Debbie Abrahams

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (133) - Legislation tabled (1) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (117)

Labour

Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth

abrahamsd@parliament.uk / Debbie_abrahams

Select Committees

Work and Pensions Committee (since March 2020)

11 APPG memberships (as of 24 Sep 2020)

Business in a Pandemic (Covid) World, Compassionate Politics, Complex Needs, Coronavirus, Dementia, Disability, Green New Deal, Kashmir, Unconscious Bias, Universal Credit, Women in the Penal System

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Sparring Partners

Matt Hancock (Conservative) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (33 debate interactions) View debates with Matt Hancock Justin Tomlinson (Conservative) Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (30 debate interactions) View debates with Justin Tomlinson John Bercow (Speaker) (26 debate interactions) View debates with John Bercow View All MP Sparring Partners

Department Debates

Department for Work and Pensions (159 debate contributions) View Department for Work and Pensions debates
Department of Health and Social Care (42 debate contributions) View Department of Health and Social Care debates
Cabinet Office (21 debate contributions) View Cabinet Office debates
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Legislation Debates

Finance Act 2019 - Government Bill (4,579 words contributed) View Finance Act 2019 - Government Bill debates
Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 - Government Bill (3,876 words contributed) View Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 - Government Bill debates
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 - Government Bill (3,025 words contributed) View European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Oldham East and Saddleworth Petitions

Highest Oldham East and Saddleworth signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	157 of 8,651 (1.82%)	We the British People Request a Public Inquiry into Grooming Gangs
Open	62 of 13,962 (0.44%)	Extra Financial Support For Closed Soft Play Centres Gov Responded - 21 Aug 2020
Open	74 of 17,943 (0.41%)	Mandatory life sentences for child sexual abuse
Open	118 of 33,261 (0.36%)	Reverse all exam grades back to teacher’s own predictions Gov Responded - 4 Sep 2020
Open	90 of 28,124 (0.32%)	Cut beer duty for at least 12 months, so pubs can survive after the covid virus. Gov Responded - 5 Jun 2020

Most Oldham East and Saddleworth signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	470 of 210,743 (0.22%)	Broker a ceasefire for all sides in Yemen to carry out humanitarian aid Gov Responded - 6 Aug 2020
Open	362 of 195,288 (0.19%)	Require universities to partially refund tuition fees for 20/21 due to Covid-19 Gov Responded - 24 Sep 2020
Open	305 of 146,522 (0.21%)	Reduce curriculum content for year 10 & 12 students who will sit exams in 2021. Gov Responded - 30 Jul 2020
Open	296 of 237,970 (0.12%)	Extend maternity leave by 3 months with pay in light of COVID-19 Gov Responded - 14 May 2020
Open	289 of 121,037 (0.24%)	Take action to stop illegal immigration and rapidly remove illegal immigrants

Debbie Abrahams has not participated in any petition debates

Most recent EDMs signed by Debbie Abrahams

Date Tabled	Title	Signatures
22 Jul 2020	Debbie Abrahams signed this EDM on Monday 28th September 2020 Town and Country Planning Tabled by: Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras) That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 755), dated 20 July 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 July 2020, be annulled.	18 signatures (Most recent: 28 Sep 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 15 Liberal Democrat: 3
21 Jul 2020	Debbie Abrahams signed this EDM on Monday 28th September 2020 Town and Country Planning Tabled by: Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras) That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that The Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 632), dated 23 June 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 24 June 2020, be annulled.	55 signatures (Most recent: 28 Sep 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 43 Liberal Democrat: 9 Conservative: 1 Plaid Cymru: 1 Green Party: 1

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Commons initiatives

4 Urgent Questions tabled by Debbie Abrahams

Date	Forum	Title
4 Jul 2019	Commons Chamber	Social Security Claimant Deaths
27 Feb 2019	Commons Chamber	Jammu and Kashmir
4 Jun 2018	Commons Chamber	Personal Independence Payments
22 Jan 2018	Commons Chamber	Private Sector Pensions

Debbie Abrahams has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

1 Bill introduced by Debbie Abrahams

Title	Bill Type	Last Event	Next Event Date	Last Updated
Public Sector Supply Chains (Project Bank Accounts) Bill 2017-19 Presented by Debbie Abrahams (Labour)	Private Members' Bill Ten Minute Bill	1st reading: House of Commons 15 January, 2019		16 Jan 2019, 11:16 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 require public authorities to pay certain suppliers using project bank accounts; and for connected purposes.

Debbie Abrahams has not supported any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

117 Written Questions

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Department for Work and Pensions

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Universal Credit Post Office Card Account Personal Independence Payment: Dementia Employment and Support Allowance Employment and Support Allowance Employment and Support Allowance Universal Credit: Disability Social Security Benefits: Disability Universal Credit: Self-employed Universal Credit: Telephone Services Personal Independence Payment: Hearing Impairment Personal Independence Payment: Hearing Impairment Personal Independence Payment Universal Credit Personal Independence Payment Personal Independence Payment: Mental Health Personal Independence Payment Immigrants: Caribbean Immigrants: Caribbean Immigrants: Caribbean Immigrants: Commonwealth Immigrants: Commonwealth Social Security Benefits: Hearing Impairment Employment Support Allowance: Disqualification Universal Credit Universal Credit Universal Credit Jobcentre Plus: Training Universal Credit: Disqualification Employment Support Allowance: Disqualification Universal Credit: Mental Illness Social Security Benefits: Disqualification Universal Credit Universal Credit: Disqualification State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad Department for Work and Pensions: Staff Universal Credit: Self-employed Personal Independence Payment: Mental Health Personal Independence Payment: Mental Health Personal Independence Payment: Mental Health Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness Employment: Cancer Employment: Mental Illness Employment Employment and Support Allowance Employment and Support Allowance Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services Universal Credit: Telephone Services Universal Credit: Telephone Services Universal Credit: Telephone Services Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services Access to Work Programme Access to Work Programme Access to Work Programme Access to Work Programme Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services State Retirement Pensions: Uprating Social Security Benefits Employment and Support Allowance Employment and Support Allowance Employment: Disability Employment and Support Allowance Personal Independence Payment Universal Credit Universal Credit Employment: Learning Disability Jobseeker's Allowance: Learning Disability Employment: Learning Disability Employment: Learning Disability Employment: Learning Disability Low Pay Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations Universal Credit: Public Sector Universal Credit Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations Social Security Benefits: Applications Universal Credit Universal Credit: Housing Universal Credit Universal Credit

Department of Health and Social Care

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Dementia: Health Services Dementia: Health Services Restraint Equipment: Dementia Restraint Equipment: Dementia Breast Cancer: Nurses Breast Cancer Dementia Dementia Palliative Care: Children Dementia: Training Dental Services: Older People Dental Services: Older People Dental Health: Surveys