Motion text
That this House recognises the vital role that hon. Members' staff play and the hard work they do in supporting the work of hon. Members; notes with alarm that the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority's increase to hon. Members staffing budgets of 1.5 per cent for 2019-20 falls below the rate of inflation, amounting to a real terms cut; further notes that this staffing budget increase falls far below that of hon. Members salaries which is pegged to the public sector average; is concerned that staffing budgets and staff pay will continue to fall behind if this trend continues; notes that this decision was taken without proper consultation with the Unite Parliamentary Staff Branch with which IPSA holds a memorandum of understanding; believes that this 1.5 per cent increase is not reflective of the increasing workloads that staff of hon. Members are contending with; urges hon. Members to fully pass on the annual increase to their staff; resolves to work with the Unite Parliamentary Staff Branch to ensure staff of hon. Members receive fair pay for the work that they do; and calls on the House authorities to urge IPSA to reconsider this change to hon. Members' staffing budgets so that hon. Members can provide at least an inflation linked pay rise to their staff.
Signatures (123)
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.
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on
14 March 2019
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on
14 March 2019
Swinson, Jo
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
14 March 2019
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
14 March 2019
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
14 March 2019
Fitzpatrick, Jim
Labour
Signed on
15 March 2019
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Pearce, Teresa
Labour
Signed on
15 March 2019
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on
15 March 2019
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on
18 March 2019
Western, Matt
Labour
Signed on
18 March 2019
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
18 March 2019
Farrelly, Paul
Labour
Signed on
18 March 2019
Coyle, Neil
Labour
Signed on
18 March 2019
Burden, Richard
Labour
Signed on
18 March 2019
Drew, Dr David
Labour
Signed on
18 March 2019
Zeichner, Daniel
Labour
Signed on
18 March 2019
Hendrick, Sir Mark
Labour
Signed on
18 March 2019
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
18 March 2019
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on
18 March 2019
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
18 March 2019
Penning, Sir Mike
Conservative
Signed on
19 March 2019
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
19 March 2019
Snell, Gareth
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on
19 March 2019
Barron, Sir Kevin
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Cunningham, Alex
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Haigh, Louise
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Morgan, Stephen
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
19 March 2019
McCabe, Steve
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
Signed on
19 March 2019
Dent Coad, Emma
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Smeeth, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Whitfield, Martin
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Murray, Ian
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Nandy, Lisa
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Lucas, Ian C.
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Rimmer, Ms Marie
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
West, Catherine
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Hodgson, Mrs Sharon
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Streeting, Wes
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Walker, Thelma
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Phillips, Jess
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Elliott, Julie
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Gray, Neil
Scottish National Party
Signed on
19 March 2019
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Field, Frank
Independent
Signed on
19 March 2019
Blackman-Woods, Dr Roberta
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Thomas, Gareth
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Smith, Cat
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Foxcroft, Vicky
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Reeves, Ellie
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on
19 March 2019
Lee, Karen
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Fovargue, Yvonne
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Onwurah, Chi
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Twigg, Stephen
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
De Cordova, Marsha
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
19 March 2019
Crouch, Tracey
Conservative
Signed on
19 March 2019
Martin, Sandy
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2019
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on
20 March 2019
Jarvis, Dan
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Frith, James
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Rayner, Angela
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Bailey, Mr Adrian
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Cadbury, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Perkins, Toby
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Lloyd, Stephen
Independent
Signed on
20 March 2019
Betts, Mr Clive
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on
20 March 2019
Madders, Justin
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Bellingham, Sir Henry
Conservative
Signed on
20 March 2019
Creagh, Mary
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on
20 March 2019
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Lynch, Holly
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
20 March 2019
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
20 March 2019
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Selous, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on
20 March 2019
Clwyd, Ann
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Dromey, Jack
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Allin-Khan, Dr Rosena
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Kinnock, Stephen
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Pidcock, Laura
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Charalambous, Bambos
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2019
Davies, Philip
Conservative
Signed on
20 March 2019
Turley, Anna
Labour
Signed on
21 March 2019
Williams, Dr Paul
Labour
Signed on
21 March 2019
Williamson, Chris
Independent
Signed on
21 March 2019
Hoey, Kate
Labour
Signed on
21 March 2019
Ellman, Dame Louise
Labour
Signed on
21 March 2019
Marsden, Gordon
Labour
Signed on
21 March 2019
Gapes, Mike
Independent
Signed on
21 March 2019
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 March 2019
McKinnell, Catherine
Labour
Signed on
21 March 2019
Timms, Stephen
Labour
Signed on
21 March 2019
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 March 2019
Slaughter, Andy
Labour
Signed on
21 March 2019
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 March 2019
Doughty, Stephen
Labour
Signed on
21 March 2019
Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 March 2019
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 March 2019
Powell, Lucy
Labour
Signed on
22 March 2019
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 March 2019
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on
25 March 2019
Lamb, Norman
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
25 March 2019
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on
26 March 2019
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
26 March 2019
Reeves, Rachel
Labour
Signed on
27 March 2019
Evans, Chris
Labour
Signed on
28 March 2019
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on
29 March 2019
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 April 2019
Cruddas, Jon
Labour
Signed on
8 April 2019
McGovern, Alison
Labour
Signed on
23 April 2019
Malhotra, Seema
Labour
Signed on
2 July 2019
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.