credibility it might claim in terms of being committed to the North West or indeed any of the other regions and nations of the UK.

This motion has been signed by a total of 42 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Janet Anderson	19/10/2006	Rossendale & Darwen	Labour	Proposed
Jim Dobbin	19/10/2006	Heywood & Middleton	Labour	Seconded
David Crausby	19/10/2006	Bolton North East	Labour	Seconded
Lindsay Hoyle	19/10/2006	Chorley	Labour	Seconded
Barbara Keeley	19/10/2006	Worsley	Labour	Seconded
Gordon Marsden	19/10/2006	Blackpool South	Labour	Seconded
Helen Southworth	19/10/2006	Warrington South	Labour	Signed
Joan Humble	19/10/2006	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Neil Turner	19/10/2006	Wigan	Labour	Signed
John Leech	23/10/2006	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Brian Iddon	23/10/2006	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Mark Hunter	24/10/2006	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Graham Stringer	24/10/2006	Manchester, Blackley	Labour	Signed
Ann McKechin	24/10/2006	Glasgow North	Labour	Signed
Tony Lloyd	24/10/2006	Manchester Central	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	24/10/2006	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
George Howarth	24/10/2006	Knowsley North & Sefton East	Labour	Signed
Paul Rowen	25/10/2006	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Helen Goodman	25/10/2006	Bishop Auckland	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	25/10/2006	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	25/10/2006	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
William McCrea	25/10/2006	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Chris McCafferty	25/10/2006	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Helen Jones	25/10/2006	Warrington North	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	26/10/2006	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Hamilton	26/10/2006	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	26/10/2006	Burton	Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	26/10/2006	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	26/10/2006	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Adam Price	26/10/2006	Carmarthen East & Dinefwr	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Betty Williams	30/10/2006	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Ben Wallace	30/10/2006	Lancaster & Wyre	Conservative	Signed
Rudi Vis	30/10/2006	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	31/10/2006	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Michael Jack	02/11/2006	Fylde	Conservative	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	02/11/2006	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Jeff Ennis	02/11/2006	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Andrew Stunell	06/11/2006	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John McDonnell	06/11/2006	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	06/11/2006	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	06/11/2006	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	06/11/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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