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Income Support

EDM number 1609 in 2008-09, proposed by John McDonnell on 08/06/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Working age benefits.

That this House condemns the proposed abolition of income support which is a crucial lifeline against destitution and poverty for parents, carers, those they care for and other vulnerable people; further condemns the requirement contained in the Welfare Reform Bill that claimants with children over seven years old must find a job or work for their benefits for £1.73 an hour if they are unsuccessful in finding work after two years; notes that unemployment has risen to over two million and that many parents cannot access affordable childcare in their area; deplores this erosion of the principles of the welfare state and the minimum wage, and regrets the hardship that many families will now face; and calls on the Government to maintain income support in recognition of society's collective responsibility for childrearing and the important work of carers and parents for society.

This motion has been signed by a total of 45 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John McDonnell08/06/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourProposed
Peter Bottomley08/06/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Lynne Jones09/06/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Ann Cryer09/06/2009KeighleyLabourSeconded
Dai Davies09/06/2009Blaenau GwentIndependentSeconded
Martin Caton09/06/2009GowerLabourSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn09/06/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
John Leech09/06/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Linda Riordan09/06/2009HalifaxLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell10/06/2009Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Robert Wareing10/06/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Rudi Vis10/06/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Mark Durkan10/06/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
William McCrea10/06/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Kelvin Hopkins10/06/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Iris Robinson10/06/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
Chris McCafferty11/06/2009Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell11/06/2009Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
David Drew11/06/2009StroudLabourSigned
Mike Hancock11/06/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Katy Clark11/06/2009North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard12/06/2009WalthamstowLabourSigned
George Galloway12/06/2009Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
Michael Clapham15/06/2009Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff15/06/2009Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabourSigned
Desmond Turner15/06/2009Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Steve Webb15/06/2009NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hamilton16/06/2009MidlothianLabourSigned
Alan Reid17/06/2009Argyll and ButeLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley17/06/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Eddie McGrady22/06/2009South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Andrew George22/06/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Gordon Prentice23/06/2009PendleLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn25/06/2009JarrowLabourSigned
John Mason25/06/2009Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
Bill Etherington02/07/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
John Austin02/07/2009Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
David Heath07/07/2009Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Denis Murphy08/07/2009WansbeckLabourSigned
Nick Harvey13/07/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Sarah Teather14/07/2009Brent EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Geoffrey Robinson15/07/2009Coventry North WestLabourSigned
Susan Kramer20/07/2009Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Frank Cook13/10/2009Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Matthew Taylor13/10/2009Truro and St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned

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