28th April 2026
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Tuesday 28th April 2026
International Workers’ Memorial Day 2026
Tabled by:
Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)
That this House marks International Workers’ Memorial Day 2026; remembers all those who have been killed, injured or made ill as a result of their work; sends solidarity to bereaved families, injured workers and all those living with work-related illness; recognises the vital role of trade unions, health and safety …
29 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Apr 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 28
Independent: 1
23rd February 2026
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Thursday 23rd April 2026
Government response to Israel’s West Bank annexation plan
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House notes the Israeli Government’s 15 February approval of a plan to register land in the Occupied Palestinian Territory of the West Bank as Israeli state property; strongly condemns this illegal plan to seize yet more Palestinian land; further notes the statement backed by 85 UN Member States, …
84 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Apr 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 45
Liberal Democrat: 15
Scottish National Party: 8
Independent: 6
Green Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
13th April 2026
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Monday 20th April 2026
100th anniversary of the birth of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Tabled by:
Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme)
That this House notes, with affection and respect, the 100th anniversary, on 21 April 2026 of the birth of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; reflects on the sense of loss that people throughout the United Kingdom, the realms, territories and Commonwealth still feel following Her late Majesty’s death on …
101 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Apr 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 58
Conservative: 16
Liberal Democrat: 16
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Reform UK: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Restore Britain: 1
26th January 2026
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Monday 13th April 2026
Right To Food UK Commission
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby)
That this House welcomes the establishment of the Right To Food UK Commission, launched in Parliament in November 2025, to produce an evidence-based roadmap for Right To Food legislation by Autumn 2026; recognises the Commission’s vital role in exposing the scale and causes of food poverty and hunger in the …
38 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Apr 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 28
Green Party: 5
Independent: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
2nd March 2026
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Monday 13th April 2026
Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal 2026
Tabled by:
Kenneth Stevenson (Labour - Airdrie and Shotts)
That this House notes the Great Daffodil Appeal 2026, which is Marie Curie's flagship annual fundraising campaign, held every March, when people from all corners of the UK wear a daffodil badge to show their support for people with terminal illness; further notes that the Great Daffodil Appeal has now …
38 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Apr 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 11
Liberal Democrat: 11
Green Party: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Scottish National Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Reform UK: 1
11th March 2026
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Monday 13th April 2026
Payment of employment tribunal awards
Tabled by:
Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)
That this House notes with concern the continuing non-payment of a significant number of awards made by the Employment Tribunal, including reports by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism that Freedom of Information requests found that three quarters of more than 7,000 workers using the employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme did …
34 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Apr 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 27
Green Party: 5
Independent: 2
3rd February 2026
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th March 2026
New US sanctions on Cuba
Tabled by:
Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr)
That this House expresses grave concern at the executive order signed on 29 January 2026 by US President Donald Trump, which unjustifiably declares Cuba as an “extraordinary threat” to the national security of the United States and authorises new sanctions against any country supplying oil to Cuba; notes that Cuba …
116 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Apr 2026)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 49
Labour: 45
Independent: 7
Scottish National Party: 6
Green Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
28th January 2026
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Tuesday 24th February 2026
BBC Charter review
Tabled by:
Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South)
That this House notes the Government’s Green Paper on the BBC Royal Charter Review; further notes the changing nature of global politics and technology and the role of the BBC in strengthening our democracy; highlights that unaccountable political interference in how the BBC is run undermines public trust and the …
20 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Apr 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Liberal Democrat: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
11th February 2026
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Tuesday 24th February 2026
British couple detained in Iran
Tabled by:
Tony Vaughan (Labour - Folkestone and Hythe)
That this House expresses deep concern regarding the ongoing detention of two British citizens, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who have now been held in Iran for over a year without formal charges or sentencing; notes with dismay the escalating violence reported at Evin Prison and the significant risk this poses …
70 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Apr 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 34
Liberal Democrat: 20
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Conservative: 3
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
Reform UK: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
23rd February 2026
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Tuesday 24th February 2026
Funding for fire and rescue services
Tabled by:
Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside)
That this House supports the Fire Brigade Union’s calls for urgent investment in the UK’s fire and rescue service and has heard their warning that cuts kill; expresses deep concern that proposed cuts and chronic underfunding that have hollowed out the UK’s fire and rescue services leaving communities without adequate …
49 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Mar 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 29
Green Party: 5
Independent: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Liberal Democrat: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Reform UK: 1
Your Party: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
15th October 2024
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026
Socio-economic Duty
Tabled by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House recognises the importance of equality in our society and the urgent need to commence the Socio-economic Duty (SED) as outlined in Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010; calls on the Government to establish a commission for the successful delivery, implementation and roll out of the SED; …
37 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Feb 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Plaid Cymru: 4
Green Party: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Independent: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
6th January 2026
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Thursday 12th February 2026
Situation in Iran
Tabled by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House expresses its strong support for the people of Iran, and their courage and resolve in their ongoing struggle against all forms of dictatorships of the past and present and for freedom, human rights, and a democratic republic, where people of Iran have the opportunity to elect their …
75 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Mar 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 29
Liberal Democrat: 16
Conservative: 11
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Scottish National Party: 2
Reform UK: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Independent: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
3rd February 2026
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th February 2026
Together Alliance
Tabled by:
Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)
That this House notes with grave concern the growing confidence and visibility of far-right movements in the UK, including the increasing scale of far-right protests on the nation’s streets; further notes that such movements exploit genuine economic problems faced by many in order to scapegoat migrants, minoritised communities and refugees; …
43 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Apr 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 25
Green Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 4
Scottish National Party: 4
Independent: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
12th November 2025
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th February 2026
Cumulative disruption proposals and the right to protest
Tabled by:
Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)
That this House expresses deep alarm at recent proposals to require senior police officers to take into account any so-called cumulative disruption caused by past or planned future protests when considering whether to impose conditions on protests; notes these powers represent a significant expansion of state authority to ration the …
117 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Apr 2026)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 62
Labour: 33
Scottish National Party: 7
Independent: 6
Green Party: 5
Plaid Cymru: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
1st December 2025
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th December 2025
Independent Office for Police Conduct findings on Norman Bettison
Tabled by:
Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby)
That this House notes the findings of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigations relating to Sir Norman Bettison and the circumstances surrounding his application for the post of Chief Constable of Merseyside in 1998; further notes the IOPC view that had Sir Norman Bettison still been serving, he …
41 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Dec 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 33
Plaid Cymru: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Green Party: 1
17th June 2025
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Monday 15th December 2025
Farmers, growers and the supermarket supply chain
Tabled by:
Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House recognises that farmers and growers, in the UK and overseas, require fair dealing in the grocery supply chain in order to survive and thrive; welcomes the 2008 Competition Commission Inquiry which found that larger retailers and supermarkets often abused their power by transferring excessive risk and unexpected …
99 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Apr 2026)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 60
Labour: 16
Green Party: 5
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 4
Scottish National Party: 4
Conservative: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Alliance: 1
10th December 2025
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Monday 15th December 2025
Professional integrity of BBC journalists
Tabled by:
Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford)
That this House believes that recent issues at the BBC should in no way be used to impugn the collective integrity and professionalism of journalists; expresses concern at politically-motivated attacks aimed at undermining confidence in public service broadcasting; notes that the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism's Digital News …
23 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 15
Green Party: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Plaid Cymru: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Independent: 1
11th November 2025
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Monday 15th December 2025
Volumetric Concrete Mobile Plants and Vehicle Weight Restrictions
Tabled by:
Graham Leadbitter (Scottish National Party - Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey)
That this House recognises that greener volumetric concrete mobile (VCM) plants are the backbone of concrete supplies to SME builders who drive economic growth, employing over 15,000 skilled workers, contributing £380m to the economy and £100m to the Exchequer every year; notes that VCMs have been running at up to …
11 signatures
(Most recent: 6 Jan 2026)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 3
Liberal Democrat: 3
Labour: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
4th December 2025
Lee Barron signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Thursday 4th December 2025
Thanking postal workers
Tabled by:
Lee Barron (Labour - Corby and East Northamptonshire)
That this House notes that a majority of Britons, 54 percent, intend to send their Christmas gifts this year using Royal Mail, an increase from 30 percent in 2024; recognises the vital role Royal Mail continues to play in connecting families and communities; and expresses its sincere thanks to every …
78 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Jan 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 53
Liberal Democrat: 6
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 4
Green Party: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Conservative: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
Alliance: 1
Reform UK: 1
26th November 2025
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Israel’s use of cluster munitions
Tabled by:
Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East)
That this House expresses its alarm at evidence showing Israel used cluster munitions in its 2023 onwards invasion and bombings of Lebanon, which has killed more than 4,000 people in total; highlights that under the Convention on Cluster Munitions, an international treaty signed by Britain and more than 100 other …
52 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Jan 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 30
Scottish National Party: 8
Independent: 5
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
19th November 2025
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Monday 24th November 2025
Dying in Poverty 2025
Tabled by:
Maureen Burke (Labour - Glasgow North East)
That this House welcomes the publication of the Marie Curie report, Dying in Poverty 2025; understands that the report is based on research carried out by Marie Curie and Loughborough University; further understands from the research that one in four working age people and one in six older people still …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 3 Feb 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Liberal Democrat: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
27th October 2025
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Monday 17th November 2025
Buying community energy locally
Tabled by:
Abtisam Mohamed (Labour - Sheffield Central)
That this House recognises the many social, economic and environmental benefits that community energy schemes create; notes that the number of such schemes would grow greatly if they were enabled to sell their clean power directly to households and businesses in their communities; welcomes the Minister for Energy Security and …
121 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Apr 2026)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 60
Labour: 33
Scottish National Party: 9
Green Party: 5
Conservative: 5
Plaid Cymru: 4
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
11th November 2025
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Monday 17th November 2025
Future of the BBC
Tabled by:
Peter Prinsley (Labour - Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket)
That this House recognises the importance of the BBC in providing impartial and factual news coverage; supports the principle of an independent BBC free from the influence of Government; and urges renewed efforts to defend public service broadcasting in the face of current challenges and opposition.
51 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Nov 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 35
Liberal Democrat: 5
Plaid Cymru: 4
Green Party: 4
Independent: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Conservative: 1
21st July 2025
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Thursday 13th November 2025
Proposal for a wealth tax
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House welcomes the proposal from leading tax experts for the introduction of an annual wealth tax of 2% on individual assets over £10 million, which could raise an estimated £24 billion each year; believes that such a measure would represent a fairer alternative to cuts and could provide …
53 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Nov 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 33
Independent: 8
Plaid Cymru: 4
Green Party: 4
Scottish National Party: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
13th October 2025
Lee Barron signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 3rd November 2025
Councillor John McCabe
Tabled by:
Linsey Farnsworth (Labour - Amber Valley)
That this House recognises the contributions of Amber Valley’s longest-serving councillor John McCabe; acknowledges that he has been posthumously awarded the title of Freeman of the Borough, the Council's highest civic honour; further recognises his exceptional and lasting contribution to public life over four decades; and remembers him as a …
6 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Feb 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
6th May 2025
Lee Barron signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd June 2025
Better Jobs, Better Services campaign
Tabled by:
Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside)
That this House notes that the Government has committed to oversee the biggest wave of insourcing for a generation; welcomes the RMT’s new Better Jobs, Better Services campaign, calling for an end to outsourcing of essential rail services such as cleaning, station staffing, catering, security, infrastructure and engineering across the …
41 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Sep 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 31
Plaid Cymru: 4
Independent: 3
Green Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
6th March 2025
Lee Barron signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 10th March 2025
Oversight of homelessness
Tabled by:
Richard Quigley (Labour - Isle of Wight West)
That this House notes recent research carried out by Centrepoint into the scale of youth homelessness; is deeply concerned that youth homelessness across the UK has risen by 10% over the past year, with 118,134 young people approaching their local authorities for support; and supports Centrepoint’s recommendations for increased Government …
29 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Liberal Democrat: 4
Green Party: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Conservative: 1
13th November 2024
Lee Barron signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Wednesday 13th November 2024
Redundancies at TGI Fridays
Tabled by:
Lee Barron (Labour - Corby and East Northamptonshire)
That this House condemns TGI Fridays’ decision to terminate over 1,000 staff with less than an hour’s notice, without consultation, leaving many workers locked out of their workplaces and unable to access their possessions; urges the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to meet with the dismissed workers; calls …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Jan 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 26
Democratic Unionist Party: 1