Motion text
That this House notes the acute difficulties facing business owners throughout the covid-19 outbreak, particularly self-employed people and directors of small limited companies; understands that the Government's financial packages have left behind people who have been left ineligible for any form of Government support; further notes that many self-employed directors of limited companies operated their businesses in this way following incentives from successive Governments by means of tax arrangements that made it easier to establish a limited company and expresses its deep regret that the Government has left these workers and business owners stranded and unable to access financial support through either the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme or the Self Employed Income Support Scheme; considers the availability of universal credit to be insufficient to allow people to both live and protect their businesses; and backs the calls from campaign group Excluded, which estimates that some three million workers have been excluded from Government support to date, to end disparities in Government covid-19 support packages that are currently excluding millions of people across the UK, putting livelihoods and businesses at risk.
Signatures (58)
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.
Doogan, Dave
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 June 2020
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
10 June 2020
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on
10 June 2020
Ferrier, Margaret
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 June 2020
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 June 2020
Thomson, Richard
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 June 2020
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 June 2020
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 June 2020
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 June 2020
Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 June 2020
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 June 2020
Thompson, Owen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 June 2020
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
11 June 2020
Gwynne, Andrew
Labour
Signed on
11 June 2020
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 June 2020
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 June 2020
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on
11 June 2020
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on
15 June 2020
Donaldson, Sir Jeffrey M
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
15 June 2020
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on
15 June 2020
Smith, Alyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
15 June 2020
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
15 June 2020
Farry, Stephen
Alliance
Signed on
15 June 2020
MacAskill, Kenny
Scottish National Party
Signed on
15 June 2020
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
15 June 2020
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
Signed on
15 June 2020
Hanvey, Neale
Scottish National Party
Signed on
15 June 2020
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on
15 June 2020
Buck, Ms Karen
Labour
Signed on
16 June 2020
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
17 June 2020
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on
17 June 2020
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
17 June 2020
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
17 June 2020
Grant, Peter
Scottish National Party
Signed on
18 June 2020
Tami, Mark
Labour
Signed on
22 June 2020
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
22 June 2020
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 June 2020
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on
22 June 2020
Wishart, Pete
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 June 2020
O'Hara, Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 June 2020
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
22 June 2020
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 June 2020
Bryant, Chris
Labour
Signed on
24 June 2020
Olney, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
24 June 2020
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on
24 June 2020
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on
25 June 2020
Gardiner, Barry
Labour
Signed on
6 July 2020
Slaughter, Andy
Labour
Signed on
7 July 2020
Newlands, Gavin
Scottish National Party
Signed on
8 July 2020
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
13 July 2020
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
13 July 2020
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
13 July 2020
Fovargue, Yvonne
Labour
Signed on
14 July 2020
Davey, Sir Edward
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
20 July 2020
Coyle, Neil
Labour
Signed on
1 September 2020
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
1 September 2020
Cameron, Dr Lisa
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 September 2020
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on
18 November 2020
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.