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1990-91
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Coats Viyella Bid For Tootal
Gerald Bermingham
1991-04-24
That this House is greatly concerned that a successful bid for Tootal Group plc by Coats Viyella plc would weaken Britain's position as the world's leading supplier of industrial thread and threatens the future of some of the most advanced textile factories in Europe; notes that a takeover of Tootal would cause Coats' gearing to rise to an unsustainable 92 per cent. in a highly cyclical industry; notes that Coats has been unable to sell its 80 per cent. stake in Consoltex of Canada for the stated purpose of reducing debt; fears that Coats may be overdependent on profits from the volatile South American region and their profits may be overstated; concludes that Coats may therefore be unable to finance its proposed acquisition of Tootal without leading to the closure of otherwise efficient productive capacity; is concerned that at this time of rising unemployment there is a need to take account of the effect this takeover could have on the employment of over 5,000 workers in England, Scotland and Wales; and calls on the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to examine these and related issues with the greatest care in deciding whether or not to allow the bid to proceed.
Gerry Bermingham
1991-04-24
Proposed
St Helens South
Nigel Griffiths
1991-04-24
Signed
Edinburgh South
Max Madden
1991-04-24
Signed
Bradford West
Peter Pike
1991-04-24
Signed
Burnley
Terry Patchett
1991-04-24
Signed
Barnsley East
Tom Pendry
1991-04-24
Signed
Stalybridge & Hyde
Raymond Powell
1991-04-24
Signed
Ogmore
Dawn Primarolo
1991-04-24
Signed
Bristol South
Joyce Quin
1991-04-24
Signed
Gateshead East
Giles Radice
1991-04-24
Signed
North Durham
Stuart Randall
1991-04-24
Signed
Kingston upon Hull West
John Reid
1991-04-24
Signed
Motherwell North
Geoffrey Robinson
1991-04-24
Signed
Coventry North West
Allan Rogers
1991-04-24
Signed
Rhondda
Terry Rooney
1991-04-24
Signed
Bradford North
Ted Rowlands
1991-04-24
Signed
Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney
Brian Sedgemore
1991-04-24
Signed
Hackney South & Shoreditch
Clare Short
1991-04-24
Signed
Birmingham, Ladywood
Andrew Smith
1991-04-24
Signed
Oxford East
Chris Smith
1991-04-24
Signed
Islington South & Finsbury
John Smith
1991-04-24
Signed
Vale of Glamorgan
Peter Snape
1991-04-24
Signed
West Bromwich East
Clive Soley
1991-04-24
Signed
Hammersmith
Nigel Spearing
1991-04-24
Signed
Newham South
Harriet Harman
1991-04-24
Signed
Peckham
Sylvia Heal
1991-04-24
Signed
Staffordshire Mid
Kate Hoey
1991-04-24
Signed
Vauxhall
Norman Hogg
1991-04-24
Signed
Cumbernauld & Kilsyth
John Home Robertson
1991-04-24
Signed
East Lothian
Jimmy Hood
1991-04-24
Signed
Clydesdale
George Howarth
1991-04-24
Signed
Knowsley North
Geraint Howells
1991-04-24
Signed
Ceredigion and Pembroke North
Robert Hughes
1991-04-24
Signed
Aberdeen North
Simon Hughes
1991-04-24
Signed
Southwark and Bermondsey
Adam Ingram
1991-04-24
Signed
East Kilbride
Russell Johnston
1991-04-24
Signed
Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber
Charles Kennedy
1991-04-24
Signed
Ross and Cromarty and Skye
Archy Kirkwood
1991-04-24
Signed
Roxburgh & Berwickshire
Joan Lestor
1991-04-24
Signed
Eccles
Richard Livsey
1991-04-24
Signed
Brecon and Radnor
Tony Lloyd
1991-04-24
Signed
Stretford
Geoffrey Lofthouse
1991-04-24
Signed
Pontefract & Castleford
Eddie Loyden
1991-04-24
Signed
Liverpool, Garston
Robert Maclennan
1991-04-24
Signed
Caithness and Sutherland
Humfrey Malins
1991-04-24
Signed
Croydon North West
John Marek
1991-04-24
Signed
Wrexham
Jim Marshall
1991-04-24
Signed
Leicester South
Eric Martlew
1991-04-24
Signed
Carlisle
John McAllion
1991-04-24
Signed
Dundee East
Ian McCartney
1991-04-24
Signed
Makerfield
John McFall
1991-04-24
Signed
Dumbarton
John McWilliam
1991-04-24
Signed
Blaydon
Alan Meale
1991-04-24
Signed
Mansfield
Ray Michie
1991-04-24
Signed
Argyll & Bute
Austin Mitchell
1991-04-24
Signed
Great Grimsby
Lewis Moonie
1991-04-24
Signed
Kirkcaldy
Rhodri Morgan
1991-04-24
Signed
Cardiff West
Mo Mowlam
1991-04-24
Signed
Redcar
Chris Mullin
1991-04-24
Signed
Sunderland South
Paul Murphy
1991-04-24
Signed
Torfaen
Gordon Oakes
1991-04-24
Signed
Halton
Bill O'Brien
1991-04-24
Signed
Normanton
Edward O'Hara
1991-04-24
Signed
Knowsley South
Stan Orme
1991-04-24
Signed
Salford East
Keith Bradley
1991-04-24
Signed
Manchester, Withington
Nick Brown
1991-04-24
Signed
Newcastle upon Tyne East
Ronald Brown
1991-04-24
Signed
Edinburgh Leith
Malcolm Bruce
1991-04-24
Signed
Gordon
Richard Caborn
1991-04-24
Signed
Sheffield Central
James Callaghan
1991-04-24
Signed
Heywood & Middleton
Menzies Campbell
1991-04-24
Signed
Fife North East
Ronnie Campbell
1991-04-24
Signed
Blyth Valley
Dale Campbell-Savours
1991-04-24
Signed
Workington
Alex Carlile
1991-04-24
Signed
Montgomery
John Carlisle
1991-04-24
Signed
Luton North
Michael Carr
1991-04-24
Signed
Ribble Valley
David Clelland
1991-04-24
Signed
Tyne Bridge
Robin Corbett
1991-04-24
Signed
Birmingham, Erdington
Jim Cousins
1991-04-24
Signed
Newcastle upon Tyne Central
John Cummings
1991-04-24
Signed
Easington
Lawrence Cunliffe
1991-04-24
Signed
Leigh
Alistair Darling
1991-04-24
Signed
Edinburgh Central
Denzil Davies
1991-04-24
Signed
Llanelli
Ron Davies
1991-04-24
Signed
Caerphilly
Jimmy Dunnachie
1991-04-24
Signed
Glasgow, Pollok
Alexander Eadie
1991-04-24
Signed
Midlothian
Kenneth Eastham
1991-04-24
Signed
Manchester, Blackley
John Evans
1991-04-24
Signed
St Helens North
Derek Fatchett
1991-04-24
Signed
Leeds Central
Ronnie Fearn
1991-04-24
Signed
Southport
Frank Field
1991-04-24
Signed
Birkenhead
Paul Flynn
1991-04-24
Signed
Newport West
Michael Foot
1991-04-24
Signed
Blaenau Gwent
George Foulkes
1991-04-24
Signed
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
John Fraser
1991-04-24
Signed
Norwood
Maria Fyfe
1991-04-24
Signed
Glasgow, Maryhill
Sam Galbraith
1991-04-24
Signed
Strathkelvin & Bearsden
George Galloway
1991-04-24
Signed
Glasgow Hillhead
Llin Golding
1991-04-24
Signed
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Irene Adams
1991-04-24
Signed
Paisley North
Graham Allen
1991-04-24
Signed
Nottingham North
David Alton
1991-04-24
Signed
Liverpool Mossley Hill
Bruce Grocott
1991-04-24
Signed
Wrekin, The
Peter Hain
1991-04-24
Signed
Neath
Donald Anderson
1991-04-24
Signed
Swansea East
Hilary Armstrong
1991-04-24
Signed
North West Durham
Harry Barnes
1991-04-24
Signed
North East Derbyshire
Kevin Barron
1991-04-24
Signed
Rother Valley
John Battle
1991-04-24
Signed
Leeds West
Alan Beith
1991-04-24
Signed
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Henry Bellingham
1991-04-24
Signed
North West Norfolk
Paul Boateng
1991-04-24
Signed
Brent South
John Bowis
1991-04-24
Signed
Battersea
David Steel
1991-04-24
Signed
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Gerry Steinberg
1991-04-24
Signed
Durham, City of
Matthew Taylor
1991-04-24
Signed
Truro
Dennis Turner
1991-04-24
Signed
Wolverhampton South East
Keith Vaz
1991-04-24
Signed
Leicester East
Jim Wallace
1991-04-24
Signed
Orkney & Shetland
Joan Walley
1991-04-24
Signed
Stoke-on-Trent North
Mike Watson
1991-04-24
Signed
Glasgow Central
Michael Welsh
1991-04-24
Signed
Doncaster North
Dafydd Wigley
1991-04-24
Signed
Caernarfon
Alan Williams
1991-04-24
Signed
Swansea West
Brian Wilson
1991-04-24
Signed
Cunninghame North
David Winnick
1991-04-24
Signed
Walsall North
Michael Martin
1991-04-25
Signed
Glasgow, Springburn
Ann Winterton
1991-04-25
Signed
Congleton
Nicholas Winterton
1991-04-25
Signed
Macclesfield
Win Griffiths
1991-04-26
Signed
Bridgend
David Knox
1991-04-29
Signed
Staffordshire Moorlands
Ken Livingstone
1991-04-29
Signed
Brent East
Eric Illsley
1991-04-30
Signed
Barnsley Central
James Wray
1991-04-30
Signed
Glasgow Provan
Jack Thompson
1991-05-01
Signed
Wansbeck
Martyn Jones
1991-05-03
Signed
Clwyd South West
Jeff Rooker
1991-05-07
Signed
Birmingham, Perry Barr
Simon Coombs
1991-05-08
Signed
Swindon
Doug Hoyle
1991-05-09
Signed
Warrington North
Tommy Graham
1991-05-21
Signed
Renfrew West and Inverclyde
Bill Michie
Withdrawn