Information between 11th June 2025 - 21st June 2025
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11 Jun 2025 - Electricity - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 91 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 350 Noes - 176 |
13 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted No - against a party majority and against the House One of 11 Conservative No votes vs 71 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 259 Noes - 216 |
13 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 71 Conservative Aye votes vs 12 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 233 Noes - 254 |
13 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House One of 13 Conservative No votes vs 71 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 230 Noes - 256 |
17 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 103 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 189 Noes - 328 |
17 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 101 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 184 Noes - 336 |
17 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 84 Conservative Aye votes vs 9 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 117 Noes - 379 |
17 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted No - against a party majority - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 96 Conservative No votes vs 8 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 379 Noes - 137 |
17 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 102 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 428 |
17 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 103 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 335 |
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House One of 15 Conservative No votes vs 60 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 266 |
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 68 Conservative Aye votes vs 14 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 269 |
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 67 Conservative No votes vs 14 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 275 Noes - 209 |
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House One of 15 Conservative No votes vs 63 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 208 Noes - 261 |
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 92 Conservative No votes vs 20 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 291 |
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Ben Spencer voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Conservative No votes vs 13 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 224 |
Speeches |
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Ben Spencer speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Ben Spencer contributed 2 speeches (192 words) Report stage Friday 20th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Justice |
Ben Spencer speeches from: Child Sexual Exploitation: Casey Report
Ben Spencer contributed 1 speech (64 words) Monday 16th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
Ben Spencer speeches from: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Ben Spencer contributed 7 speeches (649 words) Report stage Friday 13th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
Ben Spencer speeches from: Spending Review 2025
Ben Spencer contributed 1 speech (119 words) Wednesday 11th June 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury |
Written Answers |
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Level Crossings
Asked by: Ben Spencer (Conservative - Runnymede and Weybridge) Friday 20th June 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of level crossings on the economy, broken down by (a) region and (b) the UK's GDP. Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) Level crossings form part of the rail system of Great Britain, which plays a critical role in the development, economic growth, and social wellbeing of communities across the UK. By connecting communities and providing safe access to essential services and places of work, they also provide important benefits to local businesses and communities.
Given their integral role within the national rail network, the Department does not hold information on the specific impacts of level crossings on the UK or regional economies. However, Network Rail, as the infrastructure manager of Great Britain’s railways, will take account of the impact on local businesses and communities of any decisions it takes that affect level crossings. |
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Asked by: Ben Spencer (Conservative - Runnymede and Weybridge) Tuesday 24th June 2025 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 potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on the operation of the Mental Health Act 1983. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) The Government is neutral on the matter of assisted dying and the passage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The Government also has a duty to the statute book and to ensure that the legislation, if passed, is effective, robust, and workable. This includes analysing the bill’s workability in relation to existing legislation, such as the Mental Health Act 1983. The bill also provides powers to issue guidance and codes of practice which could be used to ensure that there are no unintended effects on other legislation. The Government has made a renewed focus on suicide prevention, and mental health is a key priority in its health mission within the Suicide Prevention Strategy for England. |
Private Education: VAT
Asked by: Ben Spencer (Conservative - Runnymede and Weybridge) Thursday 19th June 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Prime Minister's post on X, dated 11 June 2025, whether she plans to use revenue raised from VAT on school fees for purposes other than education. Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government has taken a number of decisions on tax to stabilise the public finances and support public services. Ending tax breaks for private schools will raise £1.8bn a year.
To raise school standards for every child, and break down the barriers to opportunity, the government will increase the core schools budget by £2.0bn in real terms over this Spending Review (2023-24 to 2028-29). This provides a £4.7bn cash increase per year by 2028-29 (compared to 2025-26), which ensures average real terms growth of 1.1% a year per pupil.
