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Friday 11th July 2025
Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)

Private Members' Bills - Main Chamber
Subject: Employment Rights (Special Constables) Bill: Second Reading
Employment Rights (Special Constables) Bill 2024-26
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Division Votes
17 Dec 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 100 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 354 Noes - 202
17 Dec 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox 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 - 195 Noes - 353
17 Dec 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 105 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 352
17 Dec 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 104 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 206 Noes - 353
17 Dec 2024 - Employment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting) - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox 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 - 4
17 Dec 2024 - Employment Rights Bill (Thirteenth sitting) - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox 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 - 15 Noes - 4


Speeches
Ashley Fox speeches from: Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-west
Ashley Fox contributed 1 speech (54 words)
Tuesday 17th December 2024 - Westminster Hall
Department of Health and Social Care
Ashley Fox speeches from: Employment Rights Bill (Thirteenth sitting)
Ashley Fox contributed 5 speeches (864 words)
Committee stage: 13th Sitting
Tuesday 17th December 2024 - Public Bill Committees
Department for Business and Trade
Ashley Fox speeches from: Employment Rights Bill (Fourteenth sitting)
Ashley Fox contributed 1 speech (7 words)
Committee stage: 14th Sitting
Tuesday 17th December 2024 - Public Bill Committees
Department for Business and Trade


Written Answers
Processed Food: Consumption
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Wednesday 18th December 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions the recent UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition meeting had on (a) ultra-processed foods and (b) future policies to reduce consumption of those foods.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Dietary recommendations for the United Kingdom are based on independent advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN).

In July 2023, the SACN published a position statement on processed foods and health, summarising a scoping review of the evidence on food processing and health. The SACN concluded that observed associations between ultra-processed foods and health are concerning, but it is unclear whether these foods are inherently unhealthy due to processing or due to their nutritional content. Given the SACN’s concerns, the committee agreed to consider the issue again at its horizon scan in October 2024. At the meeting, the SACN considered a draft update review on this topic which considers more recently published evidence. It also considered the draft update review at its meeting in November 2024. Papers for these meetings are available on the SACN’s webpages. The SACN is planning to publish the update review on processed foods in 2025.

The SACN has only a dietary risk assessment remit. The SACN is not involved in policy development, and therefore has not had discussions on policies to reduce consumption of processed foods.

Wales Office: Buildings
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Wednesday 18th December 2024

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 13970 on Wales Office: Buildings, how many staff attended the Department's HQ building in that period; and how many staff are assigned to that workplace.

Answered by Nia Griffith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)

The average number of staff attending the Department's HQ building in that period for which figures are available is 15. The Office currently has 24 civil servants assigned to its London Office.

Probation Service: Buildings
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Wednesday 18th December 2024

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Probation Service staff are assigned to work in each office in London; and how many desks are there in each office.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Information on staff numbers at London Probation Delivery Units (PDUs) as at 30 September 2024 can be found in table 16, lines 91-108 (broken down by grade), of the HMPPS workforce statistics bulletin: September 2024 tables at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673de4672ff787d4e01b0886/hmpps-workforce-statistics-tables-sep-2024.ods.

The methodology used to calculate occupancy at Probation Buildings in London Offices does not take into account individual desk usage over specific time periods.

Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Thursday 19th December 2024

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2024 to Question 13145 on DWP: Buildings, how many staff were in attendance in Caxton House on average in the last week for which figures are available.

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

We have the data that you have requested for week commencing 2nd December 2024 (02/12/24 – 06/12/24).

The average attendance per day for Caxton House this week is 623.

NHS: Negligence
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Thursday 19th December 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of introducing Fixed Recoverable Costs in clinical negligence on vulnerable people’s ability to access justice.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Currently, the Government is considering the way forward on a wide range of matters, including clinical negligence costs reform, and we will announce our position in due course.

NHS: Negligence
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Thursday 19th December 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of alternatives to Fixed Recoverable Costs for lower-value clinical negligence claims.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Currently, the Government is considering the way forward on a wide range of matters, including clinical negligence costs reform, and we will announce our position in due course.

NHS: Negligence
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Thursday 19th December 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to reform the fixed recoverable costs for lower-value clinical negligence claims.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Currently, the Government is considering the way forward on a wide range of matters, including clinical negligence costs reform, and we will announce our position in due course.

Processed Food
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Thursday 19th December 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the minutes from the recent Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition horizon scan meeting of 9 October 2024 on ultra-processed foods.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

United Kingdom dietary recommendations are based on independent advice from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). The SACN publishes minutes for all its meetings on its GOV.UK webpages.

On 9 October 2024, the SACN held a horizon scan meeting, at which the committee discussed the topic of processed foods and health. Papers for these meetings are available on the SACN webpage, at the following link:

https://app.box.com/s/yuxmdx4jfxmgxycjj08mc5hw51plu942

Draft minutes of this meeting will be published on the SACN webpage early in 2025. The SACN webpage is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-committee-on-nutrition#sacn-meetings

The SACN is planning to publish an update review on processed foods and health in 2025.

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Friday 20th December 2024

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has agreed to meet with the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Trustees.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

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

Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisations or individuals in attendance.

Ministry of Justice: Buildings
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Friday 20th December 2024

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many departmental staff, expressed as a numeric headcount, assigned to 102 Petty France, occupied a desk in 102 Petty France, on average, in the last week for which figures are available.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The new Government has recently committed to keep to the current guidance on civil service office attendance. Office occupancy data for the period July - September has been published, with further publications to now happen on a quarterly basis. The data is published at: Civil Service HQ occupancy data - GOV.UK.

Ministry of Justice: Buildings
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Friday 20th December 2024

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many desks in 102 Petty France offices are made available for (a) HMCTS and (b) Ministry of Justice staff.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The new Government has recently committed to keep to the current guidance on civil service office attendance. Office occupancy data for the period July - September has been published, with further publications to now happen on a quarterly basis. The data is published at: Civil Service HQ occupancy data - GOV.UK.

HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Buildings
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Friday 20th December 2024

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many HMCTS staff, expressed as a numeric headcount, assigned to 102 Petty France, occupied a desk in 102 Petty France, on average, in the last week for which figures are available.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The new Government has recently committed to keep to the current guidance on civil service office attendance. Office occupancy data for the period July - September has been published, with further publications to now happen on a quarterly basis. The data is published at: Civil Service HQ occupancy data - GOV.UK.

Land Registry: Buildings
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Friday 20th December 2024

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many civil servants are assigned to work in the Land Registry’s London office; and how many desks there are for those civil servants.

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

HM Land Registry’s Head Office is in Croydon and it does not have any other London-based offices. It had 416 staff based in the Croydon office on 13 December 2024 with 280 desks available for HM Land Registry’s use.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ministers' Private Offices
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Monday 6th January 2025

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 12890 on Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ministers’ Private Offices, what items were purchased to equip the office of the additional Minister.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

All furniture and AV equipment has been, and must be, sourced from the GPA's Approved Supplier's catalogue.

An itemised breakdown of spending is as follows (all costs are excluding VAT unless otherwise specified):

Furniture for existing Ministerial Offices:

  • Chairs x 6 - £7,384

Two of the chairs are in use within the Secretary of State's office and the other four are used in other areas of the office.

Furniture for new Ministerial Offices:

  • Height adjustable desk - £1,566
  • Armchair - £1,033
  • Meeting Chairs x 14 - £12,964
  • Furniture to house AudioAV equipment - £4,158.42
  • Delivery, installation and dismantling and re-positioning of existing furniture - £1602.07 (including VAT)

The number of Ministers in DESNZ increased by one following the general election, the result of which was a higher than usual spend to facilitate the creation of an additional office.

Cost of Other Refurbishment of Ministerial Offices including moves:

  • Porterage for over 5 days and rental of crates for 90 days - £13,387.93
  • Floor power alterations within the Ministerial Office, their Private Office and Waiting Room - £2,241.24

Porterage was carried out between 5-15 July. All other work was commissioned on, or after, 15 July and completed by, or before, 19 October.

The Floor Power Alterations were to install additional power boxes within the floor due to the increased space utilisation. Please note this item was not correctly identified and included in the response to PQ UIN 12890.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ministers' Private Offices
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Monday 6th January 2025

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 12890 on Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Ministers’ Private Offices, if she will published an itemised breakdown of that spending.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

All furniture and AV equipment has been, and must be, sourced from the GPA's Approved Supplier's catalogue.

An itemised breakdown of spending is as follows (all costs are excluding VAT unless otherwise specified):

Furniture for existing Ministerial Offices:

  • Chairs x 6 - £7,384

Two of the chairs are in use within the Secretary of State's office and the other four are used in other areas of the office.

Furniture for new Ministerial Offices:

  • Height adjustable desk - £1,566
  • Armchair - £1,033
  • Meeting Chairs x 14 - £12,964
  • Furniture to house AudioAV equipment - £4,158.42
  • Delivery, installation and dismantling and re-positioning of existing furniture - £1602.07 (including VAT)

The number of Ministers in DESNZ increased by one following the general election, the result of which was a higher than usual spend to facilitate the creation of an additional office.

Cost of Other Refurbishment of Ministerial Offices including moves:

  • Porterage for over 5 days and rental of crates for 90 days - £13,387.93
  • Floor power alterations within the Ministerial Office, their Private Office and Waiting Room - £2,241.24

Porterage was carried out between 5-15 July. All other work was commissioned on, or after, 15 July and completed by, or before, 19 October.

The Floor Power Alterations were to install additional power boxes within the floor due to the increased space utilisation. Please note this item was not correctly identified and included in the response to PQ UIN 12890.

