Information between 16th April 2024 - 26th April 2024
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Friday 17th May 2024 Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South) Private Members' Bills - Main Chamber Subject: Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill: Second Reading Arms Trade (Inquiry and Suspension) Bill 2023-24 View calendar |
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24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context Zarah Sultana voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 287 Noes - 144 |
24 Apr 2024 - Regulatory Reform - View Vote Context Zarah Sultana voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 50 |
24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context Zarah Sultana voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 136 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 282 |
24 Apr 2024 - Renters (Reform) Bill - View Vote Context Zarah Sultana voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 143 |
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Zarah Sultana voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 172 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 237 |
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Zarah Sultana voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 164 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 222 |
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Zarah Sultana voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 169 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 305 Noes - 234 |
22 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Zarah Sultana voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 168 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 229 |
17 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Zarah Sultana voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 173 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 244 |
17 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Zarah Sultana voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 171 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 310 Noes - 240 |
17 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Zarah Sultana voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 172 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 240 |
17 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context Zarah Sultana voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 173 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 240 |
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Disabled Students' Allowances: Overseas Students
Asked by: Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South) Thursday 18th April 2024 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential (a) merits of extending eligibility for Disabled Students’ Allowance to international students and (b) impact of the existing eligibility criteria on educational inequalities in higher education. Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education) The government appreciates the significant economic and cultural contribution that international students make to UK higher education (HE). The department’s offer to international students remains very competitive and the department is committed to ensuring the UK remains a destination of choice for the brightest and best international students from across the globe.
To be eligible for Disabled Students Allowance, students must: (a) meet the personal eligibility criteria for student finance within the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 and be studying a course designated for student support; and (b) have a disability as defined in the Equality Act 2010. Entitlement to student support and home fee status is limited to eligible students who are undertaking HE courses offered by UK institutions that are designated for support. This is to ensure that the HE student finance system remains financially sustainable. The government has no plans to extend home fee status and student support to international students.
All HE providers must fulfil their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 in their support for all disabled HE students regardless of whether they are home or international students.
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Adult Education and Community Education: Finance
Asked by: Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South) Wednesday 17th April 2024 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of trends in the level of funding of Adult and Community Education since 2010 on that sector; and whether she plans to restore funding to 2010 levels. Answered by Luke Hall - Minister of State (Education) The department is continuing to invest in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Education Budget (AEB), the Multiply programme and Skills Bootcamps. The AEB is worth £1.34 billion in 2023/24 and approximately 60% of the AEB is devolved to nine Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCA) and the Greater London Authority (GLA). These authorities are now responsible for the provision of AEB-funded adult education for their residents. The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is responsible for the remaining AEB in non-devolved areas.
In ESFA AEB areas, the department applied a 2.2% increase to the final earnings for all AEB formula-funded provision, excluding associated learner and learning support, in 2022/23 and 2023/24. The department also applied a 20% boost on top of earnings for all AEB formula-funded provision in six sector subject areas: Engineering, Manufacturing Technologies, Transport Operations and Maintenance, Building and Construction, ICT for Practitioners, and Mathematics and Statistics. Additionally, in 2024/25, as part of the AEB transition to the Adult Skills Fund, the department will introduce five new funding rates that will apply to the ESFA Adult Skills Fund with 78% of qualifications seeing a funding increase.
Prior to devolution, the Community Learning portion of the AEB amounted to approximately £230 million in 2018/19. The department does not collect data on what MCAs and the GLA currently spend on Community Learning.
In 2024/25, as part of the Adult Skills Fund, the term Tailored Learning brings together what was the AEB Community Learning, formula-funded AEB non-regulated learning, which was previously delivered through the adult skills, and new employer-facing innovative provision that is not qualification based.
The department is also providing up to £270 million directly to local areas in England to deliver innovative interventions to improve adult numeracy through the Multiply programme. The department is also building the evidence base on what works to improve adult numeracy, including through randomised control trials.
Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills, with an offer of a job interview upon completion. This is supported by £550 million over the current Spending Review period as well as £170 million in grant funding to MCAs and local areas in 2024/25.
Spend by the department on further education is reported through publication of the Annual Report and Accounts. This can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports.
