Jess Phillips

Shadow Minister (Home Office)

(since April 2020)

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (172) - Legislation tabled (0) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (165)

Labour

Member for Birmingham, Yardley

jess.phillips.mp@parliament.uk / jessphillips

5 APPG memberships (as of 24 Sep 2020)

Blood Cancer, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Domestic Violence and Abuse, Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia, Women and Work

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Sparring Partners

Victoria Atkins (Conservative) Minister for Women (81 debate interactions) View debates with Victoria Atkins Alex Chalk (Conservative) Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) (33 debate interactions) View debates with Alex Chalk John Bercow (Speaker) (24 debate interactions) View debates with John Bercow View All MP Sparring Partners

Department Debates

Home Office (230 debate contributions) View Home Office debates
Ministry of Justice (72 debate contributions) View Ministry of Justice debates
Leader of the House (37 debate contributions) View Leader of the House debates
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Legislation Debates

Domestic Abuse Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill (72,031 words contributed) View Domestic Abuse Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill debates
Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 - Government Bill (5,304 words contributed) View Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19 - Government Bill debates
Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Act 2018 - Government Bill (2,551 words contributed) View Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Act 2018 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Birmingham, Yardley Petitions

Highest Birmingham, Yardley signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	65 of 10,921 (0.60%)	Call for an immediate end to the Israeli blockade on the people of Gaza Gov Responded - 8 Sep 2020
Open	233 of 49,563 (0.47%)	Release HMP Prisoners due to COVID-19 - temporary release, licence, tag, curfew Gov Responded - 8 Apr 2020
Open	58 of 12,784 (0.45%)	Extend theory expiry dates due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Gov Responded - 4 Sep 2020
Open	51 of 11,411 (0.45%)	Fund research into improving the safety of contraceptive options Gov Responded - 9 Sep 2020
Open	930 of 210,728 (0.44%)	Broker a ceasefire for all sides in Yemen to carry out humanitarian aid Gov Responded - 6 Aug 2020

Most Birmingham, Yardley signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	930 of 210,728 (0.44%)	Broker a ceasefire for all sides in Yemen to carry out humanitarian aid Gov Responded - 6 Aug 2020
Open	276 of 146,452 (0.19%)	Reduce curriculum content for year 10 & 12 students who will sit exams in 2021. Gov Responded - 30 Jul 2020
Open	264 of 237,934 (0.11%)	Extend maternity leave by 3 months with pay in light of COVID-19 Gov Responded - 14 May 2020
Open	253 of 145,352 (0.17%)	Prevent any restrictions on those who refuse a Covid-19 vaccination Gov Responded - 11 Sep 2020
Open	239 of 194,333 (0.12%)	Require universities to partially refund tuition fees for 20/21 due to Covid-19 Gov Responded - 24 Sep 2020

Jess Phillips has not participated in any petition debates

Most recent EDMs signed by Jess Phillips

Date Tabled	Title	Signatures
4 Jun 2020	Jess Phillips signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th June 2020 Legal Aid and Advice Tabled by: Mr David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham) That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 515), dated 15 May 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 18 May 2020, be annulled.	133 signatures (Most recent: 7 Sep 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 114 Liberal Democrat: 8 Scottish National Party: 5 Plaid Cymru: 3 Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2 Green Party: 1 Independent: 1 Democratic Unionist Party: 1
5 May 2020	Jess Phillips signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th May 2020 The two-child limit, poverty and coronavirus Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House notes the Child Poverty Action Group and the Church of England’s report, published 5 May 2020, which found that an estimated 60,000 families will be affected by the two-child limit as a result of the covid-19 crisis, joining around 230,000 families affected by the policy since April …	23 signatures (Most recent: 15 Sep 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 18 Scottish National Party: 2 Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1 Democratic Unionist Party: 1 Alliance: 1 Green Party: 1

