22nd March 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 22nd March 2024
Office of National Statistics and mandatory attendance at workplaces
Tabled by:
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
That this House expresses support and solidarity with the 1,200 Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) union members working for the Office of National Statistics (ONS) in Newport, Titchfield, London, Darlington, Manchester and Edinburgh who are currently balloting for industrial action over mandatory attendance at workplaces; notes that there was …
29 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Apr 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Scottish National Party: 6
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
19th March 2024
45 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Apr 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Scottish National Party: 11
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
Workers Party of Britain: 1
11th March 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 12th March 2024
Alleged comments by Frank Hester
Tabled by:
Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)
That this House expresses its shock regarding the alleged comments made by Frank Hester reported by The Guardian about the hon. Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington and all Black women; believes these alleged comments to be both racist and violent in nature; notes that Mr Hester is a …
71 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Apr 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 38
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 10
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Independent: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
12th March 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Tuesday 12th March 2024
Tanks, vehicles and aircraft for Ukraine
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House applauds the Ukrainian resistance to the all-out Russian invasion; condemns delays and obstruction of aid, which contributed to the fall of the city of Adviivka; notes the danger to Ukraine posed by populists and the far right in Europe and the USA; recognises that the UK must …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Apr 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Scottish National Party: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
28th February 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 29th February 2024
Contingency plans for the potential collapse of Thames Water
Tabled by:
Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
That this House considers that a motion for an humble address should be debated that gives directions that there will be laid before this House a report detailing the contingency plans of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for the potential event of the collapse of Thames Water.
6 signatures
(Most recent: 14 Mar 2024)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 3
Labour: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
27th February 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 29th February 2024
Access to the countryside
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House acknowledges the outstanding beauty of our nation’s countryside; understands that public access to the countryside has considerable benefits to both physical and mental health; believes that footpaths, cycle tracks and bridleways are essential infrastructure that facilitates walkers, cyclists and equestrians safe access to the countryside; notes BBC …
11 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Mar 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
23rd February 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th February 2024
Defective cavity wall insulation
Tabled by:
Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
That this House expresses serious concern about widespread reports of defective installation of cavity wall insulation leading to mould, damp and structural damage to homes which leads to those affected taking legal action for damages caused; reaffirms that properly installed cavity wall insulation remains one of the best ways to …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Mar 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
20th February 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th February 2024
Household Support Fund (No. 2)
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
That this House expresses deep concern that the UK Government has not committed to extending the Household Support Fund (HSF) beyond March 2024; notes that via this fund the Government has invested significantly in local crisis support as a response to the cost-of-living crisis; further notes that more than £2 …
36 signatures
(Most recent: 6 Mar 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 29
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
26th February 2024
27 signatures
(Most recent: 6 Mar 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Scottish National Party: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
Workers Party of Britain: 1
23rd February 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 26th February 2024
Sanctions against Russia
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
This House notes that it has been two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and welcomes the existing sanctions against Russia, including those in relation to the sale of oil; further notes that, under the existing sanctions regime, the legal country-of-origin for a refined oil product, namely diesel, jet …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Mar 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 6
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
21st February 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 26th February 2024
Use of artificial intelligence in journalism
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House supports the National Union of Journalists' (NUJ) Artificial Intelligence (AI) campaign and its concerns over rapid advancements in AI technologies using journalistic content without consent or permission; recognises the risk of grave harm to journalism and the subsequent undermining of democracy should public trust in journalism erode; …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Mar 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Scottish National Party: 3
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
9th February 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 19th February 2024
Achieving clean air
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes that 15 February marks the anniversary of the death of Ella Roberta Adoo-Kissi Debrah who became the first person to have air pollution listed on her death certificate, and extends its deepest sympathies to her family; notes that air pollution is associated with conditions like asthma, …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Apr 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 11
Liberal Democrat: 4
Independent: 4
Scottish National Party: 4
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
7th February 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 19th February 2024
Jagtar Singh Johal
Tabled by:
Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)
That this House notes that Jagtar Singh Johal, a Sikh activist and resident of Dumbarton, will be marking his 37th birthday on 9 February, his sixth in arbitrary detention in India since being abducted from the street during his honeymoon by unidentified assailants who turned out to be undercover police …
41 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Mar 2024)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 16
Labour: 10
Liberal Democrat: 5
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
6th February 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 19th February 2024
Provision of council homes at social and living rents
Tabled by:
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown)
That this House notes that providing grants to enable councils to deliver much-needed homes at social and living rents would save the exchequer money in the medium and long-term; recognises that, under the self-financing settlement package for council housing introduced in 2012, councils were made to take on over £8 …
9 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Feb 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
2nd February 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 19th February 2024
200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Tabled by:
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
That this House celebrates the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), formed on 4 March 1824; recognises that as a charity, the RNLI has throughout its history worked in the most challenging situations to protect lives at sea; notes that the RNLI operates 238 …
29 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Mar 2024)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 6
Labour: 6
Scottish National Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Conservative: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
1st February 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 19th February 2024
Fuel poverty and the private rented sector
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House believes it is a national scandal that in 2022-23 almost 5,000 excess winter deaths were caused by people living in cold and damp homes; is deeply concerned that 6.5 million UK households are experiencing fuel poverty following the energy price cap rise in January 2024; urges the …
20 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Feb 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
18th January 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd January 2024
Public sector pay 2024-25
Tabled by:
Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House notes the Government's public sector pay remit letters to the Chairs of the Pay Review Bodies published on 20 December 2023; further notes that their publication date and request for a report by May 2024 is a month later than the previous pay round; notes the Government …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Jan 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
7th December 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd January 2024
Arms to Israel
Tabled by:
Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee West)
That this House notes with deep concern that UK-made military equipment and technology is being used by Israel, including in its most recent bombardment of the occupied Gaza Strip which has resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries; expresses alarm at reports by the UN Commission of Inquiry on the …
91 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Apr 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 40
Scottish National Party: 38
Independent: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
6th December 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 11th January 2024
Government Property Agency, ISS and outsourced workers
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House is extremely concerned about the Government Property Agency’s handling of the transfer of facilities management services from Mitie to ISS with respect to the implications for workers whose employment has transferred; notes that the pay arrangements for cleaners and caterers are being shifted from a monthly to …
48 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Mar 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Scottish National Party: 20
Independent: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
8th January 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 10th January 2024
Pension restitution for women born in the 1950s
Tabled by:
Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool, Riverside)
That this House welcomes the positive interventions from so many hon. Members from across the House on behalf of women born in the 1950s who have suffered pensions loss through the targeting of their pension rights; pays tribute to constituents and campaigners in their ongoing fight for justice; recalls that …
98 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Apr 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 44
Scottish National Party: 31
Democratic Unionist Party: 6
Independent: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Conservative: 1
Workers Party of Britain: 1
8th January 2024
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th January 2024
Sub-postmasters
Tabled by:
Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow)
That this House notes the increased awareness of the life-changing injustices experienced by sub-postmasters throughout the Horizon scandal; further notes it is now known as the most widespread miscarriage of justice in British history; notes with concern that sub-postmasters have served custodial sentences, suffered bankruptcy for offences they did not …
89 signatures
(Most recent: 6 Feb 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 42
Scottish National Party: 16
Liberal Democrat: 12
Independent: 8
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
18th December 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 15th December 2023
Members of Parliament (Oil and Gas Companies) Bill
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House welcomes the publication of the Members of Parliament (Oil and Gas Companies) Bill on 13 December 2023; supports the Bill’s aims of prohibiting Members of Parliament from working for or receiving any financial or other benefit from oil and gas companies as well as its call for …
32 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Apr 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
4th December 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 4th December 2023
Reductions in railway funding
Tabled by:
Ian Mearns (Labour - Gateshead)
That this House notes the Government funding settlement for the next five-year Railway Control Period 7 from 2024 to 2029 will result in a £1.2bn cut in Network Rail's budget for vital safety-critical railway infrastructure work compared to the previous five year period; further notes these cuts will fall on …
40 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Apr 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 26
Scottish National Party: 7
Independent: 4
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
27th November 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 1st December 2023
COP28
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes that COP28 in Dubai marks a critical moment in efforts to secure a liveable future; expresses profound alarm that, according to the UN, governments plan to produce double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than is consistent with limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees and …
36 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Jan 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
20th November 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 21st November 2023
Hearings on the return of African artefacts and ancestral remains
Tabled by:
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham)
That this House seeks to honour and continue the work of the late Bernie Grant, former Member of Parliament for Tottenham, on the restitution of African artefacts and ancestral remains; notes the recent report by the APPG on Afrikan Reparations entitled, Hearings on the Restitution of Stolen African Artefacts and …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Dec 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
14th November 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 15th November 2023
Food banks
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House notes with extreme concern the new figures from The Trussell Trust which showed that 1.5 million food parcels were provided to people between April and September 2023 by food banks in the charity’s UK-wide network, which is a 16% increase on the same period in 2022; highlights …
12 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Dec 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
13th November 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 15th November 2023
Seasonal Worker visa scheme
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes the recent report by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the Independent which identified issues of racism, wage theft and threats of being sent back home in 19 farm inspection reports produced by the Home Office between 2021 and 2022; recognises that migrant seasonal workers are …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Mar 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Scottish National Party: 6
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
9th November 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Thursday 9th November 2023
Myalgic encephalomyelitis research and treatment
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
This House commends current research being conducted by the Quadram Institute on the Norwich Research Park that builds on recent evidence that conditions like myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), and Long Covid, have a basis in the immune system; notes that ME (sometimes known as ME/CFS) is a severely debilitating condition thought …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Dec 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
7th November 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 8th November 2023
Disability History Month 2023
Tabled by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
That this House recognises that 16 November to 16 December 2023 is Disability History Month, which is now in its fourteenth year of being celebrated in the UK; notes that Disability History Month is a month to celebrate disabled people and champion their abilities and rights; further notes that this …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Dec 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Conservative: 3
Scottish National Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
7th November 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 8th November 2023
Newsquest Local Democracy Reporter pay
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House is concerned that publisher Newsquest is failing to provide decent salaries for its Local Democracy Reporters despite allocated funding provided by the BBC from licence fee payers; notes that Newsquest has failed to account for a £10,000 surplus per post even after salary and usual employers' costs …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Nov 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
7th November 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 8th November 2023
Addressing the climate emergency
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House expresses its profound concern about the Government’s failure to address the urgency of the climate and ecological emergency; is alarmed by escalating climate impacts and the diminishing remaining carbon budget for limiting global temperatures to 1.5 degrees; is dismayed by the recent approval of the Rosebank oil …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Nov 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
7th November 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 7th November 2023
Immigration
Tabled by:
Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I., 2023, No. 1004), dated 14 September 2023, a copy of which was laid before this House on 15 September 2023, be annulled.
36 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Jan 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Scottish National Party: 8
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 1
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
7th November 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th November 2023
Protecting civilians in Gaza and Israel (No. 2)
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
This House utterly condemns the massacre of Israeli civilians and taking of hostages by Hamas; agrees with the United Nations Secretary-General that these horrific acts do not justify responding with the collective punishment of the Palestinian people; expresses its deep alarm at the Israeli military bombardment and total siege of …
105 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Apr 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 48
Scottish National Party: 41
Independent: 8
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Conservative: 1
17th October 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 17th October 2023
Protecting civilians in Gaza and Israel
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
This House utterly condemns the massacre of Israeli civilians and taking of hostages by Hamas; agrees with the United Nations Secretary-General that these horrific acts do not justify responding with the collective punishment of the Palestinian people; expresses its deep alarm at the Israeli military bombardment and total siege of …
95 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 41
Scottish National Party: 38
Independent: 8
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Conservative: 1
19th September 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 16th October 2023
Industrial action at National World
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House believes that local journalism holds a unique and invaluable place in our democracy; commends local journalists for ensuring our communities remain well-informed, connected and provided with trustworthy news coverage; stands in solidarity with members of the National Union of Journalists taking industrial action against their employer National …
10 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 7
Scottish National Party: 1
Independent: 1
Alba Party: 1
6th February 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 16th October 2023
Local government
Tabled by:
George Howarth (Labour - Knowsley)
That this House notes the important role of local government in providing services to communities; further notes that, regrettably, councils currently face a funding gap of £3.19 billion; expresses strong concern that the serious depletion of councils’ reserves will lead to vital services being cut; further expresses concern that, as …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
14th September 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 15th September 2023
Right to Food Week 2023
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
That this House recognises that Right to Food Week 2023 takes place between 18 and 23 September 2023; highlights the injustices of hunger; notes that 18% of UK households are experiencing food insecurity and more than half a million children dropped below the poverty line in the last year; acknowledges …
50 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 33
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
14th September 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 15th September 2023
TUC Conference 2023 resolution on public sector pay
Tabled by:
Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House notes that real weekly wages remain below where they were in 2008; further notes that wages in the public sector continue to fall in real terms; recognises the final public sector pay settlements for 2022-23 reflected an increase on the initial public sector pay review body recommendations …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Independent: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
13th September 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 15th September 2023
Mandatory food waste reporting in England
Tabled by:
Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam)
That this House notes that UK food waste causes an estimated 36 million tonnes CO2eq in emissions domestically and overseas, costing businesses and citizens approximately £19 billion; further notes that UK on-farm food waste alone is estimated to use an area of agricultural land half the size of Wales and …
29 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
11th September 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 15th September 2023
University duty of care
Tabled by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
That this House calls for higher education institutions to have a statutory duty of care for their students; deeply regrets the tragic consequences of past failures to recognise when students have experienced significant challenges to their mental health and the subsequent impacts on their family and friends; particularly regrets instances …
10 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Sep 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 5
Liberal Democrat: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
12th September 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 14th September 2023
Human rights in Manipur
Tabled by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
That this House notes the ongoing, grave human rights violations in Manipur, India, including acts of sexual violence, extrajudicial killings, home destruction, forced displacement, torture and ill-treatment, predominantly targeting the Kuki-Zo people, a tribal community who are largely Christian; further notes that between 3 May and mid-August an estimated 160 …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Sep 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
5th September 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 7th September 2023
Attacks on Jacqueline McKenzie
Tabled by:
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham)
That this House stands in solidarity with Jacqueline McKenzie, a partner and head of immigration and asylum law at Leigh Day law firm, who has faced unprecedented attacks from the Home Office and the Conservative Campaign Headquarters; believes that these attacks have the direct aim to undermine Jacqueline McKenzie’s professional …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Sep 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Independent: 4
Scottish National Party: 3
Green Party: 1
17th July 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 20th July 2023
The two-child benefit cap
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House strongly opposes the continuation of the cruel and unnecessary two child limit for benefits, introduced by the Government in 2017; notes that recent research shows that one in 10 children live in households affected by the two-child limit, that is 1.5 million children; highlights the University of …
34 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Independent: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
19th June 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 26th June 2023
Centenary of Aberdare Cenotaph
Tabled by:
Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House notes the 100th anniversary of the erection of the Cenotaph in Victoria Square, Aberdare, which was unveiled on 8 March 1923 in memory of 700 men of the area who died during the 1914-18 war; further notes the later dedications to service men who died in the …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
13th June 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 20th June 2023
Fire Safety Remediation in Blocks below 11 metres
Tabled by:
Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds Central)
That this House notes with concern that leaseholders living in blocks below the arbitrary height threshold of 11 metres are facing uncapped costs to fix cladding and other building safety defects, which may lead to repossessions and bankruptcy; believes that these leaseholders are no more to blame for the national …
34 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Conservative: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
15th June 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 19th June 2023
Impact on bereaved families of the non-attendance of offenders at sentence hearings
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
That this House notes with deep concern the terrible impact that the non-attendance by an offender at a sentence hearing has on bereaved families; further notes that this non-attendance can significantly affect the wellbeing of bereaved families and impact their process of recovery; places on record the courage and strength …
30 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
12th June 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 13th June 2023
Durham Miners' Gala 2023
Tabled by:
Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)
That this House celebrates the Durham Miners’ Gala, also known as the Big Meeting, on Saturday 8 July 2023; believes that the Durham Miners’ Gala is the greatest celebration of working-class solidarity in the world; recognises the contribution mineworkers have made to the working-class movement throughout history; recognises the contribution …
35 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 26
Independent: 5
Scottish National Party: 2
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
7th June 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 13th June 2023
Pride Month 2023
Tabled by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
That this House celebrates Pride Month 2023 and the LGBTQ+ community; recognises that generations of LGBTQ+ people have had to fight for the rights they have today; regrets that this year’s Pride Month is taking place in a climate of heightened hostility, particularly towards trans people; is deeply concerned that, …
36 signatures
(Most recent: 6 Jul 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Scottish National Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Independent: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
5th June 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 13th June 2023
End Child Poverty Coalition All Kids Count campaign
Tabled by:
Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool, Riverside)
That this House notes the publication of the End Child Poverty Coalition’s local child poverty statistics; highlights that the statistics show that 29 per cent of 0 to 19 year-olds were living in poverty in the UK in 2021-22; commends the End Child Poverty Coalition for their campaign All Kids …
53 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Sep 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 27
Scottish National Party: 11
Liberal Democrat: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Independent: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
12th June 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 12th June 2023
Sixth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower Fire
Tabled by:
Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)
That this House marks with sadness the sixth anniversary of the terrible Grenfell Fire disaster; calls for urgent action from the Government to ensure all buildings are made safe by remedying fire safety defects irrespective of building type, height, tenure or any other characteristics so a disaster like this can …
35 signatures
(Most recent: 6 Jul 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
18th May 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 18th May 2023
Zero hours contracts
Tabled by:
Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
That this House notes the data released by The Office for National Statistics that shows that 1.1 million UK workers are employed on zero hours contracts, a ten fold increase since 2004; understands that in England 3.5 percent of those in work, have no set hours, meaning they are often …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 24 May 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
15th May 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th May 2023
Foster Care Fortnight, 15-28 May 2023
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
This House recognises the importance of foster care in providing loving and stable homes for children unable to live with their families; acknowledges the significant impact foster care has on the well-being and life opportunities of these children; supports Foster Care Fortnight between 15 and 28 May 2023, an initiative …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Jul 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Independent: 4
Alba Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
9th May 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 9th May 2023
Wellbeing economy
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House welcomes the call made by President Michael D Higgins of Ireland on 28 April 2023 at a reception for the Think-Tank for Action on Social Change to look beyond the current obsession with economic growth and rebalance economy, ecology and ethics; notes that this call is well-aligned …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 3 Jul 2023)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 10
Labour: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
24th April 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th April 2023
Voter ID requirements
Tabled by:
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
That this House expresses deep concern at the failure of the Government’s Voter Authority Certificate (VAC) scheme, introduced as an alternative form of photo voter ID for those who do not hold an accepted form of ID under the Voter ID requirements as per the Election Act 2022, and the …
39 signatures
(Most recent: 22 May 2023)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 10
Labour: 10
Scottish National Party: 10
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
30th March 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th April 2023
Show Racism the Red Card
Tabled by:
Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool, Riverside)
That this House congratulates Show Racism the Red Card for engaging one million people through their anti-racist educational programmes; notes the contribution of footballers and other sportsmen and women in promoting equality and inclusion among adults and children in schools, workplaces and at sporting clubs; believes that Show Racism the …
46 signatures
(Most recent: 22 May 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 30
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 3
Conservative: 2
Green Party: 1
18th April 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 24th April 2023
Anniversary of the Kinder Scout mass trespass
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes that 24 April marks the anniversary of the Kinder Scout mass trespass; acknowledges that this trespass united the campaign for access to the countryside and eventually contributed to the establishment of the UK’s first national parks through the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Apr 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
19th April 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 19th April 2023
Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House marks that on 24 April it is 10 years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which killed at least 1,132 workers and injured more than 2,500, a large proportion of whom were women in what was one of the worst industrial accidents …
36 signatures
(Most recent: 22 May 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Scottish National Party: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
23rd March 2023
41 signatures
(Most recent: 25 May 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Scottish National Party: 11
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
20th February 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 20th February 2023
Croxteth Walled Garden, Botanical Collection
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
That this House recognises the botanical importance of housing Liverpool's Botanic Collection in Croxteth Country Parks Walled Garden in Liverpool West Derby; notes that the botanical collection is one of the oldest in the world and includes rare plants that have significant medical, scientific, educational and horticultural importance; recognises the …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 22 Feb 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
20th February 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 20th February 2023
2022 Champions League Final and Liverpool Football Club supporters
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
That this House welcomes the findings of the Independent Panel Inquiry into the near-disaster at the UEFA Champions League Final in Paris on 28 May 2022; notes, further to EDM 131 tabled by the hon. Member for Liverpool West Derby, the total exoneration of Liverpool supporters by the panel from …
48 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Apr 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 36
Independent: 6
Scottish National Party: 3
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
30th January 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Friday 27th January 2023
Tanks and Military Aid for Ukraine
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House notes that 24 February marks the first anniversary of Russia launching an all-out invasion of Ukraine; applauds the Ukrainian people’s courageous resistance; welcomes the gifting of a squadron of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine and the transfer of Leopard 2 and M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine; recognises …
13 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Mar 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Scottish National Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
12th December 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th January 2023
Involuntarily instalation of prepayment meters
Tabled by:
Dan Carden (Labour - Liverpool, Walton)
That this House notes with concern the significant increase in the number of households being involuntarily moved onto prepayment meters; is alarmed by reports that since July 2021 nearly half a million warrants have been issued allowing energy firms to force entry into the UK’s poorest homes, and that at …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
23rd January 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th January 2023
Disappearance of migrant children from asylum hotels
Tabled by:
Diane Abbott (Independent - Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
That this House notes concerning reports of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children disappearing from hotels; expresses concern for the welfare of these children; notes that several reports suggest that these children are being targeted and trafficked; further notes that in one example, 136 children went missing from one hotel in 18 months …
61 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Jun 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 27
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 6
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
20th January 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th January 2023
Supermarket profits
Tabled by:
Ian Mearns (Labour - Gateshead)
That this House notes reports in the Sunday Times suggesting that, at a time of an acute cost-of-living crisis for households and food inflation running at over 14 per cent, UK supermarkets are set to announce higher-than-anticipated profits; further notes reports that Tesco alone will forecast increased operating profits of …
32 signatures
(Most recent: 15 May 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
18th January 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th January 2023
Environment Agency workers industrial action
Tabled by:
Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam)
That this House fully supports the thousands of Environment Agency workers in their pay dispute, notes that they are engaged in the first strike action over pay to take place since the Environment Agency was established; further notes that while Environment Agency staff undertake vital work in responding to environmental …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 6 Feb 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Scottish National Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
12th January 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th January 2023
Disability and cost of living
Tabled by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
That this House recognises that there is often a significant income gap between disabled and non-disabled people; further recognises that disabled people are being hit hard by the current cost of living crisis and are much more likely to struggle to heat their homes and cut back on food over …
41 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Apr 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Liberal Democrat: 11
Scottish National Party: 8
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
11th January 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th January 2023
Holocaust Memorial Day 2023
Tabled by:
Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)
That this House notes that, on 27 January 2023, the UK will observe Holocaust Memorial Day, marking the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where more than 1.1 million people died, including nearly one million Jewish men, women and children; commemorates the six million victims of the Holocaust and …
46 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Feb 2023)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 14
Labour: 13
Conservative: 6
Liberal Democrat: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 2
Alliance: 1
24th January 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 24th January 2023
The Climate Education Bill
Tabled by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
That this House notes the IPPC's report released in February 2022 into the now irreversible impacts of climate change, the Government’s aim to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and the necessity of teaching children about the climate and the world we will inhabit as we move through …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 2 May 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
9th January 2023
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 10th January 2023
Attacks on the Brazilian Congress
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
This House condemns the attacks on the Brazilian Congress, Supreme Court, and Presidential Palace on Sunday 8 January 2023 by supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refused to accept his recent election defeat; notes that this happened a week after the inauguration of President Lula da Silva and …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Apr 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 3
Green Party: 1
8th December 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 14th December 2022
Decision to approve the Whitehaven coal mine
Tabled by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
That this House deplores the Government’s decision to approve a new coal mine in Whitehaven, Cumbria; believes that it damages the United Kingdom’s international reputation and sets a terrible example of climate leadership; recognises that, while the coal mine will create 500 time-limited jobs, the Local Government Association estimate 6,000 …
14 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Jan 2023)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Labour: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
7th December 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 14th December 2022
The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House recognises the overwhelming importance of achieving clean air in order to protect life and health now and for future generations; notes that 5th-9th December marks the seventieth anniversary of the Great Smog of London in 1952; welcomes the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill, known as Ella’s Law, …
63 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Mar 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 31
Liberal Democrat: 10
Scottish National Party: 10
Independent: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
14th December 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 14th December 2022
Costs of public sector pay rises
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House rejects the claim made in the media by the Prime Minister that it would cost an additional £28 billion to award a pay-rise for all public sector workers in line with inflation; notes that according to economists and fact-checkers the Prime Minister's claim is vastly inflated; further …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Jan 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Independent: 4
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
8th December 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 8th December 2022
Withdrawal of Advance Purchase on Departure tickets from Northern Trains ticket offices
Tabled by:
Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)
That this House notes with concern that Northern Trains has recently withdrawn Advance Purchase on Departure rail fares from sale at its ticket offices; understands that advanced purchase tickets are designed to offer best value fares to passengers; therefore believes that the withdrawal of Advance Purchase on Departure fares may …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 23 May 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Independent: 3
Liberal Democrat: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
1st December 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 5th December 2022
Industrial Dispute at Shelter
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House supports Unite members taking industrial action at Shelter; stands with these workers based at offices across the country in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Blackburn, Merseyside, Manchester, Sheffield Hub and North Bank, Birmingham, Bristol, Plymouth, Bournemouth, Norwich, Hackney and London Old Street; is concerned by Shelter’s imposition …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
28th November 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 5th December 2022
Protection of patient data (No. 2)
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes that the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care has written to all Integrated Care Systems, now running local health partnerships, warning that organisations could be processing confidential patient information without ensuring that the processing does not breach confidentiality; considers that this vindicates the refusal …
5 signatures
(Most recent: 9 Jan 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 4
Independent: 1
23rd November 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 5th December 2022
Carers Rights Day 2022
Tabled by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
That this House supports Carers Rights Day, taking place on 24 November 2022; recognises this year’s theme of Caring Costs, which acknowledges the enormous financial, mental and emotional burden faced by millions of unpaid carers looking after their loved ones across the UK; notes that many unpaid carers go unrecognised …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Jan 2023)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 10
Labour: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Independent: 1
21st November 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 5th December 2022
Safe passage for refugees
Tabled by:
Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam)
That this House commends the work of PCS and Care4Calais and the launch of their policy document Safe passage for refugees: humane alternative to the Rwanda policy; notes the key demands include the implementation of a safe passage visa scheme, greater investment in the Home Office and the reform of …
42 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Dec 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 4
Liberal Democrat: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
15th November 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 5th December 2022
Social tariff for domestic energy use
Tabled by:
Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)
That this House believes in protections for low income, vulnerable and fuel poor households; notes that even with the current price cap in place there has been a 139 per cent increase in a year on the average bill; recognises that as a result there are now 6.7 million households …
17 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Apr 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
21st November 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 28th November 2022
Funding for fire and rescue services
Tabled by:
Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)
That this House recognises and celebrates the significant role firefighters play in society, particularly in the face of increasing extreme weather events and the part they played during the pandemic that included delivering medicines to the vulnerable, supporting the ambulance service and moving the bodies of the deceased; further recognises …
89 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Feb 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 46
Scottish National Party: 23
Independent: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Alliance: 1
9th November 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 28th November 2022
Domestic Abuse and workplaces
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
This House note that domestic abuse involves a pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour, including sexual violence, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner; recognises that domestic abuse can have profound long-term effects on survivors and is concerned that is very difficult …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Jan 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
9th November 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 28th November 2022
Domestic Abuse and public life
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
This House notes that domestic abuse involves a pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour, including sexual violence, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner; understands that not all domestic abuse takes place in the home or during a current relationship and that …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Jan 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Independent: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
28th November 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 28th November 2022
Campaign for justice for the victims of the Bhopal gas leak
Tabled by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)
That this House remembers the terrible disaster that took place on 2 December 1984 in Bhopal, India, when a major poisonous gas leak from the Union Carbide pesticide plant resulted in more than 600,000 people being exposed to the highly toxic methyl isocyanate gas; notes that Amnesty International has stated …
46 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Jan 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 33
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
8th November 2022
28 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Scottish National Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
21st October 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 9th November 2022
Cost of living and unpaid carers
Tabled by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
That this House notes with concern the findings of Carers UK’s survey entitled Heading for crisis: Caught between caring and rising costs, which reports that the cost of living crisis is plunging thousands of unpaid carers across the UK into debt; recognises that many family carers cannot make decisions to …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Jan 2023)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 9
Labour: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
7th November 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 8th November 2022
BBC local radio programming
Tabled by:
Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
That this House condemns the proposed cuts to BBC local radio programming which will see programming shared between regions after 2pm and on weekends; applauds the role of BBC local radio stations in democratic accountability, combating isolation and responding to crises such as covid-19 and local emergencies; questions for what …
54 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Mar 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 35
Liberal Democrat: 8
Conservative: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Green Party: 1
19th October 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 24th October 2022
Global hunger and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Tabled by:
Tony Lloyd (Labour - Rochdale)
That this House believes the lack of attention paid to global hunger has exacerbated this long-term and widespread issue; is concerned by warnings from the World Food Programme (WFP) of another year of record hunger; notes the number of hungry people globally increased from 282 million to 345 million during …
39 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Apr 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Scottish National Party: 7
Independent: 3
Liberal Democrat: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
18th October 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 19th October 2022
TUC Congress 2022 resolution on the cost of living
Tabled by:
Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House notes the TUC General Council Statement and associated motions on the cost-of-living crisis agreed at TUC Congress on 18 October 2022; agrees with the statement that workers are facing a real pay emergency; further agrees with its statement that a trade union agenda for change would be …
35 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Jan 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 26
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Alba Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
17th October 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 19th October 2022
NHS workers' pay
Tabled by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
That this House recognises the significant sacrifice that NHS workers, including paramedics and all ambulance staff, have made throughout the pandemic; further recognises that these are our everyday heroes serving our communities day in day out, often under extremely challenging circumstances; expresses its deep-felt appreciation to every person working across …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 3 May 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
12th October 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 19th October 2022
Long Covid
Tabled by:
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
That this House notes with concern the most recent Office for National Statistics figures published on 6 October 2022 revealing the highest prevalence of Long Covid to date, at an estimated 2.3 million people across the UK; regrets the seriously adverse impact this life-changing condition has on millions of people …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Jan 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 6
Liberal Democrat: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
17th October 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Monday 17th October 2022
Universal basic energy allowance
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House believes the Government’s Energy Price Guarantee is socially unjust and fails to set the UK on the path to an energy secure future; expresses concern at estimates by National Energy Action that 6.7 million households could be pushed into fuel poverty, increasing from 4.5 million last year; …
34 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Mar 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Scottish National Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Conservative: 1
22nd September 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 11th October 2022
Ban on fracking
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House expresses its concern at the Government’s decision to lift the ban on fracking; notes that fracking for shale gas poses a serious threat to the environment including damage to air and water quality; further notes that fracking increases the risk of earthquakes and that in areas where …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Oct 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Alliance: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
21st September 2022
31 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Mar 2023)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 16
Labour: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Alba Party: 1
21st September 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 11th October 2022
Prepayment meter energy customers and self-disconnection
Tabled by:
Anne McLaughlin (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North East)
That this House acknowledges the rising cost of energy for households; notes that prepayment meter customers pay more in standing charges and unit rates for energy; recognises that prepayment meter customers are not afforded the same rights when in energy debt as direct debit customers; understands that a prepayment meter …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Mar 2023)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 16
Labour: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Independent: 1
Alba Party: 1
21st September 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 11th October 2022
Tackling air pollution
Tabled by:
Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)
That this House recognises the urgent action needed to improve hazardous air pollution in the UK and the benefits of satellite data in monitoring and tracking the sources, extent and make-up of the hazard to ultimately mitigate the threat to human life; acknowledges that air pollution represents the largest environmental …
34 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Scottish National Party: 5
Liberal Democrat: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
8th September 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 11th October 2022
Fracking ban
Tabled by:
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
That this House deeply regrets the Government’s announcement to lift the ban on fracking; notes with concern how extracting new fossil fuels distracts from investing in renewable projects and decarbonising heating systems; recognises the importance of reducing the demand for gas to heat homes in order to lower heating bills, …
30 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Mar 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Liberal Democrat: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
7th September 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 11th October 2022
18th Anniversary of the attacks on Gatumba
Tabled by:
Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)
That this House notes with great sadness that it is now 18 years since the night of August 13-14, 2004, when 166 Banyamulenge were murdered, 106 were wounded, and 8 went missing in the refugee camp in Gatumba, Burundi, the majority of whom were children and women; regrets that the …
11 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Jan 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
11th October 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 11th October 2022
Cerebral Palsy and Transition to Adulthood report
Tabled by:
Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)
That this House welcomes the recommendations from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cerebral Palsy's report: Transition to Adulthood; urges the Government to implement an Access to Education, Employment Rights and Training Opportunities (AEERT) Bill Speech to open education, employment, and training opportunities to all of those living with cerebral palsy …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Nov 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 11
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
11th October 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 11th October 2022
Financial restitution to women born in the 1950s
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
That this House welcomes the positive interventions from many Members across the House on behalf of women born in the 1950s who have lost their pensions; pays tribute to constituents and campaigners in their ongoing fight for justice; notes that at least 3.8 million women have been impacted by the …
87 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Apr 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 52
Scottish National Party: 12
Independent: 7
Democratic Unionist Party: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Alliance: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
12th July 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 5th September 2022
Media reporting of poverty
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
That this House recognises the importance of journalism in reporting poverty in the UK; condemns any use of derogatory language which can lead to negative stigmatising; notes that this issue is of ever-increasing importance as the working class face a cost of living crisis and the Government's Fighting Fraud in …
50 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 31
Scottish National Party: 8
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
10th May 2022
79 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Oct 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 37
Scottish National Party: 21
Liberal Democrat: 9
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
22nd June 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 13th July 2022
Recruiting and retaining NHS staff
Tabled by:
Tony Lloyd (Labour - Rochdale)
That this House acknowledges there is a staffing crisis in the National Health Service, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic but predating it; recognises the intense pressure on healthcare staff, who having worked incredibly hard during the pandemic now face the vast challenge of clearing the backlog of care caused by …
64 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Mar 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 39
Liberal Democrat: 11
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Alliance: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
10th May 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 28th June 2022
Planned coalmine in Whitehaven, Cumbria
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House is concerned by Government plans to approve the first new coalmine for 30 years in Whitehaven, Cumbria, in order to supply steelworks; notes that industry figures say there’s no demand for the mine, and that a former British Steel Chief Executive has warned the plans will delay …
64 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Jan 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 31
Liberal Democrat: 12
Scottish National Party: 10
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
17th May 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 6th June 2022
Ukraine debt cancellation
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House recognises the devastating impact of the Russian invasion on the economy of Ukraine; notes the need for all the country’s resources to be mobilised to support the humanitarian response and military defence; notes that the total external debt of Ukraine is $54 billion and that Ukraine is …
36 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Jun 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Liberal Democrat: 7
Scottish National Party: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
6th June 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 6th June 2022
Treatment of Liverpool fans at the 2022 Champions League Final in Paris
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
That this House condemns the deeply disturbing treatment by French police of Liverpool and Real Madrid fans outside Stade de France at the Champions League Final in Paris; notes catastrophic failures in stadium management by UEFA and French authorities which threatened the lives and wellbeing of supporters; further notes the …
81 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Feb 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 54
Independent: 7
Scottish National Party: 7
Liberal Democrat: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Conservative: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
23rd May 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 23rd May 2022
Reducing levels of PM2.5 pollution
Tabled by:
Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
That this House recognises the danger that high levels of air pollution pose to human health; acknowledges the importance of reducing air pollution as quickly as possible; and urges the Government to commit to reaching annual levels of fine particulate matter in line with the World Health Organization’s interim target …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Oct 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Liberal Democrat: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
11th May 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 17th May 2022
ME Awareness Day 2022
Tabled by:
Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
That this House recognises 12 May 2022 as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Day, which aims to highlight the impact this condition has on approximately 250,000 people across the UK; commends the endless dedication of campaigners and charities working to raise awareness of ME as a serious and debilitating neurological condition; …
45 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 13
Labour: 12
Liberal Democrat: 7
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Conservative: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
10th May 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 10th May 2022
Green New Deal Bill
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes the lack of a sufficient and comprehensive Government plan to decarbonise the UK economy in response to the climate and nature emergencies; recognises public support for bolder and faster action; and calls on the Government to support the Green New Deal Bill, formally known as the …
29 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Jan 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Alliance: 1
12th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 27th April 2022
Recognition of Armenian massacres as genocide
Tabled by:
John Spellar (Labour - Warley)
That this House welcomes US President Biden's formal recognition of the extermination of over one million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as genocide; and calls on the Government to issue a similar recognition.
30 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Liberal Democrat: 5
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Conservative: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Independent: 1
Alliance: 1
6th January 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd March 2022
Post Office Horizon compensation scheme
Tabled by:
Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow)
That this House believes that the 555 litigants, who won civil proceedings against Post Office Ltd in 2018-19, should not be excluded from the Post Office Horizon compensation scheme; that the exclusion of these litigants from the compensation scheme is having and will continue to have a direct and devastating …
137 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 62
Scottish National Party: 37
Liberal Democrat: 12
Independent: 8
Democratic Unionist Party: 6
Conservative: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
14th March 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 16th March 2022
Right to roam
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes that 24 April marks the 90th anniversary of the mass trespass onto Kinder Scout; acknowledges that this trespass united the campaign for access to the countryside and eventually contributed to the establishment of the UK’s first national parks through the National Parks and Access to the …
42 signatures
(Most recent: 10 May 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Liberal Democrat: 7
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
3rd March 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th March 2022
Russia and the Intelligence and Security Committee's report
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House unequivocally condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine and decision of President Putin to start a brutal war in Europe; notes that the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament report, entitled Russia, published 21 July 2020, HC 632, is of critical importance to UK national security and particularly …
36 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Scottish National Party: 8
Liberal Democrat: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Independent: 1
Alba Party: 1
14th March 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th March 2022
Support for Ukrainian refugees
Tabled by:
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham)
That this House condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in contravention to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, as set out by the United Nations Charter, and resulting in catastrophic consequences for civilians; supports the international community’s call for Russia to withdraw troops immediately and for the humanitarian crisis to …
43 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Liberal Democrat: 6
Independent: 5
Scottish National Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
25th January 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 14th March 2022
A wealth tax as an alternative to National Insurance increases
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House calls on the Government to abandon its regressive plans for a 1.25 percentage point increase in National Insurance contributions; believes this will add to the cost of living crisis people are already experiencing as a result of big increases in energy bills, high inflation, real-term wage cuts …
78 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 37
Liberal Democrat: 13
Scottish National Party: 13
Independent: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
1st March 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 8th March 2022
Royal Mail workforce reductions
Tabled by:
Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow)
That this House expresses alarm at plans by Royal Mail to reduce frontline managerial jobs by 900 posts, a reduction that will further harm the postal service in this country; condemns this continued attack on the jobs of workers while shareholders receive £311 million in rewards; is appalled at the …
82 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 42
Scottish National Party: 19
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Conservative: 1
12th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 7th March 2022
Giving every child the best start in life
Tabled by:
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
That this House notes the work of WAVE Trust and its 70/30 campaign to reduce levels of child abuse, neglect and domestic abuse by 70 per cent by 2030; further notes that over two-thirds of this House have endorsed that campaign, including a majority from all parties; recognises the role …
151 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 60
Scottish National Party: 43
Conservative: 15
Liberal Democrat: 12
Independent: 9
Democratic Unionist Party: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
27th January 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 24th February 2022
Get Me Home Safely campaign
Tabled by:
Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South)
That this House notes that shift work is widespread in many industries, especially hospitality, and can often entail late-night working; further notes that many workers, especially women, are increasingly worried about their safety travelling to and from work at night; believes that, while employers may feel their duty of care …
43 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 38
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
7th February 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 7th February 2022
Statutory Sick Pay and a living wage
Tabled by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
That this House expresses its concern at Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) being at its lowest level since 2003, according to research by the TUC; notes that SSP is worth £3 per week less in real terms now than it was at the start of the pandemic; believes that no-one should …
42 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 29
Independent: 5
Scottish National Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
1st February 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 1st February 2022
Industrial action at Barts Health NHS Trust
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House expresses solidarity with hundreds of key NHS workers across Barts Health NHS Trust, employed by the outsourcing company Serco, taking strike action between Monday 31 January and Sunday 13 February 2022 over low pay; notes that the Unite members who are cleaners, porters, security, catering and reception …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Feb 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 25
Independent: 4
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
27th January 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 28th January 2022
Stuart Delivery couriers
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House notes with deep concern that key worker couriers working for JustEat subcontractor Stuart Delivery have seen their pay cut and working conditions deteriorate during the covid-19 pandemic, despite those key workers putting their own lives at risk and providing a vital service to the public; notes that …
35 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 28
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
3rd February 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 27th January 2022
Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise
Tabled by:
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown)
That this House is deeply concerned at reports that the Department for Transport may sign a National Rail Contract with Govia Thameslink Railways to run the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise; notes that Govia, the majority shareholder of Govia Thameslink Railways, was stripped of the Southeastern franchise in September …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Green Party: 1
24th January 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th January 2022
Sewage dumping in UK waterways
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House expresses its concern at the dumping of sewage into UK waterways; recognises that the practice is dangerous to public health and damaging to the environment; further recognises that the pollution is making it unsafe for people to swim in natural designated bathing sites such as the River …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 22 Mar 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
19th January 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 19th January 2022
Removal of titles
Tabled by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
That this house acknowledges that geographically based titles can become an affront when an individual falls into disrepute; and calls on the Government to introduce a mechanism in law whereby geographically based titles can be removed in certain circumstances such as when the individual’s associations, engagements or actions infringe the …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Feb 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Scottish National Party: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
10th January 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 13th January 2022
Covid mitigation in schools
Tabled by:
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
That this House notes that schools never shut and should never have to; expresses alarm that internationally and scientifically recognised, multi-layered mitigations advised by the WHO were not in place before in-person education resumed in September 2020, March 2021, September 2021 and January 2022 to prevent unnecessarily exposing students, staff …
19 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Feb 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Liberal Democrat: 5
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
6th January 2022
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 7th January 2022
Energy prices
Tabled by:
Mick Whitley (Labour - Birkenhead)
That this House reaffirms its belief in the fundamental right to a warm home; recognises that millions of households are grappling with soaring energy prices; acknowledges the recent findings of the trade association Energy UK that prices could rise by between 45 to 50 per cent. by spring 2022; notes …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 26
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
13th December 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th December 2021
Work of NHS staff during the covid-19 outbreak
Tabled by:
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
That this House recognises the extraordinary work of NHS staff throughout the covid-19 pandemic; appreciates the incredible effort that they continue to put into the national vaccination programme, especially as the booster campaign is ramped up in the face of the Omicron variant; and calls on the Government to provide …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 6
Scottish National Party: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
13th December 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th December 2021
Funding and support for local government from central government
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House thanks local authorities for their leadership during the covid-19 pandemic and for the ongoing contribution of their essential workforces to communities; notes National Audit Office figures showing central Government funding for local authorities in England has been cut by 52.3 percent overall in real terms between 2010-11 …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Liberal Democrat: 3
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
6th December 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 9th December 2021
Food insecurity
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
That this House recognises the horrific levels of food insecurity in the UK being experienced by approximately 11 million people; acknowledges the profound and devastating consequences of food insecurity on the health, wellbeing and livelihoods of people in our communities; notes with concern that the need for emergency food parcels …
49 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 31
Scottish National Party: 5
Liberal Democrat: 4
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
30th November 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 9th December 2021
Universal Credit reduction
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House deplores the Government's punitive decision to remove the £20 per week Universal Credit uplift, which the Joseph Rowntree Foundation estimates leaves around 5.5 million families worse off by £1,040 per year and will push a further half a million people over the poverty line; deeply regrets that …
42 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 28
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
10th December 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Thursday 9th December 2021
Predatory financial practices and the adult social care sector
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House welcomes the Panorama episode Crisis in Care: Follow the Money, broadcast on 6 December 2021, on the involvement of financial entities such as private equity firms and hedge funds in the adult social care sector; notes that this has put pressure on the sector to grow its …
19 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Independent: 1
25th November 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 29th November 2021
Football Index collapse
Tabled by:
George Howarth (Labour - Knowsley)
That this House remains deeply concerned about the collapse of the betting firm Football Index in March 2021, following the suspension of the company’s licence by the Gambling Commission and its entry into administration; notes with concern that customers collectively have over £90 million in open stakes trapped in the …
39 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Mar 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Scottish National Party: 10
Liberal Democrat: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Conservative: 2
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
16th November 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd November 2021
Debt cancellation and climate change
Tabled by:
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham)
That this House recognises that countries in the global South are being forced to confront the climate emergency with both hands tied behind their back; notes that low-income countries are responsible for less than 1 per cent of the world's historic carbon emissions but now face some of the most …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
15th November 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 16th November 2021
Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund investment in the fossil fuel industry
Tabled by:
Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South)
That this House notes that the UK hosted COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference; further notes that in May 2019 this House declared a climate emergency; notes that approximately £700 million is invested in the UK and global economy through the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund; notes that while the …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Mar 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
15th November 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 16th November 2021
Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACSR) was announced on 18 August 2021; further notes that hon. Members are still receiving desperate messages for help and that Ministerial replies to queries make repeated reference to the scheme; is concerned that three months later the ACRS is still …
57 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Scottish National Party: 13
Liberal Democrat: 10
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Conservative: 1
15th November 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th November 2021
Student loan repayment threshold
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House expresses its concern about proposals to lower the threshold at which students repay their student loans; notes that the average student leaves university with £50,000 worth of debt and is currently required to start paying off their student loan when they earn £27,295 a year; further notes …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
9th November 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th November 2021
Working conditions for private hire drivers
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House recognises the efforts of those Uber workers who have recently taken industrial action as part of the ACDU and IWGB trade unions; further recognises that both of these strikes were due to Uber’s lack of implementation of the Supreme Court’s ruling that included paying their drivers for …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Dec 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
8th November 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th November 2021
Local government and the climate emergency
Tabled by:
Kirsten Oswald (Scottish National Party - East Renfrewshire)
That this House welcomes the significant participation of local government representatives from across the globe in the COP26 conference in Glasgow; welcomes in particular the meeting of global group C40 Cities, attended by visiting civic leaders from cities as diverse as London, Paris, Barcelona, Stockholm, Bogotá, Phoenix, Dhaka, Freetown, Dubai …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Labour: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
6th September 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 15th November 2021
Communication of changes to the state pension age for 1950s-born women
Tabled by:
Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
That this House notes the recent findings of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report entitled Women's State Pension Age: our findings on the Department for Work and Pensions' communication of changes; urges the Government to recognise the negative effects of successive DWP maladministration; calls for compensation for 1950s-born women; …
94 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 44
Scottish National Party: 27
Independent: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Liberal Democrat: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Conservative: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
15th November 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 15th November 2021
Hillsborough disaster and the National Curriculum
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
That this House acknowledges that, 32 years after the Hillsborough disaster, criminal trials collapsed in May 2021 and nobody has been held to account for the unlawful killings of 97 innocent people; acknowledges that it took 23 years of campaigning for the truth about the disaster to be finally acknowledged …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 32
Scottish National Party: 2
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
15th November 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 15th November 2021
Votes on standards motions
Tabled by:
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)
That this House notes the investigation and findings on the Owen Paterson case by the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and Committee on Standards Report published on 26 October 2021, HC797; is concerned that the former Member was able to cast a vote on a motion relating to his own …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Nov 2021)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 12
Labour: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Independent: 1
15th November 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 15th November 2021
Social Security
Tabled by:
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Universal Credit (Exceptions to the Requirement not to be receiving Education) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI, 2021, No. 1224), dated 1 November 2021, a copy of which was laid before this House on 4 November 2021, be annulled.
