Information between 11th November 2025 - 21st November 2025
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Alison Bennett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 46 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 244 Noes - 132 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Alison Bennett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 43 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 250 Noes - 133 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Alison Bennett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 44 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 252 Noes - 130 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Alison Bennett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 40 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 255 Noes - 128 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Alison Bennett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 45 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 254 Noes - 129 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Alison Bennett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 43 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 264 Noes - 125 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Alison Bennett voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 45 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 254 Noes - 135 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - View Vote Context Alison Bennett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 55 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 143 Noes - 318 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - View Vote Context Alison Bennett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 147 Noes - 318 |
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20 Nov 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Alison Bennett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 56 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 376 Noes - 16 |
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20 Nov 2025 - Telecommunications - View Vote Context Alison Bennett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 56 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 376 Noes - 16 |
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Alison Bennett speeches from: Parkinson’s Disease
Alison Bennett contributed 5 speeches (978 words) Monday 17th November 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Alison Bennett speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Alison Bennett contributed 1 speech (94 words) Thursday 13th November 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Alison Bennett speeches from: Business of the House
Alison Bennett contributed 1 speech (91 words) Thursday 13th November 2025 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House |
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Alison Bennett speeches from: Rural Railway Stations: Step Free Access
Alison Bennett contributed 1 speech (46 words) Tuesday 11th November 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Transport |
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Alison Bennett speeches from: Alcohol Duty: UK Wine Sector
Alison Bennett contributed 1 speech (74 words) Tuesday 11th November 2025 - Westminster Hall HM Treasury |
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Carer's allowance: Overpayments
Asked by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) Tuesday 11th November 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many overpayments of Carer’s Allowance in relation to earnings there are in the value brackets (a) £0.01.00 - £500.00, (b) £501.00 - £1000.00, (c) £1,001.00 - £5,000.00, (d) £5,000.01 - £20,000 and (e) over £20,000 in each year for the last five years. Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) Data on fraud and error overpayments is published annually and can be found using the following link: Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK. 2024/25 estimates show that Carer's Allowance Overpayments relating to earnings / employment represented 1.3% of the £4.2bn expenditure on Carer’s Allowance.
Further breakdowns, as requested in the above PQs, are not published as part of any official statistical release.
This Government commissioned Liz Sayce OBE to lead an Independent Review into Carer’s Allowance Overpayments. We are carefully considering the recommendations of this Review which investigated how they occurred, how we can best support those who have accrued them, and how to reduce the risk of them occurring in future. We have committed to publish the review and the Government’s response to it by the end of this year.
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Carer's allowance: Overpayments
Asked by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) Tuesday 11th November 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carers have Carer’s Allowance overpayment debts as a result of breaching the earnings limit in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in the last six years for which data is available. Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) Data on fraud and error overpayments is published annually and can be found using the following link: Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK. 2024/25 estimates show that Carer's Allowance Overpayments relating to earnings / employment represented 1.3% of the £4.2bn expenditure on Carer’s Allowance.
Further breakdowns, as requested in the above PQs, are not published as part of any official statistical release.
This Government commissioned Liz Sayce OBE to lead an Independent Review into Carer’s Allowance Overpayments. We are carefully considering the recommendations of this Review which investigated how they occurred, how we can best support those who have accrued them, and how to reduce the risk of them occurring in future. We have committed to publish the review and the Government’s response to it by the end of this year.
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Carer's allowance: Overpayments
Asked by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) Tuesday 11th November 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) men and (b) women are in debt to his Department through overpayments of Carers Allowance in relation to earnings. Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) Data on fraud and error overpayments is published annually and can be found using the following link: Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK. 2024/25 estimates show that Carer's Allowance Overpayments relating to earnings / employment represented 1.3% of the £4.2bn expenditure on Carer’s Allowance.
Further breakdowns, as requested in the above PQs, are not published as part of any official statistical release.
This Government commissioned Liz Sayce OBE to lead an Independent Review into Carer’s Allowance Overpayments. We are carefully considering the recommendations of this Review which investigated how they occurred, how we can best support those who have accrued them, and how to reduce the risk of them occurring in future. We have committed to publish the review and the Government’s response to it by the end of this year.
