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Published: Friday 1 April 2022

Early Day Motions tabled on Thursday 31 March 2022

Early Day Motions (EDMs) are motions for which no days have been fixed.

The number of signatories includes all members who have added their names in support of the Early Day Motion (EDM), including the Member in charge of the Motion.

EDMs and added names are also published on the EDM database at www.parliament.uk/edm

[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

New EDMs

1148Leasehold property management sector

Tabled: 31/03/22 Signatories: 1

Sir Peter Bottomley

That this House is concerned about how customers and employees can safely raise questions of business practice; and calls on the Select Committee on Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to invite Richard Davidoff to give evidence of his experience.

1149Moratorium on fracking

Tabled: 31/03/22 Signatories: 1

Wera Hobhouse

That this House expresses concern at reports that Cuadrilla have been given another year to explore options for its wells; regrets that fracking for shale gas is still being considered despite the renewable alternatives that are available; urges the Government to ensure the moratorium on fracking is made both statutory and permanent; and further calls on the Prime Minister to step in to ensure all fracking wells are decommissioned as soon as possible.

1150Impact of the war in Ukraine on British agriculture

Tabled: 31/03/22 Signatories: 1

Tim Farron

That this House is deeply concerned by the impact of the war in Ukraine on UK food production and food security; notes that fertiliser, grain, and gas price increases have put intense pressure on British farmers; further notes that Ukrainian agriculture accounts for 30 per cent of world wheat and 50 per cent of sunflower exports, and that Ukrainians have made up 60 per cent of the Seasonal Worker scheme since the UK left the EU; and therefore urges the Government to pause the phase out of direct payments for two years, immediately review the Shortage Occupation List, and release 10,000 additional visas under the Seasonal Worker scheme to give farmers more certainty for the immediate future.

1151Industrial action at NSK and AKS Peterlee

Tabled: 31/03/22 Signatories: 1

Grahame Morris

That this House stands in solidarity with the workers of NSK Bearings Europe Ltd and AKS Precision Ball Europe Ltd, Peterlee, engaged in industrial action over pay; believes that during a cost of living crisis employers need to protect their employees to the fullest extent possible; believes the 1.6 per cent pay offer is a derisory insult and a real-terms pay cut; asks NSK and AKS to return to negotiations and provide workers with a cost of living pay rise; calls on the Government to roll back generations of anti-trade union laws that have weakened workers’ rights and seek alternative models for industrial relations such as those that protect workers in other major economies like France and Germany; notes that the UK has some of the weakest trade union laws and workers’ rights in the democratic world which emboldens rogue employers as seen by the recent illegal actions taken by P&O Ferries; and asks the Government to provide ways to strengthen workers' bargaining power through sectoral collective bargaining as a means to protect income and deliver a high wage economy.

1152Effect of standing charges for energy on vulnerable consumers

Tabled: 31/03/22 Signatories: 1

Patricia Gibson

That this House acknowledges the increase in the energy price cap, which will see household energy costs rising exponentially from 1 April; notes the standing charges applied daily to consumers is also rising, by at least 80 per cent in most cases; understands that this charge is applied regardless of the amount of power used, meaning that consumers have no control over this aspect of their increasing energy bills; believes that much of the increase in standing charges is as a result of the failure of 30 energy suppliers in 2020, with the cost of guaranteeing customers’ balances being added to the bills of all households; condemns the negligent policymaking and bad practice within the industry which has resulted in many energy suppliers going out of business; recognises that these increases will impact the poorest and most vulnerable the most, with prepayment customers facing the biggest increases; further notes the discriminatory regional variations in standing charges, with consumers in Scotland paying among the highest charges despite being an exporter of energy to the rest of the UK; and urges the UK Government to either cap or scrap these charges to ensure the poorest customers are not paying the most for the mistakes made in regulating the energy market.

Added Names

Below are EDMs tabled in the last two weeks to which names have been added. Only the first 6 names and any new names are included.

