Romanian And Bulgarian Migrant Workers
EDM number 2160 in 2006-07, proposed by Keith Vaz on 22/10/2007.
That this House welcomes the joint study by HM Treasury, the Home Office and the Department for Work and Pensions that highlights the £6 billion a year in economic growth that comes as a result of migration to the UK; acknowledges the petition presented by Romanian community groups to the Prime Minister on 15th October 2007 calling for the end to working restrictions; congratulates the way in which the Romanian and Bulgarian governments have campaigned to lift such restrictions on their migrant workers; and calls upon the UK Government to lift the unnecessary and unfair restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian workers in the UK.
This motion has been signed by a total of 14 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Vaz | 22/10/2007 | Leicester East | Labour | Proposed |
| Greg Hands | 22/10/2007 | Hammersmith and Fulham | Conservative | Seconded |
| Peter Bottomley | 22/10/2007 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Jim Devine | 23/10/2007 | Livingston | Labour | Seconded |
| Mike Hancock | 23/10/2007 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Lynne Jones | 23/10/2007 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Seconded |
| Mark Durkan | 23/10/2007 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 24/10/2007 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 24/10/2007 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 24/10/2007 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 25/10/2007 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew George | 25/10/2007 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 29/10/2007 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 29/10/2007 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
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