Motion text
That this House supports members of the Public and Commercial Services Union employed by Just Ask Estate Services Ltd at the Royal Parks in their dispute for employment equality and security; notes that the Royal Parks outsourced its public toilets and building cleaning contract to Just Ask Estate Services Ltd from Vinci Facilities in May 2021; is aware that 90 per cent of outsourced staff at the Royal Parks are black and migrant workers whilst 90 per cent of directly employed Royal Park staff are white; is alarmed that those outsourced key workers have worked throughout the covid-19 pandemic with no occupational sick pay, no ability to work from home and are now facing job losses and significant changes to their contracts; is further alarmed that the Royal Parks as the contracting authority has refused to intervene to resolve the dispute; further notes that Just Ask Estate Services Ltd have yet to set out their staffing plan despite giving unions a deadline of 9 September 2021 in which to meet and share the information; applauds the dedication and efforts of those key workers who have voted overwhelmingly to take further strike action during the month of October 2021; and calls on the management of the Royal Parks and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to urgently intervene in that dispute and to work with all parties to secure a fair and equal resolution of that dispute.
Signatures (21)
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
22 September 2021
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
22 September 2021
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
22 September 2021
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 September 2021
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
22 September 2021
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on
23 September 2021
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on
23 September 2021
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
23 September 2021
Nichols, Charlotte
Labour
Signed on
23 September 2021
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
18 October 2021
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on
18 October 2021
McDonald, Andy
Labour
Signed on
18 October 2021
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on
18 October 2021
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
18 October 2021
Mishra, Navendu
Labour
Signed on
18 October 2021
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
20 October 2021
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on
23 October 2021
De Cordova, Marsha
Labour
Signed on
27 October 2021
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on
27 October 2021
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on
16 November 2021
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2022
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.