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Proposed Closure Of Ushaw College

EDM number 1180 in 2010-12, proposed by Pat Glass on 13/12/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Further education and Religion and faith communities.

That this House expresses concern about the proposed closure of Ushaw College in North West Durham; notes that Ushaw College is a Roman Catholic college, home to St Cuthbert's Seminary which has been forming young men for the priesthood since its foundation more than 400 years ago and which holds a library that is priceless to the heritage of Catholicism in England and the North East and consists of grade 1 and grade 2 listed buildings; further notes the importance of Ushaw College in the local community and the concerns that local people have at the closure announcement; and supports calls for this decision to be reconsidered.

This motion has been signed by a total of 16 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Pat Glass13/12/2010North West DurhamLabourProposed
Ian Mearns13/12/2010GatesheadLabourSeconded
Kevan Jones13/12/2010North DurhamLabourSeconded
Mary Glindon13/12/2010North TynesideLabourSeconded
Roberta Blackman-Woods13/12/2010City of DurhamLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn14/12/2010Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Alan Meale14/12/2010MansfieldLabourSigned
Therese Coffey14/12/2010Suffolk CoastalConservativeSigned
Stephen Hepburn15/12/2010JarrowLabourSigned
John McDonnell15/12/2010Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell15/12/2010Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Ian Lavery15/12/2010WansbeckLabourSigned
Tom Blenkinsop16/12/2010Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandLabourSigned
John Pugh20/12/2010SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming20/12/2010Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Evans18/10/2011IslwynLabourSigned

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