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Tuesday 25th November 2025 2:30 p.m. Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) Westminster Hall debate - Westminster Hall Subject: Tackling violence against women and girls in London View calendar - Add to calendar |
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5 Nov 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context Apsana Begum voted No - against a party majority and against the House One of 1 Labour No votes vs 264 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 268 Noes - 80 |
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5 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Apsana Begum voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 285 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 152 |
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5 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Apsana Begum voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 284 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 151 |
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4 Nov 2025 - Supporting High Streets - View Vote Context Apsana Begum voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 310 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 321 |
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4 Nov 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context Apsana Begum voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 313 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 403 |
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12 Nov 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context Apsana Begum voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 101 Noes - 316 |
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12 Nov 2025 - Energy - View Vote Context Apsana Begum voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 315 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 97 Noes - 336 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Apsana Begum voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 254 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 268 Noes - 78 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Apsana Begum voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 240 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 264 Noes - 125 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - View Vote Context Apsana Begum voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 143 Noes - 318 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - View Vote Context Apsana Begum voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 147 Noes - 318 |
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18 Nov 2025 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Apsana Begum voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 311 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 327 |
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Apsana Begum speeches from: Asylum Policy
Apsana Begum contributed 1 speech (84 words) Monday 17th November 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
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Apsana Begum speeches from: House Building: London
Apsana Begum contributed 1 speech (526 words) Wednesday 5th November 2025 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Apsana Begum speeches from: Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
Apsana Begum contributed 1 speech (139 words) Tuesday 4th November 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Business and Trade |
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Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) Monday 17th November 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase UK humanitarian aid to protect (a) women and (b) children targeted by sexual violence in Sudan. Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) I refer the Hon. Member to the responses provided in the Urgent Question debate on the Conflict in Sudan on 5 November 2025. |
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Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) Monday 17th November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to pages 37 of her Department's statutory guidance entitled Relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education, updated on 15 July 2025, if she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including first response for drug misuse as part of mandatory training for secondary school pupils. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) All state funded schools are required to teach first aid as part of the statutory health education set out in the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) statutory guidance. Independent schools are required to cover health education as part of their responsibility to provide personal, social, health and economic education. The statutory RSHE guidance includes basic first aid for primary school children, for example dealing with common injuries, such as head injuries, and pupils in secondary schools are taught further first aid, for example specifically how to administer CPR and the purpose of defibrillators and how to use them. Schools also have the autonomy to decide how they teach first aid, including teaching additional topical content and which resources to use. Many schools incorporate additional content, which can include how pupils should deal with a first response emergency situation, including how to respond to knife wounds, drug misuse and road traffic injury. The department’s defibrillator programme completed in 2023 and was the largest rollout of defibrillators across England to date and provided over 20,000 defibrillators to almost 18,000 schools, ensuring that all state-funded schools in England have access to a device. Defibrillators are designed so they can be used by anyone with no prior training. As part of the department’s roll out, we provided awareness videos to schools showing how simple defibrillators can be to use, and asked schools to share these videos in staff meetings and assemblies. |
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Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) Monday 17th November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to pages 37 to 38 of her Department's statutory guidance entitled Relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education, updated on 15 July 2025, if she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including first response for knife wounds as part of mandatory training for secondary school pupils. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) All state funded schools are required to teach first aid as part of the statutory health education set out in the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) statutory guidance. Independent schools are required to cover health education as part of their responsibility to provide personal, social, health and economic education. The statutory RSHE guidance includes basic first aid for primary school children, for example dealing with common injuries, such as head injuries, and pupils in secondary schools are taught further first aid, for example specifically how to administer CPR and the purpose of defibrillators and how to use them. Schools also have the autonomy to decide how they teach first aid, including teaching additional topical content and which resources to use. Many schools incorporate additional content, which can include how pupils should deal with a first response emergency situation, including how to respond to knife wounds, drug misuse and road traffic injury. The department’s defibrillator programme completed in 2023 and was the largest rollout of defibrillators across England to date and provided over 20,000 defibrillators to almost 18,000 schools, ensuring that all state-funded schools in England have access to a device. Defibrillators are designed so they can be used by anyone with no prior training. As part of the department’s roll out, we provided awareness videos to schools showing how simple defibrillators can be to use, and asked schools to share these videos in staff meetings and assemblies. |
