Rebecca Pow
Conservative - Taunton Deane
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(since September 2019)1 APPG membership (as of 29 Dec 2021)
Rowing16 Former APPG memberships
Ancient Woodland and Veteran Trees, Animal Welfare, Bees and Pollinators, Broadband and Digital Communication, China, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Endangered Species, Food Waste, Gardening and Horticulture, Rural Services, South West, South West Rail, Speech and Language Difficulties, Sustainable Built Environment, Town Centres09:30
Oral questions - Main Chamber
27 Jan 2022, 9:30 a.m.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (including Topical Questions)
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voted No - in line with the party majority
One of 315 Conservative No votes vs 2 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 234 Noes - 327
It is a pleasure to have you in the Chair, Ms Ali—I do not think I have had that pleasure …
What steps he is taking to improve charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will …
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Name of donor: Royal Albert Hall
Address of donor: Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
Amount of donation, or nature and …
A Bill to establish, and make provision about, the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care; and for connected …
Division Voting information
Rebecca Pow voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 104 Conservative Aye votes vs 124 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 253 Noes - 136
Debates during the 2019 Parliament
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Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(77 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(727 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(25,913 words contributed)
Taunton Deane 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).
of 76,585 signatures (0.48%)
of 109,670 signatures (0.32%)
of 40,979 signatures (0.31%)
of 107,923 signatures (0.29%)
of 127,455 signatures (0.27%)
of 76,585 signatures (0.48%)
of 109,670 signatures (0.32%)
of 127,455 signatures (0.27%)
of 107,923 signatures (0.29%)
of 134,482 signatures (0.21%)
Petition Closed
Ban Water Companies discharging raw sewage into water courses.
Gov Responded - 5 May 2021 Debated on - 15 Nov 2021 View Rebecca Pow's petition debate contributionsclosed 3 months, 1 week ago
Ensure Water companies treat the sewage they are responsible for. Not discharge it into rivers and water courses. After all what goes into the ocean comes back as the fish we eat.
Petition Closed
Protect the UK's dwindling hedgehog population before it's too late.
Gov Responded - 19 Oct 2020 Debated on - 5 Jul 2021 View Rebecca Pow's petition debate contributionsclosed 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Now the hedgehog has been listed as vulnerable to extinction in the UK, we are calling on the Government to move hedgehogs to schedule 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 to allow them greater protection.
Latest EDMs signed by Rebecca Pow
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Rebecca Pow, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Rebecca Pow has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Rebecca Pow has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
1 Bill introduced by Rebecca Pow
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require the Secretary of State to undertake a public consultation on innovative technologies and energy consumption in households and commercial properties and to report on responses to that consultation and steps to be taken to encourage the development of innovative technologies to reduce energy consumption; and for connected purposes.
2 Bills co-sponsored by Rebecca Pow
Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Act 2018 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Peter Bone (CON)
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor - Kevin Hollinrake (CON)