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VOTING RECORD

  • 23 Mar 2026

    National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6

    Result:   Motion Passed

    278 Ayes
    164 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 23 Mar 2026

    National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

    Result:   Motion Passed

    281 Ayes
    167 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 23 Mar 2026

    National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3

    Result:   Motion Passed

    280 Ayes
    164 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 23 Mar 2026

    National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2

    Result:   Motion Passed

    279 Ayes
    167 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 23 Mar 2026

    National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1

    Result:   Motion Passed

    280 Ayes
    161 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 18 Mar 2026

    Opposition day motion: student loans

    Result:   Motion Failed

    88
    266 Noes

    Voted against
  • 18 Mar 2026

    Opposition day motion: fuel duty

    Result:   Motion Failed

    103
    259 Noes

    Voted against
  • 18 Mar 2026

    Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    Result:   Motion Passed

    277 Ayes
    99

    Voted in favour
  • 18 Mar 2026

    Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

    Result:   Motion Passed

    368 Ayes
    107

    Voted in favour
  • 11 Mar 2026

    Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading

    Result:   Motion Passed

    292 Ayes
    161 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 11 Mar 2026

    Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6

    Result:   Motion Failed

    175 Ayes
    292 Noes

    Voted against
  • 11 Mar 2026

    Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5

    Result:   Motion Failed

    172 Ayes
    283 Noes

    Voted against
  • 11 Mar 2026

    Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11

    Result:   Motion Failed

    174 Ayes
    292 Noes

    Voted against
  • 10 Mar 2026

    Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading

    Result:   Motion Passed

    304 Ayes
    203 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 10 Mar 2026

    Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

    Result:   Motion Failed

    203 Ayes
    311 Noes

    Voted against
  • 02 Mar 2026

    Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment

    Result:   Motion Failed

    105
    410 Noes

    Voted against
  • 24 Feb 2026

    Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms

    Result:   Motion Failed

    69
    279 Noes

    Voted against
  • 11 Feb 2026

    Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27

    Result:   Motion Passed

    279 Ayes
    90

    Voted in favour
  • 11 Feb 2026

    Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27

    Result:   Motion Passed

    277 Ayes
    143 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 11 Feb 2026

    Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026

    Result:   Motion Passed

    362 Ayes
    107

    Voted in favour

recent QUESTIONS

  • 09 Mar 2026
    Law Reporting
    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to make court and tribunal transcripts more accessible and affordable.
    Response from Sarah Sackman MP (Justice)
    The Government is committed to strengthening transparency across the justice system and is already taking significant steps across all jurisdictions.We are also committed to upholding the principle of open justice, including embracing AI and exploring the... [Read More]
  • 09 Mar 2026
    Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help support fire and rescue services (a) in Nottinghamshire and (b) nationally via financial investment.
    Response from Samantha Dixon MP (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    On 9 February 2026, the Ministry published the 2026/27 Local Government Finance Settlement which sets out funding allocations for all local authorities including fire and rescue. (a) In 2026/27, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Authority will have a core s... [Read More]
  • 25 Feb 2026
    Access to Work Programme: Multiple Sclerosis
    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help ensure the Access to Work scheme supports people with multiple sclerosis.
    Response from Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP (Work and Pensions)
    The support that a customer will receive from Access to Work is dependent upon their needs and circumstances at the time they make an application. Case managers will use the current guidance to ensure Access to Work principles are considered when making a... [Read More]
  • 03 Mar 2026
    Long Covid: Health Services
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department are taking to improve recognition and provision for people with long COVID.
    Response from Mrs Sharon Hodgson MP (Health and Social Care)
    NHS England has invested significantly in supporting people with long covid. This includes setting up specialist post-COVID-19, or long covid, services nationwide for adults, and children and young people, and investing in ensuring general practice teams ... [Read More]
  • 03 Mar 2026
    Long Covid: Children
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department are taking to improve A) diagnosis and B) treatment of children with long COVID.
    Response from Mrs Sharon Hodgson MP (Health and Social Care)
    NHS England has invested significantly in supporting people with long covid. This includes setting up specialist post-COVID-19, or long covid, services nationwide for adults, and children and young people, and investing in ensuring general practice teams ... [Read More]
  • 20 Feb 2026
    Employment Schemes: Young People
    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the ways in which the Youth Guarantee will benefit disabled young people seeking employment.
    Response from Andrew Western MP (Work and Pensions)
    The Government is taking action to help young disabled people move towards work. Disabled young people are diverse group, so it is key that the individual gets access to the right work and health support, in the right place, at the right time, for them. T... [Read More]
  • 04 Mar 2026
    Humanitarian Aid
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will set out the timeline for publishing the spending allocations for Official Development Assistance up to 2028/29; and what steps she is taking to ensure funding for
    Response from Chris Elmore MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 28 January to Question 107281.
  • 04 Mar 2026
    Kinship Care: Parental Leave and Pay
    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to include kinship parents in its Parental leave and pay review.
    Response from Kate Dearden MP (Business and Trade)
    The Government’s Parental Leave and Pay Review will conclude in early 2027 with a set of findings which outline next steps for implementing any reforms.In addition to considering, all current and upcoming parental leave and pay entitlements, the Review is... [Read More]
  • 03 Mar 2026
    Immigration: Hong Kong
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her department has made on the number of children on the British National (Overseas) visa who would face delays in attaining settled status due to their parents’ inability to meet new
    Response from Mike Tapp MP (Home Office)
    The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the UK.BN(O) visa holders will attract a 5-year reduction in the qualifying period for settlement, meaning they will continue to be able to settle in the UK after 5 ... [Read More]
  • 20 Feb 2026
    Coalfields Regeneration Trust: Finance
    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with the the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the proposed £50 million capital investment in the Coalfields Regeneration Trust to support S
    Response from Miatta Fahnbulleh MP (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    I refer the Hon.Member to Question UIN ⁠114606 answered on 9 March.
  • 03 Mar 2026
    Independent Review of the Loan Charge
    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department will offer the same settlement terms from the implementation of the McCann Review to people that have settled with HMRC.
    Response from Dan Tomlinson MP (Treasury)
    The Government commissioned an independent review of the loan charge to help bring the matter to a close for people who have not settled and paid their loan charge liabilities. The review identified affordability as a key barrier preventing those individu... [Read More]
  • 03 Mar 2026
    Taxation: Repayments
    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the process of providing reimbursements to people who have over paid their tax in the context of the Loan Charge review conducted HMRC.
    Response from Dan Tomlinson MP (Treasury)
    The Government commissioned an independent review of the loan charge to help bring the matter to a close for people who have not settled and paid their loan charge liabilities. The review identified affordability as a key barrier preventing those individu... [Read More]
  • 03 Mar 2026
    BrewDog: Shares
    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has had any discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority regarding the valuation transparency of BrewDog's Equity for Punks scheme.
    Response from Lucy Rigby KC MP (Treasury)
    The government does not comment on individual firms’ commercial activities.In 2024, the government delivered the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations which enabled the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to reform the UK Prospectus Regime to ... [Read More]
  • 11 Feb 2026
    Jimmy Lai
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations she has made to her Hong Kong and Chinese counterparts on consular access to Jimmy Lai; and how many requests for consular access have been (a) ma
    Response from Seema Malhotra MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    On his questions relating to Jimmy Lai, I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided in the Urgent Question debate on 9 February. The government will continue to raise Jimmy Lai's case with the Chinese government at every opportunity - as the Prime Mini... [Read More]
  • 24 Feb 2026
    Astronomy and Nuclear Physics: Research
    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed cuts to funding for particle physics, astronomy and nuclear physics research on levels of such research
    Response from Kanishka Narayan MP (Science, Innovation and Technology)
    The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has committed to £58.5 billion investment in R&D over the next 4 years. Of this, UKRI will deliver £38.6 billion towards research and innovation with £14.5 billion allocated towards curiosit... [Read More]
  • 26 Feb 2026
    Visas: Ukraine
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications have been made to the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme for children born in the UK to Ukrainian national parents; and what the approval rate has been.
    Response from Mike Tapp MP (Home Office)
    Data on the number of Ukraine Permission Extension visa applications for children born in the UK does not form part of our data sets and is not published.Obtaining the specific information requested would involve collating and verifying information and co... [Read More]
  • 26 Feb 2026
    Visas: Ukraine
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to communicate with Ukraine Permission Extension holders on applying before their permission expires; and how many people have been contacted by (a) email, (b) SMS
    Response from Mike Tapp MP (Home Office)
    The onus is on the applicant to ensure they know the conditions attached to their leave and that they know when to reapply for an extension of that leave. All that information is available on our website and their eVisa.
  • 26 Feb 2026
    Visas: Ukraine
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications to the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme are awaiting a decision.
    Response from Mike Tapp MP (Home Office)
    The data for Ukraine Permission Extension visa applications awaiting a decision can be found on the ‘Visa, Status and Immigration Data table on the following page of Gov.UK Migration transparency data - GOV.UK
  • 26 Feb 2026
    Immigration: Ukraine
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of excluding Ukraine schemes from counting towards settlement on Ukrainian nationals in the UK.
    Response from Mike Tapp MP (Home Office)
    The Ukraine Schemes reflect a generous and meaningful commitment to support those displaced by the conflict. Since the full‑scale invasion began, the UK has provided sanctuary to over 300,000 Ukrainians and their family members.The Government has been cle... [Read More]
  • 26 Feb 2026
    Immigration: Ukraine
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide further information on long-term arrangements for (a) settlement, (b) a longer-term temporary route and (c) switching into other immigration routes for Ukrainians in the UK.
    Response from Mike Tapp MP (Home Office)
    The Ukraine Schemes reflect a generous and meaningful commitment to support those displaced by the conflict. Since the full‑scale invasion began, the UK has provided sanctuary to over 300,000 Ukrainians and their family members.The Government has been cle... [Read More]

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