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VOTING RECORD

  • 19 Mar 2025

    Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment

    Result:   Motion Failed

    177 Ayes
    293 Noes

    Voted against
  • 19 Mar 2025

    National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 21

    Result:   Motion Passed

    316 Ayes
    187 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 19 Mar 2025

    National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8

    Result:   Motion Passed

    316 Ayes
    189 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 19 Mar 2025

    National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4

    Result:   Motion Passed

    313 Ayes
    190 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 19 Mar 2025

    National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3

    Result:   Motion Passed

    314 Ayes
    187 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 19 Mar 2025

    National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2

    Result:   Motion Passed

    310 Ayes
    183 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 19 Mar 2025

    National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1

    Result:   Motion Passed

    307 Ayes
    182 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 18 Mar 2025

    Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Third Reading

    Result:   Motion Passed

    382 Ayes
    104

    Voted in favour
  • 18 Mar 2025

    Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 210

    Result:   Motion Failed

    167 Ayes
    324 Noes

    Voted against
  • 18 Mar 2025

    Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 209

    Result:   Motion Failed

    107
    324 Noes

    Voted against
  • 18 Mar 2025

    Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34

    Result:   Motion Failed

    77
    315 Noes

    Voted against
  • 18 Mar 2025

    Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7

    Result:   Motion Failed

    77
    313 Noes

    Voted against
  • 17 Mar 2025

    Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 171

    Result:   Motion Failed

    65
    317 Noes

    Voted against
  • 17 Mar 2025

    Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 188

    Result:   Motion Failed

    160 Ayes
    319 Noes

    Voted against
  • 17 Mar 2025

    Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 36

    Result:   Motion Failed

    159 Ayes
    317 Noes

    Voted against
  • 12 Mar 2025

    Employment Rights Bill: Third Reading

    Result:   Motion Passed

    333 Ayes
    100

    Voted in favour
  • 12 Mar 2025

    Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Schedule 2

    Result:   Motion Passed

    333 Ayes
    100

    Voted in favour
  • 12 Mar 2025

    Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 297

    Result:   Motion Failed

    167 Ayes
    328 Noes

    Voted against
  • 12 Mar 2025

    Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 291

    Result:   Motion Failed

    164 Ayes
    324 Noes

    Voted against
  • 12 Mar 2025

    Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 110

    Result:   Motion Failed

    168 Ayes
    314 Noes

    Voted against

QUESTIONS

  • 10 Mar 2025
    Dental Services: Children
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of access to dental services for children with SEND.
    Response from Stephen Kinnock MP (Health and Social Care)
    The Government recognises that certain groups of patients such as people with disabilities may find it difficult to access dental care. We are committed to ensuring National Health Service dental services are available to all who need them.Community denta... [Read More]
  • 21 Feb 2025
    Special Educational Needs: Extended Services
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure wraparound childcare is sufficiently funded in areas with high SEND staffing requirements.
    Response from Stephen Morgan MP (Education)
    The department knows that parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) need childcare provision that meets their and their children’s needs. This government is determined to help these parents and has funded the national wrap... [Read More]
  • 24 Feb 2025
    Plastics: Recycling
    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he taking to increase the recycling rates of soft plastics not normally collected at the kerbside.
    Response from Mary Creagh MP (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    Recyclable plastic film and flexible packaging is to be collected for recycling from both households and businesses across the UK by 31 March 2027. Waste is a devolved policy area. This will be implemented as part of Simpler Recycling in England, and the ... [Read More]
  • 13 Feb 2025
    Gender Based Violence
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on the potential merits of expanding the Online Safety Act 2023 to tackle violence against women ans
    Response from Jess Phillips MP (Home Office)
    I refer the Honourable Member to the Answer I gave on 10 February to Question UN 27910.
  • 13 Feb 2025
    Gender Based Violence: Youth Services
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the contribution of youth services in preventing and tackling violence against women and girls.
    Response from Jess Phillips MP (Home Office)
    As referenced in my response to the answer I gave to question UIN 28128, the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy will set out our strategic direction and concrete actions to deliver our ambition to halve VAWG in the next decade.We are conside... [Read More]
  • 13 Feb 2025
    Gender Based Violence: Young Futures Hubs
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role Young Futures Hubs and Young Futures Prevention Partnerships will play in the government's plans to tackle violence against women and girls.
    Response from Jess Phillips MP (Home Office)
    The Government has committed to the creation of a new Young Futures Programme, which will establish a network of Young Futures Hubs and Young Futures Prevention Partnerships, to intervene earlier to ensure vulnerable and at-risk children and young people ... [Read More]
  • 21 Feb 2025
    Schools: Uniforms
    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT for all school uniform sold to primary school-aged children irrespective of whether it is labelled for children under 14.
    Response from James Murray MP (Treasury)
    No VAT is charged on the sale of children’s clothing and footwear designed for children who are less than 14 years of age. This means that school uniform for primary-school aged children is already free from VAT, provided it falls within the tabled measur... [Read More]
  • 11 Feb 2025
    Menopause
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that GPs have the necessary (a) equipment and (b) training to (i) support people experiencing the menopause and (ii) signpost the appropriate support for each pati
    Response from Karin Smyth MP (Health and Social Care)
    A range of training, guidance, and resources are available to help primary care professionals to support women experiencing menopause symptoms.The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has a holistic curriculum of training that all general practit... [Read More]
  • 11 Feb 2025
    Menopause: Health Education
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to launch a public health information campaign for menopause.
    Response from Karin Smyth MP (Health and Social Care)
    We know that more needs to be done to support women experiencing the menopause. The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we reform the National Health Service and women’s equality will be at the heart of our missions.It is important t... [Read More]
  • 11 Feb 2025
    Menopause
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Understanding Menopause guidance by Menopause Support UK will be published.
    Response from Karin Smyth MP (Health and Social Care)
    Menopause Support UK is an independent organisation, and the Department cannot advise on when this guidance will be published. NHS England routinely considers how they signpost to other sources of healthcare guidance. For example, the National Health Serv... [Read More]
  • 11 Feb 2025
    Menopause: Surgery
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will conduct a review of surgical menopause care.
    Response from Karin Smyth MP (Health and Social Care)
    The Government will prioritise women’s health as we reform the National Health Service, ensuring that all women experiencing the menopause can access the care that they need. We have taken urgent action to tackle gynaecology waiting lists through the Elec... [Read More]
  • 07 Feb 2025
    Extended Services: Finance
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase funding for wraparound care.
    Response from Stephen Morgan MP (Education)
    Any future decisions on departmental spending are subject to the spending review process.
  • 10 Feb 2025
    Dental Services: Pregnancy
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to increase capacity in appointments for NHS dental treatment for pregnant and postpartum women who are entitled to free NHS dental care.
    Response from Stephen Kinnock MP (Health and Social Care)
    We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist, and we want to make sure that everyone who needs a National Health Service dentist can get one, including pregnant women and new mothers. The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patien... [Read More]
  • 17 Jan 2025
    Further Education: Pay
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether teaching staff at colleges providing 16-19 education will be awarded the same pay increase as staff at (a) schools and (b) academies providing 16-19 education.
    Response from Janet Daby MP (Education)
    This government is committed to ensuring there is a thriving further education (FE) sector, which is vital to our missions to break down the barriers to opportunity and boost economic growth.FE colleges, rather than government, are responsible for setting... [Read More]
  • 16 Jan 2025
    Public Sector Debt
    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the additional cost of the UK's debt interest following the downgrading of the AAA credit rating in each year since 2013.
    Response from Rt Hon Darren Jones MP (Treasury)
    Rising global interest rates and inflation have meant debt interest is at its second highest for a financial year since the 1980s. This shows why our fiscal rules – balancing the current budget and reducing net financial debt by 2029-30 – are the right th... [Read More]
  • 15 Jan 2025
    Criminal Injuries Compensation: Warrington
    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average processing time was for applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme by people resident in Warrington in each of the last five years.
    Response from Sarah Sackman MP (Justice)
    The table below shows the average time for decisions to be made on applications* for criminal injuries compensation by people resident in Warrington**.Calendar Year Average time (days) 20202792021423202234020233522024317 *The table does not include archiv... [Read More]
  • 15 Jan 2025
    Criminal Injuries Compensation: Warrington
    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received awards under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in Warrington in each of the last five years or which figures are available; and what the value of those awards was.
    Response from Sarah Sackman MP (Justice)
    The table below provides the number of compensation awards paid in each of the last five calendar years to applicants living in Warrington.Number of compensation awards paid to applicants living in Warrington* ** Calendar Year Number of awards paid Total ... [Read More]
  • 06 Jan 2025
    Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will assess the effectiveness of the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme.
    Response from Tulip Siddiq MP (Treasury)
    Following the conclusion of the Eat Out Help Out scheme, HMRC published statistical analysis, which included data on scheme’s costs, take up, and geographical breakdown. The Covid Inquiry is also investigating the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-... [Read More]
  • 18 Dec 2024
    Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.
    Response from Andrew Gwynne MP (Health and Social Care)
    For 2024/2025, the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme was allocated a budget of £40 million. This covers funding for payment awards, and administration costs associated with assessing the claims and managing the scheme.
  • 13 Dec 2024
    Police
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of police officers in 2027.
    Response from Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson MP (Home Office)
    Police forces in England and Wales are expected to maintain officer numbers, as per the officer maintenance grant. The Government is currently working with police forces on setting an accurate baseline for neighbourhood policing numbers.

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