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Early Day Motion
Ending offshore drilling licences (3 Signatures)
24 Jan 2024
Tabled by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House considers that the awarding of new offshore drilling licences is at odds with the UK’s national and international net zero commitments; notes the warnings of climate scientists and the United Nations Secretary General that the window for limiting global warming to 1.5C will close in five to …
Early Day Motion
Classification and regulation of NHS medical associate roles and patient safety (17 Signatures)
17 Jan 2024
Tabled by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House believes that the renaming of NHS medical assistant roles to physician associate and anaesthesia associate is confusing the public by blurring the clear distinction between doctors and other professionals who do not have medical qualifications and training; believes that this misleads the public and notes with regret …
Early Day Motion
Future of railway ticket offices (25 Signatures)
5 Jul 2023
Tabled by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House notes with concern the planned mass closure of rail ticket offices, leaving many of the over 1000 train stations unstaffed; recognises that railway ticket office staff are a vital resource for many passengers who might struggle to manage online booking processes and for the security of children, …
Early Day Motion
Windrush 75th anniversary and pensions (13 Signatures)
21 Jun 2023
Tabled by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House welcomes the 75th anniversary of the arrival of Empire Windrush at Tilbury Dock on 22 June 1948; recognises the arrival of the Windrush Generation from 1948 to 1971 is a key moment in British history; celebrates the contribution of the Windrush Generation and the Caribbean community more …
Early Day Motion
Emancipation Day bank holiday (12 Signatures)
19 Jul 2022
Tabled by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House believes workers in the UK currently receive an inadequate number of bank holidays, as British workers get four fewer public holidays than the EU average; notes that in 2021 there were 17 public holidays in Japan, 12 in Australia and 11 in China and New Zealand compared …
Early Day Motion
Press Freedoms in India (10 Signatures)
19 Jul 2022
Tabled by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House holds that a free press is essential for a functioning democracy; is alarmed by increased crackdowns on journalistic independence and freedom in India; notes that India has dropped from 133 in 2016 to 150 out of 190 countries on the 2022 Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom …
Early Day Motion
Garment trade adjudicator (21 Signatures)
12 Jul 2022
Tabled by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House notes that the purchasing practices of UK retailers has a direct impact on the workers who make clothes for fashion brands, who then re-sell those clothes onto consumers; laments the unfair purchasing practices of UK fashion brands, which causes job losses, poverty wages, excessive overtime and unsafe …
Early Day Motion
Alcohol addiction within the South Asian community (6 Signatures)
7 Jul 2022
Tabled by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House is concerned by the prevalence of alcohol addiction within the South Asian community; is alarmed by the fact that, according to the British Medical Journal, for every 100 white men dying from alcohol-related causes, there are 160 Asian men dying; laments that the UK’s most recent alcohol …
Early Day Motion
In memory of Simon Cole QPM (4 Signatures)
9 Jun 2022
Tabled by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House mourns the passing of Simon Cole QPM, who served as Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police with distinction between June 2010 and March 2022; recognises that Simon admirably prioritised community engagement and progressed issues of diversity throughout his career; notes that Simon worked tirelessly on issues relating to …
Early Day Motion
South Cameroons (5 Signatures)
30 Mar 2022
Tabled by: Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East)
That this House considers the genocide and abuse of human rights in the war between Cameroon’s authoritarian government and liberation fighters in Southern Cameroons, also known as Ambazonia, as an international atrocity; laments that, since violence began in 2017, 35,000 have been killed, 500 villages have been burnt, over a …