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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS AND MINISTERS OF RELIGION (29 October 2002)

Motion Details

That this House notes that clergy of all denominations and religions are treated as office-holders rather than employees in UK law; further notes that by virtue of being ministers of religion clergy are consequently denied basis employment rights and have no redress against sex, disability or racial discrimination at work; believes that it is important to rectify this anomaly as a matter of urgency so that all workers can have full recourse to employment law and protection from unfair dismissal; and calls on the Government to amend all relevant employment legislation so as to address these inequalities.

Sponsored by:
Chris Bryant (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
69
87%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
4
5%
 
 
Independent
3
4%
 
 
Your Party
1
1%
 
 
Speaker
1
1%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (79 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Vera Baird
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Lord Beamish
Lab
Mr Nigel Beard
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Liz Blackman
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Lab
Kevin Brennan
Lab
Chris Bryant (Sponsor)
Rhondda and Ogmore
Lab
Andy Burnham
Makerfield
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
LD
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Mr Tony Colman
Lab
Michael Connarty
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Wayne David
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Parmjit Dhanda
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Julia Drown
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Paul Farrelly
Lab
Mark Fisher
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Lab
Mr Tom Harris
Lab
Mr Dai Havard
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
LD
Simon Hughes
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Huw Irranca-Davies
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Sir Gerald Kaufman
Lab
Mr David Kidney
Lab
Lord Knight of Weymouth
Lab
David Lepper
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Lab
Ian C. Lucas
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Lord Mann
Lab
Mr David Marshall
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
James Purnell
Lab
Syd Rapson
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
Lab
Martin Salter
Lab
Mr Malcolm Savidge
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
Lab
Dr Tony Wright
Lab
Derek Wyatt

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