Andrew Selous
Conservative - South West Bedfordshire
Second Church Estates Commissioner
(since January 2020)Select Committees
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (since March 2020)12 APPG membership (as of 16 Dec 2020)
Bladder and Bowel Continence Care, Carbon Monoxide, Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults with Cancer, Christianity in the Holy Land, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Leasehold and Commonhold Reform, Medicines and Medical Devices, Metal, Stone and Heritage Crime, Multiple Sclerosis, Penal AffairsDebate information
Sparring Partners
Theresa May (Conservative) (24 debate interactions) View debates with Theresa May Nick Hurd (Conservative) (19 debate interactions) View debates with Nick Hurd Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights) (19 debate interactions) View debates with Jim Shannon View All MP Sparring PartnersDepartment Debates
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (129 debate contributions) View Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs debatesDepartment of Health and Social Care (74 debate contributions) View Department of Health and Social Care debates
HM Treasury (30 debate contributions) View HM Treasury debates
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Legislation Debates
Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 - Government Bill (5,456 words contributed) View Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 - Government Bill debatesGypsy and Traveller Communities (Housing, Planning and Education) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) (1,463 words contributed) View Gypsy and Traveller Communities (Housing, Planning and Education) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) debates
Coronavirus Act 2020 - Government Bill (802 words contributed) View Coronavirus Act 2020 - Government Bill debates
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Significant South West Bedfordshire Petitions
Highest South West Bedfordshire signature proportion
| Status | Signatures | Title |
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| Open | 52 of 5,991 (0.87%) |
Suspend fines for school non-attendance during Covid-19 & allow parental choice |
| Open | 59 of 6,817 (0.87%) |
Allow swimming pools to remain open during Covid-19 in all alert levels |
| Open | 50 of 7,021 (0.71%) |
Do not require pubs and bars in Tier 2 to only serve alcohol with a meal |
| Open | 726 of 193,981 (0.37%) |
Close schools in Tier 4 areas Gov Responded - 21 Jan 2021 |
| Open | 82 of 22,280 (0.37%) |
Support Boarding Kennels and Catteries Gov Responded - 14 Jan 2021 |
Most South West Bedfordshire signatures
| Status | Signatures | Title |
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| Open | 1,635 of 1,110,063 (0.15%) |
End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020 |
| Open | 1,232 of 483,435 (0.26%) |
Prioritise teachers, school and childcare staff for Covid-19 vaccination Gov Responded - 20 Jan 2021 |
| Open | 1,041 of 427,379 (0.24%) |
Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases Gov Responded - 25 Nov 2020 |
| Open | 996 of 566,161 (0.18%) |
Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000 |
| Open | 980 of 620,874 (0.16%) |
Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases Gov Responded - 28 Oct 2020 |
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113,250 c. 533 added daily |
118,709 (Estimated) |
Increase Number of Guests Permitted at Weddings, according to Venue Capacity Sign this petition Gov Responded - 11 Sep 2020 Debated on - 9 Nov 2020 View Andrew Selous's petition debate contributions |
4 Feb 2021 closes in 1 week, 3 days |
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Weddings take months and even years of intricate planning. Myself and many others believe the maximum number of guests authorised at wedding ceremonies should be increased. The number of guests permitted at weddings should be calculated according to venue capacity. |
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146,162 c. 798 added daily |
150,489 (Estimated) |
Let Us Dance - Support nightclubs, dance music events and festivals Sign this petition Gov Responded - 14 Oct 2020 Debated on - 9 Nov 2020 View Andrew Selous's petition debate contributions |
30 Jan 2021 closes in 5 days, 4 hours |
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Extend funding to nightclubs, dance music events and festivals as part of the £1.57bn support package announced by the government for Britain's arts and culture sector to survive the hit from the pandemic. #LetUSDance |
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123,309 Petition Closed |
Demand the EU & UN sanction Brazil to halt increased deforestation of the Amazon Gov Responded - 30 Sep 2019 Debated on - 7 Oct 2019 View Andrew Selous's petition debate contributions |
24 Jan 2020 closed 1 year ago |
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The government of Brazil led by Bolsonaro favour the development of the Amazon rainforest over conservation, escalating deforestation. Deforestation threatens indigenous populations who live in the forest, loss of a precious and complex ecosystem and a vital carbon store that slows global warming. |
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109,553 Petition Closed |
Ban the sale of animal fur in the UK. Gov Responded - 28 Nov 2017 Debated on - 4 Jun 2018 View Andrew Selous's petition debate contributions |
23 Mar 2018 closed 2 years, 10 months ago |
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Fur farming was banned in England and Wales in 2000, followed by Scotland in 2002. However fur products can still be legally imported from other countries and sold here in the UK. Much of this fur comes from countries that have very weak or no animal welfare laws at all. |
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148,248 Petition Closed |
Ban the sale of puppies by pet shops & all commercial 3rd party dealers. Gov Responded - 20 Mar 2018 Debated on - 21 May 2018 View Andrew Selous's petition debate contributions |
1 Sep 2018 closed 2 years, 4 months ago |
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Removing puppies for sale from litter & mum often creates sick, traumatised, dysfunctional dogs. Puppies should be seen with their mum & transporting them to a different place for sale harms welfare. Regulating commercial 3rd party sales is ineffective to prevent harm & a ban is therefore necessary. |
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238,769 Petition Closed |
Stop the privatisation of NHS services Gov Responded - 20 Feb 2018 Debated on - 23 Apr 2018 View Andrew Selous's petition debate contributions |
17 May 2018 closed 2 years, 8 months ago |
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We call for a ban on the outsourcing (privatisation) of NHS services, and stop the renewal of any outsourcing contracts already signed. Companies should not be profiteering from NHS contracts, when every pound of NHS budgets is desperately needed for more doctors and nurses, and to pay them more. |
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Most recent EDMs signed by Andrew Selous
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29 Sep 2020 |
Andrew Selous signed this EDM on Thursday 8th October 2020Government funding for zoos and aquariumsTabled by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)That this House is concerned that not a single zoo has yet benefited from the Government’s Zoo Animals Fund and that very few are likely to stand to benefit from that funding; notes that, including the previous Zoo Support Fund, only 2 per cent of the Government’s support funds for … |
14 signatures (Most recent: 8 Oct 2020) Signatures by party: Conservative: 7 Labour: 2 Plaid Cymru: 2 Liberal Democrat: 1 Scottish National Party: 1 Democratic Unionist Party: 1 |
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6 Oct 2020 |
Andrew Selous signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 7th October 2020Tackling child food insecurityTabled by: Robert Halfon (Conservative - Harlow)That this House believes no child should go hungry; welcomes Government action to provide Free School Meals over the school summer holidays; recognises that families are still struggling to afford food, that 11 per cent of parents and 6 per cent of children have directly experienced food insecurity in the … |
8 signatures (Most recent: 8 Oct 2020) Signatures by party: Conservative: 6 Labour: 2 |
Commons initiatives
Andrew Selous has not been granted any Urgent Questions in the current sitting
Andrew Selous has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting
1 Bill introduced by Andrew Selous
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 make provision about periodical local authority reviews of the housing needs of Gypsy and Traveller communities; to make provision for the conversion of caravan sites into settled accommodation; to require local authorities to provide temporary caravan stopping sites where there is a demonstrated need; to create a criminal offence of unauthorised encampment; to make provision about the education of Gypsy and Traveller children; to require schools to have regard to Gypsy and Traveller culture and heritage in teaching; and for connected purposes.
2 Bills supported by Andrew Selous
Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2018 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor - Maria Caulfield (CON)
Registration of Marriage (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Caroline Spelman (CON)