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Hon. Members and secondary employment

EDM (Early Day Motion) 627: tabled on 08 November 2021

Tabled in the 2021-22 session.

This motion has been signed by 45 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House recognises that being an hon. Member is not only a privilege but is also a well-paid and full-time job; believes that it is wrong that hon. Members are to able to receive significant additional incomes from second jobs, including for political consultancy or advisory roles for corporate interests; and calls for legislation to ban hon. Members from having second jobs, with limited exceptions where there is a clear public interest including to maintain professional registrations such as in nursing.

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.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on 8 November 2021
Liverpool, West Derby
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 8 November 2021
Easington
Butler, Dawn
Labour
Signed on 8 November 2021
Brent Central
Foy, Mary Kelly
Labour
Signed on 8 November 2021
City of Durham
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on 9 November 2021
Leicester East
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on 9 November 2021
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Turner, Karl
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2021
Kingston upon Hull East
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2021
Norwich South
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2021
Streatham
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2021
Hemsworth
McDonald, Andy
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2021
Middlesbrough
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2021
Gateshead
MacAskill, Kenny
Alba Party
Signed on 9 November 2021
East Lothian
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 November 2021
Dunfermline and West Fife
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2021
Liverpool, Wavertree
Long Bailey, Rebecca
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2021
Salford and Eccles
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 9 November 2021
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Gwynne, Andrew
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2021
Denton and Reddish
Champion, Sarah
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2021
Rotherham
Winter, Beth
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2021
Cynon Valley
Hayes, Helen
Labour
Signed on 9 November 2021
Dulwich and West Norwood
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 9 November 2021
Arfon
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on 15 November 2021
Islington North
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma
Labour
Signed on 15 November 2021
South Shields
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 15 November 2021
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 15 November 2021
Ceredigion
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on 15 November 2021
Liverpool, Riverside
Greenwood, Margaret
Labour
Signed on 15 November 2021
Wirral West
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 15 November 2021
Brighton, Pavilion
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on 15 November 2021
West Lancashire
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on 16 November 2021
Jarrow
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on 17 November 2021
Rochdale
Dowd, Peter
Labour
Signed on 17 November 2021
Bootle
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 17 November 2021
Glasgow South West
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 24 November 2021
Belfast South
Ferrier, Margaret
Independent
Signed on 26 November 2021
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 24 January 2022
York Central
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 March 2022
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Hanvey, Neale
Alba Party
Signed on 27 April 2022
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.