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Division Votes
1 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 70 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 149 Noes - 328
1 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 70 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 260
2 Jul 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 158
2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 62 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168
2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 62 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 79
2 Jul 2025 - Prisons - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 62 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168
2 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 62 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 79
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 63 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 415 Noes - 98
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 62 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 86 Noes - 340
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald 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
Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 338
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Angus MacDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 64 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 346


Speeches
Angus MacDonald speeches from: Hospitality Sector
Angus MacDonald contributed 2 speeches (350 words)
Tuesday 1st July 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Business and Trade
Angus MacDonald speeches from: Driven Grouse Shooting
Angus MacDonald contributed 2 speeches (826 words)
Monday 30th June 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs


Written Answers
Exercise
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 30th June 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase physical activity in the population.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government and National Health Service recognise that reducing physical inactivity in people of all ages is important in helping people live longer, healthier lives. Building movement back into people’s everyday lives is a key part of the Health Mission and requires action across the Government and the NHS, to deliver the shift from treatment to prevention.

The Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Education, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport currently provide funding to schools and the school games network to support children to have fun and move more through Physical Education classes, sport, play, and other forms of physical activity. Building healthy habits early on, in and out of school, is essential to helping children thrive, develop, and stay fit and healthy.

The Department of Health and Social Care is also working with the Department for Transport to promote active travel and embed health, and inequality impacts, into transport policies and programmes.

The NHS Better Health Campaign promotes ways for people of all ages to move more, and signposts to digital support like the NHS Couch to 5k and the NHS Active 10 walking app, providing free and accessible ways of building movement into everyday life.

Exercise
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 30th June 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the proportion of deaths linked to physical inactivity in the UK.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

There are no official published statistics on deaths linked to physical inactivity in the United Kingdom.

Statistics on deaths from specific causes are based on the medical causes of death recorded on a death certificate, which are coded using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Although physical inactivity is included within the ICD, classified under lack of physical exercise, it is rarely coded as a cause of death.

Estimates of the number of deaths due to some factors that influence mortality but which are not always stated as a cause of death, such as smoking, can be made. However, there is no agreed definition of a physical inactivity-related death for use within the Government, and no official statistics on potential numbers.

Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 30th June 2025

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on the environment in Inverness, Skye, and West Ross-shire constituency.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Environment Act 2021 requires Ministers to have ‘due regard’ to the policy statement on environmental principles when making policy. This is to ensure that environmental considerations are at the heart of policymaking across government.

Environmental considerations in respect of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill were given due regard in line with the requirements of the Environment Act 2021.

Ukraine: Children
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 30th June 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) location of re-education camps for deported Ukrainian children in Russia.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

According to the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab, around 8,000 Ukrainian children have been sent to re-education camps in illegally annexed Crimea and mainland Russia. We note, with concern, reports that Ukrainian children have also attended so-called recreation camps in Belarus. We call upon Belarus to ensure that no Ukrainian children are forcibly transferred to, or via, it's territory and upon Russia to return all of Ukraine's children to Ukraine and to their families. In March, I met with representatives from 'Save Ukraine' and 'Bring Kids Back', alongside Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa and senior officials from the Ministry of Justice, to discuss child deportation. We will continue to play our full part in international efforts to reunite these children with their families and to pursue justice for them all.

Ukraine: Children
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 30th June 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking with international counterparts to highlight the issue of forced deportations of Ukrainian children.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK continually raises the forced deportation of Ukrainian children with international counterparts. We are an active member of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian children, and continue to raise this issue in multilateral fora, including the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the UN and the Human Rights Council. The UK has funded 'Save Ukraine', a non-governmental organisation which helps to return Ukrainian children, and 'Bring Kids Back UA' through The Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine. In March, I met with representatives from both organisations, alongside Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa and senior officials from the Ministry of Justice, to discuss child deportation.

Ukraine: Medical Equipment
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 30th June 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on their decision to place restrictions of NHS medical equipment being donated to Ukraine.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

It is a matter for the Scottish Government to explain why they have placed restrictions on medical aid to Ukraine.

Chagos Islands: Sovereignty
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Tuesday 1st July 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with Chagossians living in the UK on self-determination for the people of the Chagos Islands.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The negotiations were between the UK and Mauritius with our priority being to secure the full operation of the base on Diego Garcia. However, we recognise the importance of the islands to Chagossians as well as the different views within the Chagossian community on their future.   We regularly engage with members of the Chagossian community on a range of issues and will continue to do so. Last month, the Foreign Secretary and I met with representatives of the Chagossian community, as part of the Foreign, Commonwealth, Development Office's ongoing engagement with Chagossians around the deal.

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterparts on reports of Israeli soldiers opening fire on civilians accessing aid distribution centres in Gaza.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We are appalled by repeated reports of civilians being killed or injured while seeking humanitarian aid near distribution points in Gaza. Lives can be saved if Israel lets aid into Gaza immediately, at scale by the UN and non-governmental organisations. Israel must fulfil its obligations under international law to ensure unhindered humanitarian assistance. While we do not comment on the detail of diplomatic discussions, we remain in regular contact with the Government of Israel to urge the protection of civilians and the urgent improvement of humanitarian access. The UK continues to press for accountability under international law and for sustained, unimpeded flow of aid to Gaza, delivered at scale by the UN and humanitarian partners.

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed Chinese Embassy development at the former Royal Mint site on local communities in Tower Hamlets.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (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.

As this case will come before Ministers in MHCLG to determine, it would not be appropriate to comment further.

Decisions on planning applications are based on material planning considerations.

Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Gear
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Tuesday 1st July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to (a) monitor and (b) report annually on the levels of bottom trawling activity within Marine Protected Areas.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The management and enforcement of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across the UK are devolved matters, and the information provided in this answer therefore relates to England only. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and the ten Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities are responsible for assessing fishing activity in the English MPAs for which they are responsible; for deciding on the management measures are required for those MPAs to meet their conservation objectives; and for enforcing existing restrictions within MPAs. For example, the MMO remotely monitors the movements of all fishing vessels using satellite technology, and incursions into areas of MPAs where fishing activities are restricted are investigated. In addition, MMO’s two offshore patrol vessels and aerial surveillance flights are used to monitor and deter any prohibited activity.

Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Gear
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Tuesday 1st July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to enforce existing restrictions on bottom trawling in offshore Marine Protected Areas.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The management and enforcement of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across the UK are devolved matters, and the information provided in this answer therefore relates to England only. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and the ten Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities are responsible for assessing fishing activity in the English MPAs for which they are responsible; for deciding on the management measures are required for those MPAs to meet their conservation objectives; and for enforcing existing restrictions within MPAs. For example, the MMO remotely monitors the movements of all fishing vessels using satellite technology, and incursions into areas of MPAs where fishing activities are restricted are investigated. In addition, MMO’s two offshore patrol vessels and aerial surveillance flights are used to monitor and deter any prohibited activity.

Squirrels: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support red squirrel conservation.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government is committed to taking action to recover our threatened native species, including red squirrels, especially through the delivery of our biodiversity targets, which will benefit many of our native species including red squirrels.

We know that red squirrel decline is being driven by the squirrel pox virus, habitat availability and competition from non-native grey squirrels. To address these pressures, we are supporting research into grey squirrel fertility and have put management measures in place to control grey squirrels to aid red squirrel conservation.

We are considering how to go further to reduce the impacts of grey squirrels on our woodlands and red squirrel populations and shall have an update in due course.

Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Gear
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Tuesday 1st July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of existing regulations on bottom towed fishing gear within Marine Protected Areas in protecting seabed habitats.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The management and enforcement of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across the UK are devolved matters, and the information provided in this answer therefore relates to England only. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and the ten Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities are responsible for assessing fishing activity in the English MPAs for which they are responsible; for deciding on the management measures are required for those MPAs to meet their conservation objectives; and for enforcing existing restrictions within MPAs. For example, the MMO remotely monitors the movements of all fishing vessels using satellite technology, and incursions into areas of MPAs where fishing activities are restricted are investigated. In addition, MMO’s two offshore patrol vessels and aerial surveillance flights are used to monitor and deter any prohibited activity.

Independent Review of the Loan Charge
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2025 to Question 60696 on the Loan Charge, which loan charge campaigner recommended Mr Ray McCann to lead the independent review.

Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Prior to the 2024 general election, the Chancellor committed to an independent review of the Loan Charge. Following the election, I began pursuing this matter on her behalf, and met with campaigners, tax experts, and some of those affected.

Mr McCann was suggested as a potential reviewer at a meeting on 23 July 2024, to which I invited stakeholders who have campaigned on the issue. The meeting was attended by the hon. Member for Mid Buckinghamshire (Co-Chair of the Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness All-Party Parliamentary Group), Keith Gordon (a tax Barrister), Sarah Gabbai (a tax lawyer) and representatives from the Loan Charge Action Group.

Pine Martens: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with (a) local environmental groups and (b) land managers in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency on pine marten habitats and distribution.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Scottish Government.

Hedgehogs: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support hedgehog conservation initiatives in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Scottish Government.

Weasels: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the population status of weasels in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Scottish Government.

Birds: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with relevant wildlife conservation organisations on the impact of stoats on ground-nesting birds in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Scottish Government.

Badgers: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of badger population in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Scottish Government.

Stoats: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of stoat population in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Scottish Government.

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of reducing the level of VAT charged for the supply of electricity at electric vehicle charging points.

Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The supply of energy for domestic use, including domestic EV charging, attracts the reduced rate of VAT. (5 per cent).

Public EV charging is subject to the standard rate of VAT (20 per cent). This matches the VAT treatment of petrol and diesel, as well as all non-domestic electricity.

Whilst the relief for domestic energy was not designed for charging EVs at home, it applies for all uses of domestic energy, as it is not easy for energy companies to distinguish between electricity used to charge an EV and electricity used for general domestic purposes.

VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Exceptions to the standard rate have always been limited and balanced against affordability considerations.

Bank Services: Cryptoassets
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of (a) the cryptoasset industry and (b) UK banks on improving access to basic banking services for legitimate blockchain and digital asset firms.

Answered by Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government is aware that cryptoasset firms are facing challenges associated with access to banking services, and it is engaged with the sector on these matters.

Whilst the Government recognises that such decisions are commercial in nature, we also expect business to be treated fairly. That is why the Government has already taken action in this space, including laying legislation to enhance relevant protections in cases where a business has their bank account terminated by their provider.

The Government is also currently finalising legislation to create a financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the UK. Under this regime, firms will need to be licensed by the FCA to provide relevant cryptoasset services in or to the UK, and the Government would not expect such licensed firms to be subject to restrictions by banking services providers simply because of the sector they belong to.

Bank Services: Cryptoassets
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK banks do not apply blanket restrictions to cryptoasset businesses.

Answered by Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government is aware that cryptoasset firms are facing challenges associated with access to banking services, and it is engaged with the sector on these matters.

Whilst the Government recognises that such decisions are commercial in nature, we also expect business to be treated fairly. That is why the Government has already taken action in this space, including laying legislation to enhance relevant protections in cases where a business has their bank account terminated by their provider.

The Government is also currently finalising legislation to create a financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the UK. Under this regime, firms will need to be licensed by the FCA to provide relevant cryptoasset services in or to the UK, and the Government would not expect such licensed firms to be subject to restrictions by banking services providers simply because of the sector they belong to.

Heat Pumps: Housing
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Thursday 3rd July 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase the number of homes with heat pumps in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Heat policy is devolved to Scotland, the Warm Homes Plan will help people find ways to save money on energy bills and transform our ageing building stock into comfortable, low-carbon homes that are fit for the future. We will partner with devolved governments to roll out this plan.

Further support for energy efficiency measures and clean heating systems, including heat pumps, in Scotland is available on the Home Energy Scotland webpage [https://www.homeenergyscotland.org/].

Squirrels: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Thursday 3rd July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on measures to protect red squirrel populations.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The UK Squirrel Accord, to which Defra is a signatory, is working to better understand the appropriate strategies for conserving the red squirrel. The Accord is UK-wide, and signatories include Scottish Government, Natural England, Forestry England as well as other nature conservation organisations.

This work includes identifying, protecting, and strengthening existing red squirrel populations, expanding their current range, and promoting better understanding and support for their conservation. Future conservation actions will be informed by this work.

Squirrels: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Thursday 3rd July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is funding UK-wide research into red squirrel conservation.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The UK Squirrel Accord, to which Defra, Natural England, and the Forestry Commission are signatories, is working to better understand the appropriate strategies for conserving the red squirrel. This work includes identifying, protecting, and strengthening existing red squirrel populations, expanding their current range, and promoting better understanding and support for their conservation. Future conservation actions will be informed by this work.

Defra also continues to support the development of novel control methods for grey squirrel such as the fertility control research led by APHA and the UK Squirrel Accord.

Proof of Identity: Digital Technology
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impacts of introducing mandatory digital identity systems in the UK on (a) privacy and (b) civil liberties.

Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The Government has no plans to introduce a mandatory digital identity system.

Squirrels: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on conservation of red squirrels in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

We have not held discussions with the Scottish Government regarding the conservation of red squirrels specifically in the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.

The Government continues to work and engage proactively with the UK Squirrel Accord, which plays an important role in bringing stakeholders and governments across the UK together towards conserving our iconic native red squirrel species.

Processed Food
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the use of ultra-processed foods through the implementation of the Government Food Strategy.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The food strategy will identify root causes of key problems such as food poverty and unhealthy diets and articulate the outcomes we want from the food system, enabling Government, civil society, and the food industry work to shared goals and priorities. Health is one of our four priority areas. A key outcome will be more easily accessible and affordable, safe, nutritious, healthy food to tackle diet-related ill health, helping to give children the best start in life and help adults live longer healthier lives, including people on low and middle incomes. Delivering the food strategy means changing the way the food system works for the better and replacing the junk food cycle’ identified by Henry Dimbleby with a ‘good food cycle’.

The food strategy is aligned with and supports the Government programme, Plan for Change and Missions. The food sector has a crucial role to play in supporting our health Mission by tackling diet-related ill health and addressing poor diets. The government respects individual autonomy in making dietary choices and also wants to encourage food manufacturers to provide nutritious, sustainable food options and empower consumers to make informed decisions about their diets, to deliver better health outcomes for consumers.

Cost of Living: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Thursday 3rd July 2025

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to assist low-income families with living costs in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.

Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Plan for Change committed to improving living standards in every part of the United Kingdom. Helping people into good work and financial independence is at the heart of our approach to supporting people on the lowest incomes. This is why we increased the National Living Wage by 6.7%, are tackling poor job security and working conditions through our plan to Make Work Pay, and are investing an additional £1 billion by 2029-30 in employment, health and skills support in the Pathways to Work Green Paper.

Beyond this, the government has introduced a Fair Repayment Rate which lowers the cap on deductions in Universal Credit from April 2025, benefitting 1.2 million households by an average of £420 a year. The Warm Home Discount is also being expanded to every billpayer on means-tested benefits, meaning 2.7 million extra households will receive £150 off their energy bills next winter. Moreover, the Child Poverty Taskforce is working with the Devolved Governments to develop a comprehensive Child Poverty Strategy, which will deliver for children in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Cost of Living: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Friday 4th July 2025

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the cost of living on households in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.

Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Government is taking a comprehensive approach in response to increasing costs: supporting those in immediate need while addressing the structural changes necessary to fix the country's foundations. The Plan for Change outlines key milestones, including raising living standards in every part of the United Kingdom to put more money back in people’s pockets. In the latest data, living standards (as measured by real household disposable income per capita) are already growing at their fastest quarterly rate in two years.

The Government has set out the next steps in delivering our approach for regional growth, spreading growth across the country through investment and reform. This will benefit people across the country, including in the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.

Migrants: Detainees
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Friday 4th July 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing its review of the Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention policy.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)

External engagement on the review ended in May 2025 and the Home Office is currently considering the feedback received.

Any resulting decisions will be announced in the normal way in due course.

Migrants: Detainees
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Friday 4th July 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timeline is for completion of the review of the Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention policy.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office)

External engagement on the review ended in May 2025 and the Home Office is currently considering the feedback received.

Any resulting decisions will be announced in the normal way in due course.

Hedgehogs: Conservation and Ecology
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Friday 4th July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is funding UK-wide research into hedgehog ecology and conservation.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Natural England, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and the Forestry Commission have contributed to the first National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy. This strategy has identified several actions to facilitate and encourage data sharing on hedgehog ecology and conservation.

In addition, Natural England is co-funding the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme. The information gathered will produce insights into the factors causing hedgehog population decline, leading to the implementation of practical conservation measures to address this challenge.

Badgers: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Friday 4th July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the devolved Administrations on coordinated approaches to monitoring badger populations.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Chief Veterinary Officers from all four devolved administrations of the United Kingdom, along with policy officials, meet routinely to discuss shared priorities. This includes the TB Liaison Group, which provides a platform for coordination and updates on policy developments, such as monitoring badger populations. The latest badger population survey began in England in February 2025, and findings from such initiatives will be shared across administrations.

Deer: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 7th July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with land managers in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency on the (a) management and (b) conservation of red deer.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

As this is a devolved matter, any conversations with Scottish landowners on management of red deer would be conducted by the Scottish Government.

Hedgehogs: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 7th July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage data sharing on hedgehog populations between governments and wildlife organisations.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

In 2024 the first National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy was published with contributions from Natural England, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and the Forestry Commission. The strategy, which has identified several actions to facilitate and encourage data sharing on hedgehog populations, involves collaboration with stakeholders to include leading conservation NGOs, academics, and organisations within the transport and farming sectors.

In addition, Natural England is co-funding the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme. The information gathered will produce insights into the factors causing hedgehog population decline, leading to the implementation of practical conservation measures to address this challenge.

Hedgehogs: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 7th July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the devolved Administrations on collaborative efforts to halt hedgehog decline.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Yes, Defra works collaboratively with devolved administrations on efforts to halt hedgehog decline.

In 2024, Britain’s first National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy was published. The strategy highlights the factors causing a decline in our native hedgehog populations, and is supported by Natural England, Natural Resources Wales and NatureScot.

In addition, Natural England is co-funding the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme. The information gathered will also produce insights into the factors causing hedgehog population decline, leading to the implementation of practical conservation measures to address this challenge.

Pine Martens: Conservation and Ecology
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 7th July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the population status and ecological role of European pine martens across the UK.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

There are approximately 100-200 pine marten in England. This estimate is based on a recent pine marten reintroduction in the Forest of Dean and monitoring of records in Northumberland and Cumbria. There are also a few other scattered and sporadic records across the country, some of which are a result of unofficial releases. In 2024 two further pine marten reintroductions took place in Devon and Cumbria. However, as this was very recent and populations are not yet established, they have not been included in this population estimate.

Pine Martens: Conservation and Ecology
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 7th July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support UK-wide research into European pine marten ecology and conservation.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

A Long-term strategic recovery plan for pine martens in Britain was produced in 2021, which presents a summary of what has been achieved so far and sets out a continuing strategic recovery plan for pine martens across Britain, while emphasising the importance of conserving recovering populations in Scotland.

Personal Independence Payment: Blue Badge Scheme and Carer's Allowance
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 7th July 2025

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of uncoupling Carer’s Allowance and Blue Badges from PIP.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

It is a long-established principle that in order for an unpaid carer to receive Carer’s Allowance the person they are caring for should be receiving a “trigger” disability benefit. This link acts as a proxy for establishing that care needs exist. We have no plans to break this link. Support for unpaid carers is, of course, a devolved matter to the Scottish Parliament.

Access to Blue Badges is a matter for the Department for Transport and the Devolved Administrations.

Wildlife: Disease Control
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 7th July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is providing funding for UK-wide research into (a) badger conservation and (b) non-lethal wildlife health management.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

As part of the ongoing work on a comprehensive new bovine TB strategy, the Department is programme funding the establishment of a new badger vaccinator field force. This initiative aims to increase delivery of badger vaccination as a non-lethal method to reduce TB transmission rates and protect badgers.

No UK-wide Government funding is currently provided specifically for badger conservation.

Pine Martens: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 7th July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the devolved Administrations on monitoring European pine marten populations.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Yes, Natural England engages with devolved administrations through the national pine marten networking group. This group meets quarterly, and discussions include topics such as monitoring European pine marten populations.

Badgers: Conservation and Ecology
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 7th July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to work with devolved Administrations to improve the sharing of data on badger (a) ecology and (b) population health.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Chief Veterinary Officers from all four devolved administrations of the United Kingdom, along with policy officials, meet routinely to discuss shared priorities. This includes the TB Liaison Group, which provides a platform for coordination and updates on policy developments. This includes sharing data on badger population health, particularly in relation to TB.

Deer: Conservation
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 7th July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on sustainable red deer management.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Secretary of State regularly meets colleagues in the Devolved Governments through the Interministerial Group. No specific discussions on sustainable red deer management have taken place.

Employment: Autism
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Monday 7th July 2025

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support autistic people into work.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

We are committed to supporting neurodivergent people, including autistic people, get into and thrive in work. Our Jobcentres have a range of support available, including Disability Employment Advisors. On 6th March 2025 we announced that we will deploy 1000 work coaches to help people with health conditions and disabled people towards and into work. This will build and expand on existing measures like additional work coach support which delivers personalised support for some customers on the health journey.

In January this year we launched an independent panel of academics with expertise and experiences of neurodiversity. The panel will consider the reasons why neurodivergent people have poor experiences in the workplace, and a low overall employment rate, making their recommendations to government later this summer.

The Secretaries of State for Work and Pensions and Business and Trade have asked Sir Charlie Mayfield to lead an independent review. While not specific to neurodiversity, this review is considering how best to support and enable employers to recruit and retain more disabled people and people with health conditions, promote healthy and inclusive workplaces, and how to support more people to stay in or return to work. Sir Charlie Mayfield will deliver his final report in the autumn.

Our voluntary, locally led Supported Employment Programme, Connect to Work, is rolling out across England and Wales, as we agree local delivery plans with lead delivery authorities. The programme will provide specialist employment support to over 300,000 disabled people, people with health conditions and those with complex barriers to employment over the five-year duration of the programme. Connect to Work follows the Local Supported Employment programme, where £12.3 million has already been invested into 27 lead Local Authority areas to provide support to autistic, neurodivergent people and people with learning disabilities.

We are also supporting employers to be more inclusive in their workplace practices. Our support to employers includes a digital information service, called Support with Employee Health and Disability, which provides tailored guidance on supporting employees in common workplace scenarios involving health and disability, and the Disability Confident scheme, which as of May this year has 19,000 members employing approximately 12 million paid employees in total.

