University Salaries
EDM number 704 in 2003-04, proposed by Ian Gibson on 26/02/2004.
That this House believes our universities, and the staff who work within them, are a valuable part of our society and our economy; notes that university staff have delivered all that has been asked of them over the last two decades but have not been adequately rewarded for their achievements; notes with particular concern the long-term decline in university salaries which has seen academic pay drop by 40 per cent. compared to average earnings; believes this is a contributory factor to the growing recruitment and retention problems which exist across the higher education sector; warmly welcomes the cross-party support for higher salaries for academic and related staff and, in particular, believes they should receive their fair share of the 18 per cent. real terms funding increase in England and the funding increases in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; is therefore dismayed that academic staff in the 'old' universities are being offered longer scales and shorter increments, thus worsening their career prospects, while all academic and related staff are being offered a pay rise barely above inflation; further notes that university vice-chancellors have received an average pay increase of 6 per cent., double that offered to their employees; and urges the university vice-chancellors to make their staff a priority, return to the negotiating table and seek a settlement to the current pay dispute which is in the interests of staff, students and the country as a whole.
This motion has been signed by a total of 130 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
Ian Gibson | 26/02/2004 | Norwich North | Labour | Proposed |
Simon Thomas | 26/02/2004 | Ceredigion | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Phil Willis | 26/02/2004 | Harrogate & Knaresborough | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Bob Spink | 27/02/2004 | Castle Point | Conservative | Signed |
Andrew George | 27/02/2004 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jane Griffiths | 27/02/2004 | Reading East | Labour | Signed |
Adam Price | 01/03/2004 | Carmarthen East & Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Syd Rapson | 01/03/2004 | Portsmouth North | Labour | Signed |
Iris Robinson | 01/03/2004 | Strangford | DUP | Signed |
Bob Russell | 01/03/2004 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Martin Smyth | 01/03/2004 | Belfast South | UUP | Signed |
Paul Holmes | 01/03/2004 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Lynne Jones | 01/03/2004 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
Jeremy Corbyn | 01/03/2004 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
Paul Flynn | 01/03/2004 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
Brian Sedgemore | 02/03/2004 | Hackney South & Shoreditch | Labour | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 02/03/2004 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Brian Iddon | 02/03/2004 | Bolton South East | Labour | Signed |
Nigel Jones | 02/03/2004 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mark Lazarowicz | 02/03/2004 | Edinburgh North & Leith | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Iain Luke | 02/03/2004 | Dundee East | Labour | Signed |
Paul Marsden | 02/03/2004 | Shrewsbury & Atcham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Kevin McNamara | 02/03/2004 | Kingston upon Hull North | Labour | Signed |
Martin Caton | 02/03/2004 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
Colin Challen | 02/03/2004 | Morley & Rothwell | Labour | Signed |
Ann Cryer | 02/03/2004 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
David Drew | 02/03/2004 | Stroud | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Annabelle Ewing | 02/03/2004 | Perth | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Harry Barnes | 02/03/2004 | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Stunell | 02/03/2004 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Gordon Prentice | 03/03/2004 | Pendle | Labour | Signed |
Andy Reed | 03/03/2004 | Loughborough | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Marsha Singh | 03/03/2004 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
Denis Murphy | 03/03/2004 | Wansbeck | Labour | Signed |
Ross Cranston | 03/03/2004 | Dudley North | Labour | Signed |
Janet Dean | 03/03/2004 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
John Austin | 03/03/2004 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
John Battle | 03/03/2004 | Leeds West | Labour | Signed |
Desmond Turner | 03/03/2004 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
John Pugh | 04/03/2004 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alan Simpson | 04/03/2004 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
Eric Illsley | 04/03/2004 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
Tony Lloyd | 04/03/2004 | Manchester Central | Labour | Signed |
Chris McCafferty | 04/03/2004 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
Doug Naysmith | 04/03/2004 | Bristol North West | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Edward O'Hara | 04/03/2004 | Knowsley South | Labour | Signed |
Menzies Campbell | 04/03/2004 | Fife North East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Tony Colman | 04/03/2004 | Putney | Labour | Signed |
Jim Dobbin | 04/03/2004 | Heywood & Middleton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Nigel Dodds | 04/03/2004 | Belfast North | DUP | Signed |
Roy Beggs | 04/03/2004 | East Antrim | UUP | Signed |
Paul Stinchcombe | 04/03/2004 | Wellingborough | Labour | Signed |
Paul Tyler | 04/03/2004 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Tony Worthington | 04/03/2004 | Clydebank & Milngavie | Labour | Signed |
Joyce Quin | 05/03/2004 | Gateshead East & Washington West | Labour | Signed |
David Chidgey | 05/03/2004 | Eastleigh | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Win Griffiths | 05/03/2004 | Bridgend | Labour | Signed |
Nick Harvey | 08/03/2004 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Andrew Hunter | 08/03/2004 | Basingstoke | Independent Conservative | Signed |
Gerald Kaufman | 08/03/2004 | Manchester, Gorton | Labour | Signed |
Martin O'Neill | 08/03/2004 | Ochil | Labour | Signed |
Keith Bradley | 08/03/2004 | Manchester, Withington | Labour | Signed |
Jim Cunningham | 08/03/2004 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
Sue Doughty | 08/03/2004 | Guildford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Don Foster | 08/03/2004 | Bath | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Harold Best | 08/03/2004 | Leeds North West | Labour | Signed |
Rudi Vis | 08/03/2004 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
Andy King | 09/03/2004 | Rugby & Kenilworth | Labour | Signed |
Annette Brooke | 09/03/2004 | Mid Dorset & North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mike Hancock | 09/03/2004 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Graham Stringer | 09/03/2004 | Manchester, Blackley | Labour | Signed |
Jenny Tonge | 09/03/2004 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mike Wood | 09/03/2004 | Batley & Spen | Labour | Signed |
Simon Hughes | 10/03/2004 | North Southwark & Bermondsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Martyn Jones | 10/03/2004 | Clwyd South | Labour | Signed |
Patsy Calton | 10/03/2004 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
David Chaytor | 10/03/2004 | Bury North | Labour | Signed |
Brian Cotter | 10/03/2004 | Weston-Super-Mare | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Julia Drown | 10/03/2004 | South Swindon | Labour | Signed |
Jeff Ennis | 10/03/2004 | Barnsley East & Mexborough | Labour | Signed |
Neil Gerrard | 10/03/2004 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
Teddy Taylor | 10/03/2004 | Rochford & Southend East | Conservative | Signed |
Brian White | 10/03/2004 | North East Milton Keynes | Labour | Signed |
Phil Sawford | 11/03/2004 | Kettering | Labour | Signed |
Stephen Hesford | 11/03/2004 | Wirral West | Labour | Signed |
Lembit | 11/03/2004 | Montgomeryshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jim Cousins | 11/03/2004 | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Labour | Signed |
Valerie Davey | 11/03/2004 | Bristol West | Labour | Signed |
Roger Berry | 11/03/2004 | Kingswood | Labour | Signed |
Julie Morgan | 12/03/2004 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
Diane Abbott | 12/03/2004 | Hackney North & Stoke Newington | Labour | Signed |
Gavin Strang | 12/03/2004 | Edinburgh East & Musselburgh | Labour | Signed |
Sydney Chapman | 15/03/2004 | Chipping Barnet | Conservative | Signed |
Louise Ellman | 15/03/2004 | Liverpool, Riverside | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
David Borrow | 15/03/2004 | South Ribble | Labour | Signed |
Joan Ruddock | 16/03/2004 | Lewisham, Deptford | Labour | Signed |
Peter Mandelson | 16/03/2004 | Hartlepool | Labour | Signed |
Austin Mitchell | 16/03/2004 | Great Grimsby | Labour | Signed |
Martin Salter | 17/03/2004 | Reading West | Labour | Signed |
Claire Curtis-Thomas | 17/03/2004 | Crosby | Labour | Signed |
Frank Field | 17/03/2004 | Birkenhead | Labour | Signed |
Matthew Green | 17/03/2004 | Ludlow | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Angela Eagle | 18/03/2004 | Wallasey | Labour | Signed |
Steve Webb | 18/03/2004 | Northavon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Eddie McGrady | 22/03/2004 | South Down | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
John McWilliam | 22/03/2004 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed |
Tony Clarke | 23/03/2004 | Northampton South | Labour | Signed |
Robert Jackson | 24/03/2004 | Wantage | Conservative | Signed |
Paul Farrelly | 24/03/2004 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | Signed |
Roger Godsiff | 24/03/2004 | Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath | Labour | Signed |
Michael Moore | 25/03/2004 | Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Bill Etherington | 26/03/2004 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
Malcolm Bruce | 31/03/2004 | Gordon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Christine Russell | 01/04/2004 | Chester, City of | Labour | Signed |
Peter Kilfoyle | 19/04/2004 | Liverpool, Walton | Labour | Signed |
Michael Meacher | 19/04/2004 | Oldham West & Royton | Labour | Signed |
Richard Burden | 19/04/2004 | Birmingham, Northfield | Labour | Signed |
John McDonnell | 20/04/2004 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
Geraldine Smith | 22/04/2004 | Morecambe & Lunesdale | Labour | Signed |
David Heath | 22/04/2004 | Somerton & Frome | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Roger Williams | 29/04/2004 | Brecon & Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Brian Jenkins | 04/05/2004 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed |
Elfyn Llwyd | 06/05/2004 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Tony McWalter | 17/05/2004 | Hemel Hempstead | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Helen Clark | 18/05/2004 | Peterborough | Labour | Signed |
John Smith | 20/05/2004 | Vale of Glamorgan | Labour | Signed |
Malcolm Savidge | 24/05/2004 | Aberdeen North | Labour | Signed |
Edward Davey | 26/05/2004 | Kingston & Surbiton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Parmjit Dhanda | 01/07/2004 | Gloucester | Labour | Signed |
Terry Davis | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
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