Bim Afolami

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (2) - Legislation tabled (4) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (60)

Conservative

Member for Hitchin and Harpenden

bim.afolami.mp@parliament.uk / BimAfolami

4 APPG memberships (as of 24 Sep 2020)

Credit Unions, Entrepreneurship, Financial Markets and Services, Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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Sparring Partners

Mrs Theresa May (Conservative) (14 debate interactions) View debates with Mrs Theresa May Peter Dowd (Labour) (13 debate interactions) View debates with Peter Dowd Matt Hancock (Conservative) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (12 debate interactions) View debates with Matt Hancock View All MP Sparring Partners

Department Debates

HM Treasury (80 debate contributions) View HM Treasury debates
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (28 debate contributions) View Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy debates
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (28 debate contributions) View Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs debates
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Legislation Debates

Environment Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill (5,581 words contributed) View Environment Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill debates
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill (2,904 words contributed) View Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill debates
Contingencies Fund Act 2020 - Government Bill (2,890 words contributed) View Contingencies Fund Act 2020 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Hitchin and Harpenden Petitions

Highest Hitchin and Harpenden signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	81 of 11,411 (0.71%)	Fund research into improving the safety of contraceptive options Gov Responded - 9 Sep 2020
Open	53 of 8,557 (0.62%)	Change the UK's Airport slots regulations
Open	66 of 11,337 (0.58%)	Recognise period pants as a menstrual product so that they can be taxed fairly
Open	106 of 24,192 (0.44%)	Permit weddings of 5 people (registrar/couple/2 witnesses) during COVID19 Gov Responded - 2 Jul 2020
Open	108 of 26,091 (0.41%)	Extend grants immediately to small businesses outside of SBRR Gov Responded - 29 May 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020

Most Hitchin and Harpenden signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	693 of 265,132 (0.26%)	Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum Gov Responded - 30 Jul 2020
Open	504 of 210,728 (0.24%)	Broker a ceasefire for all sides in Yemen to carry out humanitarian aid Gov Responded - 6 Aug 2020
Open	503 of 128,725 (0.39%)	Allow Zoos and Wildlife attractions to reopen with social distancing in place Gov Responded - 26 Jun 2020
Open	457 of 176,603 (0.26%)	Offer more support to the arts (particularly Theatres and Music) amidst COVID-19 Gov Responded - 20 Jul 2020
Open	386 of 148,880 (0.26%)	Review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades Gov Responded - 4 Sep 2020

Bim Afolami has not participated in any petition debates

Most recent EDMs signed by Bim Afolami

Date Tabled	Title	Signatures
5 Feb 2018	Bim Afolami signed this EDM on Thursday 22nd February 2018 FLY TIPPING AND COMMUNITY PAYBACK Tabled by: Sir Mike Penning (Conservative - Hemel Hempstead) That this House calls on the Secretary of State for Justice to simplify the court process for the prosecution of fly-tippers; and to introduce community payback sentencing for fly-tippers to help address the increase in illegal fly tipping.	45 signatures (Most recent: 21 May 2018) Signatures by party: Labour: 24 Conservative: 12 Democratic Unionist Party: 4 Independent: 2 Liberal Democrat: 1 Non-affiliated: 1
25 Oct 2017	Bim Afolami signed this EDM on Thursday 23rd November 2017 DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT Tabled by: Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge) That this House notes the findings published by Leonard Cheshire Disability, as part of its Untapped Talent campaign on disability employment, that 60 per cent of young disabled people said they did not receive the right support in order to move towards employment; encourages the Government to do more to …	59 signatures (Most recent: 24 Jan 2018) Signatures by party: Labour: 28 Scottish National Party: 17 Independent: 4 Conservative: 3 Democratic Unionist Party: 2 Liberal Democrat: 2 Non-affiliated: 1 The Independent Group for Change: 1 Green Party: 1

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Commons initiatives

Bim Afolami has not been granted any Urgent Questions in the current sitting

Bim Afolami has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

3 Bills introduced by Bim Afolami

Title	Bill Type	Last Event	Next Event Date	Last Updated
British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Bill 2019-21 Presented by Bim Afolami (Conservative)	Private Members' Bill Ballot Bill	2nd reading: House of Commons	Committee stage: House of Commons 30 Sep 2020	25 Sep 2020, 4:23 p.m.
A Bill to provide the British Library Board with a power to borrow money.
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill 2017-19 Presented by Bim Afolami (Conservative)	Private Members' Bill Ten Minute Bill	1st reading: House of Commons 17 April, 2018		23 Nov 2018, 11:18 a.m.
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 substance testing in prisons and similar institutions.
Rail Passenger (Compensation) Bill 2017-19 Presented by Bim Afolami (Conservative)	Private Members' Bill Presentation Bill	1st reading: House of Commons (no debate)		5 Jul 2018, 12:08 p.m.
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 for a single compensation scheme for passengers across train operators; to require train operators to pay automatic compensation to season ticket holders and certain other passengers where certain standards of service are not met; to allow train operators to recover compensation paid to passengers from Network Rail in certain circumstances; to establish a body to administer rail compensation; and for connected purposes.

Bim Afolami has not supported any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

60 Written Questions

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HM Treasury

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Research and Development Tax Credit Advertising: Internet Taxation Infrastructure: Capital Investment Corporation Tax Stamp Duty Land Tax Taxation: Disclosure of Information Multinational Companies: Taxation Non-domestic Rates Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands Fuels: Excise Duties Taxation: Electronic Government