4th October 2024
Lorraine Beavers signed this EDM on Monday 13th January 2025
Scientific hearing on animal experiments
Tabled by:
John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House applauds the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022, enshrining in law the ability of animals to experience joy and feel suffering and pain; notes the science-based campaign For Life On Earth, with its Beagle Ambassador, rescued laboratory dog Betsy; is shocked to see the continuing harrowing exposés that …
24 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Jan 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Independent: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
3rd December 2024
Lorraine Beavers signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th December 2024
Certificate of Common Sponsorship
Tabled by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House believes that migrant health and care workers on Tier 2 visas play an essential role in the delivery of UK health and care services; recognises that current rules tie these workers to a single employer, and that if a worker loses their job they may face financial …
35 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Jan 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 20
Independent: 6
Green Party: 4
Liberal Democrat: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
25th November 2024
Lorraine Beavers signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th December 2024
Closure of Rathbones Bakery, Wakefield
Tabled by:
Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth)
That this House is disturbed by news that Rathbones bakery site in Wakefield looks set to close following a decision by the owners, supermarket chain Morrisons, to cease production; deeply regrets the consequence of this decision on the jobs of 400 loyal staff from across the Wakefield District, with further …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Jan 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Independent: 7
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
13th November 2024
Lorraine Beavers signed this EDM on Thursday 28th November 2024
Scientific hearing on animal experiments (No. 3)
Tabled by:
Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central)
That this House applauds the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022, enshrining in law the ability of animals to experience joy and feel suffering and pain; notes the science-based campaign For Life On Earth, with its Beagle Ambassador, rescued laboratory dog Betsy; is shocked to see the continuing harrowing exposés that …
16 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Jan 2025)
Signatures by party:
Plaid Cymru: 4
Labour: 4
Green Party: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 1
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 …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Jan 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 21
Independent: 4
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 …
108 signatures
(Most recent: 29 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 54
Labour: 28
Conservative: 6
Scottish National Party: 5
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 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 …
102 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Jan 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 37
Liberal Democrat: 33
Independent: 11
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 …
62 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 32
Independent: 11
Scottish National Party: 8
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
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 …
36 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Independent: 7
Liberal Democrat: 7
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 …
45 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Jan 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Independent: 5
Scottish National Party: 5
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Liberal Democrat: 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