John Howell's 4 Early Day Motions
4th June 2018
John Howell signed this EDM on Tuesday 4th September 2018

CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRUST CAMPAIGN

Tabled by: Mike Penning (Conservative - Hemel Hempstead)
That this House commends the efforts of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust in campaigning for access to the precision medicine Orkambi; recognises that the campaign has been ongoing for nearly three years; further recognises the urgency of the situation as every month that passes is critical for people with cystic fibrosis; …
82 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Nov 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 33
Conservative: 14
Independent: 9
Democratic Unionist Party: 8
Liberal Democrat: 8
Scottish National Party: 6
The Independent Group for Change: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Non-affiliated: 1
Green Party: 1
26th June 2017
John Howell signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 29th June 2017

CHILTERN EDGE SCHOOL

Tabled by: Matt Rodda (Labour - Reading Central)
That this House believes that Chiltern Edge School should remain open; is concerned that Oxfordshire County Council is consulting on its closure; notes that this is a much loved school and that there is a growing need for school places in the area; and supports the wishes of parents, teachers …
5 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Jun 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 2
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
13th September 2016
John Howell signed this EDM on Tuesday 11th October 2016

DEATH OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN IRAN IN 1988

Tabled by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
That this House notes that the audio file of Ayatollah Montrazeri, former heir to Khomeini, in 1988, reveals new evidence about the massacre of more than 30,000 political prisoners in Iran's prisons in the summer of 1988 including women and children and all political prisoners who supported the opposition movement …
80 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Nov 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 32
Scottish National Party: 15
Conservative: 14
Independent: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Liberal Democrat: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Crossbench: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
25th February 2016
John Howell signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 25th February 2016

PALESTINIAN PRISONERS

Tabled by: John Howell (Conservative - Henley)
That this House notes with concern that the Government continues to sanction payments from British taxpayers to convicted Palestinian criminals serving their sentences in Israeli prisons; further notes that the Department for International Development made payments to the Word Bank's Palestinian Development Plan (PRDP) Trust Fund, that this fund contributed …
9 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Apr 2016)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 5
Independent: 1
Labour: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Crossbench: 1