Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Frank Cook (Labour), on Monday, 1 July 1991, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 21 members in total.

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RELOCATION OF MOD QUALITY ASSURANCE UNIT

That this House regrets the continued delay in deciding the future site of the Ministry of Defence Quality Assurance Unit; recalls how a decison had been made by the Ministry of Defence in March 1989 to transfer Quality Assurance activities to Preston Farm, Stockton; remembers the hope this decision gave to younger residents in Teesside, especially at such a practical confirmation of the Government's policy to relocate Civil Service posts in such areas of high unemployment; further remembers how other Government Departments subsequently planning to relocate have bypassed Cleveland so as not to compete with the Quality Assurance Unit for the same labour pool; remains angered at the decision in August 1990 for re-examination of the Quality Assurance Unit move to Preston Farm by the Ministry of Defence, despite the expenditure of millions of pounds already on the project; notes how redeployment of the Quality Assurance Unit to Teesside could yield a net benefit to the national economy of an estimated ??193 million, far more than any projected cost of the move; and finally hopes that a decision will still shortly be forthcoming both to honour existing Government policies for the relocation of Civil Service jobs away from the South East to areas of high unemployment and also to avoid wasting considerable sums already invested in the projected move to Teesside.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

RELOCATION OF MOD QUALITY ASSURANCE UNIT (1049A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Tim Devlin (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Monday, 1 July 1991. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

after 'unit', insert 'notes that other development opportunities are available for this prime site, and that it is one of the flagship sites of the Teeside Development Corporation.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1049 

1049A1 

Session

1990-91

Other sponsors

Ernie Ross

William McKelvey

Alan Meale

John McAllion

Marjorie Mowlam

Subjects

Tees Valley Defence Quality Assurance Directorate

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk