Motion text
That this House recognises the dangerous working conditions in the Prison Service; expresses concern at the increasing number of violent assaults on prison staff; believes that prison officers approaching the age of 70 should not be expected to deal with violent and dangerous criminals aged in their twenties, thirties and forties; considers the demands placed on prison officers, as uniformed emergency workers, to be similar to police officers and firefighters, who can retire at 60 in recognition of the unique nature of their roles; and calls on the Government to show its thanks and appreciation for our prison staff through practical action to improve prison safety, enhance terms and conditions and align prison officers' pension age with other uniformed emergency services.
Signatures (75)
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.
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
15 October 2019
Henderson, Gordon
Conservative
Signed on
15 October 2019
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
15 October 2019
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
15 October 2019
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
15 October 2019
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on
15 October 2019
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on
15 October 2019
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on
15 October 2019
Rimmer, Ms Marie
Labour
Signed on
15 October 2019
Stevens, Jo
Labour
Signed on
15 October 2019
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on
15 October 2019
Howarth, Sir George
Labour
Signed on
15 October 2019
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on
15 October 2019
West, Catherine
Labour
Signed on
15 October 2019
Pearce, Teresa
Labour
Signed on
15 October 2019
Hill, Mike
Independent
Signed on
15 October 2019
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
16 October 2019
Jones, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
16 October 2019
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
16 October 2019
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
16 October 2019
Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on
16 October 2019
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on
16 October 2019
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on
16 October 2019
Donaldson, Sir Jeffrey M.
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
16 October 2019
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
16 October 2019
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on
17 October 2019
Lucas, Ian C.
Labour
Signed on
17 October 2019
Farrelly, Paul
Labour
Signed on
17 October 2019
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on
18 October 2019
Sobel, Alex
Labour
Signed on
19 October 2019
Eagle, Maria
Labour
Signed on
21 October 2019
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 October 2019
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 October 2019
Girvan, Paul
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
22 October 2019
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 October 2019
Dodds, Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
23 October 2019
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
23 October 2019
McGinn, Conor
Labour
Signed on
23 October 2019
Cameron, Dr Lisa
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 October 2019
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 October 2019
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 October 2019
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
24 October 2019
Goodman, Helen
Labour
Signed on
24 October 2019
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on
24 October 2019
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
24 October 2019
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on
24 October 2019
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on
24 October 2019
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on
25 October 2019
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on
25 October 2019
Whitfield, Martin
Labour
Signed on
25 October 2019
Hosie, Stewart
Scottish National Party
Signed on
25 October 2019
McGovern, Alison
Labour
Signed on
28 October 2019
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on
28 October 2019
Blackman-Woods, Dr Roberta
Labour
Signed on
28 October 2019
Flint, Caroline
Labour
Signed on
28 October 2019
Abrahams, Debbie
Labour
Signed on
29 October 2019
Wilson, Phil
Labour
Signed on
29 October 2019
Bruce, Fiona
Conservative
Signed on
29 October 2019
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on
29 October 2019
Murray, Ian
Labour
Signed on
31 October 2019
Wishart, Pete
Scottish National Party
Signed on
31 October 2019
Campbell, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on
31 October 2019
Forbes, Ms Lisa
Labour
Signed on
31 October 2019
Wilson, Sammy
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
31 October 2019
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 November 2019
Williams, Dr Paul
Labour
Signed on
1 November 2019
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2019
McDonald, Stuart C.
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2019
Lamb, Norman
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
4 November 2019
McDonagh, Siobhain
Labour
Signed on
4 November 2019
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 November 2019
Hepburn, Mr Stephen
Independent
Signed on
4 November 2019
Campbell, Mr Gregory
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
4 November 2019
Williamson, Chris
Independent
Signed on
5 November 2019
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
5 November 2019
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.