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Privatisation Of The Custody Service

EDM number 208 in 1995-96, proposed by Eddie Loyden on 13/12/1995.

That this House deplores the decision of Her Majesty's Government to put the Custody Service up for privatisation contrary to the Government's endorsement of the principle of five year intervals between reviews contained in CMD 2748, The Civil Service, Taking forward Continuity and Change; notes that the Custody Service will be marking its centenary of an efficient and cost-effective service in 1999; that 95 per cent. of its costs are wage related and therefore any privatisation can only lead to increased costs to its main customer, the Government, to which it supplies a deluxe service; notes its 700 staff are fully vetted and cleared personnel and that its staff turnover is between 5 per cent. and 10 per cent. per annum compared with the private sector's 30 per cent. to 40 per cent.; and urges the Government to withdraw this foolish and expensive doctrinaire proposal.

This motion has been signed by a total of 49 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Eddie Loyden13/12/1995Liverpool, GarstonProposed
Robert Parry13/12/1995Liverpool, RiversideSigned
Joyce Quin13/12/1995Gateshead EastSigned
Ian McCartney13/12/1995MakerfieldSigned
Kevin McNamara13/12/1995Kingston upon Hull NorthSigned
Paul Murphy13/12/1995TorfaenSigned
Lynne Jones14/12/1995Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Win Griffiths14/12/1995BridgendSigned
Harry Barnes14/12/1995North East DerbyshireSigned
Dennis Turner14/12/1995Wolverhampton South EastSigned
Bill Michie18/12/1995Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Peter Hardy18/12/1995WentworthSigned
Tom Cox19/12/1995TootingSigned
Paddy Tipping19/12/1995SherwoodSigned
John Gunnell19/12/1995Leeds South and MorleySigned
Llin Golding19/12/1995Newcastle-under-LymeSigned
Norman Godman19/12/1995Greenock and Port GlasgowSigned
Andrew Faulds19/12/1995Warley EastSigned
John Evans19/12/1995St Helens NorthSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe19/12/1995LeighSigned
David Clelland19/12/1995Tyne BridgeSigned
Eric Clarke19/12/1995MidlothianSigned
Alan Meale19/12/1995MansfieldSigned
William McKelvey19/12/1995Kilmarnock & LoudounSigned
Ken Livingstone19/12/1995Brent EastSigned
Martyn Jones19/12/1995Clwyd South WestSigned
Barry Jones19/12/1995Alyn & DeesideSigned
Eric Illsley19/12/1995Barnsley CentralSigned
Roy Hughes19/12/1995Newport EastSigned
Dennis Skinner19/12/1995BolsoverSigned
Ernie Ross19/12/1995Dundee WestSigned
Keith Bradley19/12/1995Manchester, WithingtonSigned
Tony Banks20/12/1995Newham North WestSigned
Elfyn Llwyd09/01/1996Meirionnydd Nant ConwySigned
Barry Sheerman10/01/1996HuddersfieldSigned
Don Touhig10/01/1996IslwynSigned
Gerry Steinberg10/01/1996Durham, City ofSigned
Mike Hall10/01/1996Warrington SouthSigned
Edward O'Hara10/01/1996Knowsley SouthSigned
Alice Mahon10/01/1996HalifaxSigned
Terry Rooney10/01/1996Bradford NorthSigned
Angela Eagle11/01/1996WallaseySigned
Harry Cohen15/01/1996LeytonSigned
Bill Etherington23/01/1996Sunderland NorthSigned
Nigel Jones25/01/1996CheltenhamSigned
Robert Wareing06/02/1996Liverpool, West DerbySigned
Joe Benton13/02/1996BootleSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours15/02/1996WorkingtonSigned
Bruce George26/02/1996Walsall SouthSigned

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