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MP Financial Interests |
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15th April 2024
Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South) 2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a) Name of donor: The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) Address of donor: 75-77 St John Street, London EC1M 4NN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 towards my election campaign Date received: 11 March 2024 Date accepted: 11 March 2024 Donor status: trade union (Registered 19 March 2024) Source |
15th April 2024
Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South) 3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources Name of donor: University of Manchester Students’ Union Address of donor: Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PR Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Associated with being a guest speaker at the Students’ Union, train travel (£161.08), accommodation for one night and food (£190), value £351.08 Date received: 26 October 2023 Date accepted: 26 October 2023 Donor status: company, registration 7759820 (Registered 21 November 2023) Source |
15th April 2024
Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South) 3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources Name of donor: Campaign for Socialism Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Associated with being a guest speaker at a Campaign for Socialism fringe event at Scottish Labour conference, train travel and hotel accommodation for one night, value £316 Date received: 17 February 2024 to 18 February 2024 Date accepted: 17 February 2024 Donor status: other (voluntary organisation) (Registered 28 February 2024) Source |
15th April 2024
Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South) 3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources Name of donor: Durham Miners’ Association Address of donor: The Miners’ Hall, Flass Street, Durham DH1 4BE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Associated with being a guest speaker at the Durham Miners’ Gala, hotel accommodation for two nights and dinner, value £410 Date received: 7 July 2023 Date accepted: 7 July 2023 Donor status: company, registration 11077903 (Registered 20 July 2023) Source |
15th April 2024
Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: Jacobin Magazine Address of donor: 388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£151), accommodation (£187), value £338 Destination of visit: Germany (Berlin) Dates of visit: 29 September 2023 to 2 October 2023 Purpose of visit: To participate in the Jacobin Transform Conference. (Registered 19 October 2023) Source |
15th April 2024
Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South) 8. Miscellaneous Director of Zarah Sultana Campaigns Ltd, which helps my political campaigning activity. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 12 November 2021 (Registered 24 March 2023) Source |
15th April 2024
Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South) 7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital Name of company or organisation: Zarah Sultana Campaigns Ltd Interest held: from 12 November 2021 (Registered 27 March 2023) Source |
15th April 2024
Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South) 8. Miscellaneous A trustee of the Albany Theatre, Coventry. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 6 July 2020 (Registered 9 July 2020) Source |
Early Day Motions Signed |
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Thursday 2nd May Zarah Sultana signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th May 2024 18 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024) Tabled by: Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North) This House applauds World Press Freedom Day in declaring its respect and admiration for all journalists and media representatives around the world who face the horrors of possible harassment, incarceration, injury, and death; deplores the targeting of journalists who are simply carrying out their invaluable work; mourns those journalists who … |
Tuesday 7th May Zarah Sultana signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th May 2024 Government surveillance of bank accounts 27 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House is deeply alarmed by new powers contained within the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill that would allow the Government to engage in the mass surveillance of tens of millions of people's bank accounts; notes that these new powers would force banks to spy on the 23 … |
Tuesday 7th May Zarah Sultana signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 7th May 2024 13 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024) Tabled by: Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow) That this House welcomes the first ever Trans+ History Week; notes that this groundbreaking initiative is aimed at educating and celebrating the millenia-old history of transgender non-binary gender-diverse and intersex individuals; and further acknowledges that the achievements of trans+ people deserve recognition. |
Friday 26th April Zarah Sultana signed this EDM on Tuesday 30th April 2024 Border Force staff at Heathrow Airport 21 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses support and solidarity to members of the PCS union taking industrial action against their employer, Border Force, at Heathrow Airport; notes that on 29 April around 250 staff are being forced out of their current jobs on passport control as the Home Office have indicated they … |
Wednesday 24th April Zarah Sultana signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 25th April 2024 Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh 17 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024)Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House marks that on 24 April it is 11 years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which killed at least 1,132 workers and injured more than 2,500, a large proportion of whom were women in what was one of the worst industrial accidents … |
Wednesday 24th April Zarah Sultana signed this EDM on Thursday 25th April 2024 30 signatures (Most recent: 8 May 2024) Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House recognises the new research from the End Child Poverty Coalition which highlights the extent to which the two-child limit impacts single parents and families with disabled children; notes that 20% of all households impacted by the two-child limit are families with at least one disabled child, which … |
Monday 25th March Zarah Sultana signed this EDM on Monday 22nd April 2024 17 signatures (Most recent: 29 Apr 2024) Tabled by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion) That this House congratulates the thousands of schools, households, community groups and businesses that came together to mark the Big Plastic Count between 11 and 17 March; acknowledges that this annual citizen science investigation provides a unique snapshot of the scale of the UK’s plastic crisis; notes that the study … |
Monday 22nd April Zarah Sultana signed this EDM on Monday 22nd April 2024 35 signatures (Most recent: 10 May 2024) Tabled by: Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West) That this House notes that civil service pay has been eroded over the past 40 years, which has seen wages fall from above the national average to below average; regrets that, despite this, the Government did not ring-fence funding for a pay rise for civil servants in the recent Budget; … |
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Apr. 25 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 25 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Dawn Butler Mr Ben Bradshaw Marsha De Cordova Christina Rees Graham Stringer Jon Cruddas Zarah |
Apr. 24 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Dawn Butler Mr Ben Bradshaw Marsha De Cordova Christina Rees Graham Stringer Jon Cruddas Zarah |
Apr. 24 2024
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 24 April 2024 Renters (Reform) Bill 2022-23 Amendment Paper Found: _38 Nadia Whittome Caroline Lucas Afzal Khan Ian Byrne Charlotte Nichols Kate Osborne Zarah |
Apr. 23 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2024 Renters (Reform) Bill 2022-23 Amendment Paper Found: _38 Nadia Whittome Caroline Lucas Afzal Khan Ian Byrne Charlotte Nichols Kate Osborne Zarah |
Apr. 23 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Dawn Butler Mr Ben Bradshaw Marsha De Cordova Christina Rees Graham Stringer Jon Cruddas Zarah |
Apr. 19 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 19 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Sultana Yasmin Qureshi Yvonne Fovargue REPORT STAGE Friday 19 April 2024 2 . |
Apr. 18 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 18 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Dawn Butler Mr Ben Bradshaw Marsha De Cordova Christina Rees Graham Stringer Jon Cruddas Zarah |
Apr. 17 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 17 April 2024 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Amendment Paper Found: Dawn Butler Mr Ben Bradshaw Marsha De Cordova Christina Rees Graham Stringer Jon Cruddas Zarah |