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Industrial Action At Royal Mail

EDM number 2184 in 2008-09, proposed by John Thurso on 28/10/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Postal services.

That this House regrets the recent industrial dispute between the Communication Workers Union and the Royal Mail Group; notes that the action is causing hardship for households across the country; further notes the impact the action is having on small and medium-sized businesses which are acutely affected at this time of economic hardship; and calls on the Government, as a matter of urgency, to bring both sides to the negotiating table to end the industrial action.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Thurso28/10/2009Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLiberal DemocratProposed
Lorely Burt28/10/2009SolihullLiberal DemocratSeconded
Willie Rennie28/10/2009Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSeconded
John Hemming29/10/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Colin Breed29/10/2009South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSeconded
Roger Williams29/10/2009Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSeconded
Alistair Carmichael02/11/2009Orkney and ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Iris Robinson03/11/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
Jo Swinson03/11/2009East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Hunter03/11/2009CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Barrett04/11/2009Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Annette Brooke04/11/2009Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
William McCrea04/11/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Angus Robertson05/11/2009MorayScottish National PartySigned
Janet Dean05/11/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Pete Wishart05/11/2009Perth and North PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
Lynne Featherstone05/11/2009Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
Susan Kramer05/11/2009Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Angus MacNeil05/11/2009Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
David Howarth09/11/2009CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech09/11/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Mason09/11/2009Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
Malcolm Bruce10/11/2009GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Evan Harris11/11/2009Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell11/11/2009Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned

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