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Redundancy Payments

EDM number 1047 in 2005-06, proposed by John Hemming on 16/11/2005.

That this House notes that the Government is considering cutting statutory redundancy payments to people aged over 41 years as a result of an EU directive; believes that it is more urgent that the Government reviews the redundancy payments due to Cabinet Ministers who could be entitled to a tax-free generous golden goodbye every three weeks; and calls on the Government to act to change the law so that the practice whereby it is possible for Cabinet Ministers to make more money by continually resigning than staying in post ceases, and equity between people within the Cabinet and in the country as a whole is introduced.

This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Hemming16/11/2005Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratProposed
Paul Rowen16/11/2005RochdaleLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Mundell16/11/2005Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleConservativeSeconded
Alan Reid16/11/2005Argyll and ButeLiberal DemocratSeconded
Iris Robinson17/11/2005StrangfordDUPSeconded
Mike Hancock17/11/2005Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Andrew Dismore17/11/2005HendonLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell21/11/2005East LondonderryDUPSigned
Paul Holmes21/11/2005ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
David Simpson22/11/2005Upper BannDUPSigned
William McCrea22/11/2005South AntrimDUPSigned
John Leech23/11/2005Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Angus MacNeil24/11/2005Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Roger Williams28/11/2005Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Horwood29/11/2005CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Williams30/11/2005CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
John Barrett06/12/2005Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned

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