Simon Lightwood
Labour (Co-op) - Wakefield and Rothwell
9,346 (23.0%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 23rd June 2022
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
(since July 2024)1 Former APPG membership
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Sparring Partners
(5 debate interactions)
(3 debate interactions)
(2 debate interactions)
Legislation Debates
(4,743 words contributed)
Wakefield and Rothwell 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 105,374 signatures (0.09%)
of 45,656 signatures (0.09%)
of 25,005 signatures (0.11%)
Latest EDMs signed by Simon Lightwood
Maximum temperature in the workplace
Tabled by: Ian Mearns (Labour - Gateshead)That this House notes that recent surveys of workplace health and safety representatives show that high temperatures are one of their top concerns; regrets that workers in the UK have no guaranteed legal safeguards from working in uncomfortable high temperatures, and that the consequences of this range from dizziness, tiredness, …
(Most recent: 10 Jul 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 28
Independent: 11
Scottish National Party: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Simon Lightwood, 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.
Simon Lightwood has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Simon Lightwood has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
1 Bill introduced by Simon Lightwood
A Bill to require providers of electronic communications networks to allow their customers to access certain public sector websites free of charge; and for connected purposes.
Simon Lightwood has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting