Motion text
That this House condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision of P&O Ferries to fire 800 staff without notice or consultation with their trade unions, the RMT and Nautilus; demands the immediate reinstatement of the sacked workers; further condemns their replacement with agency workers earning as little as £1.80 per hour; condemns P&O’s use of hired private security guards to remove seafarers from their place of work; notes that DP World, the owner of P&O Ferries, received millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money during the coronavirus pandemic; calls on the Government to suspend the contracts and licences of DP World and remove them from the Government’s Transport Advisory Group; recognises the safety inspections carried out, but asks that the result of these inspections be published in full; and further calls on the Government to bring forward legislation to outlaw fire and rehire practices, strengthen workers’ rights, and ensure that operators using UK ports pay seafarers at least the national minimum wage.
Signatures (22)
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.
Olney, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
6 May 2022
Moran, Layla
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
11 May 2022
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
11 May 2022
Davey, Ed
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
11 May 2022
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on
11 May 2022
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
11 May 2022
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
11 May 2022
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
11 May 2022
Green, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
12 May 2022
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
12 May 2022
Hanvey, Neale
Alba Party
Signed on
12 May 2022
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
12 May 2022
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
16 May 2022
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
16 May 2022
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
16 May 2022
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
16 May 2022
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
16 May 2022
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
17 May 2022
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
18 May 2022
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
18 May 2022
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on
25 May 2022
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on
27 June 2022
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.