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Political Fund Ballots And The Rmt

EDM number 220 in 2004-05, proposed by John Mann on 29/11/2004.

That this House notes the recent ballot held by the RMT in which 88 per cent voted to keep the political fund; further notes that under legislation introduced by the Conservative Government in 1984, trade unions wishing to contribute to political parties or engage in other political activities must establish a political fund; further notes that each union must ballot their members every 10 years on whether to retain this fund; recognises that all individual union members have the right to opt out of paying into a political fund should they so choose; is concerned that trade unions bear an excessive financial burden in order to fulfil their natural role of representing their members' interest; believes that in the light of the RMT members' recent overwhelming vote in favour of retaining the union's political fund the Government should abolish the legislation that puts such excessive burdens on trade unions.

This motion has been signed by a total of 58 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Mann29/11/2004BassetlawLabourProposed
Eric Illsley30/11/2004Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
John McDonnell30/11/2004Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara30/11/2004Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Michael Clapham30/11/2004Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn30/11/2004Islington NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore30/11/2004HendonLabourSigned
Paul Farrelly30/11/2004Newcastle-under-LymeLabourSigned
Harry Barnes30/11/2004North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
David Taylor30/11/2004North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Martin Caton01/12/2004GowerLabourSigned
Robert Wareing01/12/2004Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard01/12/2004WalthamstowLabourSigned
Hywel Francis01/12/2004AberavonLabourSigned
Harry Cohen01/12/2004Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell01/12/2004Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Colin Burgon01/12/2004ElmetLabourSigned
Alice Mahon01/12/2004HalifaxLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins01/12/2004Luton NorthLabourSigned
Syd Rapson01/12/2004Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Gwyn Prosser01/12/2004DoverLabourSigned
Marsha Singh02/12/2004Bradford WestLabourSigned
David Lepper02/12/2004Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Alan Meale02/12/2004MansfieldLabourSigned
Janet Dean02/12/2004BurtonLabourSigned
David Drew02/12/2004StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
John Austin02/12/2004Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Desmond Turner02/12/2004Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Bill Etherington06/12/2004Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis06/12/2004Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Betty Williams06/12/2004ConwyLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell06/12/2004Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Richard Burden06/12/2004Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Tony Lloyd06/12/2004Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Huw Edwards06/12/2004MonmouthLabourSigned
Andy Reed07/12/2004LoughboroughLabour Co-operativeSigned
Terry Lewis07/12/2004WorsleyLabourSigned
Helen Clark07/12/2004PeterboroughLabourSigned
David Clelland07/12/2004Tyne BridgeLabourSigned
Tom Cox07/12/2004TootingLabourSigned
Ann Cryer07/12/2004KeighleyLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn08/12/2004JarrowLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis08/12/2004Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Mark Tami08/12/2004Alyn & DeesideLabourSigned
Bill Tynan09/12/2004Hamilton SouthLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt09/12/2004CrawleyLabourSigned
Alan Simpson13/12/2004Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff13/12/2004Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small HeathLabourSigned
David Crausby16/12/2004Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Tony Clarke21/12/2004Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Mike Gapes21/12/2004Ilford SouthLabour Co-operativeSigned
Harold Best10/01/2005Leeds North WestLabourSigned
John Cryer13/01/2005HornchurchLabourSigned
Diane Abbott13/01/2005Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Jon Trickett17/01/2005HemsworthLabourSigned
Llew Smith09/02/2005Blaenau GwentLabourSigned
Russell Brown09/02/2005DumfriesLabourSigned
Dennis Turner10/02/2005Wolverhampton South EastLabour Co-operativeSigned

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