PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
NATIONAL EXPRESS LIVING WAGE EMPLOYER (23 March 2016)
Motion Details
That this House welcomes the news that National Express, one of the UK's largest transport providers, has become a living wage employer; notes that the operator's decision to pay the living wage will benefit thousands of its staff across the country, making them the West Midlands' largest living wage employer; further notes that this shows the way forward for other transport operators; and calls on other transport operators and businesses to follow National Express' example and pay the living wage.
Sponsored by:
Jess Phillips (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
16
50%
Scottish National Party
12
38%
Independent
1
3%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
3%
Plaid Cymru
1
3%
The Independent Group for Change
1
3%
Sponsor List (32 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
Lab
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
SNP
Alan Brown
Lab
Ruth Cadbury
Brentford and Isleworth
SNP
Joanna Cherry
Lab
Sir David Crausby
SNP
Angela Crawley
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
SNP
Martyn Day
SNP
Stuart Blair Donaldson
Lab
Stephen Doughty
Cardiff South and Penarth
Lab
Jack Dromey
Lab
Colleen Fletcher
Lab
Paul Flynn
IGC
Mike Gapes
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Carolyn Harris
Neath and Swansea East
Lab
Graham P Jones
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
SNP
Dr Paul Monaghan
SNP
John Nicolson
Lab
Matthew Pennycook
Greenwich and Woolwich
Lab
Jess Phillips (Sponsor)
Birmingham Yardley
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Wes Streeting
Ilford North
SNP
Alison Thewliss
SNP
Owen Thompson
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