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Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) Monday 17th November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 37 of her Department's statutory guidance entitled Relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education, updated on 15 July 2025, if she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including first response for road traffic accidents as part of mandatory training for secondary school pupils. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) All state funded schools are required to teach first aid as part of the statutory health education set out in the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) statutory guidance. Independent schools are required to cover health education as part of their responsibility to provide personal, social, health and economic education. The statutory RSHE guidance includes basic first aid for primary school children, for example dealing with common injuries, such as head injuries, and pupils in secondary schools are taught further first aid, for example specifically how to administer CPR and the purpose of defibrillators and how to use them. Schools also have the autonomy to decide how they teach first aid, including teaching additional topical content and which resources to use. Many schools incorporate additional content, which can include how pupils should deal with a first response emergency situation, including how to respond to knife wounds, drug misuse and road traffic injury. The department’s defibrillator programme completed in 2023 and was the largest rollout of defibrillators across England to date and provided over 20,000 defibrillators to almost 18,000 schools, ensuring that all state-funded schools in England have access to a device. Defibrillators are designed so they can be used by anyone with no prior training. As part of the department’s roll out, we provided awareness videos to schools showing how simple defibrillators can be to use, and asked schools to share these videos in staff meetings and assemblies. |
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British Library: Industrial Disputes
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) Monday 17th November 2025 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the British Library on resolving the industrial action by the Public and Commercial Services Union. Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The British Library is an arms-length body, sponsored by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. It is under the control and management of the British Library Board, whose responsibilities and functions are laid out in the British Library Act 1972.
The British Library is operationally independent of government and the day to day management of the Library - including staff pay - is a matter for the organisation to determine. DCMS is aware negotiations are taking place on this dispute and hopes for a speedy response.
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Thursday 30th October Tower Hamlets counter-demonstration on 25 October 2025 20 signatures (Most recent: 11 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House pays tribute to the people of Tower Hamlets for taking part in a vibrant and inspiring anti-racist and anti-fascist demonstration on 25 October 2025 alongside trade unions, trades councils, community organisations, faith institutions, political parties, student societies, and campaign groups in opposition to racism and the far … |
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Monday 1st December Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Football Supporters’ Association’s Stop Exploiting Loyalty campaign 17 signatures (Most recent: 3 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Blyth and Ashington) That this House expresses support for the Football Supporters’ Association’s Stop Exploiting Loyalty campaign which seeks to stop ticket price rises in the top-flight of English football by way of a two-year price halt for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons; congratulates the 115 supporter organisations who put club rivalries aside … |
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Monday 1st December Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Independent Office for Police Conduct findings on Norman Bettison 20 signatures (Most recent: 2 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House notes the findings of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigations relating to Sir Norman Bettison and the circumstances surrounding his application for the post of Chief Constable of Merseyside in 1998; further notes the IOPC view that had Sir Norman Bettison still been serving, he … |
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Wednesday 19th November Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Monday 1st December 2025 Recognising pets in domestic abuse protection orders 21 signatures (Most recent: 1 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn) That this House expresses concern that the Family Law Act 1996 and Domestic Abuse Act 2021 lack explicit protections for pets despite evidence for their central role in abuse dynamics; notes that up to 88% of households experience domestic abuse also involve harm or threats to pets as a means … |
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Tuesday 25th November Apsana Begum signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025 Durham Gilesgate Primary School Parents, Teachers and Friends Association Award 4 signatures (Most recent: 1 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House congratulates Durham Gilesgate Primary School Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA) on being named New PTFA of the Year 2025 at the Parentkind National Awards; commends the exceptional dedication of the PTFA volunteers, led by Chair Jenny Lawshaw, who have made a significant impact on the school … |
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Wednesday 26th November Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Thursday 27th November 2025 Israel’s use of cluster munitions 43 signatures (Most recent: 2 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East) That this House expresses its alarm at evidence showing Israel used cluster munitions in its 2023 onwards invasion and bombings of Lebanon, which has killed more than 4,000 people in total; highlights that under the Convention on Cluster Munitions, an international treaty signed by Britain and more than 100 other … |
