PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Contribution of civil service employees during covid-19 crisis (4 May 2020)

Motion Details

That this House expresses its gratitude to the tens of thousands of workers across the civil service who are playing absolutely critical frontline roles at this time of the covid-19 epidemic; praises their dedication and professionalism at this testing time; notes that Department for Work Pensions' staff are coping with an unprecedented spike in claims for universal credit; further notes that HMRC workers are processing applications to the Job Retention Scheme vital to protecting jobs and livelihoods; regrets that these members have seen a prolonged pay squeeze in real terms since the onset of austerity following the financial crisis, and that many are now understandably worried about their own financial circumstances; believe that it is in everyone’s interest to allow the civil service workers to dedicate all of their attention to coming to grips with the present crisis, rather than having to engage with the highly fragmented series of pay bargaining processes across the civil service; commends the civil service union PCS for putting forward constructive proposals for an interim agreement for the duration of the crisis based on an above-inflation pay settlement; welcomes the decision of the Scottish Government to enter into such agreement; and therefore calls on the UK Government to follow suit in reaching an agreement over pay, and also to implement a moratorium on redundancies and office closures.

Sponsored by:
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
13
34%
 
 
Scottish National Party
12
32%
 
 
Independent
5
13%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
3
8%
 
 
Alba Party
2
5%
 
 
Green Party
1
3%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
3%
 
 
Conservative
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (38 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Hannah Bardell
Lab
Paula Barker
Liverpool Wavertree
Ind
Apsana Begum
Poplar and Limehouse
SNP
Kirsty Blackman
Aberdeen North
SNP
Deidre Brock
Ind
Richard Burgon
Leeds East
Lab
Dawn Butler
Brent East
SNP
Amy Callaghan
Con
Dr Lisa Cameron
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
SNP
Allan Dorans
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
SNP
Patrick Grady
SNP
Neil Gray
Lab
Andrew Gwynne
Gorton and Denton
Alba
Neale Hanvey
Lab
Mike Hill
PC
Ben Lake
Ceredigion Preseli
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Green
Caroline Lucas
Alba
Kenny MacAskill
SNP
Stuart C McDonald
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Ian Mearns
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Kate Osborne
Jarrow and Gateshead East
SNP
Kirsten Oswald
Lab
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
SNP
Chris Stephens (Sponsor)
SNP
Alison Thewliss
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
Lab
Mick Whitley
Lab
Nadia Whittome
Nottingham East
PC
Hywel Williams

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