Motion text
That this House recognises that the invisible workforce of over half a million school support staff, including teaching and classroom assistants, SEND support workers, caterers, cleaners and caretakers have been crucial to keeping schools running throughout the pandemic; notes that they have provided invaluable pastoral and educational support to the most vulnerable children in the face of unprecedented challenges and at great risk to their own safety; Unison, who represent over 350,000 educational support staff, note that these staff are more likely to be Black women, agency workers and on low pay; and calls for the provision of adequate PPE, priority access to vaccination and financial support from the government to ensure that no worker – including agency workers – has to self-isolate or take time off sick on less than their full salary, effectively putting public health at risk by forcing workers to choose between their own health and putting food on the table.
Signatures (29)
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.
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
5 January 2021
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
Hopkins, Rachel
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
11 January 2021
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
11 January 2021
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
11 January 2021
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on
11 January 2021
Gwynne, Andrew
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
Mishra, Navendu
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
Foy, Mary Kelly
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
11 January 2021
Howarth, Sir George
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
Butler, Dawn
Labour
Signed on
11 January 2021
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on
12 January 2021
Blake, Olivia
Labour
Signed on
12 January 2021
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
13 January 2021
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on
18 January 2021
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on
19 January 2021
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
20 January 2021
Ali, Tahir
Labour
Signed on
10 February 2021
Long Bailey, Rebecca
Labour
Signed on
11 February 2021
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.