That this House notes that the cleaners employed by Ocean Facilities Services Ltd, under contract with St George's, University of London, are paid below the London living wage; expresses disappointment that St George's, which has a 250-year history that includes fathers of modern surgery, should have cleaners contracted on its premises who are on wages beneath the London poverty line; urges St George's to revise its contract to raise the wages of its cleaners to the rate recommended by the Greater London Authority as the London living wage of 8.30 per hour; expresses concern at reports that the contractor has ignored the requests of the cleaners' union for the London living wage, responding with unwarranted threats to dismiss them, to cut hours and increase workloads; and expects the cleaners to be treated with respect and dignity at work and their trade union be recognised accordingly.

That this House notes that the cleaners employed by Ocean Facilities Services Ltd, under contract with St George's, University of London, are paid below the London living wage; expresses disappointment that St George's, which has a 250-year history that includes fathers of modern surgery, should have cleaners contracted on its...

That this House notes that the cleaners employed by Initial Facilities, under contract from Thomson Reuters at its prominent Canary Wharf offices, are paid below the London Living Wage; expresses disappointment that Reuters, which has gained a reputation for objective journalism, should have cleaners contracted on its premises who are on wages beneath the London poverty line; urges Reuters to revise its contract to raise the wages of its cleaners to the rate recommended by the Greater London Authority as the London Living Wage of 8.30 per hour; expresses concern at reports that the contractor at Reuters has responded to the cleaners' request for the London Living Wage with unwarranted threats to dismiss them; and expects the cleaners to be treated with respect and dignity at work.

That this House notes that the cleaners employed by Initial Facilities, under contract from Thomson Reuters at its prominent Canary Wharf offices, are paid below the London Living Wage; expresses disappointment that Reuters, which has gained a reputation for objective journalism, should have cleaners contracted on its premises who are...

That this House notes that the Royal Family currently receive 30 million annually from the public purse, in part for the cleaning of the occupied Royal Palaces which include Buckingham Palace, St James' Palace and Buckingham Palace Mews; further notes that two cleaning companies, KGB and Greenzone, contracted to clean the occupied Royal Palaces pay cleaners 6.45 an hour, significantlyless than the London Living Wage of 7.85, endorsed by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson and now paid to cleaners working on the Parliamentary estate after a concerted campaign supported by hon. Members and trade unions; and calls on the Royal Household to commit to ensuring that the companies contracted to clean the occupied Royal Palaces pay their cleaning staff the London Living Wage.

That this House notes that the Royal Family currently receive 30 million annually from the public purse, in part for the cleaning of the occupied Royal Palaces which include Buckingham Palace, St James' Palace and Buckingham Palace Mews; further notes that two cleaning companies, KGB and Greenzone, contracted to clean...

That this House welcomes the unanimous decision by the Birkbeck College governors to adopt the London living wage of ??7.45 per hour for all cleaning and catering staff; applauds the hard work of all those involved in the Birkbeck Living Wage Campaign led by the students' union and the UNISON and University and College Union branches; commends Birkbeck College's commitment to extending opportunities for working people and welcomes the college's continued commitment to its mission statement of providing an `inclusive working environment for its staff' where they can `develop their full potential'; regrets that across London there are many workers who earn as little as ??5.73 per hour, receiving no sick pay or no pension, and that many take two jobs to make ends meet; believes that every worker should have the right to a living wage and that other employers should follow Birkbeck College's good example; and urges the Government to increase the level of the minimum wage to a living wage for all workers.

That this House welcomes the unanimous decision by the Birkbeck College governors to adopt the London living wage of ??7.45 per hour for all cleaning and catering staff; applauds the hard work of all those involved in the Birkbeck Living Wage Campaign led by the students' union and the UNISON...

That this House welcomes the fact that London Underground cleaners working for contractors Metronet are to be in receipt of the London Living Wage when the Mayor's transport authority, Transport for London, takes over Metronet's contracts; congratulates the Mayor of London for introducing the London Living Wage and the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union for its continued campaign for a fair deal for rail cleaners; and urges the hugely profitable Tube Lines not to be a scrooge and to ensure its contractors also pay their cleaners the London Living Wage.

That this House welcomes the fact that London Underground cleaners working for contractors Metronet are to be in receipt of the London Living Wage when the Mayor's transport authority, Transport for London, takes over Metronet's contracts; congratulates the Mayor of London for introducing the London Living Wage and the Rail,...

That this House believes that the minimum wage is a progressive measure which has benefited hundreds of thousands of the poorest workers in Britain; is concerned that the current level does not represent a living wage and is discriminatory against younger workers; and supports the launch of the Coalition Fighting Unfair Pay by young Labour Party activists, which is campaigning for Labour councils to include a living wage without exemptions in their worker procurement contracts and for the Labour Party to adopt a living wage for all workers as its policy at annual conference.

That this House believes that the minimum wage is a progressive measure which has benefited hundreds of thousands of the poorest workers in Britain; is concerned that the current level does not represent a living wage and is discriminatory against younger workers; and supports the launch of the Coalition Fighting...