25 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Dec 2021)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 12
Labour: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
8th November 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th November 2021
Hon. Members and secondary employment
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House recognises that being an hon. Member is not only a privilege but is also a well-paid and full-time job; believes that it is wrong that hon. Members are to able to receive significant additional incomes from second jobs, including for political consultancy or advisory roles for corporate …
45 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 31
Independent: 5
Scottish National Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
28th October 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 3rd November 2021
National Road Safety Week
Tabled by:
Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)
That this House celebrates the tireless work of countless individuals and organisations. including community groups, schools, emergency services, businesses, fleet operators, road safety campaigners and charities, road victim support services and road safety professionals, to champion road safety and reduce deaths and serious injuries on roads; highlights the 23,529 people …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Scottish National Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Conservative: 1
28th October 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 3rd November 2021
Ministerial responses to hon. Members' correspondence on Afghanistan
Tabled by:
Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
That this House is extremely concerned by the extensive delays in hon. Members receiving responses on the resettlement of Afghan nationals to the UK; notes the Minister for Safeguarding and Afghan Resettlement’s statement of 13 September 2021 on the Government's progress in providing specific updates on people within Afghanistan and …
52 signatures
(Most recent: 31 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 27
Liberal Democrat: 8
Scottish National Party: 7
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
25th October 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 26th October 2021
Proscribing of Palestinian human rights organisations
Tabled by:
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
That this House condemns the declaration of 22 October 2021 made by Israeli Minister of Defence, Benny Gantz, which designated six Palestinian civil society groups as terrorist organisations; notes that the Israeli authorities have not provided any evidence to substantiate their claims about the organisations; further notes that the targeted …
64 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 27
Scottish National Party: 18
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
26th October 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 26th October 2021
The service of Oliver Denton Lieberman
Tabled by:
Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Kilburn)
That this House recognises Oliver Denton Lieberman’s dedication and public service as an office manager during many turbulent years in politics; appreciates that he has coordinated the campaign within Parliament to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and supported her family; acknowledges the role he has played in running an efficient office and …
17 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Oct 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
19th October 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 20th October 2021
Black History Month 2021
Tabled by:
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham)
That this House notes that this month we celebrate Black History Month 2021 and welcomes the many events and initiatives across the UK that highlight the successes and contributions of Black British people to British history; gives special thanks to all teachers and education staff who are taking steps to …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Scottish National Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 3
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
19th October 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 20th October 2021
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Tabled by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House notes Breast Cancer Awareness Month; further notes the symptoms and signs of breast cancer which everyone should be aware of; highlights the fact that breast cancer is also found in men and the first sign is usually a lump on the chest; highlights that early diagnosis is …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Feb 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 11
Scottish National Party: 6
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Conservative: 2
18th October 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 20th October 2021
COP26 and the Glasgow Action Plan
Tabled by:
Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford and Eccles)
That this House acknowledges that the COP26 conference is the important moment when countries that have signed the Paris Agreement on climate change must present new targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions; notes that this is critical for keeping temperature rises below 1.5 degrees Celcius and preventing the world’s poorest …
34 signatures
(Most recent: 3 Nov 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
18th October 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 20th October 2021
Lakhvinder Ricky Reel
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House continues to expresses its heartfelt sympathy with the family of the late Lakhvinder Ricky Reel who died in suspicious circumstances in 1997 after being racially attacked in Kingston, Surrey; is appalled to learn that his family were spied upon by undercover police officers; acknowledges that over 100,000 …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Nov 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Scottish National Party: 3
Liberal Democrat: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
23rd September 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 20th October 2021
Campaign to secure the future of the Covid Memorial Wall
Tabled by:
Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
That this House welcomes the creation of the Covid Memorial Wall on Albert Embankment by Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice; notes that this memorial now includes over 150,000 hand-painted hearts to symbolise all those who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic; praises the work of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for …
139 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Feb 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 97
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 10
Conservative: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
20th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 20th October 2021
Ban on trophy hunting imports
Tabled by:
David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
That this House welcomes the Government’s commitment to implementing a robust, comprehensive and world-leading ban on trophy hunting imports; agrees that the trophy hunting of animals, including those at risk of extinction, is morally reprehensible; notes the strong support for such a ban among the general public, with the most …
86 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Mar 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 37
Scottish National Party: 16
Conservative: 10
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
18th October 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 20th October 2021
US-UK-Australia military pact
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House notes with concern the Prime Minister’s announcement on 14 September 2021 of the AUKUS military pact; further notes that this is likely to escalate tension in the Far East and that military manoeuvres and sanctions in the Indo-Pacific region have already led to concerns about the threat …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
19th October 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 19th October 2021
Green new deal bill campaign
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes the lack of a sufficient and comprehensive Government plan to decarbonise the UK economy in response to the climate and nature emergencies; recognises public support for bolder and faster action; and calls on the Government to support the Green New Deal Bill, formally known as the …
35 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Liberal Democrat: 7
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
5th July 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 18th October 2021
Hassan Mushaima and political prisoners detained in Bahrain
Tabled by:
Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith)
That this House is deeply concerned by the decade-long detention of 73-year-old Hassan Mushaima in Bahrain who was sentenced to life imprisonment for his peaceful role as a political opposition leader in 2011; decries that Mushaima was brutally tortured, subjected to protracted medical negligence and that his condition continues to …
44 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Scottish National Party: 11
Liberal Democrat: 7
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
13th September 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 20th September 2021
National care service
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House notes £7.7 billion has been cut from social care budgets since 2010; further notes that this has resulted in 1.4 million older people not having the care they need for essential daily tasks and that 300,000 people are now on local authority waiting lists for adult social …
32 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
6th September 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 20th September 2021
Deregulated bus transport
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House is concerned with the adequacy of deregulated bus services in England outside London; notes the near unanimous consensus that the current system is not delivering for passengers and the multitude of reports finding as such; further notes that in England alone, average fares have increased 403 percent …
55 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Feb 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 39
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
23rd June 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 20th September 2021
Local government workers pay rise
Tabled by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)
That this House is appalled by the 1.5 per cent pay increase offered to local government workers, which amounts to as little as £1.03 per day for some workers and is in real terms a pay cut; applauds the incredible effort those workers have made during the covid-19 pandemic, continuing …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
9th September 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 9th September 2021
AOC Europe 2021
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
That this House opposes the planned staging of the AOC Europe 2021 electronic warfare event, organised by Clarion Defence and Security, at Liverpool’s Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) in October 2021; notes that that event will bring together many of the biggest global arms companies with government and military officials …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
6th September 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 7th September 2021
The Ministerial Code and the conduct of the Prime Minister
Tabled by:
Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)
That this House believes that trust in the ministerial code has been eroded by the actions of the Prime Minister; further believes that the Prime Minister should no longer be the guardian of the code as he has been shown to lack the moral aptitude needed; and therefore calls for …
105 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Feb 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 41
Scottish National Party: 39
Liberal Democrat: 11
Independent: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
12th July 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 13th July 2021
Racism following the Euro 2020 final
Tabled by:
Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)
That this house unequivocally condemns the racist abuse aimed at the England Men’s Football team after the UEFA European Championship Final on 11 July 2021; notes that 19 year old Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka was forced to take down his Instagram account as a result of racist abuse; further notes …
41 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Scottish National Party: 4
Liberal Democrat: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Alba Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
12th July 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 13th July 2021
150th Anniversary of the Durham Miners' Gala
Tabled by:
Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)
That this House celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Durham Miners’ Gala or the Big Meeting; expresses severe regret at the cancellation of the Gala for the second consecutive year but commends the Durham Miners Association for prioritising public health; welcomes the news that County Durham Miners Banners Groups will …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
22nd June 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 5th July 2021
Rise of anti-Indian racism
Tabled by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)
That this House welcomes the contributions of Indians to British society; condemns the racism they face on a daily basis; calls on key institutions to urgently address this type of prejudice; recognises the 1.3 million Indians who fought for Britain during WWI and have contributed greatly to all levels of …
48 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Mar 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 29
Scottish National Party: 8
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
30th June 2021
23 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Jul 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
9th June 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 29th June 2021
Mental health provision for university students
Tabled by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
That this House calls on the Government to publish clear guidance to universities on what mental health provision should be in place for university students; recognises the immense strain placed on university students during the covid-19 outbreak and the continuing assessments and exams that students have been required to undertake; …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 8
Labour: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Independent: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
20th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 29th June 2021
Pregnancy and maternity discrimination at work
Tabled by:
Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)
That this House notes that Government-commissioned research in 2016 by the Equality and Human Rights Commission found disturbingly high levels of pregnancy and maternity discrimination in UK workplaces; further notes the February 2021 conclusion of the Women and Equalities Committee that the Government must act now to prevent further discrimination, …
103 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Feb 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 42
Scottish National Party: 32
Liberal Democrat: 12
Democratic Unionist Party: 6
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
23rd June 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 24th June 2021
Learning Disability Week 2021
Tabled by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
That this House supports Learning Disability Awareness Week which took place from 14 to 20 June 2021; notes that the Week’s theme was Art and Creativity; highlights that for many people with a learning disability and their families creativity has been a way to remain connected and positive throughout the …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 7
Labour: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Conservative: 1
Alba Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
23rd June 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 23rd June 2021
General Practice Data for Planning Research
Tabled by:
Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)
That this House is concerned with the current plans for the General Practice Data for Planning Research, while although noting the importance of data for legitimate research believes that it puts patient data and medical histories at serious risk of abuse; believes that the plans will potentially discourage sick patients …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Independent: 3
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
16th June 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 21st June 2021
Jailing of Darya Polyudova
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes with great concern the jailing of Darya Polyudova leader of the Left Resistance movement in Russia; further notes that on 31 May 2021 the Western District Military Court in Moscow sentenced the 32-year-old activist to six years in a prison colony for postings on social media, …
13 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 6
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
17th June 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 21st June 2021
Windrush Day 2021
Tabled by:
Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
That this House notes that 22 June 2021 will be the 73rd anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury Dock and the fourth annual Windrush Day; supports the commemorations across the country recognising the immense impact that the Windrush generation has had on the UK's society and …
43 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Scottish National Party: 7
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
9th June 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 10th June 2021
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month 2021
Tabled by:
Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)
That this House notes that during the month of June 2021 it is Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month; understands that the theme in 2021 is Make Some Space where it is hoped that people from different backgrounds and professions will make some space in their day to day lives, …
42 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 20
Labour: 14
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Alliance: 1
7th June 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 10th June 2021
Carers Week 2021
Tabled by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
That this House supports Carers Week which takes place on the 7th to the 13th June 2021; notes that Week’s theme is Make Caring Visible and Valued; highlights the invaluable contribution that over 6.5 million unpaid carers make to their local communities across the UK; recognises that carers have been …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 11
Labour: 8
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
9th June 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Wednesday 9th June 2021
Racism in football
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House applauds England football manager Gareth Southgate and his players for their principled opposition to racism; stands in solidarity with all football players and supporters who have been subjected to racism, while participating in the sport they love or in other areas of their life; recognises that those …
32 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Liberal Democrat: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
27th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 7th June 2021
Arms export licences for sales to the Israeli Military
Tabled by:
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown)
That this House notes with concern the recent granting of and use of extant UK licences for the export to the Israeli military of categories of arms and arms components including military technology and components for aircrafts, helicopters, and drones, as well as grenades, bombs, missiles, armoured vehicles, tanks, ammunition, …
78 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 31
Scottish National Party: 25
Liberal Democrat: 9
Independent: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
7th June 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 7th June 2021
Child poverty
Tabled by:
Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford and Eccles)
That this House notes that recent End Child Poverty coalition research indicates that there were 4.3 million children living in poverty in the UK in 2019-20 and that recent Households Below Average Income figures show child poverty is likely to have significantly worsened during the covid-19 pandemic; believes the Government …
36 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
7th June 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 7th June 2021
Child poverty in the North West
Tabled by:
Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford and Eccles)
That this House notes that recent End Child Poverty coalition research indicates that there were 4.3 million children living in poverty in the UK in 2019-20, more than a third of children in the North West are growing up in poverty after housing costs are factored in, child poverty levels …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
24th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 26th May 2021
Welcoming refugees during and post covid-19
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House recognises that, as the 72th anniversary of the Geneva Convention approaches, there are more refugees, approximately 80 million, than at any other time in history; that they are victims of wars, environmental disasters and climate change, human rights abuses, pandemic and poverty; resolves to frame a response …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Alba Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
20th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 26th May 2021
Fire and rehire tactics (No. 2)
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House notes the continued use of fire and rehire tactics by employers in this country; condemns the actions of the growing number of employers who have forced their staff to choose between accepting a new contract with worse terms and conditions or losing their jobs; calls on the …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Independent: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
19th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 26th May 2021
Sharing covid-19 vaccine resources equitably to create a people's vaccine
Tabled by:
Diane Abbott (Independent - Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
That this House notes that the ability to vaccinate sections of their population against the covid-19 virus has generally only been open to some of the richest countries in the world and many other poorer countries have little or no access to vaccines; further notes that the latest data from …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Mar 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Independent: 4
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Alliance: 1
17th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 19th May 2021
Attacks on journalists in Gaza
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House deplores the attack by the Israeli military on the building in Gaza housing media including Associated Press and Al Jazeera, which follows attacks or detentions of at least thirty journalists and two previous strikes on journalist's offices in Gaza; supports the demands of the International Federation of …
52 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 29
Scottish National Party: 13
Independent: 4
Liberal Democrat: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
12th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 19th May 2021
East Jerusalem and Gaza
Tabled by:
Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)
That this House condemns unreservedly the Israeli brutality in East Jerusalem and Gaza; refutes entirely that there is any equivalence with actions by Palestinian demonstrators or militants; notes that there is no comparison between state orchestrated violence perpetrated by a military and civil power with legitimate protest by civilians or …
6 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 3
Alba Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
11th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 18th May 2021
Undocumented migrants
Tabled by:
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham)
That this House recognises that there are many barriers that prevent people from accessing and maintaining stable immigration status even when they were either born in the UK or have lived in the UK for many years; further recognises that the majority of undocumented migrants have lost their status through …
79 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 34
Scottish National Party: 24
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
17th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 18th May 2021
50 years of the Misuse of Drugs Act
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House acknowledges that the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is not fit for purpose; notes that for 50 years, it has failed to reduce drug consumption and that drug deaths are now at a record high; further notes that instead it has increased harm, damaged public health and …
41 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 16
Labour: 14
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 3
Independent: 2
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
17th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 18th May 2021
Universal Basic Income pilot in Wales
Tabled by:
Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House applauds the Welsh Government for committing to a Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilot in Wales; thanks all the Senedd candidates who signed the pledge for UBI ahead of May's elections; acknowledges that the current system of social security provision in the UK is not sufficient to provide …
43 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Jun 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Scottish National Party: 6
Independent: 6
Liberal Democrat: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
11th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 18th May 2021
NHS privatisation
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House expresses dismay at the Government’s White Paper, The Future of Health and Care, published on 11 February 2021 which rubber stamps the US care models for the UK; notes that the Bill is a Trojan horse for deregulated privatisation and that language on integrated care championed by …
50 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 38
Independent: 5
Scottish National Party: 4
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
11th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 18th May 2021
Protests in Colombia
Tabled by:
Tony Lloyd (Labour - Rochdale)
That this House expresses profound concern on reports of excessive use of force by the Colombian police, against overwhelmingly peaceful social protests as confirmed by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights across Colombia from 28 April 2021, as part of a national strike; believes the right …
101 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 44
Scottish National Party: 30
Liberal Democrat: 11
Independent: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
17th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 18th May 2021
Lift the Ban campaign
Tabled by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)
That this House recognises the injustice of preventing people seeking asylum from working; notes that the £5.66 asylum seekers receive a day is far below what is required to live on; further notes that asylum seekers can wait months for a decision on their asylum claim; supports the Lift the …
43 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Scottish National Party: 9
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
13th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 14th May 2021
Mental Health Awareness Week: supporting the social care workforce
Tabled by:
Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam)
That this House notes the findings published by Hft as part of its annual Sector Pulse Check research that 62 per cent of social care providers have seen an increase in absence relating to mental health among their workforce over the past year; encourages the Government to recognise the efforts …
20 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
12th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 14th May 2021
Campaign for a 15 per cent pay rise for all healthcare workers
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House expresses its gratitude to all health care workers for the the work they have done throughout the pandemic; recognises their heroic and selfless actions have put their own health at risk in order to help others; remembers the more than 1000 healthcare workers who have died from …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Independent: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
11th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 13th May 2021
Deaf Awareness Week 2021
Tabled by:
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
That this House celebrates Deaf Awareness Week, which ran from 4-9 May 2021; recognises that there are around 151,000 users of British Sign Language in the UK, about 87,000 of whom are Deaf; notes with concern that too many deaf people in the UK still face social exclusion as a …
50 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Liberal Democrat: 10
Scottish National Party: 8
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Conservative: 2
Alba Party: 1
11th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 12th May 2021
Violence perpetrated by Israeli authorities against Palestinian civilians in Sheikh Jarrah
Tabled by:
Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
That this House unequivocally condemns the ongoing violence perpetrated by Israeli authorities against Palestinian civilians in the Sheikh Jarrah area of Jerusalem; condemns the attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli police which left hundreds of civilians injured; joins the UN in calling upon the Israeli authorities to demonstrate maximum restraint …
40 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 26
Scottish National Party: 7
Independent: 4
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
12th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 12th May 2021
Securing the future of football in England
Tabled by:
Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow)
That this House welcomes the Government-initiated fan-led review of football governance, but insists that it is used as an opportunity to rebalance the current ownership structure in the favour of match-going supporters; notes that it is imperative that the review must be genuinely fan-led as the Government has promised, with …
41 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 27
Independent: 4
Liberal Democrat: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
11th May 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 11th May 2021
Investment in good quality green jobs across the UK
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House recognises the urgency with which the UK must act to address the climate and nature emergencies; notes the scale and ambition of US President Biden’s $2.3 trillion plan to upgrade America so that it is greener and fairer and regrets the lack of such a plan for …
53 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Jan 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Scottish National Party: 10
Liberal Democrat: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
26th April 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 28th April 2021
Campaign for a 15 per cent pay rise for all healthcare workers
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House expresses dismay at the Government’s offer of a derisory one per cent pay rise to healthcare workers announced in the Budget on 3 March; notes that NHS workers have suffered real terms pay cuts of up to 30 per cent since 2010; recognises the heroic efforts of …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Independent: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
21st April 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 26th April 2021
Global covid-19 vaccine inequality
Tabled by:
Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South)
That this House notes with concern that affluent countries including the UK have bought enough covid-19 vaccines to immunise the population many times over while poorer countries are hindered by industry monopolies that are driving supply shortages and blocking vaccine access; acknowledges the moral and practical necessity to challenge that …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Independent: 2
Alba Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
12th April 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 21st April 2021
Bus franchising in Greater Manchester
Tabled by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)
That this House welcomes the announcement by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to bring Greater Manchester’s buses back under public control; notes that the decision will give Greater Manchester Combined Authority more say over its bus network; recognises that the move will ensure that the needs of the …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
21st April 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 21st April 2021
The need for investment in good green jobs across the United Kingdom
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this house notes the significance of Earth Day; further notes the urgency with which the UK must act to address the climate and nature emergencies; welcomes this government’s focus on the job creation potential of a green recovery in its G7 priorities; sees the opportunity for the recovery to …
32 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Scottish National Party: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
13th April 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 19th April 2021
Fire and rehire tactics
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House notes with alarm the growing number of employers who are dismissing and re-engaging staff on worse pay and terms and conditions, a practice commonly known as fire and rehire; agrees with Government Ministers that such tactics represent an unacceptable abuse of power by rogue bosses, many of …
75 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 47
Scottish National Party: 14
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
12th April 2021
13 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 11
Independent: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
12th April 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 13th April 2021
Black maternal health
Tabled by:
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham)
That this House recognises the existing racial inequalities in maternal health; notes with great sadness that Black women in the UK are four times more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth, that women of mixed heritage are three times more, and Asian women are two times more likely to …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Scottish National Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
12th April 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 13th April 2021
Football Index
Tabled by:
Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran)
That this House is deeply concerned about the recent collapse of the betting firm Football Index, following the suspension of the company’s licence by the Gambling Commission and its entry into administration; notes with concern that customers collectively have over £90 million trapped in the company, with average losses of …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 10
Labour: 8
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
23rd March 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 13th April 2021
Unauthorised encampments: criminalisation of trespass
Tabled by:
Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith)
That this House believes the response to unauthorised encampments by Gypsies and Travellers lies not in criminalising trespass but by providing sufficient permanent and temporary sites and by greater use of negotiated stopping; is concerned that Part 4 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will destroy a nomadic …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 14 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
Alliance: 1
11th March 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 13th April 2021
GP surgeries and the private sector
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House expresses alarm that Operose, a subsidiary of US health company Centene, has taken over AT Medics which has a large number of APMS contracts, including 49 GP practices; is concerned that the prioritisation of profit in the provision of NHS services will lead to a loss of …
76 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 44
Scottish National Party: 15
Independent: 7
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alliance: 1
16th December 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 13th April 2021
The Stop Sea Blasts campaign
Tabled by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
That this House recognises the environmental damage brought to marine habitats by detonations of unexploded ordnance at sea; is concerned that marine mammals, such as whales and dolphins, are dependent on their auditory system for navigation and communication, and that disruptive detonations can lead to mass-stranding events; notes that is …
53 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Independent: 4
Conservative: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
13th April 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 13th April 2021
Effect of the covid-19 outbreak on disabled children and families
Tabled by:
Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)
That this House is deeply alarmed at the disproportionate effect of the covid-19 pandemic on disabled children, young people and their families; notes the concerning statistics from the Disabled Children’s Partnerships’ The Longest Lockdown report, which found that 70 per cent of disabled children could not access, or experienced delays …
52 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 40
Liberal Democrat: 5
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
22nd March 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 12th April 2021
Israeli permit system: children and parents in Gaza
Tabled by:
Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool, Riverside)
That this House condemns the inhumane practice of separation of children in Gaza who need medical treatment from outside the Strip from their parents, who are routinely denied accompanier passes by Israel; notes that since January 2018, Physicians for Human Rights Israel has assisted over 130 children including breastfed babies …
43 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Scottish National Party: 11
Liberal Democrat: 3
Independent: 3
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
11th November 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd March 2021
Just Transition campaign for offshore oil and gas workers
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House welcomes the Offshore report published by Platform London, Friends of the Earth Scotland and Greenpeace based on results from a survey of nearly 1,400 predominantly upstream oil and gas workers on industry conditions and the green energy transition; notes that of those surveyed, 91 per cent had …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
8th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd March 2021
Ten years on from Bahrain's Arab Spring uprising of February 2011
Tabled by:
Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll and Bute)
That this House commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Arab Spring and the beginning of Bahrain’s pro-democracy uprising on 14 February 2011; endorses the demands made by hundreds of thousands of Bahraini citizens during protests at Manama’s Pearl Roundabout for democratic reform, social justice and respect for human rights; condemns …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Scottish National Party: 8
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
22nd February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd March 2021
The Green Homes Grant
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House believes the Green Homes Grant to upgrade 600,000 homes and support 100,000 jobs is in need of fundamental reform; is concerned that as of 8 February 2021 just 22,165 vouchers had been issued to customers despite enormous demand, that any underspend of the £2 billion invested until …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Liberal Democrat: 6
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alliance: 1
22nd March 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 19th March 2021
Aviation workers and green jobs
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes with concern the tens of thousands of redundancies in UK airports despite £7bn of public support and the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CRJS) a year ago; further notes that towns near airports such as Crawley, Luton and Slough experienced some of the highest …
14 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
4th March 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 8th March 2021
Overseas NHS Workers Day
Tabled by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
That this House supports Overseas NHS Workers Day in recognition of the extraordinary contribution of all foreign nationals working tirelessly in the UK’s fight against Covid-19; applauds the efforts of the Doctors’ Association UK with support from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin …
32 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 11
Liberal Democrat: 9
Scottish National Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
4th March 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 8th March 2021
International Women's Day: support for girls' education across the globe
Tabled by:
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
That this House notes with concern the findings of UN Women's report 'From Insight to Action: Gender Equality in the Wake of COVID-19' that without coordinated action to mitigate the gendered impacts of COVID-19, there is a risk that the fragile gender equality gains achieved over the past 25 years …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Mar 2021)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 11
Labour: 7
Scottish National Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
3rd March 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 8th March 2021
Farmers' protests in India
Tabled by:
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
That this House expresses its profound concern at the growing number of arrests of Indian farmers protesting controversial privatisation legislation in India; further notes that militarised police violence has repeatedly been used against these peaceful protestors; echoes the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights’ call on “the …
20 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Mar 2021)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 9
Labour: 4
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
23rd February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 8th March 2021
Investment in prison education technology
Tabled by:
Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South)
That this House notes that the covid-19 outbreak has highlighted the importance of access to remote learning, especially in prisons; further notes that almost 90% of respondents to a survey of University and College Union members working in prisons reported that IT resources were not sufficient for the needs of …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
22nd February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 8th March 2021
VAT on Zero Carbon Domestic Renewables
Tabled by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
That this House recognises the UK's legal commitment to reduce carbon emissions, including those from domestic dwellings, to Net Zero by 2050; further notes that 30 per cent of UK carbon dioxide emissions are from domestic dwellings; recognises that micro-generation of home grown energy and heating is vital to reach …
16 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 4
Liberal Democrat: 3
Labour: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Conservative: 1
8th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 2nd March 2021
West Cumbria Coal Mine
Tabled by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
That this House is dismayed by the decision to approve a new deep coal mine in West Cumbria; believes it is a dangerous backwards step in the fight against climate change; further believes it undermines the UK’s COP26 Presidency, damaging the Government’s international credibility; notes that it both contradicts Climate …
20 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 8
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Labour: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Independent: 1
8th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Removing barriers to education
Tabled by:
Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
That this House believes removing barriers to education, including ending all forms of violence against children, is crucial to achieving the Government’s goal of ensuring 12 years of quality education for every girl and boy; and further believes that removing barriers to education should be a central theme in the …
64 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 26
Labour: 17
Liberal Democrat: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Conservative: 1
Alba Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alliance: 1
24th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st March 2021
Regulation of genetic technologies in food and farming
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes with concern the proposed removal of risk assessment and traceability safeguards from new gene editing techniques in England, as set out in the DEFRA Consultation on the Regulation of Genetic Technologies which closes on 17 March 2021; further notes concerns that the vigorous promotion of gene …
19 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 4
Scottish National Party: 4
Liberal Democrat: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
25th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 1st March 2021
Cuba and the US blockade
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House recognises that the US blockade of Cuba has cost the Cuban economy billions of dollars, causes shortages in essential services and has been exacerbated by the Trump administration’s designation of Cuba as state sponsor of terrorism – a politically motivated move which intensifies sanctions against the Cuban …
58 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 31
Scottish National Party: 13
Independent: 7
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
25th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 1st March 2021
Women prisoner leavers and homelessness
Tabled by:
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
That this House notes official statistics showing that 42 per cent of women released from prison in 2019-20 were discharged into unsettled accommodation; further notes that the Safe Homes for Women Leaving Prison initiative estimates that as many as six in ten women leave prison with nowhere safe to go; …
29 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Liberal Democrat: 8
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
11th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 1st March 2021
Child poverty in the North East
Tabled by:
Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
That this House notes that more than one in three children and young people are growing up in poverty in the North East and this figure rises to 42 per cent for children under the age of five; further notes that with a rise from 26 per cent to 35 …
20 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Scottish National Party: 2
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
16th November 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 1st March 2021
Demolition of Palestinian homes
Tabled by:
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
That this House strongly condemns Israel’s destruction of the entire Palestinian village of Khirbet Hamsa al-Foqa; is appalled that 73 people, including 41 children, have been made homeless in the largest incident of forced displacement in the West Bank for years; notes that 2020 has seen the highest level of …
55 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 24
Labour: 23
Independent: 4
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
1st March 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 1st March 2021
Stockport Fairtrade Group
Tabled by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)
That this House celebrates the current Fairtrade Fortnight and acknowledges Stockport’s position as a Fairtrade borough since 2003; recognises the contribution of Stockport Fairtrade Group and its volunteers in raising awareness of the importance of purchasing Fairtrade products and supporting disadvantaged farmers and workers in countries to help prevent exploitation …
16 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Mar 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
24th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 24th February 2021
Political and security situation in Myanmar
Tabled by:
Rushanara Ali (Labour - Bethnal Green and Bow)
That this House condemns the military coup in Myanmar (Burma); demands the immediate release of all political prisoners; extends solidarity to fellow Members of Parliament who have been denied the right to exercise their democratically elected mandate; welcomes the establishment by Parliamentarians of representative committees from national, regional and state …
104 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 48
Scottish National Party: 27
Liberal Democrat: 9
Independent: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Conservative: 4
Alba Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
11th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 12th February 2021
Covid-19 and Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities deaths
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House notes the analysis of 3 February 2021 highlighted by Professor Kevin Fenton, Public Health England that London’s Asian communities have been hardest hit by the covid-19 second wave; further notes that for some time evidence has shown that covid-19 has had a disproportionate effect on people from …
13 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
11th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 12th February 2021
Library closures
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House notes the ongoing concerns on the effect of austerity on local library services and that the covid-19 pandemic has led to new worries that financial pressures on local authorities could mean further cuts and reductions to services; believes in the value of local libraries and that despite …
19 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
10th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 11th February 2021
School breakfast
Tabled by:
Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour - South Shields)
That this House notes that school breakfasts tackle classroom hunger and improve children’s energy, behaviour, and concentration, leading to improved academic attainment; further notes that improved attainment enables children to leave school ready to secure highly paid work, contributing to economic growth; notes that the Government’s current National Breakfast Programme …
50 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 35
Liberal Democrat: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
9th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 11th February 2021
Christopher Kapessa
Tabled by:
Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House stands in solidarity with the family of Christopher Kapessa, a 13 year old child, who died after being pushed into the River Cynon in South Wales on 1 July 2019; extends its sympathy to his family; has concerns about the South Wales Police investigation into Christopher’s death; …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
27th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 11th February 2021
Healthy Homes Act
Tabled by:
Dan Carden (Labour - Liverpool, Walton)
That this House welcomes the campaign by the Town & Country Planning Association (TCPA) for a Healthy Homes Act which would require all new homes and neighbourhoods to be of decent quality and outlaw those which undermine residents’ health and wellbeing; recognises that too many people suffer in poor quality, …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
6th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 10th February 2021
Sage care workers and cleaners
Tabled by:
Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree)
That this House notes with deep concern that domestic staff and care workers employed at Sage Nursing Home, London NW11, are paid below the Real Living Wage at a rate of £8.72 - £9.60 per hour; is appalled that serious health and safety concerns and grievances regarding discriminatory treatment have …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Independent: 4
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
8th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 8th February 2021
Intellectual property and covid-19 response
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House considers nobody is safe until we are all safe from covid-19; believes all policy tools should be deployed to address the global crisis around access to covid-19 vaccines, treatments, diagnostics and equipment; notes that the head of the World Health Organization warns we face a catastrophic moral …
80 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 32
Scottish National Party: 28
Liberal Democrat: 7
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Alliance: 1
3rd February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 8th February 2021
Undocumented migrants and covid-19 vaccination
Tabled by:
Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House believes that access to essential healthcare is a universal human right; regrets the continued existence of structural, institutional and systemic barriers in accessing NHS care experienced by undocumented migrants and those awaiting determination of their asylum, visa and immigration applications; considers that an effective public health response …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Scottish National Party: 7
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Independent: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Alba Party: 1
4th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 4th February 2021
Trussell Trust report on universal credit uplift
Tabled by:
Steven Bonnar (Scottish National Party - Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill)
That this House acknowledges the latest report by the Trussell Trust, entitled Dignity or Destitution? which outlines the positive impact the uplift has had on those in receipt of universal credit; recognises the serious risk of increased hunger and food bank use if removed in April as currently planned; and …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Mar 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Scottish National Party: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
4th February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 4th February 2021
World Cancer Day 2021
Tabled by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
That this House recognises World Cancer Day 2021; acknowledges the difficulty that cancer patients and their families have faced during the covid-19 pandemic; notes that 2.9 million people across the UK are living with cancer; further notes the reduction in cancer screenings and routine diagnostic work throughout the pandemic has …
14 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 6
Liberal Democrat: 4
Scottish National Party: 2
Independent: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
1st February 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 4th February 2021
Cancer treatment waiting times
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House is concerned that cancer treatment waiting lists are increasing as a consequence of the covid-19 pandemic; notes with further concern that vital cancer diagnoses are being missed, with data from Public Health England showing that 106,732 cases were diagnosed between April and September 2020, down from 142,324 …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
27th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 1st February 2021
Visas for musicians in the EU
Tabled by:
Harriet Harman (Labour - Camberwell and Peckham)
That this House applauds the over 100 musicians who wrote to The Times on 20 January 2021 and agrees that the UK Government must immediately seek supplementary agreement with the EU to secure the ability of all creative workers including musicians, performers, their equipment and others such as technicians to …
81 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 45
Scottish National Party: 14
Liberal Democrat: 10
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Conservative: 1
6th February 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 29th January 2021
EU Settlement Scheme
Tabled by:
Kate Green (Labour - Stretford and Urmston)
That this House is concerned that the EU Settlement Scheme does not deliver sufficient assurance of their future status to all EU nationals resident in the UK; notes that some EU nationals and non-EU family members will be unable to obtain their status for a number of reasons, including a …
86 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 45
Scottish National Party: 22
Liberal Democrat: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Independent: 1
25th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 26th January 2021
Support for British Gas workers
Tabled by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
That this House condemns the actions of British Gas in pursuing fire and re-hire tactics with loyal and hard-working staff; expresses support and solidarity with British Gas workers who have been forced to strike following British Gas pushing ahead with plans that have been rejected by 86 per cent of …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
18th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 26th January 2021
UK citizenship for the Windrush generation
Tabled by:
Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)
That this House deplores the Home Office’s treatment of those of the Windrush Generation and their families; notes that many residents through no fault of their own still await the restoration of citizenship; further notes that many are still waiting for compensation for the actions made by the Home Office …
39 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Scottish National Party: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
23rd September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 26th January 2021
Relocation of aslyum seekers and refugees from Aegean Islands
Tabled by:
Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
That this House recognises the deteriorating conditions faced by asylum seekers and refugees on the Aegean Islands and notes the recent fire at the Moria camp in Lesvos which has left 13,000 people without shelter; welcomes the fact that Germany, France and Norway have agreed to take some of those …
74 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 31
Labour: 20
Liberal Democrat: 10
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
4th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 26th January 2021
Teaching of British colonial history in schools
Tabled by:
John Nicolson (Scottish National Party - Ochil and South Perthshire)
That this House calls for the teaching of British colonial history in school curricula across the UK; recognises that much of Britain's wealth was built upon brutal suppression and the embedding of racism and division across the world; that great cities such as Glasgow, Liverpool and Bristol were built upon …
34 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 20
Labour: 7
Liberal Democrat: 2
Alba Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Green Party: 1
25th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 25th January 2021
Democracy, human rights and the detention of Alexei Navalny in Russia
Tabled by:
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
That this House condemns the arrest and detention of Alexei Navalny by the Russian Federation; further condemns the reported arrest, detention and beating of thousands of protestors and journalists across Russia in the last week; notes that over 3,500 Russians have so far been detained following nationwide protests across the …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 11
Labour: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Conservative: 1
Independent: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
20th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 21st January 2021
Workers’ rights
Tabled by:
Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
This House expresses deep concern over the Government’s decision to review the “working time directive” implemented by the Working Time Regulations 1998; notes that amongst other achievements the Directive gave UK workers a statutory right to paid annual leave for the first time; further notes that the Government is yet …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Scottish National Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Alba Party: 1
20th January 2021
17 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Independent: 1
18th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 21st January 2021
Reduction of the Small Brewers Relief
Tabled by:
Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam)
That this House believes the proposed reduction in Small Brewers Relief for brewers below 5,000 hectolitres and the introduction of a cash basis will be disastrous for Britain’s internationally renowned craft brewery industry; notes that the introduction of Small Brewers Relief in 2002, designed to enable small breweries to compete …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 22 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
18th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th January 2021
Fuel poverty (No. 2)
Tabled by:
Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool, Riverside)
That this House notes that recent research from the Citizens Advice Bureau has identified that more than 2 million households are behind on their energy payments, with a quarter of all energy customers worried that they won’t be able to pay their bill this winter; further notes that before the …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
18th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th January 2021
Safer PPE and FFP3 masks for healthcare workers
Tabled by:
Geraint Davies (Independent - Swansea West)
That this House salutes the contribution of all healthcare professionals to combating the COVID-19 pandemic; recognises that with 49,000 healthcare professionals off work ill with COVID-19 some 13,000 more than the number of hospital inpatients with the disease, the environments in which they are working may be putting them at …
40 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 25
Independent: 4
Liberal Democrat: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Green Party: 1
14th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 18th January 2021
Godfrey Colin Cameron
Tabled by:
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
That this House is deeply saddened by news of the death of Godfrey Colin Cameron, a hardworking member of Parliamentary security staff and member of the PCS trade union who passed away aged just 55 after contracting covid-19; extends our sincere condolences to his devoted wife Hyacinth, children Leon and …
139 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 114
Scottish National Party: 15
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
14th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 18th January 2021
Statutory Sick Pay uplift
Tabled by:
Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
That this Houses notes that Statutory Sick Pay is currently £95.85 per week, which is one of the lowest rates in Europe; further notes that this is approximately 19 per cent of average UK weekly earnings; expresses concern at research conducted on behalf of the TUC which suggests that approximately …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
12th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Tuesday 12th January 2021
Tech industry unionisation
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House welcomes and celebrates the creation of the Alphabet Workers Union and the unionisation of hundreds of Google workers in Silicon Valley; condemns the victimisation and harassment of any worker that is seeking to have their basic right to organise and collective bargaining recognised, and aggressive behaviour by …
30 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
Green Party: 1
11th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 12th January 2021
COP26 and deep coal mining in the UK
Tabled by:
Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent North)
That this House recognises the UK’s historic responsibility as host of COP26 to lead by example on the transition to renewable energy and emissions reductions; notes the government’s recent commitment to cut emissions by 68% by 2030 and to invest in low-carbon energy solutions in accordance with the advice on …
7 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
11th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 12th January 2021
PrEP and National HIV Testing Week 2021
Tabled by:
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham)
That this House notes the importance of access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in efforts to stop new cases of HIV in the UK; understands PrEP is up to 100% effective at preventing HIV transmission and must be available to all groups who could benefit from it; recognises that local healthcare …
19 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
11th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 12th January 2021
Support for hospitality businesses
Tabled by:
Rupa Huq (Labour - Ealing Central and Acton)
That this House notes with alarm that the hospitality sector suffered 297,000 job losses between February and November 2020 according to Office for National Statistics data; recognises the immense efforts and sacrifices hospitality business owners, including many from BME backgrounds, have made to keep their premises covid-19 secure prior to …
40 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 26
Liberal Democrat: 4
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
6th January 2021
25 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Scottish National Party: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
6th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 11th January 2021
Covid-19 and homelessness
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House expresses alarm that people experiencing homelessness in England are facing the new covid-19 lockdown without a return of the Everyone In accommodation policy; notes that at the beginning of the pandemic, the Everyone In programme was found by a UCL study to have stopped tens of thousands …
29 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
6th January 2021
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 11th January 2021
Support for education support staff during covid-19 outbreak
Tabled by:
Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool, Riverside)
That this House recognises that the invisible workforce of over half a million school support staff, including teaching and classroom assistants, SEND support workers, caterers, cleaners and caretakers have been crucial to keeping schools running throughout the pandemic; notes that they have provided invaluable pastoral and educational support to the …
30 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
10th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 11th January 2021
Judge-led public inquiry into the Horizon scandal
Tabled by:
Kevan Jones (Labour - North Durham)
That this House recognises the life-changing injustices experienced by subpostmasters throughout the Horizon scandal; notes with the deepest sadness that subpostmasters have served custodial sentences and suffered bankruptcy for offences they did not commit; recognises the role of the Government in prolonging this crisis through not fulfilling their role of …
151 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 67
Scottish National Party: 43
Liberal Democrat: 11
Independent: 9
Democratic Unionist Party: 7
Conservative: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
17th December 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 5th January 2021
Expansion of Heathrow airport
Tabled by:
Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
That this House is disappointed by the decision of the Supreme Court to rule in favour of Heathrow airport’s appeal to the decision in February 2020 that the Airports National Policy Statement was not legal because it had been written using a warming target of 2? rather than the Paris …
6 signatures
(Most recent: 6 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 3
Labour: 2
Green Party: 1
16th December 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 5th January 2021
Official Development Assistance 0.7 per cent GNI commitment
Tabled by:
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
That this House notes UK Official Development Assistance spending has helped millions and stands as a testament to the best of British values; observes that the Government's decision to cut development spending to 0.5 per cent of GNI breaks its manifesto promise to the British people and has serious consequences …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 11
Labour: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
15th December 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th December 2020
Criminalisation of dissent in India
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House expresses its profound concern at the growing number of arrests in India of human rights defenders, student leaders, feminist activists, Dalit rights campaigners, trade unionists, Opposition politicians, and writers, artists, lawyers, academics and journalists who are critical of Narendra Modi’s regime; notes that many of these arrests …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Scottish National Party: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
14th December 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th December 2020
Tackling homelessness
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House deplores the exponential rise in recent years of homelessness across the UK, with core homelessness in England alone peaking before the Covid-19 pandemic at over 219,000 homeless households at the end of 2019; commends the determination behind the Everyone In initiative to provide safe accommodation for all …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
14th December 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th December 2020
Adequacy of local government funding
Tabled by:
Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House is opposed to a new phase of austerity; believes that the Government must adequately fund local authorities to avoid disastrous social consequences; recognises that covid-19 is further stretching councils that are already under-funded and under-staffed following a decade of austerity; calls on the Government to honour its …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Liberal Democrat: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Green Party: 1
10th December 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th December 2020
Migrant Workers' Rights
Tabled by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
That this House would like to thank migrant workers who have been at the forefront of the UKs response to the pandemic; believes that recovery from covid-19 must level up migrant workers’ rights; further recognises that the Hostile Environment, particularly No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) and the “illegal working” …
39 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Scottish National Party: 9
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
26th November 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th December 2020
Jobs at the Rolls Royce Barnoldswick site
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House is angered by the decision by Rolls-Royce to cut 350 highly skilled jobs at its site in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, and offshore this work to Singapore; condemns the company’s decision to lock workers out of the site until after Christmas without any meaningful consultation or negotiation over these …
34 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 27
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
9th December 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Wednesday 9th December 2020
Human rights and democracy in Poland
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House acknowledges and condemns human rights violations in Poland, in particular, attacks on the rights of women and LGBTQ+ minorities, including the near-total abortion ban that breaks the human right of freedom from torture, and disregards the bodily autonomy of women; supports the protection of LGBTQ+ families, and …
36 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Scottish National Party: 5
Liberal Democrat: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
7th December 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 9th December 2020
Levels of statutory sick pay
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House notes that for a test, trace and isolate system to be effective, people must be able to afford to isolate when required to do so; notes that the current level of Statutory Sick Pay is forcing many people to choose between having enough money to live on …
43 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 28
Scottish National Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
7th December 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 9th December 2020
Food insecurity
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
That this House notes that approximately 10 million people in the UK are experiencing food insecurity; further notes that the use of food banks was increasing before the covid-19 pandemic, has effectively doubled during the pandemic and all indications are that this situation will continue to get worse; is concerned …
59 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 39
Independent: 7
Scottish National Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
3rd December 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 9th December 2020
UN 16 Days campaign and GMB Work to Stop Domestic Abuse Charter
Tabled by:
Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
That this House marks the UN 16 days of activism against gender-based violence run from 25th November, UN International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10th December, Human Rights Day, highlighting the link between violence against women and human rights; notes that GMB union launched its campaign and …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 1
Alba Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
30th November 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 9th December 2020
No Recourse to Public Funds
Tabled by:
John Cryer (Labour - Leyton and Wanstead)
That this House believes that the Government has a duty to ensure that everyone living in the UK is protected from both the health and financial impacts of Coronavirus; understands that long before the pandemic No Recourse to Public Funds restrictions have pushed migrants and their families into poverty and …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Liberal Democrat: 6
Scottish National Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Conservative: 1
25th November 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 9th December 2020
£20 weekly increase to universal credit
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House acknowledges that the £20 a week uplift in Universal Credit has provided much-needed, vital support to millions of people during the covid-19 outbreak; expresses disappointment that there was no commitment to making this increase permanent in Spending Review 2020; notes with concern analysis by the Joseph Rowntree …
32 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Mar 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Scottish National Party: 6
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
2nd December 2020
45 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 25
Scottish National Party: 5
Conservative: 4
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Alba Party: 1
1st December 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 8th December 2020
Effect of covid-19 on disabled people and employment
Tabled by:
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath)
That this House celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act, an important step towards equality for people with disabilities; recognises the disproportionate impact of the covid-19 pandemic on disabled people; notes with concern that 71 per cent of disabled people employed in March have been impacted by loss …
38 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Liberal Democrat: 10
Scottish National Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Independent: 1
Alliance: 1
18th November 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 8th December 2020
Safeguarding the small brewers relief scheme
Tabled by:
Geraint Davies (Independent - Swansea West)
That this House notes the positive impact that the small brewers relief scheme has had on the survival and growth of the UK’s small independent breweries; notes that this could be undermined by the Treasury’s proposed changes to the scheme to reduce the 50 per cent rate from 5,000hl to …
36 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Scottish National Party: 8
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Alba Party: 1
17th November 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 8th December 2020
Virtual participation in debates
Tabled by:
Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)
That this House notes with deep concern that some Members have not been able to take part virtually in debates, which means that those Members have been disenfranchised; further notes that this, in effect, disenfranchises those constituents who are left without a voice in House of Commons debates; recognises that …
65 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 32
Scottish National Party: 13
Independent: 6
Liberal Democrat: 5
Conservative: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
16th November 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 8th December 2020
International Day of People with Disabilities
Tabled by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
That this House recognises 3 December is the International Day of People with Disabilities, a day to celebrate disabled people and champion their abilities; supports the United Nation’s work surrounding this campaign, notes this year’s theme is entitled not all disabilities are visible, which aims to spread awareness and understanding …
54 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Conservative: 7
Liberal Democrat: 6
Scottish National Party: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
9th November 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 8th December 2020
Dismissals of app-based courier and private hire driver workers
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
That this House condemns the opaque and unjust process by which app-based couriers and private hire drivers working for companies such as UBER and Deliveroo can be blocked permanently from their accounts and thus effectively dismissed from their jobs; recognises that couriers and private hire drivers are key workers who …
72 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 46
Scottish National Party: 10
Liberal Democrat: 5
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
5th November 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 8th December 2020
Campaign for a real living wage
Tabled by:
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
That this House welcomes Living Wage Week and the PCS Union campaign for a real living wage for their members working on outsourced Government facilities management contracts; applauds these front line key workers who have continued to work throughout the pandemic making workplaces safe and secure despite being some of …
56 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Dec 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 29
Labour: 18
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 2
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
24th September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 8th December 2020
A covid-19 recovery mental health strategy for children
Tabled by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
That this House notes that a survey by the mental health charity Re-Think found that one third of children feel more anxious, sad and stressed now than before lockdown; further notes that the charity Action for Children has asked the Government to prioritise children’s mental health in covid-19 recovery planning …
46 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Mar 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Liberal Democrat: 8
Conservative: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
7th December 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 7th December 2020
Bus worker safety during the covid-19 outbreak
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House commends the dedication of the UK’s bus workers who have kept services running throughout the pandemic for other key workers and essential travellers; is aware that tragically, a number of bus workers have died from Covid-19; notes that Government Covid-19 support for bus operators in England since …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
3rd December 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 3rd December 2020
Gross Domestic Wellbeing
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House welcomes the publication of the innovative Gross Domestic Wellbeing Index by the Carnegie UK Trust; recognises that GDP growth fails to capture a true picture of progress; welcomes the aim of developing holistic approaches to understanding and measuring progress that include social, environmental, economic and democratic wellbeing; …
20 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Conservative: 2
Green Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
19th November 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 24th November 2020
In-person immigration bail reporting
Tabled by:
Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam)
That this House notes that immigration bail reporting was suspended for the duration of the first covid-19 lockdown in the interest of public health and that individuals were permitted to, and did successfully, report safely from home via phone or text for the duration of the lockdown; further notes that …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Scottish National Party: 3
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
9th September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 24th November 2020
Polish LGBT+ rights
Tabled by:
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown)
That this House condemns President Duda of Poland for his recent re-election campaign; notes that his campaign was run on the basis of discriminatory anti-semitic and homophobic tropes; further notes that this has led to a rise in attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, with several municipalities in Poland declaring themselves …
7 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Independent: 2
7th September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 24th November 2020
Poland anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
Tabled by:
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham)
That this House condemns the anti-LGBTQ+ ideology promoted by Poland’s recently re-elected President, Andrzej Duda; decries the rhetoric used by President Duda during his election campaign, and his first term of Presidency, which demonstrates homophobia promoted by the highest levels of government in Poland; is concerned that this anti-LGBTQ+ attitude …
17 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Conservative: 1
18th November 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 23rd November 2020
Anniversary of the Bhopal poisonous gas leak
Tabled by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)
That this House remembers the terrible disaster that took place on 2 December 1984 in Bhopal, India, when a major poisonous gas leak from the Union Carbide pesticide plant resulted in more than 600,000 people being exposed to the highly toxic methyl isocyanate gas, thousands of people dying and many …
32 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Dec 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 26
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
5th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 2nd November 2020
Support for Learning Service
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House notes that Support for Learning Services provide early intervention, assessment and support for children with SEND from birth to 25, working with families, nurseries and schools to enable all children to be fully included in their local settings and communities and to achieve positive outcomes; further notes …
19 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
22nd October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 23rd October 2020
United Nations Day on 24 October 2020
Tabled by:
Stephen Farry (Alliance - North Down)
That this House joins in celebrating United Nations Day on 24 October 2020, marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Charter coming into effect; acknowledges the significant contributions made by the United Nations Organisation and the other agencies of the United Nations System to international peace and security, humanitarian …
41 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Scottish National Party: 10
Liberal Democrat: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
22nd October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 23rd October 2020
Students' mental health during the covid-19 outbreak
Tabled by:
Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)
That this House recognises that immense strain that students are currently under with regard to covid-19 restrictions implemented across UK universities; recognises that the need for accessible and high-quality mental health provision is paramount for the welfare of students across the country; notes the profound impact that the current restrictions …
11 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 7
Independent: 1
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
21st October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 23rd October 2020
Minority rights in Southern Mongolia
Tabled by:
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
That this House expresses concern at reports from human rights groups that the Chinese Government has enforced a severe crackdown on protesters in Southern Mongolia who are reacting to the replacement of the Mongolian language in schools with Mandarin Chinese, with up to 10,000 protesters placed in police custody since …
8 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Dec 2020)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 3
Labour: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
21st October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Police brutality and End SARS protests in Nigeria
Tabled by:
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
That this House condemns the reported deliberate shooting of unarmed protesters in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria; calls on the Nigerian Government to demonstrate their commitment to human rights and fulfil obligations to hold the police to account for extra-judicial killings, widespread torture and other ill-treatment of detainees in …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 11
Labour: 3
Plaid Cymru: 2
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Independent: 1
20th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Glasgow: Global Green City 2020
Tabled by:
Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
That this House congratulates the people and city of Glasgow on its recognition as a Global Green City for 2020 by the Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS); notes that the award, which is supported by the United Nation's Environment Programme, places Glasgow alongside previous recipients of the award including …
14 signatures
(Most recent: 9 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 12
Labour: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
19th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Minister for Travel
Tabled by:
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown)
That this House recognises that the travel trade is a crucial sector of the British economy and furthermore an industry now facing an existential threat as a result of the coronavirus pandemic; regrets that many travel businesses have closed with many more on the brink of collapse due to the …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
19th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Support for tourism, leisure, hospitality and the arts
Tabled by:
Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
That this House recognises the importance of the tourism, leisure, hospitality and arts sectors; further recognises the severe impact Covid-19 has had on their earnings; acknowledges that many of the businesses in these sectors had viable business models and were flourishing before the pandemic and must be supported so that …
14 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Plaid Cymru: 3
Labour: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
19th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Unionlearn
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House recognises the exemplary and invaluable role played by Unionlearn in helping people acquire skills and qualifications to boost their job prospects and make a valuable contribution to the economy; applauds Unionlearn for aiding hundreds of thousands of learners at all levels, from basic numeracy and literacy to …
94 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 57
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
19th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Baby loss support
Tabled by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House notes the end of baby loss awareness week UK; highlights that for so many the pain continues on; underlines the statistic that 1 in 4 suffering from loss does not include the wider pain and grief of loved ones and family; encourages women and partners to mourn …
17 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Labour: 5
Scottish National Party: 4
Conservative: 2
Independent: 1
19th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Ardnamurchan lighthouse brought into community ownership
Tabled by:
Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party - Ross, Skye and Lochaber)
That this house warmly congratulates Ardnamurchan Lighthouse Trustees on successfully securing ownership, through Community Asset Transfer, of the lighthouse site, which sits at the most westerly point of the UK; recognises the endeavour and achievement of trustees over the past 21 years in preserving and promoting Ardnamurchan lighthouse, both as …
9 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 7
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Labour: 1
16th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 23rd October 2020
Assassination in Malta of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Tabled by:
Peter Bottomley (Conservative - Worthing West)
That this House again condemns the assassination of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed by a car bomb three years ago on 16 October 2017; calls again for full justice for her murder; commends her courageous investigative reporting exposing corruption in Malta and beyond; underscores the importance …
6 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Labour: 1
13th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Covid-19 impact on mental health
Tabled by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House notes the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on mental health; further notes the concerns of mental health charities on the level of isolation of many; thanks the churches and voluntary organisations who have put phone call and garden visits into operation, where permissible, for people who are …
17 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Labour: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Conservative: 2
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
14th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Uyghur asylum seekers
Tabled by:
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
That this House notes reports from human rights groups which state that the Chinese Government is interning over one million Uyghur people in re-education camps across the Xinjiang Autonomous Region; further notes reports from the camps which allege that detainees are being kept in squalid conditions and are forced to …
19 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Labour: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Independent: 1
12th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Planning White Paper and Communities
Tabled by:
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
That this House condemns the deeply problematic Planning White Paper published by Her Majesty's Government; recognises that the proposed legislation will push for a top-down planning approach, leave the problem of land banking unresolved, and risk environmental standards being lowered; notes the importance of pushing for developers to build homes …
14 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 9
Labour: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
12th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Extension of Furlough Scheme
Tabled by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
That this House welcomes the partial U-turn by the Chancellor in extending the furlough scheme to local lockdown areas; recognises that businesses ordered to close must be supported; notes that this new support is limited to only certain parts of the UK when it is needed across the country; further …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 11
Liberal Democrat: 10
Scottish National Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
12th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Treatment of football supporters during the covid-19 outbreak
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
That this House is opposed to the introduction of a charge of £14.95 per game to view the 150 Premier League matches not part of the existing broadcast deal; notes that these matches are currently being televised free of charge; acknowledges that football is being played behind closed doors due …
36 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 25
Liberal Democrat: 4
Independent: 3
Conservative: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
8th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Census 2021
Tabled by:
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham)
That this House notes that the ONS England and Wales Census as it appeared in 2011 did not allow for non-white citizens to identify as British; acknowledges that while the formal categories are not intentionally exclusionary, this oversight tells people of colour that they are unable to identify as solely …
12 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
8th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Homelessness (No. 2)
Tabled by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
That this House notes the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government's promise on 18 March 2020 that no renter who has lost income due to Coronavirus will be forced out of their home; further notes the end of the moratorium on evictions on 20 September 2020; is …
9 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 4
Labour: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
8th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
VAT on period pants
Tabled by:
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham)
That this House recognises the work done by WUKA Wear who have worked hard to promote the use of reusable menstrual products; references research carried out by WUKA Wear which found that 4.3 billion menstrual products are used each year, all of which goes to landfill or ends up in …
14 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
8th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Moratorium on the production and trade of weapons
Tabled by:
Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam)
That this House recognises that Article 26 of the Charter of the United Nations, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this month, seeks to promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world’s human and economic resources; notes the destabilisation and …
17 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
8th October 2020
10 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
7th October 2020
31 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 4
Liberal Democrat: 3
Plaid Cymru: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
6th October 2020
22 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Conservative: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Independent: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
6th October 2020
17 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Dec 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 8
Labour: 3
Plaid Cymru: 2
Independent: 1
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
6th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
French paternity leave
Tabled by:
David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)
That this House commends France’s doubling of paid paternity leave for new fathers to 28 days; praises the fact that seven days of this paternity leave will be obligatory; advocates longer paternity pay in the UK; believes that longer paternity leave helps to fight against gender inequality in the home, …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 8
Labour: 3
Plaid Cymru: 2
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
30th September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
SATS in the 2020/21 academic year
Tabled by:
Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)
That this House recognises the enormous impact that the covid-19 pandemic has had on pupils' mental health; further recognises the Institute of Education findings that 80% of headteachers agree that SATs have a negative effect on pupils' wellbeing; believes that the UK’s ‘teach to the test’ approach to education has …
12 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 7
Labour: 4
Green Party: 1
30th September 2020
14 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
30th September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Black History Month 2020
Tabled by:
Anne McLaughlin (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North East)
That this House notes that October is Black History Month and welcomes the many events and initiatives across these islands to mark it; resolves to encourage every single person living on these islands to take advantage of all events being online to raise their own awareness of the equal contribution …
30 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 20
Plaid Cymru: 3
Labour: 3
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
30th September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Funding for school counselling services
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House notes with concern research from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy which found that 80 per cent of young people say their mental health has worsened during the covid-19 pandemic; further notes with concern that there could be significant future human and financial costs associated with …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 26
Liberal Democrat: 5
Independent: 2
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
30th September 2020
20 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 7
Labour: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Independent: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
23rd September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Death penalty sentences against protestors in Iran
Tabled by:
Margaret Ferrier (Independent - Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
That this House is shocked by the execution of champion wrestler, Navid Afkari and the alarming frequency of death penalty sentences being handed down to those involved in anti-Government protests in 2018 and 2019 in Iran; notes with alarm that the execution of Mr. Afkari is the second recent execution …
13 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 5
Conservative: 3
Independent: 2
Labour: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
22nd September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Ukrainian Miners' Strike
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes that iron ore miners in Ukraine have been on strike since 3 September 2020 at the mines of KZRK in the city of Kryvyi Rih, salutes the courageous protests including an underground sit in, against unacceptable working conditions, low wages, authoritarian management, a lack of necessary …
9 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Oct 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 5
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
22nd September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Policing of the 1984-85 Miners' Strike
Tabled by:
Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
That this House welcomes the proposals made by an independent review established by the Scottish Government into the policing of the dispute during the 1984-85 miners’ strike in Scotland to introduce legislation to pardon those convicted for matters related to the strike; notes that the National Union of Mineworkers have …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
22nd September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 23rd October 2020
Planning for health and wellbeing
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House is concerned about the low quality of new homes and places that are being created; recognises the overwhelming evidence of the link between people’s mental and physical health and the quality of their homes and neighbourhoods, including access to nature; further notes the number of new homes …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Dec 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 5
Liberal Democrat: 4
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
20th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 21st October 2020
Local Government Pension Scheme
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes with concern that with the prospect of potentially significant further cuts in jobs in local government, the Government is seeking to drive through plans to cut the pension or severance payments to public sector members of the Local Government Pension Scheme aged 55 and above; and …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Mar 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
16th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 21st October 2020
G20 Summit in Saudi Arabia and Human Rights
Tabled by:
Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)
That this House notes that Saudi Arabia currently holds the presidency of the G20 and will be hosting the G20 Summit virtually on 21-22 November 2020; is deeply concerned about Saudi Arabia’s on-going serious and systematic violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, particularly the crackdown on non-violent activists …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Dec 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 10
Labour: 8
Independent: 2
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
14th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 19th October 2020
Child poverty
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House expresses concern that new child poverty data, published by the End Child Poverty Coalition on 14th October 2020, reveals that more than half of children in some constituencies are living in poverty after housing costs are factored in; notes that the highest rates of child poverty are …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