Renewable Energy
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating a proportion of gross revenues from offshore renewable energy projects to local authority infrastructure funds.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Communities close to clean energy infrastructure should benefit from it. Offshore wind developers have established community benefit packages, and via the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, the Government has published guidance on community funds and direct benefits in the form of bill discounts.

The Government has recently asked for views on the proposed introduction of a mandatory community benefit scheme in Great Britain and will respond in due course.

Renewable Energy
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) Denmark’s Promotion of Renewable Energy Act 2008 and (b) other international models for statutory community benefit contributions from renewable energy developments.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

In developing the government’s policy on community benefits, we have undertaken a review of international best practices to ensure our approach is effective and well-informed. This has included consideration of the Offshore Renewable Energy Support Scheme/Renewable Electricity Support Scheme in Ireland and other international examples.

Renewable Energy
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that community benefit payments from renewable energy developments are spent on (a) housing, (b) reducing levels of fuel poverty and (c) social care.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The government believes community fund packages will have the most impact if they can be tailored to the community’s preferences and priorities. The process should be community led and decisions on how community benefit funds are spent should rest with the community. This may include, for example, new school clubs, new bus routes, investment in biodiversity or local insulation.

Renewable Energy
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying a statutory 2% gross revenue contribution requirement to existing renewable energy projects over 1MW in capacity.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

On 21 May, the government published a working paper on community benefits and shared ownership of low carbon energy infrastructure. The paper seeks views on the proposed introduction of a mandatory community benefit scheme in Great Britain, which would require developers to contribute a set amount to a community fund. The working paper intends to gather insight into what level of benefit is appropriate and how best this is calculated. The government will need to consider the impact on operational costs for developers of infrastructure, impacts on bills, and meaningful level of benefit for communities.

The government maintains regular engagement with key industry and community stakeholders across the country, which continues to inform policy development.

Renewable Energy: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of community benefit packages from new renewable energy infrastructure projects on Inverness, Skye, and West Ross-shire constituency.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

At present, the provision of community benefits in Great Britain is voluntary . In Scotland, developers are strongly encouraged to provide community benefits in line with the Scottish Government’s Good Practice Principles.

The government is, currently exploring mandating community benefits as we believe that where communities host this low carbon infrastructure they should benefit and the proposals were set out in the working paper the government published on 21 May.

Under voluntary or mandatory schemes, the process should be community led and the fund tailored to local priorities so that the impact can be maximized.

Overseas Trade: Israel
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the potential impact of the visit by the trade envoy to Israel to Haifa in May 2025 on the UK's foreign policy in relation to Israel.

Answered by Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The UK’s Trade Envoys play a crucial role in supporting HMG’s growth priorities, through helping deliver the industrial and trade strategies and attracting foreign direct investment to the UK. Lord Austin, in his capacity as Trade Envoy, visited Israel to continue to support these key UK businesses.

Renewable Energy
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory minimum revenue contribution from newly consented renewable energy developments to community benefit funds.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

On 21 May, the government published a working paper on community benefits and shared ownership of low carbon energy infrastructure. The paper seeks views on the proposed introduction of a mandatory community benefit scheme in Great Britain, which would require developers to contribute a set amount to a community fund. The working paper intends to gather insight into what level of benefit is appropriate and how best this is calculated. The government will need to consider the impact on operational costs for developers of infrastructure, impacts on bills, and meaningful level of benefit for communities.

The government maintains regular engagement with key industry and community stakeholders across the country, which continues to inform policy development.

Renewable Energy
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with renewable energy developers on establishing a statutory framework for community benefit payments based on a proportion of gross revenue.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

On 21 May, the government published a working paper on community benefits and shared ownership of low carbon energy infrastructure. The paper seeks views on the proposed introduction of a mandatory community benefit scheme in Great Britain, which would require developers to contribute a set amount to a community fund. The working paper intends to gather insight into what level of benefit is appropriate and how best this is calculated. The government will need to consider the impact on operational costs for developers of infrastructure, impacts on bills, and meaningful level of benefit for communities.

The government maintains regular engagement with key industry and community stakeholders across the country, which continues to inform policy development.

Renewable Energy
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to encourage consistent revenue-based contributions to community benefit schemes by onshore renewable developments.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

On 21 May, the government published a working paper on community benefits and shared ownership of low carbon energy infrastructure. The paper seeks views on the proposed introduction of a mandatory community benefit scheme in Great Britain, which would require developers to contribute a set amount to a community fund. The working paper intends to gather insight into what level of benefit is appropriate and how best this is calculated. The government will need to consider the impact on operational costs for developers of infrastructure, impacts on bills, and meaningful level of benefit for communities.

The government maintains regular engagement with key industry and community stakeholders across the country, which continues to inform policy development.

Renewable Energy
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the total value of community benefit payments made by (a) onshore and (b) offshore renewable energy projects in each of the last five years.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Department does not hold data on the value of community benefits payments made by onshore and offshore renewables across Great Britain. Community benefit schemes are administered by the projects themselves and provided voluntarily. We have however, recently publishing a Working Paper on mandatory community benefits and responses to this will help inform our evidence base.

SSEN
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with SSEN Transmission on community benefits.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK

Electricity: Prices
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government’s proposed Bill discount scheme of up to £2,500 over 10 years for those living up to 500m from new and significantly upgraded electricity transmission infrastructure.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Government’s 'minded to' position of bill discounts of up to £2,500 over 10 years for those living up to 500m from new and significantly upgraded electricity transmission infrastructure aims to ensure communities are recognised for living within proximity of new infrastructure.

Employment: Arthritis
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department has provided to help people with arthritis to (a) remain in and (b) return to work.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Good work is generally good for health and wellbeing, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. Disabled people and people with health conditions, including arthritis, are a diverse group so access to the right work and health support, in the right place, at the right time, is key. We therefore have a range of specialist initiatives to support individuals to stay in work and get back into work, including those that join up employment and health systems. Measures include support from Work Coaches and Disability Employment Advisers in Jobcentres and Access to Work grants, as well as joining up health and employment support around the individual including through Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care.

Building on our WorkWell, Employment Advisers in Talking Therapies and Connect to Work programmes, we will ensure people with a health condition have access to the holistic support they need. In the Government’s Pathways to Work Green Paper, we further committed to developing a support guarantee, so that disabled people and those with a health condition get the work, health and skills support they need to access and thrive in employment.

And we are delivering the biggest investment in support for disabled people and people with health conditions in at least a generation. Our support guarantee announced as part of the Green Paper is backed up by £2.2bn over four years, including £200m in 2026/27 when our benefit changes begin to take effect and, as announced in the statement on Welfare Reform (30 June) by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, an additional £300m over the next 3 years. This brings our total investment in employment support for disabled people and those with health conditions to £3.8 billion over this Parliament.

We will further pilot the integration of employment advisers and work coaches into the neighbourhood health service, so that working age people with long term health conditions have an integrated public service offer. A patient’s employment goals will be part of care plans, to support more joined up service provision The Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health and Social Care have worked together on the 10 Year Health Plan. The 10 Year Health Plan will ensure a better health service for everyone, regardless of condition or service area. The Plan sets out the vision for what good joined-up care looks like for people with a combination of health and care needs, including for disabled people.

Backed by £240m investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched in November 2024, will drive forward approaches to tackling economic inactivity and work toward the long-term ambition of an 80% employment rate. In recognition of the key role employers play a key role in increasing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and people with health conditions, the Secretaries of State for Work and Pensions and Business and Trade asked Sir Charlie Mayfield to lead an independent review, considering how best to support and enable employers to recruit and retain more people with health conditions and disabilities, promote healthy workplaces, and support more people to stay in or return to work from periods of sickness absence. Sir Charlie will deliver his final report in the autumn. Employers are crucial in enhancing employment opportunities and supporting disabled people and those with health conditions to thrive in the workforce. Our support to employers includes increasing access to Occupational Health, a digital information service for employers and the Disability Confident scheme.

