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Employment Among Older Workers

EDM number 341 in 1999-00, proposed by Ann Cryer on 02/02/2000.

That this House observes with regret the lower earnings of workers over the age of 50 and the smaller proportion of workers over the age of 50 who are in employment, both in comparison with other age groups and historically; notes that the proportion of employees aged over 50 is lowest amongst large public and private sector employers; recognises that many people in their late middle years wish to be usefully employed but are not; welcomes measures taken by Governments in recent years, including the New Deal for 50 plus, and acknowledges that these measures have not had time to yield results; and calls upon the Government and other employers to put more resources into the encouragement and career development of their older employees rather than into enhancements of early retirement benefits as an addition to an active strategy to discourage discrimination against older workers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 109 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Ann Cryer02/02/2000KeighleyLabourProposed
Linda Perham02/02/2000Ilford NorthLabourSigned
Raymond Powell02/02/2000OgmoreLabourSigned
Syd Rapson02/02/2000Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Mohammad Sarwar02/02/2000Glasgow, GovanLabourSigned
Alan Simpson02/02/2000Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner02/02/2000BolsoverLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins02/02/2000Luton NorthLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle02/02/2000ChorleyLabourSigned
Brian Iddon02/02/2000Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Jenny Jones02/02/2000Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Alan Keen02/02/2000Feltham & HestonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Andrew MacKinlay02/02/2000ThurrockLabourSigned
Alice Mahon02/02/2000HalifaxLabourSigned
Jim Marshall02/02/2000Leicester SouthLabourSigned
Robert Marshall-Andrews02/02/2000MedwayLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty02/02/2000Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara02/02/2000Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Malcolm Bruce02/02/2000GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Ronnie Campbell02/02/2000Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Sydney Chapman02/02/2000Chipping BarnetConservativeSigned
David Chaytor02/02/2000Bury NorthLabourSigned
Eric Clarke02/02/2000MidlothianLabourSigned
Ann Clwyd02/02/2000Cynon ValleyLabourSigned
Harry Cohen02/02/2000Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn02/02/2000Islington NorthLabourSigned
Tom Cox02/02/2000TootingLabourSigned
John Cryer02/02/2000HornchurchLabourSigned
John Cummings02/02/2000EasingtonLabourSigned
Tam Dalyell02/02/2000LinlithgowLabourSigned
Valerie Davey02/02/2000Bristol WestLabourSigned
Quentin Davies02/02/2000Grantham & StamfordConservativeSigned
Terry Davis02/02/2000Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin02/02/2000Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Bill Etherington02/02/2000Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn02/02/2000Newport WestLabourSigned
Derek Foster02/02/2000Bishop AucklandLabourSigned
Maria Fyfe02/02/2000Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
Ian Gibson02/02/2000Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Llin Golding02/02/2000Newcastle-under-LymeLabourSigned
Eileen Gordon02/02/2000RomfordLabourSigned
John Gunnell02/02/2000Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Mike Hancock02/02/2000Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin02/02/2000Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Nigel Beard02/02/2000Bexleyheath & CrayfordLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge02/02/2000Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis02/02/2000Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Gordon Prentice03/02/2000PendleLabourSigned
Lawrie Quinn03/02/2000Scarborough & WhitbyLabourSigned
Ernie Ross03/02/2000Dundee WestLabourSigned
Bob Russell03/02/2000ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones03/02/2000Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
David Lepper03/02/2000Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Bill Michie03/02/2000Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Russell Brown03/02/2000DumfriesLabourSigned
Michael Clapham03/02/2000Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
David Clark03/02/2000South ShieldsLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham03/02/2000Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Edward Davey03/02/2000Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore03/02/2000HendonLabourSigned
Andrew George03/02/2000St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Godman03/02/2000Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Harold Best03/02/2000Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley03/02/2000Worthing WestConservativeSigned
David Taylor03/02/2000North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jon Trickett03/02/2000HemsworthLabourSigned
Stephen Hesford04/02/2000Wirral WestLabourSigned
Iain Coleman04/02/2000Hammersmith & FulhamLabourSigned
Ian Davidson04/02/2000Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Harry Barnes04/02/2000North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Mark Todd04/02/2000South DerbyshireLabourSigned
Robert Wareing04/02/2000Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
David Rendel07/02/2000NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Barry Jones07/02/2000Alyn & DeesideLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar07/02/2000Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Eric Illsley08/02/2000Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Alan Williams08/02/2000Swansea WestLabourSigned
Phil Sawford09/02/2000KetteringLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden09/02/2000Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Brian Cotter09/02/2000Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Ruane10/02/2000Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
John McDonnell10/02/2000Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Martin Caton10/02/2000GowerLabourSigned
Kerry Pollard11/02/2000St AlbansLabourSigned
Win Griffiths11/02/2000BridgendLabourSigned
Vincent Cable14/02/2000TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Brake15/02/2000Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Crausby15/02/2000Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe15/02/2000LeighLabourSigned
Ray Michie16/02/2000Argyll & ButeLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward O'Hara16/02/2000Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Jim Cousins16/02/2000Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
Jimmy Hood17/02/2000ClydesdaleLabourSigned
Ann Keen17/02/2000Brentford & IsleworthLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt17/02/2000CrawleyLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith28/02/2000Bristol North WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
David Drew03/03/2000StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours13/03/2000WorkingtonLabourSigned
Nigel Jones14/03/2000CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony McWalter15/03/2000Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
Denzil Davies05/04/2000LlanelliLabourSigned
Peter Pike10/04/2000BurnleyLabourSigned
Lorna Fitzsimons18/05/2000RochdaleLabourSigned
Christine Butler07/06/2000Castle PointLabourSigned
Roy Beggs08/06/2000East AntrimUUPSigned
Janet Dean14/06/2000BurtonLabourSigned
Peter Brand19/06/2000Isle of WightLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael ColvinUnknownWithdrawn
Audrey WiseUnknownWithdrawn

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