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VOTING RECORD

  • 10 Sep 2026

    Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

    Result:   Motion Failed

    77
    292 Noes

    Voted against
  • 09 Sep 2026

    Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

    Result:   Motion Passed

    371 Ayes
    100

    Voted in favour
  • 08 Sep 2026

    Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

    Result:   Motion Failed

    162 Ayes
    297 Noes

    Voted against
  • 08 Sep 2026

    Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

    Result:   Motion Failed

    106
    302 Noes

    Voted against
  • 08 Sep 2026

    Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

    Result:   Motion Failed

    108
    357 Noes

    Voted against
  • 08 Sep 2026

    Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140

    Result:   Motion Failed

    79
    300 Noes

    Voted against
  • 07 Sep 2026

    Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

    Result:   Motion Failed

    170 Ayes
    316 Noes

    Voted against
  • 07 Sep 2026

    Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6

    Result:   Motion Failed

    77
    317 Noes

    Voted against
  • 02 Sep 2026

    Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading

    Result:   Motion Passed

    411 Ayes
    102

    Voted in favour
  • 02 Sep 2026

    Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

    Result:   Motion Failed

    85
    427 Noes

    Voted against
  • 02 Sep 2026

    Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67

    Result:   Motion Failed

    105
    410 Noes

    Voted against
  • 02 Sep 2026

    Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

    Result:   Motion Failed

    166 Ayes
    346 Noes

    Voted against
  • 14 Jul 2026

    Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19

    Result:   Motion Failed

    104
    412 Noes

    Voted against
  • 14 Jul 2026

    Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199

    Result:   Motion Failed

    102
    409 Noes

    Voted against
  • 14 Jul 2026

    Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3

    Result:   Motion Failed

    93
    323 Noes

    Voted against
  • 08 Jul 2026

    Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026

    Result:   Motion Passed

    283 Ayes
    182 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 08 Jul 2026

    Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

    Result:   Motion Passed

    317 Ayes
    103

    Voted in favour
  • 08 Jul 2026

    Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

    Result:   Motion Passed

    369 Ayes
    102

    Voted in favour
  • 06 Jul 2026

    National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1

    Result:   Motion Passed

    394 Ayes
    85

    Voted in favour
  • 01 Jul 2026

    Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5

    Result:   Motion Failed

    177 Ayes
    308 Noes

    Voted against

recent QUESTIONS

  • 04 Sep 2026
    Colestyramine: Prescriptions
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment 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 Mr James Frith MP (Health and Social Care)
    I refer the Hon Member to the answer he was provided on 8 June in response to Questions 4511 and 4512. If there are any new developments to report in this area, I will ensure that he is updated.
  • 04 Sep 2026
    Prescription Drugs: Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to ensure the continued availability of prescription medicines which do not contain artificial sweeteners for patients with adverse reactions to those substances.
    Response from Mr James Frith MP (Health and Social Care)
    I refer the Hon Member to the answer he was provided on 8 June in response to Questions 4511 and 4512. If there are any new developments to report in this area, I will ensure that he is updated.
  • 04 Sep 2026
    Prescription Drugs: Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will issue guidance or instructions relating to the reduction or removal of sugar from prescription medicines; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of such c
    Response from Mr James Frith MP (Health and Social Care)
    I refer the Hon Member to the answer he was provided on 8 June in response to Questions 4511 and 4512. If there are any new developments to report in this area, I will ensure that he is updated.
  • 04 Sep 2026
    Heathrow Airport
    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of a third runway at Heathrow Airport on the economy; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the runway on environ
    Response from Keir Mather MP (Transport)
    As part of the recent consultation on the draft Heathrow Expansion National policy statement (now closed) the Department conducted analysis to look at the potential impact of Heathrow Airport expansion on the economy, including the environmental and clima... [Read More]
  • 02 Sep 2026
    Revenue and Customs: Standards
    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the time taken by HMRC to resolve cases, and what steps he is taking to reduce delays.
    Response from Rt Hon James Murray MP (Treasury)
    HMRC is increasing capacity in key teams, improving workforce flexibility, strengthening case progression and delivering wider transformation activity to improve the efficiency of its services. Since April 2025, HMRC has reduced the number of aged investi... [Read More]
  • 16 Jul 2026
    Local Government Act 1988: Public Inquiries
    To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she will consider the potential merits of an inquiry into the impacts of Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 on the LGBTQ+ community.
    Response from Simon Lightwood MP (Women and Equalities)
    The government recognises the devastating impact of Section 28 on LGBT+ people, including the lasting effects felt after its repeal, but does not believe a public inquiry is the right approach.Public inquiries typically exist to establish facts and learn ... [Read More]
  • 16 Jul 2026
    Barbecues: Sales
    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to launch a public consultation on prohibiting the sale of disposable barbecues.
    Response from Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    The Government will consider the case for further restrictions, including a permanent ban, on the sale of disposable barbecues in the light of experience gained from the temporary ban introduced in August. Any such restrictions are most likely to be imple... [Read More]
  • 16 Jul 2026
    Barbecues
    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider the merits of a ban on disposable barbecues.
    Response from Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    The Government will consider the case for further restrictions, including a permanent ban, on the sale of disposable barbecues in the light of experience gained from the temporary ban introduced in August. Any such restrictions are most likely to be imple... [Read More]
  • 28 Aug 2026
    Indigenous Peoples: Human Rights
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that its legal obligations under Article 8 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples are met.
    Response from Chris Elmore MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    The UK supports the principles of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including Article 8, which protects against forced assimilation, loss of cultural identity, and dispossession of lands, territories and resources. While the UN Decla... [Read More]
  • 28 Aug 2026
    Cannabis: Licensing
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered permitting individuals holding a valid prescription for a cannabis-based product for medicinal use to apply for a licence to cultivate cannabis for their own pres
    Response from Sarah Jones MP (Home Office)
    Cannabis-based products for medicinal use may be lawfully possessed where they have been prescribed by an appropriately qualified clinician. However, a prescription does not authorise the cultivation of cannabis.Cannabis may only be cultivated under a Hom... [Read More]
  • 28 Aug 2026
    Cannabis: Medical Treatments
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the terms of the commission issued to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on 2 June 2025 relating to cannabis-based products for medicinal use exclude consideration of the cultivation
    Response from Sarah Jones MP (Home Office)
    The commission issued to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on 2 June 2025 does not mention the cultivation of cannabis under section 6 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, and it would therefore not be excluded providing it is relevant to the scope ... [Read More]
  • 28 Aug 2026
    Cannabis: Prescriptions
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prescriptions for unlicensed cannabis-based products for medicinal use have been funded by the NHS in England in each year since November 2018.
    Response from Mr James Frith MP (Health and Social Care)
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care services in England, including private clinics that prescribe cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs). Private providers must be registered with the C... [Read More]
  • 28 Aug 2026
    Cannabis: Prescriptions
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the average annual cost incurred by patients privately prescribed cannabis-based products for medicinal use; and how that cost compares with the maximum a
    Response from Mr James Frith MP (Health and Social Care)
    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care services in England, including private clinics that prescribe cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPMs). Private providers must be registered with the C... [Read More]
  • 28 Aug 2026
    Artificial Intelligence: Home Shopping
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 on consumers' use of AI tools to interact with commercial websites on their behalf.
    Response from Sarah Jones MP (Home Office)
    The Government is conducting an ongoing review of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA). As part of that review, the Home Office is considering the impact of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, to ensure that the Act remains up to date ... [Read More]
  • 28 Aug 2026
    Local Government: Reorganisation
    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of holding local referendums to allow residents to confirm proposed local government reorganisation arrangements before they
    Response from Jim McMahon MP (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of Sates Oral Statement on 7 September.
  • 28 Aug 2026
    Special Educational Needs: ME/CFS
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities take account of the needs of children and young people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome when assessing, reviewing and
    Response from Georgia Gould MP (Education)
    The department has consulted on reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system so that every child and young person receives the support they require. Our proposals include strengthening the education, health and care (EHC) needs ... [Read More]
  • 28 Aug 2026
    Dormant Assets Scheme: Women
    To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of recognising women and girls as a discrete beneficiary group under the Dormant Assets Scheme.
    Response from Stephanie Peacock MP (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
    The Dormant Assets Scheme has released over £1 billion for good causes across the UK. In 2022, we publicly consulted on which causes the English portion of funding should support, receiving 3,300 responses from the general public, civil society organisati... [Read More]
  • 28 Aug 2026
    Space Technology
    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with international partners on the regulation of space-based light reflection technologies; and whether the UK plans to raise concerns about
    Response from Chris McDonald MP (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)
    The UK Government engages internationally through a range of fora, including the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, to help develop guidelines and governance structures that meet the needs of the modern space age. This work incl... [Read More]
  • 28 Aug 2026
    Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in what way the £200 million investment in SEND training will be allocated to improve mainstream school staff expertise in supporting deaf and hearing-impaired pupils; and what proportion is ring-fenced for sen
    Response from Georgia Gould MP (Education)
    The proposed special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms aim to improve inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools, whilst also ensuring specialist settings are able to cater for those with more complex needs.Our £200 million investment... [Read More]
  • 28 Aug 2026
    Artificial Intelligence: Small Businesses
    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential challenges faced by small AI developers seeking to build consumer tools that rely on data from third-party commercial websi
    Response from Rt Hon Kanishka Narayan MP (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)
    The Government recognises that small AI developers can face particular challenges in accessing data lawfully and affordably, including from third-party websites. The Report on Copyright and AI, published in March 2026, considered evidence from across the ... [Read More]

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