Cameron Thomas: All Documents

Division Vote (Commons)
23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Cameron Thomas (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 57 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 164

Division Vote (Commons)
23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Cameron Thomas (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 56 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 164

Division Vote (Commons)
23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Cameron Thomas (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 54 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 161

Written Question

Pre-school Education: Business Rates

Monday 23rd March 2026

Asked by: Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat - Tewkesbury)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has given to paying national non-domestic rates on behalf of early years education settings.

Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

It is our ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change.

The small business rate relief scheme provides up to 100% relief for eligible businesses occupying one property with a rateable value of £12,000 or below and reduces bills up to £15,000. Furthermore, if a nursery is a charity, charitable rate relief provides 80% off rates bills, which can be topped up to 100% by the local authority.

The government funds local authorities to deliver the early years entitlements through the early years national funding formula for the three and four-year-old entitlement and a separate formula for the two-year-old and below entitlement. The hourly funding rate paid to local authorities for these entitlements is designed to recognise the average costs across different provider types and is intended to reflect staff and non-staff costs, including business rates. The national average three and four-year-old hourly funding rate of local authorities is increasing by 4.1%, the two-year-old hourly funding rate is increasing by 3.3%, and the nine months to two-year-old hourly funding rate is increasing by 3.4%.

There are no current plans to extend the centralised payment system to private, voluntary, or independent early years settings or to make these settings exempt.

MP Financial Interest
Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat - Tewkesbury)
Original Source (23rd March 2026)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
The Premier League - £450.00

MP Financial Interest
Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat - Tewkesbury)
Original Source (23rd March 2026)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Jockey Club Racecourses Ltd - £560.00

Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Mar 2026
Banking Services: Accessibility

"It is an honour to serve under your chairship for the first time, Mr Western. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (Andrew George) for introducing this debate on a subject that is so important to his constituents and those of so many other Members.

Lloyds Banking …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Mar 2026
Banking Services: Accessibility

"I hope my hon. Friend does not mind if I join in on his last point, which adds to the comments made by our hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (Andrew George) about the branding that Lloyds uses to portray itself as “By Your Side”, as though it is …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Mar 2026
Banking Services: Accessibility

"I thank the hon. Member for the advice; I will certainly take that forward. I am glad to hear that his constituents are served by a banking hub.

I close by welcoming the formal review of access to cash that the Financial Conduct Authority is undertaking, although, as my hon. …..."
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