1091War on Want's report on McDonald's tax affairs

Tabled: 17/03/22 Signatories: 33

John McDonnell

Chris Stephens

David Linden

Liz Saville Roberts

Apsana Begum

Zarah Sultana

That this House is disturbed by the findings of the Secrets and Fries report published on 17 March 2022 by War on Want, which exposes a circular, paper transaction by McDonald’s which it alleges has the primary purpose of reducing McDonald’s tax obligations by creating a UK tax shelter for its global franchise income; notes that report further alleges that mechanism could be depriving the UK exchequer of at least £295 million in public funds over ten years without having any corresponding economic substance; further notes that McDonald's UK business received extensive public subsidies in the wake of the covid-19 lockdowns, not least through the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, whilst continuing to increase its market share in the UK and continuing to pay dividends to its shareholders; notes with regret that after seeing their tax affairs in Luxembourg and Singapore come under scrutiny McDonald's have moved their intangible fixed asset to the City of London to allegedly take advantage of the UK's lax intangible fixed asset regime; therefore calls on the Government to rigorously review its tax breaks mechanisms, including those that interact with the UK’s intangible fixed asset regime, and ensure that the full costs and benefits of all tax rules for all companies, including large multinationals, are properly reported; and further calls on the Government to scrap any tax rules which cannot be justified by their effects on the UK economy, society and the environment.

1094St Patrick's Primary School Ukraine Appeal

Tabled: 18/03/22 Signatories: 7

Ms Anum Qaisar

Allan Dorans

Marion Fellows

Jim Shannon

Richard Burgon

Chris Law

That this House congratulates St Patrick's Primary School, Shotts on their student led appeal organised by Primary five pupils to collect items for a Ukraine Appeal; understands the pupils have collected, sorted and arranged for donations to be available to Ukrainian people and Ukrainian refugees; and commends them on their campaign motto, Humanity still has the ability to work together to build a common home.

1099Social Security

Tabled: 21/03/22 Signatories: 17

Keir Starmer

Jonathan Ashworth

Alison McGovern

Vicky Foxcroft

Ms Karen Buck

Sir Alan Campbell

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Universal Credit and Jobseeker's Allowance (Work Search and Work Availability Requirements - limitations) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I., 2022, No. 108), dated 7 February 2022, a copy of which was laid before this House on 7 February 2022, be annulled.

1100100,000 orphaned children in Ukraine

Tabled: 21/03/22 Signatories: 16

Dr Lisa Cameron

Allan Dorans

Jim Shannon

Richard Burgon

Marion Fellows

Hywel Williams

That this House condemns acts of aggression against Ukraine and reports of war crimes and crimes against humanity, supports the calls from the United Nations and the International Court of Justice for Russia to suspend the hostilities, commends the response and generosity of neighbouring countries that opened their doors to millions of Ukrainians fleeing the war, and remains concerned that close to 100,000 orphaned children are reportedly left behind in Ukraine; and calls on all countries, including the UK, to work together to identify ways to urgently evacuate and assist the orphaned children and find a safe home for them.

1101Attack on Plaine Savo camp in East Democratic Republic of Congo

Tabled: 21/03/22 Signatories: 6

Jim Shannon

Rachael Maskell

Bob Blackman

Carla Lockhart

John Cryer

Mr Virendra Sharma

That this House notes the horrific slaughter which took place in Plaine Savo camp in Ituri province in East Democratic Republic of Congo at the start of February; further notes that 60 people were shot dead or killed with machetes including 16 children and nine women; expresses grave concern at the despicable violence displayed and the traumatic effect that this has had on survivors; and calls upon the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to liaise with the UN peacekeepers to ascertain if further practical support can be offered to prevent similar atrocities happening.

1104Cerebral palsy awareness month

Tabled: 21/03/22 Signatories: 22

Dr Lisa Cameron

Allan Dorans

Jim Shannon

Mary Kelly Foy [R]

Apsana Begum

Douglas Chapman

That this House notes that March is cerebral palsy awareness month; supports removing the barriers faced by the adult cerebral palsy community, including in accessing healthcare services and progressing in the workplace; welcomes the publication of the third report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cerebral Palsy entitled Barriers for adults with Cerebral Palsy on achieving full lift participation: access to healthcare services and progressing at work; is grateful for the contributions of those who submitted evidence for that report; further welcomes the recommendations contained within that report; and calls on the Government to implement the recommendations in that report at the earliest opportunity.

1105Uprating benefits

Tabled: 21/03/22 Signatories: 17

Hywel Williams

Jim Shannon

Jonathan Edwards

Richard Burgon

Allan Dorans

Kenny MacAskill

This House welcomes the call of over 50 major charities and organisations for benefits to be increased by at least 7 per cent in April to help households cope with rising costs of living; notes that prices are rising at the fastest rate in 30 years, and energy bills alone are expected to rise by 54 per cent in April; is concerned that the value of universal credit for families will fall by £570 per year on average and that 400,000 people could be pulled into poverty by the upcoming real-terms cut to benefits; further notes that families with children in poverty face paying £35 per month in extra energy costs through spring and summer, as well as £26 per month in additional food costs; recognises that the erosion of the value of benefits through policies such as the benefit cap, the benefit freeze and other deductions has resulted in a profound mismatch between what those on low incomes have, and what they need to get by; and calls on the Government to tackle this gap, beginning with a uprating of at least 7 per cent to benefits in April.

1110NICE guideline on endometriosis diagnosis and management

Tabled: 22/03/22 Signatories: 36

Hannah Bardell

Emma Hardy

Jim Shannon

Allan Dorans

Mohammad Yasin

Cat Smith

That this House urges the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to review and update guideline NG 73 on endometriosis diagnosis and management and to begin the process of doing so before the end of 2022; notes that endometriosis affects one in ten women and those assigned female at birth from puberty to menopause although the impact may be felt for life; further notes that lengthy diagnosis times and lack of treatment options can negatively impact both the physical and mental health of those with endometriosis; recognises that while NICE guideline NG 73 outlines a baseline of care for endometriosis there are gaps in it that need addressing, including but not limited to improving pain management for pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches, endometriosis outside the pelvic cavity and mental health support; highlights that the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) published a new updated European guideline on endometriosis on 2 February 2022, which includes extensive review of recent research and other evidence and makes some new recommendations not covered by NG 73; notes that NICE usually reviews guidelines every five years and in September 2022 it will be five years since the guideline was published and that it remains unamended since publication; and calls on the Department of Health and Social Care to ask NICE to update guideline NG 73.

1111Access to telemedical abortion care beyond September 2022

Tabled: 22/03/22 Signatories: 19

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Kate Osborne

Jeremy Corbyn

Charlotte Nichols

Nadia Whittome

Ms Diane Abbott

That this House is dismayed by Government plans to end the availability of telemedical abortion care services for early medical abortions up to 9 weeks and 6 days gestation, beyond September 2022; notes that access to this temporary service during the covid-19 lockdowns was crucial to ensuring that women needed an abortion were still able to access vital women’s health services; further notes that the availability of at-home abortion pills has halved women’s waiting times for abortion services and has dramatically reduced the risk of women choosing to access abortion medications illegally or using unsafe methods of termination; is outraged by this Government’s decision to roll-back on women’s reproductive rights; agrees with the Chief Executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) that should the Government proceed to end this service it would be a shameful betrayal of women and a decision devoid of both evidence or justice; and calls on the Government to make permanent the temporary telemedical abortion care introduced during the covid-19 pandemic.

1114Health inequalities for patients with sickle cell disease

Tabled: 22/03/22 Signatories: 19

Dr Lisa Cameron

Jim Shannon

Allan Dorans

Marion Fellows

Valerie Vaz

Marsha De Cordova

That this House welcomes the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia’s report, No One’s Listening, which highlighted the growing burden of sickle cell disease in the UK; notes that the report revealed a pattern of several years of sub-standard care, stigmatisation and lack of prioritisation which have resulted in deep failings in the care sickle cell patients receive; agrees with the view that severe health inequalities are associated with the long-standing lack of investment in sickle cell research and new medicines; is concerned about delays in the introduction of a health inequalities modifier, which would allow treatments for conditions where inequalities are a concern, such as sickle cell, to be more readily approved, following the conclusion of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) methods and processes review; calls on the Government to implement the recommendations of the APPG on Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia’s report in full; and encourages the Government to actively engage with NICE to ensure work on the introduction of a health inequalities modifier is prioritised with clear timelines.

1115P&O Ferries and DP World

Tabled: 23/03/22 Signatories: 119

Karl Turner

Louise Haigh

Mike Kane

Ian Mearns

Grahame Morris

Maria Eagle

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 hour; condemns P&O’s use of hired private security guards to remove seafarers from their place of work; notes that DP World, the owner of P&O Ferries, received millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money during the coronavirus pandemic; calls on the Government to suspend the contracts and licences of DP World and remove them from the Government’s Transport Advisory Group; and further calls on the Government to bring forward a Bill urgently to outlaw fire and rehire and strengthen workers’ rights.

1116Domestic heating oil

Tabled: 23/03/22 Signatories: 16

Mark Tami

Valerie Vaz

Jonathan Edwards

Ian Mearns

Cat Smith

Jamie Stone

That this House notes that homes heated using domestic heating oil are likely to see some of the largest increases in energy costs as a result of the cost of living crisis; further notes that as the price increases rapidly some householders are seeing their deliveries cancelled by suppliers putting that oil back on the market at the new higher price and deplores this fact; recognises that this sector has very limited regulation at present; and calls on the Government to introduce protection for domestic heating oil customers analogous to the Ofgem price cap for households supplied through the grid.

1121Financial Conduct Authority and leaseholders property insurance commissions

Tabled: 24/03/22 Signatories: 10

Sir Peter Bottomley

Jonathan Edwards

Bob Blackman

Jim Shannon

John McDonnell

Apsana Begum

That this House demands that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requires its regulated entities to disclose to residential leaseholders all commissions, remuneration, other fees and excessive costs associated with property insurance premiums paid by the leaseholders; asks the FCA to note the unfair delays and unnecessary costs in the two and a half years of hearings involving Reich Insurance Group and Canary Riverside Estate Management and Octagon Overseas Limited; and asks Government to make sure leaseholders are given details without having to apply for the information or to go to the tribunal.

1124East Dunbartonshire school children fundraising for DEC Ukraine Appeal

Tabled: 28/03/22 Signatories: 10

Amy Callaghan

Allan Dorans

Jim Shannon

Carol Monaghan

Marion Fellows

Neale Hanvey

That this House congratulates a group of primary six pupils at Holy Family Primary School in Kirkintilloch for organising a bake sale to raise money for the DEC Ukraine Appeal; understands that thus far they have raised an outstanding £900 to help the people of Ukraine; notes their hard work and planning that went into making their bake sale happen in the way of making posters, setting up the stall and serving customers; further notes their dedication and maturity in thinking of others who are suffering as a result of the war; believes that their compassion and thoughtfulness should not go unnoticed; and thanks the pupils for all their efforts to help those in need.

1125Brain Tumour Awareness Month

Tabled: 28/03/22 Signatories: 7

Mr Gregory Campbell

Jim Shannon

Sir Mike Penning

Wera Hobhouse

John McDonnell

Stewart Malcolm McDonald

That this House notes that March 2022 is Brain Tumour Awareness Month, acknowledging the biggest cancer killer in children and the under 40s; commends those involved in raising awareness of the condition throughout the year, such as all those working with and through the Brain Tumour Charity and the volunteer young ambassadors who share their personal experiences having been directly affected; and expresses the hope that health departments across the UK will assist in their efforts to deal with the condition.

1126Disability Benefit Assessments and the Health & Disability Green Paper

Tabled: 28/03/22 Signatories: 32

Marsha De Cordova

Jim Shannon

Claudia Webbe

Jonathan Edwards

Wera Hobhouse

Nadia Whittome

That this House notes that Department for Work and Pensions statistics show that of the 1.5 million Incapacity Benefit claimants who were assessed for Employment Support Allowance (ESA) up until June 2019, 268,000 were found Fit for Work, a proportion of18 per cent, that between 2013-2020, only 66,000 out of 400,000 requests for Mandatory Reconsideration of an ESA-Work Capability Assessment (WCA) decision resulted in a changed decision, that in 2019-20, 75 per cent of WCA appeals to the independent Tribunal were won by the claimant, that by 2020, of 1.5 million disabled people previously in receipt of Disability Living Allowance who had been reassessed for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), nearly half, 706,473, had seen their entitlement either reduced or disallowed completely, that of the six million people who have applied for PIP, 2.7m have been refused, a proportion of 46 per cent, that of those going on to lodge a PIP appeal in 2020-21, 31,720, DWP conceded 10,990 appeals before they even went in front of the Tribunal and lost two-thirds of those that were decided there; further notes that while the July 2021 Health & Disability Green Paper does have some useful operational changes, it does not go far enough in remedying DWP’s poor quality decision-making and reforming the assessments regimes; and calls on the Government to commit to much more fundamental reform of WCA and PIP assessment in the forthcoming White Paper to guarantee disabled and seriously unwell people receive the social security they need to live on and cover the additional costs of their disability or condition.

1127Public sector pay

Tabled: 28/03/22 Signatories: 21

Jon Trickett

Andy McDonald

Ian Lavery

Beth Winter

Ian Byrne

Rebecca Long Bailey

That this House regrets public sector pay is 2.1 per cent below its 2010 level in real terms reflecting a decade of lost pay; notes the Chancellor's commitment at the Autumn Budget 2021 that public sector pay awards for 2022-23 would be fair and affordable; notes the Office for Budget Responsibility's Economic and Fiscal Outlook March 2022 forecast of CPI inflation reaching 8.7 per cent in the last quarter of 2022; recognises concerns from unions that the NHS risks losing thousands of low-paid staff to the private sector unless wages increase significantly; further notes with concern the Government submissions to independent public sector pay review bodies, including of 3 per cent for health workers and 3 per cent for the majority of school teachers; notes the the joint trade union submission calling for an 'inflation-busting' award for NHS workers and joint trade union submissions seeking 'undifferentiated pay increases for all teachers and school leaders that are significantly higher than RPI inflation'; further notes the 800,000 signature petition presented to Parliament of 22 July 2021 supporting a 15 per cent NHS pay rise; further recognises the PCS union indicative ballot result of 97 per cent support for a 10 per cent pay award in the civil service; highlights the Office for Budget Responsibility's confirmation that the current budget is in surplus by £31.6 billion; and calls on the Government to make good on its commitment to a fair award by informing government departments and pay review body chairs it is making the funds necessary for an inflation-proofed public sector pay award in 2022-23.

1128West Yorkshire rail services

Tabled: 28/03/22 Signatories: 4

Mr Barry Sheerman

Jim Shannon

Hilary Benn

John McDonnell

That this House notes the poor provision of rail services in West Yorkshire and the negative impact this has on residents across the region; recognises the mutual relationship between investment in infrastructure and economic growth and the inability to grow regional economies without a sustained plan for connectivity; further notes with disappointment the announcement that several rail services are to be scaled back or cut without any replacement of new routes; further recognises the difficulty reduced services have on local residents with customers having to travel between Huddersfield and Wakefield via Leeds instead of on a direct line; highlights its dissatisfaction with the lack of a direct service between Huddersfield and London Kings Cross and the increased difficulty this causes for customers; believes the Department for Transport must urgently reassess current rail services in West Yorkshire and between the region and London; and calls on the Government to show a sustained commitment to improving the regions infrastructure by upgrading existing railway lines and providing the required funding to ensure current services are retained.

1129Terumo closure Knowsley

Tabled: 28/03/22 Signatories: 7

Sir George Howarth

Jim Shannon

Maria Eagle

Peter Dowd

Ms Marie Rimmer

John McDonnell

That this house notes with great regret Terumo Europe’s announcement that they intend to transfer their medical technology production facility in Knowsley to Costa Rica, with a loss of 110 jobs; further regrets the company’s failure to agree a redundancy package that, although in excess of the statutory minimum legal requirement, would mean that those on lowest pay would still not receive fair recognition of their contribution, particularly during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic and, moreover, will put them in a very difficult financial position; notes that in an email to Karen Lewis of the GMB Union of 17.03.2022, Terumo stated that the increased package from statutory with no caps is as far as Terumo can go; and calls on the company to urgently reconsider that statement with a view to ensuring that those on lower pay are offered more generous redundancy terms that take more fully into account the hardship that lower paid employers will inevitably face.

1130Musical bumps world record

Tabled: 28/03/22 Signatories: 6

Layla Moran

Jamie Stone

Jim Shannon

Helen Morgan

Wendy Chamberlain

Mr Virendra Sharma

That this House congratulates the 2,597 children and staff in Oxfordshire’s schools for breaking the World Record for the largest game of musical bumps, including at Wolvercote Primary School, Long Furlong Primary School, Sunningwell Church of England Primary School, John Blandy Primary School and The Manor Prep School in the Oxford West and Abingdon constituency; notes that this effort took place on Red Nose Day 2022 and is raising money and awareness for Comic Relief; offers its thanks to the team at BBC Radio Oxford for their organisation of this event; recognises that this is yet another example of the value of our local BBC services, and shows how indispensable they are; and reiterates once again its opposition to any attempts to defund or undermine the vitally important British Broadcasting Corporation.

1131National Lottery funding for The Pavillion

Tabled: 29/03/22 Signatories: 5

David Linden

Allan Dorans

Jim Shannon

Chris Law

Mr Virendra Sharma

That this House congratulates The Pavillion based in Easterhouse in Glasgow East constituency on their award of a £9,912 National Lottery Community Fund grant; understands that this funding will be used to focus on supporting young people in Easterhouse to achieve recognised qualifications; recognises that The Pavillion aims to provide a safe and welcoming environment for all the children and young people in the local area and make participation in a programme of recreational choices increasingly accessible for the community; and wishes The Pavillion all the best with its future endeavours.

