Early Day Motion
World Cancer Day
(41 Signatures)
2 Feb 2026
Tabled by:
Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House marks World Cancer Day; recognises the almost 3.5 million people living with cancer in the UK; further recognises that cancer remains the biggest overall cause of death for people in the UK; highlights the previous Conservative Government broke its promise on a 10 year cancer plan that …
Early Day Motion
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
(31 Signatures)
2 Feb 2026
Tabled by:
Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House commemorates Cervical Cancer Awareness Month; celebrates the NHS HPV vaccination programme; praises the success of the HPV vaccine which stops 90% of cervical cancer cases and can reduce incidence in low socioeconomic groups; recognises that each year more than 3,200 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in …
Early Day Motion
Gardens Trust statutory consultee status
(12 Signatures)
2 Feb 2026
Tabled by:
Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House is concerned by the Government's plans to remove the Gardens Trust as a statutory consultee; recognises that the statutory consultation requirement is an important provision within the limited protections that registered parks and gardens have; notes that removing the consultation requirement is directly damaging by reducing specialist …
Early Day Motion
Brain cancer
(32 Signatures)
15 Jan 2026
Tabled by:
Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House recognises that 13,000 people a year are diagnosed with brain cancer yet treatment and survival chances have not significantly progressed in decades; notes a key reason for the poor survival rates is due to a lack of tissue freezing; is concerned that in many hospitals, tumour tissue …
Early Day Motion
Less Survivable Cancers Week
(49 Signatures)
12 Jan 2026
Tabled by:
Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House recognises Less Survivable Cancers Week; notes the six less survivable cancers are cancers of the brain, liver, lungs, pancreas, oesophagus and stomach; further recognises that these cancers account for 67,000 deaths every year and represent around 42% of all cancer deaths in the UK; further notes late …
Early Day Motion
60th anniversary of Re-engage Epsom and Ewell
(9 Signatures)
16 Dec 2025
Tabled by:
Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House congratulates Re-engage Epsom and Ewell on the occasion of its 60th anniversary; recognises the outstanding contribution made by its volunteers in supporting lonely and isolated older people aged 75 and over through free monthly tea parties and a call-befriending service; notes that the group has supported hundreds …
Early Day Motion
Horton Cemetery
(21 Signatures)
8 Dec 2025
Tabled by:
Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House notes the significant historic, cultural and community value of Horton Cemetery, the final resting place of more than 9,000 former patients of the Epsom cluster of psychiatric hospitals, many of whom lie in unmarked graves; expresses deep concern and regret that this cemetery remains privately owned following …
Early Day Motion
Gold awards for Nonsuch Park in South & South East in Bloom 2025
(7 Signatures)
1 Dec 2025
Tabled by:
Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House congratulates Nonsuch Park on winning both the Heritage Park of the Year and Large Conservation Area gold awards in the 2025 South & South East in Bloom Awards; notes that the site, once home to King Henry VIII’s Nonsuch Palace begun in 1538, now serves as a …
Early Day Motion
50th Anniversary of women’s right to independent mortgages
(29 Signatures)
19 Nov 2025
Tabled by:
Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House notes that this year marks the 50th anniversary of women in the United Kingdom gaining the legal right to apply for a mortgage in their own name without requiring the consent of a father or husband, a milestone that represented a profound and overdue shift toward economic …
Early Day Motion
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day on 20 November 2025
(40 Signatures)
19 Nov 2025
Tabled by:
Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House recognises Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day on 20 November 2025; notes that pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in the United Kingdom, remaining the UK’s fifth biggest cancer killer and taking nearly 11,000 lives each year; further notes that only around 5% of patients survive ten …