PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
RESTORATION OF EDUCATION MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE (12 February 2013)

Motion Details

That this House believes the withdrawal of the education maintenance allowance (EMA) was a grave error because this scheme had allowed 16 to 19 year olds from some of the poorest families access to further education; notes that its abolition has had a hugely detrimental impact according to UCAS figures with 56,000 fewer students staying on in the last academic year; and calls on the Government to restore the EMA, which would require only a modest investment, would broaden access to education and benefit the economy as a whole.

Sponsored by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
52
83%
 
 
Independent
4
6%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
3%
 
 
Green Party
1
2%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
 
 
Workers Party of Britain
1
2%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
 
 
Alliance
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (63 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr David Anderson
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
Lab
Paul Blomfield
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn (Sponsor)
Islington North
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Frank Dobson
Lab
Mr Frank Doran
Lab
Jim Dowd
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
WPB
George Galloway
Lab
Pat Glass
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Ind
Lady Hermon
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Lab
Alan Johnson
Lab
Baroness Jowell
Lab
Sir Gerald Kaufman
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
APNI
Naomi Long
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Steve McCabe
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Michael Meacher
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Ian Mearns
Lab
Graeme Morrice
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Mr George Mudie
Lab
Pamela Nash
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
Lab
Sandra Osborne
Lab
Albert Owen
Lab
Lucy Powell
Manchester Central
Lab
Yasmin Qureshi
Bolton South and Walkden
Lab
Mrs Linda Riordan
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Lab
John Robertson
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
Lab
Keith Vaz
Lab
Valerie Vaz
Walsall and Bloxwich
Lab
Joan Walley
Lab
Lord Watts
Lab
Mr David Winnick
Lab
Mike Wood
Lab
Mr Shaun Woodward
Lab
David Wright

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