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Retained Firefighters In England And The Working Time Directive

EDM number 816 in 2008-09, proposed by Stewart Jackson on 23/02/2009.
Categorised under the topics of EU law and treaties and Fire services.

That this House notes with regret the vote by the European Parliament on 17 December 2008 in favour of removing the UK's Working Time Directive opt-out; recognises the detrimental effect that the removal of the opt-out will have on retained firefighters; recognises that the 14,166 retained firefighters in England, approximately 30 per cent. of all firefighters, are a crucial supplement to the full-time force; further notes the opinion of the Chief Fire Officers' Association that the Fire Service could not function effectively without the retained duty system; further recognises that appropriate management in the Fire Service has ensured that retained firefighters do not work excessive hours with any negative impact on their health, safety and welfare; and further notes with concern the consequences the removal of the opt-out will have on emergency fire cover across most of the UK, as well as on the opportunities available to those who choose to serve their communities as retained firefighters.

This motion has been signed by a total of 23 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Stewart Jackson23/02/2009PeterboroughConservativeProposed
Peter Bottomley24/02/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Mike Hancock24/02/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Gregory Campbell24/02/2009East LondonderryDUPSeconded
Bob Russell24/02/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Nicholas Winterton25/02/2009MacclesfieldConservativeSeconded
David Simpson25/02/2009Upper BannDUPSigned
Rudi Vis25/02/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
John Hemming26/02/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Philip Davies26/02/2009ShipleyConservativeSigned
Peter Viggers26/02/2009GosportConservativeSigned
Annette Brooke26/02/2009Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
William McCrea26/02/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
David Ruffley04/03/2009Bury St EdmundsConservativeSigned
Bill Etherington04/03/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell04/03/2009Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins05/03/2009TamworthLabourSigned
John Baron11/03/2009BillericayConservativeSigned
Iris Robinson16/03/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
Oliver Letwin17/03/2009West DorsetConservativeSigned
Eddie McGrady20/03/2009South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Sammy Wilson02/04/2009East AntrimDUPSigned
Tim Boswell02/07/2009DaventryConservativeSigned

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