TEACHERS' LONDON ALLOWANCE

Early day motion 986, tabled 12 March 2002 by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour). Signed by 24 members.

That this House objects to the currently low London allowance which is paid to teachers who are invaluable workers in our community; acknowledges that a great many head teachers live in fear of resignations at the end of a term because of the problems staff face in acquiring affordable accommodation, and the resulting cost of supply teachers to replace them; and calls on the Government to uphold their invaluable status by paying them a London weighting comparable with other important key workers, such as the police, and relative to the enormous increase in property prices in London.

Signatures by party: Labour 20, Liberal Democrat 4.