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EDM number 704 in 2003-04, proposed by Ian Gibson on 26/02/2004.

That this House believes our universities, and the staff who work within them, are a valuable part of our society and our economy; notes that university staff have delivered all that has been asked of them over the last two decades but have not been adequately rewarded for their achievements; notes with particular concern the long-term decline in university salaries which has seen academic pay drop by 40 per cent. compared to average earnings; believes this is a contributory factor to the growing recruitment and retention problems which exist across the higher education sector; warmly welcomes the cross-party support for higher salaries for academic and related staff and, in particular, believes they should receive their fair share of the 18 per cent. real terms funding increase in England and the funding increases in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; is therefore dismayed that academic staff in the 'old' universities are being offered longer scales and shorter increments, thus worsening their career prospects, while all academic and related staff are being offered a pay rise barely above inflation; further notes that university vice-chancellors have received an average pay increase of 6 per cent., double that offered to their employees; and urges the university vice-chancellors to make their staff a priority, return to the negotiating table and seek a settlement to the current pay dispute which is in the interests of staff, students and the country as a whole.

This motion has been signed by a total of 130 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Ian Gibson26/02/2004Norwich NorthLabourProposed
Simon Thomas26/02/2004CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Phil Willis26/02/2004Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Spink27/02/2004Castle PointConservativeSigned
Andrew George27/02/2004St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Jane Griffiths27/02/2004Reading EastLabourSigned
Adam Price01/03/2004Carmarthen East & DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Syd Rapson01/03/2004Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Iris Robinson01/03/2004StrangfordDUPSigned
Bob Russell01/03/2004ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Smyth01/03/2004Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Paul Holmes01/03/2004ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones01/03/2004Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn01/03/2004Islington NorthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn01/03/2004Newport WestLabourSigned
Brian Sedgemore02/03/2004Hackney South & ShoreditchLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins02/03/2004Luton NorthLabourSigned
Brian Iddon02/03/2004Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Nigel Jones02/03/2004CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Lazarowicz02/03/2004Edinburgh North & LeithLabour Co-operativeSigned
Iain Luke02/03/2004Dundee EastLabourSigned
Paul Marsden02/03/2004Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Kevin McNamara02/03/2004Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Martin Caton02/03/2004GowerLabourSigned
Colin Challen02/03/2004Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Ann Cryer02/03/2004KeighleyLabourSigned
David Drew02/03/2004StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Annabelle Ewing02/03/2004PerthScottish National PartySigned
Harry Barnes02/03/2004North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell02/03/2004Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Gordon Prentice03/03/2004PendleLabourSigned
Andy Reed03/03/2004LoughboroughLabour Co-operativeSigned
Marsha Singh03/03/2004Bradford WestLabourSigned
Denis Murphy03/03/2004WansbeckLabourSigned
Ross Cranston03/03/2004Dudley NorthLabourSigned
Janet Dean03/03/2004BurtonLabourSigned
John Austin03/03/2004Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
John Battle03/03/2004Leeds WestLabourSigned
Desmond Turner03/03/2004Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
John Pugh04/03/2004SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson04/03/2004Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Eric Illsley04/03/2004Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Tony Lloyd04/03/2004Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty04/03/2004Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith04/03/2004Bristol North WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Edward O'Hara04/03/2004Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Menzies Campbell04/03/2004Fife North EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony Colman04/03/2004PutneyLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin04/03/2004Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Nigel Dodds04/03/2004Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Roy Beggs04/03/2004East AntrimUUPSigned
Paul Stinchcombe04/03/2004WellingboroughLabourSigned
Paul Tyler04/03/2004North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony Worthington04/03/2004Clydebank & MilngavieLabourSigned
Joyce Quin05/03/2004Gateshead East & Washington WestLabourSigned
David Chidgey05/03/2004EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Win Griffiths05/03/2004BridgendLabourSigned
Nick Harvey08/03/2004North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Hunter08/03/2004BasingstokeIndependent ConservativeSigned
Gerald Kaufman08/03/2004Manchester, GortonLabourSigned
Martin O'Neill08/03/2004OchilLabourSigned
Keith Bradley08/03/2004Manchester, WithingtonLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham08/03/2004Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Sue Doughty08/03/2004GuildfordLiberal DemocratSigned
Don Foster08/03/2004BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Harold Best08/03/2004Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Rudi Vis08/03/2004Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Andy King09/03/2004Rugby & KenilworthLabourSigned
Annette Brooke09/03/2004Mid Dorset & North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock09/03/2004Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Graham Stringer09/03/2004Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge09/03/2004Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Wood09/03/2004Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Simon Hughes10/03/2004North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Martyn Jones10/03/2004Clwyd SouthLabourSigned
Patsy Calton10/03/2004CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
David Chaytor10/03/2004Bury NorthLabourSigned
Brian Cotter10/03/2004Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Julia Drown10/03/2004South SwindonLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis10/03/2004Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard10/03/2004WalthamstowLabourSigned
Teddy Taylor10/03/2004Rochford & Southend EastConservativeSigned
Brian White10/03/2004North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Phil Sawford11/03/2004KetteringLabourSigned
Stephen Hesford11/03/2004Wirral WestLabourSigned
Lembit 11/03/2004MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Cousins11/03/2004Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
Valerie Davey11/03/2004Bristol WestLabourSigned
Roger Berry11/03/2004KingswoodLabourSigned
Julie Morgan12/03/2004Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Diane Abbott12/03/2004Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Gavin Strang12/03/2004Edinburgh East & MusselburghLabourSigned
Sydney Chapman15/03/2004Chipping BarnetConservativeSigned
Louise Ellman15/03/2004Liverpool, RiversideLabour Co-operativeSigned
David Borrow15/03/2004South RibbleLabourSigned
Joan Ruddock16/03/2004Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned
Peter Mandelson16/03/2004HartlepoolLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell16/03/2004Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Martin Salter17/03/2004Reading WestLabourSigned
Claire Curtis-Thomas17/03/2004CrosbyLabourSigned
Frank Field17/03/2004BirkenheadLabourSigned
Matthew Green17/03/2004LudlowLiberal DemocratSigned
Angela Eagle18/03/2004WallaseyLabourSigned
Steve Webb18/03/2004NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
Eddie McGrady22/03/2004South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
John McWilliam22/03/2004BlaydonLabourSigned
Tony Clarke23/03/2004Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Robert Jackson24/03/2004WantageConservativeSigned
Paul Farrelly24/03/2004Newcastle-under-LymeLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff24/03/2004Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small HeathLabourSigned
Michael Moore25/03/2004Tweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington26/03/2004Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Malcolm Bruce31/03/2004GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Christine Russell01/04/2004Chester, City ofLabourSigned
Peter Kilfoyle19/04/2004Liverpool, WaltonLabourSigned
Michael Meacher19/04/2004Oldham West & RoytonLabourSigned
Richard Burden19/04/2004Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
John McDonnell20/04/2004Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Geraldine Smith22/04/2004Morecambe & LunesdaleLabourSigned
David Heath22/04/2004Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams29/04/2004Brecon & RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins04/05/2004TamworthLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd06/05/2004Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Tony McWalter17/05/2004Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
Helen Clark18/05/2004PeterboroughLabourSigned
John Smith20/05/2004Vale of GlamorganLabourSigned
Malcolm Savidge24/05/2004Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Edward Davey26/05/2004Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Parmjit Dhanda01/07/2004GloucesterLabourSigned
Terry DavisUnknownWithdrawn

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