Bill Spiers (EDM1979)

Bill Spiers

EDM number 1979 in 2008-09, proposed by John Mason on 12/10/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Industrial relations.

That this House pays tribute to Bill Spiers, the former leader of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC); recognises the substantial contribution Mr Spiers made to Scottish life and the trade union movement over a generation; notes his time at the STUC was marked by momentous events like the miners' strike, the poll tax campaign and the campaign for a Scottish Parliament; and believes that his contribution was great and his achievements real and lasting.

This motion has been signed by a total of 30 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
John Mason	12/10/2009	Glasgow East	Scottish National Party	Proposed
Andrew Dismore	13/10/2009	Hendon	Labour	Seconded
Jim Sheridan	13/10/2009	Paisley and Renfrewshire North	Labour	Seconded
Angus MacNeil	13/10/2009	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Seconded
Jeremy Corbyn	13/10/2009	Islington North	Labour	Seconded
John McDonnell	13/10/2009	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Seconded
Alan Simpson	14/10/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	14/10/2009	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Dai Davies	14/10/2009	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Ian Davidson	15/10/2009	Glasgow South West	Labour	Signed
David Drew	15/10/2009	Stroud	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	15/10/2009	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Jim Devine	15/10/2009	Livingston	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Roy	16/10/2009	Glenrothes	Labour	Signed
Frank Doran	16/10/2009	Aberdeen North	Labour	Signed
John Cummings	16/10/2009	Easington	Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	19/10/2009	Barnsley West and Penistone	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	19/10/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	19/10/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	20/10/2009	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Richard Burden	20/10/2009	Birmingham, Northfield	Labour	Signed
Katy Clark	21/10/2009	North Ayrshire and Arran	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	22/10/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
David Hamilton	22/10/2009	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	26/10/2009	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
George Galloway	26/10/2009	Bethnal Green and Bow	Respect	Signed
Jim McGovern	26/10/2009	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	27/10/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Willie Rennie	28/10/2009	Dunfermline and West Fife	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Robert Wareing	04/11/2009	Liverpool, West Derby	Independent	Signed

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