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Tuesday 18th November Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Thursday 20th November 2025 Budget 2025 and living standards 29 signatures (Most recent: 24 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) That this House recognises that the cost-of-living crisis is the number one priority for voters; notes with concern that households have suffered a decade of falling incomes, leaving many families unable to afford essentials including the weekly shop, rents, and mortgages; believes that the upcoming Budget must make it easier … |
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Tuesday 18th November Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Wednesday 19th November 2025 New private capital in the NHS in the Autumn Budget 47 signatures (Most recent: 2 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Cat Eccles (Labour - Stourbridge) That this House welcomes the Government’s ambition to bring care closer to communities, but notes with grave concern proposals to reintroduce the use of private capital for building NHS Neighbourhood Health Centres (NHC); believes that similar past arrangements, such as PFI and PF2, are still damaging the NHS, with one … |
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Tuesday 18th November Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Wednesday 19th November 2025 Safe and legal routes for Sudanese people to the UK 35 signatures (Most recent: 21 Nov 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House notes the Home Secretary's support for safe and legal routes for people seeking asylum; acknowledges that the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is severely limited and not meeting the desperate needs of the Sudanese people; and calls on the Government, bearing in mind the Foreign Secretary's report of … |
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Monday 17th November Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Monday 17th November 2025 50 years of service to the RMT by John Stewart, Leeds RMT Branch Secretary 15 signatures (Most recent: 18 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House joins the RMT in celebrating Leeds RMT Branch Secretary John Stewart reaching the milestone of 50 years of RMT membership; welcomes the 50 years service award given to him by the RMT at a recent special event in the West Riding pub opposite Leeds train station; notes … |
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Tuesday 11th November Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Thursday 13th November 2025 Human rights violations and suppression of democratic opposition in Tanzania 12 signatures (Most recent: 24 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill) That this House expresses deep concern at reports of serious human rights violations in Tanzania; notes credible accounts from observer missions and civil society of widespread intimidation, harassment and violence during recent political events; further notes reports of the unlawful arrest, disappearance and exclusion of opposition figures; is alarmed by … |
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Wednesday 12th November Apsana Begum signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 13th November 2025 Accommodation standards for people seeking asylum 14 signatures (Most recent: 27 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill) That this House notes with serious concern the unsafe and undignified conditions in temporary accommodation for people seeking asylum, including inedible food, lack of privacy, and sites being targeted during anti-refugee protests; recognises that the current system is dehumanising and represents poor value for public money; welcomes the Safe Accommodation … |
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Wednesday 12th November Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Thursday 13th November 2025 Cumulative disruption proposals and the right to protest 92 signatures (Most recent: 3 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) That this House expresses deep alarm at recent proposals to require senior police officers to take into account any so-called cumulative disruption caused by past or planned future protests when considering whether to impose conditions on protests; notes these powers represent a significant expansion of state authority to ration the … |
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Tuesday 11th November Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Wednesday 12th November 2025 59 signatures (Most recent: 20 Nov 2025) Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) That this House recognises that, since the introduction of the two-child limit in 2017, this policy has had a detrimental impact on child poverty rates across the United Kingdom; believes that abolishing the limit represents the most cost-effective measure to reduce child poverty; notes that Trussell reports that doing so … |
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Tuesday 11th November Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Tuesday 11th November 2025 East Leeds History and Archaeology Society 10 signatures (Most recent: 12 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House warmly congratulates Bob Lawrence and Jacki Lawrence on their nearly 30 years of dedicated service to the East Leeds community through the East Leeds History and Archaeology Society; celebrates the positive role that, under their leadership, the East Leeds History and Archaeology Society has played in enriching … |
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Tuesday 4th November Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Wednesday 5th November 2025 68 Is Too Late report by the Prison Officers' Association 27 signatures (Most recent: 1 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House welcomes the publication of the 68 Is Too Late report by the Prison Officers' Association (POA) union, based on its survey of members about the pension age of prison officers, which received the largest response to any member consultation the union has undertaken; notes that the 68 … |
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Tuesday 4th November Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Tuesday 4th November 2025 Freezing of Local Housing Allowance 49 signatures (Most recent: 20 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) That this House notes that when the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) was introduced in 2008, it was intended to cover private rents up to the 50th percentile—that is, the lowest 50 per cent of rents in a local area—as a safety net to prevent poverty and homelessness; further notes that, … |
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Thursday 30th October Apsana Begum signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 30th October 2025 Kashmir Black Day and self-determination 44 signatures (Most recent: 17 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East) That this House commemorates Kashmir Black Day on 27 October, observed annually by Kashmiris across the world as a day of solidarity and reflection on the loss of autonomy following the events of 1947; recognises that for millions of Kashmiris, this day symbolises the beginning of a continuing struggle for … |
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17 Nov 2025, 7:32 p.m. - House of Commons " Apsana Begum. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. " Apsana Begum MP (Poplar and Limehouse, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |