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Mothers In The Labour Market

EDM number 1105 in 2007-08, proposed by Diane Abbott on 04/03/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Child care, Employment and Equality.

That this House is concerned by recent research into the work that mothers are carrying out in the UK labour market; notes that the research finds that women with children are much more likely to undertake part-time than full-time work; further notes that due to the current nature of part-time work, these women are forced into lower skilled jobs; believes that this represents a waste of the qualifications, skills and experience of professional women; further believes that women should not have to sacrifice job status and responsibility when also bringing up children; and calls on the Government to legislate for flexible working for parents of young children.

This motion has been signed by a total of 30 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Diane Abbott04/03/2008Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourProposed
Bob Spink04/03/2008Castle PointConservativeSeconded
Andrew Dismore05/03/2008HendonLabourSeconded
Mark Durkan05/03/2008FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Robert Wareing05/03/2008Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSeconded
Ronnie Campbell05/03/2008Blyth ValleyLabourSeconded
Bob Russell05/03/2008ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
David Simpson05/03/2008Upper BannDUPSigned
John McDonnell05/03/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Martin Caton05/03/2008GowerLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn05/03/2008Islington NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis05/03/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Katy Clark05/03/2008North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
David Drew06/03/2008StroudLabourSigned
Angus MacNeil06/03/2008Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Janet Dean06/03/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Alan Meale06/03/2008MansfieldLabourSigned
Tony Lloyd10/03/2008Manchester CentralLabourSigned
Harry Cohen10/03/2008Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Ann Cryer10/03/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson11/03/2008Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Bill Etherington11/03/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell12/03/2008Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Hywel Francis12/03/2008AberavonLabourSigned
Lynda Waltho18/03/2008StourbridgeLabourSigned
Clive Efford20/03/2008ElthamLabourSigned
John Hemming20/03/2008Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey27/03/2008North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable21/04/2008TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Devine21/04/2008LivingstonLabourSigned

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