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Effect Of National Minimum Wage On Carers

EDM number 2881 in 2005-06, proposed by David Clelland on 30/10/2006.

That this House notes with extreme concern that whilst most workers rejoiced at the increase in the minimum wage to £5.35 per hour from 1st October, many carers in employment found that they lost the whole entitlement to £46 per week carer's allowance because the additional 20 pence per hour in their wage packets took them over the £84 earnings disregard limit; further notes with concern that carers with children are restricted to working at least 16 hours per week in order to qualify for working families tax credit and that this basic amount will automatically bring the working carer to a weekly wage of £85.60, £1.60 over the earnings threshold of £84; and calls upon the Government to review this situation urgently to ensure justice for carers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 64 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Clelland30/10/2006Tyne BridgeLabourProposed
Jim Dobbin30/10/2006Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Bill Olner30/10/2006NuneatonLabourSeconded
Jim Cunningham30/10/2006Coventry SouthLabourSeconded
Bob Russell30/10/2006ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Brian Iddon31/10/2006Bolton South EastLabourSeconded
Colin Breed31/10/2006South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Wareing31/10/2006Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
David Hamilton31/10/2006MidlothianLabourSigned
Mark Durkan31/10/2006FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
David Drew31/10/2006StroudLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore31/10/2006HendonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn31/10/2006Islington NorthLabourSigned
Martin Caton31/10/2006GowerLabourSigned
Gordon Marsden31/10/2006Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones31/10/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Helen Jones31/10/2006Warrington NorthLabourSigned
Joan Humble31/10/2006Blackpool North and FleetwoodLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle31/10/2006ChorleyLabourSigned
Bob Spink31/10/2006Castle PointConservativeSigned
Adrian Sanders31/10/2006TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Iris Robinson31/10/2006StrangfordDUPSigned
Mike Hancock01/11/2006Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Williams01/11/2006Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis01/11/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
David Taylor01/11/2006North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Ian Gibson01/11/2006Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Andrew George01/11/2006St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson01/11/2006Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Harry Cohen01/11/2006Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell01/11/2006Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell01/11/2006East LondonderryDUPSigned
Chris Bryant01/11/2006RhonddaLabourSigned
Annette Brooke01/11/2006Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris McCafferty01/11/2006Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Ann Cryer01/11/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis02/11/2006Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
Mark Williams02/11/2006CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Madeleine Moon02/11/2006BridgendLabourSigned
John Leech02/11/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Desmond Turner02/11/2006Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Don Touhig02/11/2006IslwynLabourSigned
Vincent Cable02/11/2006TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Adam Price02/11/2006Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Greg Pope02/11/2006HyndburnLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins06/11/2006TamworthLabourSigned
Mark Hunter06/11/2006CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming06/11/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams06/11/2006ConwyLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell06/11/2006Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Sandra Gidley06/11/2006RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Fisher06/11/2006Stoke-on-Trent CentralLabourSigned
Bill Etherington06/11/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell06/11/2006Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Eric Illsley06/11/2006Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
David Simpson07/11/2006Upper BannDUPSigned
David Heyes07/11/2006Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins07/11/2006Luton NorthLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith07/11/2006Bristol North WestLabourSigned
John Cummings07/11/2006EasingtonLabourSigned
Janet Dean07/11/2006BurtonLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard07/11/2006WalthamstowLabourSigned
Janet Anderson07/11/2006Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Helen Goodman07/11/2006Bishop AucklandLabourSigned

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