Mr Clive Betts

That this House welcomes the decision of Premier League football to pay a living wage; notes that this will not be introduced until the 2016-17 season; applauds the work of the GMB's End Foul Pay campaign highlighting this issue; further notes the findings of a Survation poll of

20 Jul 2015

at end insert 'and that the inquiry should be initiated by and funded in total by the Government.'.

24 Jun 2015

That this House welcomes the Local Government Association's Future Funding campaign and supports its aim of securing sustainable long-term funding for local authorities; acknowledges that councils have made £20 billion worth of savings since 2010, and applauds their resilience an

17 Mar 2015

That this House questions the findings of the FIFA Ethics Committee report into World Cup bidding; notes the objections to the report made by the chair of the investigation, Michael Garcia; expresses deep concerns at the failure to publish Michael Garcia's report in full; calls f

16 Dec 2014

That this House welcomes the launch of the Love Your National Parks celebration; sees the UK's national parks as assets to the nation which enjoy widespread public support and are enjoyed by millions of visitors; celebrates the diversity of national parks from upland to lowland a

27 Nov 2013

That this House congratulates the Football Association (FA) on the occasion of its 150th anniversary on 26 October 2013; notes that the FA is the oldest governing body in football; commends the FA's not-for-profit commitment to supporting football since 1863; further commends the

23 Oct 2013

That this House expresses concern at comments made by the Deputy Prime Minister and others that givethe impression that the Liberal Democrat-controlled Sheffield City Council is managing the reduction in its budget with less impact on services and jobs than other similar authorit

28 Mar 2011

That this House notes that rail fares are at an all-time high, with some season tickets now costing over 5,000, or the equivalent of a fifth of the average UK salary; is concerned that such high fares will put rail travel out of reach for many people, restrict access to jobs and

10 Mar 2011

That this House deplores as extremely damaging the poor practices engaged in by a number of debt management companies that charge fees of their customers, a practice uncovered by the Office of Fair Trading as part of the compliance review it conducted around its Debt Management G

21 Oct 2010

That this House expresses great concern at the decision by the Government to withdraw the £80 million loan to Sheffield Forgemasters, which would have complemented a similar amount of private investment in order to purchase and install a forging press capable of manufacturing par

23 Jun 2010