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Division Votes
2 Sep 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Alex Easton voted No and against the House
One of 1 Independent No votes vs 10 Independent Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 365 Noes - 164
2 Sep 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Alex Easton voted Aye and against the House
One of 1 Independent Aye votes vs 14 Independent No votes
Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 367
9 Sep 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Alex Easton voted No and against the House
One of 3 Independent No votes vs 12 Independent Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 179
9 Sep 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Alex Easton voted Aye and against the House
One of 3 Independent Aye votes vs 12 Independent No votes
Tally: Ayes - 116 Noes - 333


Speeches
Alex Easton speeches from: Windsor Framework: Internal Market Guarantee
Alex Easton contributed 1 speech (80 words)
Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Westminster Hall
Cabinet Office
Alex Easton speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Alex Easton contributed 1 speech (44 words)
Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Alex Easton speeches from: UK Internal Market
Alex Easton contributed 1 speech (643 words)
Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Business and Trade


Written Answers
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
Asked by: Alex Easton (Independent - North Down)
Tuesday 29th July 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on ensuring the delivery of (a) baby formula and (b) other essential humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire. We highlighted the critical situation for Gaza's children at a session of the UN Security Council which we co-called on 16 July, and at the International Development Committee on 16 July. The Foreign Secretary spoke to Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar about the humanitarian situation in Gaza on 12 July. The UK continues to demand that a full and unhindered resumption of aid into Gaza takes place immediately. Israel must immediately allow the UN and aid partners to safely deliver aid at scale and in line with humanitarian principles.

Nigeria: Christianity
Asked by: Alex Easton (Independent - North Down)
Wednesday 30th July 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken in response to kidnappings and killings of Christians in the North-East and Middle Belt regions of Nigeria.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Government is deeply concerned about the ongoing violence in Nigeria's Middle Belt and we express our sincere concern for all those impacted. The root causes of intercommunal violence are complex and often linked to land disputes, historical tensions, and criminal activity. While religion is not a causal factor in these conflicts, the impacts are felt acutely by religious communities, including hindering people's ability to practice their faith freely. The UK supports all affected communities, regardless of faith or ethnicity, and is working through programmes like Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria and the UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership to promote peace, strengthen local institutions, and protect civilians. The UK remains committed to defending Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), with Nigeria a priority country under the new FoRB strategy, and we will continue to raise this issue in our engagements with Nigeria.

Pornography
Asked by: Alex Easton (Independent - North Down)
Monday 1st September 2025

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of (a) violent and (b) abusive pornography on (i) the normalisation of misogynistic (A) attitudes and (B) violence against women and girls and (ii) society.

Answered by Feryal Clark

The Independent Pornography Review looked at the relationship between online pornography and violence against women and girls; its findings and recommendations continue to be assessed in detail by the government.

The Review found violent pornography is common and widely accessible on mainstream pornography platforms, leading to acts like strangulation becoming normalised in real-life sexual encounters, with women and girls being the main victims.

Through the Crime and Policing Bill, the government will make pornography depicting acts of strangulation illegal and from 25 July the Online Safety Act will prevent children from accessing pornography through highly effective age assurance.

Schools: Dyslexia
Asked by: Alex Easton (Independent - North Down)
Friday 1st August 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking through (a) teacher training, (b) early screening and (c) other methods to ensure (i) early identification and (ii) effective support for pupils with dyslexia in schools.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell

This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.

High-quality teaching is central to ensuring that all pupils, including those with dyslexia or other types of SEND, are given the best possible opportunity to achieve. To support all teachers, the department is implementing a range of teacher training reforms to ensure teachers have the skills to support all pupils to succeed. From September 2025, Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Teacher induction training must be based on the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF) which contains significantly more content on adaptive teaching and supporting and improving inclusivity for pupils with SEND. From September 2025, the department has also enhanced the requirement on providers of early career teacher training to develop training materials that support the needs of children with SEND.

This academic year, Reading Ambition for All, a continuous professional development programme was launched. The programme explores the appropriate teaching, support and provision for the lowest attaining children in reading, with a particular focus on those with SEND. It is delivered by English Hubs and is primarily aimed at reading leaders, special educational needs and disabilities co-ordinators and senior leaders.

Reading Ambition for All draws on the latest research about how children learn to read and explores effective approaches to teaching those who need specific adaptations to make progress.

Motor Vehicles: Northern Ireland
Asked by: Alex Easton (Independent - North Down)
Friday 5th September 2025

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the application of General Product Safety Regulation requirements on the cost of new vehicles in Northern Ireland; and what steps he is taking to help reduce the cost of vehicles in Northern Ireland, when compared to other parts of the UK.

Answered by Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

The Government is committed to reducing barriers to trade between the UK and the EU, and to protecting the UK internal market. To that end, the Government has recently written to vehicle manufacturers to confirm that we intend to align requirements and ensure consistency between the type approval regimes that apply in Great Britain and the EU in order to reduce potential administrative burdens. On the specific point about the General Product Safety Regulation, we do not consider this will impact the cost of new vehicles in Northern Ireland.

In relation to Northern Ireland, the Government meets regularly with individual manufacturers, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, and has met the National Franchise Dealers Association to understand their concerns. To that end, I draw attention to the recent statement by the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in relation to measures being taken on Benefit-in-Kind taxation matters in relation to Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, which will mitigate the increase in tax from higher CO2 emission standards that will apply in Northern Ireland next year and the Government will shortly consult on introducing these standards in Great Britain.

Iran: Human Rights
Asked by: Alex Easton (Independent - North Down)
Thursday 18th September 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Iranian counterparts on increases in the number of arrests of (a) human rights defenders and (b) religious minorities in that country.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK has strongly condemned the arrest of human rights defenders and religious minorities in Iran. In the past ten months, the UK was integral to the delivery of two Iran human rights resolutions. The first, adopted by the UN Third Committee in November 2024, called on Iran to immediately and unconditionally release persons arbitrarily detained for the exercise of their human rights and fundamental freedoms, including human rights defenders, journalists and all those who remain under detention for taking part in peaceful protests. The second, adopted by the Human Rights Council in April 2025, renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, and renewed and expanded the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission to investigate a wider breadth of violations, and to establish the facts, circumstances and structural causes of such violations, including discrimination on grounds of religion or belief. Our Ambassador in Iran and I continue to raise human rights directly with the Iranian Government.



Early Day Motions
Tuesday 16th September

Chinook helicopter crash at Mull of Kintyre

1 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Alex Easton (Independent - North Down)
That this House notes with deep concern the continued distress of the families of the 29 people who lost their lives in the RAF Chinook helicopter crash at the Mull of Kintyre on 2 June 1994, including 25 personnel from MI5, the Royal Ulster Constabulary, and the British Army; further …
Tuesday 22nd July

Richard Madeley and the Northern Ireland economy

5 signatures (Most recent: 2 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Alex Easton (Independent - North Down)
That this House strongly repudiates the recent comments made by television presenter Richard Madeley on Good Morning Britain in which he referred to Northern Ireland as economically close to being a basket case; notes that while Northern Ireland does receive a fiscal transfer from the UK Treasury, this is consistent …
Monday 1st September

Celebrating Northern Ireland Bands and Drum Majors at the World Championships 2025

4 signatures (Most recent: 2 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Alex Easton (Independent - North Down)
That this House congratulates the Northern Ireland Branch bands and drum majors on their remarkable achievements at the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) World Championships 2025; recognises the dedication and talent of all who competed, which placed the Branch firmly on the world stage; celebrates the junior drum majors, …


Early Day Motions Signed
Monday 8th September
Alex Easton signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th September 2025

Young farmers' organisations across the United Kingdom

15 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Robin Swann (Ulster Unionist Party - South Antrim)
That this House commends the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster, National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs, Scottish Association of Young Farmers’ Clubs, and Wales Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs for supporting rural young people; recognises their vital work in tackling rural isolation, promoting positive mental health, and strengthening rural communities; …
Monday 8th September
Alex Easton signed this EDM on Monday 15th September 2025

Final delivery plan on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

34 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat - Cheadle)
That this House welcomes the publication by the Department of Health and Social Care of the Final Delivery Plan on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), and recognises the work of officials and the ME community in shaping the plan; notes with concern, that the plan falls short of delivering the …
Tuesday 17th June
Alex Easton signed this EDM on Monday 8th September 2025

Farmers, growers and the supermarket supply chain

66 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House recognises that farmers and growers, in the UK and overseas, require fair dealing in the grocery supply chain in order to survive and thrive; welcomes the 2008 Competition Commission Inquiry which found that larger retailers and supermarkets often abused their power by transferring excessive risk and unexpected …
Wednesday 3rd September
Alex Easton signed this EDM on Thursday 4th September 2025

Free speech and the use of armed police

13 signatures (Most recent: 12 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Rupert Lowe (Independent - Great Yarmouth)
That this House expresses its deep concern at the arrest of writer Graham Linehan by armed police officers at Heathrow Airport on allegations relating to online speech; notes with alarm that such disproportionate action risks undermining free expression in the United Kingdom; believes that police resources should be prioritised towards …
Wednesday 25th June
Alex Easton signed this EDM on Thursday 4th September 2025

Naloxone

44 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil)
That this House recognises the importance of naloxone as a lifesaving medication that temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose; expresses alarm at the broad rise of deaths involving opioids in recent years; acknowledges that an addiction to drugs is not a lifestyle choice, nor a moral flaw, but …
Wednesday 3rd September
Alex Easton signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 4th September 2025

Childhood Cancer Month and childhood cancer support reform

6 signatures (Most recent: 8 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
That this House marks Childhood Cancer Month and expresses its solidarity with the children and families across the UK facing the devastating reality of a childhood cancer diagnosis; pays heartfelt tribute to the courage and advocacy of families who, in the midst of grief and hardship, continue to campaign for …
Tuesday 22nd July
Alex Easton signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st September 2025

Impact of terrorism glorification on reconciliation and victims

5 signatures (Most recent: 3 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
That this House unequivocally condemns the continuing glorification of terrorism in Northern Ireland and across the United Kingdom, including the naming of youth and community events after individuals convicted of terrorist offences; expresses deep concern that such actions are being publicly defended and normalised by senior political figures, including the …
Thursday 23rd January
Alex Easton signed this EDM on Monday 1st September 2025

95th Anniversary of Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster

14 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Robin Swann (Ulster Unionist Party - South Antrim)
That this House congratulates the Young Farmers Clubs of Ulster on their 95th Anniversary; acknowledges the positive contribution they have made to the rural fabric and society in Northern Ireland, educating and supporting young people from all walks of life over numerous generations; appreciates and thanks all those who have …
Monday 19th May
Alex Easton signed this EDM on Monday 1st September 2025

Fairtrade tea campaign

73 signatures (Most recent: 12 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Martin Rhodes (Labour - Glasgow North)
That this House condemns the grave working conditions that many tea growing communities face across the world; notes with concern that many tea farmers and workers do not earn enough to afford a decent standard of living; acknowledges that the challenges in the tea industry are deeply complex; supports multi-stakeholder …
Tuesday 15th July
Alex Easton signed this EDM on Monday 1st September 2025

12 July celebrations and commending the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland

8 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
That this House congratulates the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland on the successful organisation of the 2025 Twelfth of July celebrations, marking the annual commemoration of the Battle of the Boyne; notes that celebrations were held at 18 venues across Northern Ireland and attracted the largest crowds witnessed in a …
Monday 21st July
Alex Easton signed this EDM on Monday 1st September 2025

Road Traffic

11 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Road Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 661), dated 9 June 2025, a copy of which was laid before this House on 12 June, be annulled.
Tuesday 22nd July
Alex Easton signed this EDM on Monday 1st September 2025

35th anniversary of the murder of Ian Gow MP

13 signatures (Most recent: 9 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
That this House recalls with deep sorrow, this 35 years ago, the cowardly murder of Ian Gow, the then hon. Member for Eastbourne, a former Minister of The Crown and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, when, in the early hours of 30 July 1990, a …
Monday 21st July
Alex Easton signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Road Traffic (No. 2)

7 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)
That this House calls on the Government to withdraw the Road Vehicles (Type-Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 because they build on the division of the UK into two separate Vehicle Type Approval Regimes with the effects that new cars cannot move freely for sale across the country and new cars sold …
Monday 16th December
Alex Easton signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Impact of the EU General Product Safety Regulation on the UK internal market

5 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)
That this House notes that multiple e-commerce sites are arranging for sellers in GB to stop selling to Northern Ireland because of the impediments and cost of the EU's General Product Safety Regulation; and calls on the Government to stand up for Northern Ireland businesses whose supply chain depends on …
Monday 13th January
Alex Easton signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Review of the Windsor Framework

6 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)
That this House, in circumstances where the Protocol/Windsor Framework was imposed on Northern Ireland without cross-community consent and its operation for another four years was likewise secured without the need cross-community consent, because of the resulting inequity, finds it incongruous that the terms of reference for Lord Murphy’s review of …
Monday 27th January
Alex Easton signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Ballymoney branch of Royal British Legion

4 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)
That this House congratulates Ballymoney branch of the Royal British Legion on the centenary of its formation; expresses deep appreciation for its century of service to ex-service men and women; commends its officers and members; and looks forward to the continuation of its active service within the community.
Tuesday 25th February
Alex Easton signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Norther Ireland Football Training Centre of Excellence

5 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)
That this House welcomes the announcement of the joint venture between the Irish Football Association and Galgorm Resort, whereby a state of the art football training facility will be provided for the Northern Ireland Football Teams, both male and female, at Galgorm, County Antrim; notes that this project will fill …
Tuesday 22nd April
Alex Easton signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Omagh Bomb Inquiry

5 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)
That this House notes that the Omagh Bomb Inquiry will examine only alleged failings in respect of agencies in the United Kingdom; regrets that there is no parallel inquiry established by the Dublin Government to investigate failings within that state, having regard to the fact the bomb was constructed in …
Wednesday 9th July
Alex Easton signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Lord Tebbit

6 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)
That this House notes with sadness the passing of Lord Tebbit; recalls with gratitude his many years of public service; acknowledges his personal devotion and care towards his beloved wife following her devastating injuries in the Grand Hotel bombing in Brighton; salutes his personal courage and unwavering stand against terrorism …
Wednesday 16th July
Alex Easton signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

4 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)
That this House deplores the political attack by the Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) on Sir Declan Morgan, Chief Commissioner of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery and its Commissioner for Investigations, Peter Sheridan; repudiates the insinuation that members of the judiciary and …
Monday 21st July
Alex Easton signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025

EU Import Control System 2

6 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)
That this House opposes the imposition of the EU’s Import Control System 2 (ICS2) on the movement of goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, treating all such movements as crossing an international customs border as if moving from one country to another from 1 September 2025; notes that these …



Alex Easton mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
UK Internal Market
37 speeches (8,715 words)
Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Member for North Down (Alex Easton) referred to dog treats: cheaper companies will not pay the vet fees - Link to Speech