Cat Eccles's 14 Early Day Motions
11th December 2024
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Ofwat price review

Tabled by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House condemns the provisional approval by Ofwat of an average 21% above-inflation rise in water bills over five years designed to fund £88 billion in sewage infrastructure upgrades; notes that this follows water companies extracting £85 billion in shareholder profits since privatisation, while amassing £64.4 billion in debt; …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 11
Independent: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
3rd December 2024
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Strengthening UK relations with the Kurdistan Region in Iraq

Tabled by: John Slinger (Labour - Rugby)
That this House supports the Government’s recent agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq on migration, trafficking, and drug smuggling; further supports ever deeper diplomatic efforts by the UK and its allies to strengthen relations with Iraqi Kurdistan across diplomatic, military, educational, cultural, and business spheres; suggests that every …
4 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 3
Liberal Democrat: 1
29th November 2024
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Ukraine energy security Marshall plan

Tabled by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds Central and Headingley)
That this House recognizes that a Ukraine Energy Security Marshall Plan will protect the people of Ukraine, promote global security, and accelerate the worldwide transition to clean energy; believes that distributed clean energy is resilient against attacks as it does not have single points of failure, is faster and less …
10 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 4
Green Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Independent: 1
21st November 2024
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Violence against women and girls

Tabled by: Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour - Gower)
That this House marks 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and White Ribbon Day 2024; recognises that violence against women and girls is the most pervasive breach of human rights in the world; further recognises that women and girls around the world face violence, …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 9 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Plaid Cymru: 4
Liberal Democrat: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
18th November 2024
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Disclosure and Barring Service checks for hon. Members and Peers

Tabled by: Jo White (Labour - Bassetlaw)
That this House believes that all Parliamentarians should be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check when they take their place in the House of Commons or House of Lords.
14 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Green Party: 4
Liberal Democrat: 1
Independent: 1
10th October 2024
Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Tuesday 5th November 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 …
105 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 53
Labour: 28
Conservative: 5
Scottish National Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 4
Green Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
28th October 2024
Cat Eccles signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Monday 28th October 2024

Ticket offices and station staff

Tabled by: Cat Eccles (Labour - Stourbridge)
That this House notes that 31 October 2024 marks one year since the Conservative Government scrapped plans to close nearly 1,000 ticket offices and cut around 2,300 station staff jobs; commends the campaign led by the RMT union, alongside many groups including those representing disabled and older people, which resulted …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Independent: 9
Green Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
17th October 2024
Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Thursday 24th October 2024

Establishment of the Women’s Caucus in Westminster

Tabled by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)
That this House agrees to establish a Women’s Caucus in the UK Parliament, which is the women Members of Parliament working together to advance issues that disproportionately affect women; notes that there are women’s caucuses in the devolved nations of Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland; further notes that now is …
60 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 29
Labour: 20
Scottish National Party: 4
Green Party: 3
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
14th October 2024
Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Thursday 24th October 2024

Anytime Single tickets with railcards

Tabled by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr)
That this House notes with concern the targeting by Rail Operators of 16-25 and 26-30 railcard holders who have purchased Anytime Single tickets during peak morning times, unknowingly invalidating their tickets due to a Railcard minimum fare requirement; further notes that despite a £12 minimum fare for Anytime Singles at …
11 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Independent: 5
Labour: 3
Green Party: 3
8th October 2024
Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Thursday 24th October 2024

School nurses

Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House recognises the tremendous work being done by public health school nurses; acknowledges they are the only health care professional who offer access to all school-aged children and young people in an evidenced-based programme of health promotion, prevention, protection and early intervention; notes that the number of school …
35 signatures
(Most recent: 3 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Independent: 7
Liberal Democrat: 7
Green Party: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
8th October 2024
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NHS Parliamentary Awards

Tabled by: Peter Prinsley (Labour - Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket)
That this House welcomes the holding of the 2024 NHS Parliamentary Awards in Westminster on the 14 October 2024; further acknowledges that the Awards were founded to celebrate the NHS’ 70th birthday in 2018 and are now a welcome feature of the Westminster calendar, enabling Parliament to recognise the outstanding …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Independent: 6
Liberal Democrat: 3
Conservative: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
7th October 2024
Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Monday 7th October 2024

Transition to animal-free research and testing

Tabled by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn)
That this House notes 2.68 million scientific procedures were carried out on animals in British laboratories in 2023; further notes the urgent need to accelerate medical progress, with over 92 per cent of drugs that show promise in animal tests failing to reach the clinic and benefit patients; recognises the …
42 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Independent: 5
Green Party: 4
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alliance: 1
2nd September 2024
Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th September 2024

Ban trophy hunting imports

Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House notes CITES data and investigations by the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting published in the national media showing British trophy hunters are killing and bringing home trophies of threatened species including African elephants, lions, leopards, giraffes, hippopotamuses, zebras, wolves, monkeys, wild cats, lynxes, cougars, bears, and African …
94 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 33
Liberal Democrat: 29
Independent: 11
Scottish National Party: 7
Plaid Cymru: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Green Party: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Conservative: 2
Alliance: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
2nd September 2024
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Floral displays at Rugby train station

Tabled by: John Slinger (Labour - Rugby)
That this House commends the voluntary work of Tony Acton, Marlon Golding and Yunus Sanders, members of Avanti’s staff at Rugby train station, whose voluntary work to create numerous, beautiful floral displays, brings much joy to all rail users who depart from, arrive at or travel through the station; and …
7 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Sep 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1