Motion text
That this House appreciates the invaluable role played by the British Council in promoting arts and culture, education and the English language overseas and the benefits it brings to the UK; believes that workers employed by the British Council deserve to be remunerated accordingly; regrets the anxiety caused by the Government’s delay in responding to requests for funding any pay settlement until December 2020 and subsequent refusal of even a token payment, which resulted in no pay award being made throughout the whole of 2020; believes that the British Council is alone among government bodies in failing to make any pay award whatsoever to staff in a year when the covid-19 pandemic has caused grave financial insecurity; and therefore supports members of the Public and Commercial Services Union in calling on the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to ensure that British Council employees receive a fair pay settlement in recognition of their work and have parity and equal treatment with other civil service departments, non-departmental public bodies and organisations.
Signatures (20)
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.
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
9 February 2021
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 February 2021
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
9 February 2021
Mishra, Navendu
Labour
Signed on
9 February 2021
Hopkins, Rachel
Labour
Signed on
9 February 2021
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
9 February 2021
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
10 February 2021
Gwynne, Andrew
Labour
Signed on
10 February 2021
Ali, Tahir
Labour
Signed on
11 February 2021
Long Bailey, Rebecca
Labour
Signed on
11 February 2021
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on
11 February 2021
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
12 February 2021
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on
16 February 2021
Brennan, Kevin
Labour
Signed on
22 February 2021
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on
22 February 2021
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on
22 February 2021
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
23 February 2021
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
1 March 2021
Davey, Ed
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
13 April 2021
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
11 May 2021
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.