Knowledge Economy
EDM number 413 in 2013-14, proposed by David Lammy on 15/07/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Further education, Higher education and Research and innovation.
That this House notes with concern that the UK invests 1.4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in higher education, compared with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development average of 1.7 per cent; further notes that public support of further education fell by 5.9 per cent in 2010-11, the last year in which it was reported separately; is concerned that spending on research and development at 1.8 per cent of GDP is also lower than the EU-27 average of 2.0 per cent; is further concerned that the UK has fallen from third among the top industrialised nations in terms of young people graduating in 2000 to 15th in 2013; is aware that the cost of educational under-achievement in the UK is estimated at
This motion has been signed by a total of 106 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
David Lammy | 15/07/2013 | Tottenham | Labour | Proposed |
Caroline Lucas | 15/07/2013 | Brighton, Pavilion | Green | Seconded |
Roberta Blackman-Woods | 15/07/2013 | City of Durham | Labour | Seconded |
Tim Farron | 15/07/2013 | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Julian Huppert | 15/07/2013 | Cambridge | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Ian Mearns | 15/07/2013 | Gateshead | Labour | Seconded |
Margaret Ritchie | 15/07/2013 | South Down | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Mark Durkan | 15/07/2013 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Peter Bottomley | 15/07/2013 | Worthing West | Conservative | Signed |
David Simpson | 16/07/2013 | Upper Bann | DUP | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 16/07/2013 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Alan Meale | 16/07/2013 | Mansfield | Labour | Signed |
Andrew George | 16/07/2013 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mike Hancock | 16/07/2013 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Leech | 16/07/2013 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Virendra Sharma | 16/07/2013 | Ealing, Southall | Labour | Signed |
Jonathan Edwards | 16/07/2013 | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Barry Sheerman | 17/07/2013 | Huddersfield | Labour | Signed |
Elfyn Llwyd | 17/07/2013 | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Gregory Campbell | 17/07/2013 | East Londonderry | DUP | Signed |
Ronnie Campbell | 17/07/2013 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
Martin Caton | 17/07/2013 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
Jeremy Corbyn | 17/07/2013 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
Jim Dobbin | 17/07/2013 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Signed |
Hywel Francis | 17/07/2013 | Aberavon | Labour | Signed |
Kevin Barron | 17/07/2013 | Rother Valley | Labour | Signed |
Jim McGovern | 17/07/2013 | Dundee West | Labour | Signed |
Yasmin Qureshi | 17/07/2013 | Bolton South East | Labour | Signed |
David Crausby | 18/07/2013 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
Paul Flynn | 18/07/2013 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
Mike Gapes | 18/07/2013 | Ilford South | Labour | Signed |
Hugh Bayley | 18/07/2013 | York Central | Labour | Signed |
Alan Reid | 02/09/2013 | Argyll and Bute | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Robertson | 02/09/2013 | Glasgow North West | Labour | Signed |
Jim Sheridan | 02/09/2013 | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | Labour | Signed |
Dai Havard | 02/09/2013 | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Labour | Signed |
Glenda Jackson | 02/09/2013 | Hampstead and Kilburn | Labour | Signed |
Ann Clwyd | 02/09/2013 | Cynon Valley | Labour | Signed |
Jim Cunningham | 02/09/2013 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
Tony Cunningham | 02/09/2013 | Workington | Labour | Signed |
Louise Ellman | 02/09/2013 | Liverpool, Riverside | Labour | Signed |
Paul Farrelly | 02/09/2013 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | Signed |
Fabian Hamilton | 02/09/2013 | Leeds North East | Labour | Signed |
Anne Begg | 02/09/2013 | Aberdeen South | Labour | Signed |
David Blunkett | 02/09/2013 | Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough | Labour | Signed |
Graham Stringer | 02/09/2013 | Blackley and Broughton | Labour | Signed |
Gerry Sutcliffe | 02/09/2013 | Bradford South | Labour | Signed |
Dave Watts | 02/09/2013 | St Helens North | Labour | Signed |
Pete Wishart | 02/09/2013 | Perth and North Perthshire | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Rosie Cooper | 02/09/2013 | West Lancashire | Labour | Signed |
Jessica Morden | 02/09/2013 | Newport East | Labour | Signed |
Greg Mulholland | 02/09/2013 | Leeds North West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Pat Glass | 02/09/2013 | North West Durham | Labour | Signed |
Valerie Vaz | 02/09/2013 | Walsall South | Labour | Signed |
Bill Esterson | 02/09/2013 | Sefton Central | Labour | Signed |
Adrian Sanders | 02/09/2013 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Gerald Kaufman | 02/09/2013 | Manchester, Gorton | Labour | Signed |
Michael Meacher | 02/09/2013 | Oldham West and Royton | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Miller | 02/09/2013 | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Labour | Signed |
Frank Field | 02/09/2013 | Birkenhead | Labour | Signed |
David Anderson | 02/09/2013 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed |
Mark Williams | 02/09/2013 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Graeme Morrice | 02/09/2013 | Livingston | Labour | Signed |
Joan Ruddock | 03/09/2013 | Lewisham, Deptford | Labour | Signed |
John Hemming | 03/09/2013 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Sheila Gilmore | 03/09/2013 | Edinburgh East | Labour | Signed |
David Ward | 03/09/2013 | Bradford East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Naomi Long | 04/09/2013 | Belfast East | Alliance | Signed |
Alasdair McDonnell | 04/09/2013 | Belfast South | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Roger Godsiff | 04/09/2013 | Birmingham, Hall Green | Labour | Signed |
Frank Doran | 05/09/2013 | Aberdeen North | Labour | Signed |
Grahame Morris | 06/09/2013 | Easington | Labour | Signed |
Fiona O'Donnell | 10/09/2013 | East Lothian | Labour | Signed |
Lindsay Roy | 11/09/2013 | Glenrothes | Labour | Signed |
Clive Betts | 13/09/2013 | Sheffield South East | Labour | Signed |
Mike Wood | 13/09/2013 | Batley and Spen | Labour | Signed |
Paul Burstow | 08/10/2013 | Sutton and Cheam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Sammy Wilson | 08/10/2013 | East Antrim | DUP | Signed |
Chris Ruane | 08/10/2013 | Vale of Clwyd | Labour | Signed |
Annette Brooke | 08/10/2013 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jeffrey M Donaldson | 08/10/2013 | Lagan Valley | DUP | Signed |
Jim Dowd | 14/10/2013 | Lewisham West and Penge | Labour | Signed |
Frank Dobson | 15/10/2013 | Holborn and St Pancras | Labour | Signed |
Joan Walley | 15/10/2013 | Stoke-on-Trent North | Labour | Signed |
Mark Lazarowicz | 15/10/2013 | Edinburgh North and Leith | Labour | Signed |
Tom Clarke | 15/10/2013 | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | Labour | Signed |
Nigel Dodds | 16/10/2013 | Belfast North | DUP | Signed |
Michael Crockart | 16/10/2013 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alan Johnson | 17/10/2013 | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Labour | Signed |
Paul Goggins | 22/10/2013 | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Labour | Signed |
Bob Ainsworth | 23/10/2013 | Coventry North East | Labour | Signed |
Mark Tami | 25/10/2013 | Alyn and Deeside | Labour | Signed |
Sandra Osborne | 28/10/2013 | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | Labour | Signed |
Nick Harvey | 28/10/2013 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Roger Williams | 29/10/2013 | Brecon and Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mike Thornton | 29/10/2013 | Eastleigh | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Robert Flello | 01/11/2013 | Stoke-on-Trent South | Labour | Signed |
Gordon Birtwistle | 04/11/2013 | Burnley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Menzies Campbell | 06/11/2013 | North East Fife | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alan Beith | 07/11/2013 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Geraint Davies | 07/11/2013 | Swansea West | Labour | Signed |
Linda Riordan | 12/11/2013 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
Hywel Williams | 18/11/2013 | Arfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Katy Clark | 26/11/2013 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Labour | Signed |
John Pugh | 14/01/2014 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Diane Abbott | 16/01/2014 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Labour | Signed |
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