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Published: Friday 15 July 2022

Early Day Motions tabled on Thursday 14 July 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

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New EDMs

292Pub tenants

Tabled: 14/07/22 Signatories: 1

John Cryer

That this House is deeply concerned at the prevalence of upward-only rent reviews among pub tenants; recognises that large numbers of tenants are being placed in extremely difficult financial positions by such rent reviews and the actions of avaricious landlords; notes that in Ireland and Australia such rent reviews have been made illegal; and calls on the Government to follow those examples and to make upwards-only rent reviews illegal in order to help very hard-pressed tenants.

293East Kilbride YM Football Club

Tabled: 14/07/22 Signatories: 1

Dr Lisa Cameron

That this House congratulates the East Kilbride YM FC on their 100th anniversary; notes theincredible work they have done to promote football in the East Kilbride community;commends their unprecedented success over their 100-year history; and recognises therecent treble victory of the EKYM’s Greater Glasgow Premier side in securing their leaguetitle, the President’s Cup, and the Bobby Thomson Challenge Cup.

294England and Wales Court of Appeal case of David Parker

Tabled: 14/07/22 Signatories: 1

Sir Peter Bottomley

That this House notes the judgment of 25 June 2021 in the case of Parker v. Financial Conduct Authority Anor England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), including the concluding paragraph 104 stating the point made at the outset that Mr Parker had been badly let down by the criminal justice system, that the court could not fully restore his money to him and that a responsible person informed the court that the Lord Chancellor has a fund from which ex gratia payments can be made; notes that the appeal court justices strongly recommended the Lord Chancellor to consider Mr Parker's situation sympathetically in the extraordinary circumstances of this case, noting that he should not be left in the position where his successful appeal has failed to achieve the fair result that would ordinarily follow from the setting aside by the appeal court of an erroneous determination under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; agrees with the concluding clause that were there any possibility to put this right it would go a long way towards restoring his faith in British justice; asks the Permanent Secretary and the Lord Chancellor to consider the multiple representations made by the hon. Member for Worthing West and by David Parker, and to count how many officials have had responsibility for meeting the judges' recommendation; and calls on the Lord Chancellor to speak with David Parker and his MP before 21 July 2022 to discuss how his losses will be made up.

295Financial redress for Foetal Anticonvulsant Syndrome caused by sodium valproate

Tabled: 14/07/22 Signatories: 1

Alan Brown

This House calls on the UK Government to pay compensation to sufferers of Foetal Anticonvulsant Syndrome, caused by womb exposure to sodium valproate; notes this is a key recommendation in the thorough and excellent report by Baroness Cumberlege, First Do No Harm, which summarises the outcomes of the independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review; notes that paragraph 1.38 states valproate has caused physical and neurodevelopmental harm and that the state and manufacturers have an ethical responsibility to provide ex gratia payments to those who have experienced avoidable damage from the interventions reviewed; further notes that the report, published in July 2020, stated that patients have waited far too long for redress and that the Government did not address this aspect in their response in July 2021, and that a full year later, in July 2022, still have not set up an ex gratia payment scheme for victims already known to have waited too long for compensation; recognises that the victims of Foetal Anticonvulsant Syndrome are getting older and may need greater levels of support and that the Government must show compassion, empathy and an immediate willingness for some form of justice by way of redress; and calls for a redress agency to be established to provide adequate redress for the victims of sodium valproate, and to implement the other two redress recommendations highlighted from the review on hormone pregnancy tests and pelvic mesh.

296Electronic cigarettes and e-waste

Tabled: 14/07/22 Signatories: 1

Mr Clive Betts

That this House notes that the use of e-cigarettes, commonly known as vaping devices, in the UK is rising, especially amongst young people, with single-use non-rechargeable devices commonly sold by retailers; is concerned that many single-use vaping devices cannot be disposed of in household waste and, although their batteries and other constituent parts can be recycled, it is often the case that these devices end up in landfill; notes that ITV reports that batteries in normal household rubbish counted for over 260 fires last year; recalls how a fire that broke out in a Pilsforth landfill took a week before services managed to bring it under control; further notes that li-ion batteries used in these devices contain acids and toxic heavy metals like mercury and lead which leach into the soil and water sources when they are buried in landfill sites endangering humans, natural wildlife and the rural environment; and calls on e-cigarette liquid companies and the Government to take greater steps to increase awareness of the need to recycle these devices and ensure more recycling points are provided for them.

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.

230Sandaig Nursery defibrillator fundraising

Tabled: 30/06/22 Signatories: 7

David Linden

Allan Dorans

Hannah Bardell

Anne McLaughlin

Jim Shannon

Chris Stephens

That this House celebrates Sandaig nursery school in Barlanark which has raised money for a defibrillator; commends the nursery for raising £2000 after being inspired by a pupil with a rare heart condition; notes that Ayla McKay, a pupil at Sandaig Nursery, has a rare heart condition called partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage; highlights that Ayla’s parents, Donna and Peter, have contributed hugely to the fundraising efforts and also hope to install a defibrillator at Ayla’s future primary school; further notes staff members at Sandaig Nursery, alongside Ayla’s mum and her colleagues, completed a 23 mile walk to raise further funds; commends that any remaining money will be donated to Glasgow Children's Hospital's Cardiac Ward; and celebrates the fundraising efforts of the nursery and congratulates them on reaching their goal.

231Cranhill Development Trust Refugee Week

Tabled: 30/06/22 Signatories: 7

David Linden

Allan Dorans

Anne McLaughlin

Jim Shannon

Chris Stephens

Amy Callaghan

That this House commends Cranhill Development Trust’s Refugee Festival events, including a barbeque and gardening activities; highlights the aim of the Refugee Festival, to recognise the huge contribution of refugees to life in Scotland, and to celebrate refugees in our communities; notes that this festival brings people together to meet and share their stories; further notes that this years theme for the Refugee Festival is storytelling, to reflect the varied and rich stories that refugees have to tell, including the many ways possible to share these stories, such as through music, dance, food, film, poetry, art and theatre; congratulates Cranhill Development Trust for hosting a great event for the Refugee Festival, with a huge turnout; thanks the Royal Horticultural society for hosting a planting session and Stewart Ennis for leading a film and storytelling workshop; and further thanks to all volunteers at the Cranhill Development Fund, representatives from Scottish Refugee Council, Govan Community Project, and Lifelink.

232Spoon Café Breakfast Bingo

Tabled: 30/06/22 Signatories: 5

David Linden

Allan Dorans

Jim Shannon

Chris Stephens

John Nicolson

That this House commends Spoon Café in the East End for their weekly free breakfast bingo event; notes that the event is supported and funded by Menself, who provide a breakfast roll, hot drink and two games of bingo; highlights the important work of Menself which operates in the East End to encourage men to take responsibility for their health and wellbeing; celebrates the Spoon Café for hosting this event which brings together the local community in the East End; acknowledges the hard work and dedication of staff at the Spoon Café who organise events around mental and physical health, as well as schemes like pay it forward which allow customers to pay for food for individuals or families struggling with poverty; and thanks all involved in the breakfast bingo event and wishes them well in the success of the event in future.

233Garrowhill Primary School wins gardening competition

Tabled: 30/06/22 Signatories: 6

David Linden

Allan Dorans

Anne McLaughlin

Jim Shannon

Chris Stephens

John Nicolson

That this House congratulates Garrowhill Primary school pupils for winning third place in the Scotland-wide gardening competition Pocket Garden Design Competition, beating 340 entries from schools across Scotland; notes that the pupils won the prize through the public vote in the annual competition for their installation titled The Tale of Red the Redwing; further notes that the winning garden was inspired by Beatrix Potter stories and features animals that live in the school grounds; highlights that the installation was made from recycled materials and meant to be a shelter for wildlife, which includes bee and insect friendly plants like lavender and violet, a bug hotel, a bird bath, a hedgehog feeder and house, bird feeder and bird boxes; and commends the charity Keep Scotland Beautiful which runs the competition each year and congratulates the pupils at Garrowhill Primary school for their great achievement.

234Nancy Clunie

Tabled: 30/06/22 Signatories: 7

Alison Thewliss

Allan Dorans

Hannah Bardell

Anne McLaughlin

Jim Shannon

Chris Stephens

That this House congratulates Nancy Clunie, headteacher at Dalmarnock Primary School, for winning the Lifetime Achievement award at the Scottish Education Awards; commends her determination to improve the experience of pupils and the wider community; notes the importance of her role in facilitating the school’s pilot summer holiday food programme which inspired multi-million pound council funding to expand the scheme to other schools; thanks school teachers and support staff generally for supporting the education and development of pupils; and wishes Nancy all the best in future.

235St Albert's Primary School

Tabled: 30/06/22 Signatories: 6

Alison Thewliss

Allan Dorans

Anne McLaughlin

Jim Shannon

Chris Stephens

John Nicolson

That this House congratulates St Albert’s Primary School in Pollokshields for winning the Curriculum Innovation award at the Scottish Education Awards; applauds the school’s We Can Be Heroes project, a collection of 18 short stories featuring BAME characters; notes the importance of diversity and representation in literature, so that children can see themselves and their experiences reflected in what they read; further notes pupils’ positive response to the programme, which has resulted in increased confidence and a feeling of being listened to; recognises the programme’s contribution towards the school motto of creating conscience-led communities; and thanks teachers at the school for contributing, at length, to a positive and welcoming learning environment for all pupils.

236150 Years of New Victoria Gardens

Tabled: 30/06/22 Signatories: 6

Alison Thewliss

Allan Dorans

Anne McLaughlin

Jim Shannon

Chris Stephens

John Nicolson

That this House celebrates 150 years of New Victoria Gardens, an allotment site in Glasgow; commends the work of the New Victoria Gardens Association for holding anniversary events including the 150th Anniversary Spring Open Day and creative writing workshops; stresses the importance of allotments in promoting locally grown and sustainable food, providing outdoor education, improving mental health, and bringing communities together; and wishes the Association all the best for the remainder of its anniversary year and beyond.

237Glasgow Deaf Athletic Football Club 150th anniversary

Tabled: 30/06/22 Signatories: 9

Alison Thewliss

Jonathan Edwards

Jeremy Corbyn

Allan Dorans

Hannah Bardell

Anne McLaughlin

That this House congratulates the Glasgow Deaf Athletic Football Club on its 150th anniversary; notes that GDAFC was the first deaf club to be established in the world; acknowledges the importance of deaf and disabled clubs in bringing together local areas and giving sporting and social opportunities to everyone in communities; wishes the club well in the Hearing League; wishes them every success in future endeavours.

238Violet Mackinlay

Tabled: 30/06/22 Signatories: 6

Alison Thewliss

Allan Dorans

Anne McLaughlin

Jim Shannon

Chris Stephens

John Nicolson

That this House is deeply saddened by the death of Violet Mackinlay, a member of the Board of Trustees at Townhead Village Hall; recognises her achievement as part of the original five to secure funding for the centre; notes her stalwart commitment to her community which was recognised with an MBE; and extends its condolences to Violet’s family, the Board of Trustees, and the wider community who will miss her deeply.

241International Co-operatives Day

Tabled: 4/07/22 Signatories: 11

Chris Stephens

Jim Shannon

Douglas Chapman

Allan Dorans

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

That this House notes that 2 July 2022 marks the 100th International Day of Co-operatives; further notes that this year’s theme is ‘Co-operatives Build a Better World’ – echoing the theme of the UN International Year of Co-operatives a decade ago, which showcased the unique contribution of co-operatives to making the world a better place; acknowledges that co-operatives and mutuals are a form of business owned and run by members and that they can help develop communities and the economy; further acknowledges that the earliest record of a co-operative comes from Fenwick, Scotland in 1761 when local weavers formed the Fenwick Weavers' Society, and in modern form they have existed since 1844, when cotton mill workers in Rochdale formed the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers; and recognises the importance of the co-operative sector in Scotland, particularly in community energy, and the key role co-operatives will have in ensuring that net zero targets are met.

242Community Action Award for Aberfeldy-based Feldy-Roo

Tabled: 4/07/22 Signatories: 4

Pete Wishart

Jim Shannon

Allan Dorans

John Nicolson

That this House congratulates Feldy-Roo on winning the Community Action award at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) 2022 Scottish Charity Awards; understands that the Community Action award commemorates community-led groups and organisations who are making a big difference to a small community; recognises that Feldy-Roo is an Aberfeldy-based initiative founded by Gavin Price to feed elderly and isolating people by preparing and delivering meals seven days a week; believes that the contributions by Feldy-Roo have been invaluable to people across Perth and North Perthshire; welcomes the ongoing success of SCVO’s annual Charity Awards; and notes the important role the event plays in highlighting the incredible efforts of organisations and individuals across Scotland’s voluntary sector.

247Millersneuk Primary School pupils and Euroquiz finals

Tabled: 4/07/22 Signatories: 4

Amy Callaghan

Jim Shannon

Allan Dorans

John Nicolson

That this House congratulates the team of primary six pupils from Millersneuk Primary in Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire on reaching the final of the prestigious Euroquiz competition; notes that the team had earned their place in the national finals by winning the East Dunbartonshire heats in March; understands the final, held in the Scottish Parliament debating chamber, saw 29 school teams take part with Millersneuk finishing in joint fourth place; congratulates the team and everyone involved at Millersneuk primary on this tremendous result; praises the hard work and support of the primary 6 pupils and their teachers; thanks them for being excellent ambassadors for East Dunbartonshire; and looks forward to seeing what more they will achieve in future.

249Colgrain Primary School, Helensburgh, and UNICEF's Ukraine Appeal

Tabled: 4/07/22 Signatories: 5

Brendan O'Hara

Jim Shannon

Allan Dorans

Anne McLaughlin

John Nicolson

That this House congratulates the pupils of Colgrain Primary School in Helensburgh who raised £4,722 for UNICEF’s Ukraine Appeal by taking part in a sponsored walk around the school’s grounds; notes that pupils from every class participated in the event, with the youngest nursery-school pupils walking two-and-a-half miles, those in P1 to P3 each covering five miles, while pupils in P4 to P7 walked 10 miles each; notes that the pupils were moved to help their Ukrainian counterparts after seeing distressing images of the effect the war was having on Ukraine’s young people; and thanks head teacher Pauline Walsh and all her staff for organising the event and, as a UNICEF Rights Respecting School, for all they do in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into practice within the school, giving the pupils of Colgrain Primary School the best chance to lead happy, healthy school lives and to become responsible, active citizens.

254Srebrenica Memorial Week 2022

Tabled: 5/07/22 Signatories: 26

Margaret Ferrier

Jim Shannon

Jonathan Edwards

Ben Lake

Carla Lockhart

Hywel Williams

That this House recognises the 11th July as the annual day of commemoration of the Srebrenica genocide; commits to supporting the work of communities and schools across the country to tackle hatred and intolerance by raising awareness and educating people about the genocide that took place in Srebrenica; pledges to use the lessons from Srebrenica to combat all forms of prejudice and discrimination that targets anyone because of their religion, ethnicity, gender, sexuality or any other characteristic; commends the dignity and determination of the survivors of genocide and ethnic cleansing who have rebuilt their lives as refugees in the UK; expresses its gratitude for the hugely invaluable work of the local organisation Remembering Srebrenica, who have united people from different backgrounds through organising activities to commemorate the victims and educate them on the tragic consequences of unchecked hatred, helping to build a more cohesive society whilst celebrating the diversity which enriches our country.

