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Tuesday 17th June 2025 4 p.m.
Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire)

Westminster Hall debate - Westminster Hall
Subject: UK compliance with the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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Division Votes
9 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure 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 - 180 Noes - 307
9 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure 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 - 73 Noes - 323
9 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Ellie Chowns voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 3 Green Party No votes vs 0 Green Party Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 334
9 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Ellie Chowns voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 3 Green Party No votes vs 0 Green Party Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 113 Noes - 335
10 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure 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 - 78 Noes - 309
10 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Ellie Chowns voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 4 Green Party No votes vs 0 Green Party Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 107 Noes - 314
10 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure 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 - 73 Noes - 312
10 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure 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 - 306 Noes - 174
10 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - 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 - 304 Noes - 189
11 Jun 2025 - Electricity - 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 - 350 Noes - 176
13 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) 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 - 259 Noes - 216
13 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
Ellie Chowns voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 4 Green Party No votes vs 0 Green Party Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 233 Noes - 254
13 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
Ellie Chowns voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 4 Green Party No votes vs 0 Green Party Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 230 Noes - 256


Speeches
Ellie Chowns speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Ellie Chowns contributed 7 speeches (1,128 words)
Report stage
Friday 13th June 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Ellie Chowns speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Ellie Chowns contributed 1 speech (62 words)
Thursday 12th June 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Ellie Chowns speeches from: Spending Review: Health and Social Care
Ellie Chowns contributed 1 speech (136 words)
Thursday 12th June 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Ellie Chowns speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Ellie Chowns contributed 1 speech (81 words)
Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Ellie Chowns speeches from: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Ellie Chowns contributed 1 speech (79 words)
Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Ellie Chowns speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Ellie Chowns contributed 1 speech (84 words)
Monday 9th June 2025 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ellie Chowns speeches from: Winter Fuel Payment
Ellie Chowns contributed 1 speech (87 words)
Monday 9th June 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions
Ellie Chowns speeches from: Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Ellie Chowns contributed 8 speeches (815 words)
Report stage (day 1)
Monday 9th June 2025 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government


Written Answers
Public Appointments
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire)
Tuesday 10th June 2025

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2025 to Question 12807 on Public Appointments, what recent progress he has made on publishing an updated list of significant public appointments.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

An update will be provided in due course.

Land: Regulation
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire)
Tuesday 10th June 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a system for regulating the land market along the lines of the French Société d’Aménagement Foncier et d’Etablissement Rural.

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


Defra has made no such assessment. The Land Use Consultation explored the functions of land markets in England and the case for new incentives, including regulation to support the Government’s growth, environmental, and food production objectives. The responses to the consultation will inform a Land Use Framework that will be published later this year. The Farming Roadmap will include a vision for our farming sector and set the direction for how we get there, with a focus on delivering our food security and environmental objectives and supporting farms to be resilient and profitable.

Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire)
Tuesday 10th June 2025

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Environmental Statements under section 20(2)(a) and (3) of the Environment Act 2021, what the evidential basis is for the conclusion that the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will not have the effect of reducing the level of environmental protection provided for by any existing environmental law.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Part 3 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill concerning development and nature recovery will not reduce overall levels of environmental protection.

Environmental Delivery Plans (EDPs) can only be put in place where the Secretary of State is satisfied the delivery of conservation measures are likely to outweigh the negative effects of development.

EDPs and the conservation measures they propose must be evidence-based and properly scrutinised before being put in place.

EDPs may include back-up measures that can be deployed if monitoring shows the environmental outcomes are not being achieved.

Natural England will be empowered and given the tools to deliver the conservation measures needed to secure the aims of the EDP.

The government is confident that this more strategic approach to the assessment of negative effects, and delivery of conservation measures, strikes the right balance and will result in better environmental outcomes that go further than simply offsetting harm as required under current legislation.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Pickering Fishery Association
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire)
Tuesday 10th June 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to implement the judgement in Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs v Pickering Fishery Association [2025] EWCA Civ 378.

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

I refer the Member for North Herefordshire to the Minister’s written statement of 6 May 2025.

Funeral Payments
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire)
Thursday 12th June 2025

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applicants who were (a) responsible for funeral costs and (b) in receipt of a qualifying benefit were denied a Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment because of the family tests in the eligibility criteria in each of the last five years.

Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

Table 1 shows the number of applicants who were refused a Funeral Expenses Payment for the below reasons:

  • There is a surviving partner
  • There is a closer relative
  • They are not a partner, friend or relative

Table 1: Funeral Expense Payments- Refusals linked to the Family Test

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

2024/25

Number of Refusals

1,100

900

1,200

1,200

1,000

Notes:

- These figures have been estimated using unaudited internal DWP Management Information which is not quality assured to the same extent as Official / National statistics.

- These applicants are assumed to have been responsible for funeral costs and to have been in receipt of a qualifying benefit.

- Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100.

Healthy Start Scheme: North Herefordshire
Asked by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire)
Monday 16th June 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families were in receipt of Healthy Start in North Herefordshire constituency on 9 June 2025.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures for the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, which is available at the following link:

https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/healthcare-professionals/

The NHSBSA does not hold data on the number of families receiving Healthy Start and does not currently hold data on the number of people eligible for Healthy Start. The NHSBSA does not hold data on local constituencies. The table below shows the number of people on the digital scheme in the relevant local authorities as of 23 May 2025:

Local authority

Number of people on the digital scheme

Blackpool

1,434

City of Bristol

2,778

County of Herefordshire

736

Southampton

1,677

Worthing

348

Brighton and Hove

1,041

East Suffolk

1,129



Early Day Motions
Monday 9th June

Human rights in Saudi Arabia

14 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire)
That this House remains concerned about human rights violations in Saudi Arabia; welcomes the recent release of dozens of political prisoners, including University of Leeds PhD student Salma al-Shehab, human rights defender Mohammed al-Qahtani, and doctor Lina Alsharif; notes, however, that released individuals face continued restrictions, including travel bans; further …


Early Day Motions Signed
Monday 23rd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 26th June 2025

International Women in Engineering Day

19 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat - Glastonbury and Somerton)
That this House celebrates International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), held annually on 23 June, to raise the profile of women in engineering and inspire more young women and girls to consider careers in the sector; recognises that INWED, brought to life by the Women’s Engineering Society, celebrates its 12th …
Monday 23rd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 26th June 2025

Taxi and private vehicle hire licensing

4 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Jo White (Labour - Bassetlaw)
That this House believes that there are growing concerns about cross-border hiring of taxis and private hire vehicles, where drivers obtain licenses in areas with less stringent regulations and then operate in areas with higher standards or greater demand; further believes that this can lead to inconsistent safety and vehicle …
Monday 23rd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 26th June 2025

Baby loss kits

10 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Jo White (Labour - Bassetlaw)
That this House notes that over 500 miscarriages occur daily in the UK and that many women have to resort to using makeshift materials to collect baby loss remains; further notes the recommendations of the 2023 Pregnancy Loss Review that the NHS should develop and deliver a Compassionate Clinical Care …
Monday 23rd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 26th June 2025

Human rights in Burma/Myanmar

5 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House expresses its grave concern about the continuing egregious human rights violations and desperate humanitarian crisis in Burma/Myanmar; notes with alarm that over 4 million people have been forcibly displaced; further notes with concern that more than 100,000 homes, along with hospitals, schools, and places of worship have …
Tuesday 24th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 26th June 2025

Funding for British Transport Police

8 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Martin Rhodes (Labour - Glasgow North)
That this House celebrates the vital role that British Transport Police (BTP) play in ensuring the security and efficiency of the transport network; recognises that BTP are a specialised force with skills unique to working on the transport network, for example, trained in rail safety, suicide prevention, and responding to …
Tuesday 24th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 26th June 2025

Contribution of technical colleges

14 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat - North East Hampshire)
That this House recognises the immense contribution technical colleges make to the economy, the lives of young people and society more widely; notes that the range of courses and qualifications offered by these colleges enables their students to gain invaluable skills that will set them up for success in the …
Wednesday 25th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 26th June 2025

Naloxone

11 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil)
That this House recognises the importance of naloxone as a lifesaving medication that temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose; expresses alarm at the broad rise of deaths involving opioids in recent years; acknowledges that an addiction to drugs is not a lifestyle choice, nor a moral flaw, but …
Wednesday 25th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 26th June 2025

Burial of stillborn babies in unmarked graves

13 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)
That this House expresses its deep concern at the revelation that an estimated 89,000 stillborn babies were buried in unmarked communal graves in the United Kingdom up until the late 1980s; regrets that in many cases, bereaved parents were neither informed of their child’s burial location nor given the opportunity …
Monday 23rd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th June 2025

Prison education insourcing

27 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside)
That this House notes the worrying state of prison education, with 82 percent of prison and young offender institutions judged by Ofsted as requiring improvement or inadequate for overall effectiveness of education, skills and work provision; further notes that contracts for the new Prison Education Service (PES) have recently been …
Friday 20th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 23rd June 2025

Local authority funding

26 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat - Mid Dorset and North Poole)
That this House is deeply concerned by the crisis in local government funding and the findings of the Thirty-First Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024–25 on Local Government Financial Sustainability, published on 18 June 2025, and the estimate that local authority deficits will reach between £2.9bn …
Friday 20th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 23rd June 2025

Visas and access to education for Ukrainian refugee children

21 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
That this House expresses serious concern about the detrimental impact of short-term visas granted under the Ukraine Sponsorship and Ukraine Family Schemes on the education and wellbeing of Ukrainian refugee children in the UK; notes the case of a Year 9 student living in south Cambridgeshire, whose limited 18-month visa …
Friday 20th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 23rd June 2025

Gurkha pensions

20 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe)
That this House honours the extraordinary loyalty and service of the Gurkha soldiers who have fought alongside British forces for over 200 years; notes with deep concern that thousands of Gurkha veterans who retired before 1 July 1997 remain trapped on inferior pensions under the outdated Gurkha Pension Scheme, leaving …
Friday 20th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 23rd June 2025

Role of relationship education in preventing violence against women and girls

31 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House recognises the critical role of comprehensive, age-appropriate relationship education in preventing violence against women and girls (VAWG); notes with concern that many young people are growing up in environments where harmful and misogynistic messages are prevalent both online and offline; acknowledges that without early, preventative education focusing …
Friday 20th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 23rd June 2025

Impact of proposed immigration changes on migrants living in the UK

15 signatures (Most recent: 27 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
That this House is deeply concerned by proposals outlined in the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, to extend the qualifying period for settlement from five to ten years; notes that this change has created significant uncertainty and anxiety for thousands of …
Friday 20th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 23rd June 2025

Cancer Prevention Action Week on alcohol and cancer

9 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre)
That this House commemorates Cancer Prevention Action Week on alcohol and cancer organised by World Cancer Research Fund and supported by 25 organisations working to reduce alcohol harm and cancer incidence and improve public health; acknowledges that alcohol is a Group One carcinogen and a well-established modifiable risk factor for …
Friday 20th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 23rd June 2025

Anaesthetics protected title

12 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Michelle Welsh (Labour - Sherwood Forest)
That this House notes that the job title anaesthetist is not currently legally protected for use by doctors; further notes that two thirds of patients staying in hospital have contact with anaesthetists; believes that protecting the title would increase patient confidence in who they were being treated by; acknowledges that …
Friday 20th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 23rd June 2025

Press ownership by foreign states

38 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham)
That this House recognises that a free press is the cornerstone of our democracy; understands that holding power to account relies on journalistic independence and editorial freedom; notes with concern that foreign state ownership of national newspapers risks allowing foreign states to undermine the independence and integrity of British journalism; …
Thursday 19th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 23rd June 2025

Residential estate management companies

18 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat - Newbury)
That this House notes with concern the rising service costs that many freeholders are currently facing from residential estate management companies; recognises that many people are experiencing significant financial strain due to the ongoing cost of living crisis, which is exacerbated by forecasted service charges, some of which may exceed …
Thursday 19th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 23rd June 2025

Shared Lives Carers

21 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
That this House recognises the exceptional work of Shared Lives Carers across the UK, particularly through services such as Shared Lives South West, which supports over 450 people across Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth, Torbay, and Somerset through long-term placements, respite care, and day support in family settings; acknowledges that Shared Lives …
Friday 20th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 23rd June 2025

Bank charges for micro-charities

17 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House is concerned by the introduction of bank charges on accounts held by charities and community organisations with annual incomes ranging from £1 to £250,000; notes that this change disproportionately affects micro-charities and grassroots groups, including those with incomes of only a few hundred pounds per year, for …
Thursday 19th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 23rd June 2025

Myeloma Awareness Week 2025

12 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance - Lagan Valley)
That this House recognises that 16 to 22 June is Myeloma Awareness Week; is concerned that myeloma has one of the longest times to diagnosis of any cancer; welcomes the Know the Warning Signs campaign from Myeloma UK which aims to raise awareness of the most common symptoms of myeloma …
Thursday 19th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 23rd June 2025

David Maxwell Fyfe

7 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
That this House commends the work of David Maxwell Fyfe, a prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials and notes his important role in drafting the European Convention on Human Rights; understands David’s childhood and early education took place in Edinburgh; applauds the work of Songs of the People, a …
Tuesday 17th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

Air India crash

11 signatures (Most recent: 20 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Shockat Adam (Independent - Leicester South)
That this House expresses its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of all those who tragically lost their lives in the Air India Flight 171 crash on 12 June 2025, shortly after take off from Ahmedabad in Gujurat; notes that 241 people onboard the plane, alongside 38 people …
Tuesday 17th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

Farmers, growers and the supermarket supply chain

25 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House recognises that farmers and growers, in the UK and overseas, require fair dealing in the grocery supply chain in order to survive and thrive; welcomes the 2008 Competition Commission Inquiry which found that larger retailers and supermarkets often abused their power by transferring excessive risk and unexpected …
Tuesday 17th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 19th June 2025

Military escalation between Israel and Iran

10 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth)
That this House expresses immense concern at the escalating military confrontation between Israel and Iran, which has already claimed hundreds of civilian lives and risks igniting a full-scale regional war; notes that both the Israeli Government and Iranian regime have long records of repressing dissent, violating international law, and disregarding …
Tuesday 17th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

Scottish bathing water quality

8 signatures (Most recent: 25 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party - Angus and Perthshire Glens)
That this House celebrates the record number of designated bathing waters in Scotland now rated Excellent for water quality; welcomes the start of the 2025 bathing water season; commends the Scottish Environment Protection Agency for its science-led approach to monitoring and regulation; notes the 10th anniversary of the first samples …
Tuesday 17th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

Harmful chemicals in period products

39 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
That this House notes that recent testing by PAN UK and the Women’s Environmental Network found glyphosate, a probable carcinogen, in period projects; further notes that tests on period products over the last 20 years have also found them to include a range of potentially harmful chemicals, heavy metals and …
Monday 16th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 19th June 2025

Disturbance from small aircraft

5 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat - Henley and Thame)
That this House notes with concern the growing number of complaints from residents regarding the persistent noise nuisance caused by small aircraft flying low over homes and gardens, often for recreational or training purposes; further notes the distress and disruption this causes to local communities, affecting quality of life and …
Monday 16th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

Three Dads Walking

26 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Llinos Medi (Plaid Cymru - Ynys Môn)
That this House applauds the outstanding efforts of the Three Dads Walking as they embark on an eight-day walking challenge to raise money for services dedicated to the prevention of young suicide; notes that on the eve of Father’s Day, Andy Airey from Cumbria, Mike Palmer from Ynys Môn, and …
Monday 16th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 19th June 2025

Allergy safety and equality in schools

3 signatures (Most recent: 19 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Lauren Sullivan (Labour - Gravesham)
That this House recognises the urgent need to improve safety, inclusion and equality for children with serious allergies in UK schools; expresses deep concern that inconsistent access to emergency medication, a lack of mandatory staff training, and the absence of standardised allergy management policies place allergic pupils at significant risk; …
Monday 16th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 19th June 2025

Nablus

6 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)
That this House condemns the Israeli government’s expansion of military activity in Nablus; expresses concern that humanitarian efforts to deliver aid in Nablus have been obstructed; calls on the UK Government to demand full humanitarian access into Nablus, including the provision of the FBU appliance donation to the firefighters of …
Monday 16th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

UK-US Trade Deal and animal welfare and farming

22 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
That this House notes with concern the announcement on 8 May 2025 of the UK-US Trade Deal which significantly expands tariff-free access for US beef exports from 1,000 to 13,000 tonnes annually; further notes that while the Government has stated that sanitary and phytosanitary standards must be maintained, the deal …
Monday 16th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

New blood cancer drug

24 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Clive Jones (Liberal Democrat - Wokingham)
That this House notes that blood cancer is the UK's third largest cancer killer and that myeloma remains an incurable blood cancer; welcomes the recent announcement that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence have approved belantamab mafodotin to treat myeloma; further welcomes that eligible patients in the UK …
Monday 16th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

Learning Disability Week 2025

17 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat - Newbury)
That this House commemorates Learning Disability Week 2025; notes that this year’s theme is Do You See Me, which aims to ensure that people with a learning disability are seen, heard, included, and valued in all aspects of life, while celebrating the contributions that people with learning disabilities make to …
Friday 13th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

Disconnection of stolen phones

17 signatures (Most recent: 25 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
That this House calls for an immediate crackdown on phone theft by forcing big tech & phone companies to disconnect mobile phones that have been stolen and on the International Mobile Equipment Identity blacklist; notes the public discontent with big tech companies failing to enforce easy safeguards towards protecting customers …
Friday 13th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

Support for farmers

46 signatures (Most recent: 20 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
That this House recognises with deep concern the Chancellor’s Spending Review decision to cut the DEFRA budget in real terms by 2.3% annually, with a real terms cut to the farming budget of around £100m; understands budget cuts will have potentially devastating consequences for the environment, the rural economy, farming …
Thursday 12th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

Men’s Health Week 2025 (No. 2)

15 signatures (Most recent: 19 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
That this House marks the end of Men’s Health Week 2025 and recognises the continuing crisis in men’s mental health; notes with concern that suicide is the leading cause of death among men under 50, with rates highest among those in middle age; welcomes the Government’s commitment to a men’s …
Thursday 12th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 19th June 2025

Christian persecution in Niger State, Nigeria

7 signatures (Most recent: 25 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber)
That this House notes with extreme concern, reports of recent widespread jihadist-driven attacks in Nigeria, including the violent invasion of Zagaga, Chibani, and Kuch communities in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State on 27 May 2025; further notes that the attacks resulted in the deaths of many villagers and …
Thursday 12th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

Diabetes Week 2025

23 signatures (Most recent: 23 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat - Glastonbury and Somerton)
That this House commemorates Diabetes Week 2025; notes that 5.8 million in the UK are living with diabetes; understands that without the right support, diabetes can lead to other long-term conditions and complications like sight loss, amputations, stroke and heart disease; is concerned that more than 1 in 3 people …
Wednesday 18th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

Fracking moratorium and onshore fossil fuel exploration

27 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
That this House welcomes the Government’s continued commitment to the fracking moratorium, but expresses concern that current legislation defines hydraulic fracturing only by high fluid volume thresholds, excluding lower-volume techniques such as proppant squeeze which have previously caused seismic events, including at Preston New Road in Lancashire; notes that such …
Wednesday 18th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 19th June 2025

Methanol poisoning, UK traveller safety and education in schools

27 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat - Cheadle)
That this House is deeply concerned by ongoing deaths and serious injuries among UK nationals overseas caused by methanol poisoning, where industrial alcohol is unknowingly consumed in counterfeit or contaminated spirits; notes that methanol poisoning has occurred in countries including Indonesia, Laos, India, Brazil, Greece and within Europe; further notes …
Wednesday 18th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

Democracy in Hong Kong

28 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat - Bicester and Woodstock)
That this House believes this country has a proud record of standing up for Hong Kongers; condemns the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s interference in Hong Kong’s democracy, including through the 2020 National Security Law; further condemns the CCP’s efforts to intimidate Hong Kongers living abroad who are critical of the …
Wednesday 18th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 19th June 2025

UK trade with illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

19 signatures (Most recent: 25 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking)
That this House notes with grave concern the recent announcement of 22 new Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, in clear violation of international law; further notes that trade with illegal settlements contributes to their entrenchment and expansion, undermining the prospects for a just and lasting peace; believes that …
Monday 16th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 17th June 2025

Better Business Day campaign and the Company Directors (Duties) Bill

25 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
That this House welcomes Better Business Day and congratulates all those involved in raising awareness of the Better Business Act campaign, which seeks to amend company law to ensure directors have a duty to advance the interests of shareholders while also considering the wider community and the environment; recognises that …
Monday 16th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 17th June 2025

High street gambling reform

19 signatures (Most recent: 25 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
That this House notes with concern that local authorities currently lack sufficient powers to regulate the spread of gambling premises due to the statutory aim to permit duty set out in the Gambling Act 2005; further notes that this duty restricts councils’ ability to reject applications for new gambling venues …
Wednesday 4th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Clean Air Day 2025

15 signatures (Most recent: 25 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
That this House celebrates Clean Air Day on 19 June, which is coordinated by Global Action Plan to bring together communities, businesses, education and the health sector to improve public understanding of air pollution, build awareness of how air pollution affects our health and explain some of the easy things …
Wednesday 11th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 12th June 2025

