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Performance Of The Euro (No.5)

EDM number 514 in 2002-03, proposed by Ian Davidson on 14/01/2003.

That this House notes the announcement on 9th January from the German Federal Employment Office of the unemployment statistics for December, which show that unemployment has risen by 199,300 making the total number of unemployed 4,225,100; further notes that this is over a quarter of a million more than at the same time last year and takes the unemployment rate beyond 10 per cent. to 10.1 per cent. all these figures being before seasonal adjustments are made; further notes that the seasonally adjusted unemployment figure rose by 28,000 to 4,197,000; further notes that, using seasonally adjusted figures, unemployment has risen every month apart from one since the launch of euro notes and coins on 1st January 2002; believes that if Germany had the ability to set its own interest rate and public spending targets it would be in a much stronger position to tackle its key problems of near stagnation and unemployment; and further believes this shows, clearly and unequivocally, that the euro is not working.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Ian Davidson14/01/2003Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeProposed
Kate Hoey14/01/2003VauxhallLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins14/01/2003Luton NorthLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell14/01/2003Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
John Cryer14/01/2003HornchurchLabourSigned
Denzil Davies14/01/2003LlanelliLabourSigned
Frank Field14/01/2003BirkenheadLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner15/01/2003BolsoverLabourSigned
Bob Spink15/01/2003Castle PointConservativeSigned
David Burnside15/01/2003South AntrimUUPSigned
Ronnie Campbell15/01/2003Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Ann Cryer15/01/2003KeighleyLabourSigned
Terry Lewis16/01/2003WorsleyLabourSigned
Nicholas Winterton16/01/2003MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
David Taylor16/01/2003North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Terry Davis16/01/2003Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn16/01/2003Islington NorthLabourSigned
Llew Smith16/01/2003Blaenau GwentLabourSigned
Andrew Rosindell16/01/2003RomfordConservativeSigned
David Drew20/01/2003StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Jimmy Wray22/01/2003Glasgow, BailliestonLabourSigned
Alan Simpson23/01/2003Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Alan Howarth23/01/2003Newport EastLabourSigned
Nick Hawkins27/01/2003Surrey HeathConservativeSigned
John McDonnell28/01/2003Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Jon Cruddas29/01/2003DagenhamLabourSigned
Helen Clark13/02/2003PeterboroughLabourSigned
Gwyneth Dunwoody13/02/2003Crewe & NantwichLabourSigned

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