Processed Food: Health
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Tuesday 8th July 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support access to affordable, minimally processed food.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government’s Eatwell Guide already advises that people should eat more fruit, vegetables, and wholegrain or higher-fibre foods, as well as less processed meat, and less food and drink that is high in sugar, calories, saturated fat, and salt.

The Eatwell Guide principles are communicated through a variety of channels, including the NHS.UK website and Government social marketing campaigns. For example, the Better Health Healthier Families website and the Healthy Steps email programme, which aims to help families with primary aged children in England to eat well and move more.

The range of actions that have already been taken to create a healthier environment to help children reduce their consumption of processed foods that are high in energy, saturated fat, salt, and free sugars, and to improve access to affordable, minimally processed foods, include:

- the Healthy Start scheme, which supported over 361,000 people in April 2025;

- the Nursery Milk Scheme, which provides a reimbursement to childcare providers in England and Wales for a daily 1/3 pint portion of milk to children and babies; and

- the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme, which provides approximately 2.2 million children in Key Stage 1 with a portion of fresh fruit or vegetables per day at school.

In relation to foods and drinks high in calories, saturated fat, salt, and free sugars, work on our commitments is progressing through:

- implementing the television and online advertising restrictions for less healthy food or drink;

- consulting on plans to ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under 16 years old; and

- giving local authorities stronger, clearer powers to block new fast-food outlets near schools and where young people congregate.

Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Gear
Asked by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Wednesday 9th July 2025

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total area in square kilometres is of Marine Protected Areas in UK waters on which bottom trawling is allowed.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only.

The Marine Management Organisation and the ten Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities individually assess fishing activity in the MPAs they are responsible for and decide what management measures are required for the MPAs to meet their conservation objectives.



Early Day Motions
Wednesday 2nd July

Charity marks 25 years by launching Scotland’s first Training and Reuse Village

5 signatures (Most recent: 7 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
That this House congratulates Inverness-based charity and social enterprise New Start Highland on marking its 25th anniversary by commencing construction of Scotland’s first Training and Reuse Village; notes that the £500,000 development in Carsegate will include pre-loved retail outlets, a bike repair hub, a tool library, a café, and a …
Wednesday 2nd July

Jeralyn Mackenzie, 50 years of service with Highlands and Islands Enterprise

4 signatures (Most recent: 7 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
That this House congratulates Jeralyn Mackenzie of Inverness on reaching the exceptional milestone of 50 years of public service with Highlands and Islands Enterprise and its predecessor, the Highlands and Islands Development Board; notes that Ms Mackenzie joined the organisation in June 1975 at the age of 19, and has …
Tuesday 1st July

Loan Charge and settlement terms offered to large companies and individuals

66 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
That this House is deeply concerned at the treatment of those facing the Loan Charge; notes that instead of commissioning a truly independent review of the Loan Charge, Ministers announced a highly restricted review, conducted by a former Assistant Director of HMRC, Ray McCann, only looking at settlement terms; expresses …
Monday 7th July

New Gaelic centre in north Skye

6 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
That this House warmly welcomes the commencement of construction work on the £8 million Ionad Thròndairnis (Trotternish Centre) at Flodigarry on the Isle of Skye; notes that this ambitious Gaelic language and culture hub will include a function hall, classrooms for heritage and language learning, a library and digital archive, …
Tuesday 1st July

MG ALBA and global recognition for Gaelic broadcasting

8 signatures (Most recent: 11 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
Gu bheil an Taigh seo a’ cur meal-a-naidheachd air MG ALBA airson na h-Aithisg Bhliadhnail aca airson 2024-25 (That this House congratulates MG ALBA on the publication of its 2024-25 Annual Report, which marks a record-breaking and transformative year for Gaelic broadcasting); welcomes the achievement of the highest-ever digital audience …
Monday 30th June

Shortlist for Highland Book Prize 2024

2 signatures (Most recent: 7 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
That this House congratulates the authors shortlisted for the 2024 Highland Book Prize, Genevieve Carver, Ali Smith, Jen Stout, and Dr Joni Buchanan, and recognises the prize as a significant celebration of literary excellence connected to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland; commends the Highland Book Prize for showcasing the …


Early Day Motions Signed
Monday 21st July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Statutory consultees for sustainable development

13 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset)
That this House notes the Government’s ambition to build 1.5 million new homes but believes these must be the right homes in the right places; further notes that in West Dorset constituency 70% of land lies within a designated National Landscape and that the rural economy depends on a healthy …
Monday 21st July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Carers and social care reform

27 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset)
That this House believes that everyone deserves high-quality care when they need it and that unpaid carers are the unsung heroes of our social care system; regrets that hundreds of thousands of people are waiting for care and many remain in hospital beds simply because there is no care available, …
Wednesday 16th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Monday 21st July 2025

Steve Willis Training Centre

8 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex)
That this House congratulates Steve Willis and all the team at the Steve Willis Training Centre on 25 years of service to apprenticeships and further education in Sussex and across the South East; applauds their contribution to the sector in improving perceptions and recognition of apprenticeships; commends their work in …
Wednesday 16th July
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Fauja Singh

7 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House remembers with great sadness the passing of Fauja Singh the world's oldest marathon runner; celebrates his extraordinary life and achievements, having begun running competitively at the remarkable age of 89 and going on to complete nine full marathons between 2000 and 2013, including setting records across multiple …
Wednesday 16th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Monday 21st July 2025

Antisemitism and Holocaust inversion

16 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
That this House believes antisemitism is a pernicious and dangerous form of racism that threatens not only Jewish people but democracy as a whole; further believes that Holocaust inversion is a form of antisemitism which undermines the extent and nature of the barbaric events of the Holocaust and weaponises the …
Wednesday 16th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Monday 21st July 2025

Protection of survivors of domestic abuse under the Hague Convention

13 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat - Newbury)
That this House is concerned by the distressing circumstances faced by parents who cross international borders with their children to escape domestic abuse, only to be subject to legal proceedings for the child's return under the Hague Convention; recognises the importance of courts fully and properly considering the grave risk …
Wednesday 16th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Monday 21st July 2025

Dose of Nature

10 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat - Guildford)
That this House recognises the work of Dose of Nature, a charity based in Guildford and Richmond, which improves mental health through supported access to natural environments; congratulates them on the recent opening of their new community garden in Guildford, opened in conjunction with Natural Trust and RHS Wisley; notes …
Thursday 17th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Monday 21st July 2025

2025 Island Games

13 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
That this House congratulates the organisers of the 2025 Island Games, a sporting competition involving 24 island communities from across the world and hosted in Orkney; notes that the 20th edition of the Games marks 40 years since the first event held in 1985; pays tribute to over 2,000 visitors …
Monday 14th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Accessible facilities and responsible use of RADAR keys

14 signatures (Most recent: 21 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat - Ely and East Cambridgeshire)
That this House notes with concern the increasing availability of RADAR keys, also known as a National Key Scheme key, for purchase through online platforms such as Amazon, which were originally intended to give people with disabilities independent access to locked accessible toilet facilities; notes with alarm that this unregulated …
Friday 11th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Reform of the special educational needs and disabilities system

51 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
That this House notes with deep concern the persistent crisis in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system, following years of neglect; welcomes the Government’s acknowledgement of the urgent need for reform; further notes the widespread anxiety among parents, carers and professionals that forthcoming changes may undermine the rights …
Monday 14th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Access to care and support for people living with arthritis

21 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)
That this House recognises the significant impact that arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions have on the lives of over 10 million people across the UK; acknowledges that arthritis can affect mobility, independence and quality of life, and is a leading cause of pain and disability; notes concerns raised by patients …
Monday 14th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 16th July 2025

The Waid Academy and the HRUC National Innovation Challenge 2025

7 signatures (Most recent: 21 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)
That this House congratulates students Lucas Bain and Murray Allan of The Waid Academy in North East Fife for reaching the final three schools in the 2025 HRUC National Innovation Challenge with their innovative project entitled Brickteria, a concept designed to create sustainable alternatives in concrete production; notes that The …
Monday 14th July
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Mental health in farming (No. 2)

18 signatures (Most recent: 21 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat - Newbury)
That this House recognises the significant stresses faced by farmers, including rising production costs, lower margins, Government policies and long hours, and acknowledges the negative impact these factors can have on their mental health; notes with concern that 95% of young farmers in the UK consider mental health to be …
Monday 14th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Parthenon Sculptures

24 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House notes that the British Museum still holds about half of the Parthenon Sculptures, controversially removed from Athens by Lord Elgin between 1801 and 1812, during the Ottoman occupation of Greece, and that they remain on display in the British Museum to which they were transferred by Act …
Tuesday 15th July
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Marple Hall Girls U15s English Schools' FA Cup winners

6 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat - Hazel Grove)
That this House recognises the outstanding achievement of the Marple Hall School Girls U15s team in winning the English Schools' Football Association Girls Development Cup; notes that the team were the first ever national finalists in the school's history; and further recognises their historic success in securing a treble by …
Tuesday 15th July
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UK-based medical charities in Palestine

68 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
That this House expresses its appreciation for those working for UK-based medical charities in Palestine, including Medical Aid for Palestinians, Glia, Doctors Without Borders and the British Red Cross; commends volunteers for these charities, whose Palestine-based staff take huge personal risks to provide medical aid so crucial to a Gazan …
Tuesday 15th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 16th July 2025

FareShare Sussex and Surrey

13 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat - Guildford)
That this House commends the work of FareShare Sussex and Surrey in tackling hunger and food waste across Surrey and Sussex; recognises the redistribution of 2,560 tonnes of surplus food to the region, helping 28,500 vulnerable people each week and saving charities £16.5m annually in food costs; celebrates the one …
Tuesday 15th July
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Brian Standring’s fundraising and campaigning in Wellington

7 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat - Taunton and Wellington)
That this House congratulates Brian Standring of Wellington, Somerset, on completing his fourth sky dive at the age of 86 to raise funds for the Alzheimers Society; and commends him for the invaluable role he played in the campaign to save the assisted living complex Ivy House, where he lives, …
Tuesday 15th July
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Repair Cafés

21 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat - North East Hampshire)
That this House commends the work of Repair Cafés, which perform a valuable community service by providing free repair services to residents for household items across North East Hampshire constituency and beyond; notes the skill, expertise, and dedication demonstrated by volunteers at Repair Cafés, and the educational impact of passing …
Friday 11th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Recognition of Wiltshire schools achieving the Dyslexia-Friendly Quality Mark

9 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)
That this House congratulates the fifteen schools across Wiltshire, including several in the Chippenham constituency, that have been awarded the British Dyslexia Association’s prestigious Dyslexia-Friendly Quality Mark; celebrates this landmark achievement as a powerful step towards inclusive education that supports all children, regardless of how they learn; applauds the commitment …
Friday 11th July
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Remembering PC Ian Minett

8 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat - Tewkesbury)
That this House pays tribute to the life of PC Ian Minett, a dedicated and admirable public servant who died unexpectedly whilst on duty; recognises the daily sacrifices he made as an officer, putting himself at risk to protect the safety and security of the people of Gloucestershire; and commends …
Thursday 10th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Longlevens Mixed Ability Rugby Team champions

9 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat - Tewkesbury)
That this House congratulates the Longlevens Mixed Ability Rugby Team on being crowned Gold Cup Champions of the 2025 International Mixed Ability Rugby Tournament; recognises that, despite extreme weather conditions, the team won all six of their matches, including a victory over the reigning champions in the final; commends all …
Thursday 10th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Cool hubs

28 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
That this House is deeply concerned about the impacts of extreme temperatures this summer; is further concerned that poorly insulated housing puts lives at risk during heat waves especially for the most vulnerable people suffering with extreme temperatures in care homes, hospitals and temporary accommodation; notes with concern the findings …
Thursday 10th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th July 2025

100 years of RAF Odiham

9 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat - North East Hampshire)
That this House acknowledges the immense contribution that the RAF and air bases across the UK make to our national security; recognises the critical support they have given throughout numerous conflicts and the invaluable assistance they give to all branches of the military; congratulates RAF Odiham for 100 years of …
Thursday 10th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Funding and role of community pharmacies

25 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset)
That this House notes the vital role played by community pharmacies in delivering frontline healthcare and reducing pressure on general practice and hospitals; recognises that in areas such as West Dorset, 17 pharmacies dispense around 160,000 prescriptions each month and help save approximately 2,500 GP appointments; expresses concern that despite …
Thursday 10th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Access to mental health support for children and young people

23 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset)
That this House is deeply concerned that nearly one million people are currently waiting for mental health services across the UK; notes with particular concern the impact on children and young people, including the 300 currently on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) caseload in West Dorset; further …
Thursday 10th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Bath and North East Somerset Community Wellbeing Hub

10 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat - Frome and East Somerset)
That this House celebrates the Bath and North East Somerset Community Wellbeing Hub, which was voted second, Highly Commended, in the Innovations in Public Private Partnerships category at the Municipal Journal Awards; praises all the work of the team involved in the Hub and wider partnership; celebrates their commitment to …
Thursday 13th February
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Refusal of Citizenship to refugees who have made irregular crossings

89 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
That this House expresses deep concern over the refusal of citizenship to refugees who have made irregular crossings to the UK; notes that this policy further punishes individuals whose claims of fleeing war, persecution, and danger have been upheld by the asylum system; further notes that, due to a lack …
Monday 19th May
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Tuesday 15th July 2025

Fairtrade tea campaign

45 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Martin Rhodes (Labour - Glasgow North)
That this House condemns the grave working conditions that many tea growing communities face across the world; notes with concern that many tea farmers and workers do not earn enough to afford a decent standard of living; acknowledges that the challenges in the tea industry are deeply complex; supports multi-stakeholder …
Wednesday 2nd July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 10th July 2025

Ark Cancer Centre

9 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat - North East Hampshire)
That this House congratulates Lin Osborn for her remarkable achievement of cycling 80 miles in a day to raise money for the Ark Cancer Centre at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital; notes the scale of this wonderful accomplishment is made all the more impressive due to the fact that this …
Tuesday 1st July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 10th July 2025

Tackling food waste

35 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester)
That this House notes with concern that the UK wastes around 9.52 million tonnes of food each year, including 6.4 million tonnes of edible surplus which is enough to feed nearly 14 million people annually; expresses concern that only 30% of large food and drink businesses are measuring and reporting …
Tuesday 1st July
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Community-led reopening of The Lion pub in South Cambridgeshire

6 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
That this House congratulates the residents of Ickleton in Cambridgeshire on the successful community-led reopening of The Lion public house, formerly The Ickleton Lion, after raising over £440,000 in just 10 weeks to save the historic 18th century building; notes the extraordinary efforts of the Ickleton Community Benefit Society and …
Wednesday 2nd July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 10th July 2025

