Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 710open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2022
That this House is deeply concerned by the Israeli High Court of Justice’s decision to approve the eviction of Palestinians living in the Masafer Yatta region of the occupied West Bank to make room for Israeli military training; highlights that the demolitions and confiscations occurring in the occupied West Bank contravene international humanitarian law and undermine social stability and security; strongly condemns the proposed forced removal of over 1,000 Palestinians, including 580 children who are at imminent risk of displacement; emphasises that those involved stand to lose their homes, belongings, access to water, livelihoods, primary health facilities and schools; is appalled that Israeli forces raided and demolished a recently-built Palestinian primary school in Masafer Yatta that served 22 students from four different villages; and calls on the Government to press the Israeli authorities to halt all forcible evictions and demolitions in the occupied West Bank.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 715open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2022
That this House acknowledges the report by the Regulator of Social Housing following its investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) after the death of Awaab Ishak; is shocked by the report’s conclusions, including that there have been significant failures in the way RBH manages damp and mould in its homes, resulting in harm to tenants, that RBH waited nearly two years after Awaab Ishak died to check other homes on the estate where he lived, and that once RBH did finally check these homes they found that almost 80% of tenants there had signs of damp and mould; notes the very belated resignation of the board of RBH, who so signally failed to provide any adequate scrutiny of the actions of the Chief Executive; insists that any reconstituted board must be charged with the obvious importance of their role in making RBH accountable for protecting the interests and particularly the health of RBH tenants; notes that in the past there were local authority representatives on the board of RBH but these were removed; and believes that a strong role for elected members of the local authority is key to ensuring accountability and that social housing is maintained to an acceptable standard.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 711open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2022
That this House is concerned by the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, where severe drought has left 9.9 million people facing hunger and 24 million in need of humanitarian assistance; highlights that 2.2 million children in Ethiopia are acutely malnourished; recognises the role that climate change plays in the scale and severity of this crisis; highlights that the UN has listed Ethiopia in the top five countries in need of humanitarian aid; highlights that the World Food Programme was only able to reach 10 per cent of mothers and children across northern Ethiopia needing nutrition support in August due to a lack of funding and supply shortages; emphasises the effects of the conflict in Tigray which has displaced hundreds of thousands and left 90 per cent of the region’s population in acute need of food assistance; notes that between April 2021 and June 2022 at least 1,900 children under five died from malnutrition in Tigray; further notes that the World Food Programme says aid shipments to Tigray are not meeting needs, and that although roads into the region have opened since the peace agreement, delivery remains constrained; is dismayed that the world is set to fail the UN Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger by 2030; and calls on the Government to (a) do all it can to ensure sufficient humanitarian aid reaches Tigray, (b) support international and non-governmental humanitarian organisations operating in Ethiopia, and (c) restore the commitment to spending 0.7 per cent of GNI on international aid.
Question· Substantive oral questionUIN 904895asked
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2021
What plans the Government has to provide funding for rail infrastructure in Wales.
Question· Topical oral questionUIN 903170asked
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 December 2017
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Bill· Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)Bill 825open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2011
A Bill to make provision for the establishment of a High Pay Commission; and for connected purposes.
Bill· Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)Bill 614open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 February 2010
A Bill to require providers of rental accommodation to ensure that the accommodation complies with certain minimum standards of thermal insulation; and for connected purposes.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 421open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2004
That this House welcomes the Council of Europe's initiative to draft a Convention on action against Trafficking in Human Beings, as this will be the first international treaty which sets out States' obligations to respect and protect the rights of trafficked people; strongly urges all governments to support the measures in the Convention to provide trafficked people with advice, emergency medical and material assistance and a reflection period sufficient to allow them to recover and make an informed decision about their future, including cooperation with prosecution efforts; is extremely concerned by proposals which would give EU legislation precedence over the Convention, and that would allow states to make reservations to the Convention, and that seek to limit the mandate of the treaty monitoring body preventing necessary activities such as country visits; and urges the UK Government strenuously to resist these proposals and others which would weaken the assistance and protection provisions of the Convention and go against its stated aim of developing an international standard which improves on the protection currently afforded to trafficked people.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 333open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2003
That this House notes with concern that Colombia is the most dangerous country in the world in which to be a trade unionist with 184 people killed in 2002 for their trade union activities, more than the rest of the world combined; further notes that the overwhelming majority of abuses against trade unionists are carried out by paramilitary organisations which have documented links to the Colombian state security forces; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to freeze all military and security assistance to Colombia until the bonds between the state and paramilitary forces are severed, in accordance with the policies of Colombia, UK and international human rights organisations and trade unions, such as the TUC-backed Justice for Colombia coalition and development charity War on Want.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 588open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2001
That this House regrets the decision of the United States Government to abrogate the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty; is concerned that one of the existing obligations of nuclear powers to move towards a world free of weapons of mass destruction has been negated; recognises the message this gives globally to those developing such weapons; and calls on world leaders to recognise that now of all times is a period when co-operation and not unilateral action presents the most rational path to a more secure world.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 990open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 July 2000
That this House deplores the frequency in Colombia of kidnappings and hostage-taking for either financial or political advantage; notes that there are still significant numbers of such hostages held in captivity; draws attention to the situation of the victims of the Avianca hijacking of 12th April 1999 when 42 civilians were captured on an internal flight; recognises that all but five of these have now been released; applauds the efforts of the Rencuentro group of families of these captives to secure the release of their loved-ones; calls on all parties to the conflict and their international interlocutors to make the early release of all hostages a high priority in the peace process; and exhorts the Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional to release all in their control as a significant gesture towards peace.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 894open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 June 2000
That this House calls on Her Majesty's Government to clarify the position on the acceptability of mobile phone masts erected before the publication of the Stewart Report in light of the Report's recommendation of the precautionary principle, especially with regard to masts located on or near schools, school buildings and facilities regularly frequented by children; notes the inevitable anomalies that will arise between the acceptability of masts erected before the report and those erected after the report; and takes the view that urgent discussions should now be called with telecommunication operators to determine whether public safety, especially for children, requires selective relocation of existing masts.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 345open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 February 2000
That this House welcomes the resolute and public position of the European Union, the United States and Israel with respect to the inclusion of the Freedom Party in the Austrian Government coalition as a clear indication that there can be no room in Europe's democratic family for Hitler's political heirs.