Early Day Motions

ARMED FORCES PAY

EDM (Early Day Motion) 326: tabled on 14 September 2017

Tabled in the 2017-19 session.

This motion has been signed by 29 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House notes that the pay of Armed Forces personnel has been capped at one per cent in 2017-18 and that this represents another below-inflation pay settlement; further notes that the size of the Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy and Royal Marines is below stated targets; notes that dissatisfaction with pay has been identified by service personnel as a reason for leaving their respective force; and calls on the Government to end the public sector pay cap for the Armed Forces and give Armed Forces personnel a fair pay rise.

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.

Smeeth, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 14 September 2017
Stoke-on-Trent North
Primary
Coaker, Vernon
Labour
Signed on 14 September 2017
Gedling
Jarvis, Dan
Labour
Signed on 14 September 2017
Barnsley Central
Swinson, Jo
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 14 September 2017
East Dunbartonshire
Morgan, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 14 September 2017
Portsmouth South
Pollard, Luke
Labour
Signed on 14 September 2017
Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport

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

Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 October 2017
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Cameron, Dr Lisa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 12 October 2017
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on 12 October 2017
Dunfermline and West Fife
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on 1 November 2017
Bolton North East
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2017
Coventry South
Docherty-Hughes, Martin
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 October 2017
West Dunbartonshire
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 October 2017
Westmorland and Lonsdale
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 17 October 2017
High Peak
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 16 October 2017
Glasgow North
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 January 2018
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Hepburn, Mr Stephen
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2017
Jarrow
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 10 October 2017
North Down
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2017
Hartlepool
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2017
Knowsley
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 November 2017
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Peacock, Stephanie
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2017
Barnsley East
Perkins, Toby
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2017
Chesterfield
Phillips, Jess
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2017
Birmingham, Yardley
Rimmer, Ms Marie
Labour
Signed on 11 October 2017
St Helens South and Whiston
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 10 October 2017
Belfast East
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 9 October 2017
Strangford
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 10 October 2017
Upper Bann
Snell, Gareth
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2017
Stoke-on-Trent Central

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.