12th May 2022
Mike Kane signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 12th May 2022
Arrests in Hong Kong
Tabled by:
Edward Leigh (Conservative - Gainsborough)
That this House notes with concern reports that His Eminence Joseph Cardinal Zen, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, aged 90, has been arrested in Hong Kong on charges relating to breaches of China's National Security Law; further notes reports that alongside Cardinal Zen, Cantopop singer and actor Denise Ho, former …
30 signatures
(Most recent: 19 Jun 2023)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 17
Labour: 4
Conservative: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
23rd March 2022
Mike Kane signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 24th March 2022
P&O Ferries and DP World
Tabled by:
Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
That this House condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision of P&O Ferries to fire 800 staff without notice or consultation with their trade unions, the RMT and Nautilus; demands the immediate reinstatement of the sacked workers; condemns their replacement with agency workers earning as little as £1.80 per …
125 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 86
Scottish National Party: 12
Independent: 11
Liberal Democrat: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
23rd September 2021
Mike Kane signed this EDM on Monday 18th October 2021
Campaign to secure the future of the Covid Memorial Wall
Tabled by:
Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester Rusholme)
That this House welcomes the creation of the Covid Memorial Wall on Albert Embankment by Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice; notes that this memorial now includes over 150,000 hand-painted hearts to symbolise all those who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic; praises the work of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for …
139 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Feb 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 92
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 10
Independent: 9
Conservative: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
14th January 2021
Mike Kane signed this EDM on Monday 18th January 2021
Godfrey Colin Cameron
Tabled by:
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
That this House is deeply saddened by news of the death of Godfrey Colin Cameron, a hardworking member of Parliamentary security staff and member of the PCS trade union who passed away aged just 55 after contracting covid-19; extends our sincere condolences to his devoted wife Hyacinth, children Leon and …
139 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 108
Scottish National Party: 15
Independent: 11
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
13th January 2021
Mike Kane signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 14th January 2021
Most Rev Philip Tartaglia, Archbishop of Glasgow, 1951 - 2021
Tabled by:
Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
That this House notes with sadness the sudden death of the Most Reverend Philip Tartaglia, Archbishop of Glasgow, on 13th January 2021; notes that this date is marked in the Catholic Church as the Feast of St Mungo, the founder and first Bishop of Glasgow, and that Archbishop Tartaglia was …
40 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Jan 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 31
Labour: 2
Conservative: 2
Independent: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
9th September 2020
Mike Kane signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 9th September 2020
10th anniversary of the papal visit
Tabled by:
Mike Kane (Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East)
That this House warmly recalls the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the UK between 16 and 19 September 2010; notes his address to parliamentarians in Westminster Hall where he reminded us that religion is not a problem for legislators to solve, but a vital contributor to the national conversation; …
17 signatures
(Most recent: 28 Sep 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 7
Scottish National Party: 4
Conservative: 3
Independent: 2
Alliance: 1
28th January 2020
Mike Kane signed this EDM on Wednesday 29th January 2020
Racial Justice Sunday 2020: Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
Tabled by:
Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
That this House welcomes the Catholic Church’s focus on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities for Racial Justice Sunday on 9 February 2020; recognises the valuable contribution that Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities make to the Church and to wider society; notes with concern that over three-quarters of people from Gypsy, …
20 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Feb 2020)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Scottish National Party: 5
Alliance: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Independent: 1
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
28th October 2019
Mike Kane signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 28th October 2019
Canon Pat Browne
Tabled by:
David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
That this House congratulates Canon Pat Browne on completing a decade as Roman Catholic Duty Priest to the Houses of Parliament; recalls Canon Pat's ordination to the Priesthood in 1974 and his appointment as Parish Priest of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Pimlico in 2001; remembers that Canon …
21 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 7
Conservative: 6
Scottish National Party: 5
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
23rd October 2019
Mike Kane signed this EDM on Wednesday 23rd October 2019
Persecution of Christians
Tabled by:
Jeremy Hunt (Conservative - Godalming and Ash)
That this House notes the 2019 report of Aid to the Church in Need entitled Persecuted and Forgotten? which shows that the Christian population of Iraq has declined by 90 per cent within a generation from 1.5 million before 2003 to less than 150,000 today; recognises that any Daesh resurgence …
43 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Nov 2019)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 15
Labour: 12
Scottish National Party: 8
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Green Party: 1
8th April 2019
Mike Kane signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 8th April 2019
190th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION ACT 1829
Tabled by:
Mike Kane (Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East)
That this House notes that 13 April 2019 is the 190th anniversary of Royal Assent being given to The Catholic Emancipation Act 1829 which, in permitting Catholics to sit in the House of Commons, was a crucial milestone in the restoration of religious freedom; welcomes the contribution to politics that …
31 signatures
(Most recent: 8 May 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Scottish National Party: 9
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
21st February 2018
Mike Kane signed this EDM on Wednesday 21st February 2018
IRISH CULTURAL CENTRE IN HAMMERSMITH
Tabled by:
Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
That this House welcomes the spectacular resurrection of the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith; applauds the Board of Directors and volunteers for their commitment to the local Irish community, determined to see Irish culture and history given a permanent home in the borough; recognises support given by the British-Irish Inter …
18 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Feb 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 10
Independent: 3
Scottish National Party: 2
Conservative: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
17th July 2017
Mike Kane signed this EDM on Tuesday 20th February 2018
SOCIAL SECURITY
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017 (S.1., 2017, No. 725), dated 5 July 2017, a copy of which was laid before this House on 6 July, be annulled.
50 signatures
(Most recent: 15 Mar 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 43
Independent: 4
Scottish National Party: 2
Green Party: 1
8th February 2018
Mike Kane signed this EDM on Tuesday 20th February 2018
EDUCATION
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 136), dated 5 February 2018, a copy of which was laid before this House on 6 February, be annulled
69 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Jun 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 62
Independent: 5
Green Party: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
19th December 2017
Mike Kane signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th December 2017
NATIONAL SIKH WAR MEMORIAL
Tabled by:
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)
That this House appreciates the extraordinary bravery and sacrifices of Sikh soldiers in service of Great Britain, including during both World Wars, and supports the erection of a permanent national monument in a prime central London location to commemorate and highlight these contributions; notes that for over a decade there …
265 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Feb 2018)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 167
Conservative: 33
Scottish National Party: 25
Independent: 15
Liberal Democrat: 9
Democratic Unionist Party: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Non-affiliated: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 2
Crossbench: 1
Green Party: 1
14th November 2016
Mike Kane signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 14th November 2016
EDUCATION
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Education (Pupil Information) (England) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 808), dated 20 July 2016, a copy of which was laid before this House on 27 July, be revoked.
22 signatures
(Most recent: 22 Feb 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 17
Independent: 3
Liberal Democrat: 1
Green Party: 1
19th July 2016
Mike Kane signed this EDM on Wednesday 20th July 2016
RETIREMENT OF NOLEEN DELENEY
Tabled by:
Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire)
That this House recognises the vitally important contribution made by Noleen Deleney to the catering services of the House of Commons on the occasion of her retirement from the House after 29 years of dedicated service; acknowledges her immense contribution in ensuring members feel welcomed and able to carry out …
74 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Sep 2016)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 29
Labour: 24
Conservative: 9
Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Liberal Democrat: 3
Non-affiliated: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Independent: 2
7th June 2016
Mike Kane signed this EDM on Monday 27th June 2016
ST DYMPHNA'S DAY CAMPAIGN ON FAITH AND MENTAL HEALTH
Tabled by:
Robert Flello (Labour - Stoke-on-Trent South)
That this House notes that 15 May 2016 was St Dymphna's Day, the patron saint of the mentally ill and those who care for them; supports and celebrates the St Dymphna's Day Campaign, which calls for parity in funding and support for mental and physical health, while also calling for …
14 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Nov 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Conservative: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
8th February 2016
Mike Kane signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd May 2016
THE NHS BURSARY
Tabled by:
Wes Streeting (Labour - Ilford North)
That this House celebrates the contribution of student nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and other healthcare staff; has serious concerns about the potential impact of removing NHS bursaries on the recruitment and retention of staff; and calls on the Government to drop its plans to remove NHS bursaries and instead …
156 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 75
Scottish National Party: 32
Independent: 7
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Non-affiliated: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
The Independent Group for Change: 2
Plaid Cymru: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
21st March 2016
Mike Kane signed this EDM on Tuesday 26th April 2016
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING
Tabled by:
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 332), dated 10 March 2016, a copy of which was laid before this House on 11 March 2016, be annulled.
95 signatures
(Most recent: 12 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 86
Independent: 6
The Independent Group for Change: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Green Party: 1
19th April 2016
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SAINT DYMPHNA'S DAY PROJECT ON FAITH AND MENTAL HEALTH
Tabled by:
Robert Flello (Labour - Stoke-on-Trent South)
That this House supports and celebrates the St Dymphna's Day Campaign, which calls for parity in funding and support for mental and physical health, while also calling for Roman Catholic communities to do more for those with mental health issues within their parishes; notes that St. Dymphna is the patron …
26 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 11
Labour: 9
Liberal Democrat: 2
Conservative: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Non-affiliated: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
4th November 2015
Mike Kane signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th November 2015
REDEDICATION OF PLUSCARDEN ABBEY CHURCH
Tabled by:
Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party - Moray)
That this House congratulates the Benedictine Community of Pluscarden Abbey, near Elgin, on the rededication of its Abbey Church on Thursday 5 November 2015; notes that the Abbey was originally founded in 1230, but was unused from the Reformation until monastic observance was begun again in 1948; further notes the …
29 signatures
(Most recent: 11 May 2016)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 14
Labour: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
25th February 2015
34 signatures
(Most recent: 24 Mar 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 14
Plaid Cymru: 1
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1