12th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 12th October 2020
Debenhams redundancies
Tabled by:
Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
That this House condemns the way in which Debenhams has implemented the redundancies of thousands of workers during the Coronavirus outbreak; notes that staff were told via conference call that they would be made redundant with 3 days’ notice and 3 days’ pay and that there was no consultation or …
29 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Scottish National Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
6th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 7th October 2020
National Minimum Wage
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes that the Low Pay Commission (LPC) will shortly be making its recommendations to Government for the April 2021 increase in the National Minimum Wage; further notes that the LPC consulted on a 49p rise to £9.21 per hour in April 2021; is concerned by reports that …
20 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
6th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 7th October 2020
Justice for Osime Brown
Tabled by:
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)
That this House acknowledges 21-year-old Osime Brown's autism and the behavioural challenges that come with it; further acknowledges the Home Office's plans to deport Osime to Jamaica where he has not lived since he was four years old and has never returned to; notes Osime's mother's words that if they …
76 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 36
Scottish National Party: 20
Liberal Democrat: 9
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
1st October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 5th October 2020
Problem drug use
Tabled by:
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
That this House is appalled by the number of people dying from drug related deaths in the UK; welcomes the reports of the Scottish Affairs and Health Select Committees following their separate inquiries; supports the presentation of the Problem Drug Use Bill; notes that its implementation would ensure the drugs …
32 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Dec 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 16
Labour: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
5th October 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 5th October 2020
Supporting open-access rail operators during the covid-19 outbreak
Tabled by:
Ian Mearns (Labour - Gateshead)
That this House notes that, unlike the franchised train operating companies, the UK’s open-access rail operators, including Hull Trains and Grand Central, have received no financial support package from the Government; further notes that passenger footfall and revenue across the railways remains below pre-covid 19 outbreak levels; is concerned that …
32 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Independent: 3
Conservative: 3
Scottish National Party: 3
Green Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
24th September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 30th September 2020
Mandatory reporting on plastic packaging
Tabled by:
Geraint Davies (Independent - Swansea West)
That this House notes that UK supermarkets use some 114 billion pieces of throwaway plastic packaging each year; recognises that this equates to 653,000 tonnes of plastic waste, the equivalent of almost 3,000 747 jumbo jets; further recognises that almost all of this waste will end up polluting the natural …
45 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Mar 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Scottish National Party: 6
Independent: 4
Liberal Democrat: 4
Conservative: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
16th September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 21st September 2020
Air pollution and inequality
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House expresses its concern at the recent findings of the Environment Agency’s State of the Environment report; notes that air pollution is the single biggest environmental threat to people’s health in the UK; further notes that many environmental factors, such as pollution and flooding, have been found to …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Independent: 4
Liberal Democrat: 4
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
15th September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 18th September 2020
Kenyan land dispossession
Tabled by:
Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House stands in solidarity with the people of Kenya who are seeking redress for the theft of their lands under the British colonial Government, who handed some 500,000 acres to white settlers, and to British registered companies; recognises that over 100,000 Kipsigi and Talai people were forcibly removed …
13 signatures
(Most recent: 22 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Scottish National Party: 3
Independent: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
10th September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 14th September 2020
Greencore
Tabled by:
Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)
That this House notes that the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Greencore) Regulations 2020 (921) require staff at the company, which makes M&S sandwiches, to self-isolate for 14 days, without compensating staff for loss of earnings either at Greencore or elsewhere; further notes that staff have either been on SSP or …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 22 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
10th September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 14th September 2020
Statutory sick pay (No. 2)
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House recognises that the covid-19 pandemic has highlighted that statutory sick pay (SSP) of £95.80 per week is not enough to live on, and that nearly two million low-paid part-time or zero hours workers are excluded from any sick pay at all; is gravely concerned that this situation …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Oct 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Independent: 4
Scottish National Party: 3
8th September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 9th September 2020
Post-Covid-19 support
Tabled by:
Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
That this House is concerned that many individuals who contracted covid-19 are continuing to be affected by the virus many months after their initial infection; notes that these post-viral symptoms can include: extreme fatigue, dizziness, severe headaches and muscular pain, inability to concentrate and post-exertional malaise; further notes that exercise …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 22 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 14
Labour: 9
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
8th September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 9th September 2020
Universal Service Obligation
Tabled by:
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham)
That this House recognises that the ongoing covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the severity of the digital divide prevalent in the UK; notes that part of the problem that exasperates the digital divide is slow or poor broadband connection; further notes that part of the solution to improving broadband is to …
35 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
8th September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 8th September 2020
Researching and supporting people with long Covid-19 symptoms
Tabled by:
Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
That this House recognises that around 10 per cent of people experience prolonged illness after covid-19 and calls upon the Government to urgently collect and regularly report on the number of those living with long covid by following up on those with confirmed or clinical diagnoses of covid-19; notes that …
73 signatures
(Most recent: 22 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 38
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Conservative: 1
3rd September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 7th September 2020
Remembering Featherstone Massacre 1893
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House remembers the atrocities which took place in Featherstone, West Yorkshire on 7th September 1893; notes with sadness the 6 injured and two killed, named James Gibb, 22, and James Duggan, 25, after the army was ordered to fire shots into a crowd of miners and their families, …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Scottish National Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
2nd September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 7th September 2020
Protecting and valuing whistleblowers
Tabled by:
Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
That this House recognises that the Public Interest Disclosure Act (1998) does not provide a sufficient degree of protection for employees who ‘whistleblow‘ or raise concerns with their employers, whether in public service or private business, when they identify a risk to personal safety, the environment or of fraud, particularly …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 9
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Labour: 2
Independent: 2
Conservative: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
1st September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 7th September 2020
Abolition of the House of Lords
Tabled by:
Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran)
That this House is alarmed by the latest 36 appointees to the House of Lords, which once again highlights the archaic nature of the British political system; notes that recent appointees is comprised of the usual mix of nepotism, cronyism, government party donors and failed politicians being awarded a place …
13 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 10
Green Party: 1
Labour: 1
Alba Party: 1
2nd September 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 2nd September 2020
Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House expresses profound alarm at the climate and ecological emergency, with wildfires raging in California, and ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica melting in line with worst case scenario predictions for sea level rise according to a study by the University of Leeds and the Danish Meteorological Institute; …
92 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 38
Scottish National Party: 27
Liberal Democrat: 11
Independent: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
13th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 1st September 2020
Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan
Tabled by:
Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)
That this House notes the acts of aggression by Armenia overnight on 12 July 2020 which further escalates the armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan which is rooted in Armenia's military control over Azerbaijan's Nagorno Karabakh region and adjacent seven districts that in the early 1990s led to the death …
4 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 2
Labour: 2
13th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 1st September 2020
Audio-visual performers' rights
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House welcomes the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s Beijing Treaty on Audio-Visual Performances which came into force on 28 April 2020; notes that the aim of that Treaty is to extend the economic and moral rights of actors and performers in audio-visual performances including films, videos and television programs; …
32 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Liberal Democrat: 8
Scottish National Party: 6
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
22nd July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 1st September 2020
Trophy hunting imports
Tabled by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
That this House notes the strong cross-party support for EDM 50, 2019-20 welcoming the public consultation on the controls on the import and export of hunting trophies; further notes that the consultation on banning trophy hunting imports ended in February 2020; supports the view of the coalition of animal charities …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 12
Labour: 11
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Alba Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
21st July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Sector consultation on DFID-FCO merger and Integrated Review
Tabled by:
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)
That this House notes that the Government has repeatedly misrepresented consultation of the development sector on the Department for International Development's response to the covid-19 crisis as equating a formal mechanism for consultation on the DFID-FCO merger or Integrated Review; further notes that consultation on the UK’s international covid-19 response …
16 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Labour: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
21st July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Universal credit assessment period regulations
Tabled by:
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)
That this House condemns the Government’s cruel universal credit assessment period regulations which result in people who are paid every four weeks rather than every calendar month being penalised; notes that as a result of those regulations the Department for Work and Pensions sometimes disqualifies an individual from receiving universal …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 7
Labour: 7
Scottish National Party: 7
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
21st July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 22nd July 2020
End and reverse privatisation in the NHS
Tabled by:
Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House believes every penny spent on NHS privatisation and outsourcing is a penny less spent on patient care; recognises the urgent need to fully repeal the Health and Social Care Act 2012, reinstate the responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to provide a …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Scottish National Party: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Independent: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
21st July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Protections for workers in UK garment factories
Tabled by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
That this House recognises that workers in some UK garment factories are suffering under exploitative labour practices, underpayment of legal minimum wages and unsafe working conditions; acknowledges the need to take urgent action to protect such workers from exploitation and ensure that factory owners are meeting all legal obligations; notes …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Dec 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 5
Labour: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
20th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Free travel for children and young people in London
Tabled by:
Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
This House notes that as part of the emergency funding deal for Transport for London the Government has insisted on the suspension of free travel for under 18 year olds in London, despite children and young people being able to travel around the capital for free, or at a discounted …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Liberal Democrat: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
20th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 21st July 2020
Indefinite leave to remain for health and social care workers
Tabled by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
That this House recognises the invaluable role of foreign nationals working in the health and social care sector on the frontline of the covid-19 outbreak; applauds their brave and unwavering hard work in the face of such unprecedented and difficult circumstances to ensure people get the care they need; notes …
40 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Liberal Democrat: 11
Scottish National Party: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Independent: 2
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
20th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 21st July 2020
BBC TV licenses
Tabled by:
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)
That this House supports the urgent reversal of the decision to make over-75s pay for TV licences during the covid-19 outbreak; notes with concern that licenses will have to be paid for from August 2020; believes that responsibility for funding free TV licences should not have been handed over by …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Liberal Democrat: 4
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
20th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 21st July 2020
Early pay rise for NHS staff
Tabled by:
Paula Barker (Labour - Liverpool, Wavertree)
That this House recognises the extraordinary commitment and sacrifice of NHS staff throughout the covid-19 outbreak; believes that the depth of public gratitude for this work must now be reflected in what the Government does next for NHS staff; notes that as it stands, NHS staff must wait until 2021 …
106 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 49
Scottish National Party: 28
Liberal Democrat: 10
Independent: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
20th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 21st July 2020
Funding for universities
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House calls on the Government to provide vital funding for universities that are under mass financial strain; notes this is not an unexpected side effect from the covid-19 outbreak, but that the outbreak has worsened pre-existing problems resulting from a lack of financial Government support of higher education …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Independent: 4
Scottish National Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
20th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 21st July 2020
Disabled students and access to higher education
Tabled by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
That this House is concerned that students with disabilities face a financial barrier when accessing assistive technology and other miscellaneous equipment as a result of the £200 minimum contribution required from the Disabled Students Allowance; notes that the implication of that cost is likely to be magnified as a result …
16 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Scottish National Party: 3
Conservative: 1
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
16th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 21st July 2020
Events industry and covid-19
Tabled by:
Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith)
That this House notes that the events industry is worth £70 billion annually to the UK comprising conferences, exhibitions, weddings, arts and culture, festivals and shows, music and sporting events; expresses concern that unlike some parts of the hospitality sector little has been done to allow the events industry to …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Liberal Democrat: 6
Scottish National Party: 3
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
16th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 21st July 2020
Minimum income requirement
Tabled by:
Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru - Arfon)
That this House condemns the minimum income requirement under Immigration Rules; notes that forty per cent of the UK population does not earn the required £18,600 to be eligible to live with a partner from outside the EEA under the Government's policy; recognises the level of anxiety this policy has …
16 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Dec 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 6
Scottish National Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
14th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 16th July 2020
Julian Assange, press freedom and public-interest journalism
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House notes the July 2020 statement by the National Union of Journalists, the International Federation of Journalists, Reporters Without Borders and others in relation to the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and affirms its commitment to press freedom and public-interest journalism.
26 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 3
Alba Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
14th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 15th July 2020
Conduct of British Association of Journalists
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House is appalled by the behaviour of the tiny British Association of Journalists (BAJ), which is not affiliated to the TUC and has no international trade union connection, in reaching a wholly unethical and unprincipled sweetheart deal with the management of Iran International; believes that this move was …
14 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 11
Independent: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
14th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 14th July 2020
Restoration of online democracy and equal rights for MPs
Tabled by:
Geraint Davies (Independent - Swansea West)
That this House believes that the decision to discontinue the ability of elected MPs to participate remotely in parliamentary debates, bill committees and by electronic voting is unlawful and discriminatory because it means that up to 250 elected MPs, who are clinically shielded to protect themselves or their families from …
66 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 33
Scottish National Party: 13
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
9th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 13th July 2020
Mohammed Ramadhan And Husain Moosa In Bahrain
Tabled by:
Peter Bottomley (Conservative - Worthing West)
That this House notes that Bahrain’s Court of Cassation could overrule the death sentences of Mohamed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa, two prisoners sentenced to death on the basis of false confessions extracted under torture; notes that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has been following the case closely over the last …
35 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Scottish National Party: 8
Liberal Democrat: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
9th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 13th July 2020
Financial pressures faced by local authorities as a result of the covid-19 outbreak
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth)
That this House pays tribute to the leadership and invaluable role local councils are playing in the response to covid-19, supporting communities, providing essential services, and protecting the most vulnerable; notes with concern that the additional funding allocated to local councils by the Government does not cover the additional costs …
9 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 6
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
7th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 13th July 2020
Use of weapons during protests in Hong Kong and the UK Government's response
Tabled by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House is profoundly concerned that tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets and baton rounds have been used against even peaceful protestors in Hong Kong; notes that some of these items are included in the UK Strategic Export Control List; is concerned by the sale and export of such …
14 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Labour: 3
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
7th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 13th July 2020
Effect of the covid-19 outbreak on children's mental health
Tabled by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
That this House notes that the mental health consequences of the covid-19 pandemic are immense and will be long-lasting; asserts that existing demand for mental health services is set to increase and agrees with The Royal College of Psychiatrists and the British Medical Association that mental health services, already buckling …
38 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Liberal Democrat: 5
Scottish National Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Alba Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
7th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 13th July 2020
72nd Anniversary of the NHS
Tabled by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House expresses gratitude to every NHS employee for the exemplary work they do; notes the 72nd birthday of the organisation that is the envy of countries throughout the world; and urges the Government to invest fully in the NHS through adequate wages and infrastructure under the principle that …
13 signatures
(Most recent: 22 Jul 2020)
Signatures by party:
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Labour: 5
Independent: 1
Conservative: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
1st July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 13th July 2020
National Museum of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic History and Culture
Tabled by:
Oliver Heald (Conservative - North East Hertfordshire)
That this House recognises the important role played by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC since it opened its doors to the public on 24 September 2016, documenting and enabling the study of the life, history and culture of African Americans; notes that …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Jul 2020)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 9
Liberal Democrat: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
Labour: 1
29th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 13th July 2020
Global distribution of covid-19 vaccine on the basis of need
Tabled by:
John Nicolson (Scottish National Party - Ochil and South Perthshire)
That this House recognises the importance of ensuring that, upon their discovery, treatments and vaccines for covid-19 are shared equitably around the world; highlights that any potential vaccine should be made available to all internationally on the basis of need; notes that in advance of the discovery of a vaccine …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Mar 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 13
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Labour: 1
29th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 13th July 2020
Dismissal of key worker couriers by Sonic Healthcare Limited
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House condemns the decision of The Doctors Laboratory, the UK subsidiary of the Australian multinational Sonic Healthcare Limited, to dismiss 10 bicycle and walking couriers, who have been transporting covid-19 samples among other items in the middle of the pandemic; notes that key workers such as them have …
10 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
24th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 13th July 2020
BBC Inside Out and Politics North West
Tabled by:
Mick Whitley (Labour - Birkenhead)
This this House is concerned to learn the important BBC regional programme Inside Out North West is under threat as the corporation seeks to make cuts to programming; understands that regional segments of the Politics North West are similarly threatened; regrets that all filming of these award-winning BBC regional current …
11 signatures
(Most recent: 14 Jul 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Scottish National Party: 1
22nd June 2020
6 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Jul 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
15th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 13th July 2020
Refugee resettlement
Tabled by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
That this House notes that there are an estimated 26 million refugees and 3.5 million asylum seekers around the world today; celebrates the successful resettlement of 20,000 refugees in the UK since 2014 under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS); notes that the Government committed to resettle a further 3,000 …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 22 Jul 2020)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 9
Scottish National Party: 7
Labour: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
11th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 13th July 2020
EDM Deforestation
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
This House is concerned at the scale of deforestation around the world; recognises that rainforests are important to both animals and humans alike and that deforestation has a negative effect on air by reducing the amount of oxygen; further notes that the links between deforestation and drought are very significant; …
14 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Independent: 3
Conservative: 1
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
8th July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 9th July 2020
Free hospital parking (No. 2)
Tabled by:
Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South)
That this House thanks NHS staff for their dedication to public health and extraordinary service through the covid-19 outbreak; notes that many NHS staff have faced a real terms pay cut since 2010; further notes that NHS staff, patients and visitors ordinarily have to pay significant sums for hospital car …
32 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 25
Liberal Democrat: 2
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
2nd June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2020
Redundancies at Heathrow Express
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes with concern that Heathrow Express has proposed 120 redundancies among its frontline station and on-train keyworkers, in addition to a reorganisation that abolishes the frontline mobile sales advisor and customer concierge grades and cuts many roles to part-time hours; further notes that many of the company’s …
12 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
12th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2020
P&O Ferries' proposals on British seafarer jobs
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House notes with concern P&O Ferries’ proposal to make 1,100 redundancies amongst key workers in Dover and Hull; further notes that this includes over 730 seafarer ratings who make up 8 per cent of the total UK workforce; offers support to the workers and families in coastal communities …
14 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Independent: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
6th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2020
Protecting bus workers during the covid-19 outbreak
Tabled by:
Ian Mearns (Labour - Gateshead)
That this House commends the UK's front-line bus workers, many of whom have continued to work during the covid-19 outbreak in order to provide transport for other key workers; regrets that tragically, across the UK, a number of bus workers have died from covid-19; is concerned by the findings of …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Scottish National Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 2
6th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2020
Govenrment support for seafarers during the covid-19 outbreak
Tabled by:
Ian Mearns (Labour - Gateshead)
That this House notes that seafarers and dockers are classed by the Government as key workers; pays tribute to the vital role they have played in keeping the UK moving and connected during the Coronavirus crisis; is concerned by the findings of the RMT trade union survey of seafarers and …
16 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
2nd July 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 6th July 2020
Assessing the feasibility of citizens’ basic income pilots in Scotland
Tabled by:
Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party - Inverclyde)
That this House notes the recent publication of the report entitled Assessing the Feasibility of Citizens’ Basic Income Pilots in Scotland which presents comprehensive and detailed research into the feasibility of a citizens’ basic income pilot in Scotland; further notes that it has been developed by a successful collaboration of …
44 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 31
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Independent: 2
Labour: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
30th June 2020
37 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Jul 2020)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 11
Labour: 9
Scottish National Party: 9
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Alliance: 1
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
29th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 1st July 2020
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Tabled by:
Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
That this House notes that as at 21 June 2020, 1.1 Million employers and 9.2 Million Jobs were being supported through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme at a cost of £22.9 Billion; notes with grave concern the effect on whole swathes of the economy of the scheduled cessation of the …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
18th June 2020
35 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 14
Labour: 8
Liberal Democrat: 4
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
17th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 29th June 2020
Press Freedom in Saudi Arabia
Tabled by:
Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South)
That this House condemns the continued detention of at least 32 journalists in Saudi Arabia and calls for their immediate and unconditional release; notes that 17 June 2020 marks eight years since the arrest of blogger Raif Badawi, as well as the birthday of Waleed Abu al-Khair, a human rights …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 10
Conservative: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Independent: 2
Alba Party: 2
Labour: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
24th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 24th June 2020
Leave to Remain status
Tabled by:
Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House notes that currently in the UK there are an unknown number of persons who are not UK citizens, who do not have leave to remain in this country, who lack any entitlement to support from the state, who are therefore entirely without funds to feed, clothe and …
45 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Scottish National Party: 9
Liberal Democrat: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
2nd June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Eviction of Palestinian family from East Jerusalem
Tabled by:
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
That this House strongly condemns the ongoing attempts of the Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) to evict the Sumarin family from their home in East Jerusalem; recognises this within a broader context of the Israeli government’s efforts to demographically alter the population of Jerusalem, and the controversial use of Israel’s Absentee …
74 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 29
Labour: 23
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Conservative: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
5th March 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Equitable Life
Tabled by:
Neale Hanvey (Alba Party - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath)
That this House recognises that the Equitable Life scandal remains an ongoing and significant injustice; notes that the majority of victims are retired factory shop workers, nurses, teachers, civil servants and small business owners who diligently saved for their retirement; is concerned that 12 years after the Government accepted the …
43 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 9
Labour: 9
Conservative: 8
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Liberal Democrat: 4
Alba Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
11th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Dying for sick pay campaign
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House notes the Public and Commercial Services Union national campaign ‘Dying for sick pay’ which marks the 30th anniversary of International Justice Day for Cleaners and Security and calls on Government to extend full occupational sick pay from day one for all outsourced workers on civil service contracts; …
32 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Scottish National Party: 7
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
20th December 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Committee on arms export controls
Tabled by:
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown)
That this House notes that in 1998 members of the Foreign Affairs, Trade, Defence and International Development Committees met together to scrutinise the Government's annual report on arms exports; further notes that this arrangement has been repeated annually and gradually became more formalised as the Committees on Arms Exports Controls …
74 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 31
Scottish National Party: 23
Liberal Democrat: 10
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Conservative: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
15th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2020
Shukri Abdi
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House marks with deepest sadness the death of 12-year-old Shukri Abdi; notes that Shukri came to the UK in 2017 with her mother and four siblings after they fled conflict in Somalia; demands for justice for the family of Shukri Abdi; and calls on the Government to undertake …
41 signatures
(Most recent: 9 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Scottish National Party: 9
Liberal Democrat: 5
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 1
Alba Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
16th June 2020
59 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 25
Labour: 12
Liberal Democrat: 11
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 2
Alba Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alliance: 1
18th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 18th June 2020
Four-day week in the UK
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House recognises the opportunity for exploring shorter working time for the UK, including a four-day week, as one route out of the covid-19 pandemic; further recognises that work patterns have been dramatically altered as a result of the pandemic, notes that shorter working time has been used throughout …
45 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Scottish National Party: 17
Independent: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
16th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th June 2020
Public sector workers' pay
Tabled by:
Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow)
That this House expresses sincere gratitude for the work that those in the public sector have undertaken during the covid-19 pandemic; acknowledges the sacrifices that those people have made and how they have gone beyond their call of duty both emotionally and physically; and calls on the Government to give …
39 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
4th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 15th June 2020
Belly Mujinga
Tabled by:
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham)
That this House stands in solidarity with the friends, family and community of Belly Mujinga, a key worker at London Victoria station who tragically died after contracting covid-19; notes that a number of transport workers on the frontline have contracted covid-19 and some have consequently died; calls on the Government …
63 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Scottish National Party: 19
Liberal Democrat: 6
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Conservative: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
15th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 15th June 2020
BBC Inside Out and Politics East
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
This this House is concerned to learn the important BBC regional programme Inside Out East is under threat as the corporation seeks to make cuts to programming; understands that regional segments of Politics East are similarly threatened; regrets that all filming of these award-winning BBC regional current affairs programmes has …
11 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Jul 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
8th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th June 2020
Strengthening civilian protection in armed conflict
Tabled by:
Margaret Ferrier (Independent - Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
That this House notes the publication of the UN Secretary-General’s latest Annual Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, calling on both states and non-state armed actors to do more to protect civilians in conflict and promote real accountability for violations; also notes with regret the report’s finding …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 12
Independent: 4
Labour: 3
Alba Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
4th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 5th June 2020
George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter campaign
Tabled by:
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham)
That this House stands in solidarity with the friends, family and community of George Floyd in Minneapolis; recognises that George Floyd is tragically another name on the long list of unarmed Black men that have died in police custody in the United States of America (USA); notes that state-sanctioned racism …
61 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 26
Scottish National Party: 18
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
4th June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 5th June 2020
Legal Aid and Advice
Tabled by:
David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 515), dated 15 May 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 18 May 2020, be annulled.
138 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 111
Liberal Democrat: 9
Independent: 7
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
2nd June 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 3rd June 2020
Green recovery
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes the need for Government action to support economic renewal as covid-19 restrictions are lifted; believes that this recovery must be a green recovery, designed to deliver the urgent objectives of restoring wildlife and the natural environment on land and at sea, averting dangerous climate change, minimising …
16 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 7
Liberal Democrat: 4
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
18th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 3rd June 2020
Public inquiry into the effect of covid-19 on BAME communities
Tabled by:
Diane Abbott (Independent - Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
That this House is concerned that covid-19 infections and deaths have disproportionately affected Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) British people; notes that BAME people make up one third of covid-19 patients in intensive care, two thirds of NHS staff who have died, and out of twenty three NHS doctors …
45 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Scottish National Party: 11
Liberal Democrat: 6
Independent: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
4th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 3rd June 2020
Universal Credit, Maternity Allowance & SMP
Tabled by:
Debbie Abrahams (Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth)
That this House is deeply concerned by the different treatment of Maternity Allowance and Statutory Maternity Pay by the Department of Work and Pensions in the calculation of Universal Credit awards, with Statutory Maternity Pay being treated as earned income and largely disregarded under the work allowance and 63 per …
119 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 46
Scottish National Party: 39
Liberal Democrat: 11
Democratic Unionist Party: 7
Independent: 6
Conservative: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
19th December 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 3rd June 2020
IR35 review and off-payroll tax roll-out to private sector
Tabled by:
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
That this House notes with concern the previous Government’s plans to extend the off-payroll (IR35) changes to the private sector, despite the damage that this has done to the public sector including the NHS; further notes that the off-payroll tax means a 14.3 per cent extra cost on UK business …
51 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Mar 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 2
Conservative: 2
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
2nd June 2020
67 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 43
Labour: 10
Liberal Democrat: 4
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
21st April 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 3rd June 2020
Support for small limited companies
Tabled by:
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)
That this House commends the Chancellor’s job retention schemes to help the employed and the self-employed during the covid-19 outbreak; in addition acknowledges that thousands of people working in a creative freelance capacity are excluded from those schemes; notes that directors of small limited companies that are often comprised of …
61 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Jul 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 17
Labour: 16
Liberal Democrat: 9
Conservative: 7
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
2nd June 2020
59 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 23
Labour: 20
Liberal Democrat: 9
Independent: 3
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
18th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 27th May 2020
Treatment services during the covid-19 outbreak
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House acknowledges the vital role being performed by drug and alcohol treatment services throughout the country during the covid-19 outbreak; recognises that key workers on the frontline of critical service provision are among the unsung heroes who rarely receive the recognition they deserve; commends the dedication with which …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
13th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 21st May 2020
Campaign to extend maternity leave by three months
Tabled by:
Gavin Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast East)
That this House recognises the adverse effect the covid–19 pandemic has on social isolation generally and new mothers on maternity leave in particular; highlights the importance of social interaction and building bonds within extended family circles and wider society both for the babies development and mothers wellbeing; and acknowledges that …
62 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Scottish National Party: 19
Liberal Democrat: 7
Democratic Unionist Party: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Conservative: 2
Independent: 1
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
11th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th May 2020
Proposed Israeli annexation of part of the West Bank
Tabled by:
Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith)
That this House notes with concern the plans of the new Israeli coalition government to annex part of the occupied West Bank; further notes that Israeli legislation can progress from 1 July 2020 to carry out such an annexation; highlights that any such annexation of territory occupied in 1967 is …
87 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 31
Scottish National Party: 31
Liberal Democrat: 10
Independent: 7
Plaid Cymru: 2
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Alliance: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
26th February 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th May 2020
International law and trade with illegal Israeli settlements
Tabled by:
Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith)
That this House recognises the publication of the UN’s database of companies operating in Israeli settlements; acknowledges that all Israeli settlements are illegal and that the transfer of a civilian population to an occupied territory is a war crime under international law; notes that complicity in war crimes is a …
81 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 40
Scottish National Party: 31
Independent: 5
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
13th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 18th May 2020
International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia and Interphobia 2020
Tabled by:
Crispin Blunt (Independent - Reigate)
That this House notes that 17 May is the annual International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia and Interphobia to highlight the violence and discrimination that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex communities and other people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) continue to face; further …
42 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Scottish National Party: 12
Liberal Democrat: 5
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Conservative: 1
4th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 12th May 2020
Covid-19 and BAME communities
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House is alarmed at the growing evidence that black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) people are over-represented in hospitalisations and deaths from covid-19 and that there are clear systemic economic inequalities that are meaning that ethnic minority communities are being disproportionately affected by the coronavirus crisis; is concerned …
34 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 3
Liberal Democrat: 3
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alliance: 1
4th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 11th May 2020
Nissan personal protective equipment manufacturing
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House thanks Nissan in Sunderland for repurposing its factory to make personal protective equipment (PPE) during the covid-19 crisis; notes with respect and gratitude the efforts of workers at the car plant that are now delivering up to 100,000 face visors and 18,000 aprons per week to the …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alba Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
4th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 11th May 2020
Construction Leadership Council guidance
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House is concerned that the updated Construction Leadership Council guidance version three is considerably weaker than version two; is particularly troubled by the relaxation of measures relating to social distancing; is worried about the implications of this on the health and safety of construction workers and the wider …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Alba Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
Independent: 1
4th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 11th May 2020
Bus driver safety during the covid-19 outbreak
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House pays its respects to the bus drivers that have succumbed to covid-19 during this crisis, including 27 London bus drivers; thanks all bus drivers for their service; notes the invaluable job that bus drivers are doing to keep this country running; stresses that measures must be put …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Independent: 3
Alba Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
9th January 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 11th May 2020
Ban on trophy hunting imports
Tabled by:
Tracey Crouch (Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford)
That this House welcomes the Government's public consultation on controls on the import and export of hunting trophies; notes the strong cross-party support for EDM 1829, Session 2017-19 and that 86 per cent of the British public support an end to trophy hunting; further notes that most UK trophy imports …
168 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 77
Scottish National Party: 42
Conservative: 16
Liberal Democrat: 11
Independent: 11
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Alba Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
4th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 11th May 2020
Children and Young Persons
Tabled by:
Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 445), dated 21 April 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 23 April 2020, be annulled.