1132National Lottery funding for Baillieston Community Care

Tabled: 29/03/22 Signatories: 5

David Linden

Allan Dorans

Jim Shannon

Chris Law

Mr Virendra Sharma

That this House congratulates Baillieston Community Care based in Glasgow East constituency on their award of a £9,353 National Lottery Community Fund grant; understands that this funding will be used to update and replace the centre's existing furnishings providing comfort and relaxation to its members, their families, friends and carers; recognises that Baillieston Community Care offers a high quality person focused service aimed at maintaining individual independence; commends the charity on its award-winning care at home and day services; and wishes Baillieston Community Care all the best with its future endeavours.

1133National Lottery funding for Fuse Youth Cafe

Tabled: 29/03/22 Signatories: 5

David Linden

Allan Dorans

Jim Shannon

Chris Law

Mr Virendra Sharma

That this House congratulates Fuse Youth Cafe based in Shettleston in Glasgow East constituency on their award of a £7,800 National Lottery Community Fund grant; understands that this funding will be used to deliver a one-to-one digital inclusion support service in the local area; recognises that Fuse provides inclusive drop-in services which respond to the needs of local young people and opportunities to develop their social, personal and employability skills; commends the group on their work to build confidence and social skills, increase involvement in the community and improve educational opportunities; and wishes Fuse Youth Cafe all the best with its future endeavours.

1134National Lottery funding for The Scottish Pantry Network

Tabled: 29/03/22 Signatories: 5

David Linden

Allan Dorans

Jim Shannon

Chris Law

Mr Virendra Sharma

That this House congratulates The Scottish Pantry Network on their award of a £10,000 National Lottery Community Fund; understands that this funding will be used to purchase an electric refrigerated vehicle to help supply their local network of pantries with a greater choice and improved accessibility to fresh and frozen goods; recognises that these most in need will benefit most from this service and that it will provide a direct response to the cost-of-living crisis locally; commends the pantry network on its work to divert food away from landfill and promote a sustainable, dignified approach to food insecurity that aids physical as well as mental health; and wishes The Scottish Pantry Network every success with the vital work it is doing in mitigating the impact of poverty.

1135National Lottery funding for the Wash House Garden

Tabled: 29/03/22 Signatories: 5

David Linden

Allan Dorans

Jim Shannon

Chris Law

Mr Virendra Sharma

That this House congratulates The Wash House Garden based in Parkhead in Glasgow East constituency on their award of a £9,500 National Lottery Community Fund grant; understands that this funding will be used to develop their work in the local community providing opportunities to volunteer and giving access to activities providing a positive impact on positive health and wellbeing; recognises that The Wash House Garden aims to help people to be happier and healthier through connection with good food, the natural world and one another by providing gardening, cooking and natural crafts workshops and volunteering sessions for the community, as well as putting on free community meals and selling subsidised organic vegetable boxes; and wishes The Wash House Garden all the best with its future endeavours.

1136Bank of Scotland bank closures

Tabled: 29/03/22 Signatories: 9

Ms Anum Qaisar

Allan Dorans

Ronnie Cowan

Jim Shannon

Hannah Bardell

Neale Hanvey

That this House regrets the recent announcement by Lloyd's Banking Group of further high street bank closures, including the closure of the Bank of Scotland branch in Shotts; recognises that communities and charities rely on high street banks and that face to face banking is still a vital component of the financial services sector and must be preserved; further notes that all communities should be guaranteed a right to cash services including withdrawal and deposits to cash and that these services should be available and free at the point of use recognising the importance of cash to those most vulnerable and small businesses; and calls on the Government to introduce legislation to ensure access to cash is protected by law.

1137Formal registration of a death after coronial inquests

Tabled: 29/03/22 Signatories: 6

Dr Lisa Cameron

Allan Dorans

Jim Shannon

Chris Law

John McDonnell

Mr Virendra Sharma

That this House considers the suffering of families who are unable to register their loved one's death after a coronial inquest; notes that lack of involvement in the process often contributes to grief felt by families affected and that this situation is more prevalent when a death occurs within the military such as in the case of SAC Robert Fleeting of East Kilbride, who died at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire; and acknowledges that more can and should be done by Government and Justice agencies to support families involvement at this time particularly as families feel it is their duty to be able to carry out this task as it is the last remaining thing they can do for their loved one.

1138Launch of IntoUniversity at the Maryhill Hub

Tabled: 29/03/22 Signatories: 5

Patrick Grady

Allan Dorans

Marion Fellows

Jim Shannon

Chris Law

That this House congratulates the University of Glasgow, along with joint partners, the University of Edinburgh and education charity IntoUniversity, on the launch of the new IntoUniversity centre in Maryhill as part of their commitment to widening access to education; understands that it will be based at the Maryhill Community Hub in the Wyndford estate and is the third Scottish centre to be opened in the last year, building on the success of the first two centres which launched in Govan and Craigmillar; commends the goals of this collaboration which aims to connect young people, aged seven to 18, who may never have thought going to university was possible, with two of the world’s leading Higher Education institutions, providing opportunities to support their learning and nurture their ambitions; further understands that by working closely with local schools and other partners including Glasgow City Council, the centre will provide ground-breaking support to young people, including after-school academic support, mentoring with university students and local professionals, in-school aspiration-raising workshops and enrichment and work experience opportunities; and looks forward to the centre’s contribution to the Widening Participation agenda.

1140Great Daffodil Appeal 2022

Tabled: 29/03/22 Signatories: 5

Jim Shannon

Sir Mike Penning

Hannah Bardell

Richard Thomson

John McDonnell

That this House notes the conclusion of the Great Daffodil Appeal on 31 March 2022; further notes the phenomenal work that is carried out by Marie Curie and their nurses who are without doubt the best in the world at providing palliative care, as well as ongoing familial support; thanks those who give on a monthly basis to keep Marie Curie in operation; and thanks everyone who baked, hosted, organised or attended an event for this tremendous and worthy cause and endeavour.

1141The Morrison Family and Craigneuk Post Office

Tabled: 29/03/22 Signatories: 5

Marion Fellows

Allan Dorans

Jim Shannon

Neale Hanvey

Chris Law

That this House recognises the work of the Morrison family who have operated Craigneuk Post Office since 1982; commends the outstanding work of Christine Morrison who served as postmistress and who would always go that extra mile for her customers, from 1982 until her death in 2010; further commends the continued outstanding work of her son Scott who took over the Post Office as postmaster in 2010; acknowledges the vital work that Scott has done to operate this community hub particularly over a difficult period during the covid-19 pandemic and the difficulties associated with the changing landscape of the Post Office network; and pays tribute to the Morrison family for their hard work in the Craigneuk community over the years.

1142Sainsbury's and the National Living Wage

Tabled: 30/03/22 Signatories: 2

Siobhain McDonagh

John McDonnell

That this House supports the Living Wage campaign; recognises that supermarket workers have been key workers throughout the pandemic; acknowledges that these workers are one of the largest groups of low-paid workers in the UK; notes that 42 per cent of all supermarket workers, 366,000 people, earn less than the real Living Wage; recognises that women and ethnic minority workers are disproportionately affected, with 49 per cent of women and 44 per cent of ethnic minority workers earning less than the real Living Wage compared to 35 per cent of their male and 41 per cent of their white colleagues; is concerned that with the combination of higher National Insurance contributions, Universal Credit cuts and a freeze on the income tax personal allowance, the average supermarket worker will be £1,040 worse off in 2022 than 2021; further notes that this is happening against a backdrop of high-inflation and gas price hikes, and will have a disproportionate impact on lower paid households which spend a larger proportion of income on gas, electricity and food; understands that effective stewardship, defined as investors engaging with their portfolio companies and voting at their AGMs, can lead to more responsible business practices; supports the campaign work of NGO ShareAction working with industry to use these levers in corporate engagement, convening 10 institutional investors and 109 individual investors representing £2.2 trillion to require Sainsbury’s to pay all workers, including third-party contracted workers, the Living Wage; and calls on the Government to join them in making this demand to the wider supermarket sector.