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Commons initiatives

2 Urgent Questions tabled by Jess Phillips

Date	Forum	Title
26 Sep 2019	Commons Chamber	Prime Minister's Role in Creating a Safe Environment
24 Jan 2018	Commons Chamber	Presidents Club Charity Dinner

Jess Phillips has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

Jess Phillips has not introduced any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

4 Bills supported by Jess Phillips

Gender-based Pricing (Prohibition) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Christine Jardine (LDEM)

Stalking Protection Act 2019 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor - Dr Sarah Wollaston (LDEM)

Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor - Ms Karen Buck (LAB)

National Living Wage (Extension to Young People) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor - Holly Lynch (LAB)

165 Written Questions

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Home Office

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Immigrants: Domestic Abuse Immigrants: Domestic Abuse Immigrants: Finance Domestic Abuse: Immigrants Domestic Abuse: Immigrants Domestic Abuse: Immigrants Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Coronavirus Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre Migrant Workers: Domestic Service Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes Visas: Domestic Service Migrant Workers: Domestic Service Domestic Abuse: Immigrants Domestic Abuse: Immigrants Domestic Abuse: Immigrants Crimes of Violence: Females Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Coronavirus Domestic Abuse: Coronavirus Immigrants: Detainees Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Coronavirus Domestic Abuse Public Sector: Trauma Domestic Abuse Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Females Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre Domestic Abuse: Immigrants Immigrants: Detainees Deportation: Females Immigrants: Detainees Deportation: Females Deportation: India Deportation: Pakistan Deportation: Bangladesh Deportation: Brazil Deportation: Colombia Criminal Investigation Criminal Investigation Human Trafficking: Detainees Slavery: Detainees Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Training Immigration: Appeals Immigration: Appeals Immigration: Judicial Review Immigration: Judicial Review Immigrants: Detainees Immigrants: Detainees Police: First Aid Domestic Violence Domestic Violence: Homicide Visas Home Office: Presidents Club Crimes of Violence: Females Crimes of Violence: Females Domestic Abuse: Homicide Bombings: Birmingham Domestic Abuse: Bail

Department of Health and Social Care

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Health Services: Domestic Violence Health Services: Domestic Violence Health Services: Domestic Violence Health Services: Cleaning Services Immigrants: Detainees Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre: Coronavirus 100,000 Genomes Project Genomics England Genomics England: Accountability Mental Health: Females Menorrhagia Menorrhagia Menorrhagia Menorrhagia Menorrhagia Menorrhagia Doctors: West Midlands Doctors: West Midlands Geriatrics Heart Diseases Department of Health and Social Care: Presidents Club Cervical Cancer: Screening

Department for Work and Pensions

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Children: Maintenance Child Maintenance Service Child Maintenance Service: Coronavirus Arlington Automotive: Insolvency Employment: Disease Control Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus Health and Safety Executive: Training Personal Independence Payment: Cancer Personal Independence Payment: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Personal Independence Payment: Cancer Personal Independence Payment: Cancer Universal Credit Universal Credit Universal Credit Department for Work and Pensions: Presidents Club Income Support: Lone Parents Universal Credit Universal Credit Universal Credit Universal Credit Employment and Support Allowance

Ministry of Justice

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Sexual Offences: Coronavirus Sexual Offences: Coronavirus Domestic Abuse: Children Family Proceedings: Coronavirus Tribunals: Coronavirus Domestic Abuse: Sentencing Domestic Abuse: Sentencing Family Courts: Domestic Abuse Ministry of Justice: Presidents Club Women's prisons Offenders: Females Prisons Legal Aid Scheme: Grenfell Tower Domestic Abuse: Convictions Domestic Abuse: Convictions Domestic Abuse: Convictions

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Temporary accommodation: Coronavirus Housing: Domestic Abuse Housing: Domestic Abuse Refuges: Coronavirus Councillors: Parental Leave Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Presidents Club Refuges: Domestic Violence Refuges: Domestic Violence Tenants: Compensation Grenfell Tower: Fires Grenfell Tower: Fires Grenfell Tower: Fires