Information between 17th April 2024 - 27th April 2024
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24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 136 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 282 |
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24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 287 Noes - 144 |
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24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 143 |
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24 Apr 2024 - Regulatory Reform - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 50 |
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22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 172 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 237 |
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22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 164 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 222 |
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22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 168 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 229 |
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22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 169 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 305 Noes - 234 |
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17 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 173 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 244 |
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17 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 171 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 310 Noes - 240 |
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17 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 172 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 240 |
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17 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 173 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 240 |
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Richard Burgon speeches from: Point of Order
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (165 words) Wednesday 24th April 2024 - Commons Chamber |
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Richard Burgon speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Richard Burgon contributed 3 speeches (213 words) Tuesday 23rd April 2024 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Richard Burgon speeches from: Hospice Funding
Richard Burgon contributed 2 speeches (682 words) Monday 22nd April 2024 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Richard Burgon speeches from: Humanitarian Situation in Gaza
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (119 words) Wednesday 17th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Elbit Systems UK: Exports
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Friday 19th April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether an Elbit Systems UK (a) company, (b) subsidiary and (c) agent has been issued with a licence to export aero-engines for military use since 2008. Answered by Alan Mak - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office) Our records show that since 2008 and up to 30 June 2023, which is the date of the Government’s most recent Official Statistics release on export licensing decisions, we have not issued an export licence to ‘Elbit Systems UK’ to export aero-engines for military use.
Our records also show that as at 30 June 2023, we had granted one temporary Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) to export military aero-engines to ‘Elbit Systems Limited’ in Israel.
We do not hold a comprehensive list of all of the subsidiaries or companies owned by Elbit Systems Limited. |
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Elbit Systems UK: Exports
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Friday 19th April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether military aero-engines have been exported to (a) Elbit subsidiaries and (b) companies owned by Elbit Systems Ltd in Israel. Answered by Alan Mak - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office) Our records show that since 2008 and up to 30 June 2023, which is the date of the Government’s most recent Official Statistics release on export licensing decisions, we have not issued an export licence to ‘Elbit Systems UK’ to export aero-engines for military use.
Our records also show that as at 30 June 2023, we had granted one temporary Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) to export military aero-engines to ‘Elbit Systems Limited’ in Israel.
We do not hold a comprehensive list of all of the subsidiaries or companies owned by Elbit Systems Limited. |
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Israel: Arms Trade
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Thursday 18th April 2024 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Canadian counterpart on the reasons for which that country has suspended arms exports to Israel. Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development) We have regular engagement with our allies, including Canada, on the conflict. Canada has made clear that, while it has not approved new licences for military equipment since 8 January of this year, it has not suspended extant licences approved before that date. |
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Elbit Systems: Standard Individual Export Licences
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2024 to Question 22087 on Elbit Systems UK: Exports, whether she holds information on the type of items approved for export under the temporary Standard Individual Export Licence granted to Elbit Systems Limited in Israel; and whether those items were used in Gaza since 7 October 2023. Answered by Alan Mak - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office) The items licensed for export under the temporary Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) were intended for flight trials and testing. Items exported under a temporary SIEL must be returned to the UK within 12 months of the date on which the licence was granted.
We are monitoring the situation in Israel and Gaza very closely. All licences are kept under careful and continual review, and we are able to amend, suspend, refuse or revoke licences as circumstances require. |
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Pension Protection Fund
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Thursday 25th April 2024 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will extend member and trade union representation to the board of the Pension Protection Fund. Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) There is no legal requirement for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund to include member or trade union representation, and there are no plans to extend representation to these groups.
The Pension Protection Fund does, however, have Member Panels – which Board members are invited to attend – to enable members to feed in views on the service offered and thoughts about changes that could be made in the future. |
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Elbit Systems: Standard Individual Export Licences
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Friday 26th April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2024 to Question 22087 on Elbit Systems UK: Exports, whether the items approved for export under the temporary standard individual export licence granted to Elbit Systems Limited in Israel are used in the Hermes 450 drone. Answered by Alan Mak - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office) The items licensed for export under the temporary Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) were intended for flight trials and testing. Items exported under a temporary SIEL must be returned to the UK within 12 months of the date on which the licence was granted.
