Early Day Motion
Water pollution in northern Sri Lanka
(11 Signatures)
28 Oct 2019
Tabled by:
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)
That this House expresses concern regarding water quality in northern Sri Lanka; is concerned by reports stating that the Sri Lankan Government refused to allow independent assessments of water quality in the region; notes that the consumption or use of water contaminated by waste oil has been linked to many …
Early Day Motion
UK CREATIVE TALENT AT THE CANNES LIONS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CREATIVITY
(14 Signatures)
27 Jun 2019
Tabled by:
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)
That this House commends the success of UK creative talent at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity; congratulates the 27 UK creative agencies that together won 90 awards at the festival and 10 per cent of the awards in each category on average; notes that these awards made the …
Early Day Motion
NAZANIN ZAGHARI-RATCLIFFE (No. 2)
(46 Signatures)
20 Jun 2019
Tabled by:
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)
That this House strongly condemns the Iranian Government for continuing to hold Ms Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a dual British-Iranian national, in arbitrary detention and calls for her immediate release; expresses dismay that Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been detained for over three years; supports Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her husband Richard Ratcliffe as they …
Early Day Motion
SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DETENTION OF RAIF BADAWI AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SAUDI ARABIA
(27 Signatures)
17 Jun 2019
Tabled by:
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)
That this House condemns the continued unjust detention of blogger Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia and calls for his immediate and unconditional release; notes that 17 June 2019 marks seven years since the arrest of Raif Badawi; recalls that Badawi is serving a 10-year prison sentence on charges of insulting …
Early Day Motion
5TH INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY
(13 Signatures)
10 Jun 2019
Tabled by:
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)
That this House celebrates the 5th International Yoga Day on 20 June 2019, first adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015; notes the words of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India that Yoga is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition that embodies unity of mind and body, is …
Early Day Motion
STAFFING REQUIREMENTS OF THE UK POULTRY SECTOR
(4 Signatures)
4 Jun 2019
Tabled by:
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)
That this House recognises the need to maintain access to non-UK workers in the poultry sector in order to maintain a secure supply of affordable British food; notes with concern that current economic modelling from the British Poultry Council suggests that there could be significant increases in the costs of …
Early Day Motion
POLITICAL DETAINEES IN SAUDI ARABIA
(22 Signatures)
29 Jan 2019
Tabled by:
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)
That this House is concerned about Saudi Arabia’s use of illegal detention to silence female activists pushing for greater freedoms within the country and Saudi Arabia’s illegal detention of other political prisoners, including but not limited to Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud, Khalid bin Talal Al Saud, Abdulaziz bin Fahd …
Early Day Motion
PLASTIC WASTE EXPORTS (No. 2)
(39 Signatures)
23 Jan 2019
Tabled by:
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)
That this House notes that two thirds of plastic waste separated for recycling in the UK is currently sent abroad for processing and that 105,000 tonnes of UK plastic was imported by Malaysia alone in 2017-18; recognises that many of the countries in the Global South receiving the UK's rubbish …
Early Day Motion
PROTECTION FOR COMPANION DOGS
(39 Signatures)
7 Jan 2019
Tabled by:
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)
That this House expresses concern about the number of companion pet dogs which are injured or killed in incidents with other dogs; notes that more than 60,000 dogs die each year in these incidents; expresses dismay at the trauma felt by families when their cherished pets are killed; notes that …
Early Day Motion
WATER POLLUTION IN NORTHERN SRI LANKA
(48 Signatures)
11 Dec 2018
Tabled by:
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat - Carshalton and Wallington)
That this House expresses concern regarding water quality in northern Sri Lanka; is concerned by reports stating that the Sri Lankan Government refused to allow independent assessments of water quality in the region; notes that the consumption or use of water contaminated by waste oil has been linked to many …