24th April 2025
Andrew Ranger signed this EDM on Monday 12th May 2025
Foster Care Fortnight
Tabled by:
Jess Asato (Labour - Lowestoft)
That this House celebrates Foster Care Fortnight from May 12 to May 25 in its aim to raise awareness about fostering and highlight the transformative role of foster carers; recognises the importance of foster care for providing children who are unable to live with their families with a safe, stable …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 20 May 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Liberal Democrat: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Green Party: 1
5th February 2025
Andrew Ranger signed this EDM on Thursday 24th April 2025
Injury on Duty Award Scheme
Tabled by:
Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat - Cheadle)
That this House acknowledges the inherent risks undertaken by police officers, firefighters, paramedics and other members of the emergency services in the line of duty; notes that severe injuries sustained in the line of duty can prematurely end their careers; further notes with concern that current recognition for such sacrifices …
101 signatures
(Most recent: 20 May 2025)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 44
Labour: 28
Conservative: 9
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
Reform UK: 1
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
7th January 2025
Andrew Ranger signed this EDM on Monday 3rd March 2025
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Tabled by:
Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
That this House notes that Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) is an autonomic nervous system abnormality which causes chronic illness and significant disability, often in young people, in some cases leaving people bed ridden; further notes that the average time from first presentation of symptoms to diagnosis is seven years; also …
72 signatures
(Most recent: 6 May 2025)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 40
Labour: 19
Plaid Cymru: 4
Green Party: 2
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
28th January 2025
Andrew Ranger signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 30th January 2025
130th anniversary of the Diglake Collier Disaster in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Tabled by:
Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme)
That this House marks the 130th anniversary of the Diglake Collier Disaster that took place in Bignall End, Newcastle-under-Lyme on 14 January 1895; acknowledges the memories of the 77 men and boys who lost their lives in this mining disaster; gives thanks that 161 of the 238 men and boys …
6 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Feb 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
8th January 2025
Andrew Ranger signed this EDM on Monday 13th January 2025
Import and sale of real fur
Tabled by:
Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn)
That this House urges the Government to ban the import and sale of real fur; notes that the UK has banned the main methods of fur production, namely leg-hold trapping and fur farming, due to their cruelty; believes that it is hypocritical to allow the import and sale of real …
63 signatures
(Most recent: 14 May 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 34
Liberal Democrat: 13
Green Party: 4
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
10th October 2024
Andrew Ranger signed this EDM on Thursday 5th December 2024
UN Special Rapporteur's report on atrocity crimes in Iran
Tabled by:
Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)
That this House welcomes the landmark Atrocity Crimes report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, published by the OHCHR in July 2024, which sheds light on grave human rights violations, including the 1988 massacre of political prisoners; notes that the report states that …
110 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2025)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 54
Labour: 30
Conservative: 6
Scottish National Party: 5
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
21st October 2024
Andrew Ranger signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 21st October 2024
Oscar Mayer strikes
Tabled by:
Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr)
That this House acknowledges the strike by hundreds of Oscar Mayer workers in Wrexham, protesting the company’s intention to alter contracts by removing fully paid breaks, eliminating enhanced payments, and ending days off in lieu for working bank holidays, changes which could cost workers up to £3,000 annually, whilst under …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Jan 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Independent: 8
Plaid Cymru: 4
Green Party: 4
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
11th September 2024
Andrew Ranger signed this EDM on Thursday 12th September 2024
Pension credit threshold
Tabled by:
Mike Amesbury (Independent - Runcorn and Helsby)
That this House notes that the current threshold of pension support to open the gate way of winter fuel allowance is too low; further notes the need to change the cliff-edge nature of the pension credit threshold; and calls upon the Government to capture the gateway support for those citizens …
34 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Oct 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 25
Independent: 4
Green Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1