Assetco And The United Arab Emirates

EDM number 1644 in 2010-12, proposed by John Cryer on 23/03/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Armed forces, Fire services and Middle East.

That this House notes that AssetCo has secured a 120 million contract to provide a firefighting service to the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE); further notes that UAE forces have been involved in crushing the pro-democracy uprising in Bahrain; further notes that AssetCo owns and maintains all of the London Fire Authority's appliances; condemns AssetCo's dealings with such an autocratic and tyrannical government; and calls on the Chairman of the Fire Authority, Brian Coleman and the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurstto distance themselves publicly from AssetCo's actions.

This motion has been signed by a total of 11 MPs.