Motion text
That this House notes that South Western Railway (SWR) has terminated its on-board catering contract with Elior and that this decision puts over 130 catering workers at risk of being made redundant in January 2021; believes that the Job Retention Scheme, which is in operation until March 2021, should have been used to protect these jobs in the short term; is concerned that this decision will lead to the removal of catering services across the SWR network; believes that this will be detrimental to passengers and that the provision of on-board catering services must be protected across the network as part of rail’s recovery from the covid-19 pandemic; notes that the cuts to catering are being made despite the SWR franchise being fully funded by the Government through an Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement (ERMA); further notes that the ERMA pays SWR a fee which can be used to fund profits and make dividend payments; and therefore calls on the Government to intervene to ensure this catering service and all at-risk jobs are protected.
Signatures (19)
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.
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
11 December 2020
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
15 December 2020
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
15 December 2020
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
15 December 2020
Hopkins, Rachel
Labour
Signed on
15 December 2020
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
15 December 2020
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Winter, Beth
Labour
Signed on
15 December 2020
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
15 December 2020
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
16 December 2020
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
16 December 2020
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
16 December 2020
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on
17 December 2020
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on
17 December 2020
Long Bailey, Rebecca
Labour
Signed on
5 January 2021
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
5 January 2021
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
5 January 2021
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
12 February 2021
Mishra, Navendu
Labour
Signed on
15 March 2021
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
11 May 2021
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.