ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL AND BRITON FERRY

Early day motion 1925, tabled 28 March 2006 by Hywel Francis (Labour). Signed by 61 members.

That this House welcomes the many celebrations of the bicentenary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, one of the world's greatest engineers; congratulates volunteers in Briton Ferry who have campaigned to restore the Brunel Dock, its floating gate and tower as major features of a local regeneration project; notes that restoration work will soon begin thanks to funding mainly from the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council; and pays tribute to local schools and colleges for the celebrations they are planning in co-operation with the National Waterfront Museum and the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Signatures by party: Labour 35, Liberal Democrat 10, Conservative 9, DUP 4, Plaid Cymru 2, UUP 1.