13th November 2024
Lorraine Beavers signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 14th 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 …
12 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
10th October 2024
Lorraine Beavers signed this EDM on Thursday 31st October 2024
UN Special Rapporteur's report on atrocity crimes in Iran
Tabled by:
Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)
That this House welcomes the landmark Atrocity Crimes report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, published by the OHCHR in July 2024, which sheds light on grave human rights violations, including the 1988 massacre of political prisoners; notes that the report states that …
55 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 22
Labour: 17
Conservative: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Green Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 1
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
29th October 2024
Lorraine Beavers signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 29th October 2024
Oliver Campbell wrongful conviction
Tabled by:
Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside)
That this House welcomes the recent decision of the Court of Appeal to overturn the wrongful conviction of Oliver Campbell, who was convicted in 1991 and served over 11 years in prison; pays tribute to the tenacity and dedication of Oliver, his loved ones and his lawyers Michael Birnbaum KC …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 11
Independent: 7
2nd September 2024
Lorraine Beavers signed this EDM on Thursday 24th October 2024
Ban trophy hunting imports
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House notes CITES data and investigations by the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting published in the national media showing British trophy hunters are killing and bringing home trophies of threatened species including African elephants, lions, leopards, giraffes, hippopotamuses, zebras, wolves, monkeys, wild cats, lynxes, cougars, bears, and African …
91 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 32
Liberal Democrat: 28
Independent: 10
Scottish National Party: 7
Plaid Cymru: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Green Party: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Conservative: 2
Alliance: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
9th October 2024
Lorraine Beavers signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd October 2024
UN’s resolution on Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine and sanctions
Tabled by:
Richard Burgon (Independent - Leeds East)
That this House welcomes the UN General Assembly’s decision to overwhelmingly adopt a resolution on 18 September calling for Israel to rapidly end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT); further welcomes that the UN resolution calls on states to comply with their obligations under international law and …
60 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 31
Independent: 11
Scottish National Party: 8
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Alliance: 1
8th October 2024
Lorraine Beavers signed this EDM on Wednesday 9th October 2024
School nurses
Tabled by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House recognises the tremendous work being done by public health school nurses; acknowledges they are the only health care professional who offer access to all school-aged children and young people in an evidenced-based programme of health promotion, prevention, protection and early intervention; notes that the number of school …
34 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Liberal Democrat: 7
Independent: 6
Green Party: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
7th October 2024
Lorraine Beavers signed this EDM on Monday 7th October 2024
Transition to animal-free research and testing
Tabled by:
Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn)
That this House notes 2.68 million scientific procedures were carried out on animals in British laboratories in 2023; further notes the urgent need to accelerate medical progress, with over 92 per cent of drugs that show promise in animal tests failing to reach the clinic and benefit patients; recognises the …
38 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Independent: 5
Green Party: 4
Scottish National Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alliance: 1
11th September 2024
Lorraine Beavers signed this EDM on Thursday 12th September 2024
Pension credit threshold
Tabled by:
Mike Amesbury (Independent - Runcorn and Helsby)
That this House notes that the current threshold of pension support to open the gate way of winter fuel allowance is too low; further notes the need to change the cliff-edge nature of the pension credit threshold; and calls upon the Government to capture the gateway support for those citizens …
35 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Oct 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Independent: 7
Green Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1