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VOTING RECORD

  • 03 Jun 2026

    Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026

    Result:   Motion Passed

    302 Ayes
    155 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 02 Jun 2026

    Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13

    Result:   Motion Failed

    80
    298 Noes

    Voted against
  • 02 Jun 2026

    Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6

    Result:   Motion Failed

    99
    371 Noes

    Voted against
  • 02 Jun 2026

    Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5

    Result:   Motion Failed

    170 Ayes
    301 Noes

    Voted against
  • 02 Jun 2026

    Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2

    Result:   Motion Failed

    171 Ayes
    302 Noes

    Voted against
  • 21 May 2026

    Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

    Result:   Motion Failed

    68
    242 Noes

    Voted against
  • 20 May 2026

    King's Speech Motion for an Address

    Result:   Motion Passed

    307 Ayes
    171 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 20 May 2026

    King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)

    Result:   Motion Failed

    104
    316 Noes

    Voted against
  • 20 May 2026

    King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)

    Result:   Motion Failed

    78
    408 Noes

    Voted against
  • 20 May 2026

    King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)

    Result:   Motion Failed

    104
    317 Noes

    Voted against
  • 28 Apr 2026

    Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    Result:   Motion Passed

    304 Ayes
    28

    Voted in favour
  • 28 Apr 2026

    Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    Result:   Motion Passed

    308 Ayes
    81

    Voted in favour
  • 28 Apr 2026

    Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V

    Result:   Motion Passed

    335 Ayes
    158 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 28 Apr 2026

    Privilege

    Result:   Motion Failed

    223 Ayes
    335 Noes

    Voted against
  • 27 Apr 2026

    Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X

    Result:   Motion Passed

    272 Ayes
    64

    Voted in favour
  • 27 Apr 2026

    Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion

    Result:   Motion Passed

    279 Ayes
    176 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 27 Apr 2026

    Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)

    Result:   Motion Passed

    279 Ayes
    164 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 27 Apr 2026

    English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123

    Result:   Motion Passed

    271 Ayes
    171 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 27 Apr 2026

    English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C

    Result:   Motion Passed

    269 Ayes
    170 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 27 Apr 2026

    English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a)

    Result:   Motion Passed

    270 Ayes
    170 Noes

    Voted in favour

recent QUESTIONS

  • 29 May 2026
    Transport: Schools
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Transport on aligning school admissions policy with school transport policy to ensure that families who secure a school place are not disadvantage
    Response from Olivia Bailey MP (Education)
    The department’s home to school travel policy aims to make sure no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport. Children of compulsory school age are eligible for free travel if they attend their nearest suitable school and would no... [Read More]
  • 29 May 2026
    Transport: Schools
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the environmental impact of increased private car use by rural families resulting from school transport regulatory requirements.
    Response from Olivia Bailey MP (Education)
    Local authorities have a duty to arrange free home to school travel for eligible children – those who attend their nearest school and would be unable to walk there because of the distance, their special educational needs and disabilities or mobility probl... [Read More]
  • 29 May 2026
    Schools: Mental Health Services
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, A) what estimate she has made of the proportion of pupils who will not have access to a Mental Health Support Team before the planned national rollout is completed; and B) what interim support will be available
    Response from Olivia Bailey MP (Education)
    This government is committed to expanding mental health support teams (MHSTs) to all schools and colleges by 2029, ensuring every child can access early support. As of March 2025, 52% of pupils (including around 70% in secondary schools) had access. This ... [Read More]
  • 29 May 2026
    Schools: Mental Health Services
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, A) what criteria are being used to prioritise the rollout of Mental Health Support Teams to schools and colleges; and B) what steps her Department is taking to ensure access for pupils in areas of highest need.
    Response from Olivia Bailey MP (Education)
    This government is committed to expanding mental health support teams (MHSTs) to all schools and colleges by 2029, ensuring every child can access early support. As of March 2025, 52% of pupils (including around 70% in secondary schools) had access. This ... [Read More]
  • 29 May 2026
    Schools: Mental Health Services
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of expanding Mental Health Support Teams in schools and colleges on pupil attendance and behaviour outcomes.
    Response from Olivia Bailey MP (Education)
    This government is committed to expanding mental health support teams (MHSTs) to all schools and colleges by 2029, ensuring every child can access early support. As of March 2025, 52% of pupils (including around 70% in secondary schools) had access. This ... [Read More]
  • 29 May 2026
    Colestyramine
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the reported withdrawal of the original formulation of Questran from the UK market on patients with bile acid malabsorption.
    Response from Preet Kaur Gill MP (Health and Social Care)
    The Department is aware of the discontinuation of the original formulation of Questran (colestyramine 4g oral powder) sachets. Decisions to discontinue medicines are commercial decisions for manufacturers, and the Department does not have powers to requir... [Read More]
  • 29 May 2026
    Disability Aids: Prisoners
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that prisoners with mobility impairments can access appropriate mobility aids, including wheelchairs, within the prison estate.
    Response from Preet Kaur Gill MP (Health and Social Care)
    NHS England commissions prison health care services into every prison in England to the equivalence of the community, to include range, access and quality of service. Access to specialist consultants and referrals into specialised support is available in ... [Read More]
  • 29 May 2026
    Health Services: Prisoners
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of healthcare provision for prisoners with progressive neuromuscular conditions.
    Response from Preet Kaur Gill MP (Health and Social Care)
    NHS England commissions prison health care services into every prison in England to the equivalence of the community, to include range, access and quality of service. Access to specialist consultants and referrals into specialised support is available in ... [Read More]
  • 04 Jun 2026
    Holiday Play Schemes: Finance
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to work with local authorities to extend one-to-one support funding to include holiday clubs.
    Response from Olivia Bailey MP (Education)
    The government is committed to improving access to childcare for all children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This financial year, the department has provided £12.9 million to strengthen local authorities’ capacity... [Read More]
  • 04 Jun 2026
    Extended Services: Finance
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to extend one-to-one support funding to include breakfast and after-school clubs, including to support parents and improve access for children with SEN
    Response from Olivia Bailey MP (Education)
    The government is committed to improving access to childcare for all children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This financial year, the department has provided £12.9 million to strengthen local authorities’ capacity... [Read More]
  • 04 Jun 2026
    Nursing Associates
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support nursing associates.
    Response from Karin Smyth MP (Health and Social Care)
    Decisions on the employment of nursing associates are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts which manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe ... [Read More]
  • 29 May 2026
    Nurses: Recruitment
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the updated NHS workforce plan will include measures to improve access to permanent NHS employment for newly qualified nurses and nursing associates.
    Response from Karin Smyth MP (Health and Social Care)
    We will not pre-empt the publication of the plan which will be published shortly and will set out how the National Health Service workforce will be put on a sustainable footing so it can deliver the service model set out in the 10-Year Health Plan. The pl... [Read More]
  • 29 May 2026
    Transport: Schools
    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to allow local authorities to sell spare seats on school-only transport services without triggering full Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations compliance requirements.
    Response from Simon Lightwood MP (Transport)
    This Government strongly supports the aims of PSVAR and breaking down the barriers to opportunity. We believe that children and young people should be able to choose to travel to and from school with their classmates if they wish to. However, progress wit... [Read More]
  • 29 May 2026
    Transport: Schools
    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of introducing a permanent exemption from Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations requirements for closed-door school transport services that d
    Response from Simon Lightwood MP (Transport)
    This Government strongly supports the aims of PSVAR and breaking down the barriers to opportunity. We believe that children and young people should be able to choose to travel to and from school with their classmates if they wish to. However, progress wit... [Read More]
  • 04 Jun 2026
    Inland Waterways
    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help protect the health of people using inland waters for recreation.
    Response from Emma Hardy MP (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    The Government will bring forward legislation through the Clean Water Bill, announced in the King’s Speech on 13 May, to deliver major reforms to the water system. Public health will be at the heart of these reforms, alongside measures to strengthen regul... [Read More]
  • 04 Jun 2026
    Inland Waterways
    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to inland waters for recreational users.
    Response from Emma Hardy MP (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    The Government recognises the importance of providing access to the outdoors for people’s health and wellbeing.  Public access onto around 3,400 miles of our regulated inland waterways, including several of the larger rivers, is available through the lice... [Read More]
  • 04 Jun 2026
    Pharmacy: Prescriptions
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure all new pharmacy graduates from September 2026 are able to independently prescribe.
    Response from Stephen Kinnock MP (Health and Social Care)
    The Government recently announced a £340 million uplift to community pharmacy funding, a 10% increase, recognising the essential role pharmacies play in supporting patients and the wider National Health Service. As part of this, we are funding the rollout... [Read More]
  • 04 Jun 2026
    Pharmacy: Prescriptions
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to expand the Community Pharmacy Independent Prescriber programme in 2026-27 financial year.
    Response from Stephen Kinnock MP (Health and Social Care)
    The Government recently announced a £340 million uplift to community pharmacy funding, a 10% increase, recognising the essential role pharmacies play in supporting patients and the wider National Health Service. As part of this, we are funding the rollout... [Read More]
  • 04 Jun 2026
    Pharmacy: Prescriptions
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Community Pharmacy Independent Prescriber trials in Nottinghamshire.
    Response from Stephen Kinnock MP (Health and Social Care)
    The Government recently announced a £340 million uplift to community pharmacy funding, a 10% increase, recognising the essential role pharmacies play in supporting patients and the wider National Health Service. As part of this, we are funding the rollout... [Read More]
  • 04 Jun 2026
    General Practitioners: Recruitment
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the level of transparency and accountability in the distribution of Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme funding at the local level.
    Response from Stephen Kinnock MP (Health and Social Care)
    NHS England and the integrated care boards are responsible for the allocation and distribution of Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) funding to primary care networks (PCNs). This system is applied consistently across the National Health Service ... [Read More]

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