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Division Votes
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 81 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 332 Noes - 160
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 81 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 164
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 83 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 178
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 83 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 161
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 160
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 82 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 318 Noes - 170
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 82 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 172
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 82 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 328 Noes - 160
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 158
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 83 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 161
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 82 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 161
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 163
10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 87 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 297
10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox was Teller for the Ayes and against the House
Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 364
10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 86 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 153 Noes - 300
10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 87
9 Sep 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox 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 - 330 Noes - 179
9 Sep 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 102 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 116 Noes - 333


Speeches
Ashley Fox speeches from: Employment Rights Bill
Ashley Fox contributed 2 speeches (395 words)
Consideration of Lords amendments
Monday 15th September 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Ashley Fox speeches from: Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]
Ashley Fox contributed 3 speeches (703 words)
Report stage
Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for Transport


Written Answers
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Flexible Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Monday 15th September 2025

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of staff in her Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

21% of staff in DCMS have a flexible working arrangement - which represents 275 individuals. Of these, 138 (50%) work compressed hours.

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Flexible Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Monday 15th September 2025

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of staff in his Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

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

The Department’s flexible working policy sets out the types of formal and informal flexible working available to our employees.

All eligible employees have a statutory right to request flexible working arrangements, including, for example, part time working and compressed hours.

In addition, some informal flexible working arrangements within the parameters of the policy are managed locally. Central information on the proportion of Departmental employees with flexible working arrangements is therefore not held.

Currently, there are 289 employees formally working compressed hours.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Remote Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Monday 15th September 2025

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of staff in her Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions her Department issues to staff who do not meet this target.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

The department does not centrally record data on staff who do not meet our 60% office attendance expectation, this is managed locally by line managers.

Failure to meet a reasonable request from a line manager can result in a sanction under our disciplinary procedure for failing to follow a reasonable management request.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flexible Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Monday 15th September 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of civil servants in her Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Due to the nature of locally managed arrangements, we are unable to confirm the total number of staff currently utilising flexible working options. However, we can confirm that, as of 31 August 2025, 1,158 payroll-active employees have formally arranged flexible working in place. This represents approximately 29% of the workforce. Of these, 690 employees have formal compressed hours arrangements, equating to 17% of the workforce.

Private Rented Housing
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Monday 15th September 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of potential impact of the Renter's Rights Bill on the supply of private rented housing for people from each (a) income group and (b) geographic region.

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

The government published an Impact Assessment for the Renters' Rights Bill on 22 November 2024. It received a 'Green' rating from the Regulatory Policy Committee, indicating that it is 'fit for purpose'.

While we acknowledge that it will take time for the sector to adjust to a significant change in regulation, we do not believe that our Renters’ Rights Bill will have a harmful impact on future rental supply.

Although landlords have been aware of successive governments’ plans to reform the private rented sector since 2019, the size of the sector as a whole has remained broadly stable since 2013-14.

The Bill will make sure good landlords have the confidence they need to continue to invest and operate in the sector. We will continue to work with good landlords and their representative associations throughout implementation.

Private Rented Housing
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Monday 15th September 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 Renters’ Rights Bill on levels of private rented housing availability.

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

The government published an Impact Assessment for the Renters' Rights Bill on 22 November 2024. It received a 'Green' rating from the Regulatory Policy Committee, indicating that it is 'fit for purpose'.

While we acknowledge that it will take time for the sector to adjust to a significant change in regulation, we do not believe that our Renters’ Rights Bill will have a harmful impact on future rental supply.

Although landlords have been aware of successive governments’ plans to reform the private rented sector since 2019, the size of the sector as a whole has remained broadly stable since 2013-14.

The Bill will make sure good landlords have the confidence they need to continue to invest and operate in the sector. We will continue to work with good landlords and their representative associations throughout implementation.

Private Rented Housing: Evictions
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Monday 15th September 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Renter's Rights Bill on the number of court-adjudicated evictions.

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

My Department is working closely with the Ministry of Justice and HM Courts and Tribunal Service to ensure that the county courts are ready for the implementation of the Renters' Rights Bill. This includes an ongoing assessment of any additional burdens on the justice system arising from the Bill.

Department of Health and Social Care: Flexible Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Monday 15th September 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of staff in his Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

The Department is committed to delivering its business effectively and sustainably, by creating workplaces that enable smart, flexible and hybrid working. Flexible working is a broad category which refers to any type of working arrangement that gives some degree of flexibility around how long, where or when an individual works.

