1 APPG membership (as of 30 May 2024)
Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf4 Former APPG memberships
Child Criminal Exploitation and Knife Crime, Climate Change, Green New Deal, Republic of KoreaDivision Voting information
Zarah Sultana voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 7 Labour Aye votes vs 361 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 363
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.
Legislation Debates
Zarah Sultana has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLatest EDMs signed by Zarah Sultana
Student protests in Bangladesh
Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse)That this House is alarmed about the human rights situation Bangladesh; is particularly appalled that a large number of students have been killed or brutally injured whilst protesting against the Government’s quota system; notes Bangladesh Supreme Court’s latest ruling on the quota system but remains concerned for the safety of …
(Most recent: 24 Jul 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Independent: 5
Plaid Cymru: 4
Green Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Ending the two-child benefit cap
Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside)That this House recognises the new data published by the Department for Work and Pensions on the two-child limit to benefit payments which shows that there are now 1.6 million children living in families impacted by this policy, or one in every nine children; further recognises that of those families …
(Most recent: 22 Jul 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 16
Independent: 10
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Zarah Sultana, 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.
Zarah Sultana has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Zarah Sultana has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
2 Bills introduced by Zarah Sultana
A Bill to extend eligibility for free school meals to all children in state primary schools; and for connected purposes.
Friday 15th September 2023
A Bill to make provision for an inquiry into the end use of arms sold to foreign states to determine whether they have been used in violation of international law; to immediately suspend the sale of arms to foreign states where it cannot be demonstrated that arms sold will not be used in violation of international law; and for connected purposes.
3 Bills co-sponsored by Zarah Sultana
Decarbonisation and Economic Strategy Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Caroline Lucas (Green)
Climate Education Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Nadia Whittome (Lab)
Business Standards Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - John McDonnell (Ind)