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HM LAND REGISTRY PRIVATISATION

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1376: tabled on 13 April 2016

Tabled in the 2015-16 session.

This motion has been signed by 54 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 is deeply concerned by the Government's proposals to privatise HM Land Registry; notes that the Government launched the consultation document at 5pm on the last sitting day before the Easter Recess when the House had risen; is aware that previous plans to privatise HM Land Registry were abandoned in 2014 with over 90 per cent of consultation respondents opposed to the plans; is further concerned that the Government’s current plans are being driven by the Treasury and the demand to sell off assets with the short-term aim of cutting national debt; further notes that HM Land Registry is a self-­funding trading fund which brings in a surplus of over £100 million per year for the Treasury and currently performs well within the public sector with a 95 per cent customer satisfaction rating; believes that privatisation will risk public trust and confidence in HM Land Registry and will negatively impact the high level of service currently provided to homebuyers and conveyance firms; notes that privatisation puts over 3,500 jobs at risk; believes that only a publicly owned land registry can continue to deliver a quality, trusted, fair and impartial service; and calls on the Government to abandon plans for privatisation once more.

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.

Betts, Mr Clive
Labour
Signed on 14 April 2016
Sheffield South East
Blackman-Woods, Dr Roberta
Labour
Signed on 27 April 2016
City of Durham
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 May 2016
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 20 April 2016
Blyth Valley
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on 21 April 2016
West Lancashire
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 27 April 2016
Bolton North East
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 19 April 2016
Coventry South
Davies, Geraint
Labour
Signed on 27 April 2016
Swansea West
Doughty, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 13 April 2016
Cardiff South and Penarth
Dromey, Jack
Labour
Signed on 14 April 2016
Birmingham, Erdington
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 18 April 2016
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Ellman, Mrs Louise
Labour
Signed on 18 April 2016
Liverpool, Riverside
Field, Frank
Labour
Signed on 20 April 2016
Birkenhead
Flello, Robert
Labour
Signed on 26 April 2016
Stoke-on-Trent South
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 14 April 2016
Newport West
Gapes, Mike
Labour
Signed on 18 April 2016
Ilford South
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 20 April 2016
Birmingham, Hall Green
Goodman, Helen
Labour
Signed on 18 April 2016
Bishop Auckland
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 20 April 2016
North Down
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 20 April 2016
Luton North
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 18 April 2016
Knowsley
Johnson, Alan
Labour
Signed on 3 May 2016
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Jones, Graham
Labour
Signed on 21 April 2016
Hyndburn
Jones, Mr Kevan
Labour
Signed on 13 April 2016
North Durham
Kinnock, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 28 April 2016
Aberavon
Lammy, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 25 April 2016
Tottenham
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 19 April 2016
Brighton, Pavilion
Mahmood, Mr Khalid
Labour
Signed on 18 April 2016
Birmingham, Perry Barr
Matheson, Christian
Labour
Signed on 14 April 2016
City of Chester
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 21 April 2016
Belfast South
McGovern, Alison
Labour
Signed on 25 April 2016
Wirral South
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 May 2016
Glasgow North East
McMahon, Jim
Labour
Signed on 14 April 2016
Oldham West and Royton
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 25 April 2016
Mansfield
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 27 April 2016
Easington
Qureshi, Yasmin
Labour
Signed on 25 April 2016
Bolton South East
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 19 April 2016
Belfast East
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 19 April 2016
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 14 April 2016
Strangford
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 14 April 2016
Ealing, Southall
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 April 2016
Edinburgh East
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on 18 April 2016
Bolsover
Smeeth, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 27 April 2016
Stoke-on-Trent North
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 April 2016
Glasgow South West
Tami, Mark
Labour
Signed on 13 April 2016
Alyn and Deeside
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 April 2016
Glasgow Central
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on 19 April 2016
Leicester East
Vaz, Valerie
Labour
Signed on 20 April 2016
Walsall South

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.