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Carer's allowance: Overpayments
Asked by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) Tuesday 11th November 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Carer’s Allowance overpayments there have been in relation to earnings in each year for the last five years. Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) Data on fraud and error overpayments is published annually and can be found using the following link: Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK. 2024/25 estimates show that Carer's Allowance Overpayments relating to earnings / employment represented 1.3% of the £4.2bn expenditure on Carer’s Allowance.
Further breakdowns, as requested in the above PQs, are not published as part of any official statistical release.
This Government commissioned Liz Sayce OBE to lead an Independent Review into Carer’s Allowance Overpayments. We are carefully considering the recommendations of this Review which investigated how they occurred, how we can best support those who have accrued them, and how to reduce the risk of them occurring in future. We have committed to publish the review and the Government’s response to it by the end of this year.
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Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
Asked by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) Tuesday 11th November 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the value of Carer’s Allowance overpayment debts in relation to earnings. Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) Data on fraud and error overpayments was published earlier this year: Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2024 to 2025 estimates - GOV.UK. 2024/25 estimates show that Carer's Allowance Overpayments relating to earnings / employment represented 1.3% of the £4.2bn expenditure on Carer’s Allowance.
This Government commissioned Liz Sayce OBE to lead an Independent Review into these overpayments. We are carefully considering the recommendations of this Review which investigated how they occurred, how we can best support those who have accrued them, and how to reduce the risk of them occurring in future. We have committed to publish the review and the Government’s response to it by the end of this year. |
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Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
Asked by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) Tuesday 11th November 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Carer’s Allowance overpayments in relation to earnings there are. Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) Data on fraud and error overpayments was published earlier this year: Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2024 to 2025 estimates - GOV.UK. 2024/25 estimates show that Carer's Allowance Overpayments relating to earnings / employment represented 1.3% of the £4.2bn expenditure on Carer’s Allowance.
This Government commissioned Liz Sayce OBE to lead an Independent Review into these overpayments. We are carefully considering the recommendations of this Review which investigated how they occurred, how we can best support those who have accrued them, and how to reduce the risk of them occurring in future. We have committed to publish the review and the Government’s response to it by the end of this year. |
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Further Education: Admissions
Asked by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) Tuesday 11th November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many 16 to 19 year olds are currently enrolled on each Level 3 qualification. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) Official statistics showing Participation in education, training and employment age 16 to 18 are published annually, with the latest estimates being for end 2024, and accessible at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/participation-in-education-and-training-and-employment/2024. The estimates relate to a snapshot of activities at the end of the calendar year, and are based on academic age, defined as ‘age at the start of the academic year’, that is age as at 31 August. The number of 16 to 18-year-olds participating on level 3 qualifications by their highest qualification aim at the end of 2024 can be found at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/2e4d74ca-0086-4465-e324-08de1acd7617. |
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Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
Asked by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) Friday 14th November 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on clearing the backlog of Carer’s Allowance overpayment debts in relation to earnings. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) DWP secured additional funding for 2025/2026 for a 27% increase in resource to clear the stock of Carer’s Allowance (CA) Verify Earnings and Pensions (VEP) alerts. VEP enables DWP to receive real time identification of changes in a claimant’s income through an interface with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Pay as You Earn (PAYE) information.
This focus has ensured DWP has now cleared this stock of CA VEP alerts, moving DWP to a position of actioning all alerts as close as possible to the date of generation by HMRC, and helping reduce the risk of large overpayments building up over many years.
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Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
Asked by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) Friday 14th November 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department’s plans to process all Carer’s Allowance overpayments in relation to earnings. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) DWP secured additional funding for 2025/2026 for a 27% increase in resource to clear the stock of Carer’s Allowance (CA) Verify Earnings and Pensions (VEP) alerts. VEP enables DWP to receive real time identification of changes in a claimant’s income through an interface with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Pay as You Earn (PAYE) information.
This focus has ensured DWP has now cleared this stock of CA VEP alerts, moving DWP to a position of actioning all alerts as close as possible to the date of generation by HMRC, and helping reduce the risk of large overpayments building up over many years.
