Derek Thomas

Conservative - St Ives

derek.thomas.mp@parliament.uk

Select Committees

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since March 2020)

13 APPG membership (as of 16 Dec 2020)

Adult Social Care, Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming, Armed Forces, Axial Spondyloarthritis, Brain Tumours, Celtic Sea, Diabetes, Healthy Homes and Buildings, Ocean Conservation, Online and Home Electrical Safety, Post Offices, Radiotherapy, UK Islands

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (4) - Legislation tabled (0) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (69)

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Debate information

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Sparring Partners

Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights) (18 debate interactions) View debates with Jim Shannon Theresa May (Conservative) (18 debate interactions) View debates with Theresa May Rishi Sunak (Conservative) Chancellor of the Exchequer (9 debate interactions) View debates with Rishi Sunak View All MP Sparring Partners

Department Debates

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (47 debate contributions) View Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs debates
Department of Health and Social Care (35 debate contributions) View Department of Health and Social Care debates
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (30 debate contributions) View Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy debates
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Legislation Debates

Fisheries Act 2020 - Government Bill (2,538 words contributed) View Fisheries Act 2020 - Government Bill debates
Fisheries Bill 2017-19 - Government Bill (2,436 words contributed) View Fisheries Bill 2017-19 - Government Bill debates
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 - Government Bill (2,112 words contributed) View European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 - Government Bill debates
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Significant St Ives Petitions

Highest St Ives signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	109 of 7,958 (1.37%)	Make Ecocide a criminal offence in the UK
Open	112 of 10,197 (1.10%)	Allow the armed forces to train in their own gym facilities during Covid-19.
Open	90 of 10,829 (0.83%)	Do not pass the Covert Human Intelligence Sources Criminal Conduct Bill Gov Responded - 3 Dec 2020
Open	858 of 104,287 (0.82%)	Tougher sentences for hit and run drivers who cause death Gov Responded - 28 Aug 2020
Open	64 of 10,540 (0.61%)	Require local exam centres to accept home-educated students for public exams

Most St Ives signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	1,409 of 1,109,351 (0.13%)	End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020
Open	858 of 104,287 (0.82%)	Tougher sentences for hit and run drivers who cause death Gov Responded - 28 Aug 2020
Open	569 of 560,941 (0.10%)	Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000
Open	540 of 477,008 (0.11%)	Prioritise teachers, school and childcare staff for Covid-19 vaccination
Open	518 of 334,238 (0.16%)	Prevent any restrictions on those who refuse a Covid-19 vaccination Gov Responded - 11 Sep 2020

Current Signatures	Final Signatures	Title	Petition Deadline
109,178 Petition Closed		Fund research for childhood cancers with the worst survival rates Gov Responded - 24 Mar 2020 Debated on - 7 Dec 2020 View Derek Thomas's petition debate contributions	5 Sep 2020 closed 4 months, 2 weeks ago
12 kids in the UK are diagnosed with cancer daily. 1 in 5 will die within 5 years, often of the deadliest types like DIPG (brainstem cancer) - fatal on diagnosis & other cancers on relapse. Yet there has been little, or no, funding for research into these cancers and little, or no, progress.

Most recent EDMs signed by Derek Thomas

Date Tabled	Title	Signatures
26 Jun 2019	Derek Thomas signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 26th June 2019 ALCOHOL LABELLING Tabled by: Fiona Bruce (Conservative - Congleton) That this House notes that the Chief Medical Officers' guidelines for low-risk drinking were updated in January 2016 to 14 units per week; recognises that consumers have a right to know information about alcohol products so they can make informed choices about their drinking, yet only 16 per cent of …	22 signatures (Most recent: 3 Sep 2019) Signatures by party: Labour: 7 Conservative: 5 Democratic Unionist Party: 3 Liberal Democrat: 2 Scottish National Party: 2 Green Party: 1 Independent: 1 Plaid Cymru: 1
13 Mar 2019	Derek Thomas signed this EDM on Tuesday 26th 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: 72 Liberal Democrat: 11 Scottish National Party: 7 Independent: 7 Conservative: 5 Plaid Cymru: 3 Green Party: 1 Democratic Unionist Party: 1

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Commons initiatives

Derek Thomas has not been granted any Urgent Questions in the current sitting

Derek Thomas has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

Derek Thomas has not introduced any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

Derek Thomas has not supported any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

69 Written Questions

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Department of Health and Social Care

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Diabetes: Coronavirus Diabetes: Coronavirus Diabetes: Mental Health Services Podiatry Podiatry Diabetes: Podiatry Podiatry: Training Podiatry: Migrant Workers Integrated Care Systems Health Services Out-patients Autoimmune Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Medical Treatments Medical Treatments Heart Diseases: Medical Treatments Heart Diseases: Defibrillators Medical Treatments Brain: Tumours Brain: Tumours Brain: Tumours Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme Aortic Aneurysm: Screening Aortic Aneurysm: Surgery Aortic Aneurysm: Medical Treatments Aortic Aneurysm Aortic Aneurysm: Medical Treatments Aortic Aneurysm: Medical Treatments Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Hospices Hospices Hospices Muscular Dystrophy: Clinical Trials Medical Treatments: Innovation Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme Podiatry: Training Podiatry Dental Services: Rural Areas Arthritis: Podiatry Strokes: Medical Treatments