12th June 2025
Rupert Lowe signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 13th June 2025
Maintaining institutional neutrality of publicly funded buildings and spaces
Tabled by:
Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
That this House recognises the importance of maintaining institutional neutrality in Government and publicly funded spaces; notes that the flying of identity-based or political flags, including those representing particular interests groups or social movements, can be seen as implicitly endorsing specific viewpoints; further notes that while individuals and communities are …
7 signatures
(Most recent: 13 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 5
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
11th June 2025
Rupert Lowe signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Wednesday 11th June 2025
Ban on full face coverings in public spaces
Tabled by:
Rupert Lowe (Independent - Great Yarmouth)
That this House notes with concern the increasing prevalence of full-face coverings, including the burqa and niqab, in public spaces across the United Kingdom; believes that the covering of the face in public settings undermines open communication, social trust, and public safety; further notes the challenges such coverings pose to …
1 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Independent: 1
4th June 2025
Rupert Lowe signed this EDM on Thursday 5th June 2025
Mauritius Treaty
Tabled by:
Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex)
That the Agreement, done at London and Port Louis on 22 May 2025, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia, should not be ratified.
92 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 80
Reform UK: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
Labour: 1
4th June 2025
Rupert Lowe signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Wednesday 4th June 2025
Non-stun slaughter ban
Tabled by:
Rupert Lowe (Independent - Great Yarmouth)
That this House expresses concern over the continued allowance of non-stun animal slaughter in the United Kingdom, particularly in relation to its widespread use in halal meat production; recognises the substantial body of veterinary evidence indicating that pre-stunning significantly reduces animal suffering at the point of slaughter; notes polling which …
5 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Independent: 2
Conservative: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
2nd June 2025
Rupert Lowe signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 3rd June 2025
Interception of small boats by France
Tabled by:
Gavin Williamson (Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge)
That this House notes that 1,378 migrants attempted to cross the Channel on small boats on 31 May 2025, the highest daily tally so far this year; acknowledges that France only stopped 184 migrants that day despite agreeing in February 2025 to amend their laws to allow police to intercept …
17 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 15
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
19th May 2025
Rupert Lowe signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 21st May 2025
UK-EU Summit (No. 2)
Tabled by:
Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)
That this House notes with regret that the UK-EU summit did not reset relations on the basis that the UK reasserts full sovereignty over Northern Ireland and relieves it of colonial rule by the EU; notes that the SPS deal does not include customs and therefore all goods, including SPS …
5 signatures
(Most recent: 22 May 2025)
Signatures by party:
Independent: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
19th May 2025
Rupert Lowe signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 21st May 2025
Dementia Action Week 2025
Tabled by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
That this House notes Dementia Action Week 2025, which takes place between 19 and 25 May 2025, is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of an early diagnosis for people affected by dementia; highlights that one in three people living with dementia in the UK do not have a …
13 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 5
Independent: 3
Green Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Conservative: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
20th May 2025
Rupert Lowe signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Tuesday 20th 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 …
9 signatures
(Most recent: 9 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 1
Labour: 1
8th May 2025
Rupert Lowe signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Thursday 8th 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 …
6 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 4
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
6th May 2025
Rupert Lowe signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Tuesday 6th 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
Rupert Lowe signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Thursday 24th 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 …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 9
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
23rd October 2024
Rupert Lowe signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 23rd October 2024
Exiting the European Union
Tabled by:
Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant and Animal Health) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I., 2024, No. 853), dated 8 August 2024, a copy of which was laid before this House on 9 August 2024, be annulled.
8 signatures
(Most recent: 14 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Conservative: 2
Independent: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1