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Upholstery And Soft Furnishings

EDM number 1831 in 2006-07, proposed by Madeleine Moon on 03/07/2007.

That this House applauds the work of London Metropolitan University's upholstery, soft furnishing, cabinet making and finishing students on display at the Summer Show Exhibition 2007; praises the London Met for running craft courses, which have run since the establishment of the London College of Furniture over a century ago under its original name of the Shoreditch Technical Institute; is proud of the UK's long history of traditional craftsmanship; notes the importance and value of traditional upholstery and soft furnishing skills; believes that education and training are central to the survival of the industry at large; further notes with concern the different levels of funding for students undertaking such courses at further education and higher education, with those in further education suffering approximately a £3,000 shortfall; acknowledges that at present further education qualifications are the highest that can be obtained within these craft sectors; and therefore calls upon the Government to seek to address the funding shortfall in order that London Metropolitan University and other further education colleges may maintain and develop intensive craft skills within dedicated courses for those in full and part-time education.

This motion has been signed by a total of 39 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Madeleine Moon03/07/2007BridgendLabourProposed
Mark Field03/07/2007Cities of London and WestminsterConservativeSeconded
Dawn Butler03/07/2007Brent SouthLabourSeconded
Betty Williams03/07/2007ConwyLabourSeconded
Frank Doran03/07/2007Aberdeen NorthLabourSeconded
Gordon Prentice03/07/2007PendleLabourSeconded
Geraldine Smith03/07/2007Morecambe and LunesdaleLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham03/07/2007Coventry SouthLabourSigned
David Drew03/07/2007StroudLabourSigned
Lynne Jones04/07/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden04/07/2007Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty04/07/2007Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell04/07/2007East LondonderryDUPSigned
Martin Caton04/07/2007GowerLabourSigned
Derek Conway04/07/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Nigel Evans04/07/2007Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Peter Bottomley04/07/2007Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Rudi Vis04/07/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Andrew George05/07/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins05/07/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins05/07/2007Luton NorthLabourSigned
Alan Meale05/07/2007MansfieldLabourSigned
Hywel Francis09/07/2007AberavonLabourSigned
Phil Willis09/07/2007Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian McCartney10/07/2007MakerfieldLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn10/07/2007Islington NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore10/07/2007HendonLabourSigned
Mike Hancock10/07/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Williams10/07/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean11/07/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Alan Simpson12/07/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer12/07/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Bill Etherington12/07/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Diane Abbott12/07/2007Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Janet Anderson12/07/2007Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Doug Henderson16/07/2007Newcastle upon Tyne NorthLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell24/07/2007Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Andrew Pelling24/07/2007Croydon CentralConservativeSigned
John McDonnell25/07/2007Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned

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