Redundancy Of Seddons Factory Workers

EDM number 1149 in 1989-90, proposed by John Reid on 20/06/1990.

That this House expresses grave concern about the loss of over 1000jobs as a result of the clothing manufacturing company, James Seddon (UK) Ltd. going into receivership; supports the efforts of the workforce, the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers, the Scottish Trades Union Congress, Central Regional Council and Falkirk District Council in their campaign to get the factories back into operation; deplores the inaction of Her Majesty's Government in this respect; and demands that the Secretary of State for Scotland take urgent action by using every available means to re-open the factories and save as many jobs as possible.

This motion has been signed by a total of 132 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
John Reid	20/06/1990	Motherwell North		Proposed
Alexander Eadie	20/06/1990	Midlothian		Signed
Harry Ewing	20/06/1990	Falkirk East		Signed
George Foulkes	20/06/1990	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley		Signed
Maria Fyfe	20/06/1990	Glasgow, Maryhill		Signed
George Galloway	20/06/1990	Glasgow Hillhead		Signed
Norman Godman	20/06/1990	Greenock and Port Glasgow		Signed
Joe Ashton	20/06/1990	Bassetlaw		Signed
Gavin Strang	20/06/1990	Edinburgh East		Signed
Robert Wareing	20/06/1990	Liverpool, West Derby		Signed
Michael Welsh	20/06/1990	Doncaster North		Signed
James Wray	20/06/1990	Glasgow Provan		Signed
Jimmy Dunnachie	20/06/1990	Glasgow, Pollok		Signed
Dick Douglas	20/06/1990	Dunfermline West		Signed
Ernie Ross	20/06/1990	Dundee West		Signed
Clare Short	20/06/1990	Birmingham, Ladywood		Signed
Alice Mahon	20/06/1990	Halifax		Signed
John Maxton	20/06/1990	Glasgow, Cathcart		Signed
John McAllion	20/06/1990	Dundee East		Signed
John McFall	20/06/1990	Dumbarton		Signed
William McKelvey	20/06/1990	Kilmarnock & Loudoun		Signed
John McWilliam	20/06/1990	Blaydon		Signed
Chris Mullin	20/06/1990	Sunderland South		Signed
Harry Cohen	20/06/1990	Leyton		Signed
Denzil Davies	20/06/1990	Llanelli		Signed
Mike Watson	21/06/1990	Glasgow Central		Signed
Harry Barnes	21/06/1990	North East Derbyshire		Signed
Tony Banks	21/06/1990	Newham North West		Signed
Keith Bradley	21/06/1990	Manchester, Withington		Signed
Alan Meale	21/06/1990	Mansfield		Signed
Terry Lewis	21/06/1990	Worsley		Signed
Robert Hughes	21/06/1990	Aberdeen North		Signed
Peter Hardy	21/06/1990	Wentworth		Signed
Dawn Primarolo	21/06/1990	Bristol South		Signed
Dennis Skinner	22/06/1990	Bolsover		Signed
David Winnick	25/06/1990	Walsall North		Signed
Tam Dalyell	25/06/1990	Linlithgow		Signed
Bill Michie	25/06/1990	Sheffield, Heeley		Signed
Robert Parry	25/06/1990	Liverpool, Riverside		Signed
Frank Doran	26/06/1990	Aberdeen South		Signed
Kenneth Eastham	26/06/1990	Manchester, Blackley		Signed
Derek Fatchett	26/06/1990	Leeds Central		Signed
Andrew Faulds	26/06/1990	Warley East		Signed
Mark Fisher	26/06/1990	Stoke-on-Trent Central		Signed
Michael Foot	26/06/1990	Blaenau Gwent		Signed
Llin Golding	26/06/1990	Newcastle-under-Lyme		Signed
Gerry Bermingham	26/06/1990	St Helens South		Signed
Gerry Steinberg	26/06/1990	Durham, City of		Signed
Dennis Turner	26/06/1990	Wolverhampton South East		Signed
Keith Vaz	26/06/1990	Leicester East		Signed
Alan Williams	26/06/1990	Swansea West		Signed
Alan Wynne Williams	26/06/1990	Carmarthen		Signed
Brian Wilson	26/06/1990	Cunninghame North		Signed
David Young	26/06/1990	Bolton South East		Signed
Ron Davies	26/06/1990	Caerphilly		Signed
Alistair Darling	26/06/1990	Edinburgh Central		Signed
John Cummings	26/06/1990	Easington		Signed
Raymond Powell	26/06/1990	Ogmore		Signed
