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Written Question
Travellers: Caravan Sites
Thursday 11th September 2025

Asked by: Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat - Tewkesbury)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to help tackle the dismissal of High Court injunctions relating to the development of traveller sites.

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

It is for the independent courts to determine the lawfulness of individual injunctions. Local authorities and the police have a range of powers available to manage unauthorised encampments.

Statutory guidance issued by the Home Office sets out how these powers should be applied, including the importance of considering welfare needs and ensuring that any enforcement action is lawful, necessary and proportionate.

Division Vote (Commons)
10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Cameron Thomas (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 297
Division Vote (Commons)
10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Cameron Thomas (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 300
Division Vote (Commons)
10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Cameron Thomas (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 61 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 364
Division Vote (Commons)
10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Cameron Thomas (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 87
Division Vote (Commons)
10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Cameron Thomas (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 153 Noes - 300
Written Question
Poverty: Children
Wednesday 10th September 2025

Asked by: Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat - Tewkesbury)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the child poverty strategy will look beyond the 10-year timeframe.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Child Poverty Taskforce is progressing work to publish a Child Poverty Strategy in the autumn that will deliver fully funded measures to tackle the structural and root causes of child poverty.

Our focus is on bringing about an enduring reduction in child poverty in this parliament, as part of a 10-year Strategy for lasting change, thereby reversing the trend that is seeing forecasts of child poverty continuing to increase. More details, including on the timeframes, will be set out in the strategy publication.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"T3. The 52 pubs in my constituency provide vital community spaces, yet they tell me that this Government have hit them disproportionately hard with their increases in employer national insurance contributions, on top of soaring energy prices and as yet unfulfilled promises on business rates. Ahead of the autumn Budget, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"I am not yet on the Chinese Communist party’s sanctions list, but perhaps I will be shortly. Does the right hon. Member share my concern about the 99-year lease of the islands, given that some of our adversaries across the world plan and strategise over the very long term, and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"It is rare that I find myself aligned with the Conservative party, but I share its concerns for the structure and veracity of this deal. That being said, does the hon. Member share my bewilderment that the Conservative party has chosen this particular hill to die on, given that the …..."
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