Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John McWilliam (Labour), on Tuesday, 8 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 34 members in total.

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ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORY CLOSURES

That this House expresses its grave concern at the proposal by BAe Systems to close down a number of Royal Ordnance Factory sites including Birtley, Bishopton, Blackburn, Nottingham, ROSM and to dispose of Chorley and Summerfield, resulting in the transfer out of the United Kingdom of a significant part of our ammunition manufacturing capability; recalls the failure of Belgium to supply artillery ammunition which had previously been manufactured at ROF Birtley during the Falklands campaign; deplores the effect that these closures will have on Britain's defence manufacturing capability; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to carry out an immediate review of the effect these closures will have on the United Kingdom's ability to conduct all of her defence tasks and commitments.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

628 

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Ammunition Closures Defence equipment Industry RO Defence

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk