UK TEXTILE INDUSTRY

Early day motion 582, tabled 1 December 2014 by Barry Sheerman (Labour). Signed by 26 members.

That this House applauds the innovation and creativity of the UK's modern textile industry; congratulates the entrepreneurial leadership and hard-working skilled professionals that make the industry so successful; notes the great contribution that the industry makes to the UK's national wealth and export success; and calls on the Government to offer more assistance to the industry, in particular by offering more support for exports and by addressing the skills gap.

Signatures by party: Labour 11, Liberal Democrat 6, DUP 5, Independent 2, Conservative 1, Scottish National Party 1.