48 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 42
Liberal Democrat: 4
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
4th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 6th May 2020
Free School Meal Vouchers
Tabled by:
Catherine McKinnell (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North)
That this House acknowledges the valuable support provided to vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils during the covid-19 pandemic by the provision of free school meal vouchers; recognises the difficulties schools and parents are facing due to problems with the Edenred system in the provision of the vouchers; and calls on the …
38 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 32
Liberal Democrat: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
21st April 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 5th May 2020
Extended cut-off date for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Tabled by:
Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow)
That this House expresses concern about the extended cut-off date for employees to receive support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, after the eligibility date was extended from 28 February to 19 March; acknowledges that although this extension will allow more employees to now be furloughed following the changes to …
55 signatures
(Most recent: 12 May 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 30
Scottish National Party: 9
Liberal Democrat: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 2
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
23rd April 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 4th May 2020
New starters under the CJRS
Tabled by:
Angela Crawley (Scottish National Party - Lanark and Hamilton East)
That this House recognises there are loopholes in the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme for new starters; acknowledges that the support offered of 80 per cent of wages up to £2,500 a month is vital for workers during the coronavirus outbreak; recognises that the cut-off date of 19 March 2020 for …
82 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 32
Scottish National Party: 27
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
9th March 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 4th May 2020
Real fur imports
Tabled by:
Tracey Crouch (Conservative - Chatham and Aylesford)
That this House urges the Government to introduce legislation to ban the imports and sales of real fur products; notes that the UK has long banned the main methods of fur so-called production, namely leg-hold trapping and fur factory farming, due to their inherent cruelty; believes that, in view of …
140 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 61
Scottish National Party: 39
Liberal Democrat: 11
Conservative: 9
Independent: 8
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
4th May 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 4th May 2020
Pandemic risks and the destruction of nature
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes the warnings of increased risk of pandemics from the destruction of nature, in particularly by four world-leading scientists from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) as published on 27 April 2020; further notes their diagnosis that rampant deforestation, uncontrolled expansion of intensive …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 6
Liberal Democrat: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
22nd April 2020
15 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 7
Liberal Democrat: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Alba Party: 1
12th March 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 21st April 2020
The use of live animals for warfare experiments
Tabled by:
Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
That this House notes with concern that each year, thousands of animals including monkeys, mice, pigs and guinea pigs are experimented on using chemical, biological and other weapons, causing prolonged and extensive suffering; notes that while these experiments are not conducted to develop or test offensive weapons, suffering can continue …
100 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 38
Scottish National Party: 33
Liberal Democrat: 7
Conservative: 7
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alliance: 1
5th March 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 5th March 2020
BBC as an institution of national importance
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House recognises that the BBC is a national treasure, a public service the UK can be proud of, with world class programmes and services, that the public pay for; notes that whatever criticism there may be of the BBC’s news output, editorial decisions, governance, transparency, accountability and independence …
20 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Liberal Democrat: 4
Conservative: 1
24th February 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 26th February 2020
Proposals for a sustainable and inclusive wellbeing economy
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House welcomes the formal opinion on a sustainable and inclusive wellbeing economy, adopted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 24 January 2020; recognises that this opinion is the last one developed with the 24 UK members of the EESC and thanks them for their contributions; …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 7
Labour: 7
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Independent: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
19th December 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 24th February 2020
Climate Parliament
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes this Government could be responsible for five of the remaining 11 years the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned are left to halve global emissions and limit warming to 1.5C; further notes that the Committee on Climate Change report in July 2019 revealed the Government …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Scottish National Party: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 3
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
Alba Party: 1
30th January 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 24th February 2020
Universal credit and state pension transition
Tabled by:
Mark Tami (Labour - Alyn and Deeside)
This House notes that a claimant of universal credit that is approaching state pension age may be subject to nine weeks without income between the end of universal credit and the first payment of the state pension if they are not eligible for pension credit; further notes that that period …
79 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 49
Scottish National Party: 14
Liberal Democrat: 5
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Alba Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
12th February 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 13th February 2020
Deportations ahead of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review Publication
Tabled by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
This House deplores the Government's ongoing use of deportation flights to Commonwealth countries against the recommendations of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review; notes that while the publication of the Review has been much delayed without explanation, it is expected to recommend the cessation of all deportations of people who have …
69 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 36
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 6
Independent: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
10th February 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 10th February 2020
Onshore wind and solar energy
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House welcomes the May 2019 recommendation of the Committee on Climate Change that the cheapest renewables, onshore wind and solar, should have a Government backed route to market; recognises that the deployment of renewables needs to be accelerated through the 2020s in order to deliver net-zero emissions; notes …
20 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Scottish National Party: 4
Liberal Democrat: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
16th January 2020
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 28th January 2020
Outsourcing of TfL Underground and Overground cleaners
Tabled by:
Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse)
That this House pays tribute to cleaners employed on London Underground and Overground who keep the capital's transport network clear of obstructions, and maintain it in a hygienic state while working unsocial hours in dirty and hazardous conditions; notes that Transport for London continues to use outsourcing companies ABM and …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Scottish National Party: 1
Independent: 1
28th October 2019
14 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
16th October 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 23rd October 2019
Trees and climate change
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House welcomes the recommendation in the Committee on Climate Change report on Net Zero for a significant increase in tree planting rates in the UK, as one part of delivering the UK target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, in addition to rapid, deep and sustained emissions …
47 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Nov 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Conservative: 10
Liberal Democrat: 4
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
15th October 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th October 2019
Policing of Extinction Rebellion
Tabled by:
Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
That this House notes that on Monday 14 October the Metropolitan Police imposed new conditions under Section 14 of the Public Order Act 1986 on the Extinction Rebellion protests in London; further notes that the Metropolitan Police has banned any assembly linked to the demonstrations; highlights the increasingly punitive and …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Oct 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Independent: 3
Liberal Democrat: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Green Party: 1
14th October 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 14th October 2019
Protection of journalists and elected representatives from violence
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House is appalled by footage obtained by the New York Times purporting to show a video depicting a macabre scene of a fake President Trump shooting, stabbing and brutally assaulting members of the news media and his political opponents was broadcast at a rally of Trump supporters in …
30 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Oct 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Scottish National Party: 6
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
26th September 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 26th September 2019
BBC’S CRITICISM OF NAGA MUNCHETTY
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House condemns the perverse decision by the BBC complaints unit to criticise presenter Naga Munchetty for criticising the racist language of US President Donald Trump; notes that President Trump's comments, telling Democratic representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley, who are all US citizens, to …
51 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Oct 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 32
Scottish National Party: 8
Independent: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
25th September 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 25th September 2019
GREEN NEW DEAL BILL
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes the lack of a comprehensive Government plan to decarbonise the UK economy in response to the climate emergency; recognises public concern about the lack of decisive action; and call on the Government to support the Green New Deal Bill, formally known as the Decarbonisation and Economic …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Oct 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
24th July 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd September 2019
COMMERCIAL LOCAL RADIO AND BAUER
Tabled by:
John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
That this House notes that the commercial local radio industry is now dominated by two media giants Global and Bauer; further notes that Bauer will own 36 per cent of commercial local radio licences in the UK if their purchase of four whole groups of radio stations namely UKRD, Wireless …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 3 Sep 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Scottish National Party: 4
Liberal Democrat: 3
Conservative: 3
Plaid Cymru: 1
24th July 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 24th July 2019
REVIEW OF HEATHROW EXPANSION DECISION
Tabled by:
John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
That this House calls on the Secretary of State for Transport to undertake a review of the Airports National Planning Statement which supports the construction of an additional runway at Heathrow Airport exercising powers outlined in the Planning Act (2008); and believes that since the statement was first adopted there …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 9 Sep 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Liberal Democrat: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Conservative: 2
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
23rd July 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 24th July 2019
PROROGATION
Tabled by:
Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party - Ross, Skye and Lochaber)
That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that this Parliament be not prorogued before Friday 8 November 2019.
87 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Sep 2019)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 32
Labour: 31
Liberal Democrat: 16
Independent: 5
The Independent Group for Change: 2
Plaid Cymru: 1
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
23rd April 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 24th April 2019
PROPOSED STATE VISIT BY DONALD TRUMP
Tabled by:
Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth)
That this House deplores the record of US President Donald Trump, including his misogynism, racism and xenophobia; condemns his previous comments on women, refugees and torture; further condemns his lack of action on climate change and failure to support the Paris Climate Change Deal; further deplores his sharing of online …
106 signatures
(Most recent: 16 May 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 73
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
13th March 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 25th March 2019
UK-WIDE CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes the stark warning from the world’s scientific community that there are just 12 years left to prevent 1.5 degrees warming; further notes that warming beyond 1.5 degrees represents a threat to the future of humanity, and that even warming limited to that level will wreak havoc …
107 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Sep 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 70
Liberal Democrat: 11
Independent: 9
Conservative: 6
Scottish National Party: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
25th February 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 28th February 2019
NATIONWIDE YOUTH STRIKES FOR CLIMATE ACTION
Tabled by:
Ian Murray (Labour - Edinburgh South)
That this House notes the voice and real concerns of young people on climate change and the future of the planet and of human-kind; recognises the latest warnings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the need for urgent radical action to minimise the catastrophic impacts of climate change; …
46 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Mar 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 33
Liberal Democrat: 5
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
4th February 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 5th February 2019
TV LICENCES FOR OVER-75s
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That this House notes that maintaining free TV licences for over-75s was a 2017 Conservative manifesto commitment; acknowledges that 2.2 million over-75s live alone and that paying the licence fee could push 50,000 pensioners below the poverty line; acknowledges that 4 million households will be affected if the concession is …
140 signatures
(Most recent: 3 Sep 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 86
Scottish National Party: 22
Independent: 13
Liberal Democrat: 7
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Conservative: 2
Non-affiliated: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
28th January 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 31st January 2019
RATES OF PAY FOR SECURITY STAFF ON THE PARLIAMENTARY ESTATE
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes the valuable work done by security staff on the parliamentary estate; further notes the current dispute between security staff represented by the PCS union and the House authorities concerning overtime rates; believes that security staff recruited in summer 2016 should be paid in line with the …
94 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Mar 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 64
Scottish National Party: 13
Independent: 8
Plaid Cymru: 3
Conservative: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
28th January 2019
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 28th January 2019
OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE IN VENEZUELA
Tabled by:
Chris Williamson (Independent - Derby North)
That this House expresses its opposition to outside interference in Venezuela, whether from the US or elsewhere; believes that the future governance of Venezuela is a matter for Venezuelans alone to determine; rejects the US President Donald Trump's approach to regime change, which violates international law; further expresses its disappointment …
9 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Feb 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 6
Independent: 3
19th November 2018
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 22nd November 2018
BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT
Tabled by:
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown)
That this House is alarmed by the election of far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro as Brazil's president; notes his support for the former dictatorship in Brazil and his remarks that it should have killed tens of thousands of more people; further notes his statements in favour of torture and extrajudicial police …
68 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Feb 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 35
Scottish National Party: 13
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Crossbench: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
11th June 2018
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th July 2018
MAKING CLIMATE CHANGE A PRIORITY FOR THE NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House takes notes of the draft revised National Planning Policy Framework; further notes that the status of the Climate Change Act 2008 with regards to local planning decisions has been downgraded in that draft; expresses alarm that this change could compromise action on climate change at the local …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Jul 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Liberal Democrat: 4
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
4th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th July 2018
PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY OF UK ARMS EXPORT CONTROLS
Tabled by:
Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House calls for the re-establishment of the Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC), as a matter of urgency, to provide scrutiny over current UK arms sales and the UK's arms export control regime post-Brexit; believes that CAEC should include Members from the following Committees: Business, Energy and Industrial …
69 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Jul 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 40
Scottish National Party: 13
Liberal Democrat: 6
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
4th June 2018
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 4th June 2018
CELEBRATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TUC
Tabled by:
Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
That this House congratulates and celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), the world's first TUC being founded on 2 June 1868 at the headquarters of the Manchester Mechanics Institute; commends the dedication of trades unionists across the UK who have collectively contributed to the success and …
90 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Jun 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 76
Scottish National Party: 7
Independent: 3
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
28th February 2018
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 6th March 2018
SIMEON ANDREWS
Tabled by:
Ian Mearns (Labour - Gateshead)
That this House is shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Simeon Andrews, whose advice and assistance has proved invaluable to so many Labour movement comrades and Parliamentary colleagues; pays tribute to his success in creating and co-ordinating several union parliamentary groups and cross-party groups; notes his earlier achievements …
55 signatures
(Most recent: 16 May 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 39
Scottish National Party: 7
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 1
Conservative: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
8th January 2018
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 8th January 2018
CARRIE GRACIE AND PAY EQUALITY AT THE BBC
Tabled by:
Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
That this House believes that the resignation of Carrie Gracie, the former China Editor of the BBC, highlights the anger and frustration of many women journalists at the BBC that a swifter resolution has not been reached to the scourge of unequal pay at our public service broadcaster; notes that …
56 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 29
Scottish National Party: 15
Independent: 4
Liberal Democrat: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
6th December 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 8th January 2018
ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANISATIONS
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That this House notes the Department of Health consultation on Accountable Care Organisations which closed on 3 November 2017, which proposes changes to regulations required to facilitate the operation of an NHS Standard Contract (Accountable Care Models); further notes that the consultation states that the Government proposes to lay these …
158 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Jul 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 114
Scottish National Party: 18
Independent: 13
Liberal Democrat: 6
The Independent Group for Change: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Non-affiliated: 2
Crossbench: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
19th December 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 21st December 2017
NATIONAL SIKH WAR MEMORIAL
Tabled by:
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)
That this House appreciates the extraordinary bravery and sacrifices of Sikh soldiers in service of Great Britain, including during both World Wars, and supports the erection of a permanent national monument in a prime central London location to commemorate and highlight these contributions; notes that for over a decade there …
265 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Feb 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 167
Conservative: 33
Scottish National Party: 25
Independent: 15
Liberal Democrat: 9
Democratic Unionist Party: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Non-affiliated: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 2
Crossbench: 1
Green Party: 1
27th June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 20th December 2017
APPLYING RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS TO HUMAN PATIENTS
Tabled by:
Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)
That this House notes the science-based campaign For Life On Earth which is critical of avoidable experiments on animals; further notes Patients Campaigning For Cures, which opposes animal models on medical grounds; is alarmed that scientific studies reveal that the widespread claimed ability of animals to predict human responses to …
62 signatures
(Most recent: 23 May 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Scottish National Party: 13
Liberal Democrat: 8
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Independent: 4
Conservative: 4
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Crossbench: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
19th December 2017
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COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST 94 UKRAINIAN TRADE UNIONISTS AT INGULSKA MINE
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House notes with alarm that 94 miners at the state-owned uranium mine lngulska, in the Kirovohrad region of Ukraine, are facing court proceedings; is concerned that this response to a reasonable protest over months of underpaid wages is aimed at intimidating members of the Independent Trade Union of …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
6th December 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th December 2017
RECOGNITION OF JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL
Tabled by:
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
That this House notes with dismay that Donald Trump, President of the USA, has declared that the US has formally recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and that the US Embassy in Israel will relocate from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem; further notes that no other country currently has an …
78 signatures
(Most recent: 6 Feb 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 36
Scottish National Party: 23
Liberal Democrat: 8
Conservative: 4
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
5th December 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 18th December 2017
BLUE BELT CHARTER
Tabled by:
Angela Smith (Liberal Democrat - Penistone and Stocksbridge)
That this House congratulates Sir David Attenborough and the BBC on the spectacular Blue Planet 2 series; notes that, with the fifth largest marine estate in the world, the UK and its Overseas Territories are custodian to the largest coral atoll on earth, globally significant populations of albatross, whales and …
103 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Apr 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 61
Scottish National Party: 16
Liberal Democrat: 12
Conservative: 6
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Green Party: 1
29th November 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 18th December 2017
DEFENDING ACADEMIC PENSIONS
Tabled by:
Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
That this House recognises that academic staff in universities make a vital contribution to ensuring the supply of skilled graduates to UK businesses; believes all staff working in universities should have access to a secure and decent pension; notes with concern the proposal by Universities UK to close the defined …
137 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Apr 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 75
Scottish National Party: 32
Liberal Democrat: 14
Independent: 8
Plaid Cymru: 3
Non-affiliated: 2
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
29th November 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 18th December 2017
PALESTINIAN VILLAGE OF SUSIYA- ANNOUNCED DEMOLITION BY ISRAELI AUTHORITIES
Tabled by:
Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)
That this House notes with extreme concern the plight of the Palestinian village of Susiya, a fifth of which the Israeli State has announced will be demolished; further notes that the Israeli State claims that this village was constructed in violation of judicial order, yet has repeatedly refused to regulate …
76 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Jun 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 43
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 3
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
23rd November 2017
83 signatures
(Most recent: 9 May 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 48
Scottish National Party: 17
Liberal Democrat: 7
Independent: 7
Plaid Cymru: 2
Crossbench: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
25th October 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 18th December 2017
DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT
Tabled by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
That this House notes the findings published by Leonard Cheshire Disability, as part of its Untapped Talent campaign on disability employment, that 60 per cent of young disabled people said they did not receive the right support in order to move towards employment; encourages the Government to do more to …
59 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 29
Scottish National Party: 17
Independent: 4
Conservative: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Crossbench: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
12th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 18th December 2017
X PASSPORTS FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT ASSOCIATE WITH A PARTICULAR GENDER
Tabled by:
Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
That this House recognises the support expressed in previous parliamentary sessions to address the issues faced by people whose identities are neither male nor female; believes that people are compromised and diminished as a result of inappropriate gender references on their personal identity information; acknowledges that all passports issued by …
82 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Mar 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 36
Scottish National Party: 23
Liberal Democrat: 11
Independent: 6
Conservative: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Crossbench: 1
14th December 2017
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DISABLED WORKERS AND PRODUCTIVITY
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House warmly welcomes the Government's commitment, set out in the new employment strategy for disabled people, Improving Lives: the Future of Work, Health and Disability, to see one million more disabled people in work over the next 10 years; shares the Government's belief that the world of work …
59 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Apr 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Scottish National Party: 21
Liberal Democrat: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
7th December 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 12th December 2017
LABOUR MARKET ENFORCEMENT
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes with deep concern the findings of the recent research report by Middlesex University Business School, Unpaid Britain: wage default in the British labour market, that at least two million workers experience non-payment of wages or holiday pay each year and that those unpaid wages amount to …
73 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 33
Scottish National Party: 17
Liberal Democrat: 10
Independent: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Conservative: 2
Green Party: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Crossbench: 1
6th December 2017
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JOB LOSSES AT BRITVIC
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House recognises the historic and economic significance of Robinsons, now Britvic, and Colman's, now Unilever, to the city of Norwich; notes with dismay Britvic's proposed withdrawal of production from the Carrow Road site which will lead to almost 250 job losses; further notes the adverse impact that withdrawal …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Sep 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Scottish National Party: 6
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
14th November 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 4th December 2017
NEWSQUEST - THE HERALD AND EVENING TIMES NEWSPAPERS
Tabled by:
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
That this House is alarmed by recent actions by Newsquest, owner of The Herald and Evening Times newspapers; is concerned by the approach to five senior members of staff offering redundancy packages; notes that in the last few weeks, the Editors of The Herald and Evening Times were told they …
17 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Dec 2017)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 12
Labour: 3
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
14th November 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 4th December 2017
IMPORTANCE OF A FREE PRESS
Tabled by:
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
"leave out 'welcomes' to end, insert, 'further notes that in July 2017 Johnston Press threatened to close 24 local newspapers across Scotland; notes at the same time there were around 12 vacancies in the three Scotsman titles creating a lot of stress and demands on journalists to work extra hours; …
16 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Dec 2017)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 14
Independent: 1
Labour: 1
29th November 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 30th November 2017
UPSKIRTING LEGISLATION
Tabled by:
Laura Pidcock (Labour - North West Durham)
That this House notes that there is no specific offence of taking upskirt photos; further notes that existing criminal offences are often not sufficient to bring prosecutions for upskirting; welcomes the fact that the public petition brought by campaigner Gina Martin on the issue has attracted more than 70,000 signatures; …
47 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Oct 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 37
Liberal Democrat: 3
Scottish National Party: 3
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
27th November 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 30th November 2017
ZIMBABWE'S FUTURE
Tabled by:
Hugh Gaffney (Labour - Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill)
That this House welcomes the end of Robert Mugabe's tenure as President of Zimbabwe; recognises the desperate situation many Zimbabweans find themselves in following a decade, and more, of bad government, a blatant disregard for democracy and the rule of law, and very serious policy failures; cautiously welcomes President Mnangagwa …
53 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 34
Scottish National Party: 9
Independent: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
Green Party: 1
27th November 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 30th November 2017
SCOTTISH LABOUR LEADERSHIP
Tabled by:
Ged Killen (Labour (Co-op) - Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
That this House congratulates the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland, Richard Leonard MSP, on his election as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party; welcomes his commitment to reaching out to all people across Scotland irrespective of background or politics; recognises the message of togetherness and solidarity that …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Dec 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 28
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
23rd November 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 30th November 2017
THE MISSING PERSONS OF CYPRUS
Tabled by:
Bambos Charalambous (Labour - Enfield, Southgate)
That this House welcomes the visit of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus to London in September 2017 to obtain information on potential burial sites of missing persons, to inform politicians, and members of Missing Persons committees in the diaspora and others on their work and to seek information …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Scottish National Party: 11
Independent: 3
The Independent Group for Change: 2
Conservative: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
25th October 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 30th November 2017
INDEFINITE DETENTION
Tabled by:
Catherine West (Labour - Hornsey and Wood Green)
That this House is deeply concerned that the UK detains people indefinitely under immigration rules, is the only country in Europe without a time limit on detention and that people can be detained for months and years on end without knowing when they will be released; notes that in the …
42 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Jul 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Scottish National Party: 13
Liberal Democrat: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 1
5th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 30th November 2017
IMPORTATION OF FOIE GRAS
Tabled by:
Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Vauxhall)
That this House deplores the production of foie gras, considering it cruel and unnatural to force-feed geese until it causes internal damage; welcomes the UK's continued ban on domestic production of this foodstuff; admires India as the first country in the world to ban the import of foie gras; and …
30 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Jun 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Scottish National Party: 5
Liberal Democrat: 4
Conservative: 2
Non-affiliated: 1
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
28th November 2017
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ARREST AND TRIALS OF KURDISH HDP LEADERS IN TURKEY
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House expresses concern regarding the upcoming trials of the democratically-elected leaders of Turkey's third biggest parliamentary party, the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP); notes that a total of nine elected MPs, 88 elected mayors and over 8,000 party activists are currently in prison; further notes that the basis for …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Scottish National Party: 9
Independent: 3
Conservative: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
20th November 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 23rd November 2017
MILITARY DETENTION OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN BY ISRAELI AUTHORITIES
Tabled by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
That this House notes with concern that hundreds of Palestinian children continue to be arrested, detained and tried in Israeli military courts, despite the practice involving widespread and systematic violations of international law and being widely condemned; further notes that allegations of ill-treatment at the hands of Israeli authorities include …
144 signatures
(Most recent: 6 Dec 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 81
Scottish National Party: 28
Liberal Democrat: 12
Conservative: 9
Independent: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
Green Party: 1
15th November 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 23rd November 2017
REFORM OF BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT PAYMENT
Tabled by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
That this House notes with concern the reduction in financial support given to widowed parents with dependent children through the new Bereavement Support Payment (BSP); believes that the duration of 18 months of payments is too short to provide families with the financial support they need; recognises that the limited …
30 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Apr 2018)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 11
Labour: 9
Liberal Democrat: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
15th November 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 23rd November 2017
CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS WEEK
Tabled by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
That this House welcomes the campaign around Children's Grief Awareness Week from 16 to 22 November 2017, especially the concern that too many bereaved children suffer from a deep sense of loneliness; notes the finding that one in 29 children and young people in our schools have been bereaved of …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 12
Labour: 11
Liberal Democrat: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Conservative: 2
Independent: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
14th November 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 23rd November 2017
MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN AUSTRALIA
Tabled by:
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown)
That this House welcomes the result of the Australian marriage equality survey which had a resounding result for the yes campaign with 61.6 per cent in favour; notes that the turnout for the survey was 79.5 per cent, higher than that of the 2017 general election or EU referendum turnout; …
49 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 35
Scottish National Party: 10
Independent: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
20th November 2017
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THE UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES 23
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes that 2017 looks set to be one of the hottest years on record and that 15 of the 16 warmest years have occurred in the 21st century; welcomes the clear message from the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties 23 (COP23) climate negotiations that there …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Apr 2018)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 13
Labour: 6
Liberal Democrat: 2
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
15th November 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 15th November 2017
HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKEY
Tabled by:
David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)
That this House is extremely concerned about the ongoing crackdown on civil society and essential freedoms, specifically on human rights defenders, in Turkey, including the recent arrests of Amnesty International Turkey Chair, Taner Kilic, and Amnesty International Turkey Director, ldil Eser, along with nine other human rights defenders, also known …
42 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Scottish National Party: 11
Liberal Democrat: 3
Independent: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
2nd November 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 15th November 2017
LEGAL AID FOR INQUESTS
Tabled by:
Ellie Reeves (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)
That this House welcomes the publication of the final report of the Bach Commission on Access to Justice; notes Lord Bach's recommendation that, where the state is funding one or more of the other parties at an inquest, it should also provide legal aid for representation of the family of …
54 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 49
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
30th October 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 15th November 2017
75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEIZURE OF ENIGMA DOCUMENTS FROM THE U-559
Tabled by:
Julian Lewis (Conservative - New Forest East)
That this House salutes the extraordinary courage of the three crew members of HMS Petard who, on 30 October 1942, boarded the sinking German submarine U-559 in circumstances of extreme peril; recognises that the Enigma material they retrieved proved vital in saving countless Allied ships and lives; deeply regrets that …
68 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 26
Conservative: 19
Scottish National Party: 12
Independent: 4
Liberal Democrat: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
The Independent Group for Change: 1
30th October 2017
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REPORTING OF UKRAINE BY THE BBC
Tabled by:
John Cryer (Labour - Leyton and Wanstead)
That this House is deeply concerned by the reporting by the BBC of the Kiev-based organisation C14, a far right organisation with neo-Nazi origins; considers the reporting of C14 activities fails to uphold BBC editorial values; is further concerned that the BBC has afforded a degree of legitimacy to C14, …
10 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Feb 2018)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 6
Labour: 2
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
17th October 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 15th November 2017
CHILD MARRIAGE
Tabled by:
Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
That this House recognises the great step forward which India has taken in ending child marriage; acknowledges that according to UNICEF in India 47 per cent of women are married before they are 18 years old and 18 per cent by the age of 15, while the age of consent …
46 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Mar 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Scottish National Party: 8
Conservative: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Plaid Cymru: 1
17th October 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 15th November 2017
JALLIANWALA BAGH MASSACRE OF 1919
Tabled by:
Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
That this House recognises the importance of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919 for its importance as a turning point in the history of the Raj and British Empire in India; notes that the centenary of this event is approaching and that it is appropriate to commemorate it; further recognises …
49 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Apr 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 31
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 5
Conservative: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
1st November 2017
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END IMPUNITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST JOURNALISTS
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House welcomes the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) campaign to end impunity for crimes against journalists; commemorates the UN international day to end impunity for crimes against journalists on Thursday 2 November 2017; notes that the UN day of action was adopted in 2013 to mark the anniversary …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 10
Labour: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
31st October 2017
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CERTIFICATION OFFICER'S LEVY ON TRADE UNIONS
Tabled by:
Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Vauxhall)
That this House is gravely concerned that the Government's proposals for a Certification Officer's levy on trade unions would result in unions having fewer resources to represent their members, a reduced capacity to negotiate better jobs and working conditions for working people, and a diminished ability to take enforcement action …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Dec 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Scottish National Party: 2
Non-affiliated: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
20th October 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 30th October 2017
ELECTION OF A LABOUR-LED GOVERNMENT IN NEW ZEALAND
Tabled by:
Hugh Gaffney (Labour - Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill)
That this House congratulates the Member of Parliament for Mount Albert and Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, Jacinda Ardern, on her election as Prime Minister of New Zealand; welcomes the election of a Labour-led Government following recent coalition negotiations after the General Election in September 2017; recognises the …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 6 Nov 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
12th October 2017
77 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Nov 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 55
Scottish National Party: 10
Independent: 5
Liberal Democrat: 4
The Independent Group for Change: 2
Non-affiliated: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
12th October 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th October 2017
INVICTUS GAMES 2017
Tabled by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
That this House recognises the importance of the Invictus Games, the only international sporting event for injured service personnel and veterans; applauds those who competed in the Invictus Games 2017 across 11 sporting events; congratulates all competitors and medal winners from the home nations; and further recognises the ongoing spirit …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 16
Labour: 6
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
12th October 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th October 2017
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
Tabled by:
Lisa Cameron (Conservative - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
That this House recognises that 10 October 2017 is World Mental Health Day as organised by the World Health Organisation; notes that mental health issues affect one in four people across the UK; further notes that adolescents may be particularly at risk of experiencing first episodes; notes that mental health …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Nov 2017)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 12
Labour: 6
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
11th October 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th October 2017
CUTS TO LEGAL AID SINCE 2013
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House is deeply concerned by growing evidence, including reports by Amnesty International and the Law Society, that cuts to legal aid since April 2013, under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), have left thousands of the most disadvantaged in society, including children and …
83 signatures
(Most recent: 31 Oct 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 51
Liberal Democrat: 13
Independent: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Scottish National Party: 3
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Crossbench: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
10th October 2017
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DUTCH STATE RAILWAYS AND DRIVER-ONLY OPERATION ON UK RAILWAYS
Tabled by:
Ian Mearns (Labour - Gateshead)
That this House notes that Greater Anglia and Merseyrail are in dispute with the RMT union over those companies' plans to introduce driver-only operated trains; further notes that Greater Anglia and Merseyrail are both part-owned by Abellio that, when introducing new trains on its franchise in Scotland, was able to …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 1
11th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 10th October 2017
TRANSPARENCY OF DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEBTS
Tabled by:
Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
That this House expresses concern about the alleged secret loans given by London-based banks in 2013 to Mozambican companies, with Mozambique Government guarantees, and without approval of the Mozambique parliament; notes that over 90 per cent of sub-Saharan Africa Government international bonds are owed under UK law; calls for measures …
110 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Jun 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 54
Scottish National Party: 27
Liberal Democrat: 12
Independent: 7
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Non-affiliated: 2
Green Party: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
13th September 2017
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GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
Tabled by:
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op) - Manchester Central)
That this House welcomes the Government's decision not to proceed with the Prime Minister's proposal for new selective secondary schools; notes the opening on 8 September 2017 of a new annexe of the Weald of Kent Grammar School in Sevenoaks, maintains that an annexe which accommodates fully 450 pupils and …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 6 Nov 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Liberal Democrat: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
6th September 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 13th September 2017
EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS AT MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT OUTLETS
Tabled by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
That this House notes that the global food restaurant chain McDonald’s is a hugely profitable multinational corporation and a major employer in the UK; further notes that currently many of its staff are paid below the rate recommended by the Living Wage Commission as the minimum necessary to enable a …
59 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Nov 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 41
Scottish National Party: 10
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
28th June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 12th September 2017
FIT AND FED CAMPAIGN
Tabled by:
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour - Stoke-on-Trent North)
That this House welcomes the launch of the Fit and Fed campaign to help alleviate holiday isolation, inactivity and hunger among children and young people living in the UK's most deprived communities; commends the coordination role StreetGames is playing in the campaign; recognises the important role schools, community organisations and …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Sep 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Scottish National Party: 9
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
17th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 6th September 2017
DEATH PENALTY IN SAUDI ARABIA
Tabled by:
Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House is extremely alarmed by recent executions in Saudi Arabia and reports that further executions, possibly followed by crucifixion, may take place soon; notes with considerable concern assertions made by human rights organisations that many on death row have been tortured or otherwise coerced into signing confessions and …
42 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Sep 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Scottish National Party: 14
Liberal Democrat: 4
Independent: 4
Conservative: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
11th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 6th September 2017
AGEING TYRES ON PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES
Tabled by:
Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
That this House welcomes the launch of the Tyred campaign; recognises the outstanding work that Frances Molloy, mother of Michael Molloy, and the parents of Kerry Ogden have done to highlight the dangers of ageing tyres on public service vehicles; notes the tragic deaths of Michael Molloy, Kerry Ogden and …
66 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Apr 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 51
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 4
Liberal Democrat: 2
Conservative: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 1
11th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 6th September 2017
SOCIAL SECURITY
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 349), dated 9 March 2017, a copy of which was laid before this House on 13 March in the last Session of Parliament, be revoked.
