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POLICE WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS PENSION EQUALITY

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2351: tabled on 01 May 2019

Tabled in the 2017-19 session.

This motion has been signed by 56 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House recognises the invaluable contribution of all who have served, and continue to serve, in the police force, including those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the protection of others; acknowledges that the support provided by the spouse of a police officer is crucial both emotionally and practically; further recognises the difficult and unfair position that police widows and widowers in England, Wales and Scotland face due to the current Police Pension Regulations 1987, which removes access to their pensions when they marry or cohabit; believes that all police widows and widowers have the right to be treated the same regardless of their personal relationship status; and calls on the Government urgently to align the status and rights of police widows and widowers in England, Scotland and Wales with the rights of Northern Ireland police widows and widowers and to allow police widows and widowers to retain their pension entitlement in full regardless of how and when their spouse died.

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.

Drew, Dr David
Labour
Signed on 3 May 2019
Stroud
Brake, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 May 2019
Carshalton and Wallington
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 7 May 2019
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Brady, Sir Graham
Conservative
Signed on 7 May 2019
Altrincham and Sale West
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 7 May 2019
Coventry South
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 7 May 2019
Brighton, Pavilion
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 7 May 2019
Strangford
Swayne, Sir Desmond
Conservative
Signed on 7 May 2019
New Forest West
Whittingdale, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 7 May 2019
Maldon
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 8 May 2019
Knowsley
Penning, Sir Mike
Conservative
Signed on 8 May 2019
Hemel Hempstead
Burden, Richard
Labour
Signed on 8 May 2019
Birmingham, Northfield
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 8 May 2019
New Forest East
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on 8 May 2019
Dulwich and West Norwood
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 8 May 2019
Worthing West
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on 8 May 2019
Leicester East
Duffield, Rosie
Labour
Signed on 9 May 2019
Canterbury
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 9 May 2019
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 9 May 2019
High Peak
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 9 May 2019
Birmingham, Hall Green
McGinn, Conor
Labour
Signed on 9 May 2019
St Helens North
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 9 May 2019
North Tyneside
Fitzpatrick, Jim
Labour
Signed on 10 May 2019
Poplar and Limehouse
Marsden, Gordon
Labour
Signed on 13 May 2019
Blackpool South
Henderson, Gordon
Conservative
Signed on 13 May 2019
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Gray, James
Conservative
Signed on 14 May 2019
North Wiltshire
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on 14 May 2019
Hartlepool
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 15 May 2019
Arfon
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma
Labour
Signed on 15 May 2019
South Shields
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on 16 May 2019
Luton North
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 16 May 2019
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 16 May 2019
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on 17 May 2019
West Lancashire
Grogan, John
Labour
Signed on 20 May 2019
Keighley
Metcalfe, Stephen
Conservative
Signed on 20 May 2019
South Basildon and East Thurrock
Lamb, Norman
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 21 May 2019
North Norfolk
Knight, Sir Greg
Conservative
Signed on 21 May 2019
East Yorkshire
Antoniazzi, Tonia
Labour
Signed on 21 May 2019
Gower
Davies, Philip
Conservative
Signed on 23 May 2019
Shipley
Letwin, Sir Oliver
Conservative
Signed on 23 May 2019
West Dorset
Wragg, Mr William
Conservative
Signed on 4 June 2019
Hazel Grove
Bellingham, Sir Henry
Conservative
Signed on 4 June 2019
North West Norfolk
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 5 June 2019
Ealing, Southall
Western, Matt
Labour
Signed on 6 June 2019
Warwick and Leamington
Daby, Janet
Labour
Signed on 10 June 2019
Lewisham East
Davies, David T. C.
Conservative
Signed on 10 June 2019
Monmouth
Rashid, Faisal
Labour
Signed on 30 July 2019
Warrington South
Evans, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 3 September 2019
Ribble Valley
Fallon, Sir Michael
Conservative
Signed on 3 September 2019
Sevenoaks

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.