Ted Rowlands	26/06/1990	Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney		Signed
Chris Smith	26/06/1990	Islington South & Finsbury		Signed
Norman Hogg	26/06/1990	Cumbernauld & Kilsyth		Signed
Kim Howells	26/06/1990	Pontypridd		Signed
Ron Leighton	26/06/1990	Newham North East		Signed
John Marek	26/06/1990	Wrexham		Signed
Thomas McAvoy	26/06/1990	Glasgow, Rutherglen		Signed
Ian McCartney	26/06/1990	Makerfield		Signed
Tom Cox	26/06/1990	Tooting		Signed
Robin Corbett	26/06/1990	Birmingham, Erdington		Signed
Martin O'Neill	26/06/1990	Clackmannan		Signed
Lewis Moonie	26/06/1990	Kirkcaldy		Signed
Austin Mitchell	26/06/1990	Great Grimsby		Signed
Alun Michael	26/06/1990	Cardiff South & Penarth		Signed
Mo Mowlam	27/06/1990	Redcar		Signed
Bill O'Brien	27/06/1990	Normanton		Signed
James Callaghan	27/06/1990	Heywood & Middleton		Signed
Win Griffiths	27/06/1990	Bridgend		Signed
Donald Anderson	27/06/1990	Swansea East		Signed
Jack Thompson	27/06/1990	Wansbeck		Signed
Alf Morris	27/06/1990	Manchester Wythenshawe		Signed
Calum MacDonald	27/06/1990	Na h-Eileanan an Iar		Signed
Eddie Loyden	27/06/1990	Liverpool, Garston		Signed
Terry Patchett	27/06/1990	Barnsley East		Signed
Martin Redmond	27/06/1990	Don Valley		Signed
Peter Snape	27/06/1990	West Bromwich East		Signed
George Howarth	27/06/1990	Knowsley North		Signed
Roy Hughes	27/06/1990	Newport East		Signed
David Lambie	27/06/1990	Cunninghame South		Signed
Tony Worthington	28/06/1990	Clydebank & Milngavie		Signed
John Evans	28/06/1990	St Helens North		Signed
Terry Davis	28/06/1990	Birmingham, Hodge Hill		Signed
Tom Clarke	28/06/1990	Monklands West		Signed
Roland Boyes	28/06/1990	Houghton and Washington		Signed
Adam Ingram	28/06/1990	East Kilbride		Signed
Sylvia Heal	28/06/1990	Staffordshire Mid		Signed
Gwyneth Dunwoody	29/06/1990	Crewe & Nantwich		Signed
Henry McLeish	29/06/1990	Central Fife		Signed
Ken Livingstone	29/06/1990	Brent East		Signed
Jimmy Hood	29/06/1990	Clydesdale		Signed
Andrew Smith	29/06/1990	Oxford East		Signed
Tom Pendry	29/06/1990	Stalybridge & Hyde		Signed
Jim Cousins	02/07/1990	Newcastle upon Tyne Central		Signed
John Fraser	02/07/1990	Norwood		Signed
John Garrett	02/07/1990	Norwich South		Signed
Mildred Gordon	02/07/1990	Bow and Poplar		Signed
Diane Abbott	02/07/1990	Hackney North & Stoke Newington		Signed
Tony Benn	02/07/1990	Chesterfield		Signed
Audrey Wise	02/07/1990	Preston		Signed
David Clelland	02/07/1990	Tyne Bridge		Signed
Rhodri Morgan	02/07/1990	Cardiff West		Signed
Michael Martin	02/07/1990	Glasgow, Springburn		Signed
Max Madden	02/07/1990	Bradford West		Signed
Joyce Quin	02/07/1990	Gateshead East		Signed
Jeff Rooker	02/07/1990	Birmingham, Perry Barr		Signed
Barry Sheerman	02/07/1990	Huddersfield		Signed
Nigel Spearing	02/07/1990	Newham South		Signed
Harriet Harman	02/07/1990	Peckham		Signed
Martyn Jones	02/07/1990	Clwyd South West		Signed
Paul Flynn	03/07/1990	Newport West		Signed
Richard Caborn	03/07/1990	Sheffield Central		Signed
Ronald Brown	03/07/1990	Edinburgh Leith		Signed
Paul Murphy	03/07/1990	Torfaen		Signed
Elliot Morley	04/07/1990	Glanford and Scunthorpe		Signed
Bruce Grocott	04/07/1990	Wrekin, The		Signed
John Battle	05/07/1990	Leeds West		Signed
David Marshall	05/07/1990	Glasgow, Shettleston		Signed
Tony Lloyd	05/07/1990	Stretford		Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	10/07/1990	Islington North		Signed
Peter Pike	12/07/1990	Burnley		Signed
Eric Illsley	12/07/1990	Barnsley Central		Signed
Joan Ruddock	25/07/1990	Lewisham, Deptford		Signed
Tommy Graham	06/09/1990	Renfrew West and Inverclyde		Signed
Norman Buchan	Unknown			Withdrawn

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