PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
MINEWORKERS PENSION SCHEME (19 July 2017)

Motion Details

That this House believes the Government should enter into open and fair negotiations with the Mineworkers Pension Scheme Trustees; recognises the 50-50 surplus sharing arrangement is grossly disproportionate for the Government guarantee; believes that the scheme should solely operate for the benefit of its members who contributed to the fund and worked in some of the most dangerous conditions to the detriment of their health; notes that successive governments have taken significant dividends in excess of £8 billion from the fund which would have otherwise improved the pensions and quality of life for former mineworkers; and, in view of the sums taken from the fund, calls on the Government to reach a fairer surplus sharing agreement to benefit former mineworkers.

Sponsored by:
Grahame Morris (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
52
70%
 
 
Independent
7
9%
 
 
Scottish National Party
6
8%
 
 
Conservative
3
4%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
3
4%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
3
4%
 
Sponsor List (74 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Ind
Lucy Allan
Ind
Mike Amesbury
Runcorn and Helsby
Lab
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Lab
Tonia Antoniazzi
Gower
Lab
Sir Kevin Barron
Lab
Hilary Benn
Leeds South
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
SNP
Mhairi Black
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
SNP
Alan Brown
Lab
Chris Bryant
Rhondda and Ogmore
Lab
Ruth Cadbury
Brentford and Isleworth
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Con
Sir William Cash
SNP
Douglas Chapman
Lab
Ann Clwyd
Lab
Lord Coaker
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mary Creagh
Coventry East
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Janet Daby
Lewisham East
Ind
Geraint Davies
SNP
Martyn Day
Lab
Gloria De Piero
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Chris Evans
Caerphilly
Lab
Paul Farrelly
Lab
Caroline Flint
Lab
Hugh Gaffney
DUP
Paul Girvan
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Con
Bill Grant
Lab
John Grogan
Lab
Lord Hanson of Flint
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Lab
Mike Hill
Lab
Dan Jarvis
Barnsley North
Lab
Stephen Kinnock
Aberafan Maesteg
PC
Ben Lake
Ceredigion Preseli
Lab
Karen Lee
Lab
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
South Shields
Lab
Lord Mann
Lab
Sandy Martin
SNP
Stuart C McDonald
Ind
Conor McGinn
Lab
Ian Mearns
Lab
Ed Miliband
Doncaster North
Lab
Grahame Morris (Sponsor)
Easington
Lab
Lisa Nandy
Wigan
Lab
Alex Norris
Nottingham North and Kimberley
Lab
Stephanie Peacock
Barnsley South
Lab
Jo Platt
Leigh and Atherton
Lab
Faisal Rashid
Lab
Ms Marie Rimmer
St Helens South and Whiston
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Andy Slaughter
Hammersmith and Chiswick
Lab
Owen Smith
Lab
Gareth Snell
Stoke-on-Trent Central
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Jo Stevens
Cardiff East
Lab
Wes Streeting
Ilford North
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
Lab
Stephen Twigg
Lab
Thelma Walker
Lab
Martin Whitfield
Lab
Dr Paul Williams
PC
Hywel Williams
Ind
Chris Williamson
DUP
Sammy Wilson
East Antrim

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