Early Day Motions

RANK AND PENSION OF SOLDIERS KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE

EDM (Early Day Motion) 484: tabled on 13 July 2010

Tabled in the 2010-12 session.

This motion has been signed by 81 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, convinced that the courage and devotion to duty of members of the British armed forces who are killed while on active service for their country should be recognised and rewarded in every possible way, particularly by the pensions and help given to the families they leave behind; recommends that the Ministry of Defence's rule providing that pensions on promotion are payable only after the role for the new rank has been held for a year should be revoked for those killed in the service of their country, so that their families are paid the rate appropriate to the rank held at the time of death; and considers that the family of Sergeant Matthew Telford of Grimsby, promoted to the rank in June 2009 but killed by an assassin in Afghanistan in November of that year, along with Guardsman Jimmy Major of Cleethorpes and three other soldiers, should be paid the full pension appropriate to the rank he was proud to honour at the time of his death.

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.

Mitchell, Austin
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Great Grimsby
Primary
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 13 July 2010
Worthing West
Campbell, Mr Gregory
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 13 July 2010
East Londonderry
Connarty, Michael
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Davidson, Mr Ian
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Glasgow South West

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

Amess, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 13 July 2010
Southend West
Anderson, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 22 July 2010
Blaydon
Bayley, Hugh
Labour
Signed on 11 November 2010
York Central
Betts, Mr Clive
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Sheffield South East
Blears, Hazel
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Salford and Eccles
Blenkinsop, Tom
Labour
Signed on 15 July 2010
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Brady, Mr Graham
Conservative
Signed on 13 July 2010
Altrincham and Sale West
Brake, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 July 2010
Carshalton and Wallington
Brooke, Annette
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 December 2010
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Burt, Lorely
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 July 2010
Solihull
Campbell, Sir Menzies
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 21 July 2010
North East Fife
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Blyth Valley
Caton, Martin
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Gower
Clark, Katy
Labour
Signed on 19 July 2010
North Ayrshire and Arran
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2010
Islington North
Cruddas, Jon
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Dagenham and Rainham
Dobbin, Jim
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Heywood and Middleton
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 13 July 2010
Belfast North
Donaldson, Mr Jeffrey M.
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 13 July 2010
Lagan Valley
Doran, Mr Frank
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Aberdeen North
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 14 July 2010
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Esterson, Bill
Labour
Signed on 6 September 2010
Sefton Central
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Newport West
Francis, Dr Hywel
Labour
Signed on 20 July 2010
Aberavon
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 July 2010
St Ives
Glass, Pat
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2010
North West Durham
Glindon, Mrs Mary
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2010
North Tyneside
Gray, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 13 July 2010
North Wiltshire
Hamilton, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Midlothian
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 July 2010
Portsmouth South
Havard, Mr Dai
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Hepburn, Mr Stephen
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Jarrow
Heyes, David
Labour
Signed on 27 July 2010
Ashton-under-Lyne
Hood, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 16 September 2010
Lanark and Hamilton East
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Luton North
Jackson, Glenda
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2010
Hampstead and Kilburn
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 15 July 2010
Wansbeck
Leech, Mr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 July 2010
Manchester, Withington
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 14 July 2010
New Forest East
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 13 July 2010
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Long, Naomi
Alliance
Signed on 26 July 2010
Belfast East
MacNeil, Mr Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 July 2010
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Marsden, Mr Gordon
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Blackpool South
McCrea, Dr William
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 13 July 2010
South Antrim
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 19 July 2010
Hayes and Harlington
McGovern, Jim
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Dundee West
McGuire, Mrs Anne
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Stirling
Meale, Mr Alan
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Mansfield
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2010
Gateshead
Morris, Grahame M.
Labour
Signed on 13 September 2010
Easington
Mudie, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 15 December 2010
Leeds East
Murphy, Paul
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Torfaen
Owen, Albert
Labour
Signed on 21 July 2010
Ynys Môn
Percy, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 13 July 2010
Brigg and Goole
Reevell, Simon
Conservative
Signed on 22 July 2010
Dewsbury
Riordan, Mrs Linda
Labour
Signed on 27 July 2010
Halifax
Robertson, John
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Glasgow North West
Rotheram, Steve
Labour
Signed on 15 July 2010
Liverpool, Walton
Roy, Lindsay
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Glenrothes
Russell, Bob
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 July 2010
Colchester
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 14 July 2010
Strangford
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2010
Ealing, Southall
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 13 July 2010
Upper Bann
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Bolsover
Soames, Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 16 December 2010
Mid Sussex
Stephenson, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 19 July 2010
Pendle
Vickers, Martin
Conservative
Signed on 21 July 2010
Cleethorpes
Walley, Joan
Labour
Signed on 14 July 2010
Stoke-on-Trent North
Walter, Mr Robert
Conservative
Signed on 11 October 2010
North Dorset
Weir, Mr Mike
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 July 2010
Angus
Williams, Roger
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 July 2010
Brecon and Radnorshire
Willott, Jenny
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 July 2010
Cardiff Central
Wood, Mike
Labour
Signed on 13 July 2010
Batley and Spen

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.

Cairns, David
Labour
Signature withdrawn on 26 July 2010
Inverclyde
Illsley, Mr Eric
Independent
Signature withdrawn on 13 July 2010
Barnsley Central