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Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (109) - Bills Introduced (2) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (320)

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Select Committee Meeting
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
10:45
Science and Technology Committee (Commons) - Private Meeting
2 Mar 2021, 10:45 a.m.
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Select Committee Meeting
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
09:00
Science and Technology Committee (Commons) - Oral evidence
3 Mar 2021, 9 a.m.
(at 9:15 am) Professor David Cebon, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cambridge Professor Nilay Shah, Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London (at 10:15 am) Michael Liebreich, CEO, Liebreich Associates Dr Jenifer Baxter, Chief Engineer, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (at 11:15 am) Baroness Brown of Cambridge
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Speeches
Monday 30th November 2020
Scheduled Mass Deportation: Jamaica

The Minister does not seem to understand the sensitivities around the Windrush scandal, but nobody is arguing about deporting very …
Written Answers
Friday 26th February 2021
Overseas Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure …
Early Day Motions
Monday 18th January 2021
UK citizenship for the Windrush generation
That this House deplores the Home Office’s treatment of those of the Windrush Generation and their families; notes that many …
Bills
Wednesday 16th September 2020
Remote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings (Motion) Bill 2019-21
A Bill to require the Leader of the House of Commons to move a Motion asserting the equal right of …
Tweets
Friday 26th February 2021
20:36
@JulieJamesMS Thank you It was a pleasure soo much fun 🤗
MP Financial Interests
Monday 16th March 2020
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Bradley Energy Ltd
Address of donor: 26 South St Mary's Gate, Grimsby DN31 1LW
Amount of donation …
EDM signed
Thursday 11th February 2021
Christopher Kapessa
That this House stands in solidarity with the family of Christopher Kapessa, a 13 year old child, who died after …

Debate information

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Sparring Partners
Victoria Atkins (Conservative) Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (30 debate interactions) View debates with Victoria Atkins John Bercow (Speaker) (20 debate interactions) View debates with John Bercow Penny Mordaunt (Conservative) Paymaster General (14 debate interactions) View debates with Penny Mordaunt View All MP Sparring Partners
Department Debates
HM Treasury (46 debate contributions) View HM Treasury debates
Home Office (40 debate contributions) View Home Office debates
Department for International Trade (25 debate contributions) View Department for International Trade debates
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Legislation Debates
Finance Act 2018 - Government Bill (4,241 words contributed) View Finance Act 2018 - Government Bill debates
Remote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) (1,147 words contributed) View Remote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) debates
Remote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings (Motion) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) (1,147 words contributed) View Remote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings (Motion) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) debates
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Significant Brent Central Petitions

Highest Brent Central signature proportion
Status Signatures Title
Open 120 of 8,689 (1.38%) Make CCTV on school buses carrying children with disabilities mandatory.
Open 98 of 10,975 (0.89%) Grant an urgent Amnesty to Undocumented Migrants living in the UK
Open 112 of 13,246 (0.85%) Urge the ICC to investigate crimes against the Tamil population
Open 71 of 8,868 (0.80%) Ghost's Law - Kittens must be vaccinated and checked by vet before they’re sold
Open 133 of 17,160 (0.78%) Increase the child benefit to £200 pounds monthly per child.
Most Brent Central signatures
Status Signatures Title
Open 2,003 of 578,027 (0.35%) Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000
Gov Responded - 26 Jan 2021
Open 1,714 of 1,111,980 (0.15%) End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry
Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020
Open 1,322 of 428,475 (0.31%) Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases
Gov Responded - 25 Nov 2020
Open 1,289 of 221,078 (0.58%) Implement sanctions against the Nigerian Government and officials
Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020
Open 864 of 219,651 (0.39%) Do not rollout Covid-19 vaccine passports
Current Signatures Final Signatures Title Petition Deadline
153,506
Petition Closed

Make online homophobia a specific criminal offence

 Gov Responded - 28 Mar 2019 Debated on - 1 Jul 2019 View Dawn Butler's petition debate contributions 		12 Aug 2019
closed 1 year, 6 months ago

As a gay man I find it devastating how members of the LGBT community are still subjected to homophobic abuse online.
35,203
Petition Closed

Make British Sign Language part of the National Curriculum

 Gov Responded - 17 Oct 2017 Debated on - 5 Mar 2018 View Dawn Butler's petition debate contributions 		12 Mar 2018
closed 2 years, 11 months ago

Around 50,000 people in the UK use British Sign Language, so why is this not taught in schools? There are many children who are born deaf, and we need to give them a better chance at a more integrated future. This is why BSL needs to be taught in schools.

Most recent EDMs signed by Dawn Butler

Date Tabled Title Signatures
9 Feb 2021
 Dawn Butler signed this EDM on Thursday 11th February 2021

Christopher Kapessa

 Tabled by: Beth Winter (Labour - Cynon Valley)
That this House stands in solidarity with the family of Christopher Kapessa, a 13 year old child, who died after being pushed into the River Cynon in South Wales on 1 July 2019; extends its sympathy to his family; has concerns about the South Wales Police investigation into Christopher’s death; … 		24 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 19
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
4 Feb 2021
 Dawn Butler signed this EDM on Thursday 11th February 2021

Zero covid strategy

 Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House notes with sadness that the UK has now had more than 100,000 covid-19 deaths, with one of the highest death rates in the world; further notes that the Government's strategy to live with the virus and balance the loss of lives and the economy has led to … 		42 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 27
Scottish National Party: 9
Plaid Cymru: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Green Party: 1
Independent: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

1 Urgent Question tabled by Dawn Butler

Date Forum Title
8 Jan 2018 Commons Chamber Office for Students: Appointment

Dawn Butler has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

2 Bills introduced by Dawn Butler

Remote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings (Motion) Bill 2019-21
Introduced: 16th September 2020
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Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)
Private Members' Bill
Ten Minute Bill

A Bill to require the Leader of the House of Commons to move a Motion asserting the equal right of all Members of the House of Commons to participate in proceedings and establishing mechanisms for MPs unable to attend Westminster to vote remotely and to participate remotely in proceedings, including debates and general committees.

Last Event - 1st reading: House of Commons
Wednesday 16th September 2020
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Next Event - 2nd reading: House of Commons
Date TBA
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Remote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings Bill 2019-21
Introduced: 16th September 2020
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Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent Central)
Private Members' Bill
Ten Minute Bill

A Bill to require the Leader of the House of Commons to move a Motion asserting the equal right of all Members of the House of Commons to participate in proceedings and establishing mechanisms for MPs unable to attend Westminster to vote remotely and to participate remotely in proceedings, including debates and general committees.

Last Event - 1st reading: House of Commons
Wednesday 16th September 2020
(Read Debate)
Next Event - 2nd reading: House of Commons
Friday 23rd October 2020
No Bill Text - No Explanatory Notes - Bill Debates - Official Page

Dawn Butler has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting

320 Written Questions

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Department of Health and Social Care
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Coronavirus: Health Education Royal Free Hospital: Nurseries Coronavirus: Vaccination Coronavirus: General Practitioners Mental Health Services: Children and Young People Coronavirus: Disease Control Coronavirus: Disease Control Surgery Coronavirus: Protective Clothing Coronavirus: Protective Clothing Protective Clothing: Procurement Contact Tracing: Computer Software Contact Tracing: Computer Software Coronavirus: Disease Control Contact Tracing: Computer Software Contact Tracing: Computer Software Coronavirus: Statistics Sign Language: Television Coronavirus: Sickle Cell Diseases Coronavirus: Sickle Cell Diseases Protective Clothing: Brent Coronavirus: Disease Control Nurses: Career Development Equal Pay Equal Pay Domestic Abuse: Advisory Services Domestic Abuse: Advisory Services Domestic Abuse: Advisory Services HIV Infection: Drugs Dental Services: Registration Drugs: Prices NHS: Temporary Employment HIV Infection: Drugs Visual Impairment Visual Impairment: Young People Psychiatry: Training NHS: Temporary Employment NHS: Temporary Employment NHS: Temporary Employment NHS: Temporary Employment Epilepsy: Death Junior Doctors: Conditions of Employment Nurses: Training Nurses: Training Junior Doctors: Conditions of Employment
Home Office
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Police: Demonstrations Windrush Generation: Finance Driving Offences: Ethnic Groups Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Police: Recruitment Financial Services: Fraud Domestic Abuse: LGBT People Home Office: LGBT People Detention Centres: Coronavirus Immigrants: Coronavirus Police: Equality Police: Racial Discrimination Police: Equality Immigration: Windrush Generation Immigration: Windrush Generation Immigration: Windrush Generation Immigration: Windrush Generation Immigrants: Domestic Abuse Immigration Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: EU Nationals LGBT People: Hate Crime Females: Domestic Violence Domestic Abuse: Females Visas: Fees and Charges Deportation: Jamaica Deportation: Jamaica Home Office: Equality Home Office: Equality Deportation Deportation Deportation Asylum: Nationality Asylum: Nationality Teachers: Migrant Workers Asylum: Nationality Asylum: Middle East Asylum: Nationality Crimes of Violence: Females Immigration Bill: Impact Assessments
Cabinet Office
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Dyson: Ventilators Cabinet Office: Written Questions Ethnic Groups: Equality Office for Tackling Injustices Office for Tackling Injustices Office for Tackling Injustices Office for Tackling Injustices Office for Tackling Injustices Office for Tackling Injustices Civil Service: Ethnic Groups Office for Tackling Injustices Office for Tackling Injustices Office for Tackling Injustices Cleaning Services: Coronavirus Females: Coronavirus Civil Service: LGBT People Census: Gender Recognition Census: Statutory Instruments Ethnic Groups: Equality Public Sector: Ethnic Groups Public Sector: Equality Public Sector: Ethnic Groups Public Service: Equality Public Service: Equality Public Service: Equality Government Departments: Procurement Senior Civil Servants: Ethnic Groups
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Coronavirus: Vaccination Coronavirus: Disease Control Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups Business: LGBT People Equal Pay: LGBT People Business: Equality Employment: LGBT People Paternity Leave: Discrimination Females: New Businesses Females: Small Businesses Directors: Females Ethnic Diversity of UK Boards Review Renewable Energy: Technology Transfer Renewable Energy: Jamaica Energy: Prices Energy: Prices Energy: Prices Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Equality Equal Pay Directors: Females Directors: Equality Directors: Equality
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Overseas Aid Human Rights Sayed Alwadaei Sayed Alwadaei Sayed Alwadaei Farouk Hamadalla Yemen: Cultural Heritage Latvia: World War II Saudi Arabia: Religious Freedom Andargachew Tsege Middle East: Genocide Saudi Arabia: Religious Freedom Ethiopia: Human Rights Maryam Rajavi Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade Haiti: Elections Tunisia: Travel Information Tunisia: British Nationals Abroad China: Human Rights