256Scottish Café Awards

Tabled: 6/07/22 Signatories: 6

Kirsten Oswald

Jim Shannon

Allan Dorans

Chris Stephens

Amy Callaghan

John Nicolson

That this House congratulates the over 200 Scotland’s elite café professionals who gathered at the Marriott Hotel Glasgow on Monday 27 June 2022 on the occasion of the Scottish Café Awards; recognises the breadth of talent and entrepreneurial spirit demonstrated by these specialists whose efforts and dedication ensure their grateful customers receive high-quality food and drink; notes that the café sector plays a vital part in the vibrancy of local communities and high streets, delivers welcome opportunities to combat loneliness and showcases excellent customer service as well as first-class fare; further notes the diverse range of businesses operating in this sector and applauds the industry and hard work involved in making these small businesses a success; and commends the sterling efforts of the teams involved in two East Renfrewshire businesses, Rouken Glen Garden Centre Café in Giffnock, winners of the award for Garden Centre Café of the Year and Ian’s Kitchen in Eaglesham for their success in being named Café Kitchen of the Year.

260Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service public speaking champions

Tabled: 7/07/22 Signatories: 5

Alison Thewliss

Allan Dorans

Chris Stephens

Anne McLaughlin

John Nicolson

That this House congratulates Mairin Campbell-Thow and Rose Usher of Holyrood Secondary School on becoming the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) School Public Speaking Competition champions for 2022; commends efforts by the COPFS to improve school pupils’ confidence in public speaking; notes that the competition involved 104 pupils from 38 schools across Scotland; and stresses the importance of young people’s involvement in public discourse and welcomes all initiatives to encourage this.

263All Stars Netball Club, East Renfrewshire

Tabled: 7/07/22 Signatories: 6

Kirsten Oswald

Allan Dorans

Chris Stephens

Amy Callaghan

Anne McLaughlin

John Nicolson

That this House welcomes the success of East Renfrewshire’s All Stars Netball Club, which, pre-pandemic, was the biggest junior netball club in Scotland with over 150 players aged from 4 to 17; notes that over the pandemic the club continued outdoor training, overcoming difficulties in accessing premises to do so, and secured four newly qualified level one coaches from their under 17 members to help coach younger players, with the training for this award being done on line; congratulates the club on winning the Under 15 Scottish Youth Club competition at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, after being undefeated all season and on reaching the final of the Under 13 Scottish Youth Club tournament; further congratulates the club’s Marissa Carlin on being shortlisted for Volunteer Coach of the Year and Alex Wittmann who won Young Volunteer Coach of the Year in East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure Awards, and the club on winning Club of the Year; recognises the club’s growing influence locally and nationally, with East Renfrewshire District Under 15s winning Scotland’s national netball league, also undefeated all season, the Under 17 team coming 4th in Scotland, and two players involved in the Scottish Under 17 long squad, under the expert coaching of District Coach Lauren Wright, and congratulates Anna Beattie and the many volunteer coaches and managers, whose time, energy, and commitment contribute to the club’s triumphs and the fun and joy shared by the club’s members every week at training.

266Lochardil Primary School

Tabled: 11/07/22 Signatories: 6

Drew Hendry

Douglas Chapman

Amy Callaghan

Anne McLaughlin

Allan Dorans

John Nicolson

That this House congratulates the staff and pupils at Lochardil Primary School on receiving the School of Sanctuary award from City Sanctuary UK; for showing solidarity with and welcoming those who need sanctuary; commends the commitment from the staff and students to accommodate students from a refugee background by expanding their learning and preparing new materials; and congratulates Lochardil Primary School on being the first school in Scotland to receive that award.

267Loch Insh Outdoor Centre

Tabled: 11/07/22 Signatories: 5

Drew Hendry

Douglas Chapman

Anne McLaughlin

Allan Dorans

John Nicolson

That this House congratulates the Loch Insh Outdoor Centre on winning Best Outdoor Centre at this year’s Scottish Hospitality Awards; further congratulates the centre on receiving the Tripadvisor’s Travellers Choice award 2022 for ranking in the top 10 per cent of visitor attractions worldwide; commends the ongoing hard work of the team for providing an excellent range of activities and courses; recognises the importance of their contribution to active tourism in Scotland; and wishes the Loch Insh Outdoor Centre great success for the future.

