PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
REDUCTION OF TEACHERS WORKLOAD (1 July 2002)

Motion Details

That this House endorses the key objective of the School Teachers' Review Body in its Report of May 2002, namely the reduction of teachers' workload in order to restore morale, improve teacher retention and supply and make possible further improvements in standards; and calls on the Government in consultation with the representatives of the teachers and employers to take swift action and to allocate sufficient funds to achieve these objectives, beginning with the removal from teachers of tasks which are unconnected with teaching and learning.

Sponsored by:
Mr Gerry Steinberg (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
84
74%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
12
11%
 
 
Independent
7
6%
 
 
Conservative
3
3%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
3
3%
 
 
Your Party
1
1%
 
 
Speaker
1
1%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
1%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (114 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Candy Atherton
Lab
Vera Baird
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
LD
John Barrett
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Lab
Kevin Brennan
Lab
Andy Burnham
Makerfield
LD
Mrs Patsy Calton
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Martin Caton
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Denzil Davies
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Dame Angela Eagle
Wallasey
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Michael Fabricant
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Barbara Follett
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
IGC
Mike Gapes
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
LD
Matthew Green
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
John Grogan
Lab
Patrick Hall
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Mr David Hinchliffe
LD
Paul Holmes
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Lab
Mr Alan Hurst
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Huw Irranca-Davies
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Mr Robert Jackson
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Jon Owen Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Lab
Sir Gerald Kaufman
Lab
Mr Peter Kilfoyle
Lab
Andy King
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Lab
Lord Knight of Weymouth
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Con
Sir Edward Leigh
Gainsborough
Lab
Tony Lloyd
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Ian C. Lucas
Lab
Mr Khalid Mahmood
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Rob Marris
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Lab
Steve McCabe
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Julie Morgan
Lab
Mr George Mudie
Lab
Meg Munn
Lab
Mr Denis Murphy
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Diana Organ
Lab
Albert Owen
Lab
Dr Nick Palmer
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Mr Kerry Pollard
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
PC
Adam Price
Lab
James Purnell
Lab
Chris Ruane
Lab
Mr Siôn Simon
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
John Smith
Lab
Llew Smith
Lab
Lord Soley
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg (Sponsor)
Lab
Sir Mark Tami
Alyn and Deeside
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Ind
Dr Richard Taylor
PC
Mr Simon Thomas
Lab
Paddy Tipping
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
LD
Steve Webb
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
Lab
Mr David Winnick
LD
Richard Younger-Ross

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