Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Baroness Quin (Labour), on Tuesday, 12 February 1991, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 66 members in total.

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COMMITMENT TO REGIONAL POLICIES AND EXPORTS

That this House regrets that Conservative honourable Members on the Standing Committee dealing with the Export and Investment Guarantees Bill, with Liberal Democrat support, voted down an Opposition amendment to require a regional network which would have provided a support service to British exporters; notes that only the Labour Party has a clear and demonstrable commitment to developing the regional economies in England, Wales and Scotland and to helping industry and commerce in the export fields which are so important to Britain's future; further regrets that support for exporters has been abandoned by this Conservative Government, as illustrated by the rejection, by the Minister and Conservative Members, of another modest amendment which would have given the Minister the power (but not even an obligation) to act to achieve 'competitive conditions which do not place United Kingdom exporters at a disadvantage with their counterparts in the European community'; and is bemused at this Government's persistence in undermining the economy.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

456 

Session

1990-91

Subjects

Exports Industry Economic regions Regional planning and development

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk