<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edm>
<id>36196</id>
<session>2007-08</session>
<number>1878</number>
<title>Bt Pay Negotiations</title>
<proposer id="10684">John Robertson</proposer>
<date>2008-06-24</date>
<text>That this House notes that managers and professionals in BT, represented by the trade union Connect, are taking industrial action following a membership vote in response to the company's unacceptable pay offer; calls on BT to return to negotiations and to settle the dispute with an offer on pay which is fair and respects the enormous contribution of all employees to its success; and further calls on BT to address the concerns of Connect members in their revised pay offer, including a long-term resolution of the equal pay issue in BT.</text>
<topics>
	<topic>Employment</topic>
	<topic>Equality</topic>
	<topic>Industrial relations</topic>
	<topic>Pay</topic>
</topics>
<signatures>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10684">John Robertson</mp>
		<date>2008-06-24</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>Glasgow North West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10351">Bob Laxton</mp>
		<date>2008-06-24</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Derby North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11963">Katy Clark</mp>
		<date>2008-06-24</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Ayrshire North &amp; Arran</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10944">Dai Havard</mp>
		<date>2008-06-24</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Merthyr Tydfil &amp; Rhymney</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11221">Jim Sheridan</mp>
		<date>2008-06-24</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Paisley &amp; Renfrewshire North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="12834">Jim Devine</mp>
		<date>2008-06-24</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Livingston</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11427">David Anderson</mp>
		<date>2008-06-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blaydon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10576">Graham Stringer</mp>
		<date>2008-06-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Manchester, Blackley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10258">Mike Hancock</mp>
		<date>2008-06-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Portsmouth South</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11589">Mark Durkan</mp>
		<date>2008-06-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Foyle</constituency>
		<party>Social Democratic and Labour Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10623">Robert Wareing</mp>
		<date>2008-06-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Liverpool, West Derby</constituency>
		<party>Independent</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10057">Peter Bottomley</mp>
		<date>2008-06-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Worthing West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10028">John Battle</mp>
		<date>2008-06-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10166">Janet Dean</mp>
		<date>2008-06-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Burton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10142">Ann Cryer</mp>
		<date>2008-06-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Keighley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10089">Ronnie Campbell</mp>
		<date>2008-06-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blyth Valley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11402">Alasdair McDonnell</mp>
		<date>2008-06-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Belfast South</constituency>
		<party>Social Democratic and Labour Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10177">David Drew</mp>
		<date>2008-06-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stroud</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10133">Jeremy Corbyn</mp>
		<date>2008-06-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Islington North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10070">Russell Brown</mp>
		<date>2008-06-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Dumfries &amp; Galloway</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10442">Julie Morgan</mp>
		<date>2008-06-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cardiff North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10543">Marsha Singh</mp>
		<date>2008-06-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bradford West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10118">David Clelland</mp>
		<date>2008-06-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Tyne Bridge</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10123">Harry Cohen</mp>
		<date>2008-06-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leyton &amp; Wanstead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10640">Betty Williams</mp>
		<date>2008-06-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Conwy</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10096">Martin Caton</mp>
		<date>2008-07-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Gower</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10383">John McDonnell</mp>
		<date>2008-07-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hayes &amp; Harlington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="12005">Gordon Banks</mp>
		<date>2008-07-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ochil &amp; Perthshire South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10616">Rudi Vis</mp>
		<date>2008-07-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Finchley &amp; Golders Green</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10189">Bill Etherington</mp>
		<date>2008-07-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sunderland North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10128">Michael Connarty</mp>
		<date>2008-07-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Linlithgow &amp; Falkirk East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10105">Michael Clapham</mp>
		<date>2008-07-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley West &amp; Penistone</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10077">Colin Burgon</mp>
		<date>2008-07-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Elmet</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10428">Alan Meale</mp>
		<date>2008-07-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mansfield</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10368">Elfyn Llwyd</mp>
		<date>2008-07-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Meirionnydd Nant Conwy</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10541">Alan Simpson</mp>
		<date>2008-07-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Nottingham South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10492">Ken Purchase</mp>
		<date>2008-07-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wolverhampton North East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10129">Frank Cook</mp>
		<date>2008-07-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stockton North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10569">Ian Stewart</mp>
		<date>2008-07-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Eccles</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10961">David Heyes</mp>
		<date>2008-07-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ashton-under-Lyne</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10328">Sally Keeble</mp>
		<date>2008-07-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Northampton North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11607">Linda Riordan</mp>
		<date>2008-07-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Halifax</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10218">George Galloway</mp>
		<date>2008-07-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bethnal Green &amp; Bow</constituency>
		<party>Respect</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10324">Martyn Jones</mp>
		<date>2008-07-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Clwyd South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10608">Desmond Turner</mp>
		<date>2008-07-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brighton, Kemptown</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11170">Adam Price</mp>
		<date>2008-07-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Carmarthen East &amp; Dinefwr</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10528">Mohammad Sarwar</mp>
		<date>2008-07-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Glasgow Central</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10076">Richard Burden</mp>
		<date>2008-07-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Northfield</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10170">Jim Dobbin</mp>
		<date>2008-10-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Heywood &amp; Middleton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10021">John Austin</mp>
		<date>2008-10-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Erith &amp; Thamesmead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11076">Ann McKechin</mp>
		<date></date>
		<type>Withdrawn</type>
		<constituency></constituency>
		<party></party>
	</signature>
</signatures>
</edm>