269Boogie Box Jive Group

Tabled: 11/07/22 Signatories: 3

Dr Lisa Cameron

Allan Dorans

John Nicolson

That this House celebrates the wonderful achievements of Mr Paul McKenzie and his Boogie Box Jive Group; further celebrates the joy he has brought to local charities, care homes and community groups; praises his unending commitment to volunteering and supporting the community during the past 40 years; and wishes Paul and the Boogie Box Jive Group the very best for the future.

275Pat Scott retirement from the Huntly Express

Tabled: 11/07/22 Signatories: 8

Richard Thomson

Anne McLaughlin

Allan Dorans

Martin Docherty-Hughes

Ian Blackford

John Nicolson

That this House notes Pat Scott is retiring as Chief Reporter with Highland News and Media, having served as Editor of the Huntly Express; understands that Pat joined the Huntly Express in 1978 and has reported on Huntly and district diligently since that time; notes that Pat has worked for four different owners of the newspaper and in five different locations over the past 44 years; commends the unstinting support the Huntly Express has given its local community over the years under Pat’s leadership; and wishes Pat well in her retirement from journalism but understands she will continue to be involved in community events, notably the Huntly Hairst.

276Maximum temperature in the workplace

Tabled: 11/07/22 Signatories: 39

Ian Mearns

Kate Hollern

Grahame Morris

Mick Whitley

Chris Stephens

Charlotte Nichols

That this House notes that recent surveys of workplace health and safety representatives show that high temperatures are one of their top concerns; regrets that workers in the UK have no guaranteed legal safeguards from working in uncomfortable high temperatures, and that the consequences of this range from dizziness, tiredness, asthma, throat infections and, in extreme cases, heat stroke and death; insists that without recognised law, current recommendations for employers to maintain a reasonable temperature within the workplace are impossible to enforce unless a worker is seriously injured or killed from heat stress; and calls on the Government to introduce legislative proposals to ensure a maximum working temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, or 27 degrees Celsius for those doing strenuous work, beyond which employers would have a statutory duty to introduce effective control measures, such as installing ventilation or moving staff away from windows and sources of heat.

284Media reporting of poverty

Tabled: 12/07/22 Signatories: 23

Ian Byrne

Kate Hollern

Mick Whitley

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Kate Osborne

Rebecca Long Bailey

That this House recognises the importance of journalism in reporting poverty in the UK; condemns any use of derogatory language which can lead to negative stigmatising; notes that this issue is of ever-increasing importance as the working class face a cost of living crisis and the Government's Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System plan; further notes that the public increasingly reject the toxicity of discourse and debate in the UK; believes that a common, cross-party commitment to challenging discriminatory language will send a powerful, positive message at a time when it is needed; and calls for collaboration with trade unions and anti-poverty organisations, including the NUJ, BAFWU, and the Right to Food campaign, to challenge discourse and to promote awareness and the rejection of negative media messages about people experiencing poverty.

285Political violence and presidential election in Brazil

Tabled: 12/07/22 Signatories: 18

Richard Burgon

Claudia Webbe

Anne McLaughlin

Owen Thompson

Jonathan Edwards

Beth Winter

This House expresses its deep concerns about reports of political violence against representatives of the Workers’ Party in Brazil ahead of this October’s Presidential election; notes that the far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his cabinet ministers, nearly half of whom are military generals, have made repeated threats against the integrity of this year's upcoming elections; further notes that these have worsened as former President and Workers’ Party leader Lula da Silva has opened up significant poll leads; is concerned that threats, intimidation and hate speech from the President and his supporters create a context in which acts of political violence are more likely; condemns the 9 July killing at a birthday party of Marcelo Arruda, a Workers’ Party official in the city of Foz do Iguaçu, by a Bolsonaro supporter who chanted we are Bolsonaro here; notes that Bolsonaro’s supporters have also attacked pro-Lula rallies including with a home-made bomb and the use of drones to drop faeces onto crowds; and calls on the British Government to raise concerns with the Brazilian government about these reports of violence and intimidation and to call for the coming elections to be free and fair.

286Garment trade adjudicator

Tabled: 12/07/22 Signatories: 13

Claudia Webbe

Grahame Morris

Margaret Ferrier

Jonathan Edwards

Dr Philippa Whitford

Jeremy Corbyn

That this House notes that the purchasing practices of UK retailers has a direct impact on the workers who make clothes for fashion brands, who then re-sell those clothes onto consumers; laments the unfair purchasing practices of UK fashion brands, which causes job losses, poverty wages, excessive overtime and unsafe conditions for the people who make our clothes; believes that the time has come for a fashion watchdog, or garment trade adjudicator, so that all brands ensure that the way they do business treats their suppliers fairly; recognises that fashion retailers, owned by individual tycoons who tend to extract maximum profits and extravagant corporate salaries from the exploited labour of supply chain workers, are typically less responsible compared to giant grocery companies and food retailers; believes that, similar to the Groceries Code Adjudicator, the introduction of a garment trade adjudicator would likely ensure that payment terms to suppliers are fair; further believes that a garment trade adjudicator would have a positive impact on recourses for late order cancellations, delays in payments and unfair or illegal deductions, all of which have a knock-on effect on employment at supplier factories and the ability of suppliers to pay legal wages and provide secure employment; and calls on the Government to introduce a garment trade adjudicator to act as a fashion watchdog and tackle the scourge of garment industry exploitation in Leicester, across the UK and around the world.

288Outstanding recognition for teaching

Tabled: 13/07/22 Signatories: 2

Yasmin Qureshi

Jim Shannon

That this House notes that Miss Kira Redmond, of St Peter's Church of England Primary School in Farnworth, has gone above and beyond for her school pupils, giving them support and care, while also providing a platform for them to flourish academically, and has been rewarded with a Pearson National Teaching silver award as a result.

289Stockport Pride 2022

Tabled: 13/07/22 Signatories: 7

Navendu Mishra

Lloyd Russell-Moyle

Rebecca Long Bailey

Kim Johnson

Ben Lake

Chris Law

That this House wishes that the upcoming Stockport Pride on 31 July 2022 is a great success; congratulates Stephen Bowyer, the Stockport Pride organising team and all the volunteers for their hard work in arranging the event; recognises the work Stockport Pride does to raise awareness about LGBTQ+ equality in Stockport and the North West region; notes that Pride is as much a protest as it is a celebration; further notes that although significant progress has been made to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people, there is still improvements to be made; commits to continuing to support the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights; and looks forward to future Pride gatherings in Stockport in years to come.

290Provision of NHS services

Tabled: 13/07/22 Signatories: 4

Jon Trickett

Dan Carden

Jim Shannon

Claudia Webbe

That this House expresses its concern at the crisis unfolding in the National Health Service (NHS); notes that every ambulance service in England has declared critical incident status; further notes that staff shortages have been reported in hospitals across the country; understands that the spike in the number of covid-19 cases is putting additional strain on the health service due to the increased number of patients and staff absences; recognises that the hard working and dedicated NHS staff are committed to the highest quality of care but lack the resources and capacity they need; believes the present crisis is the result of underfunding and mismanagement of the NHS by the Government; calls on the Government to take immediate action to mobilise all the resources at their disposal to address the crisis in the NHS; and demands the Government increases the NHS budget to reflect the post-covid world, halts damaging privatisation and provides the overworked NHS staff with an inflation-proof pay rise.

291Child poverty in the North West

Tabled: 13/07/22 Signatories: 10

Kate Hollern

Kim Johnson

Grahame Morris

Charlotte Nichols

Dan Carden

Ms Marie Rimmer

That this House is alarmed by the increase in level of child poverty in the North West, with research from Loughborough University showing that 30 per cent of children in the region live in poverty; is further alarmed by statistics showing that, across the UK, 76 per cent of children living in poverty are from a working household and that there is a 28 per cent gap between children receiving free school meals and their wealthier peers in terms of achieving five A*-C GCSE grades; warns that the current proposal in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill will not be adequate to properly address child poverty; and calls on the Government to introduce better-targeted and more-extensive efforts to ensure that child poverty is eradicated, so that the levelling-up agenda can be successful in every region of the UK, including the North West.