Ministry of Justice: Ministers' Private Offices
Asked by: Ashley Fox (Conservative - Bridgwater)
Tuesday 24th December 2024

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2024, to Question 12889 on Ministry of Justice: Ministers’ Private Offices, if he will provide a breakdown of the (a) goods and services purchased and (b) cost of each.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

As outlined in PQ 9269, the Ministry of Justice’s total cost spent on refurbishments to Ministerial Private Offices, including new furniture and fittings, was £13,314.73, during the period requested.

The following table provides details of furniture purchased as part of the refurbishment of Ministerial offices:

Item purchased

Cost (£)

3 x large mirrors installed in the offices of the Minister of State and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

212.26

1 x freezer for kitchen area

193.32

2 x wooden bookcases for Minister’s office

64.86

The following table provides a breakdown of refurbishment and redecoration works to Ministerial offices and surrounding areas. “Miscellaneous renovation works” refers to multiple works that cannot be disclosed individually, due to commercial sensitivity around pricing, but includes works such as hanging pictures on walls, and affixing blanking plates to where wires were removed from the wall.

Goods or services provided

Cost (£)

Electrical works and cabling

4,107.52

Addressing wear and tear to Ministerial offices

7,240.66

Reconfiguring furniture on the Ministerial floor

651.02

Miscellaneous renovation works

579.11




Ashley Fox mentioned

Select Committee Documents
Thursday 19th December 2024
Special Report - 1st Special Report - The constitutional relationship with the Crown Dependencies: Government Response

Justice Committee

Found: Labour; Cardiff West) Pam Cox (Labour; Colchester) Linsey Farnsworth (Labour; Amber Valley) Sir Ashley Fox

Tuesday 17th December 2024
Oral Evidence - 2024-12-17 14:30:00+00:00

The work of the Lord Chancellor - Justice Committee

Found: Andy Slaughter (Chair); Josh Babarinde; Mr Alex Barros- Curtis; Pam Cox; Linsey Farnsworth; Sir Ashley Fox



Bill Documents
Dec. 19 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 19 December 2024
Employment Rights Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _114 Greg Smith Nick Timothy Sir Ashley Fox Mr Peter Bedford .




Ashley Fox - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 7th January 2025 9:25 a.m.
Employment Rights Bill - Debate
Subject: Further to consider the Bill
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Tuesday 7th January 2025 2 p.m.
Employment Rights Bill - Debate
Subject: Further to consider the Bill
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Tuesday 7th January 2025 2 p.m.
Justice Committee - Private Meeting
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Thursday 9th January 2025 11:30 a.m.
Employment Rights Bill - Debate
Subject: Further to consider the Bill
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Thursday 9th January 2025 2 p.m.
Employment Rights Bill - Debate
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Tuesday 14th January 2025 2 p.m.
Employment Rights Bill - Debate
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Thursday 16th January 2025 11:30 a.m.
Employment Rights Bill - Debate
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Tuesday 14th January 2025 9:25 a.m.
Employment Rights Bill - Debate
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Wednesday 15th January 2025 9 a.m.
Justice Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Work of the Attorney General and the Solicitor General
At 9:30am: Oral evidence
The Rt Hon. the Lord Hermer KC - Attorney General
Lucy Rigby MP - Solicitor General
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Select Committee Documents
Thursday 19th December 2024
Special Report - 1st Special Report - The constitutional relationship with the Crown Dependencies: Government Response

Justice Committee
Tuesday 17th December 2024
Oral Evidence - 2024-12-17 14:30:00+00:00

The work of the Lord Chancellor - Justice Committee
Thursday 9th January 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, dated 27 December 2024: Evidence Session Follow-Up

Justice Committee
Thursday 9th January 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, dated 06 January 2025: Intimate Photo and Deepfake Image Offences

Justice Committee
Thursday 9th January 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 19 December 2024: Uplift in Solicitor’s Criminal Legal Aid Consultation

Justice Committee
Thursday 9th January 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Sir Nic Dakin MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, dated 18 December 2024: Public Bodies Review of the Youth Justice Board

Justice Committee
Thursday 9th January 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Sir Nic Dakin MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice, dated 17 December 2024: Extension of Youth Rehabilitation Order with intensive supervision and surveillance pilot

Justice Committee
Wednesday 15th January 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Andy Slaughter MP, Chair of the Committee, to Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Re-Offending, dated 9 January 2025 relating to the Contractual arrangements and future management of HMP Forest Bank

Justice Committee
Wednesday 15th January 2025
Correspondence - Letter from Andy Slaughter MP, Chair of the Committee, to the Rt Hon Sarah Sackman KC MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 9 January 2025 relating to the Extension of Leases for Nightingale Courts

Justice Committee
Wednesday 15th January 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Andy Slaughter MP, Chair of the Committee to Shabana Mahmood MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, dated 9 January 2025 relating to Maximum and minimum sentencing for causing death or serious injury by dangerous driving

Justice Committee
Wednesday 15th January 2025
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes 2024–2025 (to 17 December 2024)

Justice Committee
Wednesday 15th January 2025
Oral Evidence - Lord Hermer, and Lucy Rigby

Justice Committee