Sorcha Eastwood

67625 • Doctors: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will support the British Medical Association's Foundation Programme Recruitment Campaign.

67626 • Doctors: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the (a) fairness and (b effectiveness of the Foundation Programme allocation process.

67627 • Doctors: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make changes to the Foundation Programme allocation process, following the most recent application round.

67628 • Doctors: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with the Northern Ireland Department of Health on the (a) operation of the Foundation Programme allocation process and (b) its potential impact on applicants in Northern Ireland.

67195 • Motorcycles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether motorcycling will be part of an integrated national transport strategy.

67196 • Television Licences: Direct Debits

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has held discussions with the BBC on requiring new Direct Debit customers to pay six months of licence fees in advance.

67197 • Television Licences: Direct Debits

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has had discussions with the BBC on the rationale for requiring new Direct Debit customers to pay six months of licence fees in advance.

67198 • Television Licences: Payment Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of advance payment requirements for TV licences on low-income households.

67199 • Television Licences: Payment Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that the TV licence payment structures are (a) transparent, (b) proportionate and (c) accessible to people who cannot afford to pay the licence fee in one lump sum.

66752 • Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming national cancer plan will introduce new targets for reducing late-diagnosis of cancer.

65993 • Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to meet with bereaved families associated with the 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash.

65994 • Chinook Helicopters: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria was used to determine the 100-year classification of documents on the Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash in 1994; and whether a review of that classification has been held in the last five years.

65995 • Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on introducing duty of candour legislation.

65996 • Housing: Construction

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Minister for Finance for Northern Ireland on the ability of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to borrow to start to build homes.

65997 • Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has taken steps following receipt of the BMA letter dated 4 April 2025 requesting review of the Foundation Programme allocations.

62894 • Motor Insurance Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings of the Motor Insurance Taskforce have taken place; and when the next meeting will take place.

61704 • Police and Prison Officers: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he plans to provide support to former Northern Ireland (a) prison officers and (b) police to maintain security at their homes.

58678 • Schools: Allergies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many allergy 'near miss' incidents took place in schools in England in each year since 2016.

57798 • Free School Meals: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 June 2025, HCWS682, on School Food, what estimate she has made of the potential Barnett consequentials for Northern Ireland following the expansion of free school meals to all children in households in receipt of Universal Credit.

55590 • Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will introduce legislation to improve online safety laws.

EDM 1512 • Myeloma Awareness Week 2025

That this House recognises that 16 to 22 June is Myeloma Awareness Week; is concerned that myeloma has one of the longes...

EDM 1150 • Incitement of violence against political representatives

That this House defends the role of art as a powerful force for protest, solidarity, and accountability, especially in s...

EDM 1037 • Wealth tax and social security reform

That this House opposes the approach of the UK Government to reforming disability benefits; believes that withdrawing or...

EDM 977 • Lagan Valley’s Special Olympics gold medallists

That this House sends its biggest congratulations to Caolán McConville and Lucy Best from Lagan Valley on their brillian...

EDM 585 • Reform of electoral law

That this House notes with serious concern recent reports of high-profile individuals and international entities explori...

EDM 449 • Mid Down and Lisburn District Community First Responders

That this House recognises the outstanding work of Mid Down and Lisburn District Community First Responders and communit...

EDM 261 • Online scams and funeral services

That this House notes with concern the increasing number of online scams exploiting vulnerable families during bereaveme...

EDM 235 • Cost of motor insurance

That this House expresses deep concern over the rising cost of motor insurance across the UK, including Northern Ireland...

EDM 139 • Review of Northern Ireland's relative need

That this House recognises the importance of fiscal discipline in managing public sector debt; notes, however, that curr...

EDM 134 • Spot Leukaemia campaign

That this House supports the Spot Leukaemia campaign held during Blood Cancer Awareness Month; recognises that September...

EDM 1725 • Proposal for a wealth tax

That this House welcomes the proposal from leading tax experts for the introduction of an annual wealth tax of 2% on ind...

EDM 1386 • Climate Finance Fund (Fossil Fuels and Pollution) Bill

That this House welcomes the contribution made by the Climate Finance Fund (Fossil Fuels and Pollution) Bill, published ...

EDM 1683 • UK-based medical charities in Palestine

That this House expresses its appreciation for those working for UK-based medical charities in Palestine, including Medi...

EDM 1637 • Government policy on the Hillsborough Law

That this House notes the Prime Minister’s promise to introduce the Hillsborough Law to Parliament before the 36th anniv...

EDM 1266 • Import of goods from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

That this House notes that the International Court of Justice has called for all states to abstain from entering into ec...

EDM 1065 • Securing habitat for endangered swifts and other cavity nesting birds

This House notes with concern the dramatic decline in the breeding population of swifts whose numbers have dropped by 60...

EDM 1512 • Myeloma Awareness Week 2025

That this House recognises that 16 to 22 June is Myeloma Awareness Week; is concerned that myeloma has one of the longes...

EDM 1488 • Harmful chemicals in period products

That this House notes that recent testing by PAN UK and the Women’s Environmental Network found glyphosate, a probable c...

EDM 1451 • UK Government recognition of the state of Palestine

That this House notes the high-level international conference for the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine a...

EDM 1424 • Israel’s interception of the British-flagged Madleen boat

That this House expresses alarm at the Israeli military’s interception of the UK-flagged civilian vessel Madleen in inte...

EDM 1311 • Humanitarian aid into Gaza

That this House calls on the United Nations, alongside the Security Council, to take urgent action to facilitate humanit...

EDM 1310 • Arms exports to Israel

That this House calls on the Government to immediately suspend all arms exports to Israel in line with majority public o...

EDM 705 • Snares

That this House welcomes the Government’s commitment to ban the use of snares in England and is heartened that the gover...

EDM 1199 • Legal protection of the nurse job title

That this House notes with concern that the job title of nurse is not currently a legally protected term, despite the hi...

EDM 1181 • Trans+ History Week

That this House welcomes the second annual Trans+ History Week; notes the week held from 5 to 11 May 2025 will celebrate...

EDM 1184 • Climate and Nature Bill

That this House declared an environment and climate change emergency on 1 May 2019, recognising the urgent need for acti...

EDM 1186 • Blockade of aid to Gaza

That this House expresses its deep concern that the Israeli Government's current blockade of Gaza has now exceeded 50 da...

EDM 1115 • LED headlights

That this House notes with concern the growing number of reports and studies from organisations including the RAC indica...

EDM 1121 • Restless legs syndrome

That this House recognises the significant impact of restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom disease, w...

EDM 1150 • Incitement of violence against political representatives

That this House defends the role of art as a powerful force for protest, solidarity, and accountability, especially in s...