Early Day Motion·EDM 165

CAMPAIGN TO RETAIN THE GLAXO, SMITH KLINE, SPEKE PLANT

17 July 200138 Signatures

Motion Text

That this House supports the employees of the Glaxo, Smith Kline plant Speke as they seek to prevent the plant from closure in 2004; recognises the positive contribution made by the chemical and pharmaceutical industries in the North West to the regional economy; calls on the Executive board of Glaxo, Smith Kline to reconsider their decision to close the plant in 2004; and further calls on the Government to support the manufacturing, chemical and pharmaceutical industries in the North West.