Alok Sharma
Conservative - Reading West
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
(since February 2020)Debate information
Sparring Partners
John Bercow (Speaker) (30 debate interactions) View debates with John Bercow Margaret Greenwood (Labour) (18 debate interactions) View debates with Margaret Greenwood Edward Miliband (Labour) Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (16 debate interactions) View debates with Edward Miliband View All MP Sparring PartnersDepartment Debates
Department for Work and Pensions (376 debate contributions) View Department for Work and Pensions debatesDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (271 debate contributions) View Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy debates
Department for International Development (41 debate contributions) View Department for International Development debates
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Legislation Debates
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 - Government Bill (3,043 words contributed) View Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 - Government Bill debatesNational Security and Investment Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill (2,719 words contributed) View National Security and Investment Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill debates
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill (2,420 words contributed) View United Kingdom Internal Market Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Reading West Petitions
Highest Reading West signature proportion
| Status | Signatures | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 89 of 10,306 (0.86%) |
Stop sexism - Require schools to offer all sports to all children |
| Open | 101 of 17,692 (0.57%) |
Change DfE school guidance to allow overnight educational visits. Gov Responded - 12 Oct 2020 |
| Open | 622 of 121,538 (0.51%) |
Implement a two week school lockdown before 24 December to save Christmas Gov Responded - 1 Dec 2020 |
| Open | 141 of 28,845 (0.49%) |
Fully fund schools for Covid-19 costs and provide relief for loss of income |
| Open | 55 of 12,734 (0.43%) |
Review and fund improved diagnosis and treatment of ADHD Gov Responded - 4 Dec 2020 |
Most Reading West signatures
| Status | Signatures | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 1,892 of 1,103,640 (0.17%) |
End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020 |
| Open | 1,063 of 615,307 (0.17%) |
Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases Gov Responded - 28 Oct 2020 |
| Open | 746 of 416,386 (0.18%) |
Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases Gov Responded - 25 Nov 2020 |
| Open | 622 of 121,538 (0.51%) |
Implement a two week school lockdown before 24 December to save Christmas Gov Responded - 1 Dec 2020 |
| Open | 498 of 211,554 (0.24%) |
Broker a ceasefire for all sides in Yemen to carry out humanitarian aid Gov Responded - 6 Aug 2020 |
Most recent EDMs signed by Alok Sharma
Commons initiatives
Alok Sharma has not been granted any Urgent Questions in the current sitting
Alok Sharma has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting
4 Bills introduced by Alok Sharma
A Bill to make provision about companies and other entities in financial difficulty; and to make temporary changes to the law relating to the governance and regulation of companies and other entities.
This Bill received Royal Assent on Thursday 25th June 2020 and was enacted into law.
A Bill to make provision relating to the promotion of economic recovery and growth.
This Bill received Royal Assent on Wednesday 22nd July 2020 and was enacted into law.
To make provision in connection with the internal market for goods and services in the United Kingdom (including provision about the recognition of professional and other qualifications); to make provision in connection with provisions of the Northern Ireland Protocol relating to trade and state aid; to authorise the provision of financial assistance by Ministers of the Crown in connection with economic development, infrastructure, culture, sport and educational or training activities and exchanges; to make regulation of the provision of distortive or harmful subsidies a reserved or excepted matter; and for connected purposes.
Monday 7th December 2020
To make provision for the making of orders in connection with national security risks arising from the acquisition of control over certain types of entities and assets; and for connected purposes.
Thursday 3rd December 2020
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Tuesday 8th December 2020
Alok Sharma has not supported any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting