Information between 27th June 2025 - 7th July 2025
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1 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Ellie Chowns voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 4 Green Party Aye votes vs 0 Green Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 149 Noes - 328 |
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1 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Ellie Chowns voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 4 Green Party No votes vs 0 Green Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 260 |
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2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Ellie Chowns 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 Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168 |
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2 Jul 2025 - Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism - View Vote Context Ellie Chowns voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 4 Green Party No votes vs 0 Green Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 385 Noes - 26 |
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2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Ellie Chowns 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 Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 79 |
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2 Jul 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Ellie Chowns 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 Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 158 |
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2 Jul 2025 - Prisons - View Vote Context Ellie Chowns 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 Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168 |
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2 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context Ellie Chowns 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 Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 79 |
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Ellie Chowns speeches from: NHS 10-Year Plan
Ellie Chowns contributed 1 speech (146 words) Thursday 3rd July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Ellie Chowns speeches from: Women’s State Pension Age: Financial Redress
Ellie Chowns contributed 1 speech (84 words) Thursday 3rd July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Ellie Chowns speeches from: Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
Ellie Chowns contributed 1 speech (704 words) Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
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Rivers: Sewage
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) Friday 27th June 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of excess sewage sludge on river pollution. Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 (SUiAR) supported by the Sewage Sludge Code of Practice provide environmental and health protections from sludge spreading.
The Government is continuing to work with the Environment Agency to assess the regulatory framework for spreading sludge. We recognise that effective and proportionate regulations are an essential tool to improve the water environment.
The Independent Water Commission’s Call for Evidence, published in February 2025, highlighted the Environment Agency’s recommendation to strengthen the regulatory framework for sludge application on land by incorporating the Sludge Use in Agriculture Regulations 1989 into the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016.
A set of recommendations will be delivered by Q3 of this year. The UK Government will then respond and consult on proposals we intend to take forward. |
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Soil: Contamination
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) Friday 27th June 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of land-spreading sewage sludge on soil contamination. Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 (SUiAR) supported by the Sewage Sludge Code of Practice provide environmental and health protections from sludge spreading.
The Government is continuing to work with the Environment Agency to assess the regulatory framework for spreading sludge. We recognise that effective and proportionate regulations are an essential tool to improve the environment.
The Government has been working with water companies under their Chemical Investigations Programme (CIP), to improve the evidence base on the behaviour and fate of contaminants in during treatment processes. CIP phase 4 will include a Groundwater, Soil and Biosolids investigation. This will be looking at the fate and behaviour of multiple chemical compounds, including PFAS substances, to establish whether detected substances pose a risk to long-term soil health, groundwater quality ansd the wider environment. |
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Housing: Construction
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) Monday 30th June 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy for all new homes to be built without a gas connection. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The government recognises that we need to move away from fossil fuel heating to meet our commitment to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The Future Homes Standard (FHS), to be introduced through the Building Regulations in autumn this year, will effectively preclude the use of gas boilers in new homes. We would therefore expect the majority of new homes to be built without a gas connection.
However, the FHS will not set standards for the fuels used, or emissions from, gas cookers or hobs. While most FHS homes are likely to be built with electric cooking (since, as set out above, developments are unlikely to be connected to a gas main), this will ultimately be a choice for individual developers. |
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Roads: Databases
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) Tuesday 1st July 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to merge highway records into a single digital record to simplify conveyancing highways searches. Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Department for Transport (DfT) recognises the value of improving access to highways information for the purposes of conveyancing.
For the Strategic Road Network, National Highways has taken significant steps to simplify its own land ownership records. Conveyancing highways searches are received through the National Highways Customer Contact Centre, before being directed to the relevant regional spatial planning team. To further support transparency, National Highways has created a spatial highway boundary dataset, updated weekly using data from HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, and its own asset data. This assured dataset is available to the public through the National Highways Open Data Portal and allows users to easily identify National Highways’ land ownership.
For local roads, the records most relevant to conveyancing searches are owned, maintained and published by local highway authorities. At present, DfT has no plans to consolidate this data into a single digital record.
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Environment Protection: UK Relations with EU
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) Tuesday 1st July 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to seek closer environmental cooperation and collaboration with the European Union and its agencies as part of the UK-EU reset. Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) At the UK-EU Summit on May 19th, the Government announced the intention to agree a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and red tape for British producers and retailers. The agreement will cover SPS standards and controls and also wider agrifood rules related to food labelling, organics, and marketing standards - as well as pesticides. |
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Funeral Payments
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) Tuesday 1st July 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where an application for a Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment is refused because another family member of the person who died is not in receipt of a qualifying benefit, what assessment her Department makes of that person’s (a) ability and (b) willingness to take responsibility for the funeral costs. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) The eligibility criteria for Funeral Expenses Payments are designed to ensure the scheme is fair for taxpayers while supporting the most vulnerable with these costs.
The Funeral Expenses Payment regulations provide for those cases where there is more than one person who could be responsible for a funeral. Where one of these individuals is not in receipt of a qualifying benefit, the Department does not provide a Funeral Expenses Payment.
We do not assess the ability or willingness of this individual to take responsibility for the funeral.
If there is no one able or willing to pay for the funeral, Local Authorities can arrange a public health funeral. |
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Social Rented Housing: Finance
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a target for the number of homes funded by the Affordable Homes Programme that are available for social rent. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme has a target to deliver at least 40,000 social rent homes. My Department published an update on targets in that programme on 30 July 2024 which can be found on gov.uk here. |
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Disease Control: Compensation
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) Thursday 3rd July 2025 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 future disease outbreak compensation payments conditional on (a) evidence of private insurance in place and (b) demonstrable compliance with specified biosecurity standards. Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Compensation is paid by Defra for animals culled by the Government for disease control purposes, as set out in the Animal Health Act 1981. In addition to the financial support offered to producers directly affected by outbreaks through compensation, producers can insure privately for losses not covered by Defra’s compensation scheme, this may include consequential losses including business interruption caused by control measures.
Defra continues to monitor the situation and to remind producers that they are responsible for the on-farm management of their flocks. Having strong biosecurity measures in place, and maintaining them year-round, significantly reduces the risk of infection on site. |
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Business: Environment Protection and Human Rights
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) Friday 4th July 2025 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the petition entitled Introduction of a business, human rights and environment act, submitted to his Department on 19 June 2025, on the potential merits of creating a new UK business, human rights and environment act to support (a) workers, (b) communities and (c) the environment in (i) the UK and (ii) overseas. Answered by Douglas Alexander - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) The Department for Business and Trade has engaged with the Corporate Justice Coalition on the petition entitled Introduction of a business, human rights and environment act, submitted on 19 June 2025.
In the Trade Strategy, the Government launched a review into the UK’s approach to responsible business conduct, focused on tackling human rights and labour abuses, modern slavery, and environmental harms in global supply chains.
The review will be a neutral, objective appraisal of policy, led by officials at the Department for Business and Trade. It will consider the effectiveness of the UK’s current regime and alternative means of supporting responsible business practices. It will have due regard to costs on business and the approaches taken by our trading partners. Throughout the review, we will harness the insights and expertise of businesses, investors, trade unions, academia and civil society. |
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Supply Chains: Environment Protection and Human Rights
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) Friday 4th July 2025 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure a joined-up approach to tackling harms to the (a) environment and (b) human rights in UK supply chains. Answered by Douglas Alexander - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) In the Trade Strategy, the Government committed to promoting a coordinated approach to responsible business conduct. The Government’s review into responsible business conduct, focused on tackling human rights and labour abuses, modern slavery, and environmental harms in global supply chains, will consider the best way to give effect to this commitment. |
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Avian Influenza: Compensation
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) Friday 4th July 2025 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 publish the detailed criteria his Department uses to calculate avian flu compensation payments for industrial poultry units. Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Compensation paid for birds culled by the Government for disease control purposes is designed to promote prompt reporting of suspicion of disease and is only payable for healthy birds as set out in the Animal Health Act 1981. There is no compensation available for sick birds or birds that have died. Compensation is not paid for consequential losses, including business interruption caused by control measures, nor for eggs or poultry meat.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) makes its assessment of the disease status of the birds based on clinical inspection and veterinary judgment. The amount of compensation is established by APHA using the relevant valuation rate card (or for specialist stock by a specialist valuer). The valuation rate cards are updated by APHA five times per year (in January, March, June, September and November) to ensure rates are in line with average market values for the types of birds. |
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Secondary Education: Children in Care
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) Friday 4th July 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press notice by Become entitled New research shows shockingly high numbers of children in care being moved during GCSEs and A-levels, published on 24 June 2025, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of that charity's findings that 17% of children in care moved school during Key Stage 4. Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The department is committed to ensuring that looked-after children are supported to succeed in education and achieve positive outcomes. We recognise the critical importance of continuity and stability throughout a looked-after child’s life. Under the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review guidance and regulations, a child’s social worker should do everything possible to minimise disruption to their education. School changes should be minimised and any transitions well-planned and supported. Where a change to a child’s educational arrangements is unavoidable, their Personal Education Plan should set out arrangements to minimise disruption to education, especially during exam periods and other critical periods in their education. The government is introducing measures, including through the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, to rebalance the market, improve regulation and commissioning of placements, and bring greater visibility to the prices local authorities are paying. This includes a focus on addressing the barriers that prevent homes from being established where they are needed. Through our Plan for Change, we’re also investing £2 billion over this Parliament to give more children a safe, loving home, including expanding the children’s home estate, delivering more foster care placements and helping keep families together by providing targeted support before problems escalate. These measures will provide greater placement availability, stability and ensure that, where it is in a child's best interests, they are placed closer to home. |
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Secondary Education: Children in Care
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) Friday 4th July 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of moving home (a) in the lead up to and (b) during GCSE exams on care-experienced young people’s (i) educational attainment and (ii) future opportunities. Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The department is committed to ensuring that looked-after children are supported to succeed in education and achieve positive outcomes. We recognise the critical importance of continuity and stability throughout a looked-after child’s life. Under the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review guidance and regulations, a child’s social worker should do everything possible to minimise disruption to their education. School changes should be minimised and any transitions well-planned and supported. Where a change to a child’s educational arrangements is unavoidable, their Personal Education Plan should set out arrangements to minimise disruption to education, especially during exam periods and other critical periods in their education. The government is introducing measures, including through the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, to rebalance the market, improve regulation and commissioning of placements, and bring greater visibility to the prices local authorities are paying. This includes a focus on addressing the barriers that prevent homes from being established where they are needed. Through our Plan for Change, we’re also investing £2 billion over this Parliament to give more children a safe, loving home, including expanding the children’s home estate, delivering more foster care placements and helping keep families together by providing targeted support before problems escalate. These measures will provide greater placement availability, stability and ensure that, where it is in a child's best interests, they are placed closer to home. |
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Secondary Education: Children in Care
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) Friday 4th July 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press release by Become entitled New research shows shockingly high numbers of children in care being moved during GCSEs and A-levels, published on 24 June 2025, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of children in care who moved school during their GCSE period. Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The department is committed to ensuring that looked-after children are supported to succeed in education and achieve positive outcomes. We recognise the critical importance of continuity and stability throughout a looked-after child’s life. Under the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review guidance and regulations, a child’s social worker should do everything possible to minimise disruption to their education. School changes should be minimised and any transitions well-planned and supported. Where a change to a child’s educational arrangements is unavoidable, their Personal Education Plan should set out arrangements to minimise disruption to education, especially during exam periods and other critical periods in their education. The government is introducing measures, including through the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, to rebalance the market, improve regulation and commissioning of placements, and bring greater visibility to the prices local authorities are paying. This includes a focus on addressing the barriers that prevent homes from being established where they are needed. Through our Plan for Change, we’re also investing £2 billion over this Parliament to give more children a safe, loving home, including expanding the children’s home estate, delivering more foster care placements and helping keep families together by providing targeted support before problems escalate. These measures will provide greater placement availability, stability and ensure that, where it is in a child's best interests, they are placed closer to home. |
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Thursday 3rd July 3 signatures (Most recent: 7 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) That this House marks Rural Housing Week beginning on 7 July 2025; notes that rural homes are proportionally more likely to be detached or built pre-1919 and therefore harder to heat efficiently, that rural households face deeper fuel poverty and higher energy costs than households in urban areas, that new … |
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Monday 14th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 17th July 2025 Accessible facilities and responsible use of RADAR keys 12 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat - Ely and East Cambridgeshire) That this House notes with concern the increasing availability of RADAR keys, also known as a National Key Scheme key, for purchase through online platforms such as Amazon, which were originally intended to give people with disabilities independent access to locked accessible toilet facilities; notes with alarm that this unregulated … |
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Monday 14th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 17th July 2025 6 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025) Tabled by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington) That this House is alarmed at Cambridge University’s failure to respond to security concerns surrounding a postgraduate researcher facing threats believed to come from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence; notes that the researcher concerned, Roshaan Khattak, is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and academic whose proposed doctorate at Cambridge investigates enforced disappearances and other … |
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Friday 11th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 17th July 2025 11 signatures (Most recent: 18 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley) That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 776), dated 30 June 2025, a copy of which was laid before this House on 1 July, be annulled. |
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Monday 14th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 17th July 2025 Access to care and support for people living with arthritis 17 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) That this House recognises the significant impact that arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions have on the lives of over 10 million people across the UK; acknowledges that arthritis can affect mobility, independence and quality of life, and is a leading cause of pain and disability; notes concerns raised by patients … |
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Monday 14th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 17th July 2025 Peace and sovereignty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 22 signatures (Most recent: 18 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside) That this House expresses deep concerns about the devastating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the humanitarian crisis that’s caused over 15 million civilian deaths since 1996; notes that Amnesty International and UN experts have reported that the Rwandan-backed M-23 militia is committing war crimes through arbitrary … |
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Monday 14th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 17th July 2025 Mental health in farming (No. 2) 17 signatures (Most recent: 18 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat - Newbury) That this House recognises the significant stresses faced by farmers, including rising production costs, lower margins, Government policies and long hours, and acknowledges the negative impact these factors can have on their mental health; notes with concern that 95% of young farmers in the UK consider mental health to be … |
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Monday 14th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 17th July 2025 National Day of Memory for Victims of Honour-Based Abuse, 14 July 15 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House recognises the National Day of Memory for Victims of Honour-Based Abuse on 14 July as an opportunity for remembrance, reflection and collective action in commemoration of those that have lost their lives due to honour-based abuse; commemorates with profound sadness that the day falls on the birthday … |
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Monday 14th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 17th July 2025 21 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives) That this House notes that the British Museum still holds about half of the Parthenon Sculptures, controversially removed from Athens by Lord Elgin between 1801 and 1812, during the Ottoman occupation of Greece, and that they remain on display in the British Museum to which they were transferred by Act … |
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Tuesday 15th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 17th July 2025 UK-based medical charities in Palestine 57 signatures (Most recent: 18 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon) That this House expresses its appreciation for those working for UK-based medical charities in Palestine, including Medical Aid for Palestinians, Glia, Doctors Without Borders and the British Red Cross; commends volunteers for these charities, whose Palestine-based staff take huge personal risks to provide medical aid so crucial to a Gazan … |
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Wednesday 16th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 17th July 2025 Contribution of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers 6 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Carla Denyer (Green Party - Bristol Central) That this House recognises the meaningful and enduring contributions made by migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers; affirms that regardless of these contributions, all have an inherent right to live in peace, dignity, and hope and that this right is fundamental, and must not be eroded by political narratives that fuel … |
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Tuesday 15th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 15th July 2025 Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules 20 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 997, a copy of which was laid before this House on 1 July, be disapproved. |
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Monday 14th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 15th July 2025 Mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting and action plans 26 signatures (Most recent: 18 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East) That this House notes with concern that nationally, there is a 6% pay gap between employees from Black, African Caribbean or Black British ethnic groups and their White counterparts; further notes that in London the ethnicity pay gap is the highest in the country at 23.8%; expresses concern that Black, … |
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Tuesday 8th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Funding for training of professional journalists 23 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford) That this House is worried by guidance issued by the Secretary of State for Education to the Office for Students which suggests that the Department has decided to withdraw Strategic Priorities Grant funding from journalism courses for the 2025-26 financial year; shares the concerns of the National Union of Journalists … |
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Monday 7th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Equitable national prostate cancer screening 49 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot) That this House welcomes the #ProactiveForYourProstate campaign led by Prostate Cancer Research (PCR); congratulates campaigners, such as Teignmouth campaigner Jason Yeo, for their work advocating for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for all men at age 50, and earlier for those in high-risk categories; calls for the Government to back this … |
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Friday 4th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Drug education in independent schools 13 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) That this House notes with concern that there is currently no regulation requiring independent schools to provide drug education to their pupils; further notes that while state schools are mandated to deliver relationships, sex and health education, which includes drug education, independent schools are not bound by the same requirements … |
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Monday 7th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 14th July 2025 10 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House notes 80 years of Christian Aid, celebrating eight decades of generosity, prayer and humanitarian response; highlights that the event was marked with a service of thanksgiving at St Annes Church of Ireland Cathedral; underlines the fantastic work undertaken to create a world free of poverty, noting currently … |
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Monday 7th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Protections for the welfare of wild animals in tourism 14 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn) That this House is concerned about the extreme suffering inflicted on many wild animals exploited in the tourism industry, which are frequently subjected to cruel and unnecessary so-called training techniques, often involving beatings, stabbings and other physical punishments, coercive control, conditioned unnatural behaviours, harmful captive environments in which animals may … |
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Monday 7th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 21 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House notes with alarm the rising levels of violence against prison staff, which again have reached record highs after briefly dipping during the pandemic lockdowns; further notes with alarm the toxic culture of unacceptable behaviour within HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) identified by the Rademaker Review into … |
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Monday 7th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Investment in General Practice 31 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset) That this House notes with concern that although about 90% of NHS interactions take place in general practice, only 6% of the NHS budget is allocated to it; recognises that general practice remains one of the most financially efficient parts of the NHS, as highlighted in the Darzi Review 2024, … |
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Monday 7th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 35 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset) That this House is deeply concerned by the growing crisis in NHS dentistry, particularly in rural constituencies such as West Dorset, where just 15 dental practices offer any form of NHS care to a population of 94,000, equating to more than 2,300 residents per dentist; notes that only 36% of … |
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Tuesday 8th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 24 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025) Tabled by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses its extreme concern at the moves to impeach Ayman Ali, a Palestinian member of the Knesset respected for his consistent advocacy of the need for Arabs and Jews to work together and who is currently facing impeachment and expulsion from the Knesset on the grounds that … |
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Tuesday 8th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 34 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrat - South Devon) That this House recognises the importance of Post Office branches to rural communities; notes with concern the closure of Post Offices in South Devon constituency including those in Churchstow, Aveton Gifford and Dittisham; further notes that rural communities and small rural businesses are disproportionately affected by centralisation of Post Office … |
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Tuesday 8th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Recognition and support for the creator economy 13 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East) That this House recognises the growing contribution of ethical content creators to the UK’s creative industries and wider economy; notes that individuals working as digital creators often operate as small businesses or limited companies but face barriers accessing support routinely available to other sectors; and further notes that guidance in … |
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Friday 11th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Reform of the special educational needs and disabilities system 46 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham) That this House notes with deep concern the persistent crisis in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system, following years of neglect; welcomes the Government’s acknowledgement of the urgent need for reform; further notes the widespread anxiety among parents, carers and professionals that forthcoming changes may undermine the rights … |
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Thursday 10th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 14th July 2025 Governance arrangements in local government 4 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) That this House recognises the value of the committee system as a democratic and transparent form of local governance, allowing decisions to be made collectively by elected councillors from across political parties; notes that the committee system enhances accountability, fosters cross-party collaboration, and ensures that a wider range of voices … |
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Thursday 10th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 27 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire) That this House is deeply concerned about the impacts of extreme temperatures this summer; is further concerned that poorly insulated housing puts lives at risk during heat waves especially for the most vulnerable people suffering with extreme temperatures in care homes, hospitals and temporary accommodation; notes with concern the findings … |
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Thursday 10th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Funding and role of community pharmacies 24 signatures (Most recent: 18 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset) That this House notes the vital role played by community pharmacies in delivering frontline healthcare and reducing pressure on general practice and hospitals; recognises that in areas such as West Dorset, 17 pharmacies dispense around 160,000 prescriptions each month and help save approximately 2,500 GP appointments; expresses concern that despite … |
