20th May 2025

Peter Bedford signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 22nd May 2025

Imprisonment of Lucy Connolly

Tabled by: Rupert Lowe (Independent - Great Yarmouth)
That this House notes with concern the continued imprisonment of Lucy Connolly, a young mother, for a non-violent offence; recognises that the UK’s prison system is facing unprecedented overcrowding; further notes that the use of custodial sentences for non-violent offenders, particularly primary carers, undermines family stability, disproportionately affects children, and …

5 signatures
(Most recent: 22 May 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 3
Independent: 1
Labour: 1

8th May 2025

Peter Bedford signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 12th May 2025

Protection of free expression and resistance to blasphemy laws

Tabled by: Rupert Lowe (Independent - Great Yarmouth)
That this House reaffirms its unwavering commitment to freedom of expression as a fundamental pillar of British democracy; notes with concern recent efforts, both formal and informal, to reintroduce blasphemy-style restrictions under the guise of hate crime, or public order; recalls that the UK formally abolished its blasphemy laws in …

5 signatures
(Most recent: 20 May 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 3
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1

6th May 2025

Peter Bedford signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 7th May 2025

Upholding biological sex-based protections in single-sex spaces

Tabled by: Rupert Lowe (Independent - Great Yarmouth)
That this House notes the recent UK Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers, which clarified that the terms man, woman, and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex; recognises the significance of this clarification in ensuring the integrity of single-sex spaces …

11 signatures
(Most recent: 15 May 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 7
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 1
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1

24th April 2025

Peter Bedford signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 30th April 2025

Mass deportation of illegal migrants

Tabled by: Rupert Lowe (Independent - Great Yarmouth)
That this House expresses grave concern at the continued presence of over one million illegal migrants in the United Kingdom; notes that illegal entry into the country represents a clear breach of national law and undermines the integrity of the UK’s immigration system; further notes the considerable cost to the …

12 signatures
(Most recent: 16 May 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 7
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1

9th September 2024

Peter Bedford signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 9th September 2024

Gibraltar National Day

Tabled by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
That this House joins the people of Gibraltar as they celebrate their National Day on 10 September 2024, commemorating the 1967 referendum in which more than 99 per cent. of Gibraltarians voted to reject annexation by Spain and remain a territory of the British Crown; notes the rich, diverse and …

22 signatures
(Most recent: 22 Oct 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Conservative: 7
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Independent: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1

2nd September 2024

Peter Bedford signed this EDM on Monday 2nd September 2024

Social Security

Tabled by: Rishi Sunak (Conservative - Richmond and Northallerton)
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (S.I., 2024, No. 869), dated 22 August 2024, a copy of which was laid before this House on 22 August 2024, be annulled.

81 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Sep 2024)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 74
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 1