We are monitoring the situation in Israel and Gaza very closely. All licences are kept under careful and continual review, and we are able to amend, suspend, refuse or revoke licences as circumstances require. |
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15th April 2024
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) 8. Miscellaneous Unpaid Director of Richard Burgon Campaigns Ltd, a company established for my campaign to be Labour’s Deputy Leader and which continues to help deliver my campaigns work. Date interest arose: 16 April 2020 (Registered 24 March 2023) Source |
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15th April 2024
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) 7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital Name of company or organisation: Richard Burgon Campaigns Ltd Interest held: from 17 January 2022 (Registered 28 March 2023) Source |
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15th April 2024
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) 8. Miscellaneous Non-practising solicitor. (Registered 6 June 2015) Source |
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15th April 2024
Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) 8. Miscellaneous Unpaid Chair of the Brazil Solidarity Initiative, a network established to campaign for human rights in Brazil. Date interest arose: 22 November 2018 (Registered 24 March 2023) Source |
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Monday 29th April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Friday 10th May 2024 Bahrain's sponsorship of the Royal Windsor Horse Show 9 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses concern at Bahrain’s ongoing sponsorship of the Royal Windsor Horse Show 2024, to which the King of Bahrain and other Bahraini royals are likely to attend, despite Bahrain’s appalling human rights record; notes that even after King Hamad’s royal pardon including over 600 political prisoners on … |
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Thursday 2nd May Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Friday 10th May 2024 46th anniversary of the murder of Altab Ali 12 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House marks the 46th anniversary of the racially motivated murder of the 25-year-old textile factory worker, Altab Ali, on 4th May 1978; notes that in the 1970s far right activity and racism was prevalent in East London and that Asian and Black people were frequently attacked; recognises that … |
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Tuesday 7th May Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Friday 10th May 2024 16 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024) Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House notes Dementia Action Week 2024, taking place from 13 to 19 May 2024; highlights that Dementia Action Week is an awareness raising campaign and each year the Alzheimer's Society works with individuals and organisations across the UK to encourage people to act on Dementia; underlines the support … |
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Wednesday 8th May Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Friday 10th May 2024 14 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024) Tabled by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion) That this House condemns the mismanagement and underinvestment which led to untreated sewage being discharged into English waterways for more than 3.6 million hours in 2023; notes that water companies in England have incurred debts of more than £64 billion and paid out £78 billion in dividends since they were … |
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Thursday 9th May Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Friday 10th May 2024 Pesticide use in towns and cities 9 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion) That this House recognises the harm caused to both human health and the environment by the use of pesticides such as glyphosate in our villages, towns, cities and public spaces; notes that glyphosate was designated as probably carcinogenic to humans by the World Health Organisation in 2015, is increasingly being … |
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Tuesday 7th May Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th May 2024 13 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024) Tabled by: Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow) That this House welcomes the first ever Trans+ History Week; notes that this groundbreaking initiative is aimed at educating and celebrating the millenia-old history of transgender non-binary gender-diverse and intersex individuals; and further acknowledges that the achievements of trans+ people deserve recognition. |
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Thursday 2nd May Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 7th May 2024 18 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024) Tabled by: Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North) This House applauds World Press Freedom Day in declaring its respect and admiration for all journalists and media representatives around the world who face the horrors of possible harassment, incarceration, injury, and death; deplores the targeting of journalists who are simply carrying out their invaluable work; mourns those journalists who … |
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Tuesday 30th April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 30th April 2024 Price cap on baby milk formula 23 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent North) This House recognises the impact that food price inflation has had on family budgets in recent years, with annual inflation of 19.1% to March 2023, which was the highest rate of food inflation in 45 years; notes with dismay that some retailers have taken to placing baby milk formula under … |
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Friday 26th April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 30th April 2024 Border Force staff at Heathrow Airport 21 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses support and solidarity to members of the PCS union taking industrial action against their employer, Border Force, at Heathrow Airport; notes that on 29 April around 250 staff are being forced out of their current jobs on passport control as the Home Office have indicated they … |
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Monday 22nd April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 25th April 2024 Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 13 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran) That this House notes with concern that the Constitutional Court of Uganda recently upheld the provisions of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 which, it believes, is in defiance of international law; is aware that the legislation, adopted in May 2023, has been described as being among the world's harshest anti-gay laws … |
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Monday 15th April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 25th April 2024 17 signatures (Most recent: 30 Apr 2024) Tabled by: Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party - Midlothian) That this House commends the extraordinary efforts of Tim Owen, Mike Palmer and Andy Airey, collectively known as 3 Dads Walking, for their tireless dedication to raising awareness of suicide prevention among young people; welcomes them to Scotland and Midlothian as they continue their latest trek; acknowledges the profound impact … |
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Wednesday 17th April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 25th April 2024 The cost of private rent in England and rent controls 14 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion) That this House notes the huge cost of private rents in England and increase in private rents since private tenancies were deregulated and section 21 no-fault evictions were introduced under the Housing Act 1988; recognises the challenges with accurately estimating average private rents but further notes historical data points to … |
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Monday 22nd April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 25th April 2024 Multiple sclerosis (MS) Awareness Week 22 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: Charlotte Nichols (Labour - Warrington North) That this House supports MS Awareness Week, which takes place between 22 and 28 April 2024; recognises that the MS Society, MS Trust, MS Together, MS-UK, the Neuro Therapy Network, Shift.ms and Overcoming MS are working together to speak up about the realities of life with MS, a neurological condition … |
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Tuesday 23rd April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 25th April 2024 21 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024) Tabled by: Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow) That this House congratulates Lesbian Visibility Week on their fifth anniversary; notes that the theme for this week is unified not uniform to celebrate the diversity of LGBTQ+ women everywhere; welcomes the representation and acknowledgement of incredible LGBTQ women that Lesbian Visibilty week brings; acknowledges that there are still unique … |
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Tuesday 23rd April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 25th April 2024 National Stalking Awareness Week 11 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House acknowledges National Stalking Awareness Week, beginning on 22 April; notes that stalking and harassment accounted for a third of all police recorded violence in the year ending September 2023 and that around 1.6 million people over 16 were estimated to be victims of stalking in England and … |
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Tuesday 23rd April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 25th April 2024 Drug and alcohol treatment services for women 17 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central) That this House acknowledges that women’s substance use often results from trauma and abuse; notes that women’s access to trauma-informed, safe spaces has been limited, as cuts and contract competition have driven service provision to concentrate on its majority male user-base; welcomes the Centre for Justice Innovation’s guide to commissioning … |
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Tuesday 23rd April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 25th April 2024 10 signatures (Most recent: 29 Apr 2024) Tabled by: Martin Vickers (Conservative - Cleethorpes) That this House regrets the decision to end replays in the FA Cup; and calls on the football authorities to reconsider this decision. |
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Tuesday 23rd April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 25th April 2024 14 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024) Tabled by: Dan Carden (Labour - Liverpool, Walton) That this House is alarmed at the rocketing rise of alcohol harm; notes that the Office for National Statistics' figures released on 22 April revealed a new record of over 10,000 alcohol-specific deaths in the UK in 2022, representing an increase of a third since 2019; further notes the warning … |
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Wednesday 24th April Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 25th April 2024 Work Capability Assessment reforms 15 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party - Motherwell and Wishaw) That this House expresses its deep concern that the Government’s proposed Work Capability Assessment reforms will expose more people, including disabled people and those with long-term health conditions to work conditionality and the threat of benefit sanctions; recognises that there is considerable evidence, including the Department of Work and Pension’s … |
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Wednesday 24th April Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 25th April 2024 Diversion schemes for drug-related offending 13 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House endorses the recognition from Dame Carol Black and the Home Affairs Committee that improved use of diversion schemes, where police deal with low-level offending without the involvement of courts, can be an important tool in reducing drug-related crime; pays tribute to the pioneering work of Police-led Drug … |
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Wednesday 24th April Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 25th April 2024 12 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024) Tabled by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth) That this House expresses its concern at the excessive levels of student debt and loan repayment rates; notes that the average student leaves university with £50,000 worth of debt and is currently required to repay 9% on everything they earn over £27,295 a year; further notes that as of April … |
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Wednesday 24th April Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 25th April 2024 Disability benefits assessment process 13 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Hemsworth) That this House expresses its concern about the application and assessment process for disability benefits such as Personal Independence Payments and Universal Credit Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity; notes that the Government is proposing to end GP involvement in the process; further notes that disability rights campaigners have … |
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Wednesday 24th April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 25th April 2024 Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh 17 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House marks that on 24 April it is 11 years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which killed at least 1,132 workers and injured more than 2,500, a large proportion of whom were women in what was one of the worst industrial accidents … |
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Wednesday 24th April Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 25th April 2024 30 signatures (Most recent: 8 May 2024) Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House recognises the new research from the End Child Poverty Coalition which highlights the extent to which the two-child limit impacts single parents and families with disabled children; notes that 20% of all households impacted by the two-child limit are families with at least one disabled child, which … |
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Monday 22nd April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 22nd April 2024 35 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024) Tabled by: Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West) That this House notes that civil service pay has been eroded over the past 40 years, which has seen wages fall from above the national average to below average; regrets that, despite this, the Government did not ring-fence funding for a pay rise for civil servants in the recent Budget; … |
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Wednesday 22nd November Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 18th April 2024 Cost of applying for indefinite leave under the bereaved partner concession 59 signatures (Most recent: 24 Apr 2024)Tabled by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) That this House supports the Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London’s call for a fee waiver to be introduced for grieving widows applying for indefinite leave to remain under the bereaved partner concession; notes that the death of a loved one brings multiple emotional, practical and financial costs; … |
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Hospice Funding
127 speeches (31,888 words) Monday 22nd April 2024 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) Members for Coventry North East (Colleen Fletcher), for West Dorset (Chris Loder) and for Leeds East (Richard - Link to Speech 2: Andrew Gwynne (Lab - Denton and Reddish) Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon), as well as the hon. - Link to Speech |
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Apr. 29 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 29 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben Lake Kim Johnson Mrs Sharon Hodgson Valerie Vaz Richard |
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Apr. 25 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 25 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben Lake Kim Johnson Mrs Sharon Hodgson Valerie Vaz Richard |
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Apr. 24 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben Lake Kim Johnson Mrs Sharon Hodgson Valerie Vaz Richard |
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Apr. 23 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben Lake Kim Johnson Mrs Sharon Hodgson Valerie Vaz Richard |
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Apr. 19 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 19 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben Lake Kim Johnson Mrs Sharon Hodgson Valerie Vaz Richard |
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Apr. 18 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 18 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Whittome Christine Jardine Paula Barker Ben Lake Kim Johnson Mrs Sharon Hodgson Valerie Vaz Richard |