Relocating Civil Service Jobs
EDM number 1499 in 2006-07, proposed by Paul Flynn on 16/05/2007.
That this House applauds the decision to make Newport the Headquarters of the Office of National Statistics; recalls the Lyons report conclusion that moving the Patent Office to the city in 1990 was an exemplar of a high value happy relocation although initially there was sparse enthusiasm from staff to migrate from the South East of England to Newport; is delighted that thousands of civil servants and their families have settled happily in the congenial city of Newport and its beautiful rural hinterland; and welcomes the stability provided to the Gwent economy, and in Cardiff, by the new jobs.
This motion has been signed by a total of 14 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Flynn | 16/05/2007 | Newport West | Labour | Proposed |
| Jessica Morden | 16/05/2007 | Newport East | Labour | Seconded |
| Dai Davies | 16/05/2007 | Blaenau Gwent | Independent | Seconded |
| Lynne Jones | 17/05/2007 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Seconded |
| Vincent Cable | 17/05/2007 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Gordon Prentice | 17/05/2007 | Pendle | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 17/05/2007 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Hywel Francis | 17/05/2007 | Aberavon | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Williams | 18/05/2007 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Colin Breed | 23/05/2007 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 23/05/2007 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 13/06/2007 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 28/06/2007 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Wayne David | Unknown | Withdrawn |
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