97 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Feb 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 49
Scottish National Party: 35
Independent: 7
Conservative: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
11th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 6th September 2017
YEMEN'S HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
Tabled by:
Keith Vaz (Labour - Leicester East)
That this House recognises the humanitarian catastrophe that is occurring in Yemen two years after the outbreak of civil war; notes that since the conflicts beginning over 10,000 civilians have died and 14 million do not have access to any healthcare; further notes that Yemen is faced with the worst …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Oct 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 11
Scottish National Party: 10
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Independent: 1
17th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 5th September 2017
HUNGER STRIKE BY POLITICAL PRISONERS IN COLOMBIA
Tabled by:
Jo Stevens (Labour - Cardiff Central)
That this House welcomes the amnesty framework laid out in the Peace Agreement between the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP of August 2016; notes that all political prisoners should have been freed in January 2017; regrets that only 1,081 of 3,400 FARC prisoners have so far been released from …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Sep 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 11
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
6th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 5th September 2017
SAINSBURY'S AND THE FAIRTRADE MARK
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House deeply regrets the decision by the supermarket Sainsbury's to drop the Fairtrade mark for its own-brand tea and develop its own certification scheme; notes that the Fairtrade Foundation is a respected organisation and part of a global network that strives to ensure that farmers and workers in …
70 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Nov 2017)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 24
Labour: 23
Liberal Democrat: 13
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Conservative: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
4th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 5th September 2017
PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY OF TRADE DEALS
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House is concerned about the lack of parliamentary scrutiny and accountability of trade deals to which the UK is a party; and calls on the Government to ensure the right of Parliament to set a thorough mandate to govern each trade negotiation, with a remit for the devolved …
124 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Feb 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 66
Scottish National Party: 35
Liberal Democrat: 13
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Crossbench: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
11th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 20th July 2017
SALE OF NHS PROFESSIONALS
Tabled by:
Eleanor Smith (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
That this House recognises the value and effectiveness of the NHS; notes the success of NHS Professionals in supplying short-term and flexible staff to NHS trusts with staffing gaps at a very low overhead cost; understands that private agencies perform the same function at a higher cost by charging expensive …
113 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Nov 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 70
Scottish National Party: 16
Liberal Democrat: 12
Independent: 7
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Non-affiliated: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Crossbench: 1
5th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 20th July 2017
NHS PAY
Tabled by:
Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
That this House notes that in 2017-18 NHS pay rises have been capped at one per cent and that this represents another below-inflation pay settlement; further notes that applications for nursing degrees have fallen 23 per cent this year; notes that the number of nurses and midwives joining the Nursing …
76 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Oct 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 48
Liberal Democrat: 11
Scottish National Party: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
18th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 18th July 2017
GREATER ANGLIA TICKET OFFICES
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House is concerned at warnings from the rail unions that Greater Anglia trains wishes to close all but seven of its 64 ticket offices by the end of its franchise; is further concerned that ticket office closures will result in a worse, less accessible service, higher ticket prices, …
11 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Jul 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
3rd July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 13th July 2017
RETENTION OF GUARDS ON MERSEYRAIL TRAINS
Tabled by:
Dan Carden (Labour - Liverpool, Walton)
That this House welcomes the current guarantee of a guard on every train to provide service, safety and security for Merseyrail passengers; recognises the vital role that guards play in providing advice and assistance and deterring criminal and anti-social behaviour; acknowledges that guards have essential skills and training to enable …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Independent: 3
Non-affiliated: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
3rd July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 13th July 2017
REDUCED ACCESS FOR DISABLED PASSENGERS ON NORTHERN RAIL
Tabled by:
Ian Mearns (Labour - Gateshead)
That this House notes that 331 of Northern Rail's 527 stations are unstaffed; is concerned that the Government and Northern Rail's proposals to remove the guarantee of a guard on every Northern Rail train will mean many people with disabilities will not be able to turn up and go and …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 25
Independent: 3
Liberal Democrat: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Crossbench: 1
12th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 12th July 2017
REFERENDUM IN THE KURDISTAN REGION
Tabled by:
Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)
That this House supports the right to self-determination of the people of the Kurdistan region in Iraq; and recognises that a yes vote in their referendum on independence on 25 September 2017 would be a mandate for negotiating statehood and improved co-operation with Iraq.
18 signatures
(Most recent: 6 Sep 2017)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 6
Labour: 4
Conservative: 3
Independent: 3
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
11th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 12th July 2017
DELPHI DIESEL SYSTEMS IN SUDBURY
Tabled by:
Sandy Martin (Labour - Ipswich)
That this House expresses grave concern about the potential closure of Delphi Diesel Systems in Sudbury; urges the company to engage in meaningful consultation with workers at the site; notes that the Sudbury site is the most profitable in the UK, returning profits in the region of £1 million month …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Jul 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
11th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 12th July 2017
NUCLEAR WORKERS' PENSIONS
Tabled by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
That this House is greatly concerned about the proposed pension reforms to civil nuclear workers on Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) estates; notes that as a result of the Enterprise Act 2016, these workers were also marked for a cap to be imposed on their exit payments, and were assured at …
30 signatures
(Most recent: 6 Sep 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
11th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 12th July 2017
FAIR TIPS CONSULTATION
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House notes the lack of publication of the Government's findings following its fair tips consultation which closed in July 2016; urges the Government to share its recommendations; demands that the report following the consultation is published as soon as possible in order to give some assurances to workers …
32 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Sep 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Scottish National Party: 6
Independent: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
11th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 12th July 2017
PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY OF TRADE DEALS (No. 2)
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House is concerned about the lack of parliamentary scrutiny and accountability of trade deals to which the UK is a party; and calls on the Government to ensure the right of Parliament to set a thorough mandate to govern each trade negotiation, with a remit for the devolved …
36 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 28
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
11th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 12th July 2017
REDUNDANCIES AT NESTLÉ
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House notes the 300 redundancies announced at Nestlé factories in York, Fawdon, Halifax and Girvan; further notes the announcement that production of the Blue Riband will be transferred to Poland; acknowledges that Nestlé's operation is profitable achieving £21 billion in sales in the first three months of 2017, …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Jul 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 3
11th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 12th July 2017
BANK OF ENGLAND STAFF PAY DISPUTE
Tabled by:
Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
That this House is appalled by the derisory pay settlement that has been imposed upon staff at the Bank of England; notes that the staff affected are dedicated workers fulfilling a range of functions within the organisation including security and maintenance; expresses concern that this is the second year running …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 14 Sep 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 3
11th July 2017
42 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Oct 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 32
Independent: 4
Scottish National Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
Crossbench: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
4th July 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 4th July 2017
SPANISH CIVIL WAR INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE
Tabled by:
Dan Carden (Labour - Liverpool, Walton)
That this House recalls the most valiant effort made eighty years ago by the volunteers of the International Brigades at the Battle of Brunete, during the Spanish Civil War, in July 1937; records its gratitude to all those who fought, including over 330 members of the British Battalion, and to …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Jul 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Scottish National Party: 8
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 1
29th June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 29th June 2017
MILITARY ACTION IN SYRIA
Tabled by:
Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South)
That this House must give its approval through a parliamentary vote before the Government orders any military action in Syria outwith the very specific conditions set out in the motion agreed on 2 December 2015.
46 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Jul 2017)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 35
Labour: 4
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
28th June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
ORGAN DONATION PRESUMED CONSENT
Tabled by:
Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
That this House congratulates the Scottish Government for announcing new legislation to introduce presumed consent for organ donation in Scotland; notes the model successes of presumed consent in Wales where 39 lives have been saved in the last year, which has inspired the change in Scotland; further notes that the …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Jul 2017)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 12
Labour: 9
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
28th June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
GREATER SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING
Tabled by:
Jim Cunningham (Labour - Coventry South)
That this House notes that the British Crime Survey 2017 found that four in five victims of domestic abuse do not tell the police; further notes that 85 per cent of victims sought help five times on average before they got effective help; is concerned that since 2010 17 per …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 9 Oct 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 2
Conservative: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
28th June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
LONG-TERM CONDITIONS AND PRESCRIPTION CHARGES
Tabled by:
Melanie Onn (Labour - Great Grimsby)
That this House is aware that people with long-term conditions in England, such as heart disease, cystic fibrosis or multiple sclerosis still have to pay prescription charges unlike their counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; notes that the medical exemption list of conditions that qualify people for free prescriptions …
50 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Sep 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 31
Scottish National Party: 9
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Conservative: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
28th June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
ACCESS TO ELECTED OFFICE FUND
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House welcomes the election of five disabled hon. Members on 8 June 2017, an increase of three on the 2015-2017 Parliament; notes that disabled people are still under-represented in the House, and in politics more widely; further notes that a strong democracy is an inclusive one, and that, …
93 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Jun 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 47
Scottish National Party: 23
Liberal Democrat: 13
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
27th June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
WOMEN AGAINST STATE PENSION INEQUALITY
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House believes it has a moral duty to ensure that there is a fair transition for women born on or after 6 April 1951 regarding their pensions; recognises the need for a non-means tested bridging pension that will secure the financial stability of those affected by the 1995 …
197 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Oct 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 122
Scottish National Party: 35
Independent: 12
Liberal Democrat: 10
Democratic Unionist Party: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Conservative: 2
Non-affiliated: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 2
Green Party: 1
Crossbench: 1
26th June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
STATUTORY MAXIMUM WORKING TEMPERATURE
Tabled by:
Ian Mearns (Labour - Gateshead)
That this House notes that workers in the UK lack adequate legal safeguards from working in uncomfortably high temperatures, owing to the lack of a statutory maximum temperature at which employers would have to introduce control measures, such as breaks, access to water or air conditioning; further notes that this …
39 signatures
(Most recent: 3 Sep 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 27
Independent: 4
Scottish National Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Conservative: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
26th June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
NHS BURSARIES
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House appreciates the invaluable work nurses, midwives and allied healthcare professionals do to keep the NHS running; is alarmed by the Government's plans to replace the current NHS bursary with a loans scheme which will place even greater strain on the system and those wishing to train; notes …
39 signatures
(Most recent: 9 Oct 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Scottish National Party: 8
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
26th June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
LOWERING THE VOTING AGE TO 16
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes that 16 year olds can enter into marriage and civil partnerships, pay income tax and national insurance, obtain social security benefits in their own right, become a company director, consent to medical treatment, and join the armed forces, a political party or a trade union; believes …
96 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Nov 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 53
Scottish National Party: 24
Liberal Democrat: 7
Independent: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Crossbench: 1
Conservative: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
22nd June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
GREAT GET TOGETHER
Tabled by:
Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op) - Batley and Spen)
That this House extends its sincere gratitude to everyone who took part in Great Get Together events in Batley and Spen and across the UK over the weekend of 17 and 18 June; notes the importance of remembering that we have more in common than that which divides us; further …
39 signatures
(Most recent: 14 Sep 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Scottish National Party: 9
Independent: 3
Conservative: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
21st June 2017
45 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Oct 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 36
Independent: 4
Scottish National Party: 4
Green Party: 1
21st June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
ONGOING IMPRISONMENT OF RAIF BADAWI
Tabled by:
Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South)
That this House recognises the unjust arrest of Raif Badawi on 17 June 2014 and his subsequent imprisonment in Saudi Arabia for championing free speech and freedom of expression; notes that he is now beginning his 5th year of a 10-year prison sentence; further notes that Mr Badawi is also …
38 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Feb 2018)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 24
Labour: 8
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
21st June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
CHILD TAX CREDIT (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That the Child Tax Credit (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I., 2017, No. 387), dated 14 March 2017, a copy of which was laid before this House on 15 March in the last Session of Parliament, be revoked.
40 signatures
(Most recent: 9 Oct 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 27
Scottish National Party: 7
Independent: 5
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
21st June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY
Tabled by:
Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
That this House recognises the 3rd International Day of Yoga on 21 June 2017 adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015; notes that medical research has shown yoga has proven health benefits for a wide range of physical and mental problems; accepts that yoga is a means of maintaining …
11 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Jul 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 4
Conservative: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
21st June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
HUNTING ACT 2004
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House calls on the Government to maintain and strengthen the Hunting Act 2004; notes that 84 per cent of the public support the ban on fox hunting; believes that the Government should close loopholes protecting those breaking the law and introduce tougher penalties in line with other animal …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Sep 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Independent: 5
Scottish National Party: 4
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
21st June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT CHARITIES
Tabled by:
Mary Glindon (Labour - North Tyneside)
That this House notes that several charity providers in the drugs and alcohol sector have had to merge recently as a result of financial difficulties; further notes that the Drugs, Alcohol and Justice Cross-Party Parliamentary Group has repeatedly warned that it was only a matter of time before a major …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 9 Oct 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Scottish National Party: 7
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 1
Green Party: 1
21st June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
25 YEARS OF FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF ASBESTOS
Tabled by:
Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)
That this House notes that the Clydebank Asbestos Group (CAG) is marking its 25th Anniversary since its foundation in 1992; further notes that the CAG is a volunteer organisation set up to help provide support, advice and information for victims of asbestos and their families across the West of Scotland …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Jul 2017)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 24
Labour: 6
Liberal Democrat: 1
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
21st June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
HEPATITIS C
Tabled by:
Mary Glindon (Labour - North Tyneside)
That this House notes that hepatitis is a leading cause of death globally with a toll exceeding that of HIV; further notes that World Hepatitis Day on 28 July 2017 is one of only four disease-specific global awareness days endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO); is alarmed that most …
19 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Jul 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
21st June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
MP STAFF REDUNDANCY PAYMENTS
Tabled by:
Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party - Inverclyde)
That this House acknowledges the lack of financial support for hon. Members' staff members who have found themselves unemployed due to their hon. Member not being returned at the 2017 general election; notes that a number of hon. Members, first elected at the 2015 general election, did not retain their …
44 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Jul 2017)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 25
Labour: 11
Conservative: 2
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
21st June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
BAN ON FOX HUNTING
Tabled by:
Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Bassetlaw)
That this House believes that fox hunting has no place in modern Britain and will resist any attempt to repeal the Hunting Act 2004.
44 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Sep 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 28
Scottish National Party: 11
Independent: 4
Non-affiliated: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
21st June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
ACTION TO TACKLE IVORY TRADE
Tabled by:
Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Bassetlaw)
That this House recognises that African elephants are facing an unprecedented crisis with an average of one killed every 15 minutes for its ivory; welcomes the action taken internationally by the Government to combat the ivory trade and protect elephants in their natural habitat; further recognises that both the illegal …
109 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Jan 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 60
Scottish National Party: 21
Liberal Democrat: 8
Democratic Unionist Party: 7
Independent: 5
Conservative: 4
Non-affiliated: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Crossbench: 1
Green Party: 1
21st June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
BRAVERY AND ROLE OF FIREFIGHTERS
Tabled by:
Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Bassetlaw)
That this House pays tribute to the incredible bravery of the firefighters who tackled the horrific fire at Grenfell Tower; recognises that firefighters went into the face of extraordinary danger in service of the public; notes that firefighters carry out this service daily throughout the UK; further recognises that they …
51 signatures
(Most recent: 9 Oct 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 26
Scottish National Party: 16
Independent: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Non-affiliated: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
21st June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 29th June 2017
STATE VISIT BY PRESIDENT TRUMP
Tabled by:
Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth)
That this House deplores the recent actions taken by US President Donald Trump, including his comments about the Mayor of London, in the wake of the London Bridge terrorist attack and his decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Change Deal; condemns his previous comments on women, refugees and torture; …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Jun 2018)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 14
Labour: 14
Independent: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
21st June 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 21st June 2017
PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION AND EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL TIME LIMIT
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes the key findings of research funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and undertaken by the Equality and Human Rights Commission that some 54,000 women per year are forced out of work by pregnancy or maternity discrimination, and that three out of four …
103 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Apr 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 53
Scottish National Party: 24
Liberal Democrat: 11
Independent: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
20th March 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 20th April 2017
PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION AND EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL TIME LIMIT
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes the key findings of research funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and undertaken by the Equality and Human Rights Commission that some 54,000 women a year are forced out of work by pregnancy or maternity discrimination, and that 77 per cent of …
71 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Apr 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 30
Scottish National Party: 25
Liberal Democrat: 6
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
14th March 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 20th April 2017
LEYTON ORIENT FC
Tabled by:
John Cryer (Labour - Leyton and Wanstead)
That this House notes with deep concern that a winding-up order has been served on Leyton Orient FC by HM Revenue and Customs due to non-payment of taxes by the club's owner, Francesco Becchetti; further notes Mr Becchetti's highly dubious business record, including a criminal investigation by the Albanian Government, …
58 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Apr 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 33
Scottish National Party: 9
Conservative: 8
Independent: 3
The Independent Group for Change: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Crossbench: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
13th January 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 20th April 2017
ACTION TO TACKLE THE IVORY TRADE
Tabled by:
Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Bassetlaw)
That this House recognises that African elephants are facing an unprecedented crisis with an average of one killed every 15 minutes for their ivory; welcomes the action taken internationally by the Government to combat the ivory trade and protect elephants in their natural habitat; further recognises that both the illegal …
108 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Apr 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 57
Scottish National Party: 28
Democratic Unionist Party: 7
Independent: 7
Liberal Democrat: 5
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Non-affiliated: 1
Crossbench: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
18th April 2017
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LGBT PEOPLE IN CHECHNYA
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House notes with grave concern the Human Rights Watch report of a brutal campaign against LGBT people in the semi-autonomous Russian region of Chechnya, with more than 100 men reportedly detained over several weeks in connection with their non-traditional sexual orientation, or suspicion of such as part of …
22 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Apr 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
28th February 2017
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SOCIAL SECURITY
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations (S.I., 2017, No. 204), dated 23 February 2017, a copy of which was laid before this House on 27 February, be annulled.
78 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Apr 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 42
Scottish National Party: 27
Independent: 6
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
23rd March 2017
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LOCAL NEWS MATTERS
Tabled by:
Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
That this House celebrates the importance of quality local and regional news and whether provided online, by photographers, newspapers or local broadcasters; believes that access to local and regional news is essential to the quality of life, informed citizenship, and promotion of a flourishing of democracy in all our communities; …
34 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Apr 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Independent: 5
Scottish National Party: 5
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 1
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
2nd November 2016
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 20th March 2017
PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY OF TRADE DEALS
Tabled by:
Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
That this House is concerned that UK international investment policy has not kept pace with commitments on human rights, the environment and international development, most especially that the formulation of existing Bilateral Investment Treaties may prevent partner countries from implementing policies to further progress in those areas, and that the …
117 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Mar 2017)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 52
Labour: 47
Independent: 8
Liberal Democrat: 5
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Crossbench: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
7th March 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 9th March 2017
LOW-PAID STAFF AT LSE
Tabled by:
Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
That this House notes with concern that cleaners who are employed at the London School of Economics (LSE) by the contractor Noonan Services receive inferior terms and conditions to their in-house counterparts in respect of sick pay, pensions and maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay; condemns victimisation by Noonan of …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Apr 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
18th May 2016
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 2nd March 2017
LEGAL RECOGNITION FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT ASSOCIATE WITH A PARTICULAR GENDER
Tabled by:
Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
That this House recognises the support expressed during the 2015-16 parliamentary session to address the issues faced by people whose identities are neither male nor female; believes that people are compromised and diminished as a result of inappropriate gender references on their personal identity information; acknowledges that all passports issued …
86 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Apr 2017)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 39
Labour: 28
Independent: 7
Liberal Democrat: 5
Conservative: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Crossbench: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
20th February 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 1st March 2017
EDUCATION: STUDENTS FEES, AWARDS AND SUPPORT
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I.,2017, No. 114), dated 7 February 2017, a copy of which was laid before this House on 9 February, be annulled.
93 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Apr 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 76
Independent: 6
Scottish National Party: 5
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Non-affiliated: 1
Green Party: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
28th February 2017
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CLIFFORD'S TOWER
Tabled by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
That this House notes the significance of Clifford's Tower in the history of York and the iconic fort that stands on a mount as part of the eye of York; welcomes the investment that English Heritage is making to upgrade that heritage monument through comprehensive refurbishment of the internal part …
14 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Mar 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Independent: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
6th February 2017
18 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Mar 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 1
6th February 2017
18 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Mar 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 1
30th January 2017
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 31st January 2017
VISIT TO PARLIAMENT BY PRESIDENT TRUMP
Tabled by:
Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth)
That this House deplores recent actions taken by US President Donald J Trump, including his Executive Order on Immigration and Refugees, and notably his comments on torture and women; notes the historical significance and honour that comes with an invitation to address both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall or …
206 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Feb 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 135
Scottish National Party: 49
Independent: 11
Liberal Democrat: 7
The Independent Group for Change: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Crossbench: 1
Green Party: 1
7th December 2016
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Friday 20th January 2017
ACCESS TO EU RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
Tabled by:
Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West)
That this House recognises the importance of maintaining the UK's world-leading research base; notes that this is vital to the UK's international reputation and to its future health, environment and economy; emphasises that science is international and depends on the freedom of all researchers to seek collaboration and training around …
63 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Mar 2017)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 26
Labour: 19
Conservative: 5
Liberal Democrat: 5
Independent: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
10th January 2017
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EDUCATION (S.I., 2016, No. 1205)
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That a humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 1205), dated 13 December 2016, a copy of which was laid before this House on 15 December, be annulled.
