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Acquired Brain Injury, Building Communities, Carbon Monoxide, Future of Retail, Housing and Social Mobility, Loneliness, Microplastics, Muscular Dystrophy, Net Zero, Parks and Green Spaces, Rail in the North, Rare, Genetic and Undiagnosed Conditions, Respiratory Health, State Pension Inequality for Women, Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention, Valproate and other Anti-Epileptic Drugs in Pregnancy11:00
25 Feb 2021, 11 a.m.
(at 11:30 am) Iain Stewart MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Scotland), Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland Rebecca Hackett, Deputy Director, Policy Delivery and Relationship Management, Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
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3 Mar 2021, 2:30 p.m.
(at 2:45 pm) Professor Katy Hayward, Professor of Political Sociology, Queen’s University Belfast Professor Ailsa Henderson, Professor of Political Science, University of Edinburgh Hedydd Phylip, Doctoral Researcher, Cardiff University
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4 Mar 2021, 11 a.m.
(at 11:30 am) Professor David Bell, Professor, University of Stirling Professor John Bachtler, Professor of European Policy Studies and Director of the European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde (at 12:15 pm) Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation, Scottish Government Hilary Pearce, Deputy Director, European Structural Funds and Subsidy Control, Scottish Government
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The Government claim that this is just a case of a few PPE contracts being published a couple of weeks …
What steps she is taking to tackle inequality during the covid-19 outbreak.
That this House deplores De La Rue’s proposal to cease banknote production at their facility in Gateshead; regrets the Government's …
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to review the Disabled Facilities Grants system; and for connected purposes.
Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for surveys:
That this House believes that civil servants perform an essential role in the functioning of British democracy and the delivery …
A Bill to impose duties on certain education and training providers in relation to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of …
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Legislation Debates
Ivory Act 2018 - Government Bill (4,025 words contributed) View Ivory Act 2018 - Government Bill debatesOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill (3,579 words contributed) View Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill debates
Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 - Government Bill (3,296 words contributed) View Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Blaydon Petitions
Highest Blaydon signature proportion
| Status | Signatures | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 280 of 17,771 (1.58%) |
Require local authorities to have free helplines for the homeless and vulnerable Gov Responded - 17 Dec 2020 |
| Open | 137 of 14,697 (0.93%) |
Create a public register of people banned from keeping animals in the UK |
| Open | 81 of 11,915 (0.68%) |
Public Inquiry into Unfair Trading Practices of Holiday Caravan Park Owners Gov Responded - 12 Feb 2021 |
| Open | 62 of 10,307 (0.60%) |
Don’t allow the use of externally-set exams for 2021 grades |
| Open | 69 of 16,882 (0.41%) |
Provide funding for surgical correction of Pectus Excavatum Gov Responded - 22 Jan 2021 |
Most Blaydon signatures
| Status | Signatures | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 1,589 of 1,111,906 (0.14%) |
End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020 |
| Open | 762 of 505,093 (0.15%) |
Prioritise teachers, school and childcare staff for Covid-19 vaccination Gov Responded - 23 Feb 2021 |
| Open | 644 of 577,871 (0.11%) |
Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000 Gov Responded - 26 Jan 2021 |
| Open | 521 of 428,442 (0.12%) |
Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases Gov Responded - 25 Nov 2020 |
| Open | 403 of 179,768 (0.22%) |
Keep gyms open during Tier 4 lockdown Gov Responded - 14 Jan 2021 |
| Current Signatures | Final Signatures | Title | Petition Deadline |
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169,836 Petition Closed |
Don't put our NHS up for negotiation Gov Responded - 17 Jun 2019 Debated on - 22 Jul 2019 View Liz Twist's petition debate contributions |
1 Sep 2019 closed 1 year, 5 months ago |
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Please introduce concrete safeguards that will make sure our NHS is kept out of any future trade deals after Brexit. |
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365,508 Petition Closed |
Make 'netting' hedgerows to prevent birds from nesting a criminal offence. Gov Responded - 4 Nov 2019 Debated on - 13 May 2019 View Liz Twist's petition debate contributions |
18 Sep 2019 closed 1 year, 5 months ago |
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Developers, and other interested parties are circumventing laws protecting birds by 'netting' hedgerows to prevent birds from nesting. This facilitates the uprooting of hedgerows which aid biodiversity and provide the only remaining nesting sites for birds, whose numbers are in sharp decline. |
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113,825 Petition Closed |
Increase funding for schools Gov Responded - 5 Feb 2019 Debated on - 4 Mar 2019 View Liz Twist's petition debate contributions |
19 May 2019 closed 1 year, 9 months ago |
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Schools are having to make difficult choices on how to spend their limited funding as their income has not kept pace with the rise in costs since 2010. All schools are working very hard to “make ends meet” but this is becoming increasingly difficult and verging on almost impossible. |
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110,136 Petition Closed |
If there is no agreement to leave the EU then brexit must be stopped Gov Responded - 1 Oct 2018 Debated on - 19 Nov 2018 View Liz Twist's petition debate contributions |
18 Nov 2018 closed 2 years, 3 months ago |
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If there is no agreement by the deadline for reaching agreement with the EU during the talks then brexit should be stopped as leaving with no deal will be very bad for businesses and for the Irish border issue and for EU citizens living here. |
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113,612 Petition Closed |
Parliament's vote on the Brexit deal must include an option to remain in the EU. Gov Responded - 19 Dec 2017 Debated on - 11 Jun 2018 View Liz Twist's petition debate contributions |
17 May 2018 closed 2 years, 9 months ago |
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A lesser of two evils choice between a bad deal and no deal is not acceptable. Our country deserves better than Hobson's choice, and our MPs should be allowed to vote with their conscience to deliver what they believe is best for the country. |
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35,203 Petition Closed |
Make British Sign Language part of the National Curriculum Gov Responded - 17 Oct 2017 Debated on - 5 Mar 2018 View Liz Twist's petition debate contributions |
12 Mar 2018 closed 2 years, 11 months ago |
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Around 50,000 people in the UK use British Sign Language, so why is this not taught in schools? There are many children who are born deaf, and we need to give them a better chance at a more integrated future. This is why BSL needs to be taught in schools. |
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117,716 Petition Closed |
Make fair transitional state pension arrangements for 1950’s women Gov Responded - 27 Sep 2017 Debated on - 14 Dec 2017 View Liz Twist's petition debate contributions |
13 Mar 2018 closed 2 years, 11 months ago |
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That this Government without delay recognises the need for a non-means tested bridging pension for women born on or after 6/4/1950 who are affected by the 1995 and 2011 Pension Acts and compensate those at risk of losing up to around £45,000, to also give proper notification for any future changes. |
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149,138 Petition Closed |
Pay Up Now! – Scrap the pay cap and give public servants a meaningful pay rise Gov Responded - 9 Oct 2017 Debated on - 4 Dec 2017 View Liz Twist's petition debate contributions |
12 Mar 2018 closed 2 years, 11 months ago |
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Every single person who works in public services needs and deserve a pay rise. It’s time for the pay cap to be scrapped, for the government to provide additional funding for public sector pay and for employers to put public sector workers pay up now. |
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Most recent EDMs signed by Liz Twist
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17 Jun 2020 |
Liz Twist signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 17th June 2020Cessation of Production and Redundancies at De La Rue GatesheadTabled by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon)That this House deplores De La Rue’s proposal to cease banknote production at their facility in Gateshead; regrets the Government's award of the passport printing contract to an overseas company; is concerned about putting 255 highly-skilled workers at risk of redundancy in addition to 170 posts made redundant in 2019; … |
16 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 15 Scottish National Party: 1 |
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12 Feb 2019 |
Liz Twist signed this EDM on Monday 1st April 2019ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDSTabled by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)That this House welcomes the assurances from Government that animal welfare standards will be maintained or improved in the event of the UK leaving the European Union and that animal sentience will be recognised in UK law; urges the Government to table the Animals Welfare (Sentience) Bill without further delay; … |
106 signatures (Most recent: 14 May 2019) Signatures by party: Labour: 55 Scottish National Party: 24 Liberal Democrat: 11 Independent: 5 Conservative: 4 Plaid Cymru: 3 Democratic Unionist Party: 2 Green Party: 1 Crossbench: 1 |
Commons initiatives
1 Urgent Question tabled by Liz Twist
| Date | Forum | Title |
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| 26 Mar 2018 | Commons Chamber | UK Passport Contract |
Liz Twist has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting
1 Bill introduced by Liz Twist
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to review the Disabled Facilities Grants system; and for connected purposes.
Date TBA
1 Bill supported by Liz Twist
Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor - Mary Kelly Foy (LAB)