Information between 13th March 2024 - 3rd April 2024
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13 Mar 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 293 |
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18 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 324 Noes - 253 |
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18 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 1 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 322 Noes - 249 |
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18 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 250 |
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18 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 324 Noes - 251 |
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18 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 328 Noes - 250 |
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18 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 251 |
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18 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 1 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 318 Noes - 255 |
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18 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 252 |
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18 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 324 Noes - 253 |
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18 Mar 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 255 |
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Sean Brown
Asked by: Colum Eastwood (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Foyle) Tuesday 19th March 2024 Question to the Northern Ireland Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will call a public inquiry into the murder of Sean Brown in 1997. Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The murder of Sean Brown was an appalling act. I acknowledge the great suffering it has caused and continues to cause the Brown family, and the wider community. I am currently taking appropriate advice and considering the Coroner’s report.
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UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
Asked by: Colum Eastwood (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Foyle) Friday 22nd March 2024 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department issues on the requirements for customs declarations for business-to-business shipments exceeding the value of £135 between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government has recently issued guidance on the long-term arrangements for business-to-business parcels which is available on gov.uk - www.gov.uk/government/publications/moving-parcels-from-great-britain-to-northern-ireland-under-the-windsor-framework-from-30-september-2024. |
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Visas: Personal Income
Asked by: Colum Eastwood (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Foyle) Monday 25th March 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis is for increasing the minimum income requirement (MIR) to £38,700 for certain family and work visas; if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the MIR on those affected in (a) Derry City and Strabane and (b) other regions where average gross annual earnings are below the national average; and if he will ensure that the Government's planned impact assessment of increasing the MIR includes an equality impact assessment. Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery) Analytical work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process. A fact sheet and an initial assessment on the impact of the changes on immigration can be found on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fact-sheet-on-net-migration-measures-further-detail and
A full Regulatory Impact Assessment on these changes has been developed and the Government will publish this alongside an Equality Impact Assessment on this change, both in due course. |
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Tuesday 26th March Drumahoe Primary School, British School Trampoline Elite Champions 2024 5 signatures (Most recent: 16 Apr 2024)Tabled by: Colum Eastwood (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Foyle) That this House congratulates Benjamin, Oliver and Thomas Briggs for their outstanding achievement in becoming 2024 British School Trampoline Elite Champions at the BSGA Trampoline Finals, held on March 16 in Telford; praises their dedication to the sport, their skill, and high-quality training; applauds their success that brought pride to … |
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Tuesday 26th March Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Monday 15th April 2024 Access to State Pension for people with a terminal illness 32 signatures (Most recent: 16 Apr 2024)Tabled by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus) That this House notes that people with terminal illnesses cannot currently access their State Pension until their retirement age; recognises that this is the case even for individuals who have made full National Insurance contributions; acknowledges that poverty rates are disproportionately high amongst the terminally ill; commends research by Loughborough … |
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Friday 9th February Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Monday 15th April 2024 UK funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East 16 signatures (Most recent: 15 Apr 2024)Tabled by: Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru - Arfon) This House notes the UK’s decision to pause funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA); further notes that UNRWA's services are primarily funded through contributions from UN member states, constituting around 93% of the agency’s funds; is concerned that UNRWA … |
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Tuesday 16th January Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Monday 15th April 2024 38 signatures (Most recent: 15 Apr 2024) Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expressers its extreme concern at the mounting and unprecedented death toll of journalists in Gaza; notes that the independent Committee to Protect Journalists has recorded the death of 82 journalists in this conflict since October 2023; welcomes the support provided by the National Union of Journalists for … |
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Monday 8th January Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Monday 15th April 2024 Government legal advice on Gaza 32 signatures (Most recent: 15 Apr 2024)Tabled by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth) That this House understands that questions have been raised internationally about the legality of the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza; recognises that in November 2023 UN experts raised the alarm about the risk of genocide in Gaza; highlights the UN General Secretary’s reasons for invoking Article 99 that there is … |
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Monday 11th December Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Monday 15th April 2024 UN Security Council vote on a ceasefire in Gaza 12 signatures (Most recent: 15 Apr 2024)Tabled by: Jonathan Edwards (Independent - Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) This House notes with concern the Government’s position on the UN Security Council Resolution vote on a ceasefire in Gaza on 8 December 2023; further notes that the resolution was presented by a non-permanent member, the United Arab Emirates, following a letter sent by the UN General Secretary, Antonio Guterres, … |
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Thursday 7th December Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Monday 15th April 2024 91 signatures (Most recent: 15 Apr 2024) 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 … |
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Monday 4th December Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Monday 15th April 2024 Medical support for children in Gaza 18 signatures (Most recent: 15 Apr 2024)Tabled by: Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru - Arfon) That this House notes that the United Nations Children’s Fund has warned that Gaza is the most dangerous place in the world to be a child, following the end of the temporary pause in hostilities between Israel and Hamas on 1 December 2023; mourns the fact that at least 6,150 … |
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Tuesday 19th March Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Thursday 21st March 2024 Government legal advice on Israeli Government actions and international law 44 signatures (Most recent: 15 Apr 2024)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) This House notes the remarks by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 19 March 2024 that the Israeli Government’s restrictions on humanitarian aid for Gaza may amount to the use of starvation as a method of war, which is a war crime; is alarmed at the mounting … |
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Monday 19th February Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Thursday 21st March 2024 Alan Bates and the Freedom of the City of Liverpool 49 signatures (Most recent: 21 Mar 2024)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby) That this House supports the call for the Freedom of the City of Liverpool to be bestowed upon Liverpool-born Post Office Horizon campaigner Alan Bates; notes this is the highest civil award in the city and has previously been awarded to those who have left an indelible mark on the … |
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Wednesday 13th March Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th March 2024 Detention of Palestinian human rights lawyer Diala Nader Ibrahim Eideh 17 signatures (Most recent: 15 Apr 2024)Tabled by: Martyn Day (Scottish National Party - Linlithgow and East Falkirk) That this House notes that, on 24 January 2024, the Israeli military issued an administrative detention order against Palestinian lawyer Diala Nader Ibrahim Eideh for a period of four months; condemns the degrading and humiliating treatment of Ms Eideh by Israeli soldiers throughout her initial ordeal; expresses grave concern at … |
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Point of Order
3 speeches (408 words) Thursday 21st March 2024 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Roger Gale (Con - North Thanet) BillPresentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)Alex Sobel, supported by Caroline Lucas, Ed Davey, Colum - Link to Speech |