MY WORK

Scroll to find out about my work

My work in Rushcliffe

VOTING RECORD

  • 15 Oct 2025

    Sustainable Aviation Fuel Remaining Stages: Amendment 9

    Result:   Motion Failed

    160 Ayes
    324 Noes

    Voted against
  • 15 Oct 2025

    Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 8

    Result:   Motion Failed

    151 Ayes
    319 Noes

    Voted against
  • 15 Oct 2025

    Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 5

    Result:   Motion Failed

    78
    316 Noes

    Voted against
  • 14 Oct 2025

    Mental Health Bill Report Stage: Amendment 41

    Result:   Motion Failed

    164 Ayes
    333 Noes

    Voted against
  • 14 Oct 2025

    Mental Health Bill Report Stage: Amendment 40

    Result:   Motion Failed

    163 Ayes
    339 Noes

    Voted against
  • 14 Oct 2025

    Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26

    Result:   Motion Failed

    78
    327 Noes

    Voted against
  • 16 Sep 2025

    Sentencing Bill: Second Reading

    Result:   Motion Passed

    340 Ayes
    77

    Voted in favour
  • 16 Sep 2025

    Sentencing Bill: Reasoned Amendment on Second Reading

    Result:   Motion Failed

    78
    292 Noes

    Voted against
  • 15 Sep 2025

    Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 121

    Result:   Motion Passed

    316 Ayes
    161 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 15 Sep 2025

    Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62

    Result:   Motion Passed

    330 Ayes
    161 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 15 Sep 2025

    Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61

    Result:   Motion Passed

    330 Ayes
    161 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 15 Sep 2025

    Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60

    Result:   Motion Passed

    318 Ayes
    170 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 15 Sep 2025

    Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 49

    Result:   Motion Passed

    332 Ayes
    160 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 15 Sep 2025

    Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48

    Result:   Motion Passed

    328 Ayes
    160 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 15 Sep 2025

    Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 47

    Result:   Motion Passed

    327 Ayes
    164 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 15 Sep 2025

    Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46

    Result:   Motion Passed

    314 Ayes
    178 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 15 Sep 2025

    Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23

    Result:   Motion Passed

    329 Ayes
    163 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 15 Sep 2025

    Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8

    Result:   Motion Passed

    316 Ayes
    172 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 15 Sep 2025

    Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7

    Result:   Motion Passed

    330 Ayes
    158 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 15 Sep 2025

    Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1

    Result:   Motion Passed

    326 Ayes
    160 Noes

    Voted in favour

recent QUESTIONS

  • 03 Sep 2025
    Thyroid Cancer: Liothyronine
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NICE last reviewed its guidance on the (a) availability and (b) prescribing of T3 for the treatment of thyroid cancer; and whether he has plans to improve access to T3 for patients where it is
    Response from Dr Zubir Ahmed MP (Health and Social Care)
    The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not made any recommendations on the use of liothyronine in the treatment of thyroid cancer. NICE published a guideline on the assessment and management of thyroid cancer in December 2022. Th... [Read More]
  • 09 Sep 2025
    Education: Standards
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including a target of at least 80 hours of enrichment activities in the enrichment framework.
    Response from Georgia Gould MP (Education)
    I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Rushcliffe to the answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62871.
  • 29 Aug 2025
    Arts: Curriculum
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including a target of at least 80 hours of enrichment activities in the enrichment framework.
    Response from Georgia Gould MP (Education)
    I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Rushcliffe to the answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62871.
  • 29 Aug 2025
    Africa: Development Aid
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of children expected to be impacted by the planned reductions to Official Development Assistance spending on health progra
    Response from Chris Elmore MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    To assess the impact of decisions on Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations in 2025/26, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) conducted an equality impact assessment (EIA). While this did not capture the requested information ... [Read More]
  • 29 Aug 2025
    Academies: Playgrounds
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital funding streams are available to academy trusts for essential playground (a) repairs and (b) replacement.
    Response from Olivia Bailey MP (Education)
    The government has given a long-term commitment for capital investment to improve the condition of schools and colleges across England through to 2034/35. It is investing almost £3 billion per year by 2034/35 in capital maintenance and renewal, rising fro... [Read More]
  • 01 Sep 2025
    Allied Health Professions: Employment
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the job guarantee scheme for newly qualified nurses and midwives to include (a) occupational therapists, (b) physi
    Response from Karin Smyth MP (Health and Social Care)
    There are no plans to expand the job guarantee scheme to the professions highlighted, but the Government is committed to supporting all clinical staff in their careers. The new 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the National Health Service has the right p... [Read More]
  • 03 Sep 2025
    Agriculture: Nature Conservation
    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to introduce nature-friendly farming schemes.
    Response from Dame Angela Eagle MP (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    We have allocated a record £11.8 billion to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament. All our Environmental Land Management schemes (Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier, and Landscape Recovery) will... [Read More]
  • 09 Sep 2025
    Social Work England: Cost-effectiveness
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the value for money of the services provided by Social Work England.
    Response from Josh MacAlister MP (Education)
    The department is the sponsor department for Social Work England, and as such we monitor their performance on an ongoing basis. In addition, Social Work England is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority and is meeting 17 out of the 18 standards... [Read More]
  • 09 Sep 2025
    Social Work England: Staff
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people are employed by Social Work England.
    Response from Josh MacAlister MP (Education)
    The department is the sponsor department for Social Work England, and as such we monitor their performance on an ongoing basis. In addition, Social Work England is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority and is meeting 17 out of the 18 standards... [Read More]
  • 09 Sep 2025
    Social Work England: Standards
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Social Work England.
    Response from Josh MacAlister MP (Education)
    The department is the sponsor department for Social Work England, and as such we monitor their performance on an ongoing basis. In addition, Social Work England is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority and is meeting 17 out of the 18 standards... [Read More]
  • 09 Sep 2025
    Social Work England: Cost-effectiveness
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the value for money provided by Social Work England.
    Response from Josh MacAlister MP (Education)
    The department is the sponsor department for Social Work England, and as such we monitor their performance on an ongoing basis. In addition, Social Work England is regulated by the Professional Standards Authority and is meeting 17 out of the 18 standards... [Read More]
  • 29 Aug 2025
    Development Aid: Nutrition
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of children expected to be impacted by planned reductions to Official Development Assistance spending on nutrition program
    Response from Chris Elmore MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    Our 2025/26 Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme allocations reflect the first step as we begin to pivot to a lower ODA budget. An Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) - which considers impacts on women and girls and wider equalities - was an ess... [Read More]
  • 29 Aug 2025
    Development Aid
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reductions in ODA on levels of funding for programmes with gender equality objectives.
    Response from Chris Elmore MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    Our 2025/26 Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme allocations reflect the first step as we begin to pivot to a lower ODA budget. An Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) - which considers impacts on women and girls and wider equalities - was an ess... [Read More]
  • 29 Aug 2025
    Development Aid
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has specified (a) targets and (b) benchmarks for gender equality spending from the ODA budget as a (i) principal and (ii) significant objective.
    Response from Chris Elmore MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    As we transition to spending 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance (ODA), the Government is reviewing existing commitments. Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used from 2026/27 to 2028/29 will be info... [Read More]
  • 29 Aug 2025
    Development Aid
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to publish annual reports on the outcomes of ODA spending on (a) gender equality initiatives and (b) whether the (i) principal and (ii) significa
    Response from Chris Elmore MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    As we transition to spending 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance (ODA), the Government is reviewing existing commitments. Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used from 2026/27 to 2028/29 will be info... [Read More]
  • 09 Sep 2025
    Employment: Young People
    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he will take through the benefit system to incentivise young people to work additional hours.
    Response from Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP (Work and Pensions)
    Extended periods of unemployment at a young age can have long-lasting consequences, including limiting of future employment prospects and reduced lifetime earnings. Early intervention is therefore critical. That is why our plan to Get Britain Working incl... [Read More]
  • 09 Sep 2025
    Universal Credit: Young People
    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the universal credit taper to help more young people into work.
    Response from Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP (Work and Pensions)
    Extended periods of unemployment at a young age can have long-lasting consequences, including limiting of future employment prospects and reduced lifetime earnings. Early intervention is therefore critical. That is why our plan to Get Britain Working incl... [Read More]
  • 09 Sep 2025
    Universal Credit
    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing the housing benefit earnings disregard and (b) aligning the taper rate with Universal Credit.
    Response from Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP (Work and Pensions)
    We acknowledge there is a challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit, particularly for working age customers living in supported and temporary accommodation. This issue is a complex one, and eradicating the financi... [Read More]
  • 09 Sep 2025
    Employment: Young People
    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to make work pay for young people in supported accommodation.
    Response from Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP (Work and Pensions)
    We acknowledge there is a challenge arising from the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit, particularly for working age customers living in supported and temporary accommodation. This issue is a complex one, and eradicating the financi... [Read More]
  • 29 Aug 2025
    Visas
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will publish quarterly breakdowns of eVisa issues by (a) category, (b) access failure, (c) incorrect data, (d) share-code errors and (e) outcomes.
    Response from Mike Tapp MP (Home Office)
    We are committed to ensuring that the transition to eVisas is as smooth as possible for all status holders. The Home Office has a robust support model in place to facilitate this transition. There is no plan to change the UKVI Account Terms & Conditio... [Read More]

SPOKEN CONTRIBUTIONS

Skip to content