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Private Benefit Check Firms

EDM number 203 in 2012-13, proposed by Jim Sheridan on 14/06/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Benefits policy, Consumers and Regulation.

That this House notes with concern the practices of private benefit checks firms who offer no-win, no-fee checks of people's benefit entitlement but who can claim up to half of any benefit payment or backdated money the person receives; urges improved publication of the fair, impartial and free advice provided by many local Citizens Advice offices; and calls on the Government to take action to stop the spread of these firms which prey on vulnerable people.

This motion has been signed by a total of 32 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jim Sheridan14/06/2012Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthLabourProposed
Bob Russell14/06/2012ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley14/06/2012Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Dennis Skinner18/06/2012BolsoverLabourSeconded
Mark Durkan18/06/2012FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Jonathan Edwards18/06/2012Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSeconded
John McDonnell18/06/2012Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Alan Meale18/06/2012MansfieldLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn18/06/2012Islington NorthLabourSigned
Mary Glindon19/06/2012North TynesideLabourSigned
John Leech19/06/2012Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Dobbin19/06/2012Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Martin Caton19/06/2012GowerLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins19/06/2012Luton NorthLabourSigned
Jim Shannon19/06/2012StrangfordDUPSigned
Margaret Ritchie19/06/2012South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Elfyn Llwyd19/06/2012Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
Ronnie Campbell20/06/2012Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Paul Flynn20/06/2012Newport WestLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff20/06/2012Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Mike Hancock20/06/2012Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Lindsay Roy20/06/2012GlenrothesLabourSigned
John Pugh21/06/2012SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Sandra Osborne21/06/2012Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
George Galloway25/06/2012Bradford WestRespectSigned
Caroline Lucas26/06/2012Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
Hywel Williams27/06/2012ArfonPlaid CymruSigned
Jim McGovern09/07/2012Dundee WestLabourSigned
David Crausby11/07/2012Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Michael Connarty03/09/2012Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned
Rosie Cooper03/09/2012West LancashireLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell11/09/2012Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned

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