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Child Poverty

EDM number 1262 in 2007-08, proposed by David Anderson on 26/03/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Child care and Incomes and poverty.

That this House congratulates the Government on lifting 600,000 children out of poverty since 1997 and welcomes the moves in the recent Budget that will lift a further 250,000 children out of poverty; recognises the importance of such action and commitment; and urges the Government to continue to work towards halving child poverty by 2010 leading to its eradication by 2020.

This motion has been signed by a total of 40 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Anderson26/03/2008BlaydonLabourProposed
Mark Durkan26/03/2008FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Bob Spink26/03/2008Castle PointIndependent ConservativeSeconded
David Taylor27/03/2008North West LeicestershireLabourSeconded
Andrew Dismore27/03/2008HendonLabourSeconded
David Drew27/03/2008StroudLabourSeconded
Brian Iddon27/03/2008Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins27/03/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty31/03/2008Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Virendra Sharma31/03/2008Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Katy Clark31/03/2008North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Betty Williams31/03/2008ConwyLabourSigned
Mike Hancock31/03/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer31/03/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn31/03/2008Islington NorthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones31/03/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson31/03/2008Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
David Hamilton01/04/2008MidlothianLabourSigned
Martin Caton01/04/2008GowerLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne01/04/2008Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
Joan Humble01/04/2008Blackpool North and FleetwoodLabourSigned
Albert Owen01/04/2008Ynys MLabourSigned
Greg Pope02/04/2008HyndburnLabourSigned
Andy Reed02/04/2008LoughboroughLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell02/04/2008Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Alan Meale02/04/2008MansfieldLabourSigned
Hywel Francis02/04/2008AberavonLabourSigned
David Borrow02/04/2008South RibbleLabourSigned
Rudi Vis02/04/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara03/04/2008Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Eddie McGrady21/04/2008South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Michael Jabez Foster21/04/2008Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Jim Devine21/04/2008LivingstonLabourSigned
Linda Riordan23/04/2008HalifaxLabourSigned
Bill Etherington24/04/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
David Crausby14/05/2008Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Mohammad Sarwar19/05/2008Glasgow CentralLabourSigned
Joe Benton03/06/2008BootleLabourSigned
Julie Morgan13/06/2008Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell25/11/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned

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