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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.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Lammy15/07/2013TottenhamLabourProposed
Caroline Lucas15/07/2013Brighton, PavilionGreenSeconded
Roberta Blackman-Woods15/07/2013City of DurhamLabourSeconded
Tim Farron15/07/2013Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSeconded
Julian Huppert15/07/2013CambridgeLiberal DemocratSeconded
Ian Mearns15/07/2013GatesheadLabourSeconded
Margaret Ritchie15/07/2013South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Mark Durkan15/07/2013FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Peter Bottomley15/07/2013Worthing WestConservativeSigned
David Simpson16/07/2013Upper BannDUPSigned
Kelvin Hopkins16/07/2013Luton NorthLabourSigned
Alan Meale16/07/2013MansfieldLabourSigned
Andrew George16/07/2013St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock16/07/2013Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech16/07/2013Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Virendra Sharma16/07/2013Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Jonathan Edwards16/07/2013Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Barry Sheerman17/07/2013HuddersfieldLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd17/07/2013Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSigned
Gregory Campbell17/07/2013East LondonderryDUPSigned
Ronnie Campbell17/07/2013Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Martin Caton17/07/2013GowerLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn17/07/2013Islington NorthLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin17/07/2013Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Hywel Francis17/07/2013AberavonLabourSigned
Kevin Barron17/07/2013Rother ValleyLabourSigned
Jim McGovern17/07/2013Dundee WestLabourSigned
Yasmin Qureshi17/07/2013Bolton South EastLabourSigned
David Crausby18/07/2013Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Paul Flynn18/07/2013Newport WestLabourSigned
Mike Gapes18/07/2013Ilford SouthLabourSigned
Hugh Bayley18/07/2013York CentralLabourSigned
Alan Reid02/09/2013Argyll and ButeLiberal DemocratSigned
John Robertson02/09/2013Glasgow North WestLabourSigned
Jim Sheridan02/09/2013Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthLabourSigned
Dai Havard02/09/2013Merthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLabourSigned
Glenda Jackson02/09/2013Hampstead and KilburnLabourSigned
Ann Clwyd02/09/2013Cynon ValleyLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham02/09/2013Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Tony Cunningham02/09/2013WorkingtonLabourSigned
Louise Ellman02/09/2013Liverpool, RiversideLabourSigned
Paul Farrelly02/09/2013Newcastle-under-LymeLabourSigned
Fabian Hamilton02/09/2013Leeds North EastLabourSigned
Anne Begg02/09/2013Aberdeen SouthLabourSigned
David Blunkett02/09/2013Sheffield, Brightside and HillsboroughLabourSigned
Graham Stringer02/09/2013Blackley and BroughtonLabourSigned
Gerry Sutcliffe02/09/2013Bradford SouthLabourSigned
Dave Watts02/09/2013St Helens NorthLabourSigned
Pete Wishart02/09/2013Perth and North PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
Rosie Cooper02/09/2013West LancashireLabourSigned
Jessica Morden02/09/2013Newport EastLabourSigned
Greg Mulholland02/09/2013Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Pat Glass02/09/2013North West DurhamLabourSigned
Valerie Vaz02/09/2013Walsall SouthLabourSigned
Bill Esterson02/09/2013Sefton CentralLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders02/09/2013TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Gerald Kaufman02/09/2013Manchester, GortonLabourSigned
Michael Meacher02/09/2013Oldham West and RoytonLabourSigned
Andrew Miller02/09/2013Ellesmere Port and NestonLabourSigned
Frank Field02/09/2013BirkenheadLabourSigned
David Anderson02/09/2013BlaydonLabourSigned
Mark Williams02/09/2013CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Graeme Morrice02/09/2013LivingstonLabourSigned
Joan Ruddock03/09/2013Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned
John Hemming03/09/2013Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Sheila Gilmore03/09/2013Edinburgh EastLabourSigned
David Ward03/09/2013Bradford EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Naomi Long04/09/2013Belfast EastAllianceSigned
Alasdair McDonnell04/09/2013Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Roger Godsiff04/09/2013Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Frank Doran05/09/2013Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Grahame Morris06/09/2013EasingtonLabourSigned
Fiona O'Donnell10/09/2013East LothianLabourSigned
Lindsay Roy11/09/2013GlenrothesLabourSigned
Clive Betts13/09/2013Sheffield South EastLabourSigned
Mike Wood13/09/2013Batley and SpenLabourSigned
Paul Burstow08/10/2013Sutton and CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Sammy Wilson08/10/2013East AntrimDUPSigned
Chris Ruane08/10/2013Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Annette Brooke08/10/2013Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson08/10/2013Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Jim Dowd14/10/2013Lewisham West and PengeLabourSigned
Frank Dobson15/10/2013Holborn and St PancrasLabourSigned
Joan Walley15/10/2013Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Mark Lazarowicz15/10/2013Edinburgh North and LeithLabourSigned
Tom Clarke15/10/2013Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds16/10/2013Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Michael Crockart16/10/2013Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Johnson17/10/2013Kingston upon Hull West and HessleLabourSigned
Paul Goggins22/10/2013Wythenshawe and Sale EastLabourSigned
Bob Ainsworth23/10/2013Coventry North EastLabourSigned
Mark Tami25/10/2013Alyn and DeesideLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne28/10/2013Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
Nick Harvey28/10/2013North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams29/10/2013Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Thornton29/10/2013EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Flello01/11/2013Stoke-on-Trent SouthLabourSigned
Gordon Birtwistle04/11/2013BurnleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Menzies Campbell06/11/2013North East FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Beith07/11/2013Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Geraint Davies07/11/2013Swansea WestLabourSigned
Linda Riordan12/11/2013HalifaxLabourSigned
Hywel Williams18/11/2013ArfonPlaid CymruSigned
Katy Clark26/11/2013North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
John Pugh14/01/2014SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Diane Abbott16/01/2014Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned

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