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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 View calendar - Add to calendar |
Division Votes |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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:
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:
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 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.
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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:
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:
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 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.
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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:
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.
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Select Committee Documents |
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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 |
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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 . |
Calendar |
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Tuesday 7th January 2025 9:25 a.m. Employment Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
Tuesday 7th January 2025 2 p.m. Employment Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
Tuesday 7th January 2025 2 p.m. Justice Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
Thursday 9th January 2025 11:30 a.m. Employment Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
Thursday 9th January 2025 2 p.m. Employment Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
Tuesday 14th January 2025 2 p.m. Employment Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
Thursday 16th January 2025 11:30 a.m. Employment Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
Tuesday 14th January 2025 9:25 a.m. Employment Rights Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
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 View calendar - Add to calendar |