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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alasdair Morgan (Scottish National Party), on Monday, 17 January 2000, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 8 members in total.

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY STANDARD'S MILLENNIUM JOBS CRUSADE

That this House notes with regret the continuing economic difficulties facing Dumfries and Galloway; congratulates the Dumfries and Galloway Standard on its Millennium Jobs Crusade initiative in partnership with the Employment Service, the Careers Service and Dumfries and Galloway Enterprise to get more than 100 unemployed people in Dumfries and Galloway into work in 2000; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to do all it can to support the initiative; and wishes the newspaper every success in achieving its objective.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY STANDARD'S MILLENNIUM JOBS CRUSADE (269A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Russell Brown (primary, Labour) and tabled on Tuesday, 18 January 2000. It has been signed by 16 members in total.
leave out from 'notes' to 'congratulates' in line 2 and insert 'that due to government initiatives such as the New Deal, the introduction of a national minimum wage, and the excellent work of the local enterprise company, unemployment claimant figures in Dumfries and Galloway have fallen 25.6 per cent, over a three-year period to November 1999;'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
269 
269A1 
Session
1999-00
Subjects
Employment schemes Dumfries and Galloway
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk