Motion text
That this House is concerned that outsourced catering staff who work for Rail Gourmet on the East Coast Mainline are being paid less than the Living Wage Foundation rate of £9 per hour, in spite of the fact that the latest accounts show the company made profits in excess of £4 million pounds in 2017; is further concerned that Rail Gourmet consistently argue that they are unable to pay the Living Wage because of restrictions built into their contract by franchise holders; notes that the East Coast Mainline is currently being run in the public sector by LNER and that RMT has successfully negotiated a Living Wage for catering staff with other franchises; and calls on LNER to take immediate action to ensure that all outsourced catering staff on the East Coast Mainline are paid at least the Living Wage Foundation rate and commit to bringing them back in-house.
Signatures (21)
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.
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on
3 July 2019
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on
3 July 2019
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
3 July 2019
Drew, Dr David
Labour
Signed on
3 July 2019
Dent Coad, Emma
Labour
Signed on
3 July 2019
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
3 July 2019
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
4 July 2019
Farrelly, Paul
Labour
Signed on
4 July 2019
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on
8 July 2019
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on
8 July 2019
Forbes, Ms Lisa
Labour
Signed on
8 July 2019
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on
8 July 2019
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
8 July 2019
Jones, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
9 July 2019
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
9 July 2019
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
10 July 2019
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
11 July 2019
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on
15 July 2019
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on
15 July 2019
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on
24 July 2019
Hepburn, Mr Stephen
Labour
Signed on
25 July 2019
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.