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Early Day Motion
Political prisoners in Bangladesh (13 Signatures)
3 Dec 2025
Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)
That this House notes with concern that many former MPs, journalists and judges have been imprisoned without charge for over a year in Bangladesh; recalls that justice delayed is justice denied; expresses its concern that there has been a resurgence of human rights abuses by state institutions, including over 40 …
Early Day Motion
Birth anniversary of Basaveshwara (2 Signatures)
28 Apr 2025
Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)
That this House welcomes the birth anniversary celebrations of the social philosopher and Hindu Saint, Basaveshwara, which will take place on 30 April at the Albert Embankment in London; notes the contemporary relevance of his teaching about religious tolerance and mutual respect, at a time when India is mourning the …
Early Day Motion
Securing habitat for endangered swifts and other cavity nesting birds (78 Signatures)
7 Apr 2025
Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)
This House notes with concern the dramatic decline in the breeding population of swifts whose numbers have dropped by 60% since 1995; recognises that the loss of natural nesting habitat for swifts and other cavity nesting birds has meant that four species of these birds are now on the International …
Early Day Motion
Price cap on baby milk formula (29 Signatures)
30 Apr 2024
Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)
This House recognises the impact that food price inflation has had on family budgets in recent years, with annual inflation of 19.1% to March 2023, which was the highest rate of food inflation in 45 years; notes with dismay that some retailers have taken to placing baby milk formula under …
Early Day Motion
Targets for rooftop solar power (12 Signatures)
5 Jun 2023
Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)
That this House welcomes data released by the Countryside Charity showing that installing solar panels on new buildings and existing warehouse rooftops and other large constructions could provide at least 40-50 gigawatts of low carbon electricity, contributing more than half of the total national target of 70 gigawatts of solar …
Early Day Motion
Support for scrappage schemes to tackle air pollution (6 Signatures)
5 Jun 2023
Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)
That this House welcomes the support that the government has given to combat air pollution by its allocation of £230million to clean air zones and scrappage schemes in Birmingham, Bristol, Bradford and Manchester; recognises the public health benefits of scrappage schemes in taking the most polluting vehicles off the roads; …
Early Day Motion
Treatment of asylum seekers and refugees in Turkey (15 Signatures)
13 Dec 2021
Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)
That this House expresses its concern about the treatment of Iranian asylum seekers and refugees in Turkey; notes that more than 30,000 Iranian asylums seekers and refugees, many of whom are political dissidents, human rights activists and journalists, are living in an unacceptable state of limbo, without access to work …
Early Day Motion
COP26 and deep coal mining in the UK (7 Signatures)
11 Jan 2021
Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)
That this House recognises the UK’s historic responsibility as host of COP26 to lead by example on the transition to renewable energy and emissions reductions; notes the government’s recent commitment to cut emissions by 68% by 2030 and to invest in low-carbon energy solutions in accordance with the advice on …
Early Day Motion
Human Rights in Sri Lanka and the Relocation of the BBC Sinhala Service (10 Signatures)
30 Nov 2020
Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)
That this House notes the recent Foreign and Commonwealth and Development Office reports that the human rights environment in Sri Lanka worsened, with the continuation of surveillance and intimidation of activists and human rights defenders, the detention without charge of a high profile human rights lawyer, and a presidential pardon …
Early Day Motion
Removal of requirement to publicise Planning Notices in local newspapers (27 Signatures)
28 Sep 2020
Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)
This House recognises that local and regional newspapers, in print and digital form, reach 40.6 million people each week across the UK; notes that they perform vital democratic functions by nurturing debate, investigating local issues and running powerful campaigns that foster community identity and hold vested interests to account; considers …