Nick Thomas-Symonds
Labour - Torfaen
7,322 (20.5%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 7th May 2015
15 Former APPG Officer Positions
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Archives and History, Blood Cancer, Governance and Inclusive Leadership, Industrial Heritage, Legal and Constitutional Affairs, New Towns, Off-Patent Drugs, Pancreatic Cancer, Park Homes, Parkinson's, Phenylketonuria, Pigeon Racing, Pro Bono, Squash and RacketballDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Torfaen Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 55,210 signatures (1.68%)
of 55,634 signatures (0.35%)
of 75,036 signatures (0.28%)
of 42,821 signatures (0.26%)
of 112,398 signatures (0.23%)
of 55,210 signatures (1.68%)
of 112,398 signatures (0.23%)
of 75,036 signatures (0.28%)
of 86,876 signatures (0.22%)
of 127,630 signatures (0.15%)
Petition Closed
Introduce a screening programme for prostate cancer, starting with high-risk men
Gov Responded - 26 Feb 2026 Debated on - 26 Oct 2026 View Nick Thomas-Symonds's petition debate contributionsclosed 3 months, 3 weeks ago
We are calling on the Government to reassess the UK National Screening Committee’s (UK NSC) draft recommendation not to offer prostate cancer screening to anyone except men with BRCA1/2 genetic variants, and to introduce screening for all high-risk men.
Latest EDMs signed by Nick Thomas-Symonds
Commemorating victims of the Arandora Star tragedy of 1940
Tabled by: Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour - Gower)That this House welcomes Italy’s decision to establish a National Day of Remembrance in honour of the victims of the Arandora Star tragedy; notes that on 2 July 1940 the Arandora Star, carrying Italian, German and Austrian civilian detainees from the United Kingdom to Canada, was sunk by a German …
(Most recent: 21 Oct 2026)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
P&O Ferries and DP World
Tabled by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)That this House condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision of P&O Ferries to fire 800 staff without notice or consultation with their trade unions, the RMT and Nautilus; demands the immediate reinstatement of the sacked workers; condemns their replacement with agency workers earning as little as £1.80 per …
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 92
Scottish National Party: 12
Liberal Democrat: 7
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Your Party: 2
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Nick Thomas-Symonds, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Nick Thomas-Symonds has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Nick Thomas-Symonds has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
1 Bill introduced by Nick Thomas-Symonds
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to seek licences for off-patent drugs in new indications; to require the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to conduct technology appraisals for off-patent drugs in new indications; and for connected purposes.
Friday 6th November 2015
2 Bills co-sponsored by Nick Thomas-Symonds
Victims of Crime and Anti-social Behaviour, Etc (Rights, Entitlements and Related Matters) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Peter Kyle (Lab)
Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Act 2018
Sponsor - Peter Bone (Ind)