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Jo Churchill

Conservative - Bury St Edmunds

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

 (since July 2019)
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Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (2) - Bills Introduced (1) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (70)

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Department Event
Monday 1st March 2021
Department of Health and Social Care
Statement - Main Chamber
Recent judicial review ruling which found the Government had acted unlawfully in respect of Covid contracts
Note: This event involves a Department with which this person is linked, and does not guarantee their actual attendance.
Department Event
Monday 1st March 2021
Department of Health and Social Care
Orders and regulations - Main Chamber
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation)(England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Note: This event involves a Department with which this person is linked, and does not guarantee their actual attendance.
Department Event
Tuesday 9th March 2021
Department of Health and Social Care
Oral questions - Main Chamber
Strengthening the role of the World Health Organization to support the management of future pandemics
Note: This event involves a Department with which this person is linked, and does not guarantee their actual attendance.
Speeches
Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

I am concerned, like the hon. Gentleman, about those who have not come forward and those who are not currently …
Written Answers
Monday 15th January 2018
Sugar Beet
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the …
Early Day Motions
None available
Bills
Tuesday 1st November 2016
Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Bill 2016-17
A Bill to establish, and make provision about, the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care; and for connected …
Tweets
Thursday 25th February 2021
11:34
@MorrMarketingEU @StowChamber I would be more than happy to join virtually- I would be grateful if you could email me the details of the event so I can share with constituents. Thank you
MP Financial Interests
Saturday 11th January 2020
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
House in Grantham, owned jointly with my husband: (i) and since 7 May 2015 (ii). (Registered 4 June 2015; updated …
EDM signed
Wednesday 10th June 2015
NUTRITION IN NHS HOSPITALS
That this House believes that it is unacceptable for NHS hospitals and other properties to continue to serve foods high …
Supported Legislation
Tuesday 5th September 2017
Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Act 2018
A Bill to establish, and make provision about, the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care; and for connected …

Debate information

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Sparring Partners
Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op)) Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) (47 debate interactions) View debates with Alex Norris Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights) (20 debate interactions) View debates with Jim Shannon Kevin Foster (Conservative) Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (15 debate interactions) View debates with Kevin Foster View All MP Sparring Partners
Department Debates
Department of Health and Social Care (321 debate contributions) View Department of Health and Social Care debates
Department for Education (31 debate contributions) View Department for Education debates
HM Treasury (28 debate contributions) View HM Treasury debates
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Legislation Debates
Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 - Government Bill (25,738 words contributed) View Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 - Government Bill debates
Higher Education and Research Act 2017 - Government Bill (10,277 words contributed) View Higher Education and Research Act 2017 - Government Bill debates
Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Act 2017 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill) (3,982 words contributed) View Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Act 2017 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill) debates
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Significant Bury St Edmunds Petitions

Highest Bury St Edmunds signature proportion
Status Signatures Title
Open 96 of 10,352 (0.93%) Allow the armed forces to train in their own gym facilities during Covid-19.
Gov Responded - 26 Jan 2021
Open 59 of 7,257 (0.81%) Suspend fines for school non-attendance during Covid-19 & allow parental choice
Open 88 of 12,520 (0.70%) Change the law to increase sentencing for Hare coursing and poaching.
Open 280 of 46,463 (0.60%) Prioritise Key Retail Workers, being offered the Covid Vaccine!
Gov Responded - 10 Feb 2021
Open 118 of 20,539 (0.58%) Make children exempt from coronavirus "rule of six"
Gov Responded - 19 Oct 2020
Most Bury St Edmunds signatures
Status Signatures Title
Open 1,788 of 1,111,980 (0.16%) End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry
Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020
Open 973 of 505,739 (0.19%) Prioritise teachers, school and childcare staff for Covid-19 vaccination
Gov Responded - 23 Feb 2021
Open 849 of 578,027 (0.15%) Reduce University student tuition fees from £9250 to £3000
Gov Responded - 26 Jan 2021
Open 648 of 428,475 (0.15%) Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases
Gov Responded - 25 Nov 2020
Open 508 of 194,549 (0.26%) Close schools in Tier 4 areas
Gov Responded - 21 Jan 2021
Current Signatures Final Signatures Title Petition Deadline
109,178
Petition Closed

Fund research for childhood cancers with the worst survival rates

 Gov Responded - 24 Mar 2020 Debated on - 7 Dec 2020 View Jo Churchill's petition debate contributions 		5 Sep 2020
closed 5 months, 3 weeks ago

12 kids in the UK are diagnosed with cancer daily. 1 in 5 will die within 5 years, often of the deadliest types like DIPG (brainstem cancer) - fatal on diagnosis & other cancers on relapse. Yet there has been little, or no, funding for research into these cancers and little, or no, progress.
117,716
Petition Closed

Make fair transitional state pension arrangements for 1950’s women

 Gov Responded - 27 Sep 2017 Debated on - 14 Dec 2017 View Jo Churchill's petition debate contributions 		13 Mar 2018
closed 2 years, 11 months ago

That this Government without delay recognises the need for a non-means tested bridging pension for women born on or after 6/4/1950 who are affected by the 1995 and 2011 Pension Acts and compensate those at risk of losing up to around £45,000, to also give proper notification for any future changes.

Most recent EDMs signed by Jo Churchill

Date Tabled Title Signatures
27 May 2015
 Jo Churchill signed this EDM on Wednesday 10th June 2015

NUTRITION IN NHS HOSPITALS

 Tabled by: David Tredinnick (Conservative - Bosworth)
That this House believes that it is unacceptable for NHS hospitals and other properties to continue to serve foods high in sugar, fat and salt; and recommends that the NHS should lead by example and manage its estate in a way that stops promoting the over-consumption of energy-dense nutritionally poor … 		17 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 7
Conservative: 2
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
27 May 2015
 Jo Churchill signed this EDM on Wednesday 10th June 2015

OBESITY, DIET AND LABELLING

 Tabled by: David Tredinnick (Conservative - Bosworth)
That this House welcomes the recommendations in the Health Select Committee Report, Impact of Physical Activity on Diet and Health; believes that the Government needs to prioritise prevention, health promotion and early intervention to tackle the growing obesity crisis, and provide the necessary resources; acknowledges that progress has been made … 		23 signatures
(Most recent: 2 Jul 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 8
Scottish National Party: 4
Conservative: 2
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
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Commons initiatives

Jo Churchill has not been granted any Urgent Questions in the current sitting

Jo Churchill has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

1 Bill introduced by Jo Churchill

Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Bill 2016-17
Introduced: 1st November 2016
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill (Conservative - Bury St Edmunds)
Private Members' Bill
Ten Minute Bill

A Bill to establish, and make provision about, the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care; and for connected purposes.

Last Event - 2nd reading: House of Commons
Friday 13th January 2017
(Read Debate)
Bill Text - Explanatory Note - Bill Debates - Official Page

1 Bill co-sponsored by Jo Churchill

Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Act 2018 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Peter Bone (CON)

70 Written Questions

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Department of Health and Social Care
 (View all 11 questions)
Drugs: Licensing Drugs: Licensing Innovative Medicines and Medical Technology Review NHS: Medical Equipment Skin Cancer: Drugs Cancer Cancer Cancer Health Services: Finance Cancer: Medical Treatments Mental Health Services: East of England
Department for Work and Pensions
 (View all 11 questions)
Personal Independence Payment: Bury St Edmunds Personal Independence Payment Personal Independence Payment Social Security Benefits: Disqualification Food Banks Industrial Health and Safety: Fines Enterprise Allowance Scheme: Bury St Edmunds Children: Maintenance Universal Credit: Bury St Edmunds Personal Independence Payment: Cancer Housing Benefit: Bury St Edmunds
Department for Education
 (View all 9 questions)
Schools: Suffolk Apprentices Academies Primary Education: Suffolk Class Sizes: East of England Academies: Bury St Edmunds Free School Meals: Bury St Edmunds Pupil Premium Pupils: Suffolk
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
 (View all 6 questions)
Sugar Beet Ground Water: Suffolk Flood Control: Finance Forestry Commission Schools: Suffolk Agriculture: Overseas Trade
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
 (View all 5 questions)
Broadband: Rural Areas Tourism: World Heritage Sites Broadband Voluntary Work: Bury St Edmunds Broadband: East of England