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  • 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
  • 13 Jul 2026

    Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading

    Result:   Motion Passed

    264 Ayes
    90

    Voted in favour
  • 13 Jul 2026

    Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

    Result:   Motion Failed

    97
    358 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
  • 01 Jul 2026

    Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4

    Result:   Motion Failed

    173 Ayes
    282 Noes

    Voted against
  • 01 Jul 2026

    Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2

    Result:   Motion Failed

    80
    281 Noes

    Voted against
  • 24 Jun 2026

    Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026

    Result:   Motion Passed

    330 Ayes
    93

    Voted in favour
  • 24 Jun 2026

    Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026

    Result:   Motion Passed

    329 Ayes
    94

    Voted in favour
  • 24 Jun 2026

    Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026

    Result:   Motion Passed

    332 Ayes
    94

    Voted in favour
  • 24 Jun 2026

    Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026

    Result:   Motion Passed

    323 Ayes
    160 Noes

    Voted in favour
  • 23 Jun 2026

    Opposition Day: Puberty blockers

    Result:   Motion Failed

    112
    283 Noes

    Voted against
  • 23 Jun 2026

    Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness – Prime Minister's Amendment

    Result:   Motion Passed

    294 Ayes
    110

    Voted in favour
  • 23 Jun 2026

    Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness

    Result:   Motion Failed

    108
    307 Noes

    Voted against
  • 22 Jun 2026

    Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11

    Result:   Motion Failed

    171 Ayes
    322 Noes

    Voted against

Questions

  • 23 Jun 2026
    Domestic Abuse: Information Sharing
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of information-sharing frameworks in enabling victims of domestic abuse to be notified if their abuser enters the United Kingdom; and whether steps will b
    Response from Natalie Fleet MP (Home Office)
    Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority for this government. This is why we have made it our mission to halve levels of VAWG in a decade, using every lever available to us. Information sharing can help to safeguard victims or potential v... [Read More]
  • 13 May 2026
    Secondary Education: Disadvantaged
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 128336, what is the total a) amount and b) proportion of funding that is allocated to support additional needs for school pupils up to the age of 16, in
    Response from Georgia Gould MP (Education)
    In the 2026/27 financial year, 11% (£5.6 billion) of the schools national funding formula (NFF) has been allocated through deprivation factors, and 18.1% (£9.2 billion) has been allocated for additional needs overall. The total amount of funding allocated... [Read More]
  • 20 Apr 2026
    Secondary Education: Disadvantaged
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has conducted a comparative analysis of the per-pupil funding allocated to disadvantaged students in (a) Key Stage 4 and (b) 16 to 19 education; and what assessment she has made of the po
    Response from Josh MacAlister MP (Education)
    The national funding formula (NFF) for school pupils up to age 16 reflects additional needs of pupils, including economic disadvantage, low prior attainment, English as an additional language and pupil mobility. In the 2026/27 academic year, £5.6 billion ... [Read More]
  • 20 Apr 2026
    Free School Meals: Secondary Education
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in year 10 were eligible for free school meals by constituency in 2024-25.
    Response from Olivia Bailey MP (Education)
    The number of pupils eligible for free school meals is published annually in the Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics accredited official statistics here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-cha... [Read More]
  • 27 Feb 2026
    Internet: Age Assurance
    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment her Department has made of (a) service-by-service age verification and (b) device, app store, or operating system level age assurance, in terms of consistenc
    Response from Kanishka Narayan MP (Science, Innovation and Technology)
    Ofcom considers age assurance to be highly effective when it meets particular criteria for technical accuracy, robustness, reliability and fairness, and has set out guidance on which methods meet that criteria. Ofcom will publish reports on age assurance ... [Read More]
  • 27 Feb 2026
    Internet: Children
    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to incorporate Ofcom’s findings on the role of app stores in protecting children from harmful content into the Government’s consultation on children’s use o
    Response from Kanishka Narayan MP (Science, Innovation and Technology)
    The Department engages regularly with Ofcom on implementation of the Online Safety Act, including Ofcom’s statutory report on the use of app stores by children due to be published in January 2027. The Government has ensured Ofcom is sufficiently resourced... [Read More]
  • 27 Feb 2026
    Internet: Children
    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has had recent discussions with Ofcom on the (a) timetable and (b) resourcing for its work on the role of app stores in children’s access to harmful content.
    Response from Kanishka Narayan MP (Science, Innovation and Technology)
    The Department engages regularly with Ofcom on implementation of the Online Safety Act, including Ofcom’s statutory report on the use of app stores by children due to be published in January 2027. The Government has ensured Ofcom is sufficiently resourced... [Read More]
  • 09 Feb 2026
    High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the average time taken to complete cladding remediation works on residential buildings of approximately 20 to 25 storeys; what evidence underpin
    Response from Samantha Dixon MP (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    The Department’s data collection is focussed on height thresholds as this is the current determinant of programme eligibility. We expect buildings of 20 to 25 storeys to make up a very small proportion of those requiring remediation. Based on the reported... [Read More]
  • 12 Feb 2026
    Young Futures Hubs
    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on the provision of Young Futures Hubs.
    Response from Stephanie Peacock MP (Culture, Media and Sport)
    This Government is dedicated to improving the lives of young people; that is why we launched the National Youth Strategy and the Young Futures Hubs programme - to ensure they have safe spaces to go and meaningful things to do. Our eight early adopter area... [Read More]
  • 09 Feb 2026
    Inland Waterways: Pollution Control
    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of local councils in exercising their statutory enforcement powers to protect local waterways from pollution; and whether her D
    Response from Emma Hardy MP (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    Local authorities do hold limited enforcement responsibilities, primarily through Environmental Health functions, for example, under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 in relation to certain industrial processes, and powers ... [Read More]
  • 03 Feb 2026
    Knives: Crime
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on tackling knife crime.
    Response from Sarah Jones MP (Home Office)
    We have set an ambitious but essential target: to halve knife crime over this decade. We are already seeing results. Knife crime is falling.Since the start of this Parliament, knife crime has fallen by 8% and knife homicides are down by 27%.We have banned... [Read More]
  • 24 Nov 2025
    Temporary Accommodation: Housing Benefit
    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the amount of the Housing Benefit subsidy for temporary accommodation cases being less than Local Housing Allowance rates on the quality of tempora
    Response from Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP (Work and Pensions)
    DWP pays local authorities a Housing Benefit subsidy for Temporary Accommodation cases. There are restrictions on the amount paid, including a subsidy cap which is the lowest of £500 per week in certain areas of London or £375 elsewhere, 90% of 2011 LHA r... [Read More]
  • 21 Jul 2025
    Supported Housing
    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the supply of supported housing meets future demand.
    Response from Matthew Pennycook MP (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    At the Spending Review, we announced £39 billion for a new Social and Affordable Homes Programme over 10 years from 2026-27 to 2035-36. The programme will not set numerical targets for particular types of homes other than Social Rent. However, it is desig... [Read More]
  • 21 Jul 2025
    Homelessness and Supported Housing
    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) homeless services and (b) supported housing providers with their finances.
    Response from Matthew Pennycook MP (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    The government has increased funding for homelessness services by £233 million in 2025/26 to a total of £1 billion to prevent rises in the number of households in temporary accommodation and to help prevent rough sleeping. This includes £185.6 million thr... [Read More]
  • 30 Jun 2025
    Personal Independence Payment
    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 61354 on Personal Independence Payment, if she will set out the methodology used to estimate the number of claimants who would be subject to the benefi
    Response from Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP (Work and Pensions)
    As I made clear in my statement to the House, Hansard, 1 July, col 219, any changes to PIP eligibility will come after a comprehensive review of the benefit, which I am leading, and which will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that re... [Read More]
  • 19 Jun 2025
    Personal Independence Payment
    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to the PIP eligibility criteria on the number of people subject to the benefits cap (a) nationally and (b) in Croy
    Response from Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP (Work and Pensions)
    We estimate that in 2029/30, for those affected by the proposed changes to the PIP eligibility criteria, 1,200 claimants will be also subject to the benefit cap. This estimate assumes that people potentially subject to the benefit cap are no more, and no ... [Read More]
  • 22 May 2025
    Immigration Controls: Age Assurance
    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of assessments undertaken by the National Age Assessment Board that were subject to a legal challenge in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024; and how many and wha
    Response from Dame Angela Eagle MP (Home Office)
    The number of age assessments undertaken by the National Age Assessment Board that were subject to a legal challenge was 22 in total (1 in 2023 and 21 in 2024).20 of the 22 age assessments decisions were successfully defended (91%).
  • 22 May 2025
    Domestic Abuse: Children and Young People
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools provide (a) children and (b) young people with information on support available for victims of domestic abuse.
    Response from Janet Daby MP (Education)
    ‘Keeping children safe in education’ (KCSIE), our statutory safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges, is clear that all staff should be aware of and provide support to children and young people who might be victims of domestic abuse. KCSIE provides ... [Read More]
  • 22 May 2025
    Social Services: Children
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the cost to the public purse of (a) increasing funding for early interventions and (b) conducting late-stage interventions in children’s social care.
    Response from Janet Daby MP (Education)
    This government recognises that early intervention improves outcomes and reduces overall public spending.In the 2023/24 financial year, local authorities’ gross expenditure on children and young people's services was £14.8 billion, a 12% increase in cash ... [Read More]
  • 22 May 2025
    Social Services: Children
    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in early intervention funding on levels of demand for (a) child protection services and (b) care placements.
    Response from Janet Daby MP (Education)
    This government recognises that early intervention improves outcomes and reduces overall public spending.In the 2023/24 financial year, local authorities’ gross expenditure on children and young people's services was £14.8 billion, a 12% increase in cash ... [Read More]
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