38021 2008-09 942 John McDonnell 2009-03-02 That this House welcomes The People's Charter - a Charter for Change, which sets out a programme for challenging the economic crisis and providing hope for a fairer society; notes that this programme includes public ownership of the main banks, public utilities and transport and ending the privatisation of public services, a progressive tax system, investment for full employment, increasing the minimum wage, the restoration of the earnings link for state pensions, an end to home repossessions, empowerment of local authorities to provide affordable quality housing for all, the ending of child poverty, enforced equal pay for women, the restoration of trades' union rights, halting new nuclear weapons and investment for a greener and safer world free of poverty and famine; further notes that the Charter is already supported by the general secretaries of some of Britain's biggest trades' unions as well as numerous national trades' unions, campaigning organisations and prominent people from all walks of life; further welcomes the Charter's declared ambition of collecting one million signatures; and calls upon the Government to respond positively to the demands of this campaign and begin putting people first before the interests of big business and corporate finance. Economic situation John McDonnell 2009-03-02 Proposed Hayes & Harlington Labour Frank Cook 2009-03-02 Seconded Stockton North Labour Alan Simpson 2009-03-02 Seconded Nottingham South Labour David Drew 2009-03-02 Seconded Stroud Labour Mike Wood 2009-03-02 Seconded Batley & Spen Labour Jeremy Corbyn 2009-03-02 Seconded Islington North Labour Bob Spink 2009-03-02 Signed Castle Point Independent George Galloway 2009-03-02 Signed Bethnal Green & Bow Respect Robert Wareing 2009-03-02 Signed Liverpool, West Derby Independent Rudi Vis 2009-03-03 Signed Finchley & Golders Green Labour Lynne Jones 2009-03-03 Signed Birmingham, Selly Oak Labour Ronnie Campbell 2009-03-04 Signed Blyth Valley Labour Martin Caton 2009-03-04 Signed Gower Labour Ann Cryer 2009-03-04 Signed Keighley Labour Dai Davies 2009-03-05 Signed Blaenau Gwent Independent Mike Hancock 2009-03-09 Signed Portsmouth South Liberal Democrat John Mason 2009-03-09 Signed Glasgow East Scottish National Party Katy Clark 2009-03-10 Signed Ayrshire North & Arran Labour Michael Clapham 2009-03-11 Signed Barnsley West & Penistone Labour Marsha Singh 2009-03-11 Signed Bradford West Labour Colin Burgon 2009-03-12 Signed Elmet Labour Denis Murphy 2009-03-17 Signed Wansbeck Labour Roger Godsiff 2009-03-24 Signed Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath Labour Neil Gerrard 2009-03-30 Signed Walthamstow Labour Diane Abbott 2009-03-30 Signed Hackney North & Stoke Newington Labour Tom Clarke 2009-03-31 Signed Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill Labour John Battle 2009-04-01 Signed Leeds West Labour Andrew George 2009-04-20 Signed St Ives Liberal Democrat Bill Etherington 2009-04-23 Signed Sunderland North Labour Glenda Jackson 2009-04-29 Signed Hampstead & Highgate Labour Richard Burden 2009-05-12 Signed Birmingham, Northfield Labour Angus Robertson 2009-06-01 Signed Moray Scottish National Party Mark Williams 2009-06-08 Signed Ceredigion Liberal Democrat Kelvin Hopkins 2009-06-23 Signed Luton North Labour Chris McCafferty 2009-10-13 Signed Calder Valley Labour Ian Gibson Withdrawn John Heppell Withdrawn