Information between 13th May 2024 - 11th August 2024
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Division Votes |
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13 May 2024 - Risk-based Exclusion - View Vote Context George Galloway voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 1 Workers Party of Britain Aye votes vs 0 Workers Party of Britain No votes Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 169 |
21 May 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context George Galloway voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 1 Workers Party of Britain Aye votes vs 0 Workers Party of Britain No votes Tally: Ayes - 217 Noes - 268 |
21 May 2024 - High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (Instruction) (No. 3) - View Vote Context George Galloway voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 1 Workers Party of Britain Aye votes vs 0 Workers Party of Britain No votes Tally: Ayes - 323 Noes - 7 |
22 May 2024 - Immigration and Asylum - View Vote Context George Galloway voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 1 Workers Party of Britain No votes vs 0 Workers Party of Britain Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 74 Noes - 49 |
Speeches |
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George Galloway speeches from: Israel and Gaza
George Galloway contributed 1 speech (7 words) Monday 20th May 2024 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
George Galloway speeches from: Substandard Housing
George Galloway contributed 4 speeches (1,277 words) Monday 13th May 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
George Galloway speeches from: Palestinians: Visa Scheme
George Galloway contributed 1 speech (774 words) Monday 13th May 2024 - Westminster Hall |
Written Answers |
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Political Parties: Registration
Asked by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale) Monday 13th May 2024 Question To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if she will hold discussions with the Electoral Commission on the reasons for which it rejected the application from (a) Kingston Independent Residents Group and (b) Workers Party Britain on registering a description that included the leaders of those parties. Answered by Cat Smith Parties have the option to register descriptions which can appear on the ballot paper, instead of the party name. As the registrar for political parties, electoral law requires the Commission to assess whether a party’s description meets the requirements set out in law. If it does not, the description cannot be registered. If a person, other than the candidate, is named in a description and thus appeared on the ballot paper, it is likely to mislead a voter about the candidate standing in their area. It would not therefore meet the legal requirements for a description, and the Commission would be required to refuse it. |
Yemen: Military Intervention
Asked by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale) Wednesday 15th May 2024 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of the UK's (a) participation in Operation Prosperity Guardian and (b) military air strikes on Yemen. Answered by Leo Docherty The Net Additional Costs of Military Operations will be identified and reported in the Annual Report and Accounts in due course. |
Child Benefit
Asked by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale) Thursday 16th May 2024 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the two-child limit for benefits. Answered by Jo Churchill There are no plans to make such an assessment. |
Political Parties: Registration
Asked by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale) Thursday 16th May 2024 Question To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2024 to Question 25444 on Political Parties: Registration, if she will ask the Commission to make an assessment of the consistency of those rules with the approval of a description on a ballot paper of the Liberal Party that includes reference to Steve Radford's candidate. Answered by Cat Smith All applications to register new party descriptions are assessed against the criteria set out in law. The criteria are designed to ensure voters can mark the ballot paper with confidence. The description referenced was registered 23 years ago. The Commission has since updated its approach to descriptions that feature individuals’ names, to ensure the statutory criteria which prevent voters from being misled or confused are met. The Commission periodically reviews the registers of political parties to ensure registered details continue to meet the statutory tests. It will consider descriptions that include an individual’s name as part of its programme of future reviews. |
Schools: Rochdale
Asked by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale) Friday 17th May 2024 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the level of real-terms funding since 2010 on schools in Rochdale constituency; and if she will make it her policy to increase the level of real-term funding for schools in Rochdale constituency to 2010 levels. Answered by Damian Hinds - Shadow Secretary of State for Education This government is committed to providing a world class education system for all children and has invested significantly in education to achieve that. Overall school funding, including the recently announced additional pensions funding, is rising to £60.7 billion in 2024/25, which is the highest ever level in real terms per pupil. This means that real terms funding for schools in England has increased rather than decreased since 2010. Through the National Funding Formula (NFF), funding is distributed fairly based on the needs of each school and their pupils and all schools attract a per pupil increase in funding. Mainstream schools in the Rochdale Constituency are attracting an extra £1 million in 2024/25 compared to 2023/24 through the schools NFF, which is an increase of 1.9% per pupil in their pupil-led funding. This means schools in the Rochdale Constituency will attract over £112.1 million, based on the schools NFF. Constituency figures are based on an aggregation of school-level allocations through the NFF, and final allocations will depend on the local authority’s funding formula. |
Plastics: Recycling
Asked by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale) Monday 20th May 2024 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 a circular economy strategy for plastics which sets (a) targets and (b) measures for the (i) elimination and (ii) recycling of single-use plastics. Answered by Robbie Moore - Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Resources and Waste Strategy sets out how we want to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste by 2042 and move towards a circular economy. In 2023 we published the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) which set out our progress in this area and future plans.
Where the evidence supports the case, we will not hesitate to introduce bans and other measures to limit its use. We have brought in multiple bans and restrictions, including most recently in October 2023, on the supply of many unnecessary single-use plastic items. To tackle the use of virgin plastic and incentivise the use of recycled plastic, the Government brought in the Plastic Packaging Tax in April 2022.
Meanwhile, our Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging reforms will incentivise businesses to use packaging that is more easily recyclable and where possible, eliminate single-use plastic.
We do not currently intend to publish any further strategies as we continue to work on our plans laid out in the EIP. |
Homelessness: Young People
Asked by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale) Monday 20th May 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a strategy to tackle youth homelessness. Answered by Felicity Buchan I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 24417 on 8 May 2024. |
Roads: Litter
Asked by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale) Tuesday 21st May 2024 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that National Highways reduces litter on (a) motorways, (b) access roads, (c) junctions and (d) verges. Answered by Guy Opperman
National Highways are responsible for litter collection on motorways and some trunk roads. Local authorities manage litter collection on the rest of the roads in England including junctions and verges.
National Highways inspect and grade the Strategic Road Network (SRN) in accordance with Defra’s Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse and litter is picked almost every day on their roads. Their activities are reported and monitored via its corporate Performance Indicator outlined in the Roads Investment Strategy. The Office for Road and Rail also play an important role in monitoring on behalf of the Secretary of State, by ensuring that National Highways’ deliver its commitments.
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Drugs: Misuse
Asked by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale) Thursday 23rd May 2024 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help tackle teenage drug addiction. Answered by Andrea Leadsom Alcohol or drug dependence is rare in young people under the age of 18 years old, although they may be drinking problematically. The most effective and sustainable approach to reducing alcohol and drug harms in young people is by giving them the best start in life, the best education possible, and keeping them safe, well, and happy. Statutory guidance on relationships, sex, and health education requires all primary and secondary school pupils to be taught the key facts and risks of alcohol and drug use, as well as how to manage influences and pressure, and keep themselves healthy and safe. The Department has worked with the PSHE Association to develop the lesson plans on alcohol and is currently commissioning an update of the resources, to be published later this year. Current resources are available at the following link: https://pshe-association.org.uk/drugeducation Through the cross-Government Drug Strategy, the Department has allocated £532 million of additional funding through to 2024/25, to support improvements in alcohol and drug treatment, including facilitating 5,000 more young people into age-appropriate treatment by 2024/25. Local authorities can also invest their allocation in options from a menu of interventions, some of which include strengthening the services available to young people and families. The Government also has an information and advice service called Talk to FRANK, which aims to reduce alcohol and drug use and its harms by providing awareness to young people, parents and concerned others: |
Early Day Motions |
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Monday 13th May 5 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale) That this House notes clearly established international law which prohibits intentionally or recklessly attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure; further notes that British arms sold to Israel are potentially being used to commit such serious violations of international law; condemns the killing of tens of thousands of people by Israel, and … |
Monday 13th May Day for Mourning and Solidarity with Gaza 3 signatures (Most recent: 16 May 2024)Tabled by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale) That this House notes the global Day for Mourning and Solidarity with Gaza held on 14 May 2024 organised by Experts House; expresses its solidarity with those standing up against the ongoing genocide in Gaza; and condemns the suffering endured by the people of Gaza, and the unprecedented growing death … |
Monday 13th May 2 signatures (Most recent: 24 May 2024) Tabled by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale) That this House notes with regret the cuts across the country in real-terms to school funding since 2010, including in Rochdale where schools have had a real-terms cut in funding of £18.9m since 2010, equivalent to £548 per pupil in Rochdale; and calls on the Government to reverse these cuts … |
Tuesday 21st May Manchester Arena terror attacks 3 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024)Tabled by: George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain - Rochdale) That this House notes the melancholy anniversary of the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena during the Ariana Grande concert which killed twenty-two and injured many others on this day seven years ago; whilst noting the long public inquiry and its many conclusions, believes that there are many questions still unanswered, … |
Early Day Motions Signed |
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Tuesday 21st May George Galloway signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 22nd May 2024 13 signatures (Most recent: 24 May 2024) Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House notes Children's Hospice Week 2024, celebrated from 15 to 21 May 2024 in partnership with Together for Short Lives; highlights that Children's Hospice Week is the only week in the year dedicated to raising awareness and funds for children's hospice and palliative care services across the UK, … |
Monday 20th May George Galloway signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 21st May 2024 Hamilton Academical and the Scottish Championship 11 signatures (Most recent: 24 May 2024)Tabled by: Angela Crawley (Scottish National Party - Lanark and Hamilton East) That this House congratulates Hamilton Academical Football Club following their promotion to the Scottish Championship for the 2024-25 season; recognises that the club achieved promotion via the play-offs in which they defeated Alloa Athletic 5-4 on aggregate in the semi-finals and Inverness Caledonian Thistle 5-3 on aggregate in the final … |
Tuesday 14th May George Galloway signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 15th May 2024 10 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House notes that World Hypertension Day 2024 takes place on 17 May 2024, with May Measurement Month, which was established in 2017 by the International Society of Hypertension, running from 1 May to 31 July 2024; further notes that both initiatives aim to highlight the importance of better … |
Monday 13th May George Galloway signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th May 2024 29 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Mick Whitley (Labour - Birkenhead) That this House expresses its deep concerns regarding the Israeli offensive on Rafah, which it believes will seriously worsen what is already one of the world’s worst man-made humanitarian crises; reiterates its calls for an immediate and lasting ceasefire; further expresses its frustration at the Government’s continued refusal to suspend … |
Monday 13th May George Galloway signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th May 2024 26 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024) Tabled by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Gateshead South) That this House recognises that coeliac disease is a serious autoimmune disease affecting 1 in 100 people; expresses concern that almost two-thirds of people with the condition, equating to almost half a million people in the UK remain undiagnosed, running the risk of long term complications; notes that the average … |
Monday 13th May George Galloway signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th May 2024 St Leonard’s Catholic School, City of Durham (No. 2) 6 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024)Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House notes with great concern that the Department for Education has still not offered mitigating circumstances for the pupils of St Leonard’s Catholic School in City of Durham constituency despite the disruption to their education caused by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete; notes that a parliamentary petition, signed by … |
Monday 13th May George Galloway signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th May 2024 Llanymddyfri Rugby Club – Clwb Rygbi Llanymddyfri 5 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2024)Tabled by: Jonathan Edwards (Independent - Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) That this House congratulates Clwb Rygbi Llanymddyfri, Llandovery RFC, on becoming the undisputed best rugby team in Wales after clinching the Indigo Welsh Premiership play-off final following a tightly-contested 14-7 victory against Newport; pays tribute to the players, coaches and Committee of the Club for completing a Triple Crown of … |
Friday 23rd February George Galloway signed this EDM on Monday 13th May 2024 Defective cavity wall insulation 27 signatures (Most recent: 13 May 2024)Tabled by: Imran Hussain (Independent - Bradford East) That this House expresses serious concern about widespread reports of defective installation of cavity wall insulation leading to mould, damp and structural damage to homes which leads to those affected taking legal action for damages caused; reaffirms that properly installed cavity wall insulation remains one of the best ways to … |
Wednesday 10th January George Galloway signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 13th May 2024 6 signatures (Most recent: 13 May 2024) Tabled by: Angus Brendan MacNeil (Independent - Na h-Eileanan an Iar) That this House believes there should be a weekly vote in the Commons calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, until there is a ceasefire, given the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. |
Parliamentary Debates |
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Valedictory Debate
114 speeches (57,382 words) Friday 24th May 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Tim Loughton (Con - East Worthing and Shoreham) Member for Rochdale (George Galloway)—good grief—going to Yemen with Keith Vaz, or going to Greenland - Link to Speech |
Oral Answers to Questions
136 speeches (9,373 words) Thursday 23rd May 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport |
Select Committee Documents |
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Wednesday 29th May 2024
Report - Third Report - The House of Commons standards landscape: how MPs’ standards and conduct are regulated Committee on Standards Found: Mr George Galloway 6R 2006–0717 Jul 2007 Failure fully to register and declare interests; breach |
Bill Documents |
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May. 24 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 24 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Brendan MacNeil Justin Tomlinson Sir Robert Goodwill Alun Cairns Danny Kruger Damian Green George |
May. 23 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 23 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Brendan MacNeil Justin Tomlinson Sir Robert Goodwill Alun Cairns Danny Kruger Damian Green George |
May. 22 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 22 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Brendan MacNeil Justin Tomlinson Sir Robert Goodwill Alun Cairns Danny Kruger Damian Green George |
May. 21 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 21 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Brendan MacNeil Justin Tomlinson Sir Robert Goodwill Alun Cairns Danny Kruger Damian Green George |
May. 20 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 20 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Brendan MacNeil Justin Tomlinson Sir Robert Goodwill Alun Cairns Danny Kruger Damian Green George |
May. 17 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 17 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Galloway Tim Farron Sir Desmond Swayne Chris Green Fiona Bruce Sir Edward Leigh Sir Jacob |
May. 16 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 16 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Galloway Tim Farron Sir Desmond Swayne Chris Green Fiona Bruce Sir Edward Leigh Sir Jacob |
May. 15 2024
All proceedings up to 15 May 2024 at Report Stage Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Rachel Hopkins Alex Sobel Richard Foord Liz Saville Roberts George |
May. 15 2024
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 15 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Rachel Hopkins Alex Sobel Richard Foord Liz Saville Roberts George |
May. 14 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 14 May 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Brendan MacNeil Justin Tomlinson Sir Robert Goodwill Alun Cairns Danny Kruger Damian Green George |
Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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May. 22 2024
Committee on Standards in Public Life Source Page: Letters to political party leaders and parliamentary candidates about upholding standards of conduct ahead of the forthcoming general election Document: (PDF) News and Communications Found: Standards in Public Life Room G07 1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ chair@public-standards.gov.uk George |