Individuals can request informal arrangements which, if implemented, would have no impact on an employee's pay or other terms and conditions, or as a formal request. Compressed hours, for example, may be an ad hoc arrangement that doesn’t involve a contractual change to the employee's daily working hours, or a formal arrangement. Both formal and informal arrangements are agreed between the employee and line manager, and therefore there is not a central record of all the arrangements that exist. There would be disproportionate cost involved in reviewing all employee files and collating information on all informal and formal flexible working arrangements, including compressed hours.

Department of Health and Social Care: Remote Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Monday 15th September 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of staff in his Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions his Department issues to staff who do not meet this target.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

On 24 October 2024, the Cabinet Office announced that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Senior managers will continue to be expected to be in the office more than 60% of the time.

If people do not meet that reasonable expectation, as with any management instruction, it will be dealt with via existing performance management processes and ultimately with disciplinary action should there be sustained failure to comply.

Data on office attendance is published on the Government website and is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-hq-occupancy-data

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Thursday 11th September 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of staff in her Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions her Department issues to staff who do not meet this target.

Answered by Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

For the latest period published, May 2025, the occupancy of the Department’s Headquarters (as against available capacity) ranged between 71% to 78%. The Department’s expectation on Office Attendance is consistent with the general approach across the Civil Service i.e. that individuals will attend an office 60% of the time over the long term. If an individual employee does not meet the agreed expectation for Office Attendance it will be dealt with via existing management processes and, ultimately, with disciplinary action should there be a sustained failure to comply.

Department for Business and Trade: Remote Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Thursday 11th September 2025

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of staff in his Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions his Department issues to staff who do not meet this target.

Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

On 24 October 2024 the Cabinet Office announced that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Senior managers will continue to be expected to be in the office more than 60% of the time. Due to space constraints the department has set the requirement of 40% for delegated grades.

The department does not hold information on the number of staff who have met the minimum office attendance target. See Civil Service Headquarters occupancy data for published information covering departmental headquarters building occupancy. The department introduced a process to record office attendance information from 4 August 2025. This data is not yet available.

Staff who operate under the department’s hybrid working policy are expected to meet the minimum office attendance requirements. If people do not meet that reasonable expectation, as with any management instruction it will be dealt with via existing performance management processes and ultimately with disciplinary action should there be sustained failure to comply.

Home Office: Remote Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Thursday 11th September 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of staff in her Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions her Department issues to staff who do not meet this target.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

On 24 October 2024 the Cabinet Office announced that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Senior managers will continue to be expected to be in the office more than 60% of the time. Home Office employees with disabilities and health conditions which impact their ability to travel to or work in the office have adjusted workplace attendance targets.

Details of these are not held centrally. If an employee consistently fails to attend the workplace in line with expectations this will ultimately become a disciplinary matter.

Home Office: Flexible Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Thursday 11th September 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of staff in her Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Flexible working arrangements, including compressed hours, are managed locally and therefore the requested information could only be obtained for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Flexible Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Tuesday 16th September 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of staff in his Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

As of July 2025, 6.2 per cent of Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office UK-based staff have formal flexible working arrangements. These include part-time hours, job sharing, and compressed hours. The Department does not currently hold separate data on compressed hours, as flexible working is recorded using Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) metrics. Staff may work compressed hours informally, but such arrangements are not centrally tracked unless part of a formal agreement.

Informal compressed hours are typically agreed locally between staff and line managers, reflecting the Department's commitment to flexible working and alignment with Civil Service-wide practices that support work-life balance and operational needs.

Department for Work and Pensions: Remote Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Wednesday 10th September 2025

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of staff in her Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions her Department issues to staff who do not meet this target.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

On 24 October 2024 the Cabinet Office announced that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Senior managers will continue to be expected to be in the office more than 60% of the time.

If people do not meet that reasonable expectation, as with any management instruction it will be dealt with via existing performance management processes and ultimately with disciplinary action should there be sustained failure to comply.

Published data on office attendance is available on Civil Service Headquarters occupancy data.

Should disciplinary action be taken, the sanctions will be the standard disciplinary outcomes, which are a first written warning, final written warning and ultimately dismissal.

Department for Work and Pensions: Flexible Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Wednesday 10th September 2025

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of staff in her Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

All DWP staff have access to flexible working options where appropriate to their role. This may include flexibility around start and finish times, compressed hours, or remote working. We do not have data on the number of staff who are unable to or choose not to take advantage of any form of flexibility.

In June 2025, 2.8% of staff were working compressed hours.

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Remote Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Thursday 18th September 2025

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of staff in his Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions his Department issues to staff who do not meet this target.

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

Employees are expected to spend a minimum of 40% of their working hours in the office. Office attendance requirements are managed locally to ensure employees are meeting the requirements, and no central data is held on this.

Line Managers are responsible for ensuring the requirements are met and taking steps to address any non-compliance, including consideration of disciplinary action should that be necessary.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Remote Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Wednesday 17th September 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of staff in his Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions his Department issues to staff who do not meet this target.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Department does not routinely issue sanctions for not meeting the office attendance expectation. However, where a staff member refuses a reasonable management instruction - such as attending the office when required - this may be addressed through the Department's disciplinary procedures, in line with established HR policy. Such cases are rare and typically resolved before formal action is considered.

Department for Education: Remote Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Wednesday 24th September 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of staff in her Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions her Department issues to staff who do not meet this target.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

On 24 October 2024, the Cabinet Office announced that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Senior managers will continue to be expected to be in the office more than 60% of the time. If people do not meet that reasonable expectation, as with any management instruction, it should be dealt with via existing management processes and, ultimately, with disciplinary action should there be sustained failure to comply.

Decisions on the working arrangements within individual departments are delegated matters, but the department’s approach is aligned with this wider expectation and managers are empowered to address non-compliance through informal conversations or formal warnings depending on the nature and seriousness of the issue.

Data on average office occupancy is available on a quarterly basis at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-headquarters-occupancy-data.

Department for Education: Flexible Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Wednesday 24th September 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of staff in her Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Flexible working arrangements are a core part of the Civil Service employment offer. These arrangements play a vital role in attracting top talent to government roles and support the delivery of high quality public services.

Whilst comprehensive data on all flexible working arrangements across the department is not currently available, the table below provides a snapshot of staff working part-time or compressed hours as at 31 August 2025.

Full-time employees

5,588

68.6%

Part-time employees

1,351

16.6%

Employees working compressed hours

1,211

14.9%

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Flexible Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Friday 19th September 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of staff in his Department have flexible working arrangements; and how many of those work compressed hours.

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

Based on the information recorded centrally about working patterns, Defra can report that 13.5% of employees work compressed hours.

Additionally, working from home is a form of flexible working and almost all roles in Defra include some flexibility to work from home for up to 40% of their hours, in line with wider Civil Service policy.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Remote Working
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Friday 19th September 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of staff in his Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions his Department issues to staff who do not meet this target.

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

On 24 October 2024 the Cabinet Office announced that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Senior managers will continue to be expected to be in the office more than 60% of the time.

Occupancy rates in our London HQ are given in the published Civil Service Headquarters occupancy data.



Early Day Motions Signed
Monday 13th October
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Parliamentary Debates
Employment Rights Bill
178 speeches (28,836 words)
Consideration of Lords amendments
Monday 15th September 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Michael Wheeler (Lab - Worsley and Eccles) Member for Bridgwater (Sir Ashley Fox). - Link to Speech
2: None Member for Bridgwater (Sir Ashley Fox). - Link to Speech
3: None Member for Bridgwater (Sir Ashley Fox). - Link to Speech
4: Damian Hinds (Con - East Hampshire) Member for Bridgwater (Sir Ashley Fox). - Link to Speech

Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]
136 speeches (40,189 words)
Report stage
Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) Friend the Member for Bridgwater (Sir Ashley Fox), who spoke in support of amendment 23 and new clauses - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 9th September 2025
Oral Evidence - Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Justice

Justice Committee

Found: meeting Members present: Andy Slaughter (Chair); Josh Babarinde; Pam Cox; Linsey Farnsworth; Sir Ashley Fox

Tuesday 9th September 2025
Oral Evidence - Crown Prosecution Service, City St George's, University of London, The Criminal Bar Association, The Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales, and University College London (UCL)

Justice Committee

Found: meeting Members present: Andy Slaughter (Chair); Josh Babarinde; Pam Cox; Linsey Farnsworth; Sir Ashley Fox




Ashley Fox - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 14th October 2025 1:30 p.m.
Justice Committee - Private Meeting
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Wednesday 22nd October 2025 10 a.m.
Justice Committee - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 28th October 2025 2 p.m.
Justice Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Reform of the Family Court
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Dame Nicole Jacobs - Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales at The Domestic Abuse Commissioner
Jacky Tiotto - Chief Executive at CAFCASS
Lisa Harker - Chief Executive at Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Sir Andrew McFarlane - President of the Family Division at Judiciary of England and Wales
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Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 9th September 2025
Oral Evidence - Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Justice

Justice Committee
Tuesday 9th September 2025
Oral Evidence - Crown Prosecution Service, City St George's, University of London, The Criminal Bar Association, The Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales, and University College London (UCL)

Justice Committee
Monday 22nd September 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Minister for Victims and Violence Against Women and Girls, dated 16 September 2025: Publication of the Chief Coroner's Annual Report for 2024

Justice Committee
Monday 22nd September 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Minister for Victims and Violence Against Women and Girls, dated 16 September 2025: Hillsborough Law - Commons Introduction

Justice Committee
Monday 22nd September 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Minister for Victims and Violence Against Women and Girls, dated 16 September 2025: Independent Public Advocate and Public Appointments

Justice Committee
Monday 22nd September 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 11 September 2025: HMCTS Reform Evaluation

Justice Committee
Monday 22nd September 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 18 September 2025 relating to the April 2025 Legal Aid Agency cyber-security incident

Justice Committee
Monday 22nd September 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Dr Jo Farrar CBE, Ministry of Justice Permanent Secretary, dated 18 September 2025 relating to changes to the MoJ Senior Leadership Team

Justice Committee
Wednesday 8th October 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, dated 7 October 2025: CPS decision to drop charges against two individuals for espionage offences under the Official Secrets Act 1911

Justice Committee
Tuesday 30th September 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, dated 29 September 2025 relating to the decision of the Crown Prosecution Service to drop charges against two individuals for espionage offences under the Official Secrets Act 1911

Justice Committee
Tuesday 14th October 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from The Baroness Newlove, Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales, dated 22 September 2025: Follow-up to the oral evidence session held on 9 September 2025

Justice Committee
Tuesday 14th October 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Baroness Levitt KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, dated 2 October 2025 relating to Weddings Reform

Justice Committee
Tuesday 14th October 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, dated 22 September 2025: Update on the Prison, Probation, Youth Justice and Court Custody Scrutiny Bodies landscape

Justice Committee
Tuesday 14th October 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor, dated 30 September 2025: Crown Court sitting days uplift for this financial year (2025-2026)

Justice Committee
Tuesday 14th October 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor, dated 3 October 2025: Manchester Synagogue and appointment of the Independent Public Advocate

Justice Committee
Tuesday 14th October 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Lord Chancellor, dated 24 September 2025: Commitment to deposit MMPSA evidence in the House of Commons Library

Justice Committee
Tuesday 14th October 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Minister for Victims and Violence Against Women and Girls, dated 8 October 2025: Follow-up to the oral evidence session held on 9 September 2025

Justice Committee
Thursday 16th October 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, dated 16 October 2025: CPS decision to drop charges against two individuals for espionage offences under the Official Secrets Act 1911

Justice Committee
Friday 17th October 2025
Special Report - 2nd Special Report – Work of the County Court: Government Response

Justice Committee
Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, dated 15 October 2025 relating to the publication of the Crown Prosecution Service Strategy 2030

Justice Committee
Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Jake Richards MP, Minister for Sentencing, dated 17 October 2025 relating to the Oasis Restore Secure School

Justice Committee
Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to Baroness Levitt KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, dated 16 October 2025 relating to Wedding Reform

Justice Committee
Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 20 October 2025: Mazur judgement

Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
ATJ0051 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Family Mediation Centre Staffordshire
ATJ0050 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - The Family Mediation Trust, and N/A
ATJ0047 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - The Divorce Surgery
ATJ0049 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - The University of Manchester
ATJ0048 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Professional Negligence Lawyers Association
ATJ0046 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Support Through Court
ATJ0044 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Univesity of Exeter
ATJ0045 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Detention Action
ATJ0090 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Mr Ian Fraser
ATJ0089 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Advice UK
ATJ0087 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Liverpool Access to Advice Network
ATJ0082 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Leeds Beckett University
ATJ0081 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - The Access to Justice Foundation
ATJ0083 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Southenr Family Mediation Ltd
ATJ0088 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - DisputesEfiling.com Limited
ATJ0085 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Contact
ATJ0086 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Domestic Abuse Alliance
ATJ0084 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - NYAS and Family Mediation Centre Staffs
ATJ0080 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Adrian Wright Mediation & Negotiation
ATJ0079 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Family Mediation Cymru
ATJ0077 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - GlobalARRK
ATJ0078 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Helen Bamber Foundation
ATJ0076 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Family Mediators Association
ATJ0075 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Legal Aid Practitioners Group
ATJ0074 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Sidley Austin LLP
ATJ0073 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Advice Services Alliance
ATJ0057 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Pax mediation ltd
ATJ0056 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Latin American Women's Rights Service (LAWRS)
ATJ0055 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Citizens Advice South Warwickshire
ATJ0058 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Bail for Immigration Detainees
ATJ0054 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Family Mediation Centre Staffordshire
ATJ0052 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Norfolk Community Law Service
ATJ0053 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - University of Warwick
ATJ0030 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Univiersty of kent, Univiersty of kent, and Univiersty of kent
ATJ0031 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Pathway Mediation
ATJ0029 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Melanie Warwick
ATJ0028 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Bar Standards Board
ATJ0095 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Institute of Money Advisers
ATJ0094 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Surviving Economic Abuse
ATJ0091 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Commons Law CIC
ATJ0092 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Dr Peter Tyerman
ATJ0093 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Royal Holloway, University of London, Goldsmiths, University of London, and University of Edinburgh
ATJ0071 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Lyseon.Solutions Working Group, Lyseon.Solutions Working Group, Lyseon.Solutions Working Group, and Lyseon.Solutions Working Group
ATJ0072 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - LawWorks (The Solicitors Pro Bono Group)
ATJ0070 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Transform Justice
ATJ0069 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Cerebra
ATJ0068 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Dr Peter Tyerman
ATJ0067 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
ATJ0066 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Children First Family Mediation(CFFM)
ATJ0065 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - University of Reading
ATJ0064 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Wells Family Mediation
ATJ0063 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - The Self Help Group for Farmers, Pet Owners and Others experiencing difficulties with the RSPCA (The SHG)
ATJ0061 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Ms Watson
ATJ0060 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Mrs Victoria Du Caurroy Tribe, and Du Caurroy Tribe
ATJ0041 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Keith Borer Consultants
ATJ0042 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - South East London Family Mediation Bureau ; Fellow, College of Mediators, Family Mediation Council ( accredited mediator and professional practice consultant).
ATJ0043 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Parry
ATJ0039 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Resolution
ATJ0037 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - University of Sussex
ATJ0038 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - I am sending this in a personal capacity
ATJ0036 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Expert Witness Instutite
ATJ0035 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Pathway Mediation
ATJ0032 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Mediation First
ATJ0034 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Family Solutions
ATJ0025 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Citizens Advice Gateshead
ATJ0023 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Community Planning Alliance
ATJ0016 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Revolving Doors
ATJ0009 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Children 1st Mediation LTD
ATJ0019 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Family Mediation Cymru
ATJ0022 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Bright Mediation South Ltd
ATJ0017 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Citizens Advice Swansea Neath Port Talbot
ATJ0018 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Hleb Buziuk
ATJ0001 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Unwildered
ATJ0002 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - The Law Society of England and Wales
ATJ0113 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS)
ATJ0116 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Ms Louise Whitfield
ATJ0114 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Rights of Women
ATJ0115 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre
ATJ0111 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Legal Services Board
ATJ0109 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Women's Aid
ATJ0110 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - UCL Centre for Access to Justice
ATJ0099 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Westminster Commission on Forensic Science
ATJ0098 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - The Worcester Family Mediation Practice
ATJ0097 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - SILKS Law Clinic, University of Salford
ATJ0107 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Office of the Victims' Commissioner
ATJ0106 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - CFG
ATJ0108 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Public Law Project
ATJ0100 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Advicenow (formerly known as Law for Life)
ATJ0101 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Civil Mediation Council
ATJ0096 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Citizens Advice South Lincolnshire
ATJ0104 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Shelter
ATJ0102 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Simpson Thacher Bartlett LLP
ATJ0103 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee
Thursday 23rd October 2025
Written Evidence - Open Justice Centre
ATJ0105 - Access to Justice

Access to Justice - Justice Committee


Select Committee Inquiry
28 Oct 2025
Reform of the Family Court
Justice Committee (Select)
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