Cambridge City Football Club and the opening of the new stadium in Sawston

7 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
That this House warmly congratulates Cambridge City Football Club on its return to a permanent home ground in Sawston ahead of the 2025–26 season; recognises the immense dedication and perseverance shown by the club’s board, investors and, in particular, the Satchell family, whose leadership and tenacity were critical to securing …
Wednesday 9th July
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Support for people with dyscalculia

23 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil)
That this House recognises that approximately six percent of the population has dyscalculia; notes that while there is no single profile of dyscalculia, it is a learning difference that affects the ability to acquire mathematical skills, primarily arithmetic; acknowledges that research into dyscalculia has lagged behind research into other learning …
Wednesday 9th July
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Jibraan Chaudhary Sepsis Research Foundation and chemotherapy-associated sepsis

9 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat - Eastleigh)
That this House pays tribute to the life of Jibraan Nveed Chaudhary, a bright and kind-hearted 18-year-old who tragically died from sepsis in November 2024 while undergoing chemotherapy treatment for leukemia; recognises the dedication and strength of his father and family in establishing the Jibraan Chaudhary Sepsis Research Foundation in …
Wednesday 9th July
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Recognition of Craig McMurrough’s contribution to ovarian cancer awareness and healthcare fundraising

10 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat - Stratford-on-Avon)
That this House congratulates Stratford-on-Avon resident Craig McMurrough on being awarded the British Citizens Award for services to healthcare; notes that following the loss of his sister Cheryl to ovarian cancer in 2016, Craig channelled his grief into raising awareness of the disease and supporting others affected through tireless fundraising …
Wednesday 9th July
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Peckish Fish and Chips

6 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat - North Cornwall)
That this House congratulates Peckish Fish and Chips in Camelford for winning the Best North Cornwall Chippy competition; commends their team for excellent service, food quality, and famous fish and chip favourites; recognises their brilliant reputation for one of the UK's best-tasting traditional dishes; and notes the vital contribution that …
Wednesday 9th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 10th July 2025

Port Isaac Fish and Chips

6 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat - North Cornwall)
That this House congratulates Port Isaac Fish and Chips as runners-up in the the Best North Cornwall Chippy competition; notes the vital contribution that Port Isaac Fish and Chips and other hospitality businesses make to our local communities in Cornwall; recognises their brilliant reputation for one of the UK's best-tasting …
Wednesday 9th July
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Small businesses in North Cornwall

10 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat - North Cornwall)
That this House celebrates the vital contribution of small and independent businesses in North Cornwall; recognises the invaluable role these businesses play as the lifeblood of local communities, sustaining high streets, creating jobs and driving economic growth; acknowledges the resilience and creativity of small business owners and staff; applauds the …
Wednesday 9th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 10th July 2025

Flying ring toys

9 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat - North Cornwall)
That this House expresses strong support for the campaign led by the UK Seal Alliance Executive to ban the sale of plastic flying ring toys; recognises the significant and growing danger these items pose to marine wildlife, particularly to the UK’s globally rare grey and harbour seals, which can suffer …
Wednesday 9th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 10th July 2025

Richmond Surgery in Fleet

6 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat - North East Hampshire)
That this House celebrates the 60th anniversary of Richmond Surgery in Fleet, Hampshire, and commends its longstanding service to the local community; recognises that the surgery was established in 1965 by Dr Jan Newell Price in a simple wooden structure, which has since become a valued part of the community …
Tuesday 8th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 10th July 2025

50th anniversary of the Leatherhead Swans Club

6 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House congratulates the Leatherhead Swans Club on its 50th anniversary; notes its outstanding voluntary work since 1975 in providing inclusive sports, recreation, and social activities for disabled people in Surrey; recognises the dedication of its volunteers and supporters; and wishes the club continued success in promoting inclusion, community …
Tuesday 8th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 10th July 2025

Post Offices in rural areas

35 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrat - South Devon)
That this House recognises the importance of Post Office branches to rural communities; notes with concern the closure of Post Offices in South Devon constituency including those in Churchstow, Aveton Gifford and Dittisham; further notes that rural communities and small rural businesses are disproportionately affected by centralisation of Post Office …
Tuesday 8th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 10th July 2025

Royal Academy summer exhibition

7 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat - Lewes)
That this House congratulates eight year old Emie Sion, a pupil at Western Road School in Lewes, whose artwork Three Mythical Creatures was selected out of 23,000 entries to appear at the prestigious Royal Academy’s Young Artists’ Summer Show; notes that Emie’s pyrography piece showcases both her creativity and the …
Monday 7th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 10th July 2025

Access to dentistry

35 signatures (Most recent: 17 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset)
That this House is deeply concerned by the growing crisis in NHS dentistry, particularly in rural constituencies such as West Dorset, where just 15 dental practices offer any form of NHS care to a population of 94,000, equating to more than 2,300 residents per dentist; notes that only 36% of …
Monday 7th July
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Chris Davies

5 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat - Cheadle)
That this House notes with great sadness the passing of Chris Davies, a pioneering figure in grassroots and non-league football, who founded Grasmere Rovers in 1961, later overseeing its rebranding to Cheadle Town Football Club in 1982 and its move to Park Road Stadium; recognises Chris Davies’s enormous contribution to …
Monday 7th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 10th July 2025

Elm Grove Care Home and Ashley House Care Home

7 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat - South Cotswolds)
That this House commends the staff of Elm Grove Care Home and Ashley House Care Home in Cirencester for their outstanding fundraising efforts in support of Cancer Research UK; notes that staff from both care homes climbed Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons in May 2025, raising over £4,000 …
Monday 7th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 10th July 2025

200 year anniversary of the North Devon Infirmary

12 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat - North Devon)
That this House celebrates 200 years since the construction of the North Devon Infirmary, North Devon's first public hospital, famously Supported by Voluntary Contributions and the predecessor of North Devon District Hospital; recognises that the latter has now been in place since 1978, supports over 160,000 people across Devon and …
Friday 4th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 10th July 2025

Drug education in independent schools

13 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking)
That this House notes with concern that there is currently no regulation requiring independent schools to provide drug education to their pupils; further notes that while state schools are mandated to deliver relationships, sex and health education, which includes drug education, independent schools are not bound by the same requirements …
Monday 7th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 10th July 2025

Equitable national prostate cancer screening

51 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
That this House welcomes the #ProactiveForYourProstate campaign led by Prostate Cancer Research (PCR); congratulates campaigners, such as Teignmouth campaigner Jason Yeo, for their work advocating for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for all men at age 50, and earlier for those in high-risk categories; calls for the Government to back this …
Thursday 3rd July
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William Berry

4 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)
That this House notes with sadness the passing of William Berry of Newport-on-Tay, who died peacefully at Tayfield on 25 June 2025, aged 85; extends heartfelt condolences to his wife Elizabeth, his children, grandchildren and all who knew and loved him; recognises his lifetime of service to the local community, …
Thursday 3rd July
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34th annual Crudwell 24-hour bike ride and community fundraiser

5 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat - South Cotswolds)
That this House celebrates the 34th annual Crudwell 24-hour bike ride, an enduring community event held from 12pm Saturday to 12pm Sunday, in which teams and solo riders cycle a 7-mile circuit around the local hamlets in relay format to raise money for charity; notes that this year 26 teams …
Wednesday 2nd July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 10th July 2025

First women's game at Littlewick Green Cricket Club in 215 years

11 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrat - Maidenhead)
That this House congratulates Littlewick Green Cricket Club on hosting its first ever women’s cricket match on Saturday 28th June 2025; notes the historic significance of this event for the club, which has been a cornerstone of the local community since its establishment in 1810; commends the efforts of Sue …
Monday 7th July
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 10th July 2025

