PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CHRISTMAS BONUS FOR WELFARE RECIPIENTS (25 February 2019)
Motion Details
That this House calls upon the Government to reconsider its decision not to award universal credit recipients a one-off Christmas bonus which is given to the recipients of 19 other welfare payments; considers that the Government should uprate the Christmas bonus payment ahead of December 2019 which remains at a one-off payment of £10 and has never been uprated since its introduction in 1972; and calls on the Government to commit to maintaining the Christmas bonus into the long-term future for all welfare recipients.
Sponsored by:
Mr Jim Cunningham (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
20
56%
Scottish National Party
6
17%
Independent
5
14%
Democratic Unionist Party
2
6%
Conservative
1
3%
Plaid Cymru
1
3%
Liberal Democrat
1
3%
Sponsor List (36 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Alan Brown
Con
Dr Lisa Cameron
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham (Sponsor)
Lab
Stephen Doughty
Cardiff South and Penarth
Lab
Maria Eagle
Liverpool Garston
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
SNP
Marion Fellows
Lab
Hugh Gaffney
Lab
Ruth George
SNP
Patricia Gibson
DUP
Paul Girvan
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
John Grogan
Lab
Helen Hayes
Dulwich and West Norwood
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
SNP
Drew Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Mike Hill
LD
Wera Hobhouse
Bath
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
SNP
Carol Monaghan
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Alex Norris
Nottingham North and Kimberley
Lab
Ms Marie Rimmer
St Helens South and Whiston
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Harrow West
Lab
Matt Western
Warwick and Leamington
Ind
Chris Williamson
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