Student Loans (No.2)

EDM number 117 in 1989-90, proposed by Eddie Loyden on 29/11/1989.

That this House condemns the proposals to introduce student loans, which will drive all but the richest youth out of higher education; believes a colossal mood of anger is building up in the colleges against these proposals; congratulates the 40,000 students who marched against loans in Glasgow on 28th November; believes this indicates a massive movement of students which could, if linked with workers, force the Government to back down; urges the Metropolitan Police to give permission to South Bank Polytechnic Students Union for its initiative in calling a second term demo in London on 1st February, which is already backed by the London National Union of Students and if backed by the National Union of Students nationally could be 100,000 strong; believes a national shutdown of education one week later on 8th February, approaching college unions for joint strike action, would provide the basis for defeating loans and putting an end to this particular attack on education; calls on Her Majesty's Government to reinstate higher education grants to 1979 levels, to be non-means tested and aiming towards a living grant of two-thirds average wage for 52 weeks a year with a minimum weekly grant of ú35 for all students over 16 years and a massive expansion of education which would be free to all; and looks forward to the return of a Labour government as the best way to defend students and education as a whole.

This motion has been signed by a total of 45 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Eddie Loyden	29/11/1989	Liverpool, Garston		Proposed
Bob Cryer	29/11/1989	Bradford South		Seconded
Dennis Skinner	29/11/1989	Bolsover		Seconded
Terry Patchett	29/11/1989	Barnsley East		Seconded
Bill Michie	29/11/1989	Sheffield, Heeley		Seconded
Harry Barnes	29/11/1989	North East Derbyshire		Signed
Kenneth Eastham	30/11/1989	Manchester, Blackley		Signed
John Cummings	30/11/1989	Easington		Signed
Peter Hardy	30/11/1989	Wentworth		Signed
Tom Cox	01/12/1989	Tooting		Signed
Norman Godman	01/12/1989	Greenock and Port Glasgow		Signed
Gerry Bermingham	04/12/1989	St Helens South		Signed
John Battle	04/12/1989	Leeds West		Signed
Alexander Eadie	04/12/1989	Midlothian		Signed
Eric Illsley	04/12/1989	Barnsley Central		Signed
Robert Hughes	04/12/1989	Aberdeen North		Signed
James Wray	05/12/1989	Glasgow Provan		Signed
Gerry Steinberg	05/12/1989	Durham, City of		Signed
Frank Cook	05/12/1989	Stockton North		Signed
Roland Boyes	05/12/1989	Houghton and Washington		Signed
Alan Meale	05/12/1989	Mansfield		Signed
Audrey Wise	06/12/1989	Preston		Signed
Jimmy Dunnachie	06/12/1989	Glasgow, Pollok		Signed
Richard Caborn	06/12/1989	Sheffield Central		Signed
Keith Bradley	06/12/1989	Manchester, Withington		Signed
Rhodri Morgan	06/12/1989	Cardiff West		Signed
Tony Lloyd	06/12/1989	Stretford		Signed
Jeff Rooker	06/12/1989	Birmingham, Perry Barr		Signed
Max Madden	07/12/1989	Bradford West		Signed
Doug Hoyle	07/12/1989	Warrington North		Signed
Harry Cohen	07/12/1989	Leyton		Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	07/12/1989	Islington North		Signed
Diane Abbott	08/12/1989	Hackney North & Stoke Newington		Signed
Lawrence Cunliffe	11/12/1989	Leigh		Signed
Alice Mahon	11/12/1989	Halifax		Signed
Martin Redmond	11/12/1989	Don Valley		Signed
Michael Welsh	12/12/1989	Doncaster North		Signed
David Lambie	14/12/1989	Cunninghame South		Signed
John McFall	15/12/1989	Dumbarton		Signed
Tony Worthington	20/12/1989	Clydebank & Milngavie		Signed
Joan Ruddock	20/12/1989	Lewisham, Deptford		Signed
Tony Benn	08/01/1990	Chesterfield		Signed
Dawn Primarolo	11/01/1990	Bristol South		Signed
Tommy Graham	18/01/1990	Renfrew West and Inverclyde		Signed
Martyn Jones	31/01/1990	Clwyd South West		Signed

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