PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Free School Meal Vouchers (3 May 2020)
Motion Details
That this House acknowledges the valuable support provided to vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils during the covid-19 pandemic by the provision of free school meal vouchers; recognises the difficulties schools and parents are facing due to problems with the Edenred system in the provision of the vouchers; and calls on the Government to urgently address those difficulties by working with Edenred to resolve the deficiencies in the current system or urgently implementing a suitable alternative.
Sponsored by:
Catherine McKinnell (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
29
76%
Independent
4
11%
Liberal Democrat
3
8%
Green Party
1
3%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
3%
Sponsor List (38 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Debbie Abrahams
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Lab
Rushanara Ali
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Lab
Tahir Ali
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Lab
Paula Barker
Liverpool Wavertree
Lab
Lord Beamish
Ind
Apsana Begum
Poplar and Limehouse
Lab
Hilary Benn
Leeds South
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Ind
Richard Burgon
Leeds East
Ind
Ian Byrne
Liverpool West Derby
Lab
Ruth Cadbury
Brentford and Isleworth
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Lab
Alex Cunningham
Lab
Maria Eagle
Liverpool Garston
Lab
Yvonne Fovargue
Lab
Andrew Gwynne
Gorton and Denton
Lab
Mike Hill
LD
Wera Hobhouse
Bath
Lab
Dan Jarvis
Barnsley North
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
Lab
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
South Shields
Lab
Clive Lewis
Norwich South
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Mitcham and Morden
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Catherine McKinnell (Sponsor)
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Lab
Ian Mearns
LD
Layla Moran
Oxford West and Abingdon
LD
Sarah Olney
Richmond Park
Lab
Kate Osborne
Jarrow and Gateshead East
Lab
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
Lab
Mick Whitley
Lab
Mohammad Yasin
Bedford
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