9 APPG memberships (as of 30 May 2024)
Childhood Trauma, Climate and Security, Community Energy, Eating Disorders, Environment, Key Cities, Music Education, Net Zero, Tidy Britain20 Former APPG memberships
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Climate Change, Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days, Cricket, Electoral Reform, Extreme Poverty, Future Generations, Future of Retail, Green New Deal, Light Rail, Mental Health, National Trust, Prevention of Childhood Trauma, Proportional Representation, Social Integration, Students, Swimming, Tibet, Uyghurs, Women in ParliamentDivision Voting information
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
(2 debate interactions)
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(1 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
Wera Hobhouse has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLatest EDMs signed by Wera Hobhouse
Peace in Israel and Gaza
Tabled by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)That this House expresses its devastation at the complete humanitarian disaster in Gaza with tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians killed, millions displaced and thousands of homes destroyed; urges Hamas to unconditionally and immediately release the hostages taken following the deplorable attacks on 7 October 2023; notes the unacceptable illegal …
(Most recent: 19 Jul 2024)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 45
Independent: 2
Alliance: 1
Labour: 1
Child poverty and the two-child benefit cap
Tabled by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)That this House believes no child should grow up without adequate food, a warm home or security for their future; notes the Department for Work and Pensions' April 2024 statistics which state that 1.6 million children are affected by the two-child benefit cap; further notes that parents subject to the …
(Most recent: 19 Jul 2024)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 51
Plaid Cymru: 4
Independent: 4
Labour: 2
Alliance: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Wera Hobhouse, 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.
Wera Hobhouse has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Wera Hobhouse has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
11 Bills introduced by Wera Hobhouse
Parallel Parliament Note:
The substantive text of this bill was re-introduced by the Government as the Voyeurism Offences Act which received Royal Assent during the 2017-2019 Parliament.
A Bill to make certain acts of voyeurism an offence.
Tuesday 6th March 2018
A Bill to make provision in relation to the duties of employers and the protection of workers under the Equality Act 2010
This Bill received Royal Assent on 26th October 2023 and was enacted into law.
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 raise the age of criminal responsibility
Monday 17th June 2019
A Bill to establish an independent review of rape conviction rates and of the effects on the victims of rape; and to require the Secretary of State to act on the recommendations of the review.
Friday 6th May 2022
A Bill to make motivation by misogyny an aggravating factor in criminal sentencing; to require police forces to record hate crimes motivated by misogyny; and for connected purposes.
Friday 6th May 2022
A Bill to prohibit sexual orientation and gender identity conversion therapy; and for connected purposes.
Friday 6th May 2022
A Bill to prohibit the installation of new pre-payment meters for domestic energy customers before 31 March 2023; and for connected purposes.
Wednesday 7th December 2022
A Bill to amend the Equality Act 2010 to permit political parties to use all-ethnic-minority shortlists for the selection of election candidates.
Wednesday 14th October 2020
A Bill to make motivation by misogyny an aggravating factor in criminal sentencing; to require police forces to record hate crimes motivated by misogyny; and for connected purposes.
Monday 9th March 2020
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 increase penalties for stationary vehicle idling offences; to grant local authorities increased powers to issue such penalties; and for connected purposes.
Wednesday 5th June 2019
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 routine six week National Health Service check-ups for new mothers to include mental health assessments and advice; and for connected purposes.
Thursday 7th March 2019
26 Bills co-sponsored by Wera Hobhouse
Schools (Mental Health Professionals) (No. 2) Bill 2023-24
Sponsor - Munira Wilson (LD)
Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Darren Henry (Con)
Primary care services (report) Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Daisy Cooper (LD)
Carers and Care Workers Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Helen Morgan (LD)
Bullying and respect at work Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Rachael Maskell (LAB)
Fire and Building Safety (Public Inquiry) Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Daisy Cooper (LD)
Recognition of Armenian Genocide Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Tim Loughton (Con)
Sewage Discharges Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Tim Farron (LD)
Digitally Altered Body Images Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Luke Evans (Con)
Decarbonisation and Economic Strategy Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Caroline Lucas (Green)
Wellbeing of Future Generations (No. 2) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Caroline Lucas (Green)
School Toilets (Access During Lessons) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Layla Moran (LD)
School Breakfast Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Emma Lewell-Buck (Lab)
Environment (Regulation) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Tim Farron (LD)
Digitally Altered Body Images Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Luke Evans (Con)
Local Electricity Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Peter Aldous (Con)
Hong Kong Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Alistair Carmichael (LD)
International Development (Women’s Sanitary Products) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
Clean Air (No. 3) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Geraint Davies (Ind)
Prime Minister (Confidence) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Tom Brake (LD)
Charity Trustees (Time Off for Duties) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Susan Elan Jones (Lab)
Gender-based Pricing (Prohibition) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Christine Jardine (LD)
House of Peers Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Christine Jardine (LD)
Bus Drivers (Working Hours on Local Routes) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Matt Western (Lab)
Homelessness (End of Life Care) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Ed Davey (LD)