PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
FUTURE OF FOODBANKS (8 April 2019)
Motion Details
That this House notes that a growing number of people are becoming reliant on foodbanks across many areas of the country; condemns the institutionalisation of foodbanks in the UK; and urges the Government to tackle low paying jobs and carry out an urgent review of universal credit and if the Government cannot perform a review, it should be replaced by a fair benefits system.
Sponsored by:
Mr Jim Cunningham (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
19
73%
Scottish National Party
2
8%
Liberal Democrat
2
8%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
4%
Plaid Cymru
1
4%
Independent
1
4%
Sponsor List (26 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham (Sponsor)
Lab
Stephen Doughty
Cardiff South and Penarth
Lab
Paul Farrelly
Lab
Hugh Gaffney
Lab
Ruth George
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Helen Hayes
Dulwich and West Norwood
Lab
Mike Hill
Lab
Kate Hollern
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Sir George Howarth
LD
Christine Jardine
Edinburgh West
SNP
David Linden
Lab
Albert Owen
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
Lab
Gareth Snell
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Lab
Alex Sobel
Leeds Central and Headingley
SNP
Chris Stephens
LD
Jamie Stone
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Lab
Thelma Walker
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