Defending Academic Pensions
EDM number 619 in 2017-19, proposed by Carol Monaghan on 29/11/2017.
Categorised under the topics of Employment, Higher education and Pensions.
That this House recognises that academic staff in universities make a vital contribution to ensuring the supply of skilled graduates to UK businesses; believes all staff working in universities should have access to a secure and decent pension; notes with concern the proposal by Universities UK to close the defined benefit portion of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) to all future service; further believes this would significantly reduce the security of retirement income for academic staff in many UK universities, making careers in those institutions less attractive; and calls on the Government to review the current situation and urge Universities UK to work with University and College Union to find a better solution which ensures that USS remains competitive compared with pensions offered to other education staff and those in other professional occupations.
This motion has been signed by a total of 137 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
Carol Monaghan | 29/11/2017 | Glasgow North West | Scottish National Party | Proposed |
Caroline Lucas | 29/11/2017 | Brighton, Pavilion | Green | Seconded |
Martyn Day | 30/11/2017 | Linlithgow and East Falkirk | Scottish National Party | Seconded |
Pete Wishart | 30/11/2017 | Perth and North Perthshire | Scottish National Party | Seconded |
Jim Cunningham | 30/11/2017 | Coventry South | Labour | Seconded |
Mary Glindon | 01/12/2017 | North Tyneside | Labour | Seconded |
Douglas Chapman | 04/12/2017 | Dunfermline and West Fife | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Peter Bottomley | 04/12/2017 | Worthing West | Conservative | Signed |
Alan Brown | 04/12/2017 | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Angus MacNeil | 04/12/2017 | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Scottish National Party | Signed |
David Linden | 04/12/2017 | Glasgow East | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Christine Jardine | 04/12/2017 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Kirsty Blackman | 04/12/2017 | Aberdeen North | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Chris Stephens | 05/12/2017 | Glasgow South West | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Jonathan Edwards | 05/12/2017 | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Tommy Sheppard | 05/12/2017 | Edinburgh East | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Matt Western | 05/12/2017 | Warwick and Leamington | Labour | Signed |
Lloyd Russell-Moyle | 06/12/2017 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour/Co-operative | Signed |
Chris Law | 06/12/2017 | Dundee West | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Marie Rimmer | 06/12/2017 | St Helens South and Whiston | Labour | Signed |
Ben Lake | 07/12/2017 | Ceredigion | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Jo Stevens | 07/12/2017 | Cardiff Central | Labour | Signed |
Alison Thewliss | 07/12/2017 | Glasgow Central | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Hannah Bardell | 11/12/2017 | Livingston | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Layla Moran | 11/12/2017 | Oxford West and Abingdon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Stephen Gethins | 12/12/2017 | North East Fife | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Rosie Cooper | 13/12/2017 | West Lancashire | Labour | Signed |
Wera Hobhouse | 14/12/2017 | Bath | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alex Sobel | 18/12/2017 | Leeds North West | Labour/Co-operative | Signed |
Patricia Gibson | 18/12/2017 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Clive Lewis | 18/12/2017 | Norwich South | Labour | Signed |
Hywel Williams | 18/12/2017 | Arfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Laura Pidcock | 18/12/2017 | North West Durham | Labour | Signed |
Roger Godsiff | 18/12/2017 | Birmingham, Hall Green | Labour | Signed |
Thelma Walker | 19/12/2017 | Colne Valley | Labour | Signed |
Stewart McDonald | 19/12/2017 | Glasgow South | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Rosie Duffield | 19/12/2017 | Canterbury | Labour | Signed |
Deidre Brock | 19/12/2017 | Edinburgh North and Leith | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Jared O'Mara | 19/12/2017 | Sheffield, Hallam | Independent | Signed |
Geraint Davies | 19/12/2017 | Swansea West | Labour | Signed |
Daniel Zeichner | 20/12/2017 | Cambridge | Labour | Signed |
Catherine McKinnell | 20/12/2017 | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Labour | Signed |
Neil Gray | 21/12/2017 | Airdrie and Shotts | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Preet Kaur Gill | 21/12/2017 | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Labour/Co-operative | Signed |
Catherine West | 08/01/2018 | Hornsey and Wood Green | Labour | Signed |
Drew Hendry | 08/01/2018 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Ruth Cadbury | 08/01/2018 | Brentford and Isleworth | Labour | Signed |
John Grogan | 08/01/2018 | | | Signed |
Martin Docherty | 08/01/2018 | West Dunbartonshire | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Louise Ellman | 09/01/2018 | Liverpool, Riverside | Labour | Signed |
Ian Blackford | 10/01/2018 | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Paul Farrelly | 10/01/2018 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | Signed |
Clive Betts | 10/01/2018 | Sheffield South East | Labour | Signed |
Stephen Lloyd | 11/01/2018 | Eastbourne | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Helen Hayes | 15/01/2018 | Dulwich and West Norwood | Labour | Signed |
Tim Farron | 15/01/2018 | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Anna McMorrin | 15/01/2018 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
Bambos Charalambous | 17/01/2018 | Enfield, Southgate | Labour | Signed |
Ian Murray | 17/01/2018 | Edinburgh South | Labour | Signed |
Mhairi Black | 31/01/2018 | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Ronnie Cowan | 01/02/2018 | Inverclyde | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Hilary Benn | 01/02/2018 | Leeds Central | Labour | Signed |
Joanna Cherry | 05/02/2018 | Edinburgh South West | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Kate Green | 07/02/2018 | Stretford and Urmston | Labour | Signed |
Lady Hermon | 07/02/2018 | North Down | Independent | Signed |
Mohammad Yasin | 20/02/2018 | Bedford | Labour | Signed |
Patrick Grady | 20/02/2018 | Glasgow North | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Lucy Powell | 20/02/2018 | Manchester Central | Labour | Signed |
Liz Saville Roberts | 20/02/2018 | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Rushanara Ali | 20/02/2018 | Bethnal Green and Bow | Labour | Signed |
John Mann | 20/02/2018 | Bassetlaw | Labour | Signed |
Lisa Nandy | 20/02/2018 | Wigan | Labour | Signed |
Stuart McDonald | 20/02/2018 | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | Scottish National Party | Signed |
John McNally | 21/02/2018 | Falkirk | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Dennis Skinner | 21/02/2018 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
Mark Tami | 22/02/2018 | Alyn and Deeside | Labour | Signed |
Luciana Berger | 23/02/2018 | Liverpool, Wavertree | Labour | Signed |
Andy Slaughter | 23/02/2018 | Hammersmith | Labour | Signed |
Jo Swinson | 23/02/2018 | East Dunbartonshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Kate Hoey | 26/02/2018 | Vauxhall | Labour | Signed |
Ruth George | 26/02/2018 | High Peak | Labour | Signed |
Graham Stringer | 26/02/2018 | Blackley and Broughton | Labour | Signed |
Chris Williamson | 26/02/2018 | Derby North | Labour | Signed |
Jim Fitzpatrick | 26/02/2018 | Poplar and Limehouse | Labour | Signed |
Harriet Harman | 26/02/2018 | Camberwell and Peckham | Labour | Signed |
Albert Owen | 27/02/2018 | Ynys M | Labour | Signed |
Jim Shannon | 27/02/2018 | Strangford | DUP | Signed |
Ronnie Campbell | 27/02/2018 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
Martin Whitfield | 27/02/2018 | East Lothian | Labour | Signed |
James Frith | 27/02/2018 | Bury North | Labour | Signed |
Stephen Doughty | 28/02/2018 | Cardiff South and Penarth | Labour | Signed |
Alistair Carmichael | 05/03/2018 | Orkney and Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
David Lammy | 05/03/2018 | Tottenham | Labour | Signed |
Stephen McCabe | 05/03/2018 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
Paul Williams | 05/03/2018 | Stockton South | Labour | Signed |
Stewart Hosie | 05/03/2018 | Dundee East | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Angela Smith | 05/03/2018 | Penistone and Stocksbridge | Labour | Signed |
Tulip Siddiq | 05/03/2018 | Hampstead and Kilburn | Labour | Signed |
Alison McGovern | 06/03/2018 | Wirral South | Labour | Signed |
Faisal Rashid | 06/03/2018 | Warrington South | Labour | Signed |
Jess Phillips | 06/03/2018 | Birmingham, Yardley | Labour | Signed |
Lisa Cameron | 07/03/2018 | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Paul Flynn | 07/03/2018 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
Gavin Newlands | 07/03/2018 | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Jon Cruddas | 07/03/2018 | Dagenham and Rainham | Labour | Signed |
Philippa Whitford | 07/03/2018 | Central Ayrshire | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Angela Crawley | 08/03/2018 | Lanark and Hamilton East | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Norman Lamb | 08/03/2018 | North Norfolk | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Emma Hardy | 12/03/2018 | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Labour | Signed |
Mike Hill | 12/03/2018 | Hartlepool | Labour | Signed |
Dan Jarvis | 12/03/2018 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
Teresa Pearce | 12/03/2018 | Erith and Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
Chris Evans | 12/03/2018 | Islwyn | Labour | Signed |
Ian Mearns | 12/03/2018 | Gateshead | Labour | Signed |
John Cryer | 12/03/2018 | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
David Hanson | 12/03/2018 | Delyn | Labour | Signed |
Grahame Morris | 12/03/2018 | Easington | Labour | Signed |
Rupa Huq | 12/03/2018 | Ealing Central and Acton | Labour | Signed |
Laura Smith | 12/03/2018 | Crewe and Nantwich | Labour | Signed |
Stephen Twigg | 12/03/2018 | Liverpool, West Derby | Labour | Signed |
Gareth Snell | 13/03/2018 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Labour/Co-operative | Signed |
Sandy Martin | 13/03/2018 | Ipswich | Labour | Signed |
Adrian Bailey | 13/03/2018 | West Bromwich West | Labour | Signed |
Mark Hendrick | 13/03/2018 | Preston | Labour | Signed |
Wes Streeting | 13/03/2018 | Ilford North | Labour | Signed |
Ian Lucas | 13/03/2018 | Wrexham | Labour | Signed |
George Howarth | 14/03/2018 | Knowsley | Labour | Signed |
Tom Brake | 14/03/2018 | Carshalton and Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Marion Fellows | 14/03/2018 | Motherwell and Wishaw | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Edward Davey | 14/03/2018 | Kingston and Surbiton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Ellie Reeves | 15/03/2018 | Lewisham West and Penge | Labour | Signed |
Siobhain McDonagh | 15/03/2018 | Mitcham and Morden | Labour | Signed |
Rosena Allin-Khan | 15/03/2018 | Tooting | Labour | Signed |
Chuka Umunna | 19/03/2018 | Streatham | Labour | Signed |
Jamie Stone | 26/03/2018 | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Liz Twist | 28/03/2018 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 16/04/2018 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
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