Merchant Navy Officers With Offshore Contracts
EDM number 254 in 2000-01, proposed by Julie Morgan on 25/01/2001.
That this House deplores the invidious position faced by Merchant Navy officers whose contracts are being terminated on ships in the Associated Bulk Carriers fleet that is being sold by the P and O Group; notes that, despite being UK citizens and having many years of loyal service, these officers are employed on 'offshore' contracts; notes the nature of these contracts, based in Bermuda, is such that these officers are denied the employment protection rights that are extended to British workers ashore and are therefore exposed to a non-UK legal system with which they are unfamiliar; notes that the arrangements mean that these officers are effectively denied the right to pursue legitimate contractual issues through the UK and European legal systems; urges P and O to look again at this situation, in the light of their massive cost savings made by this sale, to ensure that the officers receive, as a minimum a settlement equivalent to, their full pay for the notice period; and also urges the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions to look again at the proposals of the Working Group on Shipping with regard to protection of those people working on 'offshore' contracts.
This motion has been signed by a total of 146 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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| Julie Morgan | 25/01/2001 | Cardiff North | Labour | Proposed |
| Raymond Powell | 25/01/2001 | Ogmore | Labour | Signed |
| Chris Ruane | 25/01/2001 | Vale of Clwyd | Labour | Signed |
| Joan Humble | 25/01/2001 | Blackpool North & Fleetwood | Labour | Signed |
| Jon Owen Jones | 25/01/2001 | Cardiff Central | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Jackie Lawrence | 25/01/2001 | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Labour | Signed |
| Alice Mahon | 25/01/2001 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
| Alun Michael | 25/01/2001 | Cardiff South & Penarth | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Ray Michie | 25/01/2001 | Argyll & Bute | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Colin Breed | 25/01/2001 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 25/01/2001 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Taylor | 25/01/2001 | Esher & Walton | Conservative | Signed |
| Neil Turner | 25/01/2001 | Wigan | Labour | Signed |
| Kevin McNamara | 30/01/2001 | Kingston upon Hull North | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Pike | 31/01/2001 | Burnley | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Smyth | 31/01/2001 | Belfast South | UUP | Signed |
| Ivan Henderson | 31/01/2001 | Harwich | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Hepburn | 31/01/2001 | Jarrow | Labour | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 31/01/2001 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
| Martyn Jones | 31/01/2001 | Clwyd South | Labour | Signed |
| Richard Livsey | 31/01/2001 | Brecon & Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Chris McCafferty | 31/01/2001 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Edward O'Hara | 31/01/2001 | Knowsley South | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 31/01/2001 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Cousins | 31/01/2001 | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Labour | Signed |
| John Cummings | 31/01/2001 | Easington | Labour | Signed |
| Win Griffiths | 31/01/2001 | Bridgend | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 31/01/2001 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Harry Barnes | 31/01/2001 | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Joe Benton | 31/01/2001 | Bootle | Labour | Signed |
| Anthony D Wright | 31/01/2001 | Great Yarmouth | Labour | Signed |
| Dennis Skinner | 01/02/2001 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Harvey | 01/02/2001 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Eric Illsley | 01/02/2001 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 01/02/2001 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Meale | 01/02/2001 | Mansfield | Labour | Signed |
| Eric Clarke | 01/02/2001 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Tyler | 01/02/2001 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Valerie Davey | 05/02/2001 | Bristol West | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew George | 05/02/2001 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Winnick | 05/02/2001 | Walsall North | Labour | Signed |
| John McFall | 06/02/2001 | Dumbarton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Bill Michie | 06/02/2001 | Sheffield, Heeley | Labour | Signed |
| George Mudie | 06/02/2001 | Leeds East | Labour | Signed |
| Doug Naysmith | 06/02/2001 | Bristol North West | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Julian Brazier | 06/02/2001 | Canterbury | Conservative | Signed |
| Tom Clarke | 06/02/2001 | Coatbridge & Chryston | Labour | Signed |
| Robin Corbett | 06/02/2001 | Birmingham, Erdington | Labour | Signed |
| Brian Cotter | 06/02/2001 | Weston-Super-Mare | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Keith Darvill | 06/02/2001 | Upminster | Labour | Signed |
| Norman Godman | 06/02/2001 | Greenock & Inverclyde | Labour | Signed |
| Gerry Bermingham | 06/02/2001 | St Helens South | Labour | Signed |
| Joan Walley | 06/02/2001 | Stoke-on-Trent North | Labour | Signed |
| Nicholas Winterton | 06/02/2001 | Macclesfield | Conservative | Signed |
| Gordon Prentice | 07/02/2001 | Pendle | Labour | Signed |
| Joan Ruddock | 07/02/2001 | Lewisham, Deptford | Labour | Signed |
| Adrian Sanders | 07/02/2001 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alasdair Morgan | 07/02/2001 | Galloway & Upper Nithsdale | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| David Clark | 07/02/2001 | South Shields | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 07/02/2001 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Tam Dalyell | 07/02/2001 | Linlithgow | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dobbin | 07/02/2001 | Heywood & Middleton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Ronnie Fearn | 07/02/2001 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| George Galloway | 07/02/2001 | Glasgow, Kelvin | Labour | Signed |
| Sandra Gidley | 07/02/2001 | Romsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Candy Atherton | 07/02/2001 | Falmouth & Camborne | Labour | Signed |
| Adrian Bailey | 07/02/2001 | West Bromwich West | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Gerry Steinberg | 07/02/2001 | Durham, City of | Labour | Signed |
| David Stewart | 07/02/2001 | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Labour | Signed |
| Dafydd Wigley | 07/02/2001 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Ann Winterton | 07/02/2001 | Congleton | Conservative | Signed |
| Derek Wyatt | 07/02/2001 | Sittingbourne & Sheppey | Labour | Signed |
| Syd Rapson | 08/02/2001 | Portsmouth North | Labour | Signed |
| David Rendel | 08/02/2001 | Newbury | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 08/02/2001 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Nigel Jones | 08/02/2001 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Lepper | 08/02/2001 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Ken Livingstone | 08/02/2001 | Brent East | Independent | Signed |
| Calum MacDonald | 08/02/2001 | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Miller | 08/02/2001 | Ellesmere Port & Neston | Labour | Signed |
| Denis Murphy | 08/02/2001 | Wansbeck | Labour | Signed |
| Russell Brown | 08/02/2001 | Dumfries | Labour | Signed |
| Jamie Cann | 08/02/2001 | Ipswich | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Cunningham | 08/02/2001 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 08/02/2001 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
| Clive Efford | 08/02/2001 | Eltham | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 08/02/2001 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Llin Golding | 08/02/2001 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Beith | 08/02/2001 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Hilary Benn | 08/02/2001 | Leeds Central | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Benn | 08/02/2001 | Chesterfield | Labour | Signed |
| David Borrow | 08/02/2001 | South Ribble | Labour | Signed |
| Gavin Strang | 08/02/2001 | Edinburgh East & Musselburgh | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Tynan | 08/02/2001 | Hamilton South | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Williams | 08/02/2001 | Carmarthen East & Dinefwr | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Snape | 09/02/2001 | West Bromwich East | Labour | Signed |
| Lawrence Cunliffe | 09/02/2001 | Leigh | Labour | Signed |
| Roseanna Cunningham | 09/02/2001 | Perth | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Margaret Ewing | 09/02/2001 | Moray | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Menzies Campbell | 12/02/2001 | Fife North East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Betty Williams | 12/02/2001 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Wood | 12/02/2001 | Batley & Spen | Labour | Signed |
| Ernie Ross | 13/02/2001 | Dundee West | Labour | Signed |
| Ted Rowlands | 13/02/2001 | Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney | Labour | Signed |
| Geoffrey Johnson Smith | 13/02/2001 | Wealden | Conservative | Signed |
| Terry Lewis | 13/02/2001 | Worsley | Labour | Signed |
| John McAllion | 13/02/2001 | Dundee East | Labour | Signed |
| John McWilliam | 13/02/2001 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Brand | 13/02/2001 | Isle of Wight | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Vincent Cable | 13/02/2001 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Harry Cohen | 13/02/2001 | Leyton & Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
| Frank Cook | 13/02/2001 | Stockton North | Labour | Signed |
| David Amess | 13/02/2001 | Southend West | Conservative | Signed |
| Marsha Singh | 14/02/2001 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
| Ieuan Wyn Jones | 14/02/2001 | Ynys M | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Robert McCartney | 14/02/2001 | North Down | UKUP | Signed |
| Martin O'Neill | 14/02/2001 | Ochil | Labour | Signed |
| Louise Ellman | 14/02/2001 | Liverpool, Riverside | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Dari Taylor | 14/02/2001 | Stockton South | Labour | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 14/02/2001 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Williams | 14/02/2001 | Swansea West | Labour | Signed |
| Bob Russell | 15/02/2001 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Brian H Donohoe | 15/02/2001 | Cunninghame South | Labour | Signed |
| Phil Sawford | 26/02/2001 | Kettering | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Mates | 26/02/2001 | East Hampshire | Conservative | Signed |
| Austin Mitchell | 26/02/2001 | Great Grimsby | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Davidson | 26/02/2001 | Glasgow, Pollok | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Harold Best | 26/02/2001 | Leeds North West | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Ladyman | 27/02/2001 | South Thanet | Labour | Signed |
| William Ross | 28/02/2001 | East Londonderry | UUP | Signed |
| Paul Keetch | 28/02/2001 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Tony Clarke | 28/02/2001 | Northampton South | Labour | Signed |
| Donald Anderson | 28/02/2001 | Swansea East | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Stewart | 28/02/2001 | Eccles | Labour | Signed |
| Gareth Thomas | 28/02/2001 | Clwyd West | Labour | Signed |
| Maria Fyfe | 01/03/2001 | Glasgow, Maryhill | Labour | Signed |
| Ken Maginnis | 05/03/2001 | Fermanagh & South Tyrone | UUP | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 07/03/2001 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Elfyn Llwyd | 07/03/2001 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 07/03/2001 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Clwyd | 08/03/2001 | Cynon Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Allan Rogers | 21/03/2001 | Rhondda | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Connarty | 28/03/2001 | Falkirk East | Labour | Signed |
| Gwyn Prosser | 04/04/2001 | Dover | Labour | Signed |
| Roy Beggs | 25/04/2001 | East Antrim | UUP | Signed |
| John Austin | 02/05/2001 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
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