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Early Day Motion
Role of the House of Lords in scrutinising legislation (31 Signatures)
2 Feb 2026
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House believes that the use of filibuster tactics in the House of Lords to frustrate the majority will of the democratically elected House of Commons is unacceptable, including where the elected Commons has given its majority support to a Private Members’ Bill; further believes that the case for …
Early Day Motion
Lessons in storm resilience (17 Signatures)
28 Jan 2026
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House congratulates local communities which came together to support each other during the January storms; recognises however that the storms exposed weaknesses in and that lessons should be learned by in respect of emergency and resilience plans, including the Met Office’s late declaration of the Red Alert prior …
Early Day Motion
Bank closures, digital exclusion and cyber risks (23 Signatures)
27 Nov 2025
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House believes high street bank closures have a detrimental impact on small enterprises, local business resilience, charities, vulnerable customers and the digitally excluded and adds to the vulnerability of UK financial services, especially to cyber threat from rogue actors; notes Lloyds Banking Group’s announcement to close 38 branches …
Early Day Motion
Matters for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to consider prior to the Autumn Budget 2025 (No. 3) (12 Signatures)
18 Nov 2025
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House notes that the combined annual profits of the four largest UK banks have doubled to £48 billion in the five years to 2025, much of this due to a tax glitch which gifted an unexpected windfall of £86 billion since 2022; further notes that a fair and …
Early Day Motion
Matters for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to consider prior to the Autumn Budget 2025 (No. 2) (9 Signatures)
5 Nov 2025
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House notes that the UK spends 7.27% of GDP, costing £207 billion per annum, on tax reliefs, equivalent to about 30% of Government tax revenue, and that the Treasury Select Committee identified in 2023 that 815 of 1,180 tax reliefs have never been publicly costed; further that notes …
Early Day Motion
Matters for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to consider prior to the Autumn Budget 2025 (10 Signatures)
28 Oct 2025
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House notes the extent of widening inequality in the UK and that the top 50 richest families now hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population and there has been nearly 1000% increase in the wealth of UK billionaires since 1990; further notes that a dynamic …
Early Day Motion
Parthenon Sculptures (25 Signatures)
14 Jul 2025
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House notes that the British Museum still holds about half of the Parthenon Sculptures, controversially removed from Athens by Lord Elgin between 1801 and 1812, during the Ottoman occupation of Greece, and that they remain on display in the British Museum to which they were transferred by Act …
Early Day Motion
Farmers, growers and the supermarket supply chain (94 Signatures)
17 Jun 2025
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House recognises that farmers and growers, in the UK and overseas, require fair dealing in the grocery supply chain in order to survive and thrive; welcomes the 2008 Competition Commission Inquiry which found that larger retailers and supermarkets often abused their power by transferring excessive risk and unexpected …
Early Day Motion
Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures (19 Signatures)
3 Dec 2024
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House welcomes Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis on his visit to the UK today; notes that the British Museum still holds about half of the Parthenon Sculptures, controversially removed from Athens by Lord Elgin between 1801 and 1812, during the Ottoman occupation of Greece, then purchased from him by …
Early Day Motion
MEDIATION WITH UNESCO FOR THE REPATRIATION OF THE PARTHENON SCULPTURES (20 Signatures)
9 Mar 2015
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House is aware that half of the Parthenon sculptures, controversially removed from Athens by Lord Elgin 210 years ago using a flimsy legal justification during the Ottoman occupation of Greece, remain on display in the British Museum; notes that, when presented with the facts, the British public favours …