24 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Mar 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
10th January 2017
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EDUCATION
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 1206) dated 13 December 2016, a copy of which was laid before this House on 15 December, be annulled.
24 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Mar 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
25th October 2016
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 9th January 2017
VOTING SYSTEM FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS
Tabled by:
Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
That this House welcomes the various collaborative campaigns to make votes matter by introducing a fair voting system; notes that petitions started since the 2015 general election calling for a fair voting system have gained over 500,000 signatures, and that recent polling suggests a significant majority of the public support …
70 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Apr 2017)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 39
Labour: 16
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
30th November 2016
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PETROLEUM
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Landward Areas) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 1029), dated 26 October 2016, a copy of which was laid before this House on 31 October, be annulled.
10 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Dec 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Independent: 2
6th June 2016
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ELECTRICITY
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015, (S.I., 2015, No. 2045), dated 16 December 2015, a copy of which was laid before this House on 18 December, in the last Session of Parliament, be revoked.
12 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 6
Scottish National Party: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
5th January 2016
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ELECTRICITY
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 2045), dated 16 December 2015, a copy of which was laid before this House on 18 December 2015, be annulled
34 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Feb 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Scottish National Party: 10
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
15th December 2015
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ELECTRICITY (No. 2)
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That the Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 1659), dated 8 September 2015, a copy of which was laid before this House on 9 September, be revoked.
14 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jan 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
29th October 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 5th November 2015
SOCIAL SECURITY
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Universal Credit (Work Allowance) Amendment Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 1649), dated 7 September 2015, a copy of which was laid before this House on 10 September, be annulled
74 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Mar 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 58
Independent: 4
Scottish National Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
9th September 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 12th October 2015
RELEASE OF SHAKER AAMER FROM GUANTANAMO
Tabled by:
Andrew Mitchell (Conservative - Sutton Coldfield)
That this House calls on the US administration to release Shaker Aamer from his imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay; notes that he has now been incarcerated for 13 years without charge; further notes that he has twice been cleared for release and transfer, under President Bush in 2007 and President Obama …
52 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Scottish National Party: 12
Conservative: 5
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
14th July 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Thursday 17th September 2015
TREATMENT OF LOW-PAID EMPLOYEES BY SOTHEBY'S
Tabled by:
Roger Godsiff (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)
That this House condemns in the strongest possible terms the employment practices of Sotheby's and its cleaning contractor Servest, concerning cleaners and porters who are members of the trade union United Voices of the World (UVW); is appalled that Sotheby's and Servest consider peaceful protest to be an act of …
42 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Scottish National Party: 14
Independent: 3
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
15th September 2015
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GLASGOW - THE INSPIRING CITY
Tabled by:
Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
That this House warmly congratulates each of the winners and finalists of the 2015 Inspiring City Awards held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow on 10 September 2015; further congratulates Glasgow Life and Celtic Connections for scooping the Art and Culture award; commends the Celtic FC Foundation for winning …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Dec 2015)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 21
Labour: 3
Independent: 1
14th September 2015
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TEAM UK AT WORLDSKILLS SÃO PAULO 2015
Tabled by:
Anna Turley (Labour (Co-op) - Redcar)
That this House congratulates Team UK on its fantastic achievements at WorldSkills São Paulo 2015, including three gold, four silver and two bronze medals, 24 medallions of excellence and the UK's first-ever Albert Vidal Prize for the most points scored by any competitor in the competition; pays tribute to the …
29 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Oct 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 2
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
20th July 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 14th September 2015
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
Tabled by:
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 1520), dated 15 July 2015, a copy of which was laid before this House on 16 July, be annulled
131 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 75
Scottish National Party: 18
Liberal Democrat: 5
Independent: 5
Green Party: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
7th September 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 7th September 2015
NATIONAL HOMES REGISTER TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE REFUGEE CRISIS
Tabled by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
That this House is appalled at the humanitarian crisis unfolding on the doorstep of Europe and urges the Government to honour and follow in the great traditions of the UK by accepting many more thousands of genuine and desperate refugees, caused by the greatest displacement of people since the Second …
81 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 47
Scottish National Party: 13
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
14th July 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 7th September 2015
ANTHONY NOLAN DESTINATION: CURE REPORT AND STEM CELL DONATION
Tabled by:
Colleen Fletcher (Labour - Coventry North East)
That this House is concerned that, of the estimated 11,300 blood cancer patients in the UK who will need a stem cell transplant in the next five years, one in eight will fail to find the matching donor they need; is further concerned that the odds of finding a donor …
61 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Apr 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 30
Scottish National Party: 8
Conservative: 5
Liberal Democrat: 2
Independent: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
10th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 7th September 2015
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS
Tabled by:
Jim Dowd (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)
That this House welcomes the progress made by the Home Office in the last Parliament to allow Freedom of Information requests for animal experiment project licences subject to the normal safeguards of commercial and academic confidentiality and safety; and supports the call on the Government by Cruelty Free International to …
45 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Conservative: 6
Scottish National Party: 6
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
13th July 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 21st July 2015
PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN CREATIVE ENTERPRISES
Tabled by:
Fiona Mactaggart (Labour - Slough)
That this House notes the Centre for Economics and Business Research's finding that arts and culture in England contributes £7.7 billion to the UK economy from an investment of 0.1 per cent of public spending; further notes statements published by the Creative Industries Federation from leaders in creative businesses that …
48 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Nov 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 27
Conservative: 3
Independent: 3
Liberal Democrat: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
20th July 2015
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FOOTBALL CLUBS AND THE LIVING WAGE
Tabled by:
Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East)
That this House welcomes the decision of Premier League football to pay a living wage; notes that this will not be introduced until the 2016-17 season; applauds the work of the GMB's End Foul Pay campaign highlighting this issue; further notes the findings of a Survation poll of football fans …
39 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Oct 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Scottish National Party: 3
Independent: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
13th July 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 20th July 2015
STUDENT GRANTS
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That this House notes the increase in the participation of working class students in higher education since maintenance grants were reintroduced; condemns the proposal to cut grants as a direct attack on the poorest people accessing higher education in England; further notes that the transition from a subsidy to a …
65 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 44
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
13th July 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 20th July 2015
HUMAN RIGHTS IN KASHMIR
Tabled by:
Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
That this House condemns all systematic human rights violations committed in Kashmir; calls on the Government to encourage the Indian government to abolish the Indian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act which has been pronounced by several UN treaty bodies to be in violation of international law; further calls on the …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
13th July 2015
121 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 60
Scottish National Party: 26
Independent: 6
Plaid Cymru: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
7th July 2015
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SURVEILLANCE OF TRADE UNIONS AND THEIR MEMBERS
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House remains deeply concerned about the extent and conduct of undercover police surveillance and the use of covert human intelligence sources; deeply regrets the distress caused to women by undercover officers forming intimate relationships and even fathering children with them; is concerned that police surveillance extended to covert …
45 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Oct 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Scottish National Party: 11
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
2nd July 2015
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RIVER THAMES GARDEN BRIDGE
Tabled by:
Diane Abbott (Independent - Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
That this House is concerned that the Mayor of London has commissioned a Garden Bridge over the River Thames without prior public consultation and that between £60 million and £150 million of taxpayers' money will be spent on the project which will lead to the South Bank river walkway being …
11 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
1st July 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE WORKPLACE
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That this House commends the Women's Tennis Association for introducing regular heat breaks for competitors at Wimbledon once the temperature exceeds 30 degrees Celsius; is surprised that similar provisions are not also in place for male competitors; regrets that workers in the UK have no guaranteed legal safeguards from working …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Scottish National Party: 12
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
2nd July 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
PREPAYMENT METERS
Tabled by:
Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench - Birkenhead)
That this House notes the disproportionate costs incurred mainly by poorer households who pay for their gas and electricity using a prepayment meter; has concerns about the adverse impact of these costs on such households' ability to buy and cook food; acknowledges examples of good practice by individual energy suppliers …
113 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 50
Scottish National Party: 23
Conservative: 9
Independent: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
1st July 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
HATFIELD COLLIERY CLOSURE
Tabled by:
Alan Meale (Labour - Mansfield)
That this House notes with dismay that, despite the Herculean efforts of the work force, its representatives and others to keep open Hatfield Colliery in South Yorkshire, a decision has been made to cease production at the pit with immediate effect; recalls that the trades unions concerned together with many …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Scottish National Party: 2
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
30th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN FASHION
Tabled by:
Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
That this House notes the health and safety progress made since the Rana Plaza disaster two years ago; commends the signatories of the Bangladesh Accord for their commitment to improving health and safety standards in Bangladesh; calls on business to deliver health and safety in corporate social responsibility, improve reporting …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Scottish National Party: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
30th June 2015
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SEND MY FRIEND TO SCHOOL CAMPAIGN
Tabled by:
Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party - Midlothian)
That this House recognises the importance of education around the world; notes that 58 million children around the world are unable to access their right to education; further recognises that over half of the children who do not go to school are girls; and welcomes the Send My Friend to …
59 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 22
Labour: 13
Conservative: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
30th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
SEND MY FRIEND TO SCHOOL CAMPAIGN (NO 2)
Tabled by:
Liz McInnes (Labour - Heywood and Middleton)
That this House applauds the work of the Send My Friend to School campaign, which has brought together thousands of school children across the UK to speak up for the right to education and to remind world leaders of their promise that all children should get the chance to go …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Conservative: 1
30th June 2015
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RETAINING AS/A-LEVEL MODERN GREEK
Tabled by:
Catherine West (Labour - Hornsey and Wood Green)
That this House believes that Edexcel's initial decision to discontinue the AS and A-level Modern Greek examinations from 2017 is deeply regrettable; recognises that the Greek language is one of the official languages of the EU, spoken in two member states, Greece and the Republic of Cyprus, and that the …
13 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Independent: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Conservative: 1
30th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
BUSINESS RATES REVALUATION
Tabled by:
Jo Cox (Labour - Batley and Spen)
That this House notes that present business rates are based on valuations carried out in 2008, prior to the world financial crash and ensuing recessions; is concerned that the revaluation postponement in 2013 severed the link to rental values, which would otherwise have seen business rates fall in many parts …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Independent: 1
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
29th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
SUGAR FILM
Tabled by:
Keith Vaz (Labour - Leicester East)
That this House commends the makers of The Sugar Film with Damon Gameau, which raises awareness of the alarming levels of sugar in ordinary food and drink products; notes that for 60 days the film-maker consumed foods perceived to be healthy, which actually consisted of around 40 teaspoons of sugar …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 6
Scottish National Party: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 1
29th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
TRANSPARENCY IN GREYHOUND RACING
Tabled by:
Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Bassetlaw)
That this House is concerned over the transparency of greyhound racing welfare records; notes that an estimated 4,000 greyhounds still suffer serious injuries annually through racing; recognises the importance of the upcoming review and assessment of the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 by the Department of Environment, Food and …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Scottish National Party: 3
Independent: 2
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Green Party: 1
29th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
EXTINCTION OF TREE KANGEROOS
Tabled by:
Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Bassetlaw)
That this House recognises and expresses concern over the 14 tree kangaroo species that could soon become extinct due to their endangered status; is concerned with the illegal deforestation and hunting in provinces within Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia that has a detrimental impact on the population of tree …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Scottish National Party: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Independent: 1
29th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
REDUCTION OF THE TURTLE DOVE POPULATION
Tabled by:
Lord Mann (Non-affiliated - Bassetlaw)
That this House expresses concern over the slow rate at which action to tackle the turtle dove depopulation is being resolved; notes that the RSPB has claimed that extinction is a real possibility; supports the efforts of organisations such as Operation Turtle Dove in the research of depopulation; and further …
25 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
29th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
GREECE AND THE EURO ZONE
Tabled by:
Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)
That this House considers that the current crisis engulfing Greece and the Eurozone has demonstrated beyond argument that the single currency project is fundamentally flawed and that modern national economies need their own currencies capable of flexing their international values as vital instruments of macroeconomic policy together with domestic interest …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Conservative: 4
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
25th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
NATIONAL GALLERY INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE
Tabled by:
Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall South)
That this House commends the knowledge, experience and dedication of the visitor and security services staff at the National Gallery; does not support the Gallery's decision to use a private company to manage services that include ticketing, security and information; deplores the victimisation of Public and Commercial Services Union representative …
46 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Feb 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 28
Independent: 4
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
24th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
SCHOOL STUDENTS LEGALLY RESIDENT IN THE UK AND ACCESS TO STUDENT LOANS
Tabled by:
Diane Abbott (Independent - Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
That this House notes that, as a result of 2011 changes to the Government Student Loans Scheme, there are thousands of lawfully resident and British educated students who are no longer eligible for student loans; further notes that this is because such students do not have full citizenship; further notes …
16 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Scottish National Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 1
24th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
INTERNATIONAL DRUGS POLICY AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE
Tabled by:
Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House welcomes the third global day of action for the Support Don't Punish campaign, to highlight the harms caused by the war on drugs; further welcomes the international day in support of victims of torture; notes that both events take place on 26 June 2015 and that both …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 11
Scottish National Party: 8
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
24th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
RAIF BADAWI
Tabled by:
Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran)
That this House recognises the unjust arrest and imprisonment of Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia in May 2014 for championing free speech and freedom of expression; is concerned that he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, 1,000 lashes, a fine of one million Saudi Riyal - over a quarter of …
64 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 30
Labour: 11
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
24th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
MEASUREMENT OF CHILDREN'S ACTIVITY AND FITNESS LEVELS
Tabled by:
Alex Cunningham (Labour - Stockton North)
That this House recognises that formal measurement of children's activity and fitness levels is required to put in place effective solutions to stop the rise of the least active generation in history; accepts the varied benefits to be had by ingraining an appreciation for physical activity in even the most …
17 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 1
Conservative: 1
24th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
CHILD MAINTENANCE SERVICE CHARGES
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House is greatly concerned at the impact that charging for the use of the Child Maintenance Scheme (CMS) is having on families and children; believes that these charges in effect constitute a tax on children in contradiction to the Government's professed child-friendly stance; notes that charities such as …
40 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Scottish National Party: 10
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
23rd June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
SITUATION IN BURUNDI
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That this House expresses deep concern about the human rights, security and political situation in Burundi, and in particular about the political repression carried out by authorities against political opponents, and the situation of nearly 100,000 refugees driven away from their country by fear; expresses alarm that this security and …
39 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 13
Labour: 10
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 2
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
23rd June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
SEAFARERS' RIGHTS
Tabled by:
Paul Flynn (Labour - Newport West)
That this House is appalled by the plight of Indonesian, Filipino and Romanian seafarers stranded in Newport, Wales on the Italian-flagged cargo ship Sunflower E which was arrested on 10 March due to the shipowner's unpaid debts, the eighth case this year of a ship being detained in a UK …
38 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 2
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
23rd June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
BUFFER ZONES AROUND ABORTION CLINICS
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes with concern the recent escalation in anti-abortion activity targeted at women and staff attending abortion clinics and pregnancy advisory services; further notes that approaching and recording women and staff, alongside the distribution of misleading information and distressing images, intimidates women and jeopardises access to legal healthcare …
53 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Feb 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Scottish National Party: 12
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
23rd June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF DETENTION OF ANDARGACHEW TSIGE
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That this House is dismayed by the continued detention of UK national, and Ethiopian opposition activist, Andargachew Tsige, who was kidnapped from Yemen a year ago on 23 June and held since in solitary confinement in an undisclosed location in Ethiopia; notes with concern that Mr Tsige was sentenced to …
48 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Nov 2015)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 17
Labour: 12
Independent: 3
Conservative: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
23rd June 2015
45 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Scottish National Party: 11
Independent: 2
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
22nd June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
CLOSURES OF ABORTION CLINICS
Tabled by:
Diane Abbott (Independent - Hackney North and Stoke Newington)
That this House is deeply concerned that anti-abortion clinic protests are escalating and having a significant impact on women's ability to access safe, legal reproductive healthcare services and advice; is alarmed to hear that one abortion clinic is to close due to intimidating protests and others have been unable to …
42 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Feb 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Scottish National Party: 6
Conservative: 2
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
22nd June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2015
NEO-NAZI RALLY IN GOLDERS GREEN
Tabled by:
Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Kilburn)
That this House notes with concern the planned neo-Nazi demonstration in Golders Green on 4 July 2015; highlights that this rally is due to take place on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, in an area in which 40 per cent of the population is Jewish; praises the public activism in opposition …
73 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 37
Scottish National Party: 12
Conservative: 5
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
6th July 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 6th July 2015
GREECE REFERENDUM
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House congratulates the Greek government on holding the referendum on 5 July 2015 to allow the people of Greece to have their democratic say on new bailout proposals; recognises the majority vote for No to the imposition of further austerity measures which have damaged the economy and caused …
54 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Scottish National Party: 18
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
2nd July 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 2nd July 2015
ENERGY COMPANY TREATMENT OF PREPAYMENT METER CUSTOMERS
Tabled by:
Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)
That this House notes the recent Ofgem report calling on all energy suppliers to treat prepayment meter (PPM) customers fairly; further notes that households need more support in switching to different tariffs and method of supply; believes that companies should abolish the charge for installing PPMs as this adds to …
53 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Scottish National Party: 14
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
29th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 29th June 2015
MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
Tabled by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
That this House notes that mental health challenges affect one in four people every year, and it is now essential that through the ambition to achieve parity of esteem that services are properly resourced financially and with trained professionals so that they can be accessed at the earliest opportunity, including …
45 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 27
Scottish National Party: 3
Conservative: 2
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
24th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 24th June 2015
DAY OF THE SEAFARER 2015
Tabled by:
Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)
That this House supports the International Maritime Organisation's Day of the Seafarer on 25 June 2015; notes that 1.5 million merchant seafarers move 90 per cent of the world's traded goods every year in an exceptionally hazardous and unevenly regulated industry; is concerned that there is a global shortage of …
34 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
18th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
DRONES AND THE 2015 STRATEGIC DEFENCE AND SECURITY REVIEW
Tabled by:
David Davis (Conservative - Haltemprice and Howden)
That this House calls on the Government to address the issues identified in the UK Approach to Unmanned Systems, a Joint Doctrinal Note written in 2011, in connection with the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR); notes the recommendations of the Defence Committee on the need for a current …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 3
Conservative: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
18th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
MANDATORY INSTALLATION OF CCTV IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House calls on the Government to bring forward legislative proposals for the mandatory installation of closed circuit television (CCTV) in UK slaughterhouses with independent monitoring of the footage; notes that a 2014 YouGov poll found that, of those who expressed a view, 87 per cent support mandatory CCTV …
142 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Apr 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 71
Scottish National Party: 24
Conservative: 11
Democratic Unionist Party: 6
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
17th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AT FIRST TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS
Tabled by:
Melanie Onn (Labour - Great Grimsby)
That this House is dismayed at the decision of First Transpennine Express Railway Company to dismiss a train guard following an incident in which his train was being surfed by a youth at Grimsby Town station; notes that the guard had already aborted the train's dispatch once but after the …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
16th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
IMPORTATION OF FOIE GRAS
Tabled by:
Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Vauxhall)
That this House deplores the production of foie gras, considering it cruel and unnatural to force-feed geese until it causes internal damage; welcomes the UK's continued ban on domestic production of this foodstuff; commends India on last year becoming the first country in the world to ban the import of …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
15th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
PRISON OVERCROWDING
Tabled by:
Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
That this House is appalled at the Government's admission of erroneous figures regarding the prison population and possible overcrowding; recognises that organisations such as the Justice Unions' Parliamentary Group, the Prison Officers Association, and the Howard League for Penal Reform have long warned the Government that prisons are dangerously full; …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
15th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
IPCC REPORT ON ORGREAVE
Tabled by:
Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
That this House strongly condemns the decision of the Independent Police Complaints Commission not to launch a full and comprehensive investigation into the behaviour of South Yorkshire Police at the Orgreave Coking Plant on 18 June 1984; believes there is no time limit to justice and furthermore that mining communities …
70 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Apr 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 50
Scottish National Party: 8
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
15th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAELI BOMBARDMENT OF GAZA
Tabled by:
Jo Cox (Labour - Batley and Spen)
That this House recognises that 8 July 2015 will be the first anniversary of the start of the most recent and most devastating Israeli military operation in Gaza and resulted in, according to the UN, more than 2,000 deaths, 1,492 of them civilians and 551 of those, children; notes that …
72 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 33
Scottish National Party: 17
Conservative: 2
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
15th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
YARL'S WOOD IMMIGRATION REMOVAL CENTRE
Tabled by:
Kate Osamor (Independent - Edmonton)
That this House notes the work of and problems in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre, and especially the poor treatment of women detainees by Serco; is concerned that despite this, Serco's contract has been renewed; calls on the Home Secretary to reassess the entire detention process so that radical changes …
51 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Scottish National Party: 15
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
10th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
PUBLICATION OF ANIMAL EXPERIMENT RESULTS
Tabled by:
Jim Dowd (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)
That this House welcomes the requirement that all clinical trial results should be published; and calls on the Home Office to require and facilitate a similar arrangement for animal experiments, subject to the normal safeguards of commercial and academic confidentiality and safety, to enable researchers to avoid duplication and allow …
46 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Scottish National Party: 6
Conservative: 6
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
10th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
CASE OF RAIF BADAWI IN SAUDI ARABIA
Tabled by:
Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House is appalled that the sentence handed down last May against Saudi blogger and activist Raif Badawi, of flogging, to be administered very harshly in public, with 50 lashes scheduled once a week for 20 weeks, as well as 10 years' imprisonment and a fine of one million …
52 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Scottish National Party: 9
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Conservative: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
10th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
HUMAN RIGHTS IN ERITREA
Tabled by:
Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House strongly condemns the serious and systematic human rights violations committed by the Eritrean government, as detailed by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, which published a hard-hitting report last week; expresses its concern that the Eritrean government has created a pervasive climate …
53 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Scottish National Party: 15
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Conservative: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
10th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
VOTES FOR 16 AND 17 YEAR OLDS
Tabled by:
Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
That this House welcomes the study by the University of Edinburgh which states that 67 per cent of people aged 16 and 17 years old would participate in an election if given the chance to do so; notes that this compares favourably with figures released in the same study which …
63 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 27
Labour: 15
Independent: 2
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
10th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
CERVICAL SCREENING AWARENESS WEEK
Tabled by:
Nicholas Brown (Independent - Newcastle upon Tyne East)
That this House welcomes Cervical Screening Awareness Week 2015, which runs from 15 to 21 June 2015 and is led by Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust; notes that the week aims to highlight the importance of cervical screening and how attending a screening appointment can help to prevent cervical cancer; further …
61 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 25
Scottish National Party: 16
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Conservative: 2
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
9th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
CAFFÈ NERO AND CORPORATION TAX
Tabled by:
David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)
That this House is dismayed that despite making over £20 million of profit last year, Caffè Nero has not paid a penny in corporation tax; and calls on the directors of Caffè Nero to remedy this situation urgently.
63 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Scottish National Party: 15
Conservative: 8
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Independent: 3
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
9th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Tabled by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
That this House believes that the Government should play a leading role at the UN summit in September 2015 and strongly urge its international colleagues to adopt a specific target to reduce the level of violence against children as part of the new Sustainable Development Goals; notes that UNICEF has …
57 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Scottish National Party: 19
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
9th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
TRINITY MIRROR JOB LOSSES
Tabled by:
Geoffrey Robinson (Labour - Coventry North West)
That this House expresses deep concern at the announcement by Trinity Mirror that it intends to cut 25 Midlands jobs as part of a newsroom restructure; further expresses concern at the impact of such a development on local accountability and democracy; notes the impact this will have on content with …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Scottish National Party: 3
Independent: 2
9th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
RECOGNITION OF PALESTINE
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House notes the comments of the Israeli Prime Minister that there will be no state of Palestine on his watch and that he has repeatedly made it clear that he will never countenance a fully sovereign Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza; further notes that the …
93 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 44
Scottish National Party: 25
Independent: 3
Conservative: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1
8th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Monday 22nd June 2015
UK AND THE NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House notes that in the Government's Official Statement of 23 May 2015 on the conclusion of the 190-member state Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference that finished at the UN in New York on 22 May 2015, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, the …
34 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 15
Labour: 8
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
18th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 18th June 2015
THE HEWETT SCHOOL, NORWICH
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House condemns the Inspiration Trust's attempt to take control of the Hewett local authority school and gain ownership of its £60 million site, land that should remain a public asset; believes that the Inspiration Trust's family of schools is run by a small group of trustees, lacking transparency …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Jun 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1
17th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 17th June 2015
PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY AGAINST AUSTERITY MARCH
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House notes evidence that the Government's economic strategy of austerity pursued since 2010 has seen a significant transfer of wealth from the least well-off to the more affluent; further notes the policy has had a disproportionately negative impact on the most disadvantaged areas; believes that this has contributed …
59 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 27
Labour: 21
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
17th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 17th June 2015
TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
Tabled by:
Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
That this House is extremely concerned about the potential impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on the ability of hon. Members to make decisions in the public interest; in particular opposes the investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism which would give foreign corporations enhanced legal power to …
99 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 39
Labour: 25
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Conservative: 1
15th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 15th June 2015
TREATMENT OF THE ROHINGYA IN BURMA
Tabled by:
Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
That this House notes that the continuing persecution of the Rohingya people in Burma has caused and continues to create a humanitarian disaster in the area; further notes that the Muslim Rohingya minority have been described as the most persecuted people in the world; further notes that they are subject …
41 signatures
(Most recent: 7 Sep 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Scottish National Party: 6
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
9th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 9th June 2015
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVATE COMPANIES DELIVERING PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Tabled by:
Paula Sherriff (Labour - Dewsbury)
That this House believes that private companies delivering public contracts should be subject to freedom of information requests, because at a time when public spending is under increased scrutiny, it is more important than ever that spending is transparent; and further believes that it is imperative that any organisation using …
43 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 26
Scottish National Party: 7
Independent: 3
Green Party: 1
8th June 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th June 2015
DETENTION OF MAJID ALI, CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE STUDENT
Tabled by:
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
That this House is deeply concerned by the detention of City of Glasgow student Majid Ali, who was last week sent to Dungavel Detention Centre; notes that Majid is due to be deported to Balochistan, in Pakistan, at 11.30pm on 9 June 2015; expresses concern that Majid will be in …
74 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Jun 2015)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 36
Labour: 13
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
27th May 2015
Clive Lewis signed this EDM on Wednesday 3rd June 2015
FLAT FEE LEVY ON HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Tabled by:
David Anderson (Labour - Blaydon)
That this House notes that the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is increasing its mandatory fees for all 16 regulated professions by a massive 12.5 per cent on 1 August 2015; further notes that this follows a five per cent increase in 2014, breaches an undertaking not to review …
100 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Oct 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 62
Scottish National Party: 11
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Independent: 4
Liberal Democrat: 1
Conservative: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1