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Thursday 10th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Access to mental health support for children and young people 23 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset) That this House is deeply concerned that nearly one million people are currently waiting for mental health services across the UK; notes with particular concern the impact on children and young people, including the 300 currently on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) caseload in West Dorset; further … |
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Wednesday 9th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 14th July 2025 Ynys Môn’s status as a UNESCO Global Geopark 8 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Llinos Medi (Plaid Cymru - Ynys Môn) That this House celebrates Ynys Môn’s status as a Global Geopark, having been admitted to the European Geoparks Network and to the UNESCO-assisted Global Network of National Geoparks in May 2009; notes that the island's geological history spans four eras, twelve geological periods, and 1.8 billion years, with more than … |
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Wednesday 9th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Outsourced cleaners on Tyne and Wear Metro 23 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House welcomes the Labour Government’s promise to ‘oversee the biggest wave of insourcing for a generation’; notes that the North East Combined Authority transport provider Nexus, while publicly owned, outsources cleaning of the Tyne and Wear Metro to a private company, Churchill, and that this contract is now … |
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Wednesday 9th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Support for people with dyscalculia 23 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil) That this House recognises that approximately six percent of the population has dyscalculia; notes that while there is no single profile of dyscalculia, it is a learning difference that affects the ability to acquire mathematical skills, primarily arithmetic; acknowledges that research into dyscalculia has lagged behind research into other learning … |
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Wednesday 9th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Government policy on the Hillsborough Law 61 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House notes the Prime Minister’s promise to introduce the Hillsborough Law to Parliament before the 36th anniversary of the disaster on 15 April 2025; deeply regrets that this commitment was not met and that the Government has yet to table the legislation; expresses grave concern at reports that … |
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Wednesday 9th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Companion bus passes for the disabled 10 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Julian Lewis (Conservative - New Forest East) That this House applauds the two-thirds of English local authorities which issue, to each disabled person who cannot travel without a companion, a bus pass enabling both to travel free of charge; notes that a free bus pass for someone who cannot travel alone is of little practical value unless … |
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Wednesday 9th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 14th July 2025 9 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat - North Cornwall) That this House expresses strong support for the campaign led by the UK Seal Alliance Executive to ban the sale of plastic flying ring toys; recognises the significant and growing danger these items pose to marine wildlife, particularly to the UK’s globally rare grey and harbour seals, which can suffer … |
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Wednesday 9th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 13 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House believes that the scandal of low pay for apprentices must end and that apprentices need pay above the national living wage, covered by Collective Bargaining; is concerned that many apprenticeships are offered on fixed-term contracts, meaning there is no guaranteed offer of employment to follow; recognises that … |
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Tuesday 10th June Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 10th July 2025 Impact of EU 90/180 day rule on UK citizens 47 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)Tabled by: James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat - Lewes) That this House is deeply concerned about the damaging impact of the EU’s 90-day limit within a 180-day period on British touring artists, professional drivers, and tourists; notes that current rules severely restrict the mobility and economic opportunities of musicians, performers, lorry and coach drivers, and British travellers who depend … |
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Monday 30th June Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 7th July 2025 Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme 10 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916; notes that the first day of the Somme was the deadliest day in British military history, with 19,240 men killed; highlights that the Battle of the Somme was one of the most costly battles … |
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Monday 30th June Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 7th July 2025 9 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House marks Sarcoma Awareness Month 2025, celebrated in July, which raises awareness about Sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that develops in soft bones and tissues; notes the theme of this year's awareness is early diagnosis and educating the public on the most common of symptoms and the … |
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Monday 30th June Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 7th July 2025 11 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Shockat Adam (Independent - Leicester South) That this House acknowledges the importance of raising awareness about glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide; notes that glaucoma often presents with no early symptoms and can go undiagnosed until significant vision loss has occurred; welcomes Glaucoma Week as an opportunity to highlight the importance of regular eye … |
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Tuesday 1st July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 7th July 2025 Palestine Action and the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 8 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Iqbal Mohamed (Independent - Dewsbury and Batley) That this House condemns the Government’s proposed Statutory Instrument to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation; believes this constitutes a dangerous escalation in the crackdown on civil liberties; recognises the fundamental distinction between non-violent direct action and terrorism; affirms the right to protest as a core tenet of any … |
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Tuesday 1st July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 7th July 2025 35 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester) That this House notes with concern that the UK wastes around 9.52 million tonnes of food each year, including 6.4 million tonnes of edible surplus which is enough to feed nearly 14 million people annually; expresses concern that only 30% of large food and drink businesses are measuring and reporting … |
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Tuesday 1st July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 7th July 2025 Loan Charge and settlement terms offered to large companies and individuals 61 signatures (Most recent: 18 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire) That this House is deeply concerned at the treatment of those facing the Loan Charge; notes that instead of commissioning a truly independent review of the Loan Charge, Ministers announced a highly restricted review, conducted by a former Assistant Director of HMRC, Ray McCann, only looking at settlement terms; expresses … |
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Tuesday 1st July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 1st July 2025 Parliamentary approval for UK military action against Iran 19 signatures (Most recent: 11 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley) That this House is deeply concerned about the military confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran; supports diplomatic efforts to maintain a ceasefire; acknowledges the deployment of UK combat aircraft and naval assets to the region; and notes that whilst there is no requirement for parliamentary approval to a … |
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Clean Air (Human Rights)
2 speeches (1,490 words) 1st reading Tuesday 1st July 2025 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Siân Berry (Green - Brighton Pavilion) Creasy, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Wera Hobhouse, Shockat Adam, Seamus Logan, Claire Hanna, Afzal Khan, Ellie Chowns - Link to Speech |
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Monday 30th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Environment Agency, Natural England, and Homes England Environmental sustainability and housing growth - Environmental Audit Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Mr Toby Perkins (Chair); Julia Buckley; Ellie Chowns; Barry Gardiner |
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Jul. 07 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 7 July 2025 Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: New Amendments: 2(b), 2(c), 7(b), 7(c), 38 to 56 and NC8 to NC12 _39 Siân Berry Ellie Chowns Carla |
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Jul. 04 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 4 July 2025 Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Nadia Whittome Olivia Blake Mary Kelly Foy Zarah Sultana Bell Ribeiro-Addy Dr Simon Opher Ellie Chowns |
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Jul. 03 2025
Bill 203* 2024-25 (as introduced) Food Products (Market Regulation and Public Procurement) Bill 2024-26 Bill Found: Sarah Bool, Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, Charlie Dewhirst, Sarah Dyke, Ann Davies, Seamus Logan, Ellie Chowns |
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Jul. 03 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 3 July 2025 Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: COMMITTEE STAGE Thursday 3 July 2025 2 _14 Siân Berry Ellie Chowns Carla Denyer Adrian Ramsay . |
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Jul. 02 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 2 July 2025 Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _14 Siân Berry Ellie Chowns Carla Denyer Adrian Ramsay ★. |
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Jun. 30 2025
Bill 254 2024-25 (as introduced) Gaza (Independent Public Inquiry) Bill 2024-26 Bill Found: Hussain, Shockat Adam, Zarah Sultana, Apsana Begum, Brian Leishman, Richard Burgon, Kim Johnson, Ellie Chowns |
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Jun. 18 2025
All proceedings up to 18 June 2025 at Report Stage Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called_4 Siân Berry Shockat Adam Carla Denyer Ellie Chowns . |
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Jun. 17 2025
Report Stage Proceedings as at 17 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called_4 Siân Berry Shockat Adam Carla Denyer Ellie Chowns . |
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Jun. 10 2025
All proceedings up to 10 June 2025 at Report Stage Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called_NC77 Ellie Chowns John McDonnell . |
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Wednesday 9th July 2025 9 a.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Flood resilience in England At 9:30am: Oral evidence Philip Duffy - Chief Executive at Environment Agency At 10:30am: Oral evidence Emma Hardy MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding) at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Dr Sebastian Catovsky - Co-director, Floods and Water at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 14th July 2025 4 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 16th July 2025 9 a.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Airport expansion and climate and nature targets At 9:15am: Oral evidence Dr Pauleen Lane CBE - Professional Lead for Infrastructure at Planning Inspectorate Ian Thynne - Head of Environmental Planning Specialists at Hillingdon Council Peta Donkin - EIA Director - Infrastructure and Energy at National Infrastructure Planning Association At 10:15am: Oral evidence Mike Kane MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security) at Department for Transport Hannah Newell - Director for Heathrow Expansion at Department for Transport Sonia Krylova - Deputy Director, Carbon Budget Delivery and Framework Net Zero Strategy Directorate at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero David Silk - Director for Aviation at Department for Transport View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 21st July 2025 4:15 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Environmental sustainability and housing growth At 4:30pm: Oral evidence Mary Creagh MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Nature) at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Nick Barter - Deputy Director for Land Use at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Matthew Pennycook MP - Minister of State (Minister for Housing and Planning) at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government William Burgon - Director for Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government View calendar - Add to calendar |