Information between 22nd June 2025 - 2nd July 2025
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1 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Apsana Begum voted No and against the House One of 12 Independent No votes vs 3 Independent Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 260 |
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1 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Apsana Begum voted Aye and against the House One of 10 Independent Aye votes vs 3 Independent No votes Tally: Ayes - 149 Noes - 328 |
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Assaults on Police: Convictions
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Thursday 26th June 2025 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of convictions for the offence of assault against an emergency worker in 2024 were in relation to incidents in which the victim was a police officer. Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions and convictions across England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-statistics. The data tool includes the number of convictions for an offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 in 2024. Information on the number of males and females who were proceeded against and convicted for these offences is available within the published data and can be accessed by filtering the ‘overall volumes’ dataset by sex. This data is held on a principal-offence basis and therefore reports information relating to the most serious offence that a defendant was dealt for. The Ministry of Justice does not centrally record the specific occupation of the victim of an offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 so it is not possible, without disproportionate cost, to state the proportion of emergency worker victims who were police officers, or the number or proportion of women convicted of an assault on a police officer under the 2018 Act offence. |
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Assaults on Police: Women
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Thursday 26th June 2025 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of convictions of women for the offence of assault against an emergency worker in 2024 related to an incident where the victim was a police officer. Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions and convictions across England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-statistics. The data tool includes the number of convictions for an offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 in 2024. Information on the number of males and females who were proceeded against and convicted for these offences is available within the published data and can be accessed by filtering the ‘overall volumes’ dataset by sex. This data is held on a principal-offence basis and therefore reports information relating to the most serious offence that a defendant was dealt for. The Ministry of Justice does not centrally record the specific occupation of the victim of an offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 so it is not possible, without disproportionate cost, to state the proportion of emergency worker victims who were police officers, or the number or proportion of women convicted of an assault on a police officer under the 2018 Act offence. |
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Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Thursday 26th June 2025 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people convicted for the offence of assault against an emergency worker in 2024 were women. Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions and convictions across England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-statistics. The data tool includes the number of convictions for an offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 in 2024. Information on the number of males and females who were proceeded against and convicted for these offences is available within the published data and can be accessed by filtering the ‘overall volumes’ dataset by sex. This data is held on a principal-offence basis and therefore reports information relating to the most serious offence that a defendant was dealt for. The Ministry of Justice does not centrally record the specific occupation of the victim of an offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 so it is not possible, without disproportionate cost, to state the proportion of emergency worker victims who were police officers, or the number or proportion of women convicted of an assault on a police officer under the 2018 Act offence. |
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Crime and Policing Bill
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Friday 27th June 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the police, (b) women's groups, (c) representatives of the legal profession, (d) human rights organisations and (e) civil liberties organisations on amendments 61 to 63 of the Crime and Policing Bill. Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office) The Home Office engaged with law enforcement and third sector partners prior to introduction of the Bill. The Home Office continues to engage with these stakeholders to ensure that the measures meet the needs of operational colleagues as well as victims and survivors. An equality impact statement for the new offence has been published alongside the Bill and is available at: EIA. The Government also published on introduction a memorandum addressing issues arising under the ECHR in respect of measures in the Bill. The programme motion agreed by the House on 17 June extended from one to two days the normal time available for the remaining stages of the Bill. |
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Crime and Policing Bill
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Friday 27th June 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the time allowed for consideration of amendments 61 to 63 of the Crime and Policing Bill. Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office) The Home Office engaged with law enforcement and third sector partners prior to introduction of the Bill. The Home Office continues to engage with these stakeholders to ensure that the measures meet the needs of operational colleagues as well as victims and survivors. An equality impact statement for the new offence has been published alongside the Bill and is available at: EIA. The Government also published on introduction a memorandum addressing issues arising under the ECHR in respect of measures in the Bill. The programme motion agreed by the House on 17 June extended from one to two days the normal time available for the remaining stages of the Bill. |
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Crime and Policing Bill
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Friday 27th June 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what pre-legislative consultation she undertook on amendments 61 to 63 at Report Stage of the Crime and Policing Bill. Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office) The Home Office engaged with law enforcement and third sector partners prior to introduction of the Bill. The Home Office continues to engage with these stakeholders to ensure that the measures meet the needs of operational colleagues as well as victims and survivors. An equality impact statement for the new offence has been published alongside the Bill and is available at: EIA. The Government also published on introduction a memorandum addressing issues arising under the ECHR in respect of measures in the Bill. The programme motion agreed by the House on 17 June extended from one to two days the normal time available for the remaining stages of the Bill. |
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Crime and Policing Bill: Impact Assessments
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Friday 27th June 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will conduct an equality impact assessment for new offences created by amendments 61 to 63 at Report Stage of the Crime and Policing Bill. Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office) The Home Office engaged with law enforcement and third sector partners prior to introduction of the Bill. The Home Office continues to engage with these stakeholders to ensure that the measures meet the needs of operational colleagues as well as victims and survivors. An equality impact statement for the new offence has been published alongside the Bill and is available at: EIA The Government also published on introduction a memorandum addressing issues arising under the ECHR in respect of measures in the Bill. The programme motion agreed by the House on 17 June extended from one to two days the normal time available for the remaining stages of the Bill. |
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Zinc Network
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Thursday 26th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times Zinc Network Limited has provided his Department with copies of unpublished (a) YouTube and (b) social media videos in order for his Department to provide approval or feedback since January 2023. Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) regularly provides feedback on videos for social media (including YouTube) from our project implementers as part of standard FCDO programming procedures to ensure alignment with overarching project objectives, and conflict and gender sensitivity criteria. Due to the risks posed to our partners and beneficiaries of these projects we do not publish detailed information about them. |
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Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Tuesday 24th June 2025 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to undertake research on the potential impact of the offence of assault against an emergency worker on women. Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) The Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for the legislation relating to assaults on emergency workers, has not made an assessment of the impact, or potential impact, of the offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 on trends relating to the arrest or conviction of women. Nor does it plan to conduct further assessments or research relating specifically to the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. Following changes made by provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 the then Government published an Equalities Impact Assessment of the changes on the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. The assessment can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-2021-equality-statements/assault-on-emergency-workers-in-the-police-crime-sentencing-courts-bill-equalities-impact-assessment. |
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Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Tuesday 24th June 2025 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will conduct an equality impact assessment for the offence of assault against an emergency worker. Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) The Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for the legislation relating to assaults on emergency workers, has not made an assessment of the impact, or potential impact, of the offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 on trends relating to the arrest or conviction of women. Nor does it plan to conduct further assessments or research relating specifically to the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. Following changes made by provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 the then Government published an Equalities Impact Assessment of the changes on the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. The assessment can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-2021-equality-statements/assault-on-emergency-workers-in-the-police-crime-sentencing-courts-bill-equalities-impact-assessment. |
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Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Tuesday 24th June 2025 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the offence of assault against an emergency worker on trends in the level of (a) arrests and (b) convictions of women. Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) The Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for the legislation relating to assaults on emergency workers, has not made an assessment of the impact, or potential impact, of the offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 on trends relating to the arrest or conviction of women. Nor does it plan to conduct further assessments or research relating specifically to the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. Following changes made by provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 the then Government published an Equalities Impact Assessment of the changes on the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. The assessment can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-2021-equality-statements/assault-on-emergency-workers-in-the-police-crime-sentencing-courts-bill-equalities-impact-assessment. |
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Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018
Asked by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) Tuesday 24th June 2025 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the implementation of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) The Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for the legislation relating to assaults on emergency workers, has not made an assessment of the impact, or potential impact, of the offence under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 on trends relating to the arrest or conviction of women. Nor does it plan to conduct further assessments or research relating specifically to the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. Following changes made by provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 the then Government published an Equalities Impact Assessment of the changes on the offence in the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018. The assessment can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-2021-equality-statements/assault-on-emergency-workers-in-the-police-crime-sentencing-courts-bill-equalities-impact-assessment. |
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Tuesday 1st July Anniversary of the July 2024 protests in Bangladesh 8 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House marks a year since the July protests and mass uprising in Bangladesh which led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s regime; condemns the repression of students, workers, and activists that resulted in 1,400 people killed and thousands injured in just 46 days; notes that according to the … |
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Monday 14th July Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Tuesday 15th July 2025 Mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting and action plans 17 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East) That this House notes with concern that nationally, there is a 6% pay gap between employees from Black, African Caribbean or Black British ethnic groups and their White counterparts; further notes that in London the ethnicity pay gap is the highest in the country at 23.8%; expresses concern that Black, … |
