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Carol Monaghan

Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West

Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Armed Forces and Veterans)

(since June 2017)

Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Education)

 (since June 2017)
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Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (1,867) - Bills Introduced (2) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (220)

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Scheduled Event
Tuesday 13th April 2021
18:50
Westminster Hall debate - Westminster Hall
13 Apr 2021, 6:50 p.m.
UK asylum system and asylum seekers’ mental health
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Select Committee Meeting
Wednesday 14th April 2021
09:00
Science and Technology Committee (Commons) - Oral evidence
Subject: The role of hydrogen in achieving Net Zero
14 Apr 2021, 9 a.m. View calendar
Department Event
Monday 26th April 2021
Department for Education
Oral questions - Main Chamber
26 Apr 2021, 2:30 p.m.
Education (including Topical Questions)
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Division Votes
Wednesday 31st March 2021
Armed Forces Bill (Second sitting)
voted Aye - in line with the party majority
One of 2 Scottish National Party Aye votes vs 0 Scottish National Party No votes
Tally: Ayes - 7 Noes - 8
Speeches
Wednesday 31st March 2021
Armed Forces Bill (Second sitting)

I just want to add a couple of comments. Both these new clauses seem to worry the Government, and we …
Written Answers
Thursday 25th March 2021
Asylum: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to monitor the performance …
Early Day Motions
Tuesday 9th March 2021
Violence in Tigray Province, Ethiopia
That this House strongly condemns the violence unfolding in Ethiopia's Tigray Region; notes that fighting between Ethiopian Forces and the …
Bills
Wednesday 5th February 2020
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill 2019-21
A Bill to make provision for granting permission to work to asylum seekers who have waited six months for a …
Tweets
Sunday 4th April 2021
12:13
@NikitaTHarkin Brilliant 😉
MP Financial Interests
Monday 2nd March 2020
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Satellite Applications Catapult Ltd
Address of donor: Electron Building, Fermi Avenue, Didcot OX11 0QR
Estimate of the …
EDM signed
Friday 26th March 2021
Rental increases for the courtyard societies
That this House notes with concern the increase in rent of approximately 3000% between 2012 and 2018, charged by the …
Supported Legislation
Wednesday 19th July 2017
Unpaid Trial Work Periods (Prohibition) Bill 2017-19
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will …

Division Voting information

During the current Parliamentary Session, Carol Monaghan has voted in 182 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.

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Debate information

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Sparring Partners
Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative) (56 debate interactions) View debates with Lord Johnson of Marylebone Gavin Williamson (Conservative) Secretary of State for Education (39 debate interactions) View debates with Gavin Williamson Sam Gyimah (Liberal Democrat) (36 debate interactions) View debates with Sam Gyimah View All MP Sparring Partners
Department Debates
Department for Education (199 debate contributions) View Department for Education debates
Cabinet Office (141 debate contributions) View Cabinet Office debates
Ministry of Defence (93 debate contributions) View Ministry of Defence debates
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Legislation Debates
Higher Education and Research Act 2017 - Government Bill (20,195 words contributed) View Higher Education and Research Act 2017 - Government Bill debates
Space Industry Act 2018 - Government Bill (6,069 words contributed) View Space Industry Act 2018 - Government Bill debates
Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill 2016-17 - Government Bill (5,004 words contributed) View Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill 2016-17 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Glasgow North West Petitions

Highest Glasgow North West signature proportion
Status Signatures Title
Open 114 of 8,454 (1.35%) Consider urgent action to grant specialist vape retailers essential status
Open 1,132 of 110,829 (1.02%) Do not give consent for another Scottish Independence Referendum
Gov Responded - 12 Feb 2021
Open 78 of 12,910 (0.60%) Mandatory Autism awareness training for mainstream schools
Gov Responded - 15 Dec 2020
Open 64 of 11,715 (0.55%) Revoke Government cuts to global health research
Open 65 of 18,805 (0.35%) Grant full exemptions from quarantine for seafarers and oil & gas workers
Gov Responded - 2 Mar 2021
Most Glasgow North West signatures
Status Signatures Title
Open 1,769 of 1,113,789 (0.16%) End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry
Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020
Open 1,132 of 110,829 (1.02%) Do not give consent for another Scottish Independence Referendum
Gov Responded - 12 Feb 2021
Open 555 of 285,782 (0.19%) Seek Europe-wide Visa-free work permit for Touring professionals and Artists
Gov Responded - 14 Jan 2021
Open 465 of 180,109 (0.26%) Keep gyms open during Tier 4 lockdown
Gov Responded - 14 Jan 2021
Open 444 of 229,794 (0.19%) Open gyms first as we come out of lockdown & fund a Work Out to Help Out scheme
Gov Responded - 16 Mar 2021
Current Signatures Final Signatures Title Petition Deadline
150,324
Petition Closed

Immunity for soldiers who worked in Northern Ireland.

 Gov Responded - 1 Apr 2019 Debated on - 20 May 2019 View Carol Monaghan's petition debate contributions 		13 Sep 2019
closed 1 year, 7 months ago

Do not prosecute the military for its work in Northern Ireland. Our military should be excused all criminal investigations after a period of time.
165,932
Petition Closed

Change the GCSE English Literature exam from closed book to open book.

