10644
1994-95
1111
Labour Plans For A National Minimum Wage
Norman Fowler
1995-05-10
That this House deplores the deceit of the Labour Party in failing to declare a figure for the national minimum wage; notes the report in the Guardian of 10th May that Mr Jack Dromey, husband of the honourable Member for Peckham, and challenger to Mr Morris for the TGWU leadership, `said that the TUC should campaign to persuade Labour to adopt a minimum wage figure of between ú4 and ú5 per hour before the election. He said he was confident that the TUC's policy will be ú4 per hour - "indeed, if you look ahead two years, it may be closure to ú5 per hour... we should seek support for that from the Labour Party".' further notes that studies by the OECD and IMF have stated that the policy of the minimum wage would cost jobs; recognises that a minimum wage in Britain of ú4 per hour, with only a half restoration of differentials would cost 750,000 jobs; reminds the honourable Member for Peckham of the comment of the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party on LWT, 25th May 1992 that 'I knew the consequences (of the minimum wage) were that there'd be some shake out (in the jobs market), any silly fool knew that'; and calls on the Labour Party to come clean on the level of the minimum wage and end this gross deceit of the British people.
Norman Fowler
1995-05-10
Proposed
Sutton Coldfield
Quentin Davies
1995-05-10
Signed
Stamford and Spalding
James Pawsey
1995-05-10
Signed
Rugby & Kenilworth
Iain Duncan Smith
1995-05-10
Signed
Chingford
Alan Duncan
1995-05-10
Signed
Rutland & Melton
Bob Dunn
1995-05-10
Signed
Dartford
Peter Fry
1995-05-10
Signed
Wellingborough
George Gardiner
1995-05-10
Signed
Reigate
Richard Alexander
1995-05-10
Signed
Newark
Michael Grylls
1995-05-10
Signed
Surrey North West
John Hannam
1995-05-10
Signed
Exeter
Vivian Bendall
1995-05-10
Signed
Ilford North
Hartley Booth
1995-05-10
Signed
Finchley
Michael Stephen
1995-05-10
Signed
Shoreham
John Townend
1995-05-10
Signed
Bridlington
Richard Tracey
1995-05-10
Signed
Surbiton
Bill Walker
1995-05-10
Signed
North Tayside
Nigel Waterson
1995-05-10
Signed
Eastbourne
Tim Yeo
1995-05-10
Signed
South Suffolk
Michael Colvin
1995-05-10
Signed
Romsey and Waterside
Graham Riddick
1995-05-10
Signed
Colne Valley
David Shaw
1995-05-10
Signed
Dover
Colin Shepherd
1995-05-10
Signed
Hereford
Trevor Skeet
1995-05-10
Signed
Bedfordshire North
James Spicer
1995-05-10
Signed
West Dorset
Andrew Hargreaves
1995-05-10
Signed
Birmingham, Hall Green
Nick Hawkins
1995-05-10
Signed
Blackpool South
Bernard Jenkin
1995-05-10
Signed
Colchester North
Barry Legg
1995-05-10
Signed
Milton Keynes South West
Roger Moate
1995-05-10
Signed
Faversham
Michael Neubert
1995-05-10
Signed
Romford
Michael Brown
1995-05-10
Signed
Brigg and Cleethorpes
Nicholas Budgen
1995-05-10
Signed
Wolverhampton South West
John Carlisle
1995-05-10
Signed
Luton North
Bill Cash
1995-05-10
Signed
Stafford
David Congdon
1995-05-10
Signed
Croydon North East
Ivan Lawrence
1995-05-10
Signed
Burton
Spencer Batiste
1995-05-11
Signed
Elmet
Ann Winterton
1995-05-11
Signed
Congleton
William Powell
1995-05-15
Signed
Corby
Marion Roe
1995-05-15
Signed
Broxbourne
Peter Thurnham
1995-05-16
Signed
Bolton North East
Robert Hughes
1995-05-17
Signed
Harrow West
David Nicholson
1995-05-17
Signed
Taunton
David Atkinson
1995-05-17
Signed
Bournemouth East
Robert Hughes
Withdrawn
Roger Knapman
Withdrawn
Patrick McLoughlin
Withdrawn
Nirj Joseph Deva
Withdrawn
Nicholas Bonsor
Withdrawn