Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ken Eastham (Labour), on Monday, 9 December 1996, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 49 members in total.

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GREATER MANCHESTER METROLINK EXTENSION - SALFORD QUAYS/ECCLES

That this House notes with grave concern the decision by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive to award preferred bidder status for the contract to build the Salford Quays/Eccles extension of the Manchester Metro to the Altram Consortium, a part of the Italian Ansaldo Trasporti group; believes that the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive decision to spend ??100 million in Italy will do nothing to create job security and prosperity in the United Kingdom; further believes that contracts of this nature should be awarded to contractors in the United Kingdom railways engineering industry; and calls on the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive seriously to reconsider their actions in approving the preferred bidder.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

328 

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Contracts for services Greater Manchester Public transport Rapid transit systems Salford Manchester Metrolink Eccles

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk