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Early Day Motion

EDM 994
 
JOBS AND BUSINESSES IN THE UK LOGISTICS SECTOR
05.03.2009


Prosser, Gwyn

That this House supports the goals of the Every Penny Counts campaign which is supporting jobs and businesses in the road freight sector; notes that the success of the British economy is dependent on the success of its logistics sector, which directly employs some 2.3 million people and indirectly supports the work of many millions of others; recognises that the current economic downturn has had a severe and highly damaging impact on the logistics sector, causing insolvencies in the sector to double from fourth quarter 2007 to fourth quarter 2008; notes with concern that increases in costs to the logistics sector's operations, such as increases to fuel duty and road vehicle testing charges are specifically targeting UK logistics companies that are struggling to stay afloat; and calls on policymakers to give greater priority to the impact of economic measures on the freight sector before more companies are forced out of business and more jobs are lost.

Signatures( 121)

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Prosser, Gwyn
Knight, Greg
Martlew, Eric
Boswell, Tim
Hancock, Mike
Rowen, Paul
Illsley, Eric
Campbell, Gregory
Corbyn, Jeremy
Cryer, Ann
Simpson, David
Singh, Marsha
Clapham, Michael
Dodds, Nigel
Durkan, Mark
Wilshire, David
Simpson, Alan
Iddon, Brian
Brady, Graham
Davies, Philip
Olner, Bill
Vis, Rudi
Widdecombe, Ann
Jenkins, Brian
Opik, Lembit
Ancram, Michael
Clark, Katy
Pelling, Andrew
McGrady, Eddie
Thurso, John
Clelland, David
Laxton, Bob
Willis, Phil
Winterton, Nicholas
Hosie, Stewart
Harvey, Nick
Keetch, Paul
Dean, Janet
Walley, Joan
Shepherd, Richard
Skinner, Dennis
O'Hara, Edward
Burns, Simon
Evans, Nigel
Walter, Robert
Younger-Ross, Richard
Spicer, Michael
Heath, David
Humble, Joan
Davis, David
Truswell, Paul
Howarth, George
Levitt, Tom
Mates, Michael
Mercer, Patrick
Murphy, Denis
Cawsey, Ian
Connarty, Michael
Borrow, David S
Wilson, Sammy
Hunter, Mark
Salmond, Alex
Caton, Martin
Sanders, Adrian
Jones, Martyn
Llwyd, Elfyn
Grogan, John
Austin, John
Williams, Roger
Browne, Jeremy
Heyes, David
Kemp, Fraser
Oaten, Mark
Touhig, Don
Twigg, Derek
Winterton, Ann
Binley, Brian
Stuart, Graham
Williams, Mark
Hoyle, Lindsay
Leigh, Edward
McCafferty, Chris
Cook, Frank
Flynn, Paul
Gray, James
Keen, Alan
Naysmith, Doug
Carmichael, Alistair
Cruddas, Jon
McGovern, Jim
Timpson, Edward
Hepburn, Stephen
McCrea, Dr William
Mitchell, Austin
Francis, Hywel
Turner, Desmond
Donaldson, Jeffrey
Davies, Dai
Dobbin, Jim
Robertson, Angus
Cunningham, Jim
Wood, Mike
Hermon, Lady
Williams, Hywel
Howells, Kim
Osborne, Sandra
Strang, Gavin
Weir, Mike
Moore, Michael
Robinson, Peter
Smith, Geraldine
Owen, Albert
Wishart, Pete
Beith, Alan
Marshall-Andrews, Robert
Webb, Steve
Bailey, Adrian
Rennie, Willie
Taylor, Richard
Cairns, David
Salter, Martin