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Jas Athwal

Labour - Ilford South

6,894 (16.7%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 4th July 2024


1 APPG membership (as of 20 Nov 2024)
British Sikhs
Jas Athwal has no previous appointments


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Jas Athwal has voted in 67 divisions, and 1 time against the majority of their Party.

3 Dec 2024 - Elections (Proportional Representation) - View Vote Context
Jas Athwal voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 50 Labour No votes vs 59 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 138 Noes - 136
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

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Ilford South Petitions

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).

Petitions with highest Ilford South signature proportion
Open
1,553
of 2,984,935 signatures (0.05%)
Jas Athwal has not participated in any petition debates

Latest EDMs signed by Jas Athwal

17th July 2024
Jas Athwal signed this EDM on Thursday 25th July 2024

200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Tabled by: Helena Dollimore (Labour (Co-op) - Hastings and Rye)
That this House congratulates the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) on its 200th anniversary of saving lives at sea; thanks all crew members who have risked their lives to save over 140,000 lives at sea; and pays tribute to all volunteers past and present who support this vital work.
54 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Oct 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 39
Liberal Democrat: 6
Plaid Cymru: 4
Conservative: 2
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
23rd July 2024
Jas Athwal signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 23rd July 2024

40th anniversary of Saint Francis Hospice

Tabled by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
That this House celebrates the 40 year anniversary of the opening of Saint Francis Hospice in the historic village of Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, Essex which serves a population of around one million across Essex and the east of Greater London, namely in Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Brentwood; recognises that …
8 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Jul 2024)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 3
Labour: 3
Reform UK: 1
Independent: 1
View All Jas Athwal's signed Early Day Motions

Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Jas Athwal, 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.


Jas Athwal has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Jas Athwal has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

Jas Athwal has not introduced any legislation before Parliament


Latest 1 Written Question

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
6th Nov 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of lifting the onshore wind ban on energy prices.

The Government is committed to radically scaling up deployment of technologies such as onshore wind, as demonstrated by our lifting of the planning ban earlier this year.

A clean power system will protect consumers from global gas prices and fluctuations which, as a result of the failure of the party opposite, drove increases of over £1,300 in the electricity price cap for a typical household during the winter of 2022 / 2023.

Michael Shanks
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)