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Early Day Motion
Statement on Palestine by children's authors, illustrators and educators (10 Signatures)
9 Sep 2025
Tabled by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire)
That this House welcomes the statement on Palestine signed by over 500 children’s authors, illustrators, and educators; notes that signatories to the statement include the current UK Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce and former laureates Sir Michael Morpurgo, Lauren Child CBE, Chris Riddell OBE and Michael Rosen, as well as the …
Written Question
Horticulture: Conservation
Tuesday 9th September 2025

Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to include traditional orchards in the list of irreplaceable habitats for biodiversity net gain.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government has stated its intention to review the definition of irreplaceable habitats in due course, to ensure it remains robust and supports decision making.


Division Vote (Commons)
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ellie Chowns (Green) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 3 Green Party Aye votes vs 0 Green Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 160
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ellie Chowns (Green) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 3 Green Party No votes vs 0 Green Party Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 325 Noes - 171
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ellie Chowns (Green) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 3 Green Party Aye votes vs 0 Green Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 404 Noes - 98
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ellie Chowns (Green) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 3 Green Party Aye votes vs 0 Green Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 401 Noes - 96
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ellie Chowns (Green) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 3 Green Party Aye votes vs 0 Green Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 336 Noes - 158
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ellie Chowns (Green) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 3 Green Party Aye votes vs 0 Green Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 402 Noes - 97
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Sep 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ellie Chowns (Green) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 3 Green Party Aye votes vs 0 Green Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 398 Noes - 93
Written Question
Chemicals
Friday 5th September 2025

Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the consultation entitled: HSE Chemicals Legislative Reform Proposals, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of divergence from European standards on chemicals with compliance with the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The reforms set out in the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) consultation on Chemicals Legislative Reform proposals aim to give HSE greater flexibility and scope to make necessary or appropriate regulatory decisions in Great Britain (GB) at pace with international partners, including the European Union (EU) and rest of the world where appropriate. The proposals are intended to maintain current levels of protection for people and the environment from harmful chemicals and are therefore not expected to impact on the UK’s compliance with the Trade and Co-operation Agreement. Part of this consultation delivered the commitment made in the Regulatory Action Plan (RAP) on how international approvals can be recognised to reduce the time and cost to bring chemicals products, including biocides, to the GB market.

The proposals include a new system to recognize international approvals from "trusted jurisdictions" where the regulatory standards are "similar to and at least as high as" those in GB. This is likely to include the EU given the similarity in the regulatory standards. The proposals are intended to remove the duplicative processes and associated evaluation costs.

A key safeguard is that the Secretary of State with responsibility for HSE would retain the power to refuse an approval from a trusted jurisdiction if it is deemed "harmful to GB interests," such as for the protection of public health or the environment.

No decisions have been made as HSE is currently analysing the consultation responses, following closure of the recent consultation on 18 August, and any changes will be subject to parliamentary approval.