Marie Rimmer

Labour - St Helens South and Whiston

11,945 (31.4%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 7th May 2015

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1 APPG membership (as of 20 Nov 2024)

Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation

24 Former APPG memberships

Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax, Armed Forces Covenant, Care-Experienced Children and Young People, Coalfield Communities, Consumer Protection, Dementia, Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties, Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Food Banks, Hong Kong, Industrial Heritage, Leasehold and Commonhold Reform, Liverpool City Region, Looked After Children and Care Leavers, Magnitsky Sanctions, Penal Affairs, Private Rented Sector, Responsible Tax, Rugby League, Speech and Language Difficulties, Usher Syndrome, Veterans, West Coast Main Line

Public Accounts Committee

29th Jan 2024 - 30th May 2024

Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill

15th May 2024 - 22nd May 2024

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

10th Jan 2024 - 30th Jan 2024

Powers of Attorney Bill

22nd Feb 2023 - 1st Mar 2023

British Sign Language Bill

9th Feb 2022 - 23rd Feb 2022

Opposition Whip (Commons)

14th Apr 2020 - 4th Dec 2021

Building Safety Bill

9th Sep 2021 - 26th Oct 2021

Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill

1st Jul 2021 - 8th Jul 2021

Justice Committee

2nd Mar 2020 - 11th May 2020

Justice Committee

5th Feb 2018 - 6th Nov 2019

Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Disabled People)

1st Feb 2017 - 9th Oct 2017

Justice Committee

26th Oct 2015 - 13th Mar 2017

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs - Bills Introduced - Commons Actions - Written Questions

Commons Page Hansard Page Marie Rimmer (MP) St Helens South and Whiston (Constituency) Financial Disclosures Expense Claims

Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Marie Rimmer has voted in 20 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.

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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

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Sparring Partners

David Lammy (Labour)
Foreign Secretary
(2 debate interactions)

John Healey (Labour)
Secretary of State for Defence
(2 debate interactions)

Rachel Reeves (Labour)
Chancellor of the Exchequer
(2 debate interactions)

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Department Debates

HM Treasury
(2 debate contributions)

Department of Health and Social Care
(2 debate contributions)

Cabinet Office
(1 debate contributions)

Ministry of Defence
(1 debate contributions)

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Legislation Debates

Marie Rimmer has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate

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St Helens South and Whiston Petitions

e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.

If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.

If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).

Petitions with highest St Helens South and Whiston signature proportion

Open

187
of 62,022 signatures (0.30%)

Limit the sale and use of Fireworks to licence holders only

Petitions with most St Helens South and Whiston signatures

Open

187
of 62,022 signatures (0.30%)

Limit the sale and use of Fireworks to licence holders only

Open

52
of 105,507 signatures (0.05%)

Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media

Open

45
of 23,846 signatures (0.19%)

Reverse changes to Winter Fuel Payment

Open

38
of 45,736 signatures (0.08%)

Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
Gov Responded - 19 Nov 2024

Open

29
of 25,163 signatures (0.12%)

Exempt all social care providers from the employer NIC increase

Marie Rimmer has not participated in any petition debates

Latest EDMs signed by Marie Rimmer

10th October 2024

Marie Rimmer 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 …

54 signatures
(Most recent: 20 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 22
Labour: 16
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

21st October 2024

Marie Rimmer signed this EDM on Wednesday 23rd October 2024

Zoe’s Place and funding for children’s hospices

Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Independent - Liverpool West Derby)
That this House notes its deep concern at the announcement that children’s hospice Zoe’s Place in Liverpool is at risk of imminent closure; applauds the phenomenal response to this shocking news in the city and thanks the huge charitable drive to raise £5 million by 9 November to save Zoe’s …

35 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Independent: 13
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Alliance: 1

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