PONTCYSYLLTE AQUEDUCT AND CANAL

Early day motion 1798, tabled 1 July 2009 by Bob Laxton (Labour). Signed by 58 members.

That this House celebrates the decision by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation to declare Pontcysyllte Aqueduct a World Heritage Site; notes that the full listing for the canal includes the whole 11 miles of canal from Chirk Bank to Horseshoe Falls on the River Dee in Llangollen; applauds the work undertaken by Wrexham Council, British Waterways and other organisations in supporting the bid for World Heritage Site status; commends the fact that joint credit has been given to Thomas Telford and William Jessop for this great civil engineering achievement; and hopes that World Heritage status will promote increased economic prosperity for local communities.

Signatures by party: Labour 41, Liberal Democrat 6, Conservative 4, DUP 3, Independent 2, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.