Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Bob Laxton (Labour), on Wednesday, 1 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 58 members in total.
PONTCYSYLLTE AQUEDUCT AND CANAL
That this House celebrates the decision by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation to declare Pontcysyllte Aqueduct a World Heritage Site; notes that the full listing for the canal includes the whole 11 miles of canal from Chirk Bank to Horseshoe Falls on the River Dee in Llangollen; applauds the work undertaken by Wrexham Council, British Waterways and other organisations in supporting the bid for World Heritage Site status; commends the fact that joint credit has been given to Thomas Telford and William Jessop for this great civil engineering achievement; and hopes that World Heritage status will promote increased economic prosperity for local communities.
Amendments
The Early day motion has received 3 amendments.
- 1798A1
- after `Llangollen' insert `notes this aquaduct has been part of Clwyd South's heritage for 209 years;'
- 1798A2
- after `Waterways', insert `Llangollen and Chirk Town Councils, the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales,'
- 1798A3
- at end add `and boost tourism across all of North Wales.'
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 1798
- 1798A1
- 1798A2
- 1798A3
- Session
- 2008-09
- Other sponsors
- Alan Meale
- Lindsay Hoyle
- Martin Caton
- Frank Cook
- Peter Soulsby
- Subjects
- Cultural heritage Shipping
- Link
- View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk
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- 2022-10-18 18:49:34 +0100
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