First elected: 8th June 2017
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e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
To allow non-prescribed storage of Salbutamol Inhalers in Commercial Kitchens
Gov Responded - 25 Aug 2021 Debated on - 29 Nov 2021 View Gillian Keegan's petition debate contributionsIn 2014 the Human Medicines Act was amended so that schools could keep emergency stocks of salbutamol inhalers without prescription. Asthma is increasing in the UK and we believe that adult sufferers of Asthma working in high-risk commercial kitchens should have similar life-saving support.
Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum
Gov Responded - 30 Jul 2020 Debated on - 28 Jun 2021 View Gillian Keegan's petition debate contributionsCurrently, it is not compulsory for primary or secondary school students to be educated on Britain's role in colonisation, or the transatlantic slave trade. We petition the government to make education on topics such as these compulsory, with the ultimate aim of a far more inclusive curriculum.
Keep schools closed until Covid 19 is no longer a threat
Gov Responded - 25 Nov 2020 Debated on - 7 Dec 2020 View Gillian Keegan's petition debate contributionsThe threat of covid19 is real. Children can’t be expected to maintain sufficient social distancing to keep this virus from spreading. They are social creatures. Allowing them back to school could cause a new spike in cases. They could bring it back home, even if they are a-symptomatic.
Cancel GCSEs and A Levels in 2021
Gov Responded - 20 Oct 2020 Debated on - 7 Dec 2020 View Gillian Keegan's petition debate contributionsThe Government should cancel GCSEs and A Levels in 2021 due to the disruption of Covid-19. By the time students go back to normal learning, 6 months will have passed since schools were closed to most pupils. This has already had a huge impact on the studying of so many.
Implement a two week school lockdown before 24 December to save Christmas
Gov Responded - 1 Dec 2020 Debated on - 7 Dec 2020 View Gillian Keegan's petition debate contributionsSchools should move to online learning from 9 December so that all students and school staff have a chance to isolate for two weeks and then can safely meet older relatives.
Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases
Gov Responded - 25 Nov 2020 Debated on - 7 Dec 2020 View Gillian Keegan's petition debate contributionsClose down schools and colleges due to the increase in COVID-19 cases. We are seeing cases of students and teachers catching the virus since schools have reopened.
These initiatives were driven by Gillian Keegan, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Gillian Keegan has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Gillian Keegan has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
A Bill to make provision about the determination of the fee limit for higher education courses provided by registered English higher education providers subject to a fee limit condition; and for connected purposes.
This Bill received Royal Assent on 18th September 2023 and was enacted into law.
Clean Air (No. 2) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Chris Philp (Con)
Flexible Working Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Helen Whately (Con)
Online News Platforms (Regulation) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Damien Moore (Con)
Planning (Appeals) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - John Howell (Con)
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Bim Afolami (Con)
We acknowledge the role of offshore wind in achieving the net zero target. We have provided more support for offshore wind than any other country in the world, helping us to reach record levels of renewable electricity generation in 2019. The UK accounts for around one third of world’s offshore wind capacity and has the world’s largest offshore wind market with 9.8GW of installed capacity which is expected to rise to 14GW by 2023 and 19.5GW by 2026.
We know that our European neighbours will also be deploying more offshore wind in shared sea spaces such as the North Sea. This continued pace of deployment drives the need to better understand the cumulative impacts. We are collaboratively working with the sector and wider stakeholders to address strategic deployment issues including cumulative environmental impacts on marine species and habitats.
We continue to engage with employers on the working of the apprenticeship levy. We are committed to improving the apprenticeship programme to ensure it continues to deliver the skilled workforce that employers need. We will set out further detail on this in due course.
Through the first Road Investment Strategy, the Government has invested £17.6 billion in England’s Strategic Road Network since 2015. We intend to make £28.8 billion from the National Roads Fund available for our most strategically important roads over the next five years from 1 April 2020.
In addition, we are providing funding to local highway authorities to support maintenance of their roads, and have pledged £2 billion for the country’s largest ever pothole fixing programme.