Early Day Motions

SMALL COMPANIES RATE OF CORPORATION TAX

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2391: tabled on 30 October 2008

Tabled in the 2007-08 session.

This motion has been signed by 26 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House recognises that small businesses across the United Kingdom provide employment to 13 million workers and are facing difficult financial pressures due to the economic downturn; and asks the Government to reconsider its plans for a further 1 per cent. rise in the small companies rate of corporation tax announced in Budget 2007 to take effect from April 2009.

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.

Binley, Mr Brian
Conservative
Signed on 30 October 2008
Northampton South
Primary
Winterton, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 3 November 2008
Macclesfield
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 3 November 2008
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Wareing, Mr Robert N.
Independent
Signed on 3 November 2008
Liverpool, West Derby
Vis, Dr Rudi
Labour
Signed on 3 November 2008
Finchley and Golders Green
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 3 November 2008
Worthing West

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

Clifton-Brown, Mr Geoffrey
Conservative
Signed on 3 November 2008
Cotswold
Crabb, Mr Stephen
Conservative
Signed on 20 November 2008
Preseli Pembrokeshire
Davies, Philip
Conservative
Signed on 5 November 2008
Shipley
Dunne, Mr Philip
Conservative
Signed on 24 November 2008
Ludlow
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 10 November 2008
Foyle
Etherington, Bill
Labour
Signed on 12 November 2008
Sunderland North
Gray, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 4 November 2008
North Wiltshire
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 November 2008
Portsmouth South
Heald, Mr Oliver
Conservative
Signed on 18 November 2008
North East Hertfordshire
Hemming, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 17 November 2008
Birmingham, Yardley
Luff, Peter
Conservative
Signed on 19 November 2008
Mid Worcestershire
McGrady, Mr Eddie
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 5 November 2008
South Down
Moss, Mr Malcolm
Conservative
Signed on 6 November 2008
North East Cambridgeshire
Ottaway, Richard
Conservative
Signed on 6 November 2008
Croydon South
Robinson, Mrs Iris
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 4 November 2008
Strangford
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 5 November 2008
Upper Bann
Soames, Hon Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 4 November 2008
Mid Sussex
Taylor, Mr Ian
Conservative
Signed on 20 November 2008
Esher and Walton
Walter, Mr Robert
Conservative
Signed on 25 November 2008
North Dorset
Winterton, Ann
Conservative
Signed on 4 November 2008
Congleton

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.