Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lisa Forbes (Labour), on Wednesday, 3 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 25 members in total.

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COST OF SCHOOL UNIFORMS

That this House notes that a full school uniform can now cost hundreds of pounds, with costs continuing to rise; further notes that the Government has not issued the statutory guidance on school uniforms that was announced in 2015; is deeply concerned by the increasing financial pressure on parents caused by welfare changes, cuts to tax credits, the growth of low-wage, insecure work, the effect of cuts on school budgets and the reduced availability of school uniform grants due to local government cuts; believes that schools should be properly funded by central Government and not be forced to use school uniforms to raise funds; further believes that school uniforms should not be cost-prohibitive for parents or a source of excessive profits for private companies; and urges the Government to end austerity, reverse cuts to school budgets and implement statutory guidance to ensure the availability of affordable school uniforms, including options such as sew-on logos that can be applied to generic uniforms.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2580 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Paul Farrelly

Jim Shannon

Tonia Antoniazzi

Jared O'Mara

Lloyd Russell-Moyle

Subjects

Costs Schools Uniforms

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk