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Daniel Zeichner

Labour - Cambridge

First elected: 7th May 2015

Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

(since July 2024)

Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
10th Apr 2020 - 30th May 2024
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
17th Apr 2024 - 24th Apr 2024
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
22nd Jun 2022 - 7th Jul 2022
Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]
9th Feb 2022 - 10th Feb 2022
Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill
1st Dec 2021 - 8th Dec 2021
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
3rd Nov 2021 - 18th Nov 2021
Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales)
27th Oct 2021 - 3rd Nov 2021
Petitions Committee
12th Mar 2018 - 6th Nov 2019
Transport Committee
11th Sep 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Shadow Minister (Transport)
18th Sep 2015 - 29th Jun 2017
Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
13th Jul 2015 - 26th Oct 2015
Science and Technology Committee
13th Jul 2015 - 26th Oct 2015
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
13th Jul 2015 - 26th Oct 2015


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Daniel Zeichner has voted in 0 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(2 debate interactions)
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Legislation Debates
Daniel Zeichner has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Latest EDMs signed by Daniel Zeichner

22nd March 2022
Daniel Zeichner signed this EDM on Thursday 24th March 2022

Access to telemedical abortion care beyond September 2022

Tabled by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
That this House is dismayed by Government plans to end the availability of telemedical abortion care services for early medical abortions up to 9 weeks and 6 days gestation, beyond September 2022; notes that access to this temporary service during the covid-19 lockdowns was crucial to ensuring that women needed …
20 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
23rd September 2021
Daniel Zeichner signed this EDM on Thursday 21st October 2021

Campaign to secure the future of the Covid Memorial Wall

Tabled by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester Rusholme)
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
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Daniel Zeichner, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Daniel Zeichner has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Daniel Zeichner has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

2 Bills introduced by Daniel Zeichner


The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to give powers to local authorities to regulate dockless bicycle-sharing schemes; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Wednesday 24th July 2019
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The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision about the exercise of taxi and private hire vehicle licensing functions in relation to persons about whom there are safeguarding or road safety concerns; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Wednesday 19th July 2017
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Daniel Zeichner has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament