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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVATE COMPANIES DELIVERING PUBLIC CONTRACTS

EDM (Early Day Motion) 94: tabled on 09 June 2015

Tabled in the 2015-16 session.

This motion has been signed by 44 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 private companies delivering public contracts should be subject to freedom of information requests, because at a time when public spending is under increased scrutiny, it is more important than ever that spending is transparent; and further believes that it is imperative that any organisation using public funds is accountable to the taxpayer.

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.

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

Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 11 June 2015
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Anderson, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 16 June 2015
Blaydon
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 10 June 2015
Islington North
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 21 July 2015
Bolton North East
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on 8 July 2015
Leyton and Wanstead
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 June 2015
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Docherty, Martin John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 16 June 2015
West Dunbartonshire
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 10 June 2015
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Ferrier, Margaret
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 June 2015
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Flello, Robert
Labour
Signed on 15 June 2015
Stoke-on-Trent South
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 16 June 2015
Newport West
Foxcroft, Vicky
Labour
Signed on 15 June 2015
Lewisham, Deptford
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 18 June 2015
North Tyneside
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 15 June 2015
Birmingham, Hall Green
Greenwood, Margaret
Labour
Signed on 30 June 2015
Wirral West
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 29 June 2015
North Down
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 10 June 2015
Luton North
Kinnock, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 23 June 2015
Aberavon
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 11 June 2015
Wansbeck
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 11 June 2015
Brighton, Pavilion
Madders, Justin
Labour
Signed on 11 June 2015
Ellesmere Port and Neston
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 16 June 2015
York Central
Matheson, Christian
Labour
Signed on 11 June 2015
City of Chester
McDonald, Andy
Labour
Signed on 17 June 2015
Middlesbrough
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 10 June 2015
Hayes and Harlington
McInnes, Liz
Labour
Signed on 15 June 2015
Heywood and Middleton
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 June 2015
Falkirk
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 15 June 2015
Mansfield
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 July 2015
Glasgow North West
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 17 June 2015
Easington
Osamor, Kate
Labour
Signed on 18 June 2015
Edmonton
Qureshi, Yasmin
Labour
Signed on 2 July 2015
Bolton South East
Ritchie, Ms Margaret
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 15 June 2015
South Down
Sheerman, Mr Barry
Labour
Signed on 11 June 2015
Huddersfield
Smeeth, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 16 June 2015
Stoke-on-Trent North
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 June 2015
Glasgow South West
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 June 2015
Glasgow Central

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.