Information between 4th March 2026 - 3rd May 2026
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15 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 1 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 256 Noes - 150 |
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27 Apr 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over) - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 176 |
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27 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 1 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 164 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 1 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 170 |
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27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 1 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 167 |
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28 Apr 2026 - Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges - View Vote Context Colum Eastwood voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 2 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 335 |
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Colum Eastwood speeches from: Dunmurry Police Station Attack
Colum Eastwood contributed 1 speech (132 words) Monday 27th April 2026 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office |
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Colum Eastwood speeches from: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)
Colum Eastwood contributed 5 speeches (893 words) Carry-over motion Monday 27th April 2026 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office |
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Motability: Young People
Asked by: Colum Eastwood (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Foyle) Wednesday 4th March 2026 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of motability cars handed back as a result of the introduction of telematics systems for younger drivers. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The Department for Work and Pensions is responsible for the disability benefits that provide a passport to the Motability Scheme.
Motability Foundation is an independent charitable organisation and is wholly responsible for the terms and administration of the Scheme, including the use of the telematics system. Motability and the department continue to work closely to consider how the Scheme can utilise telematics and other systems to ensure it is used for its intended purpose to support disabled people and their transport needs. Data on telematics and cars recovered from the Scheme are a matter for Motability. |
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Motability: Young People
Asked by: Colum Eastwood (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Foyle) Wednesday 4th March 2026 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has considered reducing the age range for the motability scheme telematics system to 25. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The Department for Work and Pensions is responsible for the disability benefits that provide a passport to the Motability Scheme.
Motability Foundation is an independent charitable organisation and is wholly responsible for the terms and administration of the Scheme, including the use of the telematics system. Motability and the department continue to work closely to consider how the Scheme can utilise telematics and other systems to ensure it is used for its intended purpose to support disabled people and their transport needs. Data on telematics and cars recovered from the Scheme are a matter for Motability. |
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Tuesday 14th April Recognition of Gaelic Games in Britain 8 signatures (Most recent: 27 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Colum Eastwood (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Foyle) That this House welcomes the official recognition of Gaelic games by Sport England, Scotland and Wales; congratulates Britain GAA for its decades long work to protect, promote and enhance Gaelic games in communities across these islands; celebrates the significant growth in participation in Gaelic sports in Britain as a result … |
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Monday 13th April Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Wednesday 13th May 2026 Universal Credit health for under-22s 28 signatures (Most recent: 13 May 2026)Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) That this House expresses grave concern at the proposal to delay access to the Universal Credit health element for young disabled people under 22; notes the absence of evidence that reducing benefit income or tightening eligibility increases participation in employment, education or training; recognises evidence, including the Department for Work … |
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Wednesday 13th May Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Wednesday 13th May 2026 52 signatures (Most recent: 14 May 2026) Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House calls for the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, better known as the Hillsborough Law, to be passed in full as one of the first Acts of the new Parliamentary session; notes with concern the lack of progress on the Bill since the postponed Report Stage and Third Reading … |
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Thursday 16th April Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Wednesday 22nd April 2026 Israel’s treatment of Palestinian prisoners 44 signatures (Most recent: 28 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) That this House expresses grave concern about reports of widespread and systematic torture of Palestinians detained and imprisoned by Israel, including children; notes with alarm that, since 2023, the situation has deteriorated significantly, with evidence of intensifying abuses, including beatings, sexual violence, starvation and lethal mistreatment, leading to unprecedented numbers … |
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Tuesday 14th October Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Wednesday 15th April 2026 Global Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day 2025 46 signatures (Most recent: 15 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House notes that Wednesday 15 October 2025 marks the second annual Global Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day; recognises that every day 22 women in the UK are diagnosed with lobular breast cancer; further notes that lobular breast cancer is the second most common type of breast cancer yet … |
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Tuesday 3rd February Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Wednesday 25th March 2026 116 signatures (Most recent: 23 Apr 2026) Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) That this House expresses grave concern at the executive order signed on 29 January 2026 by US President Donald Trump, which unjustifiably declares Cuba as an “extraordinary threat” to the national security of the United States and authorises new sanctions against any country supplying oil to Cuba; notes that Cuba … |
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Tuesday 17th March Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Tuesday 24th March 2026 32 signatures (Most recent: 26 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House marks World Social Work Day 2026 as an opportunity to celebrate the incredibly important role the social work profession holds within our society; recognises the support social workers provide to vulnerable individuals, families, and communities to improve their circumstances every single day; appreciates those who work in … |
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Monday 26th January Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Monday 23rd March 2026 38 signatures (Most recent: 30 Apr 2026) Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House welcomes the establishment of the Right To Food UK Commission, launched in Parliament in November 2025, to produce an evidence-based roadmap for Right To Food legislation by Autumn 2026; recognises the Commission’s vital role in exposing the scale and causes of food poverty and hunger in the … |
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Monday 2nd March Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th March 2026 Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal 2026 38 signatures (Most recent: 30 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Kenneth Stevenson (Labour - Airdrie and Shotts) That this House notes the Great Daffodil Appeal 2026, which is Marie Curie's flagship annual fundraising campaign, held every March, when people from all corners of the UK wear a daffodil badge to show their support for people with terminal illness; further notes that the Great Daffodil Appeal has now … |
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Monday 19th January Colum Eastwood signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th March 2026 39 signatures (Most recent: 6 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) That this House calls for the introduction of an Essentials Guarantee as supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Trussell Trust, in response to the long-term decline in household income over the past decade; notes that 8.1 million people in working households are in relative poverty, that 14.1 million people … |
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27 Apr 2026, 9:07 p.m. - House of Commons " Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Colum Eastwood. The first thing to say, Madam Speaker, is that " Colum Eastwood MP (Foyle, Social Democratic & Labour Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)
106 speeches (13,699 words) Carry-over motion Monday 27th April 2026 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Alex Burghart (Con - Brentwood and Ongar) Member for Foyle (Colum Eastwood) have made.Similarly, over the past few months, very senior veterans - Link to Speech 2: Iain Duncan Smith (Con - Chingford and Woodford Green) Member for Foyle (Colum Eastwood) was incredibly interesting. - Link to Speech 3: Hilary Benn (Lab - Leeds South) Member for Foyle (Colum Eastwood) was listened to in absolute silence, rightly, as he described a number - Link to Speech |