Greg Knight

Conservative - East Yorkshire

sothcottt@parliament.uk / gregknightmp

Select Committees

Administration Committee (since March 2020)

3 APPG membership (as of 16 Dec 2020)

Fair Fuel for UK Motorists and UK Hauliers, Historic Vehicles, Spain

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (65) - Legislation tabled (1) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (177)

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Debate information

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Sparring Partners

John Hayes (Conservative) (21 debate interactions) View debates with John Hayes Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) (16 debate interactions) View debates with Andrea Leadsom Christopher Chope (Conservative) (15 debate interactions) View debates with Christopher Chope View All MP Sparring Partners

Department Debates

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (60 debate contributions) View Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government debates
Department for Transport (46 debate contributions) View Department for Transport debates
Leader of the House (16 debate contributions) View Leader of the House debates
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Legislation Debates

Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill) (8,589 words contributed) View Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill) debates
Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 - Government Bill (2,203 words contributed) View Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 - Government Bill debates
Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Act 2019 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill) (437 words contributed) View Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Act 2019 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill) debates
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Significant East Yorkshire Petitions

Highest East Yorkshire signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	120 of 17,855 (0.67%)	A government cash bailout for the coach industry before it's too late. Gov Responded - 3 Nov 2020
Open	69 of 11,342 (0.61%)	Change the law to increase sentencing for Hare coursing and poaching.
Open	102 of 21,976 (0.46%)	Support Boarding Kennels and Catteries Gov Responded - 14 Jan 2021
Open	163 of 49,485 (0.33%)	Ban Supertrawlers from UK waters after leaving the EUs Common Fisheries Policy Gov Responded - 14 Jan 2021
Open	96 of 33,924 (0.28%)	Prioritise Key Retail Workers, being offered the Covid Vaccine!

Most East Yorkshire signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	1,184 of 1,109,508 (0.11%)	End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020
Open	761 of 479,319 (0.16%)	Prioritise teachers, school and childcare staff for Covid-19 vaccination
Open	599 of 562,999 (0.11%)	Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000
Open	561 of 294,989 (0.19%)	Limit the Sale and Use of Fireworks to Organisers of Licensed Displays Only Gov Responded - 13 Aug 2020
Open	559 of 427,324 (0.13%)	Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases Gov Responded - 25 Nov 2020

Current Signatures	Final Signatures	Title	Petition Deadline
109,076 Petition Closed		Restore nature on a massive scale to help stop climate breakdown Gov Responded - 2 May 2019 Debated on - 28 Oct 2019 View Sir Greg Knight's petition debate contributions	17 Oct 2019 closed 1 year, 3 months ago
To avoid a climate emergency we need to act fast. Rewilding and other natural climate solutions can draw millions of tonnes of CO2 out of the air through restoring and protecting our living systems. We call on the UK government to make a bold financial and political commitment to nature's recovery.

Most recent EDMs signed by Greg Knight

Date Tabled	Title	Signatures
28 Sep 2020	Greg Knight signed this EDM on Thursday 8th October 2020 Beer Duty 2020 Tabled by: Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) That this House commends the Government for freezing Beer Duty at previous Budgets; acknowledges that again the UK has the highest total Beer Duty bill in Europe at £3.4 billion and a Beer Duty rate at three times the EU average, as well as 11 times that of Germany or …	19 signatures (Most recent: 8 Oct 2020) Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat: 7 Conservative: 4 Democratic Unionist Party: 2 Labour: 2 Independent: 1 Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1 Green Party: 1 Plaid Cymru: 1 Alliance: 1
10 Sep 2020	Greg Knight signed this EDM on Monday 28th September 2020 The global wildlife trade and prevention of future zoonotic pandemics Tabled by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West) That this House notes with concern the increased risks of future pandemics from the continued exploitation and commodification of wildlife in the global wildlife trade; further notes that zoonotic diseases are responsible for over two billion cases of human illness and over two million human deaths each year, that sixty …	47 signatures (Most recent: 8 Oct 2020) Signatures by party: Scottish National Party: 18 Labour: 9 Conservative: 5 Liberal Democrat: 5 Democratic Unionist Party: 4 Independent: 3 Plaid Cymru: 3

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Commons initiatives

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Greg Knight has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

1 Bill introduced by Greg Knight

Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019

Tabled: 19th July 2017

Greg Knight (Conservative - East Yorkshire)
Private Members' Bill
Ballot Bill

A Bill to make provision for and in connection with a code of practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on Friday 15th March 2019 and was enacted into law.

Act of Parliament - Explanatory Note - Bill Debates - Official Page

1 Bill supported by Greg Knight

Voter Registration Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christopher Chope (CON)

177 Written Questions

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Rivers: Flood Control Slaughterhouses: CCTV Air Pollution: Coronavirus Fish: Labelling Poultry: Animal Welfare Giant Hogweed Food: Microplastics Food: Microplastics Aquaculture: Coronavirus Firearms: Licensing Giant Hogweed: Health Hazards Tuna Food: Labelling Poultry: Animal Welfare Rabbits: Animal Welfare Horses: Animal Welfare Motor Vehicles: Litter Litter Animals: Disease Control Newcastle Disease Drinking Water: Standards Animal Feed: Pigs Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Fly-tipping Fly-tipping Pigs: Antibiotics Pigs: Organic Farming Food: Labelling Scallops: Dredging Swine Fever Agriculture: Genetic Engineering Fly-tipping Slaughterhouses Giant Hogweed Giant Hogweed Ragwort Control Act 2003 Japanese Knotweed Inland Waterways: Dredging African Swine Fever: Disease Control Bats and Owls: Conservation Fly Tipping Public Transport: Exhaust Emissions Construction: Urban Areas Poultry: Animal Welfare Neonicotinoids Agriculture: Migrant Workers Reservoirs

Department for Transport

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Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Standards British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus A15: Dual Carriageways Aviation: Coronavirus Parking: Coronavirus Driving Instruction: Coronavirus Biofuels: Agricultural Machinery Large Goods Vehicles: Coronavirus Large Goods Vehicles: Safety Measures Large Goods Vehicles: Testing Biofuels A1: Rutland Motor Vehicles: Insurance Selby-Hull railway line A1: Lincolnshire Road Humps Highway Code Roads: Accidents M40: Closures Motorways: Accidents A1 (M): Repairs and Maintenance Unmanned Air Vehicles: Regulation Unmanned Air Vehicles: Regulation M180: Repairs and Maintenance A1: Speed Limits A1: Repairs and Maintenance Motorways: Speed Limits Roads: Repairs and Maintenance Trailers: Testing Motor Vehicle Type Approval: Cars Motor Vehicle Type Approval: Cars Railways: Weather Motorways: Road Traffic Control M1 Road Traffic Control A1 (M): Speed Limits Roads: East Yorkshire Traffic Lights A1: Laybys Roads: Heating A15: Dual Carriageways Ragwort M62

Department of Health and Social Care

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Pigmeat: Nitrates Pregnancy: Leukaemia Hospitals: Construction WiFi: Health Hazards NHS: Vacancies Health Services: Rural Areas Health Services: Rural Areas Radio Waves: Health Hazards Food: Nitrates Meat: Fraud Food: Manufacturing Industries Primary Health Care: Internet General Practitioners: Labour Turnover Care Homes Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy