GALLERIES SHOPPING CENTRE IN WASHINGTON

Motion Text

That this House welcomes the plans unveiled to transform the Galleries shopping centre in Washington, Tyne and Wear, into one of the most modern and attractive town centres; further welcomes the commitment of the local councillors in Washington and the centre's owner, the Prudential, to the £10 million project which will create one of the North East's main shopping centres able to compete with other long-established malls; notes that a third of all journeys to the centre are made by bus; further notes plans to build a modern new bus station to serve the centre will greatly improve public transport on Wearside; believes the plans will attract many new stores to the centre and will create new jobs for the people of Wearside; and further believes that this initiative should be welcomed by all.