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GCE A-level and GCSE: Artificial Intelligence
Asked by: Ben Spencer (Conservative - Runnymede and Weybridge) Thursday 19th June 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of the use of large language models in the preparation of (a) GCSE and (b) A-Level course work; and whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of coursework as an effective and fair means of assessing candidates’ attainment. Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education) Ofqual is the independent regulator of qualifications and assessments for England and is responsible for setting relevant rules and guidance, including in relation to malpractice. Ofqual published its approach to regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the qualifications sector in 2024, including its approach to managing malpractice risks associated with coursework. The policy document is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofquals-approach-to-regulating-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-in-the-qualifications-sector/ofquals-approach-to-regulating-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-in-the-qualifications-sector. The Joint Council for Qualifications has also published guidance to give clarity to schools and colleges about the role they play in securing the authenticity of students’ work. This guidance, last updated in April 2025, provides schools and colleges with recommendations for both secure delivery of assessments and approaches for detection of where AI may have been inappropriately used. |
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Asked by: Ben Spencer (Conservative - Runnymede and Weybridge) Friday 20th June 2025 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 supporting the amendments tabled by the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available. |
Parliamentary Debates |
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Child Sexual Exploitation: Casey Report
119 speeches (16,203 words) Monday 16th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Nusrat Ghani (Con - Sussex Weald) I call Dr Ben Spencer to ask the final question. - Link to Speech |
APPG Publications |
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HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health APPG Document: THE MISSING LINK: HIV AND MENTAL HEALTH Found: provided additional support with the report including Chris Hicks from National AIDS Trust (NAT), Dr Ben Spencer |
Park Homes APPG Document: Membership list as of 19 May 2025 Found: Pitcher MP Jack Rankin MP Joshua Reynolds MP Dave Robertson MP Vikki Slade MP Alex Sobel MP Dr Ben Spencer |
Freight and Logistics APPG Document: Securing Our Supply Chains: How the Government can crack down on freight crime Found: Tweeddale Derek Twigg MP – Widnes and Halewood Dr Allison Gardner MP – Stoke-on-Trent South Dr Ben Spencer |
Park Homes APPG Document: APPG Park Home meeting and AGM, 22 April – DRAFT minutes Found: Worthing West Peter Aldous MP for Waveney Nick Gibb MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Dr Ben Spencer |
Scientific APPG Document: Science in Parliament - Winter 2023 Found: Fletcher MP Stephen Metcalfe MP Maria Miller MP Carol Monaghan MP Dr Ben Spencer |
Scientific APPG Document: Science in Parliament - Autumn 2023 Found: MP Stephen Metcalfe MP Maria Miller MP Carol Monaghan MP Dr Ben Spencer |
Scientific APPG Document: Science in Parliament - Summer 2023 Found: Fletcher MP Stephen Metcalfe MP Maria Miller MP Carol Monaghan MP Dr Ben Spencer |
Scientific APPG Document: Science in Parliament - Spring 2023 Found: Clark MP Katherine Fletcher MP Stephen Metcalfe MP Maria Miller MP Carol Monaghan MP Dr Ben Spencer |
Park Homes APPG Document: APPG Park Home meeting, 31 October 2022 – APPROVED minutes Found: PRESENT: Sir Christopher Chope MP (convenor and Chairman) Peter Aldous MP Sir Peter Bottomley MP Ben Spencer |
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: Annual Report 2021-2022 Found: Dr Ben Spencer MP claimed that a huge increase in the science, technology, 55 research and development |
Japan APPG Document: Minutes: British-Japan Parliamentary Group AGM Date: Thursday 29th April 2021 Found: Baroness Hooper, Viscount Trenchard, Heather Wheeler MP, Sir MarkHendrick MP, Lord Moynihan, Dr Ben Spencer |
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health APPG Document: AGM Minutes 2021 Found: Election of Officers • Current Officers • Chair – Stephen Doughty MP • Vice Chair – Dr Ben Spencer |
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health APPG Document: covid-19 AND HIV Found: Doughty MP, Lloyd Russell Moyle MP, Baroness Barker, Baroness Masham, Lord Black of Brentwood, Ben Spencer |
Japan APPG Document: February 2020 Minutes Found: Lansley, John Spellar MP, Flick Drummond MP, Douglas Chapman MP, Lord Campbell, Paul Howell MP, Dr Ben Spencer |
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health APPG Document: AGM minutes Jan 2020 Found: Stephen Doughty MP Baroness Barker Lord Black of Brentwood Ruth Cadbury MP (researcher) Dr Ben Spencer |