Investment in General Practice

32 signatures (Most recent: 21 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset)
That this House notes with concern that although about 90% of NHS interactions take place in general practice, only 6% of the NHS budget is allocated to it; recognises that general practice remains one of the most financially efficient parts of the NHS, as highlighted in the Darzi Review 2024, …
Monday 16th June
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Monday 7th July 2025

Nablus

10 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry)
That this House condemns the Israeli government’s expansion of military activity in Nablus; expresses concern that humanitarian efforts to deliver aid in Nablus have been obstructed; calls on the UK Government to demand full humanitarian access into Nablus, including the provision of the FBU appliance donation to the firefighters of …
Wednesday 14th May
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Import of goods from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

71 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire)
That this House notes that the International Court of Justice has called for all states to abstain from entering into economic or trade dealings with Israel concerning the Occupied Palestinian Territory or parts thereof which may entrench its unlawful presence in the territory and to take steps to prevent trade …
Monday 30th June
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20 years of the Friends of Brooklyn Crescent Park

6 signatures (Most recent: 7 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat - Cheadle)
That this House congratulates the Friends of Brooklyn Crescent Park for their 20 year anniversary; celebrates the team of dedicated volunteers who have transformed this once neglected space into a thriving and vibrant community park; and notes the publication of their new book chronicling the rich history of Brooklyn Crescent …
Monday 30th June
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Malmesbury FC Girls and Women’s Teams and Rhianon Stidever

11 signatures (Most recent: 8 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat - South Cotswolds)
That this House recognises the outstanding contribution of Rhianon Stidever to grassroots football in Wiltshire through her inspirational work with Malmesbury Youth FC Girls and Malmesbury Victoria Women’s FC; applauds her tireless commitment as a player, coach, manager and mentor, and her role in expanding opportunities for women and girls …
Monday 30th June
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Stampede by the Sea

7 signatures (Most recent: 8 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset)
That this House congratulates all those involved in the hugely successful Stampede by the Sea public art trail across West Dorset, which raised over £180,000 for Weldmar Hospicecare through the auction of more than 50 painted elephant statues; celebrates the creativity of the artists and the generosity of bidders, including …
Thursday 26th June
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Hannah Beaton-Hawryluk MBE

11 signatures (Most recent: 8 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
That this House congratulates South Queensferry resident Hannah Beaton-Hawryluk on her award of an MBE in the 2024 Birthday Honours; recognises her work for the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB) as Chair of its Edinburgh branch; notes her Ukrainian heritage inspired her to join the group as her …
Wednesday 25th June
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Tuesday 1st July 2025

Naloxone

21 signatures (Most recent: 11 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil)
That this House recognises the importance of naloxone as a lifesaving medication that temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose; expresses alarm at the broad rise of deaths involving opioids in recent years; acknowledges that an addiction to drugs is not a lifestyle choice, nor a moral flaw, but …
Wednesday 25th June
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM on Tuesday 1st July 2025

Burial of stillborn babies in unmarked graves

20 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)
That this House expresses its deep concern at the revelation that an estimated 89,000 stillborn babies were buried in unmarked communal graves in the United Kingdom up until the late 1980s; regrets that in many cases, bereaved parents were neither informed of their child’s burial location nor given the opportunity …
Wednesday 25th June
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Waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services in Wiltshire

8 signatures (Most recent: 8 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)
That this House expresses concern that, according to data provided in response to Written Parliamentary Question 59837, 2,565 children and young people in Wiltshire were not seen within four weeks of being referred to NHS mental health services during the 2024-25 period; notes that of the 6,755 referrals for under-18s, …
Monday 30th June
Angus MacDonald signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 1st July 2025

Methanol poisoning, UK traveller risk, awareness and education in schools

26 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jul 2025)
Tabled by: Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat - Cheadle)
That this House is deeply concerned by ongoing deaths and serious injuries among UK nationals overseas caused by methanol poisoning, where industrial alcohol is unknowingly consumed in counterfeit or contaminated spirits; notes that methanol poisoning has occurred in countries including Indonesia, Laos, India, Brazil, Turkey and within Europe; further notes …



Angus MacDonald mentioned

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-07-02 15:00:00+01:00

GB Energy and the net zero transition - Scottish Affairs Committee

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Patricia Ferguson (Chair); Dave Doogan; Lillian Jones; Mr Angus MacDonald

Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-07-02 09:30:00+01:00

Scottish Affairs Committee

Found: Patricia Ferguson (Chair); Maureen Burke; Dave Doogan; Lillian Jones; Douglas McAllister; Mr Angus MacDonald



Bill Documents
Jul. 09 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 9 July 2025 - large print
Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Susan Murray Rachel Gilmour Tom Gordon Martin Wrigley Calum Miller Charlotte Cane Mr Angus MacDonald

Jul. 09 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 9 July 2025
Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Heylings Susan Murray Rachel Gilmour Tom Gordon Martin Wrigley Calum Miller Charlotte Cane Mr Angus MacDonald

Jul. 08 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 8 July 2025 - large print
Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Susan Murray Rachel Gilmour Tom Gordon Martin Wrigley Calum Miller Charlotte Cane Mr Angus MacDonald

Jul. 08 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 8 July 2025
Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Heylings Susan Murray Rachel Gilmour Tom Gordon Martin Wrigley Calum Miller Charlotte Cane Mr Angus MacDonald

Jul. 04 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 4 July 2025
Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Heylings Susan Murray Rachel Gilmour Tom Gordon Martin Wrigley Calum Miller Charlotte Cane Mr Angus MacDonald

Jul. 02 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 2 July 2025
Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Heylings Susan Murray Rachel Gilmour Tom Gordon Martin Wrigley Calum Miller Charlotte Cane Mr Angus MacDonald

Jul. 01 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 1 July 2025
Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Heylings Susan Murray Rachel Gilmour Tom Gordon Martin Wrigley Calum Miller Charlotte Cane Mr Angus MacDonald

Jun. 18 2025
All proceedings up to 18 June 2025 at Report Stage
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Bill proceedings: Commons

Found: Campbell Rebecca Paul Lee Anderson Dr Andrew Murrison Paulette Hamilton Rachael Maskell Mr Angus MacDonald




Angus MacDonald - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 9th July 2025 9 a.m.
Scottish Affairs Committee - Private Meeting
Subject: The financing of the Scottish Government
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Wednesday 16th July 2025 9 a.m.
Scottish Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Industrial transition in Scotland
At 9:30am: Oral evidence
Tom Chant MBE - Chief Executive at Society of Maritime Industries
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
Graeme Thomson - Chief Executive at Ferguson Marine
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Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Correspondence - Response from Royal Mail following up from 11 June session, dated 26 June 2025

Scottish Affairs Committee
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Correspondence - Response from Colleges Scotland following up from 14 May session, dated 26 June 2025

Scottish Affairs Committee
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-07-02 15:00:00+01:00

GB Energy and the net zero transition - Scottish Affairs Committee
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-07-02 09:30:00+01:00

Scottish Affairs Committee
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Offshore Energies UK regarding GB Energy and the net zero transition inquiry, dated 4 July 2025

Scottish Affairs Committee
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Scrutiny evidence - Visit Note – Scottish Affairs Committee visit to Lisbon - July 2025

Scottish Affairs Committee
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Energy Minister Michael Shanks following up from 2 July session, dated 9 July 2025

Scottish Affairs Committee
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Ofcom regarding reform to the universal postal service, dated 10 July 2025

Scottish Affairs Committee
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Report - First report – The financing of the Scottish Government

Scottish Affairs Committee
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-07-16 09:30:00+01:00

Industrial transition in Scotland - Scottish Affairs Committee