 Gov Responded - 6 Feb 2018 Debated on - 26 Mar 2018 View Carol Monaghan's petition debate contributions 		18 Mar 2018
closed 3 years ago

Last year, lots of students struggled with GCSE English Literature as it was a closed book exam. Because of this many failed. How can they expect us to remember quotes from 15 poems, plus how to analyse them, plus remembering the whole plot, themes, characters and quotes from another book.
35,203
Petition Closed

Make British Sign Language part of the National Curriculum

 Gov Responded - 17 Oct 2017 Debated on - 5 Mar 2018 View Carol Monaghan's petition debate contributions 		12 Mar 2018
closed 3 years, 1 month ago

Around 50,000 people in the UK use British Sign Language, so why is this not taught in schools? There are many children who are born deaf, and we need to give them a better chance at a more integrated future. This is why BSL needs to be taught in schools.

Most recent EDMs signed by Carol Monaghan

Date Tabled Title Signatures
25 Mar 2021
 Carol Monaghan signed this EDM on Friday 26th March 2021

Opposition and democracy in Turkey

 Tabled by: Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
That this House is deeply concerned by the legal process underway in Turkey to shut down the second largest opposition party in Turkey, the People’s Democratic Party (HDP); notes the case filed by Chief Public Prosecutor Bekir Sahin in the Constitutional Court, which claims that the HDP aimed to disrupt … 		10 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Mar 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
25 Mar 2021
 Carol Monaghan signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 26th March 2021

Rental increases for the courtyard societies

 Tabled by: Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
That this House notes with concern the increase in rent of approximately 3000% between 2012 and 2018, charged by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to the “courtyard societies” - the Geological Society of London, the Linnean Society, the Royal Astronomical Society, and the Society of Antiquaries; further … 		4 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Mar 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 4
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Commons initiatives

Carol Monaghan has not been granted any Urgent Questions in the current sitting

Carol Monaghan has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

1 Bill introduced by Carol Monaghan

Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill 2019-21
Introduced: 5th February 2020
Carol Monaghan Portrait
Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
Private Members' Bill
Ballot Bill

A Bill to make provision for granting permission to work to asylum seekers who have waited six months for a decision on their asylum application; and for connected purposes.

Last Event - 1st Reading (Commons)
Wednesday 5th February 2020
Bill Text - No Explanatory Notes - No debates - Official Page

1 Bill co-sponsored by Carol Monaghan

Unpaid Trial Work Periods (Prohibition) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor - Stewart Malcolm McDonald (SNP)

220 Written Questions

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Home Office
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Asylum: Employment Refugees: Resettlement Asylum: Contracts Refugees: Resettlement Veterans: Commonwealth Immigration: Afghanistan Immigration: Afghanistan Windrush Generation: Compensation Windrush Generation: Compensation Windrush Generation: Compensation Windrush Generation: Compensation Windrush Generation: Compensation Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus Entry Clearances: Overseas Students UK Visas and Immigration: Coronavirus Entry Clearances: Overseas Students Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: EU Nationals Entry Clearances: Overseas Students Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: Applications Immigration: Afghanistan Migrant Workers: Pay Migrant Workers Migrant Workers Immigration Immigration Visas Visas Visas Visas Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre Refugees: Calais Refugees: Calais Immigration: Families Migrant Camps: Calais Migrant Camps: Calais Migrant Camps: Calais Refugees: Calais Immigration: Married People Immigration: Married People Immigration: Married People Immigration: Married People Immigration: Married People Deportation: Married People
Department for Work and Pensions
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Social Security Benefits: Australia Social Security Benefits: Canada Support for Mortgage Interest: Coronavirus Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Medical Examinations Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Medical Examinations Jobcentres: Food Banks Employment and Support Allowance Personal Independence Payment Social Security Benefits Social Security Benefits Universal Credit Universal Credit: Veterans Employment and Support Allowance: Veterans Personal Independence Payment: Veterans Universal Credit Universal Credit Universal Credit Universal Credit Universal Credit Universal Credit Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services Jobcentres: Glasgow Jobcentres: Glasgow Jobcentres: Glasgow Jobcentres: Glasgow Work Programme Jobcentres: Closures Jobcentres: Change of Use Work Programme Work Programme Jobseeker's Allowance: Habitual Residence Test Social Security Benefits: Radiotherapy
Ministry of Defence
 (View all 30 questions)
Armed Forces: Sexual Offences Armed Forces: Sexual Offences Armed Forces: Injuries Armed Forces: Injuries Armed Forces: Injuries Armed Forces: Injuries Armed Forces: Injuries Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill Armed Forces: Crime Armed Forces: Crime Armed Forces: Crime Armed Forces: Crime Members: Correspondence Armed Forces: Recruitment Armed Forces: Recruitment Armed Forces: Recruitment Armed Forces: Recruitment Veterans: Coronavirus Veterans: Coronavirus Nuclear Weapons: Testing Nuclear Weapons: Testing Nuclear Weapons: Testing Nuclear Weapons: Testing Nuclear Weapons: Testing Syria: Armed Conflict Veterans: Advisory Services Veterans: Advisory Services Veterans: Advisory Services Veterans: Advisory Services Syria: Military Intervention
Department of Health and Social Care
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Members: Correspondence Doctors: Business Interests Doctors: Business Interests Doctors: Business Interests Doctors: Business Interests Abortion Abortion Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Members: Correspondence Members: Correspondence Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Pancreatic Cancer: Mortality Rates Cancer: Health Education Pancreatic Cancer Prescription Drugs Off-patent Drugs Bill Drugs: Licensing
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Mobile Phones: Materials Greenhouse Gas Emissions Wind Power: Scotland Fracking: Regulation Innovation and Science Innovation and Science Innovation and Science Nuclear Power Stations: Construction Energy: Scotland Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Senior Civil Servants Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Senior Civil Servants Wylfa Power Station Nuclear Power Stations: Construction European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts: Location Global Navigation Satellite Systems Global Navigation Satellite Systems Galileo System Galileo System Galileo System