Ellie Chowns

70003 • Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will set red lines in relation to the Israeli government’s (a) actions in and (b) policies on Gaza.

70004 • Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to hold Israel accountable for the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

70005 • Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on a timeframe for improvement on the facilitation of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

70006 • Israel: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled 2030 roadmap for UK-Israel bilateral relations, published on 21 March 2023, what the (a) timeline and (b) terms of reference is for the review of the 2030 Roadmap; and whether the review will it be made public.

70007 • Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure that Israel facilitates the safe delivery of humanitarian aid at the scale needed to alleviate starvation in Gaza.

69462 • Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses to benefit from largest flood defence investment programme in history, updated on 2 July 2025, on what evidential basis the £7.9 billion commitment over 10 years represents (a) a record level of investment and (b) the largest flood defence investment programme in history; and whether this level of funding represents an increase in funding on an annual basis.

69605 • Speed Limits: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will review the default 60mph speed limit for rural roads.

68866 • Foster Care: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to implement a national exemption from council tax for foster carers; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of such a policy on the recruitment and retention of foster carers.

67706 • National Lottery Heritage Fund: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to support (a) landscapes, (b) nature and (c) parks to contribute to the achievement of Environmental Improvement Plan targets through the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

67707 • National Lottery Heritage Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of National Lottery Heritage Fund funding has been allocated to support (a) areas, buildings and monuments, (b) cultures and memories, (c) industrial, maritime and transport, (d) landscapes, nature and parks and (e) museums, libraries and archives in each year since 2020.

66784 • Boston Consulting Group: Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to review (a) government contracts with and (b) the Business Appointments Rules for Former Crown Servants in relation to the Boston Consulting Group.

66412 • Poultry: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring intensive poultry units to hold private insurance to cover losses in excess of DEFRA’s statutory compensation for poultry culls.

66413 • Conditions of Employment: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the the Fair Work Agency is taking with the Equality and Human Rights Commission to ensure the effective enforcement of young women’s rights at work.

66414 • Conditions of Employment: Women

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure the effective enforcement of young women’s rights at work.

66415 • Equal Pay: Women

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle the gender pay gap for young women.

65128 • Israel: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 145 of the skeleton argument of the Secretary of State in Al-Haq v Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Claim No: AC-2023-LON-003634, if he will publish all relating documents.

64625 • Electoral Register: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of time required to ensure adequate levels of (a) awareness and (b) voter registration ahead of a General Election in which 16 year olds vote.

64177 • Business: Environment Protection and Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the petition entitled Introduction of a business, human rights and environment act, submitted to his Department on 19 June 2025, on the potential merits of creating a new UK business, human rights and environment act to support (a) workers, (b) communities and (c) the environment in (i) the UK and (ii) overseas.

64186 • Funeral Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57896 on Funeral Payments, how many applicants (a) responsible for funeral costs and (b) in receipt of a qualifying benefit did not receive a social fund funeral expenses payment because (i) there was an immediate family member or (ii) a close relative of the deceased who was not in receipt of a qualifying benefit, in each of the last five years.

64194 • Agriculture: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the farming budget is used to meet legally-binding (a) environmental targets under the Environment Act 2021 and (b) emissions reduction targets under the Climate Change Act 2008.

EDM 1594 • Rural Housing Week

That this House marks Rural Housing Week beginning on 7 July 2025; notes that rural homes are proportionally more likely...

EDM 1549 • Forced adoption

That this house welcomes the unveiling of plaques on 10 May 2025 in St. Agnes and 23 May 2025 in Kendal commemorating un...

EDM 1411 • Human rights in Saudi Arabia

That this House remains concerned about human rights violations in Saudi Arabia; welcomes the recent release of dozens o...

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 938 • Provision of essential humanitarian supplies, electricity and water sanitation in Gaza

That this House condemns the Israeli Government’s decision of 3 March 2025 to halt the entry of all humanitarian aid and...

EDM 941 • Sustainable Farming Incentive

That this House expresses deep concern over the abrupt cancellation of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), which ha...

EDM 541 • UK support for the global effort to feed children at school

That this House welcomes the growing international commitment to providing children with a healthy meal every day at sch...

EDM 380 • National insurance increase and the voluntary sector

That this House recognises the significant contributions made by the voluntary sector in building resilient, connected c...

EDM 374 • National insurance increase and the social care sector

That this House notes with concern the ongoing challenges faced by the social care sector, including chronic underfundin...

EDM 1 • Public ownership of water

That this House condemns the mismanagement and underinvestment which led to untreated sewage being discharged into Engli...

EDM 1660 • Accessible facilities and responsible use of RADAR keys

That this House notes with concern the increasing availability of RADAR keys, also known as a National Key Scheme key, f...

EDM 1661 • Roshaan Khattak

That this House is alarmed at Cambridge University’s failure to respond to security concerns surrounding a postgraduate ...

EDM 1655 • Animals

That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Amendment) Regulati...

EDM 1663 • Access to care and support for people living with arthritis

That this House recognises the significant impact that arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions have on the lives ...

EDM 1668 • Mental health in farming (No. 2)

That this House recognises the significant stresses faced by farmers, including rising production costs, lower margins, ...

EDM 1671 • Peace and sovereignty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

That this House expresses deep concerns about the devastating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and t...

EDM 1672 • National Day of Memory for Victims of Honour-Based Abuse, 14 July

That this House recognises the National Day of Memory for Victims of Honour-Based Abuse on 14 July as an opportunity for...

EDM 1673 • Parthenon Sculptures

That this House notes that the British Museum still holds about half of the Parthenon Sculptures, controversially remove...

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 1697 • Contribution of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers

That this House recognises the meaningful and enduring contributions made by migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers; aff...

EDM 1686 • Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules

That the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 997, a copy of which was laid before this House on 1 July, be dis...

EDM 1670 • Mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting and action plans

That this House notes with concern that nationally, there is a 6% pay gap between employees from Black, African Caribbea...

EDM 1633 • Flying ring toys

That this House expresses strong support for the campaign led by the UK Seal Alliance Executive to ban the sale of plast...

EDM 1601 • Drug education in independent schools

That this House notes with concern that there is currently no regulation requiring independent schools to provide drug e...

EDM 1603 • Equitable national prostate cancer screening

That this House welcomes the #ProactiveForYourProstate campaign led by Prostate Cancer Research (PCR); congratulates cam...

EDM 1604 • 80 years of Christian Aid

That this House notes 80 years of Christian Aid, celebrating eight decades of generosity, prayer and humanitarian respon...

EDM 1608 • Protections for the welfare of wild animals in tourism

That this House is concerned about the extreme suffering inflicted on many wild animals exploited in the tourism industr...

EDM 1612 • Safe Inside Prisons Charter

That this House notes with alarm the rising levels of violence against prison staff, which again have reached record hig...

EDM 1615 • Access to dentistry

That this House is deeply concerned by the growing crisis in NHS dentistry, particularly in rural constituencies such as...

EDM 1616 • Investment in General Practice

That this House notes with concern that although about 90% of NHS interactions take place in general practice, only 6% o...