OFF SHORING JOBS

Early day motion 2676, tabled 9 October 2006 by Roger Godsiff (Labour). Signed by 53 members.

That this House views with increasing concern the trend in certain UK companies to outsource areas of their operations overseas and the subsequent impact on the UK jobs market; notes with interest recent research, particularly in the insurance industry, which highlights consumer dissatisfaction with such moves and concerns over levels of employment; and further notes a growing body of evidence which suggests that the benefits of cheaper workforces are being passed onto shareholders rather than customers.

Signatures by party: Labour 39, Liberal Democrat 7, Conservative 2, Plaid Cymru 2, DUP 1, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.