Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 99open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2000
That this House congratulates AMEC Border Wind and their partners on the establishment of the United Kingdom's first offshore wind farm off the coast of the Wansbeck constituency in Northumberland; notes that this could be the first of many such offshore schemes around the coast of the UK; believes that this form of renewable energy could make a major contribution to the UK's commitment to reducing CO2 emissions; thanks the UK Government for its support of such schemes; and calls upon it to develop a clean energy centre in the North East, a region that prides itself on its innovation and engineering excellence, enabling the nation to benefit from the design and manufacture of wind turbines, photovoltaics, and other forms of renewable energy and creating thousands of jobs in the process.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 436open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 February 2000
That this House condemns the decision by Barclays Bank plc to close its branch in Guide Post, Northumberland along with a further 26 branches in the North East from 7th April; notes with concern that the announcement to close these branches follows recent closures by Barclays in the North East, including the branch in Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland, which they closed in November 1999 despite a 3,000 name petition from local residents calling for it to remain open; deplores the fact that Barclays are prepared to take this course of action regardless of the difficulties and inconvenience it will cause for many of their loyal customers; calls upon Barclays to recognise that they have a responsibility to all their customers and to withdraw the threat of closure; and urges Her Majesty's Government to introduce legislation to prevent communities being left without banking facilities.