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Division Votes
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 84 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 303
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 85 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 307
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 62 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 137 Noes - 304
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 31 Conservative No votes vs 24 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 366 Noes - 41
26 Mar 2025 - Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 4 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 11 Noes - 5
31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 96 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 305
31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 97 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 306
31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 96 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 170
31 Mar 2025 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 93 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 164
25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 101 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 190
25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 101 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 192
25 Mar 2025 - Great British Energy Bill - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 103 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 198
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 101 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 319 Noes - 166
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 103 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 180
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 103 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 179
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 102 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 180
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 102 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 322 Noes - 117
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 104 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 183
25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 101 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 196
25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 101 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 313 Noes - 194
1 Apr 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 101 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 110 Noes - 302
1 Apr 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 98 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 303 Noes - 110
2 Apr 2025 - Driving Licences: Zero Emission Vehicles - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 95 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 101
2 Apr 2025 - Onshore Wind and Solar Generation - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 94 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 100
24 Apr 2025 - Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 58 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 230
24 Apr 2025 - Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Aphra Brandreth voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 61 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 212


Speeches
Aphra Brandreth speeches from: Road Safety and Active Travel to School
Aphra Brandreth contributed 1 speech (75 words)
Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Transport
Aphra Brandreth speeches from: Fishing Quota Negotiations: Impact on UK Fleet
Aphra Brandreth contributed 1 speech (52 words)
Wednesday 26th March 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Aphra Brandreth speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Aphra Brandreth contributed 1 speech (89 words)
Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care


Written Answers
Agriculture: Finance
Asked by: Aphra Brandreth (Conservative - Chester South and Eddisbury)
Friday 28th March 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 (a) monitor agricultural spend against the budget and (b) reduce the time taken to make financial decisions.

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

We monitor forecasts of scheme uptake and spend against the current year budget on an ongoing basis and respond accordingly to maximise the amount that can be delivered.

Furthermore, we have a full understanding of commitments into future years arising from multi-annual agreements. We monitor the uptake of our demand led schemes which have a budgetary impact on future years (such as SFI) on a regular basis, increasing the frequency of this as the level of commitment approaches the budget available in future years.

Sustainable Farming Incentive
Asked by: Aphra Brandreth (Conservative - Chester South and Eddisbury)
Friday 28th March 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason his Department did not provide six weeks' notice when closing the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme for new applications.

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

The high uptake of the scheme means it is fully subscribed. The decision to close the scheme to new applications was taken at that point.

We could not give any advance notice because we needed to ensure fair access to the scheme and avoid creating a sudden increase in the level of demand.

Environmental Land Management Schemes
Asked by: Aphra Brandreth (Conservative - Chester South and Eddisbury)
Friday 28th March 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has distributed from its Environmental Land Management budget this financial year to date; and how much remains.

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

In line with its obligations under the Agriculture Act 2020, Defra regularly publishes an annual report setting out commitments in the previous financial year. Defra intends to publish the annual report for the financial year 2024/25 later this year.

Sustainable Farming Incentive
Asked by: Aphra Brandreth (Conservative - Chester South and Eddisbury)
Friday 28th March 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been allocated to the Sustainable Farming Incentive for the 2025-26 financial year; and for what reason new applications have been paused since 11 March 2025.

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

The farming blog published on Wednesday 12 March set out Defra’s spend over the next two years (24/25 and 25/26). These are not ring-fenced figures and have the potential to change.

This showed that as of 11 March, £1.05 billion had been paid to farmers or committed for payment through existing agreements or submitted applications for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).

The high uptake of the SFI scheme means it is fully subscribed. The decision to close the scheme to new applications was taken at that point.

Sustainable Farming Incentive
Asked by: Aphra Brandreth (Conservative - Chester South and Eddisbury)
Friday 28th March 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will reopen the Sustainable Farming Incentive to new applications.

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

We have closed the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) for new applications because the current SFI budget has been successfully allocated, with large-scale uptake of the scheme and 37,000 live SFI agreements delivering towards our environmental targets.

Now is the right time for a reset: supporting farmers, delivering for nature and targeting public funds fairly and effectively towards our priorities for food, farming and nature.

We will be reforming the SFI offer to direct funding towards SFI actions which are most appropriate for the least productive land and have the strongest case for enduring public investment. This will allow us to align SFI with our work on the Land Use Framework and the 25-year farming roadmap to protect the most productive land and boost food security, whilst delivering for nature.

We expect to publish more information about the reformed SFI offer in summer 2025. This will include an indication of when we expect to re-open SFI for applications.

Sustainable Farming Incentive: Reviews
Asked by: Aphra Brandreth (Conservative - Chester South and Eddisbury)
Friday 28th March 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how he plans to consult farmers on the review of the Sustainable Farming Incentive in a transparent way.

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

Since we launched the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) in 2022 we have worked closely with the farming sector to develop and improve the offer to make sure it worked for as many different farmers and land types as possible. We will continue to do this in order to develop the reformed SFI offer.

Food Supply
Asked by: Aphra Brandreth (Conservative - Chester South and Eddisbury)
Wednesday 2nd April 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the war in Ukraine (b) the wider geopolitical situation and (c) the impact of the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive on (i) the cashflow of farming businesses and (ii) food security.

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

(a)

The war in Ukraine led to rising oil, fuel and energy prices, which created inflationary pressures right across the food chain. Farmers experienced higher energy and fertiliser costs; manufacturers experienced higher production costs; and importers and hauliers experienced higher transportation costs. All of these fed through to higher consumer prices.

The Institute of Grocery Distribution anticipates food price inflation in 2025 to average 3.4%, with a range of 2.4 to 4.9%.

Food chain businesses will be keeping a close eye on developments in Russia/Ukraine and the Middle East, and their potential to influence global energy and input prices.

(b)

Reliance on food supplies from Ukraine is low. Defra actively monitors risks to UK food security on an ongoing basis. The UK Food Security Report, which was published in December, examines past, current, and future trends relevant to food security to present a full and impartial analysis of UK food security.

While climate and geopolitical volatility have weakened aspects of food supply stability since 2021, food availability or the quantity of food available to the UK has been maintained thanks to continued resilience in food production and the global trading system.

(c)

Farm businesses with existing SFI agreements or submitted applications will see no change to their payments due to the announced closure of SFI. Forecasts published this week suggest that at the all-farm level agri-environment scheme payments are predicted to have increased substantially in 24/25.

On the 11 March 2025 we published forecasts which suggest that Average Farm Business Income has risen in 2024/25 across all farm types with the exception of cereal farms.

Sustainable Farming Incentive
Asked by: Aphra Brandreth (Conservative - Chester South and Eddisbury)
Wednesday 2nd April 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the amount of notice the National Farmers' Union was provided with before his Department announced that the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme would be closed to new applications.

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

As with all demand-led schemes there comes a point when they are fully-subscribed. We ensured farmers and their representative bodies were made aware when that happened.

Healthy Start Scheme: Chester South and Eddisbury
Asked by: Aphra Brandreth (Conservative - Chester South and Eddisbury)
Monday 7th April 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of eligible families are receiving Healthy Start in Chester South and Eddisbury constituency.

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

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) operates the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. Monthly figures for the number of people on the digital Healthy Start scheme are published on the NHS Healthy Start website, which is available at the following link:

https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/healthcare-professionals/

The NHSBSA does not hold data on the number of families receiving Healthy Start. The Chester South and Eddisbury constituencies are included within the local authority areas of Chester West and Chester, within NHSBSA data reporting. The total number of people on the scheme for Chester South and Eddisbury in March 2025 was 1,729.

The NHSBSA does not currently hold data on the number of people who are eligible for the scheme. An issue was identified with the source data that is used to calculate uptake of the NHS Healthy Start scheme. The NHSBSA has therefore removed data for the number of people eligible for the scheme and the uptake percentage from January 2023 onwards.

The issue has only affected the data on the number of people eligible for the scheme. It has not prevented anyone from joining the scheme or continuing to access the scheme if they were eligible.

Schools: Carbon Emissions
Asked by: Aphra Brandreth (Conservative - Chester South and Eddisbury)
Tuesday 22nd April 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to decarbonise schools.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The department is committed to supporting the UK net-zero carbon targets. Since 2021, the department’s own building standards require that all new school buildings delivered by the department are net-zero carbon in operation and are adapted to climate change.

Additionally, the department recently announced the £80 million Great British Energy Solar Accelerator Programme, in partnership with GB Energy, that will install solar and other technologies, such as electric vehicle (EV) chargers, in 200 targeted schools and colleges, prioritising those in areas of deprivation, to start in 2025/26.

The department is providing support for all schools and colleges to start on their journey towards net zero via our new online sustainability support for education platform and our climate ambassador programme. Where schools are considering options to become more sustainable, including considering decarbonisation of their energy supply, our ‘Get help for buying’ service provides support to ensure that schemes procured are of high-quality and value to the sector. More information can be found at: https://gethelpbuyingforschools.campaign.gov.uk/.

Details of other government funding available to public bodies for sustainability, prepared by the Crown Commercial Service can be found at: https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/social-value/carbon-net-zero/funding-and-grants.

Capital funding allocated to the school sector each year can also be used for projects that improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of school buildings, as well as improving the condition of the estate to keep schools safe and operational.

The department has allocated £2.1 billion in condition funding for the 2025/26 financial year, which is £300 million more than the previous year.

Sustainable Farming Incentive
Asked by: Aphra Brandreth (Conservative - Chester South and Eddisbury)
Thursday 24th April 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for the Sustainable Farming Incentive were outstanding as of 12 March 2025; and what steps his Department is taking to process applications submitted before the scheme was closed.

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

As of the 24 March, of the applications that had been submitted for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 14,191 had received an agreement offers and 3,700 had not yet received an agreement offer.

Animal Experiments: Working Conditions
Asked by: Aphra Brandreth (Conservative - Chester South and Eddisbury)
Wednesday 23rd April 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of levels of welfare of employees at animal testing facilities.

Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)

Licenced establishments are responsible for the welfare of employees at animal testing facilities.

The Regulator has published extensive guidance for the regulated community on the operation of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. The published guidance includes information on the operation of named roles whose responsibilities include ensuring that those dealing with animals are adequately educated, trained and supervised until they are competent and ensuring that those dealing with animals have access to the information they need.

The Home Office holds regular, scheduled, meetings with stakeholders from the regulated community to discuss their concerns.




Aphra Brandreth mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Road Safety and Active Travel to School
70 speeches (9,875 words)
Tuesday 22nd April 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Greg Smith (Con - Mid Buckinghamshire) Friend the Member for Chester South and Eddisbury (Aphra Brandreth)? - Link to Speech

Fishing Quota Negotiations: Impact on UK Fleet
37 speeches (12,212 words)
Wednesday 26th March 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Mentions:
1: Neil Hudson (Con - Epping Forest) Friend the Member for Chester South and Eddisbury (Aphra Brandreth) on the importance of fishing for - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-04-22 17:15:00+01:00

Proposals for backbench debates - Backbench Business Committee

Found: 24 Representations made I: Jim Shannon II: Edward Morello, Sarah Champion, Monica Harding and Aphra Brandreth

Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - Jonathan Sacerdoti

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Emily Thornberry (Chair); Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth; Dan Carden

Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - 6 Pump Court Chambers

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Emily Thornberry (Chair); Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth; Dan Carden

Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - Israeli Knesset

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Emily Thornberry (Chair); Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth; Dan Carden

Tuesday 1st April 2025
Oral Evidence - Salome Zourabichvili

Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Emily Thornberry (Chair); Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth; Phil Brickell




