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VOTING RECORD

  • 03 Dec 2025

    Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15

    Result:   Motion Failed

    154 Ayes
    303 Noes

    Voted against
  • 03 Dec 2025

    Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16

    Result:   Motion Failed

    143 Ayes
    304 Noes

    Voted against
  • 03 Dec 2025

    Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26

    Result:   Motion Failed

    77
    298 Noes

    Voted against
  • 03 Dec 2025

    Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3

    Result:   Motion Failed

    87
    299 Noes

    Voted against
  • 25 Nov 2025

    English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading

    Result:   Motion Passed

    322 Ayes
    179 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 25 Nov 2025

    English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80

    Result:   Motion Failed

    187 Ayes
    320 Noes

    Voted against
  • 25 Nov 2025

    English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69

    Result:   Motion Failed

    189 Ayes
    320 Noes

    Voted against
  • 25 Nov 2025

    English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17

    Result:   Motion Failed

    87
    321 Noes

    Voted against
  • 24 Nov 2025

    English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25

    Result:   Motion Failed

    99
    367 Noes

    Voted against
  • 24 Nov 2025

    English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85

    Result:   Motion Failed

    57
    309 Noes

    Voted against
  • 24 Nov 2025

    English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29

    Result:   Motion Failed

    74
    311 Noes

    Voted against
  • 24 Nov 2025

    English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2

    Result:   Motion Failed

    158 Ayes
    318 Noes

    Voted against
  • 19 Nov 2025

    Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37

    Result:   Motion Passed

    326 Ayes
    92

    Voted in favour
  • 19 Nov 2025

    Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025

    Result:   Motion Passed

    376 Ayes
    16

    Voted in favour
  • 18 Nov 2025

    Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading

    Result:   Motion Passed

    320 Ayes
    105

    Voted in favour
  • 18 Nov 2025

    Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment

    Result:   Motion Failed

    165 Ayes
    327 Noes

    Voted against
  • 17 Nov 2025

    Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5

    Result:   Motion Failed

    147 Ayes
    318 Noes

    Voted against
  • 17 Nov 2025

    Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4

    Result:   Motion Failed

    143 Ayes
    318 Noes

    Voted against
  • 13 Nov 2025

    Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 40

    Result:   Motion Passed

    244 Ayes
    132 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 13 Nov 2025

    Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39

    Result:   Motion Passed

    250 Ayes
    133 Noes

    Voted in favour

QUESTIONS

  • 03 Dec 2025
    Active Travel: Finance
    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for local pedestrian safety of encouraging local authorities to prioritise the creation and connectivity of active travel routes in ways that could aff
    Response from Lilian Greenwood MP (Transport)
    Active Travel England (ATE) undertakes assurance of new or upgraded schemes in close collaboration with local authorities. Submitted scheme designs are put through a series of checks using the ATE scheme review tools, last published in February 2024. Thes... [Read More]
  • 20 Nov 2025
    Railways: Compensation
    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that accredited rail retailers offer standardised and automated Delay Repay compensation directly to passengers; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of do
    Response from Keir Mather MP (Transport)
    Passengers can currently claim delay repay by applying directly to the train operator they travelled with. Through delivering Great British Railways (GBR), the Government is committed to improving the passenger experience. As set out in the recently intro... [Read More]
  • 03 Nov 2025
    Students: Loans
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of freezing the accrual of interest on student loans for individuals on maternity or paternity leave.
    Response from Josh MacAlister MP (Education)
    Student loans are subject to interest to ensure that those who can afford to do so contribute to the full cost of their degree.The student finance system protects borrowers if they see a reduction in their income for whatever reason, including those on ma... [Read More]
  • 03 Nov 2025
    Health Services: Dementia and Older People
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia.
    Response from Stephen Kinnock MP (Health and Social Care)
    The Modern Service Framework for Frailty and Dementia is expected to be published in 2026 and will deliver rapid and significant improvements in the quality of care and productivity. This will be informed by phase one of the independent commission into ad... [Read More]
  • 23 Oct 2025
    Coronavirus: Vaccination
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the sufficiency of the supply of covid-19 vaccines during winter 2025/26 and (b) whether there will be sufficient supply of covid-19 vaccines to meet the expected
    Response from Ashley Dalton MP (Health and Social Care)
    Vaccine availability is monitored as part of standard operational practice by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS England, and the devolved administrations.The UKHSA collects and analyses data from the vaccination programmes to understand the impac... [Read More]
  • 21 Oct 2025
    NHS: Pay
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure parity of pay between staff employed by (a) independent sector providers of NHS services and (b) the NHS.
    Response from Karin Smyth MP (Health and Social Care)
    National Health Service staff pay is set by the Government and usually informed by recommendations made by pay review bodies (PRBs). The PRBs are independent advisory bodies made up of industry experts who carefully consider evidence submitted to them by ... [Read More]
  • 14 Oct 2025
    Hospitals: Private Patients
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of private healthcare providers using NHS hospital facilities on NHS waiting lists.
    Response from Karin Smyth MP (Health and Social Care)
    No specific assessment has been made as these decisions are taken locally. National Health Service trusts can utilise ‘insourcers’, private healthcare providers who operate using NHS facilities, but services must be arranged in a manner which offers value... [Read More]
  • 15 Sep 2025
    Water Supply
    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) promote competition and (b) expand consumer choice in the water sector.
    Response from Emma Hardy MP (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    Ofwat has a primary duty set out in Section 2 of the Water Industry Act 1991 to carry out its relevant functions in the way it considers best to protect the interests of consumers by, where appropriate, promoting effective competition. There are existing ... [Read More]
  • 15 Sep 2025
    Childcare
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that proposed changes to childcare provision do not undermine the sustainability of private nurseries and childminders.
    Response from Olivia Bailey MP (Education)
    The government is investing significantly in early education and childcare to ensure sustainability across all providers, including nurseries and childminders. Government spending on funded hours will reach £9 billion next year, rising further over this P... [Read More]
  • 04 Sep 2025
    Health Services: Catering
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review approaches to improve the integration of (a) nutritional science and (b) dietetic services into standard patient care pathways for (i) recovery, (ii) managing
    Response from Ashley Dalton MP (Health and Social Care)
    The Department currently has no plans to review approaches for integrating nutritional and dietetic services into standard patient care pathways. However, NHS England’s Nursing Directorate is reviewing and refreshing the National Nutrition and Hydration g... [Read More]
  • 02 Sep 2025
    Roads: Noise
    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to roll out noise detection cameras on roads.
    Response from Simon Lightwood MP (Transport)
    The Department for Transport conducted roadside trials of noise camera technology between October 2022 and February 2023. Reports of these trials, including detailed assessment of the technology’s performance and potential merits, were published on 17 Mar... [Read More]
  • 29 Aug 2025
    Telecommunications: Prices
    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking with regulators to help tackle (a) the use of inflation linked price rises in consumer communications contracts and (b) the advertising of VAT exclusive prices.
    Response from Kate Dearden MP (Business and Trade)
    Ofcom, the independent regulator of telecommunications, has banned inflation-linked in-contract price rises. Since 17 January 2025, all retail telecom providers have been required to set out clearly ‘in pounds and pence’ the price the consumer will pay at... [Read More]
  • 04 Sep 2025
    Health Services: Catering
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve catering policies in health services to ensure are they are (a) patient-centred and (b) nutritious.
    Response from Karin Smyth MP (Health and Social Care)
    Access to good quality, nutritious and attractively presented hospital food can improve patient morale and contribute to recovery.All National Health Service trusts are expected to follow the NHS National Standards for Healthcare Food and Drink. There are... [Read More]
  • 02 Sep 2025
    Motor Vehicles: Taxation
    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review proposals to tax pickup trucks as personal vehicles.
    Response from Dan Tomlinson MP (Treasury)
    Double Cab Pick Up vehicles (DCPUs) have in the past been treated as goods vehicles for tax purposes, rather than cars. Following a judgement by the Court of Appeal, DCPUs must be treated as cars, rather than goods vehicles, for certain tax purposes, base... [Read More]
  • 02 Sep 2025
    Motor Vehicles: Taxation
    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to reintroduce measures to increase tax on higher polluting vehicles.
    Response from Dan Tomlinson MP (Treasury)
    Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) is a tax on vehicles used or kept on public roads. As announced by the Government at Autumn Statement 2022, from April 2025, zero emission and hybrid cars, vans and motorcycles will begin to pay VED in a similar way to petrol and... [Read More]
  • 29 Aug 2025
    Barbecues: Public Places
    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the risks of using (a) disposable and (b) portable barbecues in public places.
    Response from Mary Creagh MP (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    This Government has not made an assessment of the risks of using disposable and portable barbecues in public places. Research published under the previous Government considered the risks posed by disposable barbecues. This is available at: Sky Lanterns, S... [Read More]
  • 02 Sep 2025
    Motor Vehicles: Testing
    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to standardise the measure of vehicle sound testing in MOTs.
    Response from Simon Lightwood MP (Transport)
    Excessive exhaust noise is currently tested with a subjective assessment at the MOT in which the tester can fail the vehicle if they believe it is producing excessive noise for the vehicle model. The MOT standard for exhaust noise requires that the noise ... [Read More]
  • 29 Aug 2025
    Hospitals: Food
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that hospital patients with specific (a) dietary and (b) nutritional needs receive appropriate meals during their recovery.
    Response from Karin Smyth MP (Health and Social Care)
    Access to good quality, nutritious and attractively presented hospital food can improve patient morale and contribute to their recovery.All NHS Trusts are expected to follow the NHS National Standards for Healthcare Food and Drink. There are eight mandato... [Read More]
  • 29 Aug 2025
    Exploitation: Children in Care
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect young people in care from (a) grooming gangs, (b) exploitation and (c) other forms of criminal activity.
    Response from Jess Phillips MP (Home Office)
    The Government is committed to protecting children and young people from all forms of abuse and exploitation, including child sexual exploitation and ‘grooming gangs’, alongside other forms of exploitation and criminal activity.In June 2025, the Governmen... [Read More]
  • 29 Aug 2025
    Driving: Safety
    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the safety risks of in-car devices that can distract drivers.
    Response from Simon Lightwood MP (Transport)
    All vehicles used on the road in Great Britain are subject to the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, as amended (C&U). Regulation 109 of C&U only permits drivers to view information related to the state of the vehicle or its eq... [Read More]

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