Debbie Abrahams
Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth
6,357 (15.9%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 13th January 2011
2 APPG memberships (as of 20 Nov 2024)
Kashmir, Palestine32 Former APPG memberships
Afghan Women and Girls, Afghanistan, Business in a Pandemic (Covid) World, Compassionate Politics, Complex Needs, Complex Needs and Dual Diagnosis, Coronavirus, Coronavirus and Future Pandemics, Deliberative Democracy, Dementia, Disability, Events, Green New Deal, Hazaras, Health in all Policies, Homelessness, Life Sciences, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Pakistan, Patient and Public Involvement in Health and Social Care, Period Equality, Prescribed Drug Dependence, Public Accountability, Race and Community, Restorative Justice, Rugby League, Sex Equality, Social Integration, Unconscious Bias, Universal Credit, Uyghurs, Women in the Penal SystemDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(4 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(7 debate contributions)
(6 debate contributions)
(4 debate contributions)
(3 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
Debbie Abrahams has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateOldham East and Saddleworth Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 118,803 signatures (0.07%)
Latest EDMs signed by Debbie Abrahams
Violence against women and girls
Tabled by: Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour - Gower)That this House marks 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and White Ribbon Day 2024; recognises that violence against women and girls is the most pervasive breach of human rights in the world; further recognises that women and girls around the world face violence, …
(Most recent: 3 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 12
Plaid Cymru: 4
Liberal Democrat: 3
Independent: 2
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly elections
Tabled by: Imran Hussain (Independent - Bradford East)That this House recognises the right to self-determination for Kashmiris; notes that since the partition of 1947, the region and population of Kashmir have been divided between three countries; further notes that Indian-occupied Kashmir is the most militarised zone in the world; opposes the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35a …
(Most recent: 29 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Independent: 9
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Debbie Abrahams, 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.
Debbie Abrahams has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Debbie Abrahams has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
4 Bills introduced by Debbie Abrahams
A Bill to provide for a statutory code of conduct for Ministers of the Crown; for a statutory code of conduct for Members of the House of Commons and Members of the House of Lords; for a statutory code of conduct for councillors in England; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to provide for a statutory code of conduct for Ministers of the Crown; for a statutory code of conduct for members of the House of Commons and members of the House of Lords; for a statutory code of conduct for councillors in England; and for connected purposes.
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 require public authorities to pay certain suppliers using project bank accounts; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to require listed companies, public bodies and voluntary agencies to report annually on the number and percentage of people they employ who have disabilities; and for connected purposes.
Wednesday 25th February 2015
11 Bills co-sponsored by Debbie Abrahams
Global Climate and Development Finance Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Liam Byrne (Lab)
First-Aid (Mental Health) Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Dean Russell (Con)
Clean Air Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Geraint Davies (Ind)
Planning and Local Representation Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Rachel Hopkins (Lab)
Import of Products of Forced Labour from Xinjiang (Prohibition) Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Decarbonisation and Economic Strategy Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Caroline Lucas (Green)
Compulsory Purchase and Planning Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Emma Hardy (Lab)
Pension Charges Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Angela Eagle (Lab)
Health Impacts (Public Sector Duty) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Luciana Berger (LD)
Cold Weather Payments Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Hywel Williams (PC)
House of Lords Reform (Exclusion of Hereditary Peers) Bill 2015-16
Sponsor - Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab)
Latest 1 Written Question
(View all written questions)Tackling child poverty is at the heart of breaking down barriers to opportunity and improving the life chances for every child. For too many children, living in poverty robs them of the opportunity to achieve and thrive.
On 23 October 2024 the government published ‘Tackling Child Poverty: Developing Our Strategy’. This report sets out how the government will develop the strategy, including an engagement plan, which will harness all available levers to deliver a reduction in child poverty this Parliament as part of an ambitious ten-year Strategy. The report is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-child-poverty-developing-our-strategy.
As part of the Taskforce’s engagement plan, a new forum of parents and carers living across the UK will be set up to ensure the experiences of children in poverty, including disabled children and those with special educational needs, are included. They will feed directly into the Strategy.
Minister for Women and Equalities