Early Day Motion
Essentials Guarantee
(25 Signatures)
19 Jan 2026
Tabled by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House calls for the introduction of an Essentials Guarantee as supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Trussell Trust, in response to the long-term decline in household income over the past decade; notes that 8.1 million people in working households are in relative poverty, that 14.1 million people …
Early Day Motion
UK Sail GP Team
(5 Signatures)
8 Dec 2025
Tabled by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House congratulates the UK Sail GP team on winning the annual world championship in Abu Dhabi; notes that the sport involves 50 foot foiling catamarans racing around a short course close to land, so spectators can watch and enjoy the action; understands that the technology involved enables the …
Early Day Motion
Budget 2025 and living standards
(29 Signatures)
18 Nov 2025
Tabled by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House recognises that the cost-of-living crisis is the number one priority for voters; notes with concern that households have suffered a decade of falling incomes, leaving many families unable to afford essentials including the weekly shop, rents, and mortgages; believes that the upcoming Budget must make it easier …
Early Day Motion
Non-indexed pre-1997 pensions
(17 Signatures)
20 Oct 2025
Tabled by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House notes that hundreds of thousands of former employees of 3M, American Express, Hewlett-Packard, Chevron, Pfizer and Wood Group, among others, face massively-reduced pensions from their pre-1997 contributions; understands that the Pension Act 1995 does not require for pension indexation for service before 1997; believes that, over this …
Early Day Motion
Five-year indefinite leave to remain pathway for Skilled Worker visa holders
(57 Signatures)
13 Oct 2025
Tabled by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House recognises the vital contribution of Skilled Worker visa holders to the UK economy and public services, including sectors facing critical shortages such as health, engineering, and social care; notes that these individuals pay taxes, contribute to their communities, and have no recourse to public funds; further notes …
Early Day Motion
Support for early years and the National Literacy Trust
(24 Signatures)
1 Sep 2025
Tabled by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House recognises the urgent need to address falling levels of early language in the UK, as highlighted by the National Literacy Trust; notes with concern that in 2024 187,542 five-year-olds started school without the communication and language skills they need to thrive; further notes the steep decline in …
Early Day Motion
Households below average income
(17 Signatures)
31 Mar 2025
Tabled by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House is angered by the latest households below average income figures which reveal that 4.5 million children are living in relative poverty after housing costs, which amounts to nine children in every classroom and a record high; understands there has been an increase in child poverty of 200,000 …
Early Day Motion
Lucy Baldock
(13 Signatures)
3 Mar 2025
Tabled by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House commemorates the life of Suffragette Lucy (Minnie) Baldock, who died in Hamworthy, Poole on 10 December 1954, aged 90; notes that she was a member of the Independent Labour Party and helped to set up the first London Branch of the Women’s Social and Political Union in …
Early Day Motion
Cash acceptance
(38 Signatures)
24 Feb 2025
Tabled by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House is concerned at the rapidly increasing trend for UK businesses, local authorities and leisure facilities, including those supported by taxpayer funding, to refuse to accept cash for payments; appreciates that this issue is of ever-increasing importance to the 16 million British adults who run their household budgets …
Early Day Motion
Parliamentary Prayers
(18 Signatures)
10 Feb 2025
Tabled by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House recognises that religious worship should not play any part in the formal business of the House of Commons; believes that Parliamentary meetings should be conducted in a manner that is equally welcoming to all attendees, irrespective of their personal beliefs; further believes that Parliamentary prayers are not …