Early Day Motions

Nature restoration and flood risk

That this House recognises the vital role nature-based solutions such as wetland restoration, tree planting, restoring bogs and rewilding rivers can play in reducing flood risk; welcomes research by Rewilding Britain that suggests nature-based techniques can decrease flood peaks by up to 50%, making

Access to banking services

That this House welcomes the announcement that the Government will reassess the provision of in-person banking services in their Access to Banking Services Review; notes that the current cash access assessment criteria fail to take account of people's banking needs, particularly for residents of rur

Retirement leasehold service charges and exit fees

That this House expresses concern at rising and unpredictable service charges in retirement leasehold properties, which disproportionately affect older people, people on lower incomes and those on fixed incomes; notes concerns that many buyers are not provided with clear or realistic information abo

Mobile connectivity in rural areas

That this House recognises that reliable mobile connectivity is essential infrastructure, yet rural areas such as West Dorset continue to experience persistent signal not-spots, including in Stoke Abbott, with serious human, economic and safety consequences; notes that in such communities residents

Bermuda and oil industry tax

That this House notes recent research showing that the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda is a major hub for oil industry tax avoidance, and hosts the headquarters of three of the world’s top ten oil drilling contractors, four of the world’s ten biggest oil tanker companies, Shell and Chevron off

Trophy hunting imports

That this House notes with concern that the United Kingdom is still importing hunting trophies; further notes that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Trade Database shows that in 2024 such imports included trophies from Appendix I-listed species, amon

Burnhope Miners' Gala Centenary Celebration

That this House congratulates the residents of the village of Burnhope, County Durham, on the Centenary Celebration of the 1926 occasion when Burnhope hosted 40,000 people at the only Durham Miners’ Gala ever to be held outside of Durham City; commends the organisers of the 15-17 May 2026 Burnhope c

Cervical screening

That this House expresses profound concern at the decision by the Northern Ireland Health minister not to establish a statutory public inquiry into the Northern Ireland cervical screening scandal involving the Southern Health and Social Care Trust; notes that approximately 17,500 women had smear tes

Wellington Town Crier

That this House congratulates Wellington’s Town Crier Andrew Norris for his triumph in winning the recently held annual Town Crier competition; and thanks Wellington Town Council, its councillors and staff for maintaining the office of Town Crier and continuing the Cry that There are thirty-nine Wel

Centenary of Thrive

That this House celebrates the centenary of Thrive, originally founded in 1926 as The Community Council in Somerset; recognises the organisation's 100 years of dedicated service supporting individuals, families and local communities across the county through changing social and economic circumstance

Energy prices for households and businesses

That this House notes the recent surge in global gas prices following the 2026 Iran War and disruption to liquefied natural gas supply; expresses deep concern that families could see their energy bills rise by £500 a year as a result of instability in global energy markets; recognises the millions o

President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement

That this House condemns President Trump’s formal withdrawal from the Paris Agreement; criticises this reckless decision to ignore the climate crisis and continue the extraction of fossil fuels; further condemns the breakdown of climate consensus that this has given rise to in the UK; notes the deva

Nuclear Regulatory Review and habitats regulations

That this House recognises the overwhelming public support for nature and understands that restoring the natural environment is critical to public health and a strong, sustainable and resilient economy; expresses concern that recommendations in the Nuclear Regulatory Review may weaken habitats regul

Warm Homes Plan

That this House believes the publication of the Warm Homes Plan in January 2026 was a welcome step after long delays from the Government; condemns that delays meant vulnerable households were left without the anticipated support to upgrade homes and cut energy bills in winter 2024-25, and again for

Renewable energy and coal

That this House celebrates reports that renewable energy overtook coal as the world's leading energy source in the first half of 2025; notes that solar and wind power have met and outpaced new global energy demand, supporting economic growth and energy security; highlights that solar energy in parti

Climate Change Act 2008

That this House condemns proposals to scrap the Climate Change Act 2008 and upend the scientific and political consensus on the need to tackle climate change; understands that meeting the UK’s legally binding net zero target by 2050 is our best chance to limit warming to 1.5°C and avoid the worst cl

Melbury Lodge mental health care model

That this House recognises the integrated model of care at Melbury Lodge, which embeds Citizens Advice services directly into a mental health inpatient setting, enabling patients to access support for issues such as debt, housing, employment and financial hardship as part of their treatment; commend

Responsible use of pesticides in pet flea and tick treatments

That this House expresses concern at the presence of pesticides commonly used in pet flea and tick treatments, including fipronil and imidacloprid, in UK waterways; notes that these substances pose a significant risk to aquatic ecosystems, including insects, fish, birds and wider biodiversity; recog

Local Housing Allowance

That this House notes that in November 2024 there were 1,984,510 households receiving Housing Benefit, 1,608,502 households receiving the Universal Credit housing element for private housing, and 2,158,694 receiving the same for social housing; further notes that housing allowance is designed to mee

Afghan women and girls

That this House deplores the systemic and violent subjugation of women and girls in Afghanistan by the Taliban, including the new penal code which was introduced in January and has effectively legalised domestic violence including sexual assault within marriages while also granting husbands explicit

90th anniversary of the Spitfire

That this House commemorates the 90th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Spitfire, which first took to the skies from Eastleigh Airfield on 5 March 1936; notes that the K5054, a Supermarine Type 300, the prototype of the Spitfire, piloted on that day by Captain Joseph Mutt Summers, marked a piv

Abbey School's The Green Wave initiative

That this House recognises the work of the pupil-led initiative The Green Wave at Abbey School, led by Edith and Brett, to support the work of Horatio's Garden, which creates and maintains accessible gardens in NHS spinal injury centres; notes that these gardens provide therapeutic outdoor spaces fo

48th anniversary of the murder of Altab Ali

That this House marks the anniversary of the racially motivated murder of the 25-year-old textile factory worker, Altab Ali, on 4th May 1978; notes that in the 1970s far right activity and racism was prevalent in East London and that Asian and Black people were frequently attacked; recognises that A

Wild sea birds and sand eels

That this House welcomes the ruling by the judges at the Permanent Court of Arbitration to dismiss the EU’s challenge to Britain’s ban on commercial fishing; recognises the importance of sand eels to the wider ecosystem, in particular wild seabird populations; acknowledges the puffin and kittiwake b

Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 2026

That this House supports Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day on 15 May 2026; recognises the long-term impact on over 105,000 people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the UK; acknowledges that SCI is a lifelong condition requiring coordinated, anticipatory, and adaptive systems of care and support