Race Relations Act And The Minimum Wage

EDM number 479 in 2006-07, proposed by Gwyn Prosser on 12/12/2006.

That this House is deeply concerned that the UK Government is currently in breach of European free movement of workers provisions in its treatment of other EU nationals through specific discrimination against seafarers that continues to be permitted through the Race Relations Act 1976; notes that seafarers are only entitled to the protection of the national minimum wage in UK internal and not territorial waters; further notes the continued employment of foreign national seafarers on rates of pay below the national minimum wage on United Kingdom ships and in United Kingdom territorial waters; welcomes the fact that the Government has acknowledged that the seafarers' exemption contained within the Race Relations Act 1976 needs reform; therefore urges the Government to ensure that the exemption in the Race Relations Act 1976 is urgently and fully repealed following the forthcoming consultation exercise; and calls on the Government to ensure that seafarers are properly protected by the United Kingdom minimum wage on United Kingdom ships within United Kingdom waters.

This motion has been signed by a total of 55 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Gwyn Prosser	12/12/2006	Dover	Labour	Proposed
John McDonnell	12/12/2006	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Seconded
Tony Lloyd	12/12/2006	Manchester Central	Labour	Seconded
Katy Clark	12/12/2006	Ayrshire North & Arran	Labour	Seconded
Jon Cruddas	12/12/2006	Dagenham	Labour	Seconded
Diane Abbott	12/12/2006	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Seconded
Robert Wareing	12/12/2006	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Joan Walley	12/12/2006	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	12/12/2006	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Durkan	12/12/2006	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
David Crausby	13/12/2006	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	13/12/2006	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	13/12/2006	Hendon	Labour	Signed
David Drew	13/12/2006	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Jeff Ennis	13/12/2006	Barnsley East & Mexborough	Labour	Signed
Ian Gibson	13/12/2006	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	13/12/2006	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Martin Caton	13/12/2006	Gower	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	13/12/2006	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	13/12/2006	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Dennis Skinner	13/12/2006	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	13/12/2006	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	13/12/2006	Hampstead & Highgate	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	13/12/2006	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Mark Lazarowicz	13/12/2006	Edinburgh North & Leith	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	13/12/2006	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Rob Marris	13/12/2006	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	14/12/2006	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	14/12/2006	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	14/12/2006	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	14/12/2006	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	14/12/2006	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Derek Wyatt	18/12/2006	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	18/12/2006	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Colin Burgon	18/12/2006	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Karen Buck	18/12/2006			Signed
Brian Jenkins	18/12/2006	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	19/12/2006	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	19/12/2006	Burton	Labour	Signed
Frank Doran	19/12/2006	Aberdeen North	Labour	Signed
George Galloway	19/12/2006	Bethnal Green & Bow	Respect	Signed
John Hemming	19/12/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Anderson	08/01/2007	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Phil Willis	08/01/2007	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	08/01/2007	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	11/01/2007	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	11/01/2007	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
David Hamilton	17/01/2007	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	18/01/2007	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	18/01/2007	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	22/01/2007	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Godsiff	23/01/2007	Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	01/02/2007	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Jo Swinson	01/02/2007	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Marsha Singh	22/02/2007	Bradford West	Labour	Signed

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