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Wednesday 9th July Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Tuesday 15th July 2025 Ynys Môn’s status as a UNESCO Global Geopark 8 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Llinos Medi (Plaid Cymru - Ynys Môn) That this House celebrates Ynys Môn’s status as a Global Geopark, having been admitted to the European Geoparks Network and to the UNESCO-assisted Global Network of National Geoparks in May 2009; notes that the island's geological history spans four eras, twelve geological periods, and 1.8 billion years, with more than … |
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Monday 7th July Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Tuesday 15th July 2025 Democracy and human rights in eSwatini 11 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside) That this House recognises the widespread human rights abuses committed under the autocratic Tinkhundla system of government in eSwatini since the dissolution of the constitution in 1973; notes erosion of democratic institutions, trade union rights, and civil liberties, including the banning of all political parties such as the People's United … |
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Tuesday 1st July Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Tuesday 15th July 2025 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 … |
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Monday 30th June Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Tuesday 15th July 2025 11 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Shockat Adam (Independent - Leicester South) That this House acknowledges the importance of raising awareness about glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide; notes that glaucoma often presents with no early symptoms and can go undiagnosed until significant vision loss has occurred; welcomes Glaucoma Week as an opportunity to highlight the importance of regular eye … |
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Wednesday 25th June Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Tuesday 15th 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 … |
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Wednesday 18th June Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Tuesday 15th July 2025 UK trade with illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories 24 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) That this House notes with grave concern the recent announcement of 22 new Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, in clear violation of international law; further notes that trade with illegal settlements contributes to their entrenchment and expansion, undermining the prospects for a just and lasting peace; believes that … |
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Wednesday 9th July Apsana Begum signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 14th July 2025 Grangemouth Queer Breakfast Club 2 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth) That this House recognises and celebrates the vital work of Queer Breakfast Club in Grangemouth, a volunteer-led charity founded in 2024 to support LGBTIQ+ people across the Falkirk area; commends the group’s rapid growth and positive impact, including welcoming over 60 regular attendees to their weekly peer support sessions, attaining … |
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Tuesday 8th July Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Funding for training of professional journalists 23 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford) That this House is worried by guidance issued by the Secretary of State for Education to the Office for Students which suggests that the Department has decided to withdraw Strategic Priorities Grant funding from journalism courses for the 2025-26 financial year; shares the concerns of the National Union of Journalists … |
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Tuesday 8th July Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 24 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025) Tabled by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses its extreme concern at the moves to impeach Ayman Ali, a Palestinian member of the Knesset respected for his consistent advocacy of the need for Arabs and Jews to work together and who is currently facing impeachment and expulsion from the Knesset on the grounds that … |
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Tuesday 17th June Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 13 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Shockat Adam (Independent - Leicester South) That this House expresses its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of all those who tragically lost their lives in the Air India Flight 171 crash on 12 June 2025, shortly after take off from Ahmedabad in Gujurat; notes that 241 people onboard the plane, alongside 38 people … |
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Monday 16th June Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 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 … |
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Wednesday 9th July Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Thursday 10th July 2025 Government policy on the Hillsborough Law 60 signatures (Most recent: 15 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House notes the Prime Minister’s promise to introduce the Hillsborough Law to Parliament before the 36th anniversary of the disaster on 15 April 2025; deeply regrets that this commitment was not met and that the Government has yet to table the legislation; expresses grave concern at reports that … |
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Wednesday 9th July Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Wednesday 9th July 2025 Outsourced cleaners on Tyne and Wear Metro 21 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House welcomes the Labour Government’s promise to ‘oversee the biggest wave of insourcing for a generation’; notes that the North East Combined Authority transport provider Nexus, while publicly owned, outsources cleaning of the Tyne and Wear Metro to a private company, Churchill, and that this contract is now … |
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Monday 30th June Apsana Begum signed this EDM on Monday 30th June 2025 25 signatures (Most recent: 11 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House celebrates the 139th Durham Miners’ Gala, to be held on Saturday, 12 July 2025, organised by the Durham Miners’ Association (DMA); recognises the Gala, known as The Big Meeting, as the world’s greatest celebration of trade-unionism, working-class culture, and international solidarity; notes its historical significance since 1871; … |
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Jun. 30 2025
Bill 254 2024-25 (as introduced) Gaza (Independent Public Inquiry) Bill 2024-26 Bill Found: Presented by Jeremy Corbyn supported by Ayoub Khan, Mr Adnan Hussain, Shockat Adam, Zarah Sultana, Apsana Begum |
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Jun. 17 2025
Report Stage Proceedings as at 17 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called_164 Kim Johnson Bell Ribeiro-Addy Apsana Begum Richard Burgon Zarah Sultana Siân Berry |
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Jun. 10 2025
All proceedings up to 10 June 2025 at Report Stage Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called_NC36 Chris Hinchliff Neil Duncan-Jordan John McDonnell Steve Witherden Apsana Begum Ellie |