Early Day Motions

APPRENTICESHIP WEEK 2010

EDM (Early Day Motion) 778: tabled on 02 February 2010

Tabled in the 2009-10 session.

This motion has been signed by 37 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 believes that apprenticeships are a valuable source of training and work experience; believes that apprenticeships have a vital role to play in tackling rising youth unemployment; regrets that the number of new apprentice starts for those aged under 25 years is falling; calls on the Government to do more to encourage apprenticeships during the recession; further calls on public sector organisations to consider where they can offer greater numbers of apprenticeships; and welcomes National Apprenticeships Week as an opportunity to celebrate the success of apprenticeships across the country.

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.

Willetts, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 2 February 2010
Havant
Primary
Clarke, Mr Kenneth
Conservative
Signed on 2 February 2010
Rushcliffe
Hayes, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 2 February 2010
South Holland and The Deepings
Evennett, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 2 February 2010
Bexleyheath and Crayford
Miller, Mrs Maria
Conservative
Signed on 2 February 2010
Basingstoke
Crabb, Mr Stephen
Conservative
Signed on 2 February 2010
Preseli Pembrokeshire

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

Baldry, Tony
Conservative
Signed on 5 February 2010
Banbury
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 3 February 2010
Worthing West
Breed, Mr Colin
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 February 2010
South East Cornwall
Davies, Dai
Independent
Signed on 4 February 2010
Blaenau Gwent
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 9 February 2010
Belfast North
Donaldson, Jeffrey M.
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 3 February 2010
Lagan Valley
Etherington, Bill
Labour
Signed on 5 February 2010
Sunderland North
Gray, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 3 February 2010
North Wiltshire
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 8 February 2010
Portsmouth South
Heald, Mr Oliver
Conservative
Signed on 22 February 2010
North East Hertfordshire
Hemming, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 8 February 2010
Birmingham, Yardley
Hunter, Mark
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 February 2010
Cheadle
Iddon, Dr Brian
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2010
Bolton South East
Jones, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 23 February 2010
Clwyd West
Laing, Mrs Eleanor
Conservative
Signed on 2 March 2010
Epping Forest
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 4 February 2010
New Forest East
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 3 February 2010
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
McCrea, Rev Dr William
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 3 February 2010
South Antrim
Mundell, David
Conservative
Signed on 16 March 2010
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Neill, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 6 April 2010
Bromley and Chislehurst
Pelling, Mr Andrew
Independent
Signed on 7 April 2010
Croydon Central
Penning, Mike
Conservative
Signed on 2 March 2010
Hemel Hempstead
Rowen, Paul
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 4 March 2010
Rochdale
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 10 February 2010
Upper Bann
Swire, Mr Hugo
Conservative
Signed on 22 February 2010
East Devon
Vaizey, Mr Edward
Conservative
Signed on 2 February 2010
Wantage
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2010
Leicester East
Waterson, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 3 February 2010
Eastbourne
Watkinson, Angela
Conservative
Signed on 22 February 2010
Upminster
Williams, Stephen
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 February 2010
Bristol West
Winterton, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 4 February 2010
Macclesfield

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.