SOLECTRON JOB LOSSES

Early day motion 43, tabled 15 November 2006 by Willie Rennie (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 18 members.

That this House notes with concern Solectron UK's announcement that it intends to close its plant in Dunfermline with the loss of 440 jobs; notes that this follows the loss of 700 jobs earlier this year from the closure of Lexmark in Rosyth; praises the staff under the leadership of Mark Cumming for introducing colossal changes at this electronics plant in recent years in an effort to compete; recognises that the plant had moved up the value chain, away from high value manufacture, and was dependent on the excellent skills of the employees; and urges the Government, the Scottish Executive and all Government agencies to provide support to all 440 staff at this difficult time and to conduct a study into the lessons learnt.

Signatures by party: Labour 10, Liberal Democrat 7, DUP 1.