Select Committees
Science and Technology Committee (Commons) (since May 2020)8 APPG membership (as of 16 Dec 2020)
Caribbean, Child and Youth Crime, Governance and Inclusive Leadership, Jamaica, Music, Race and Community, Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, Unconscious BiasDebate information
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Sparring Partners
Victoria Atkins (Conservative) Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (30 debate interactions) View debates with Victoria Atkins John Bercow (Speaker) (14 debate interactions) View debates with John Bercow Penny Mordaunt (Conservative) Paymaster General (14 debate interactions) View debates with Penny Mordaunt View All MP Sparring PartnersDepartment Debates
Home Office (30 debate contributions) View Home Office debatesHM Treasury (28 debate contributions) View HM Treasury debates
Department for International Trade (25 debate contributions) View Department for International Trade debates
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Legislation Debates
Finance Act 2018 - Government Bill (4,241 words contributed) View Finance Act 2018 - Government Bill debatesRemote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) (1,147 words contributed) View Remote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) debates
Remote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings (Motion) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) (1,147 words contributed) View Remote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings (Motion) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) debates
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Significant Brent Central Petitions
Highest Brent Central signature proportion
| Status | Signatures | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 390 of 29,354 (1.33%) |
Include Sickle Cell Anemia in the List of Illnesses Eligible for a MedEx Card Gov Responded - 8 Sep 2020 |
| Open | 65 of 5,156 (1.26%) |
Ghost's Law - Kittens must be vaccinated and checked by vet before they’re sold |
| Open | 105 of 11,102 (0.95%) |
Do not rollout Covid-19 vaccine passports |
| Open | 287 of 32,217 (0.89%) |
Free leaseholders trapped in new build properties by post-Grenfell EWS1 form Gov Responded - 16 Sep 2020 |
| Open | 61 of 6,956 (0.88%) |
Urge the ICC to investigate crimes against the Tamil population |
Most Brent Central signatures
| Status | Signatures | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 1,952 of 566,049 (0.35%) |
Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000 |
| Open | 1,711 of 1,110,048 (0.15%) |
End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020 |
| Open | 1,439 of 335,531 (0.43%) |
Prevent any restrictions on those who refuse a Covid-19 vaccination Gov Responded - 11 Sep 2020 |
| Open | 1,319 of 427,378 (0.31%) |
Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases Gov Responded - 25 Nov 2020 |
| Open | 1,288 of 220,890 (0.58%) |
Implement sanctions against the Nigerian Government and officials Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020 |
| Current Signatures | Final Signatures | Title | Petition Deadline |
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153,506 Petition Closed |
Make online homophobia a specific criminal offence Gov Responded - 28 Mar 2019 Debated on - 1 Jul 2019 View Dawn Butler's petition debate contributions |
12 Aug 2019 closed 1 year, 5 months ago |
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As a gay man I find it devastating how members of the LGBT community are still subjected to homophobic abuse online. |
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35,203 Petition Closed |
Make British Sign Language part of the National Curriculum Gov Responded - 17 Oct 2017 Debated on - 5 Mar 2018 View Dawn Butler's petition debate contributions |
12 Mar 2018 closed 2 years, 10 months ago |
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Around 50,000 people in the UK use British Sign Language, so why is this not taught in schools? There are many children who are born deaf, and we need to give them a better chance at a more integrated future. This is why BSL needs to be taught in schools. |
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Most recent EDMs signed by Dawn Butler
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6 Oct 2020 |
Dawn Butler signed this EDM on Wednesday 7th October 2020Meeting the communication needs and preferences of people with hearing loss and deafness during the covid-19 outbreakTabled by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield, Hallam)That this House recognises that the use of opaque face masks can act as a barrier to communication for the 12 million people with hearing loss across the UK; welcomes the recent approval of a transparent mask by the Department of Health and Social Care; asks the Government to issue … |
14 signatures (Most recent: 8 Oct 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 10 Conservative: 2 Independent: 1 Democratic Unionist Party: 1 |
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24 Sep 2020 |
Dawn Butler signed this EDM on Friday 25th September 2020Mandatory reporting on plastic packagingTabled by: Geraint Davies (Labour (Co-op) - 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 … |
44 signatures (Most recent: 7 Oct 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 22 Scottish National Party: 7 Liberal Democrat: 4 Conservative: 3 Plaid Cymru: 3 Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2 Independent: 2 Democratic Unionist Party: 2 Green Party: 1 |
Commons initiatives
1 Urgent Question tabled by Dawn Butler
| Date | Forum | Title |
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| 8 Jan 2018 | Commons Chamber | Office for Students: Appointment |
Dawn Butler has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting
2 Bills introduced by Dawn Butler
Tabled: 16th September 2020
A Bill to require the Leader of the House of Commons to move a Motion asserting the equal right of all Members of the House of Commons to participate in proceedings and establishing mechanisms for MPs unable to attend Westminster to vote remotely and to participate remotely in proceedings, including debates and general committees.
Next Event -
2nd reading: House of Commons
Date TBA
Date TBA
Tabled: 16th September 2020
A Bill to require the Leader of the House of Commons to move a Motion asserting the equal right of all Members of the House of Commons to participate in proceedings and establishing mechanisms for MPs unable to attend Westminster to vote remotely and to participate remotely in proceedings, including debates and general committees.
Next Event -
2nd reading: House of Commons
Friday 23rd October 2020
Friday 23rd October 2020
Dawn Butler has not supported any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting
161 Written Questions
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Surgery
Nurses: Career Development
HIV Infection: Drugs
Drugs: Prices
NHS: Temporary Employment
HIV Infection: Drugs
Visual Impairment
Visual Impairment: Young People
Psychiatry: Training
NHS: Temporary Employment
NHS: Temporary Employment
NHS: Temporary Employment
NHS: Temporary Employment
Epilepsy: Death
Junior Doctors: Conditions of Employment
Nurses: Training
Nurses: Training
Junior Doctors: Conditions of Employment
Financial Services: Fraud
Immigration: Windrush Generation
Immigration: Windrush Generation
Immigration: Windrush Generation
Immigration: Windrush Generation
Immigrants: Domestic Abuse
LGBT People: Hate Crime
Females: Domestic Violence
Asylum: Nationality
Asylum: Nationality
Teachers: Migrant Workers
Asylum: Nationality
Asylum: Middle East
Asylum: Nationality
Crimes of Violence: Females
Immigration Bill: Impact Assessments
Yemen: Cultural Heritage
Latvia: World War II
Saudi Arabia: Religious Freedom
Andargachew Tsege
Middle East: Genocide
Saudi Arabia: Religious Freedom
Ethiopia: Human Rights
Maryam Rajavi
Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade
Haiti: Elections
Tunisia: British Nationals Abroad
Tunisia: Travel Information
China: Human Rights
London Underground: Coronavirus
Govia Thameslink Railway: Coronavirus
Govia Thameslink Railway: Coronavirus
Govia Thameslink Railway: Coronavirus
Railways: Coronavirus
Railways: Coronavirus
Govia Thameslink Railway: Coronavirus
Railways: Coronavirus
Belly Mujinga
Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
Bus Services: Disability
Cycling and Walking: Finance
Railways: Disability
Shared Housing: Housing Benefit
Access to Work Programme
Statutory Sick Pay: Coronavirus
Universal Credit
Universal Credit
Jobcentre Plus: Brent
Attendance Allowance
Social Security Benefits
Social Security Benefits
Social Security Benefits