CLOSURE OF LLOYDS TSB SERVICE CENTRE IN THORPE WOOD, PETERBOROUGH

Early day motion 984, tabled 26 February 2007 by Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative). Signed by 8 members.

That this House notes the decision of Lloyds TSB to close the Service Centre at Thorpe Wood, Peterborough, with the loss of 243 jobs; further notes the pre-tax profits of £7.16 billion for the Lloyds TSB Group in 2006; regrets the practice of outsourcing or offshoring by proxy, where offshoring of work from other bank sites creates surplus staff capacity, in this case in Andover and Bangalore, India; commends the responsible and dignified efforts to save their jobs of the dedicated and loyal workforce at Thorpe Wood; congratulates the Peterborough Evening Telegraph for their `Save Our City Jobs' campaign and Lloyds TSB Group Union for their professional and measured advocacy; and calls on Lloyds TSB Group to rescind their decision.

Signatures by party: Labour 4, Conservative 2, DUP 2.