Information between 16th October 2021 - 12th July 2024
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Wednesday 24th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Friday 26th July 2024 8 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jul 2024) Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) That this House is concerned that private jets release 10 times more carbon per passenger than commercial flights, pay no VAT or fuel duty and most passengers pay the same low rate of air passenger duty as ordinary commercial flyers; recognises that the UK has more private flights and more … |
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Thursday 25th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Thursday 25th July 2024 Recognition of the state of Palestine 11 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jul 2024)Tabled by: Shockat Adam (Independent - Leicester South) That this House notes the UN General Assembly resolution of 9 May 2024 which recommended that the Security Council reconsider the matter of the recognition of the state of Palestine following the use of their veto by the United States on 18 April 2024; recognises the international community’s growing consensus, … |
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Thursday 18th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 24 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jul 2024) Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) That this House notes the appalling situation in Gaza, where Palestinian civilians are facing death by starvation; supports an immediate bilateral ceasefire, including the release of hostages held by armed groups in Gaza, and the release of Palestinian detainees held without charge in Israel; calls on the Government to demand … |
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Wednesday 17th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 16 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jul 2024) Tabled by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon) That this House expresses anger at Thames Water’s customers’ water bills increasing by an average 23% over the next five years; welcomes Ofwat’s decision to not allow Thames Water’s proposed price hike of £191 to go ahead wholescale; calls on Ofwat to go further and use its existing powers to … |
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Wednesday 17th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 38 signatures (Most recent: 25 Jul 2024) Tabled by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park) That this House regrets the large increases that have been proposed to consumer water bills; notes that water companies continue to dump sewage into local waterways; believes, as a point of principle, that it is unfair for water companies to make consumers bear the brunt of the costs for improvements … |
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Wednesday 17th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 65 signatures (Most recent: 25 Jul 2024) Tabled by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon) That this House expresses its devastation at the complete humanitarian disaster in Gaza with tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians killed, millions displaced and thousands of homes destroyed; urges Hamas to unconditionally and immediately release the hostages taken following the deplorable attacks on 7 October 2023; notes the unacceptable illegal … |
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Wednesday 17th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 State pension age and 1950s-born women 82 signatures (Most recent: 23 Jul 2024)Tabled by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife) That this House notes with concern the losses borne by 1950s women as a result of maladministration by the Department for Work and Pensions; welcomes the findings of the independent inquiry of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; further notes that on average over 100 1950s born women die daily, … |
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Wednesday 17th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 Child poverty and the two-child benefit cap 73 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jul 2024)Tabled by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife) That this House believes no child should grow up without adequate food, a warm home or security for their future; notes the Department for Work and Pensions' April 2024 statistics which state that 1.6 million children are affected by the two-child benefit cap; further notes that parents subject to the … |
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Wednesday 17th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 Gareth Southgate resignation as England Manager 33 signatures (Most recent: 23 Jul 2024)Tabled by: Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme) That this House notes with sadness the resignation of Gareth Southgate OBE from his role as manager of the England men’s national team on Tuesday 16 July 2024; appreciates Mr Southgate’s commitment, leadership and his steadfast support for grassroots sport; celebrates the brilliant performance of the England squad in the … |
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Wednesday 17th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 16 signatures (Most recent: 23 Jul 2024) Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House is alarmed by Office for National Statistics data on avoidable mortality released on 18 June 2024 showing that the Avoidable Age-Standardised Mortality Rate (ASMR) for alcohol-related and drug-related deaths has continued to increase in England and Wales; notes that the ASMR for such deaths in England was … |
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Thursday 18th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 14 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jul 2024) Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House is alarmed that flooding in Bangladesh has taken lives, swept away homes and shut schools, displaced tens of thousands of people, and that the forecast for more heavy rain is expected to worsen the situation; notes that climate change is one of the greatest threat humans face … |
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Thursday 18th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 13 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jul 2024) Tabled by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) That this House calls upon the Government to seek the immediate release of Jagtar Singh Johal, a British man who has been wrongfully detained in India since 2017 and faces a possible death sentence; notes that, in May 2022, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded that, under international … |
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Thursday 18th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 4 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jul 2024) Tabled by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) That this House calls on the Government to properly fund coroner services, including non-invasive scanning equipment where post-mortems are required, with a view to reducing delays; notes that there are increasing delays in places including Birmingham in bodies being released after death; and expresses regret that this leads to extra … |
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Thursday 18th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 United Nations Relief and Works Agency 23 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jul 2024)Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) That this House calls on the Government to restore immediately full UK funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), but also to increase funding to address the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza; notes Israeli attempts to evict UNRWA from Jerusalem; and further calls on the Government to mount … |
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Friday 19th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 Team GB and ParalympicsGB at Paris 2024 9 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jul 2024)Tabled by: Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds) That this House congratulates every athlete selected to represent Team GB and ParalympicsGB at Paris 2024 and wishes them every success at the Games; notes the extraordinary recent performances of Great Britain & Northern Ireland’s Olympic and Paralympic teams; and further notes the vital contribution of UK Sport and The … |
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Friday 19th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 Ending Outsourcing in Government departments and agencies 11 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jul 2024)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington) That this House condemns the impact of outsourcing on the pay, terms and conditions of workers in government agencies and departments; notes with regret that outsourcing has created a two-tier workforce owing to inequalities created between those centrally-employed and those working for private contractors; further notes that many outsourced facilities … |
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Monday 22nd July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide 10 signatures (Most recent: 25 Jul 2024)Tabled by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber) That this House recalls that on 3 August 2014, Da'esh attacked Sinjar, unleashing atrocities against the Yazidis, an ethno-religious minority group in Iraq, amounting to the legal definition of genocide; notes that the House of Commons voted 278 to 0 in favour of declaring the crimes of Da'esh as genocide … |
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Monday 22nd July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 Treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan 8 signatures (Most recent: 25 Jul 2024)Tabled by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber) That this House recalls that in August 2021 the Taliban took over Afghanistan and reversed over 20 years of progress on human rights in the country; is concerned particularly about the situation of women and girls who are subjected to a litany of atrocities which amount to gender apartheid, namely, … |
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Monday 22nd July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 4 signatures (Most recent: 23 Jul 2024) Tabled by: Ayoub Khan (Independent - Birmingham Perry Barr) That this House condemns in the strongest of terms the intolerance shown by the Bangladeshi government to the right of protest and dissent, including the unlawful use of force against protesters which has so far killed hundreds; further condemns the withdrawal of internet across the country in response to the … |
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Monday 22nd July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 15 signatures (Most recent: 26 Jul 2024) Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House recognises the value of radiotherapy as a key and lifesaving cancer treatment, necessary for around half of all cancer cures and as a highly effective, non-invasive treatment for patients; celebrates the invaluable contribution of the approximately 6,400-strong radiotherapy workforce who treat over 100,000 cancer patients in the … |
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Monday 22nd July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 22nd July 2024 Student protests in Bangladesh 22 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jul 2024)Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House is alarmed about the human rights situation Bangladesh; is particularly appalled that a large number of students have been killed or brutally injured whilst protesting against the Government’s quota system; notes Bangladesh Supreme Court’s latest ruling on the quota system but remains concerned for the safety of … |
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Wednesday 17th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 22nd July 2024 Cumbria coal mine court appeal 32 signatures (Most recent: 25 Jul 2024)Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House welcomes the Government’s decision to withdraw support for plans for a new coal mine at Whitehaven in Cumbria; recognises that commissioning the coal mine contradicts the UK’s commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions; calls for urgent investment to be made in Cumbria for alternative sources of high … |
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Wednesday 17th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Monday 22nd July 2024 International Criminal Court, Gaza and the Rule of Law 40 signatures (Most recent: 25 Jul 2024)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Independent - Leeds East) That this House rejects attempts by the previous Government to undermine the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) right to seek an arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes, following the decision by the ICC Chief Prosecutor to issue applications for arrest warrants for a number of Israeli and … |
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Wednesday 17th July Ellie Chowns signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th July 2024 Ending the two-child benefit cap 38 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2024)Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside) That this House recognises the new data published by the Department for Work and Pensions on the two-child limit to benefit payments which shows that there are now 1.6 million children living in families impacted by this policy, or one in every nine children; further recognises that of those families … |
| Select Committee Documents |
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Wednesday 21st April 2021
Written Evidence - Development Studies Association CPA0042 - The philosophy and culture of aid The philosophy and culture of aid - International Development Committee Found: Christopher Kinally, University of ManchesterProfessor Erik Swyngedouw, The University of ManchesterDr Ellie |