Maryport Developments

EDM number 1172 in 1993-94, proposed by DN Campbell-Savours on 05/05/1994.

That this House notes the appointment of Peter Hancock as Chief Executive of Maryport Developments Ltd in late 1993 and his subsequent resignation for so-called personal reasons in April 1994; notes that Peter Hancock was asked to leave by Maryport Developments Ltd's Board for failing to reveal in his curriculum vitae and original application for this important job in Maryport the details of his business background; notes his failure to reveal his connection with numerous companies, a number of which went into receivership or liquidation; notes that he further failed to reveal that he was Managing Director of Mainport Training Company and its associate Swelldale, a failed company and beneficiary of taxpayers' money through training contracts; notes that following an investigation by South Wales TEC into irregularities into the companies' operations, according to a letter from the Minister of State at the Welsh Office of 16th June 1993, the South Wales TEC relocated most of the 94 Mainport trainees to other training providers; notes the TEC contract with Mainport/Swelldale was terminated after five weeks' notice on 20th June, leading to 20 trainers and others losing their jobs; believes that Peter Hancock's failure to disclose this information gave him an unfair advantage over other applicants at the original interview with Maryport Developments; notes that despite repeated assertions to the contrary by Hancock no legal proceedings have been brought against South Wales TEC over termination of the training contract; and believes that the people of Maryport are entitled to know the truth concerning this particular appointment.

This motion has been signed by a total of 9 MPs.