Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tim Loughton (Conservative), on Wednesday, 4 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 49 members in total.

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SELF-EMPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE TERRITORIAL ARMY

That this House recognises the enormous contribution and sacrifice made by the Territorial Army (TA) in relation to current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan especially; acknowledges the immense debt of gratitude owed to them and their families; further notes that a number of TA personnel are self-employed and have returned from long tours of duty to find greatly diminished employment prospects; and calls on the Government to acknowledge the particular circumstances of this overlooked group of servicemen and servicewomen who do not have the security of employers who have kept their jobs open, and be sensitive to their needs and offer help.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

988 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Julian Brazier

Peter Bottomley

David Lepper

Andrew Rosindell

Mike Penning

Subjects

Armed forces

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk