PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
TWENTY YEARS OF THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE (21 March 2019)
Motion Details
That this House notes that on 1 April 2019 the National Minimum Wage will be 20 years old; acknowledges the role of the Low Pay Commission; further notes that two thirds of beneficiaries are women; welcomes the development since 1999 of minimum wage rates for 16 and 17-year-olds and apprentices and of the National Living Wage; further acknowledges that more resources are still needed for enforcement; and declares that if the National Minimum Wage is to remain a success then it should be increased to the level of the living wage for all workers regardless of age.
Sponsored by:
Mr Jim Cunningham (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
20
71%
Scottish National Party
4
14%
Independent
2
7%
Conservative
1
4%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
4%
Sponsor List (28 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Alan Brown
Lab
Bambos Charalambous
Southgate and Wood Green
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Lab
Alex Cunningham
Lab
Stephen Doughty
Cardiff South and Penarth
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Helen Hayes
Dulwich and West Norwood
SNP
Drew Hendry
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Ind
Conor McGinn
Lab
Alison McGovern
Birkenhead
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Lisa Nandy
Wigan
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Lab
Jess Phillips
Birmingham Yardley
Lab
Lucy Powell
Manchester Central
Lab
Emma Reynolds
Wycombe
Lab
Ms Marie Rimmer
St Helens South and Whiston
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Alex Sobel
Leeds Central and Headingley
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Jo Stevens
Cardiff East
Lab
Wes Streeting
Ilford North
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
SNP
Alison Thewliss
Lab
Matt Western
Warwick and Leamington
Lab
Dr Paul Williams
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