PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Four-day week in the UK (17 June 2020)

Motion Details

That this House recognises the opportunity for exploring shorter working time for the UK, including a four-day week, as one route out of the covid-19 pandemic; further recognises that work patterns have been dramatically altered as a result of the pandemic, notes that shorter working time has been used throughout history as a way of responding to economic crises; believes that a four-day week could bring multiple benefits to society, the environment, democracy, and the economy through increased productivity; congratulates Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand for speaking about the four-day week as a key way in which New Zealand’s economy can recover from the crisis; highlights the Scottish Government’s announcement in May that its Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission plans to explore the potential for a four-day working week for Scotland; and calls on the Government to make the same commitment towards a better future for the UK by setting up a comparable commission to consider a range of options and models in relation to shorter working times.

Sponsored by:
Clive Lewis (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Scottish National Party
17
38%
 
 
Labour
16
36%
 
 
Independent
7
16%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
4%
 
 
Green Party
1
2%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
 
 
Alba Party
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (45 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Tahir Ali
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Lab
Paula Barker
Liverpool Wavertree
SNP
Mhairi Black
SNP
Steven Bonnar
SNP
Deidre Brock
Ind
Richard Burgon
Leeds East
Lab
Dawn Butler
Brent East
Ind
Ian Byrne
Liverpool West Derby
SNP
Douglas Chapman
SNP
Martin Docherty-Hughes
SNP
Allan Dorans
Lab
Peter Dowd
Bootle
SDLP
Colum Eastwood
Foyle
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
SNP
Stephen Flynn
Aberdeen South
Lab
Andrew Gwynne
Gorton and Denton
SDLP
Claire Hanna
Belfast South and Mid Down
SNP
Drew Hendry
Lab
Mike Hill
PC
Ben Lake
Ceredigion Preseli
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
Lab
Clive Lewis (Sponsor)
Norwich South
SNP
David Linden
Ind
Rebecca Long Bailey
Salford
Green
Caroline Lucas
Alba
Kenny MacAskill
SNP
Stewart Malcolm McDonald
SNP
Stuart C McDonald
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
SNP
Anne McLaughlin
SNP
John McNally
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
SNP
Gavin Newlands
Lab
Kate Osamor
Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
Lab
Kate Osborne
Jarrow and Gateshead East
Lab
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Clapham and Brixton Hill
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
SNP
Tommy Sheppard
SNP
Chris Stephens
Ind
Zarah Sultana
Coventry South
SNP
Owen Thompson
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
Ind
Claudia Webbe
Lab
Mick Whitley

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