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Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
Asked by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) Friday 14th November 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on processing Carer's Allowance overpayments; and when that process will be completed. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) DWP secured additional funding for 2025/2026 for a 27% increase in resource to clear the stock of Carer’s Allowance (CA) Verify Earnings and Pensions (VEP) alerts. VEP enables DWP to receive real time identification of changes in a claimant’s income through an interface with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Pay as You Earn (PAYE) information.
This focus has ensured DWP has now cleared this stock of CA VEP alerts, moving DWP to a position of actioning all alerts as close as possible to the date of generation by HMRC, and helping reduce the risk of large overpayments building up over many years.
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Thursday 20th November Alison Bennett signed this EDM on Monday 1st December 2025 Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week 2025 80 signatures (Most recent: 4 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Andrew Snowden (Conservative - Fylde) That this House recognises Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week, taking place in December 2025, highlighting the experiences of people living with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis across the UK; notes that these serious, lifelong, and often invisible conditions affect around one in every 123 people, impacting education, employment, relationships and … |
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Monday 1st September Alison Bennett signed this EDM on Monday 1st December 2025 Armed Forces Training Contract and Elbit Systems 44 signatures (Most recent: 3 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth) That this House is deeply concerned by reports that the Ministry of Defence is considering awarding a £2 billion, 15-year Army Collective Training Service contract to Elbit Systems UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Limited, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer; notes that Elbit supplies 85 per cent of the … |
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Wednesday 12th November Alison Bennett signed this EDM on Monday 24th November 2025 Cumulative disruption proposals and the right to protest 92 signatures (Most recent: 3 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) That this House expresses deep alarm at recent proposals to require senior police officers to take into account any so-called cumulative disruption caused by past or planned future protests when considering whether to impose conditions on protests; notes these powers represent a significant expansion of state authority to ration the … |
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Monday 17th November Alison Bennett signed this EDM on Monday 24th November 2025 President Trump’s 20-point peace plan 37 signatures (Most recent: 1 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat - Bicester and Woodstock) That this House welcomes the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas; expresses its relief at the release of the living hostages, and a cessation of the Israeli Government’s military operations; further expresses its anger at Hamas’ failure to rapidly repatriate the remaining hostages’ bodies; calls on Hamas to do so immediately; … |
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Monday 27th October Alison Bennett signed this EDM on Monday 24th November 2025 Buying community energy locally 87 signatures (Most recent: 4 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Abtisam Mohamed (Labour - Sheffield Central) That this House recognises the many social, economic and environmental benefits that community energy schemes create; notes that the number of such schemes would grow greatly if they were enabled to sell their clean power directly to households and businesses in their communities; welcomes the Minister for Energy Security and … |
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Monday 27th October Alison Bennett signed this EDM on Monday 24th November 2025 40 signatures (Most recent: 2 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House is deeply concerned by the news that the Competition and Markets Authority has agreed to allow water companies including Anglican, Northumbrian, Southern, Wessex, and South East Water to increase bills by an additional 3% on average, compared to the amount agreed by the regulator Ofwat; notes that … |
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Tuesday 11th November Alison Bennett signed this EDM on Thursday 20th November 2025 18 signatures (Most recent: 20 Nov 2025) Tabled by: Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat - Melksham and Devizes) That this House recognises the ongoing scientific and academic research into the Jordan Codices, a collection of sealed books discovered in Jordan, which some scholars suggest may date back to the early Christian era; commends the extensive efforts over the past eighteen years by David Elkington, Jennifer Solignanc, and others … |
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13 Nov 2025, 9:49 a.m. - House of Commons "account for every level of offence. >> Alison Bennett thank you, Mr. Speaker. My constituents in Mid " Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP, The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Wycombe, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Nov 2025, 11:45 a.m. - House of Commons "particularly for the business which he refers to. Scotland has had the biggest funding settlement for a very, very long time, so I do hope very, very long time, so I do hope that the Scottish Government has heard my hon. Friend's words Alison Bennett. " Martin Rhodes MP (Glasgow North, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Nov 2025, 9:53 a.m. - House of Commons "any remaining questions or concerns, me. >> Alison Bennett thank you, Mr. Speaker. My Mid Sussex constituents " Keir Mather MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Selby, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |