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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"Will the Government let us know what assessment they have made of Israel’s stockpile of nuclear weapons?..."
Andrew George - View Speech

View all Andrew George (LD - St Ives) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Division Vote (Commons)
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew George (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 56 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 15 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 291
Division Vote (Commons)
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew George (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 51 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 12 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 224
Division Vote (Commons)
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew George (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 50 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 12 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 208 Noes - 261
Division Vote (Commons)
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew George (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 11 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 275 Noes - 209
Division Vote (Commons)
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew George (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 52 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 12 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 269
Division Vote (Commons)
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew George (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 51 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 11 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 266
Written Question
Dentistry: Migrant Workers
Thursday 19th June 2025

Asked by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the (a) annual capacity of the Overseas Registration Examination system and (b) number of fully trained overseas dentists already in the UK who are on the waiting list for this examination.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Overseas Registration exam (ORE) is operated by the General Dental Council (GDC), which is independent of the Government. The Department does not hold data on exactly how many candidates are waiting to sit the GDC’s ORE, or their residency status.

We understand from the GDC that, in April 2025, there were approximately 5,000 candidates on the combined waiting lists for both Part 1 and Part 2 of the ORE exam.

In April 2025, there was one sitting of the ORE Part 1, with 600 places available, and three sittings of the ORE Part 2 between January and April 2025, with 144 places on each. Between August 2025 and April 2026, there will be three sittings of ORE Part 1, with 600 places available on each sitting, and four sittings of ORE Part 2, with 144 places available on each sitting. In total, this provides 2,400 places for ORE Part 1, and 1,008 places for ORE Part 2 between April 2025 and April 2026.

The GDC’s procurement of new ORE provider contracts is ongoing, and the GDC expects to be able to announce the new providers this autumn. Officials will continue to discuss the new arrangements with the GDC, with a focus on understanding how they will further increase the availability of the ORE exam.

Whilst the GDC holds contact details for candidates on the waiting list for the ORE, they do not hold data on residency. It is the role of the GDC to approve eligibility criteria for the ORE. There are no restrictions on accessing the exam based on the residency status of the candidate.

Division Vote (Commons)
18 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew George (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 313
Division Vote (Commons)
18 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context
Andrew George (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 63 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 147 Noes - 305