W B GURNEY AND SONS

Early day motion 484, tabled 15 December 2009 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 54 members.

That this House acknowledges the excellent service provided by W B Gurney and Sons since 1813 as Official Shorthand Writers to the Houses of Parliament; is concerned that splitting of the Select Committee contract into different tranches may result in poorer quality transcripts and may possibly result in the demise of Gurney's, the oldest parliamentary reporting company in the world; and calls on officials to reflect on the great work carried out by Gurney's before making any permanent changes to the current contract.

Signatures by party: Labour 41, Liberal Democrat 6, Conservative 5, DUP 2.