Rebecca Pow
Conservative - Taunton Deane
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(since September 2019)17 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, Rowing, Rural Services, South West, South West Rail, Speech and Language Difficulties, Sustainable Built Environment, Town Centres16:30
First Delegated Legislation Committee - Debate - General Committee
4 Jul 2022, 4:30 p.m.
The draft Animal Welfare (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022
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14:30
Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee - Debate - General Committee
6 Jul 2022, 2:30 p.m.
The draft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022
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Oral questions - Main Chamber
8 Sep 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 282 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 174 Noes - 286
My hon. Friend is absolutely right about the value that restoring peat can bring to us. That is why we …
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)
(78 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(807 debate contributions)
(7 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 6,726 signatures (1.68%)
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Petition Closed
Stop Forestry England granting licenses for Fox & Hare hunts
Gov Responded - 7 Dec 2020 Debated on - 25 Apr 2022 View Rebecca Pow's petition debate contributionsclosed 1 year, 2 months ago
For the most recent hunting season, Forestry England gave hunting licences for 34 fox & hare “trail hunts”. Despite hunting wild mammals with dogs being illegal, two of the licensed/previously licensed trail hunts have been associated with convictions under the Hunting and Animal Welfare Acts.
Petition Closed
Mini’s law - Protect the public and animals from hunting activities
Gov Responded - 24 May 2021 Debated on - 25 Apr 2022 View Rebecca Pow's petition debate contributionsclosed 8 months ago
In March 2021 Mini the cat was chased and killed by hunting hounds in a quiet residential area.
The Government should back Mini’s Law (Public and Animal Safety Bill 2021) to ensure safety to the public and animals from hunting activity, such as trail hunts and exercise of hunting hounds.
Petition Closed
Ban greyhound racing to end unnecessary deaths & suffering of racing dogs
Gov Responded - 26 Nov 2020 Debated on - 28 Mar 2022 View Rebecca Pow's petition debate contributionsclosed 1 year, 2 months ago
The Government must introduce legislation to abolish greyhound racing, via managed shutdown of activities, and ensure welfare of redundant dogs through a levy on the industry. In 2019 Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) data confirmed 4970 injuries & 710 deaths (14 per week).
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 8 months, 3 weeks 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 1 year, 3 months 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.
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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)