Ms Diane Abbott

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (134) - Legislation tabled (0) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (60)

Labour

Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington

diane.abbott.office@parliament.uk / HackneyAbbott

Select Committees

Committee on Privileges (since January 2020)
Committee on Exiting the European Union (since December 2019)
Test Committee (since January 2020)
Climate Change, Environmental Management and Protection (Joint Committee) (since January 2020)
Backbench Business Committee (since January 2020)
Climate Change Sub-Committee (since January 2020)
Home Affairs Committee (since May 2020)

Ms Diane Abbott is not a member of any APPGs

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Debate information

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Sparring Partners

Sajid Javid (Conservative) (53 debate interactions) View debates with Sajid Javid Amber Rudd (Independent) (25 debate interactions) View debates with Amber Rudd Mr Nick Hurd (Conservative) (24 debate interactions) View debates with Mr Nick Hurd View All MP Sparring Partners

Department Debates

Home Office (254 debate contributions) View Home Office debates
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (15 debate contributions) View Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government debates
Department of Health and Social Care (9 debate contributions) View Department of Health and Social Care debates
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Legislation Debates

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 - Government Bill (8,696 words contributed) View Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 - Government Bill debates
Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Act 2020 - Government Bill (4,437 words contributed) View Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Act 2020 - Government Bill debates
Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 - Government Bill (3,836 words contributed) View Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Hackney North and Stoke Newington Petitions

Highest Hackney North and Stoke Newington signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	218 of 10,549 (2.07%)	Extension for Commonwealth Citizens on Tier 5 Youth Mobility Visas Gov Responded - 19 Aug 2020
Open	2,447 of 169,109 (1.45%)	Scrap removal of free transport for under-18s from TfL bailout Gov Responded - 10 Aug 2020
Open	283 of 19,882 (1.42%)	Pay Slavery Reparations to all Caribbean & African Descendants Gov Responded - 4 Aug 2020
Open	131 of 9,838 (1.33%)	Reimburse tax payers for monies used to compensate slave owners
Open	387 of 33,257 (1.16%)	Reverse all exam grades back to teacher’s own predictions Gov Responded - 4 Sep 2020

Most Hackney North and Stoke Newington signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	2,447 of 169,109 (1.45%)	Scrap removal of free transport for under-18s from TfL bailout Gov Responded - 10 Aug 2020
Open	2,291 of 264,852 (0.87%)	Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum Gov Responded - 30 Jul 2020
Open	869 of 352,717 (0.25%)	Reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19 Gov Responded - 5 Jun 2020
Open	795 of 210,431 (0.38%)	Broker a ceasefire for all sides in Yemen to carry out humanitarian aid Gov Responded - 6 Aug 2020
Open	791 of 176,499 (0.45%)	Offer more support to the arts (particularly Theatres and Music) amidst COVID-19 Gov Responded - 20 Jul 2020

Ms Diane Abbott has not participated in any petition debates

Most recent EDMs signed by Ms Diane Abbott

Date Tabled	Title	Signatures
1 Sep 2020	Ms Diane Abbott signed this EDM on Monday 21st September 2020 VAT on sunscreen Tabled by: Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran) That this House calls for sunscreen to be reclassified as an essential healthcare item and therefore be exempted from VAT, given the important role it plays in preventing serious health conditions like skin cancer; understands that sunscreen is currently classified as a cosmetic product in the UK and is therefore …	22 signatures (Most recent: 21 Sep 2020) Signatures by party: Scottish National Party: 11 Labour: 4 Democratic Unionist Party: 2 Plaid Cymru: 2 Alliance: 1 Independent: 1 Green Party: 1
17 Sep 2020	Ms Diane Abbott signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 17th September 2020 Teaching of British Sign Language in schools Tabled by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Streatham) That this House recognises the importance of ensuring that all members of society are able to communicate effectively and clearly; notes that this includes ensuring that people who are deaf or hard of hearing are able to communicate effectively and clearly; recognises that 11 million people in the UK are …	12 signatures (Most recent: 21 Sep 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 10 Alliance: 1 Scottish National Party: 1

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Commons initiatives

9 Urgent Questions tabled by Ms Diane Abbott

Date	Forum	Title
22 Jan 2020	Commons Chamber	Prevent Programme
11 Mar 2019	Commons Chamber	Shamima Begum and Other Cases
7 Mar 2019	Commons Chamber	Knife Crime
12 Sep 2018	Commons Chamber	Police: Financial Sustainability
4 Sep 2018	Commons Chamber	Windrush
23 Jul 2018	Commons Chamber	Foreign Fighters and the Death Penalty
8 May 2018	Commons Chamber	G4S: Immigration Removal Centres
30 Apr 2018	Commons Chamber	Windrush
27 Nov 2017	Commons Chamber	Forensic Evidence: Alleged Manipulation

Ms Diane Abbott has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

Ms Diane Abbott has not introduced any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

Ms Diane Abbott has not supported any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

60 Written Questions

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Home Office

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Windrush Lessons Learned Review Undocumented Migrants: Deportation Police: Finance Undocumented Migrants: Deportation Disclosure and Barring Service: Standards Disclosure and Barring Service: Swiss Post Solutions Disclosure and Barring Service: Swiss Post Solutions Disclosure and Barring Service: Swiss Post Solutions Disclosure and Barring Service: Swiss Post Solutions Disclosure and Barring Service: Tata Consultancy Services Disclosure and Barring Service: Data Protection Immigration: Windrush Generation Rape: Prosecutions Immigration: Windrush Generation Immigration: Windrush Generation Immigrants: EU Nationals Deportation: Windrush Generation Immigration: Windrush Generation Deportation: Windrush Generation Immigration: Windrush Generation Repatriation: Windrush Generation Immigration: Windrush Generation Immigration: Windrush Generation Immigration: Windrush Generation Immigration: Windrush Generation Immigration: Windrush Generation Immigration: Windrush Generation Immigration: Windrush Generation Immigration: Windrush Generation Undocumented Workers: Windrush Generation Immigrants: EU Nationals Immigration: Northern Ireland Jake de Souza Immigrants: EU Nationals Drugs: Misuse Slavery: Agriculture Offences against Children: Internet Organised Crime: Exploitation Criminal Investigation Fire and Rescue Services: Mental Health Services Fire Prevention: Housing Detection Rates HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: EU Nationals Refugees: Children Refugees Refugees: Children Refugees: Children Grenfell Tower: Fires Grenfell Tower: Fires Grenfell Tower: Fires Grenfell Tower: Fires Grenfell Tower: Fires

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention