Avro Aircraft Factory
EDM number 245 in 2013-14, proposed by Greg Mulholland on 13/06/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Armed forces, Aviation and Cultural heritage.
That this House recognises the important role of the Avro aircraft factory then located in Yeadon in North West Leeds during the Second World War in producing the famous Lancaster bomber planes; further recognises the seventieth anniversary on 16 May 2013 of the momentous Operation Chastise attack on German dams carried out by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron and the critical role of Lancaster bombers produced at the Avro factory in this raid; and acknowledges the significant contributions to the war effort made by the thousands of individuals employed at the factory.
This motion has been signed by a total of 9 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Mulholland | 13/06/2013 | Leeds North West | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Julian Lewis | 17/06/2013 | New Forest East | Conservative | Seconded |
| William McCrea | 17/06/2013 | South Antrim | DUP | Seconded |
| Alan Meale | 17/06/2013 | Mansfield | Labour | Seconded |
| Mike Hancock | 17/06/2013 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Jim Shannon | 18/06/2013 | Strangford | DUP | Seconded |
| Gregory Campbell | 19/06/2013 | East Londonderry | DUP | Signed |
| John Leech | 25/06/2013 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nigel Dodds | 03/07/2013 | Belfast North | DUP | Signed |
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