8th January 2024
Matt Hancock signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th January 2024
Sub-postmasters
Tabled by:
Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow and Gateshead East)
That this House notes the increased awareness of the life-changing injustices experienced by sub-postmasters throughout the Horizon scandal; further notes it is now known as the most widespread miscarriage of justice in British history; notes with concern that sub-postmasters have served custodial sentences, suffered bankruptcy for offences they did not …
90 signatures
(Most recent: 13 May 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 39
Scottish National Party: 16
Liberal Democrat: 12
Independent: 10
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Conservative: 2
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Workers Party of Britain: 1
11th December 2023
Matt Hancock signed this EDM on Thursday 14th December 2023
Adult literacy
Tabled by:
Margaret Greenwood (Labour - Wirral West)
That this House recognises that poor literacy skills and illiteracy can consign adults to insecure and low-paid work, lead to poverty and isolation and leave them vulnerable to exploitation; further recognises that people who struggle to read and write can face difficulty in accessing housing, social security, health and care …
42 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Feb 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 25
Independent: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Conservative: 1
14th November 2022
Matt Hancock signed this EDM on Wednesday 7th December 2022
A Dyslexic Life campaign
Tabled by:
Angus Brendan MacNeil (Independent - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)
That this House welcomes A Dyslexic Life campaign, which originated in Na h-Eileanan an Iar and has gained traction in Scotland and across the UK; recognises that one in 10 people have dyslexia and notably over five in 10 prisoners have dyslexia; calls on the UK Government to support the …
30 signatures
(Most recent: 17 Apr 2023)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 12
Independent: 4
Labour: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Conservative: 2
Alba Party: 2