United Biscuits Job Losses (EDM1417)

United Biscuits Job Losses

EDM number 1417 in 2008-09, proposed by George Howarth on 05/05/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Employment and Industry.

That this House is alarmed at the proposal to outsource the finance function of United Biscuits to India with the potential loss of 170 jobs in Liverpool; condemns the company's unwillingness to engage in meaningful consultation with its workforce or with the Unite trade union or to divulge any relevant information; further condemns its eagerness to sacrifice workers who have loyally supported a highly profitable commercial operation; notes with concern that the company also plans to invest in manufacturing in India; and further notes that United Biscuits is owned by Blackstone, the private equity concern, which appears to be solely pursuing ever greater profits without taking account of any other considerations.

This motion has been signed by a total of 39 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
George Howarth	05/05/2009	Knowsley North and Sefton East	Labour	Proposed
Lindsay Hoyle	05/05/2009	Chorley	Labour	Seconded
Ann Cryer	05/05/2009	Keighley	Labour	Seconded
David Simpson	06/05/2009	Upper Bann	DUP	Seconded
Martin Caton	06/05/2009	Gower	Labour	Seconded
Angus MacNeil	06/05/2009	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Seconded
Alan Simpson	06/05/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Dai Havard	06/05/2009	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney	Labour	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	06/05/2009	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	06/05/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
David Drew	06/05/2009	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Joe Benton	06/05/2009	Bootle	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	06/05/2009	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	06/05/2009	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	06/05/2009	Liverpool, West Derby	Independent	Signed
Dai Davies	07/05/2009	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
John Leech	07/05/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Graham Stringer	07/05/2009	Manchester, Blackley	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	07/05/2009	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	07/05/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	07/05/2009	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Janet Anderson	07/05/2009	Rossendale and Darwen	Labour	Signed
Gwyn Prosser	11/05/2009	Dover	Labour	Signed
David Heyes	11/05/2009	Ashton-under-Lyne	Labour	Signed
Peter Kilfoyle	11/05/2009	Liverpool, Walton	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	11/05/2009	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Linda Riordan	11/05/2009	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	12/05/2009	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	13/05/2009	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	14/05/2009	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	14/05/2009	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Katy Clark	18/05/2009	North Ayrshire and Arran	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	19/05/2009	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	01/06/2009	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	01/06/2009	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Bill Etherington	01/06/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
John Austin	01/06/2009	Erith and Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	04/06/2009	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
David Hamilton	16/06/2009	Midlothian	Labour	Signed

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