ACCURACY OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

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Motion text

That this House draws attention to the Government's fraudulent unemployment figures which ignore the latest Labourforce Survey which shows unemployment about 302,000 higher than the Government's claimant count and further ignores the findings of the Employment Policy Institute that the number of jobless people who say that they want a job is well over four million, and not the 1.8 million registered by the Government's deliberately flawed claimant count; and calls on the Government to come clean on the true level of unemployment and the job insecurity and human sufdfering that unemployment causes in pre-election Britain.

Signatures (97)

Supporters (97)
Withdrawn signatures (0)

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Janner, Greville

12 February 1997

12 February 1997

12 February 1997

Bethnal Green and Stepney

12 February 1997

McNamara, Mr Kevin

12 February 1997

Kingston upon Hull North

Griffiths, Mr Win

12 February 1997

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

13 February 1997

12 February 1997

Newham North West

Barnes, Mr Harry

12 February 1997

North East Derbyshire

13 February 1997

14 February 1997

12 February 1997

Bradley, Mr Keith

18 February 1997

Manchester, Withington

Callaghan, James

Heywood and Middleton

Campbell, Mrs Anne

12 February 1997

Campbell, Mr Ronnie

12 February 1997

Campbell-Savours, Mr Dale

12 February 1997

Canavan, Dennis

12 February 1997

Chidgey, Mr David

Liberal Democrat

26 February 1997

Clapham, Mr Michael

12 February 1997

Barnsley West and Penistone

Clarke, Mr Eric

20 February 1997

Connarty, Michael

18 February 1997

Corbett, Mr Robin

12 February 1997

Birmingham, Erdington

12 February 1997

14 February 1997

Cunliffe, Mr Lawrence

17 February 1997

Cunningham, Mr Jim

17 February 1997

Coventry South East

Cunningham, Ms Roseanna

Scottish National Party

Perth and Kinross

Davidson, Mr Ian

20 February 1997

Davis, Mr Terry

Birmingham, Hodge Hill

25 February 1997

Donohoe, Mr Brian H.

12 February 1997

Cunninghame South

Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth

12 February 1997

Crewe and Nantwich

12 February 1997

Manchester, Blackley

12 February 1997

Etherington, Bill

27 February 1997

Sunderland North

13 February 1997

St Helens North

12 February 1997

12 February 1997

Liberal Democrat

12 February 1997

Fyfe, Mrs Maria

12 February 1997

Glasgow, Maryhill

12 February 1997

12 February 1997

Gerrard, Mr Neil

20 February 1997

Godman, Dr Norman

18 February 1997

Greenock and Port Glasgow

Griffiths, Nigel

12 February 1997

Edinburgh South

Grocott, Mr Bruce

14 February 1997

Gunnell, Mr John

Morley and Leeds South

24 February 1997

Warrington South

12 February 1997

Liberal Democrat

19 February 1997

Hodge, Margaret

12 February 1997

12 February 1997

Home Robertson, Mr John

12 February 1997

18 February 1997

Illsley, Mr Eric

18 February 1997

Barnsley Central

Jamieson, Mr David

12 February 1997

Plymouth, Devonport

Jones, Mr Barry

12 February 1997

Alyn and Deeside

13 February 1997

Birmingham, Selly Oak

Jones, Mr Martyn

Clwyd South West

17 February 1997

Lewis, Mr Terry

12 February 1997

Livingstone, Mr Ken

13 February 1997

Llwyd, Mr Elfyn

24 February 1997

Meirionnydd Nant Conwy

27 February 1997

Liverpool, Garston

12 February 1997

Marshall, Mr David

18 February 1997

Glasgow, Shettleston

Martlew, Mr Eric

13 February 1997

McAllion, Mr John

12 February 1997

McCartney, Mr Robert

United Kingdom Unionist

12 February 1997

McKelvey, William

12 February 1997

Kilmarnock and Loudoun

McWilliam, Mr John

13 February 1997

20 February 1997

Michie, Mr Bill

13 February 1997

Sheffield, Heeley

12 February 1997

Ellesmere Port and Neston

Murphy, Mr Paul

12 February 1997

12 February 1997

Pickthall, Mr Colin

12 February 1997

West Lancashire

12 February 1997

12 February 1997

Prentice, Bridget

13 February 1997

Prentice, Mr Gordon

12 February 1997

Rendel, Mr David

Liberal Democrat

12 February 1997

Sheerman, Mr Barry

12 February 1997

Skinner, Mr Dennis

12 February 1997

20 February 1997

Dunfermline West

Steinberg, Mr Gerry

18 February 1997

Sutcliffe, Mr Gerry

13 February 1997

27 February 1997

13 February 1997

Turner, Mr Dennis

12 February 1997

Wolverhampton South East

Wigley, Mr Dafydd

18 February 1997

Williams, Mr Alan

12 February 1997

Williams, Dr Alan

12 February 1997

Winnick, Mr David

12 February 1997

Wise, Mrs Audrey

20 February 1997

Wright, Dr Tony

12 February 1997

Cannock and Burntwood

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.

Amendments (1)

After a motion has been tabled, other Members can table amendments to it. Amendments to this motion are shown below.

ACCURACY OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES (Amendment 1)

leave out from `the' to end and add `Opposition's failed attempts to discredit the unemployment figures produced by independent civil servants; notes that the international comparison methods of unemployment produce broadly similar figures; acknowledges reports that Germany excludes two million people on special schemes from its unemployment figures; and further notes that on any comparable basis unemployment in Germany and France is significantly more than that in the United Kingdom with unemployment in Dover half that of Calais.'.

Mr David Shaw

Conservative, Dover

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EDM 525A1: tabled on 13 February 1997