Aphra Brandreth - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 1st April 2025 1:30 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy
At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Salome Zourabichvili - 5th President of Georgia
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Tuesday 1st April 2025 1:30 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy
At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Salome Zourabichvili - Fifth President of Georgia
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Monday 7th April 2025 1 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 22nd April 2025 1 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Tuesday 22nd April 2025 1 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Shelly Tal Meron - Yesh Atid Party Member at Israeli Knesset
At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Natasha Hausdorff - Barrister at 6 Pump Court Chambers
At 2:45pm: Oral evidence
Jonathan Sacerdoti - Broadcaster, journalist and TV producer
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 10 a.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK-EU reset: rebuilding a strategic partnership in uncertain times
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 10 a.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK-EU reset: rebuilding a strategic partnership in uncertain times
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Naomi Smith - Chief Executive Officer at Best for Britain
Professor Anand Menon - Director at UK in a Changing Europe
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 10 a.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK-EU reset: rebuilding a strategic partnership in uncertain times
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Naomi Smith - Chief Executive Officer at Best for Britain
Professor Anand Menon - Director at UK in a Changing Europe
Professor David Paton - Professor of Industrial Economics at Nottingham University Business School
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 1 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK-EU reset: rebuilding a strategic partnership in uncertain times
At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Professor Richard Whitman - Professor of Politics and International Relations at University of Kent
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 1 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK-EU reset: rebuilding a strategic partnership in uncertain times
At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Professor Richard Whitman - Professor of Politics and International Relations at University of Kent
Charles Grant - Director at Centre for European Reform
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 1 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK-EU reset: rebuilding a strategic partnership in uncertain times
At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Professor Richard Whitman - Professor of Politics and International Relations at University of Kent
Charles Grant - Director at Centre for European Reform
Sophia Gaston - Visiting Fellow at Department of War Studies, Kings College London
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 1 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The UK-EU reset: rebuilding a strategic partnership in uncertain times
At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Professor Richard Whitman - Professor of Politics and International Relations at University of Kent
Charles Grant - Director at Centre for European Reform
Sophia Gaston - Visiting fellow at Kings College London
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Tuesday 13th May 2025 9:45 a.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Economic Secretary to the Treasury relating to the OFSI’s Annual Review 2023-24, dated 21.03.25

Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories relating to the Estimates Day Debate on the spending of the FCDO, dated 25.03.25

Foreign Affairs Committee
Friday 11th April 2025
Written Evidence - BBC World Service Defence Committee
BBC0002 - The future of the BBC World Service

The BBC World Service: Is Britain Losing its Soft Power? - Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 1st April 2025
Oral Evidence - Salome Zourabichvili

Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy - Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - Israeli Knesset

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - 6 Pump Court Chambers

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - Jonathan Sacerdoti

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Foreign Affairs Committee
Friday 25th April 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Minister Falconer following up on the oral evidence session on 11th March, dated 08.04.25

Foreign Affairs Committee
Friday 25th April 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Minister for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories relating to UK sanctions, dated 04.04.25

Foreign Affairs Committee
Friday 25th April 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Minister for the Indo-Pacific relating to the FCDO Spending Review submission, dated 04.02.25 and 07.04.25

Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence with Tim Davie and Jonathan Munro relating to BBC World Service, dated 17.04.25 and 18.03.25

Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Oral Evidence - Best for Britain, UK in a Changing Europe, and Nottingham University Business School

The UK-EU reset: rebuilding a strategic partnership in uncertain times - Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to the situation in eastern DRC, dated 17.04.25 and 19.03.25

Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 30th April 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Rwandan High Commissioner relating to the situation in the eastern DRC, dated 05.04.25 and 26.03.25

Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Oral Evidence - University of Kent, Centre for European Reform, and Kings College London

The UK-EU reset: rebuilding a strategic partnership in uncertain times - Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 7th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence with Minister for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories relating to Georgia, dated 24.04.25 and 07.04.25

Foreign Affairs Committee


Select Committee Inquiry
27 Mar 2025
The UK Government’s China Audit
Foreign Affairs Committee (Select)
Not accepting submissions

Although China is the UK’s fifth largest trading partner, the UK Government has, in recent years, described China as an “epoch-defining and systemic challenge”. Last November, the Foreign Secretary told the Committee that we need a consistent approach to China. 

The Government launched the China Audit in late 2024 in order to understand how the UK can respond to the challenges and opportunities China poses. However, the precise remit of the Audit has not yet been published.  

This inquiry will examine the process and outcomes of the China Audit, and how these support UK national interests. It will also explore the Government’s long-term approach to China, and how it intends to ensure consistency across Government, business and academia towards engagement with China.  

Read the call for evidence for more details about the inquiry