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Tonia Antoniazzi

Labour - Gower

11,567 (24.5%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 8th June 2017


Opposition Whip (Commons)
31st Oct 2022 - 30th May 2024
Petitions Committee
8th Jun 2020 - 30th May 2024
Welsh Affairs Committee
22nd Jan 2024 - 30th May 2024
Procedure Committee
16th Jan 2023 - 30th May 2024
Welsh Grand Committee
18th Jan 2022 - 30th May 2024
Finance (No.2) Bill
15th May 2024 - 21st May 2024
Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill
8th May 2024 - 15th May 2024
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill
17th Apr 2024 - 24th Apr 2024
British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill
20th Mar 2024 - 17th Apr 2024
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill
28th Feb 2024 - 6th Mar 2024
Finance Bill
10th Jan 2024 - 16th Jan 2024
Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland)
4th Dec 2021 - 5th Sep 2023
Victims and Prisoners Bill
14th Jun 2023 - 11th Jul 2023
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill
8th Mar 2023 - 15th Mar 2023
Business and Trade Committee
5th Jan 2022 - 29th Nov 2022
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
5th Jan 2022 - 29th Nov 2022
Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill
7th Sep 2022 - 12th Oct 2022
Welsh Affairs Committee
2nd Mar 2020 - 27th Jun 2022
Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill
26th Jan 2022 - 2nd Feb 2022
Finance (No.2) Bill
8th Dec 2021 - 12th Dec 2021
Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill
1st Dec 2021 - 2nd Dec 2021
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
25th Feb 2021 - 14th Apr 2021
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
22nd Feb 2021 - 22nd Feb 2021
Armed Forces Bill Select Committee
22nd Feb 2021 - 22nd Feb 2021
Women and Equalities Committee
20th Nov 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Welsh Affairs Committee
16th Oct 2017 - 6th Nov 2019


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Tonia Antoniazzi has voted in 13 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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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
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op))
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(4 debate interactions)
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour)
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
(3 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Home Office
(4 debate contributions)
Leader of the House
(2 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(2 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Great British Energy Bill 2024-26
(7 words contributed)
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Latest EDMs signed by Tonia Antoniazzi

2nd September 2024
Tonia Antoniazzi signed this EDM on Thursday 5th September 2024

Ban trophy hunting imports

Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House notes CITES data and investigations by the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting published in the national media showing British trophy hunters are killing and bringing home trophies of threatened species including African elephants, lions, leopards, giraffes, hippopotamuses, zebras, wolves, monkeys, wild cats, lynxes, cougars, bears, and African …
58 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Sep 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Liberal Democrat: 19
Scottish National Party: 6
Independent: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 2
2nd September 2024
Tonia Antoniazzi signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 4th September 2024

Northern Ireland Olympians 2024

Tabled by: Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party - East Londonderry)
That this House notes the outstanding success at the Paris Olympic Games of athletes from Northern Ireland, with many achieving personal bests and six athletes winning medals including Hannah Scott and Jack McMillan with gold, Rebecca Shorten with silver for Team GB, Daniel Wiffin with gold and bronze, Rhys McClenaghan …
5 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Sep 2024)
Signatures by party:
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Labour: 2
Independent: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Tonia Antoniazzi, 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.


Tonia Antoniazzi has not been granted any Urgent Questions

1 Adjournment Debate led by Tonia Antoniazzi

Tuesday 23rd July 2024

1 Bill introduced by Tonia Antoniazzi


A Bill to require police officers and certain employees of police forces to declare a membership of or affiliation to certain types of society and organisation; to require such declarations to be accompanied by a statement relating to that membership; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Wednesday 31st January 2024
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Latest 16 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
23rd Jul 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has for the continuation of the independent pornography review.

The government will provide an update on the independent review of pornography regulation, legislation, and enforcement in due course.

The Online Safety Act 2023 has duties for providers to tackle illegal content online and prevent children from accessing pornography online. The government is committed to tackling violence against women and girls, and violent and misogynistic content online.

Feryal Clark
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
2nd Sep 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) Independent Press Standards Organisation and (b) Royal Charter on press self-regulation.

Independent and effective self-regulation of the press empowers the public to have trust in what is reported, which is vital to a strong and functioning democracy.

Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
22nd Jul 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a statutory gambling levy on funds available to charities who operate a charity lottery.

We are in the early stages of the new Government and are still considering the full range of gambling and lotteries policy.

Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
22nd Jul 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of regulating commercial free prizes draws as a gambling product.

We are in the early stages of the new Government and are still considering the full range of gambling and lotteries policy.

Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
18th Jul 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to bring forward proposals for a statutory gambling levy.

His Majesty’s Government recognises the changes to the gambling landscape since 2005 and that while millions of people gamble without experiencing problems, for some it becomes an addiction with serious consequences.

As stated in the Government's manifesto, we are absolutely committed to reducing gambling-related harm. We will ensure responsible gambling and strengthen protections for those at risk.

Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
18th Jul 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what data her Department holds on the funding raised for good causes by (a) the National Lottery and (b) society lotteries in each of the last five years.

The National Lottery has raised over £49 billion for good causes since 1994. In the last five years, over £6 billion of funding and 120,000 grants were delivered by distributor bodies.

The National Lottery grants database which details the allocations made, is publically available at https://nationallottery.dcms.gov.uk/charts.

Data regarding society lottery good causes funding is updated annually by the Gambling Commission. In 2022/23, society lotteries raised £421.72 million for good causes.

Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
18th Jul 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to remove the annual sale limits for society lotteries.

Society lotteries are a vital fundraising tool for many charities, community groups, sports clubs and other non-commercial organisations.

In 2020, the annual sales limit was increased from £10 million to £50 million as part of a wider package of changes to society lottery limits.

My department continues to work closely with the Gambling Commission to monitor society lotteries and the charities they support.

Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
18th Jul 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to ensure that commercial free prizes draws are free to enter by digital means.

Prize competitions and free prize draws are not subject to statutory regulatory control under the Gambling Act 2005. However, they must comply with the requirement in the Act to offer a free entry route for participation by post and/or offer paid entries online, in order to avoid being considered as an illegal lottery. Whilst the Gambling Commission has no regulatory responsibilities for these products, it does monitor the boundary between them and lotteries.

Prize draw operators must also comply with relevant consumer protection legislation.

Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
30th Aug 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to extend the Great Western Main Line upgrade to include electrification to Swansea.

The decision taken in 2017 to not electrify the railway between Cardiff and Swansea was based on it not delivering significant journey time savings and this remains the case. Enhancements to the railway in Wales that deliver passenger benefits, including proposed electrification, are considered by the Wales Rail Board.

Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
23rd Jul 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland on access to Enhertu for patients with HER2-low breast cancer.

My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, spoke with his counterparts in Scotland and Wales on his first full day in office and will continue to engage with them on a regular basis. However decisions on the availability of individual treatments to National Health Service patients in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are for the devolved administrations so he has therefore had no discussions about the availability of Enhertu for HER2-low breast cancer with his counterparts.

Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
23rd Jul 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made representations to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the availability of Enhertu for patients with HER2-low breast cancer.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service in England independently on the basis of the available evidence of costs and benefits and through engagement with the NHS, manufacturers, patient groups and other interested parties.

The Department regularly meets with colleagues in NICE to discuss a range of issues, including Enhertu for patients with HER2-low breast cancer. However, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Constitution and Functions) and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (Functions) Regulations 2013 provide that Ministers must not direct NICE as to the substance of its recommendations. These are very difficult decisions to make. NICE recognises that its decisions have important implications for patients and their families and only publishes final guidance on the use of a drug after a very careful consideration of the evidence and extensive engagement with interested parties including patients and clinicians. Therefore, it would not be appropriate for Ministers to intervene.

Karin Smyth
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
26th Jul 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 548 on Prostitution: Gower, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of the harms of paying for sex among men.

Protecting those involved in prostitution from harm is part of our wider work to halve the level of violence against woman and girls.

This government will use every lever available to us to prevent the harms that prostituted women often experience.

We will work with law enforcement and charity organisations to deliver this.

Jess Phillips
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
17th Jul 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support the Government is providing to help people in Gower exit prostitution.

The trafficking of woman and girls for sexual exploitation is a truly horrific crime. We are determined to safeguard victims and to bring the ruthless perpetrators of this crime to justice.

We are working closely with law enforcement partners and the devolved administrations to tackle the drivers of trafficking for sexual exploitation, including through operational intensifications to target perpetrators and implementing the Online Safety Act 2023 so online companies fulfil their duty to eradicate this exploitation from their sites.

We are committed to making our streets safer by tackling the harm and exploitation associated with prostitution. This Government will work closely with the voluntary and community sector to ensure that those who want to leave are able to.

The Home Office is funding a three-year project by Changing Lives to tackle violence against women and girls online, which includes providing early intervention and support for women and girls at high risk of commercial online exploitation.

Jess Phillips
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
17th Jul 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce demand for trafficking for sexual exploitation in Gower constituency.

The trafficking of woman and girls for sexual exploitation is a truly horrific crime. We are determined to safeguard victims and to bring the ruthless perpetrators of this crime to justice.

We are working closely with law enforcement partners and the devolved administrations to tackle the drivers of trafficking for sexual exploitation, including through operational intensifications to target perpetrators and implementing the Online Safety Act 2023 so online companies fulfil their duty to eradicate this exploitation from their sites.

We are committed to making our streets safer by tackling the harm and exploitation associated with prostitution. This Government will work closely with the voluntary and community sector to ensure that those who want to leave are able to.

The Home Office is funding a three-year project by Changing Lives to tackle violence against women and girls online, which includes providing early intervention and support for women and girls at high risk of commercial online exploitation.

Jess Phillips
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
2nd Sep 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Official Statistics entitled Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December 2023, published on 16 May 2024, which offence descriptions in the dataset entitled Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2023 correspond to (a) Section 51A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Soliciting), (b) Section 1 of the Street Offences Act 1959 (Loitering or soliciting for purposes of prostitution), (c) Section 52 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Causing or inciting prostitution for gain), (d) Section 53 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Controlling prostitution for gain), (e) Section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Paying for sexual services of a prostitute subjected to force etc.), (f) Section 33A of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (Keeping a brothel used for prostitution), (g) Section 46 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Placing of advertisement relating to prostitution) and (h) Section 2 and 3(3) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Human trafficking – sexual exploitation).

The Ministry of Justice publishes data for offences under the requested legislation in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2023 using following HO codes:

(a) Section 51A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Soliciting):

  • 16701 - Soliciting another for the purpose of obtaining their sexual services as a prostitute in a street or public place

(b) Section 1 of the Street Offences Act 1959 (Loitering or soliciting for purposes of prostitution):

  • 16604 - Person persistently loitering or soliciting for the purposes of prostitution

(c) Section 52 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Causing or inciting prostitution for gain):

  • 02417 - Causing or inciting prostitution for gain

(d) Section 53 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Controlling prostitution for gain):

  • 02418 - Controlling a prostitute for gain

(e) Section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Paying for sexual services of a prostitute subjected to force etc.):

  • 16702 - Paying or promising to pay a person to provide sexual services, where that person is subject to exploitative conduct to induce or encourage them to provide those services

(f) Section 33A of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (Keeping a brothel used for prostitution):

  • 02419 - Keeping a brothel used for prostitution

(g) Section 46 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Placing of advertisement relating to prostitution.):

  • 16503 - Placing of advertisement relating to prostitution

(h) Section 2 and 3(3) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Human trafficking – sexual exploitation):

  • 03608 - Arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation
Alex Davies-Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)