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Murton Colliery

EDM number 314 in 1991-92, proposed by John Cummings on 02/12/1991.

That this House notes with concern and regret the closure of Murton Colliery, the last inland colliery in the North East coalfield; compliments the present workforce and that of previous generations of Murton miners who have won coal for the benefit of the nation; notes that the production price prior to closing was ú38 per ton, the cheapest deep-mined coal in Europe, and that some 40 million tons of coal reserves have been lost to the nation forever; deplores the action of British Coal in blackmailing and bludgeoning the Murton workforce to withdraw from the review procedure; recognises the value of the skilled Murton workforce; and requires Her Majesty's Government to provide the necessary funds for retraining and re-skilling of miners who are made redundant and make available the necessary resources to enable the local authorities to prepare a new infrastructure for the attraction and development of new industries.

This motion has been signed by a total of 35 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Cummings02/12/1991EasingtonProposed
Ronnie Campbell02/12/1991Blyth ValleySigned
Terry Patchett03/12/1991Barnsley EastSigned
Dennis Skinner03/12/1991BolsoverSigned
David Hinchliffe03/12/1991WakefieldSigned
Eric Illsley03/12/1991Barnsley CentralSigned
Terry Lewis03/12/1991WorsleySigned
Eddie Loyden03/12/1991Liverpool, GarstonSigned
Alice Mahon03/12/1991HalifaxSigned
Alan Meale03/12/1991MansfieldSigned
Frank Cook03/12/1991Stockton NorthSigned
Bob Cryer03/12/1991Bradford SouthSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe03/12/1991LeighSigned
Harry Barnes03/12/1991North East DerbyshireSigned
Dennis Turner04/12/1991Wolverhampton South EastSigned
Gerry Steinberg04/12/1991Durham, City ofSigned
John Battle04/12/1991Leeds WestSigned
Keith Bradley04/12/1991Manchester, WithingtonSigned
Dave Nellist04/12/1991Coventry South EastSigned
Doug Hoyle04/12/1991Warrington NorthSigned
Chris Smith04/12/1991Islington South & FinsburySigned
Alexander Eadie04/12/1991MidlothianSigned
John Evans05/12/1991St Helens NorthSigned
Jeremy Corbyn05/12/1991Islington NorthSigned
Ronald Brown05/12/1991Edinburgh LeithSigned
Chris Mullin05/12/1991Sunderland SouthSigned
Bill Michie05/12/1991Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Peter Hardy09/12/1991WentworthSigned
Peter Pike10/12/1991BurnleySigned
Martin Redmond10/12/1991Don ValleySigned
Keith Vaz10/12/1991Leicester EastSigned
Joyce Quin11/12/1991Gateshead EastSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours11/12/1991WorkingtonSigned
Austin Mitchell12/12/1991Great GrimsbySigned
Jack Thompson18/12/1991WansbeckSigned

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