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Funding Cuts To Glasgow Science Centre

EDM number 1863 in 2007-08, proposed by Mohammad Sarwar on 23/06/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Research and innovation, Science and Tourism.

That this House condemns the decision of the Scottish Government to slash the funding of the Glasgow Science Centre (GSC) from £1.7 million to £1.08 million by 2009-10, threatening its future financial viability; notes that GSC is the only facility of its type in Scotland and one of only three in the United Kingdom; believes that it is imperative that young people are encouraged to become interested in science and its central role in the prosperity of the nation; recognises that GSC is also a major tourist attraction and has been awarded five star status by VisitScotland; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Scotland to press the Scottish Government to reconsider this short-sighted and destructive decision.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Mohammad Sarwar23/06/2008Glasgow CentralLabourProposed
John Robertson23/06/2008Glasgow North WestLabourSeconded
Ann Cryer23/06/2008KeighleyLabourSeconded
Bob Spink23/06/2008Castle PointUKIPSeconded
Ian Gibson24/06/2008Norwich NorthLabourSeconded
Ian Davidson24/06/2008Glasgow South WestLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn24/06/2008Islington NorthLabourSigned
Michael Connarty24/06/2008Linlithgow & Falkirk EastLabourSigned
George Mudie24/06/2008Leeds EastLabourSigned
Andrew MacKinlay24/06/2008ThurrockLabourSigned
Alan Keen24/06/2008Feltham & HestonLabourSigned
Brian Iddon24/06/2008Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Geraldine Smith24/06/2008Morecambe & LunesdaleLabourSigned
Nigel Griffiths24/06/2008Edinburgh SouthLabourSigned
John Battle25/06/2008Leeds WestLabourSigned
David Hamilton25/06/2008MidlothianLabourSigned
Betty Williams30/06/2008ConwyLabourSigned
Willie Rennie30/06/2008Dunfermline & Fife WestLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell01/07/2008Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Katy Clark01/07/2008Ayrshire North & ArranLabourSigned
Jim Devine01/07/2008LivingstonLabourSigned
Rudi Vis02/07/2008Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Paul Flynn02/07/2008Newport WestLabourSigned
Jim Sheridan02/07/2008Paisley & Renfrewshire NorthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins03/07/2008TamworthLabourSigned
John Leech09/07/2008Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson22/07/2008East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann McKechinUnknownWithdrawn

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