Role of B Corporations in promoting sustainable business in rural communities

14 signatures (Most recent: 19 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)
That this House recognises the contribution of Certified B Corporations in promoting high standards of social and environmental responsibility in the UK economy; notes that B Corporations are independently assessed for their impact on workers, communities, customers and the environment; welcomes the growing number of such businesses operating outside major …
Wednesday 4th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Madleen Freedom Flotilla Ship

72 signatures (Most recent: 23 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
That this House stands in solidarity with the crew of 12, including climate activist Greta Thunburg, of the Madleen Freedom Flotilla Ship bound for the Gaza Strip, attempting to break Israel's siege of Gaza to deliver vital aid including essential medical supplies, food and children's aid; supports the statement by …
Wednesday 4th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

National Carers Week 2025 and the Women in the North report

31 signatures (Most recent: 19 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)
That this House notes that 9 to 15 June 2025 marks Carers Week; recognises the vital contribution made by unpaid carers across the UK; acknowledges the theme for this year’s Carers Week, Caring About Equality, which highlights the inequalities many carers face; further notes the findings of the Women in …
Wednesday 4th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

PA Media Ltd parliamentary newswire coverage

18 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford)
That this House notes with concern the proposals by PA Media Ltd, trading name of the Press Association, to cut posts and merge the previously separate teams responsible for monitoring the House of Commons and House of Lords for the purposes of providing a newswire service to journalists, and reduce …
Thursday 5th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Chinese Embassy

53 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat - Bicester and Woodstock)
That this House expresses deep concern about the proposed construction of a Chinese mega-Embassy in London; notes with alarm the potential national security risks which would result from the proposed Embassy, including an increased capacity for surveillance by the Chinese Communist Party; acknowledges the grave concerns raised by pro-democracy Chinese …
Thursday 5th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

22 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
That this House notes that 15 June 2025 marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), an international occasion to highlight the abuse, neglect and exploitation experienced by older people; recognises the vital work of Hourglass, the only UK-wide charity dedicated to ending the abuse of older people, in supporting victim-survivors …
Monday 9th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Hong Kong nationals in the UK

27 signatures (Most recent: 18 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Claire Young (Liberal Democrat - Thornbury and Yate)
That this House recognises the increasing pressures faced by Hong Kong nationals living in the United Kingdom, particularly those who have arrived under the British National (Overseas) visa route; notes with concern the reports of intimidation, surveillance, and community tensions exacerbated by actions of the Chinese state; acknowledges the vital …
Monday 9th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Wheelchair-accessible taxis

17 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat - Tewkesbury)
That this House notes with concern the lack of wheelchair-accessible taxis in rural areas, particularly in Tewkesbury constituency and the wider Gloucestershire region; acknowledges that this shortage makes it difficult for elderly and disabled residents to travel to medical appointments, social engagements, and places of work; recognises that while hospital …
Monday 9th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 12th June 2025

Impact of upgrading the energy efficiency of private rented homes

10 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
That this House recognises that nearly four million private renters regularly struggle to pay their energy bills, with private renters more likely to experience fuel poverty than any other tenure type and poorly insulated homes costing tenants on average £570 per year, while energy use in UK homes causing an …
Monday 9th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 12th June 2025

National leadership and action on vascular and venous disease

8 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House acknowledges the widespread and often under-recognised burden of vascular and venous diseases, which affect millions of people across the United Kingdom and can lead to devastating outcomes such as stroke, amputation, or premature death if left untreated; notes that conditions such as peripheral arterial disease, deep vein …
Tuesday 10th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Men's Health Week 2025

11 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Sojan Joseph (Labour - Ashford)
That this House acknowledges that Men’s Health Week takes place each year in the run up to Father’s Day, and in 2025 is between 9 and 15 June; is concerned that currently one man in five dies before the age of 65; is further concerned that four in five suicides …
Wednesday 11th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 12th June 2025

Access to Electric Vehicle charging for social housing residents

22 signatures (Most recent: 19 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat - Ely and East Cambridgeshire)
That this House recognises the urgent need to support the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) to help tackle climate change and clean up polluted air as part of the UK’s net zero commitments; notes that residents in social housing may face practical challenges in installing EV chargers, particularly where parking …
Tuesday 10th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Unpaid Care Dashboard

38 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex)
That this House commends the second report of the Health and Social Care Committee of Session 2024–25 on Adult Social Care: the Cost of Inaction, published on 5 May 2025; agrees with their conclusion that unpaid carers are bearing the highest cost from successive governments’ failures to reform adult social …
Tuesday 10th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month 2025

19 signatures (Most recent: 25 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)
That this House recognises June as Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month; celebrates the rich and diverse cultures, histories and contributions of Romany Gypsy, Irish Traveller, Roma, New Traveller, Showmen and Liveaboard Boater communities across the UK; acknowledges that since its launch in 2008, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month …
Wednesday 11th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 12th June 2025

School shooting in Graz

11 signatures (Most recent: 18 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Jo White (Labour - Bassetlaw)
That this House expresses its shock at the school shooting in Graz, Austria; and conveys its deepest sympathies to the victims, their families and the wider city of Graz.
Wednesday 11th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 12th June 2025

Care Home Open Week 2025

8 signatures (Most recent: 18 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Paulette Hamilton (Labour - Birmingham Erdington)
That this House welcomes Care Home Open Week 2025, taking place from 16 to 22 June, as a national initiative that opens care homes to their communities, promoting engagement, understanding, and support for the social care sector; commends Championing Social Care for leading this important work, including the Great British …
Tuesday 3rd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Gaza (No. 2)

75 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton)
That this House expresses its condemnation of the Israeli government's expansion of military activity in Gaza and declaration of 22 new settlements in the West Bank; denounces Prime Minister Netanyahu's unwillingness to comprehensively lift the devastating aid blockade; rejects as dangerous, insufficient and unworkable the operation of the Gaza Humanitarian …
Thursday 12th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

UK Government recognition of the state of Palestine

109 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)
That this House notes the high-level international conference for the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine and the implementation of the two-state solution of 17-20 June 2025; welcomes the Prime Minister’s remarks that Palestinian statehood is the inalienable right of the Palestinian people; reaffirms the position of the House …
Monday 2nd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

School funding

12 signatures (Most recent: 12 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat - Newbury)
That this House notes with concern the significant underfunding of schools, leading to severe budgetary pressures and cuts; recognises the considerable strain placed on staff and students, including at a secondary school in Newbury, which faces a projected deficit of £870,000 this year; expresses concern for the impact on staff …
Monday 2nd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Reinstatement of the Winter Fuel Payment

22 signatures (Most recent: 12 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrat - Sutton and Cheam)
That this House notes with great concern the significant financial hardship caused by the removal of the Winter Fuel Payment for those already affected by the ongoing cost of living crisis; recognises the vital role this payment plays in supporting vulnerable individuals; urges the Government to reinstate this payment without …
Monday 2nd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Libraries Week 2025

19 signatures (Most recent: 13 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat - Glastonbury and Somerton)
That this House celebrates Libraries Week 2025, taking place from Monday 2 June to Sunday 8 June, as a national campaign recognising the vital role libraries, professional librarians and volunteers play in strengthening communities and driving opportunity; welcomes this year’s theme entitled Libraries change lives by sustaining economic growth, which …
Monday 2nd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Access to Work backlogs

24 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat - Ely and East Cambridgeshire)
That this House notes with concern the chronic delays in the Department for Work and Pensions’ administration of the Access to Work (AtW) scheme, which is vital in supporting disabled people to enter and remain in employment; further notes that new claims for employed applicants are currently taking around nine …
Monday 2nd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Accountability in the water industry and proposals for the reform of Ofwat

13 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House notes with concern the systemic failings of the water industry and its regulators, which have allowed water companies to break the law while forcing customers to pay twice for essential services; further notes that Ofwat’s PR24 determination allocated enhanced funding to United Utilities for the Windermere Schemes …
Monday 2nd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Reform of NHS dentistry services

38 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)
That this House notes with concern the findings of the Public Accounts Committee's report entitled Fixing NHS Dentistry, which highlights the failure of the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England's 2024 dental recovery plan to improve access to NHS dental services; is alarmed that only 40% of …
Monday 2nd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Carers Week 2025

52 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex)
That this House supports Carers Week 2025, taking place from 9 to 15 June; recognises this year’s theme is entitled Caring about equality; emphasises that millions of unpaid carers looking after family members and friends often face significant challenges and inequalities in their daily lives; asks the Government to address …
Monday 2nd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Radiologists and clinical oncologists

11 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Peter Prinsley (Labour - Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket)
That this House recognises the vital role played by resident and consultant radiologists and clinical oncologists in diagnostic imaging and cancer care across our NHS; pays tribute to the work that these doctors do to treat a variety of conditions from cancer to strokes as well as the leading role …
Monday 2nd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Support for families affected by childhood cancer

10 signatures (Most recent: 12 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
That this House recognises the unimaginable pain experienced by families receiving a childhood cancer diagnosis; pays heartfelt tribute to David and Sara Watson, who, following the devastating loss of their much loved son Adam, have channelled their grief into tireless campaigning to support other families on this harrowing journey; notes …
Monday 2nd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Brain tumour diagnosis

25 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Clive Jones (Liberal Democrat - Wokingham)
That this House recognises the urgent need to improve diagnostic pathways for brain tumours, the largest cancer killer of the under 40s; notes with concern the findings of The Brain Tumour Charity’s April 2025 report entitled Exploring GP Access to Imaging in England, which highlights significant delays in diagnosis, with …
Monday 2nd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Police officers

33 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
That this House recognises the tireless work of police officers around the UK; praises the selfless service of police officers’ to their communities and their country in daily acts of unseen work, often in dangerous situations; notes in particular the fantastic work of Cumbria Constabulary in rural, remote communities, despite …
Monday 2nd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Wastewater Infrastructure and Environmental Protection in Planning Applications

19 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat - Harpenden and Berkhamsted)
That this House expresses concern about the potential impact of new developments on local water and drainage systems, particularly in areas with chalk streams, Sites of Special Scientific Interest and other protected habitats; notes that water companies often claim a site holds sufficient capacity despite local systems being under strain …
Monday 2nd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Long covid in children and young people

22 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat - Harpenden and Berkhamsted)
That this House notes with concern the significant impact of long covid on children and young people across the UK, with thousands experiencing prolonged symptoms following covid-19 infection; regrets the serious consequences for children’s health, education, and family wellbeing; further notes the strain on schools and healthcare services; recognises the …
Tuesday 3rd June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025

Volunteers Week 2025

23 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat - South Cotswolds)
That this House supports Volunteers Week 2025; celebrates the extraordinary work that volunteers, charities, and grassroots organisations do to support their local communities; notes the work of volunteer-supported organisations across the South Cotswolds, including Cirencester Stroke Club, Tetbury Men's Shed, The Big Yellow Bus Project, Food for Thought, The Churn …
Monday 9th June
Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 10th June 2025

Israel’s interception of the British-flagged Madleen boat

49 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House expresses alarm at the Israeli military’s interception of the UK-flagged civilian vessel Madleen in international waters on 9 June 2025; notes that the vessel was engaged in a peaceful humanitarian mission to Gaza to help break the illegal siege and highlight Israel’s use of forced starvation against …



Ellie Chowns mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
292 speeches (46,522 words)
Report stage
Friday 13th June 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Simon Hoare (Con - North Dorset) Member for North Herefordshire (Ellie Chowns) shared a heartfelt anecdote about a conversation with her - Link to Speech
2: John Hayes (Con - South Holland and The Deepings) Member for North Herefordshire (Ellie Chowns) said she has never encountered coercion. - Link to Speech

Spending Review: Health and Social Care
72 speeches (10,742 words)
Thursday 12th June 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Graham Stuart (Con - Beverley and Holderness) Member for North Herefordshire (Ellie Chowns) is absolutely right about social care. - Link to Speech

Planning and Infrastructure Bill
108 speeches (20,962 words)
Report stage (day 2)
Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mentions:
1: Paul Holmes (Con - Hamble Valley) Member for North Herefordshire (Ellie Chowns), but also by the Liberal Democrats and Conservative Back - Link to Speech
2: Paul Holmes (Con - Hamble Valley) Member for North Herefordshire (Ellie Chowns) tabled a number of amendments because experts had clearly - Link to Speech

Planning and Infrastructure Bill
241 speeches (58,712 words)
Report stage (day 1)
Monday 9th June 2025 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mentions:
1: Matthew Pennycook (Lab - Greenwich and Woolwich) and Wellington (Gideon Amos), for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover) and for North Herefordshire (Ellie Chowns - Link to Speech
2: Matthew Pennycook (Lab - Greenwich and Woolwich) Member for North Herefordshire (Ellie Chowns) very shortly.We have been perfectly clear that the new - Link to Speech

Winter Fuel Payment
162 speeches (14,091 words)
Monday 9th June 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions
Mentions:
1: Torsten Bell (Lab - Swansea West) Member for North Herefordshire (Ellie Chowns) mentioned. - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 10th June 2025
Attendance statistics - EAC attendance for Session 2024–25 to 9 April 2025

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: 7 of 21 (33.3%) Julia Buckley (Labour, Shrewsbury) (added 28 Oct 2024) 15 of 21 (71.4%) Ellie Chowns

Monday 9th June 2025
Report - 3rd Report - The UK and the Antarctic environment

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: Chesterfield) (Chair) Olivia Blake (Labour; Sheffield Hallam) Julia Buckley (Labour; Shrewsbury) Ellie Chowns



Parliamentary Research
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill - CBP-10277
Jun. 05 2025

Found: Ellie Chowns said that the bill should ensure developments become subject to a “no net new traffic growth



Bill Documents
Jun. 16 2025
Bill 114 2024-25 (as introduced)
Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines) Bill 2024-26
Bill

Found: Presented by Alberto Costa supported by Sarah Champion, Jim Shannon, Sir Julian Lewis, Ellie Chowns

Jun. 16 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 16 June 2025
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _4 Siân Berry Shockat Adam Carla Denyer Ellie Chowns .

Jun. 13 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 13 June 2025
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _4 Siân Berry Shockat Adam Carla Denyer Ellie Chowns .

Jun. 12 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 12 June 2025
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Nichols Rachel Gilmour Liz Jarvis Rosie Duffield Ms Stella Creasy Wera Hobhouse Lillian Jones Ellie Chowns

Jun. 11 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 11 June 2025
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Ann Davies Ben Lake Llinos Medi Siân Berry Andrew George Bell Ribeiro-Addy Nadia Whittome Ellie Chowns

Jun. 10 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 10 June 2025 - large print
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Duncan-Jordan John McDonnell Andy McDonald Steve Witherden James Naish Carla Denyer Clive Efford Ellie Chowns

Jun. 10 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 10 June 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Duncan-Jordan John McDonnell Andy McDonald Steve Witherden James Naish Carla Denyer Clive Efford Ellie Chowns

Jun. 10 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 10 June 2025
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Ann Davies Ben Lake Llinos Medi Siân Berry Andrew George Bell Ribeiro-Addy Nadia Whittome Ellie Chowns

Jun. 05 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Briefing papers

Found: Ellie Chowns said that the bill should ensure developments become subject to a “no net new traffic growth



APPG Publications

Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: upcoming business of interest w/c 21st April 2025

Found: has made of the adequacy of policies applying to bail conditions in domestic violence cases – Ellie Chowns

University APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: APPUG weekly update 14 - 17 April 2025 .pdf

Found: department's plan for HE reform, which we will publish in the summer. 8 Students: Loans Ellie Chowns

Political and Media Literacy APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: Minutes – 13th Meeting held on 11.03.2025

Found: Beverley Hughes, Baroness Estelle Morris, Lord Bird, Darren Paffey MP, Ellie Chowns

Women in Parliament APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: 7th January 2025 meeting

Found: Cymru Deborah Stedman- Scott, Baroness Stedman-Scott, Conservative, House of Lords Ellie Chowns

Climate Change APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: COP29 webinar minutes

Found: 18th November 2024 Time: 2-3pm Attendees: ● Parliamentarians: : Luke Murphy MP, Ellie Chowns

Future of Financial Services APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: 24-10-08-APPG-on-Future-Of-Financial-Services-Membership-List

Found: Ellie Chowns MP (Green, North Herefordshire) 33.

Homelessness APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: minutes (PDF) - Inaugural general meeting

Found: Lister, Baroness Armstrong, Baroness Healy, Helen Morgan MP, Chris Vince MP, Kim Johnson MP, Ellie Chowns

Homelessness APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025


Document: Inaugural general meeting

Found: Lister, Baroness Armstrong, Baroness Healy, Helen Morgan MP, Chris Vince MP, Kim Johnson MP, Ellie Chowns




Ellie Chowns - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 11th June 2025 2 p.m.
Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Flood resilience in England
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Emma Howard Boyd CBE - Chair, Steering Committee at Public First
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Jonathan Moxon - Flood Risk Manager at Leeds City Council
Emma Brown - Manager of Strategic Partnerships at Yorkshire Water
Matthew Shelton - Route Engineer at Network Rail
At 3:45pm: Oral evidence
Martin Lennon - Director of Policy at Flood Re
Megan Dunford - Head of Large and Complex Property Claims at Zurich UK
Mark Shepherd - Head of General Insurance Policy at The Association of British Insurers (ABI)
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Wednesday 18th June 2025 2 p.m.
Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Airport expansion and climate and nature targets
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Andrew Meaney - Partner and Head of Transport at Oxera
Dr Alex Chapman - Senior Economist at New Economics Foundation
Dr Stuart Jenkins - Research fellow at University of Oxford
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Duncan McCourt - Chief Executive at Sustainable Aviation
Matthew Gorman MBE - Director of Carbon Strategy at Heathrow
Neil Robinson - Chief Sustainability Officer at Manchester Airports Group
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Wednesday 25th June 2025 2 p.m.
Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Linsey Cottrell - Environmental Policy Officer at Conflict and Environment Observatory
Dr Joanna Cloy - Senior Project Manager at Fidra
Professor Michael Depledge CBE - Emeritus Professor at European Centre for Environment and Human Health
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Andrew Spence - Joint Managing Director at Britannia Fire Ltd
Dr Nissanka Rajapakse - Group Head of Product Stewardship at Johnson Matthey
Mark Hirlam - Global Sales Director at Delipac
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Monday 30th June 2025 4:15 p.m.
Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Environmental sustainability and housing growth
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Philip Duffy - Chief Executive at Environment Agency
Marian Spain - Chief Executive at Natural England
Eamonn Boylan - Chief Executive at Homes England
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Select Committee Documents
Monday 9th June 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, responding to the Committee's 28 May 2025 letter on flood budget, dated 5 June 2025

Environmental Audit Committee
Monday 9th June 2025
Report - 3rd Report - The UK and the Antarctic environment

Environmental Audit Committee
Tuesday 10th June 2025
Attendance statistics - EAC attendance for Session 2024–25 to 9 April 2025

Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 12th June 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, responding to the Committee's 15 April 2025 letter requesting clarification after the 24 March hearing, dated 2 June 2025

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 4th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Environment Bank, Meadfleet, and Fexco

Environmental sustainability and housing growth - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 4th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, Federation of Master Builders, and Ecology Training UK

Environmental sustainability and housing growth - Environmental Audit Committee
Friday 13th June 2025
Written Evidence - Noise Abatement Society
AECN0061 - Airport expansion and climate and nature targets

Airport expansion and climate and nature targets - Environmental Audit Committee
Friday 13th June 2025
Written Evidence - Arbtech
ESH0094 - Environmental sustainability and housing growth

Environmental sustainability and housing growth - Environmental Audit Committee
Friday 13th June 2025
Written Evidence - Ecology Training UK
ESH0095 - Environmental sustainability and housing growth

Environmental sustainability and housing growth - Environmental Audit Committee
Friday 13th June 2025
Written Evidence - Aviation Environment Federation
AECN0060 - Airport expansion and climate and nature targets

Airport expansion and climate and nature targets - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Leeds City Council, Yorkshire Water, and Network Rail

Flood resilience in England - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Public First

Flood resilience in England - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Flood Re, Zurich UK, and The Association of British Insurers (ABI)

Flood resilience in England - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 18th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Sustainable Aviation, Heathrow, and Manchester Airports Group

Airport expansion and climate and nature targets - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 18th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Oxera, New Economics Foundation, and University of Oxford

Airport expansion and climate and nature targets - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 25th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Conflict and Environment Observatory, Fidra, and European Centre for Environment and Human Health

Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 25th June 2025
Oral Evidence - Britannia Fire Ltd, Johnson Matthey, and Delipac

Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 26th June 2025
Written Evidence - Cornwall Council
ESH0099 - Environmental sustainability and housing growth

Environmental sustainability and housing growth - Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 26th June 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for the Indo-Pacific, FCDO, responding to the 6 June 2025 joint EAC and IDC letter to the Prime Minister relating to protection of the marine environment, dated 19 June 2025

Environmental Audit Committee
Friday 20th June 2025
Written Evidence - Environment Bank
ESH0096 - Environmental sustainability and housing growth

Environmental sustainability and housing growth - Environmental Audit Committee