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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Beth Winter (Labour), on Tuesday, 18 April 2023, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 25 members in total.


Increase in Education Maintenance Allowance in Wales

That this House welcomes Welsh Government's decision to increase the education maintenance allowance payment above £30 to £40 a week; congratulates members of the Senedd, NUS Wales and NEU Cymru for championing the increase; recognises that more must be done to deal with the cost of living crisis and the need to encourage 16-19 educational attendance, including a regular increase in EMA; regrets the cancellation of education maintenance allowance in England in 2010; further welcomes the calls of NEU and NASUWT unions for the reinstatement of EMA in England; and calls on the Government to reintroduce the education maintenance allowance in England at the same rate as Wales at the earliest opportunity.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1068 
Session
2022-23
Other sponsors
Jonathan Edwards
Ian Mearns
Mohammad Yasin
Apsana Begum
Kim Johnson
Subjects
Education maintenance allowance Wales Welsh Government Sixth form education
Link
View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk