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VOTING RECORD

  • 13 Jun 2025

    Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2

    Result:   Motion Passed

    259 Ayes
    216 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 13 Jun 2025

    Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1

    Result:   Motion Failed

    230 Ayes
    256 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 13 Jun 2025

    Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14

    Result:   Motion Failed

    233 Ayes
    254 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 11 Jun 2025

    Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025

    Result:   Motion Passed

    350 Ayes
    176 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 10 Jun 2025

    Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Third Reading

    Result:   Motion Passed

    306 Ayes
    174 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 10 Jun 2025

    Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 114

    Result:   Motion Failed

    78
    309 Noes

    Voted against
  • 10 Jun 2025

    Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 85

    Result:   Motion Failed

    107
    314 Noes

    Voted against
  • 10 Jun 2025

    Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22

    Result:   Motion Failed

    73
    312 Noes

    Voted against
  • 10 Jun 2025

    Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu

    Result:   Motion Passed

    304 Ayes
    189 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 09 Jun 2025

    Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 15

    Result:   Motion Failed

    73
    323 Noes

    Voted against
  • 09 Jun 2025

    Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 43

    Result:   Motion Failed

    167 Ayes
    334 Noes

    Voted against
  • 09 Jun 2025

    Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39

    Result:   Motion Failed

    113
    335 Noes

    Voted against
  • 04 Jun 2025

    Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]: Third Reading

    Result:   Motion Passed

    264 Ayes
    99

    Voted in favour
  • 04 Jun 2025

    Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 24

    Result:   Motion Failed

    164 Ayes
    273 Noes

    Voted against
  • 04 Jun 2025

    Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 16

    Result:   Motion Failed

    100
    339 Noes

    Voted against
  • 04 Jun 2025

    Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: New Clause 4

    Result:   Motion Failed

    171 Ayes
    274 Noes

    Voted against
  • 03 Jun 2025

    Motion to Disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 49F (Data Use and Access Bill)

    Result:   Motion Passed

    317 Ayes
    185 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 03 Jun 2025

    Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3

    Result:   Motion Passed

    329 Ayes
    101

    Voted in favour
  • 03 Jun 2025

    Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3

    Result:   Motion Passed

    315 Ayes
    184 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 03 Jun 2025

    Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2

    Result:   Motion Passed

    319 Ayes
    180 Noes

    Voted in favour

recent QUESTIONS

  • 09 Jun 2025
    Oppression: China
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2025 to Question 36235 on Oppression: China, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the redevelopment of a Chinese embassy in Londo
    Response from Dan Jarvis MP (Home Office)
    The management and safety of demonstrations is an operational matter for the police, and the Metropolitan Police Service have provided their assessment of the potential management of protests outside Royal Mint Court in their submission to the Planning In... [Read More]
  • 06 Jun 2025
    Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission
    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with members of the (a) Hong Kong, (b) Uyghur and (c) Tibetan diasporas in the UK on the (i) security, (ii) human rights, (iii) peaceful p
    Response from Matthew Pennycook MP (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    An appointed Inspector held a public inquiry which heard a range of evidence for and against the proposals in question.This case is now with the department, and so it would not be appropriate to comment further.Decisions on planning applications are based... [Read More]
  • 06 Jun 2025
    Visas: British National (Overseas)
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that individuals prosecuted under the Hong Kong National Security Law are not unfairly excluded from access to the British Nationals (Overseas) visa schem
    Response from Seema Malhotra MP (Home Office)
    The Home Office considers all applications for UK visas on their individual merits. Suitability requirements apply to all routes and must be met in addition to validity and eligibility requirements. The Immigration Rules part 9: grounds for refusal (Immig... [Read More]
  • 06 Jun 2025
    Visas: British National (Overseas)
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will relax the 90-day absence rule for British National (Overseas) visa holders for exceptional circumstances for visa holders from Hong Kong.
    Response from Seema Malhotra MP (Home Office)
    British Nationals (Overseas) who wish to become British citizens can apply for registration under section 4(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981. There is some discretion over the requirement not to have been outside the UK for more than 90 days in the ... [Read More]
  • 06 Jun 2025
    Visas: British National (Overseas)
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of the Hong Kong diaspora in the UK on barriers to (a) eligibility and (b) meeting settlement requirements under the BN(O) visa sche
    Response from Seema Malhotra MP (Home Office)
    The Government is committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK and those who may come here in future.Further details of all measures announced in the Immigration White Paper will be set out in the normal way in d... [Read More]
  • 06 Jun 2025
    Visas: British National (Overseas)
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increasing the qualifying period for settlement under the BNO visa scheme from five years to ten years on those visa holders, in the
    Response from Seema Malhotra MP (Home Office)
    The Government is committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK and those who may come here in future.Further details of all measures announced in the Immigration White Paper will be set out in the normal way in d... [Read More]
  • 06 Jun 2025
    Embassies
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of use of diplomatic premises in the UK to (a) monitor and (b) intimidate members of diaspora communities; and what safeguards are in place to preve
    Response from Dan Jarvis MP (Home Office)
    Diplomatic activity in the UK is governed through the principles of the Vienna Conventions which allows for legitimate diplomatic activity. Where we find evidence of any activity that goes beyond what is accredited for, this could invalidate the accredita... [Read More]
  • 10 Jun 2025
    Hospitals: Nottinghamshire
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce hospital backlogs in Nottinghamshire.
    Response from Karin Smyth MP (Health and Social Care)
    Tackling waiting lists is a key priority for the Government, including in Nottinghamshire. We have now exceeded our pledge to deliver an additional two million appointments, tests, and operations, having delivered 3.6 million more since July. As announced... [Read More]
  • 10 Jun 2025
    Accident and Emergency Departments: Nottinghamshire
    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce A&E waiting times in Nottinghamshire.
    Response from Karin Smyth MP (Health and Social Care)
    The Government recognises that urgent and emergency care performance has fallen short in recent years and is committed to restoring accident and emergency waiting times to the NHS Constitutional standard across England, including in Nottinghamshire.Our ne... [Read More]
  • 04 Jun 2025
    Schools: Admissions
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure cross-border cooperation between local education authorities in the planning and allocation of school places.
    Response from Catherine McKinnell MP (Education)
    The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is introducing new duties for mainstream state schools and local authorities to co-operate regarding school admissions and for state schools to co-operate with local authorities regarding place planning. Where co-... [Read More]
  • 06 Jun 2025
    Chinese Embassy
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made a human rights risk assessment on the (a) diplomatic privileges and (b) surveillance capabilities at the proposed Chinese Embassy site in Roya
    Response from Catherine West MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    National security is the first duty of Government. It has been our core priority throughout this process. We continually assess potential threats in the UK, and take protection of individuals' rights, freedoms, and safety very seriously. As part of this, ... [Read More]
  • 06 Jun 2025
    Hong Kong: China
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will issue an apology for the lack of (a) referendum and (b) recognition of the right to self-determination for Hong Kong residents prior to the handover of Hong Kong t
    Response from Catherine West MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    The 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration committed China to preserve Hong Kong's way of life for a period of at least 50 years. Since 2021, the UK has considered China to be in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Joint Declaration.As a co-signatory ... [Read More]
  • 04 Jun 2025
    Parking: Audit
    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will instruct the DVLA to conduct an audit of car park records in instances where a pattern of disputes has been identified.
    Response from Alex Norris MP (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    The Government recognises the need for high standards in the private parking industry and is committed to delivering a Code of Practice that promotes good practice, in accordance with The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019. We are progressing with plans ... [Read More]
  • 06 Jun 2025
    British National (Overseas): Employment and Cost of Living
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with their counterparts in the Department for Education on implementation of the recommendations of the report by British Future en
    Response from Catherine West MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    As the Foreign Secretary said in the latest 6-monthly Report, this Government will continue to stand with the people of Hong Kong, strengthening the thick web of connections between our societies and remaining steadfast in commitment to the BN(O) visa rou... [Read More]
  • 30 May 2025
    Hong Kong: Immigration
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper on the UK's foreign policy in relation
    Response from Catherine West MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    As the Foreign Secretary said in the latest 6-monthly Report, this Government remains steadfast in our commitment to the British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) visa route. The UK provides a welcoming home to Hong Kongers today and it will continue to do so f... [Read More]
  • 30 May 2025
    Hong Kong: Immigration
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department had discussions with the Home Office on the development of the Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper; and what representations his
    Response from Catherine West MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    As the Foreign Secretary said in the latest 6-monthly Report, this Government remains steadfast in our commitment to the British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) visa route. The UK provides a welcoming home to Hong Kongers today and it will continue to do so f... [Read More]
  • 30 May 2025
    Hong Kong: Immigration
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Home Office on the impact of the Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper on British Nationals (Overseas) v
    Response from Catherine West MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    As the Foreign Secretary said in the latest 6-monthly Report, this Government remains steadfast in our commitment to the British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) visa route. The UK provides a welcoming home to Hong Kongers today and it will continue to do so f... [Read More]
  • 19 May 2025
    Hong Kong: Judiciary
    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has considered bringing forward legislative proposals that are similar to the Hong Kong Judicial Sanctions Act.
    Response from Catherine West MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    The UK has called for the Beijing-imposed National Security Law in Hong Kong to be repealed and for an end to the prosecution of all individuals charged under it.It is not appropriate to speculate on future legislative proposals or potential future sancti... [Read More]
  • 06 Jun 2025
    Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission
    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for (a) the Home Department and (b) Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of the proposed new Chinese embassy on traffic d
    Response from Lilian Greenwood MP (Transport)
    There have been no discussions on the potential impact of the proposed new Chinese embassy on traffic disruption. Responsibility for managing London's road network is shared between Transport for London, National Highways, and the 32 London boroughs, plus... [Read More]
  • 02 Jun 2025
    Food: Imports
    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to ensure that food producers are not undercut by imports produced to lower standards.
    Response from Daniel Zeichner MP (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    The Government shares the public’s high regard for the UK’s environmental protections, food standards and animal welfare. We recognise farmers’ concerns about imports produced using methods not permitted in the UK. We have been clear that we will use our ... [Read More]

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