1143Southern Cameroons

Tabled: 30/03/22 Signatories: 3

Claudia Webbe

Jeremy Corbyn

John McDonnell

That this House considers the genocide and abuse of human rights in the war between Cameroon’s authoritarian government and liberation fighters in Southern Cameroons, also known as Ambazonia, as an international atrocity; laments that, since violence began in 2017, 35,000 have been killed, 500 villages have been burnt, over a million children have been deprived education, more than half a million people have become refugees, with more than 1.5 million people internally displaced; notes that Genocide Watch has described the situation as an extermination, and Human Rights Watch have documented how armed groups and government forces have committed widespread human rights abuses, including extrajudicial executions and mass killings; believes that the history of Southern Cameroons is inseparable from the history of violent imperialism and that, as much of the current dispute stems from the British Empire’s refusal to grant independence to the Anglophone region of Southern Cameroons in 1961, the UK is complicit in this present day suffering; holds that the Government has a moral duty to act to end the suffering; further notes that the UK military has been providing military training to Cameroon's Battalion d’Intervention Rapide in Salak at a cost of £1.365 million during the last financial year, and that the UK is building a bespoke military skills facility in Yaounde; and calls on the Government to mediate a ceasefire, reverse the cuts to development funding, abandon its hostile environment for refugees and asylum seekers fleeing the conflict, and increase humanitarian aid to the region.

1144Liberty Pressing Solutions in Coventry

Tabled: 30/03/22 Signatories: 8

Zarah Sultana

Kate Osborne

Tony Lloyd

Kim Johnson

David Linden

John McDonnell

That this House notes the risk to 209 jobs at Liberty Pressing Solutions in Coventry; further notes the firm’s difficulties follows its parent company, Gupta Family Group Alliance, having faced long-running financial challenges; notes the cost of living crisis and the extreme detrimental impact job losses would have on workers and their families; believes that skilled workers at Liberty Pressing Solutions are vital for rebuilding Britain’s manufacturing base; further notes the Daily Mirror’s long-running Save Our Steel campaign and its focus on protecting jobs in the Liberty Steel Group; notes Unite the Union’s efforts to save the jobs at Liberty Pressing Solutions; calls on the management to redouble efforts to save jobs at Liberty Pressing Solutions and find a buyer; and further calls on the Government to urgently act to protect skilled jobs at Liberty Pressing Solutions with an industrial strategy and investment to transition to a green, sustainable economy.

1145Glencorse Association National Lottery Award

Tabled: 30/03/22 Signatories: 4

Owen Thompson

Neale Hanvey

Allan Dorans

Chris Law

That this House congratulates the Glencorse Association on being awarded £49,393 for the Glencorse Community Garden Jubilee Legacy project by the National Lottery Awards for All; notes that this project will allow the group to take a derelict garden and transform it into a true community garden, changing its layout to include a natural play space for young children, a child-safe wildlife pond, a sustainable irrigation system, chill-out zones for young people and people with additional sensory and educational needs; commends the work of the Glencorse Association to provide social and recreational facilities by means of a community hub for the parish of Glencorse and beyond; and thanks the National Lottery Awards for All programme for giving financial awards to events and activities celebrating the Platinum Jubilee.

1146Going for Growth aerospace strategy

Tabled: 30/03/22 Signatories: 15

Grahame Morris

Kim Johnson

Kate Osborne

Mick Whitley

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Ian Lavery

That this House notes the importance to the UK economy of the aerospace sector, which has an annual turnover of £33.9 billion and is the world’s second-largest aerospace industry, employing more than 14,000 people directly in high-skilled, well-paid jobs and four times that number in the supply chain; further notes that the covid-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic impact on the aerospace and shipbuilding industries, with an estimated 20,000 jobs and thousands of apprenticeships lost since the start of the crisis; welcomes the launch of Unite the union’s Going For Growth – Beyond 2022 strategy, which outlines key steps for the Government to take in the immediate, medium and longer term to secure and deliver a greener, sustainable and more self-sufficient future for the aerospace sector as it recovers from the pandemic; supports the Going for Growth recommendations, including demands for public investment in company research and development to be linked to the retention and creation of valuable jobs in manufacturing and its supply chain, for UK workers to benefit from similar employment rights to EU workers to avoid a skills drain, and for a return to quality apprenticeships with decent pay and conditions, contracts from day one and guarantees of future employment; and calls on the Government to endorse Going For Growth and to incorporate its recommendations into future aerospace policies.

1147Social Security

Tabled: 30/03/22 Signatories: 6

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Caroline Lucas

Jim Shannon

Apsana Begum

Claudia Webbe

John McDonnell

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I., 2022, No. 380), dated 24 March 2022, a copy of which was laid before this House on 24 March 2022, be annulled.