Information between 6th April 2026 - 16th April 2026
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15 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 254 Noes - 144 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 52 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 259 Noes - 136 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 157 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 53 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 256 Noes - 150 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 158 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 73 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden 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 Tally: Ayes - 281 Noes - 70 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 356 Noes - 90 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 51 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 248 Noes - 139 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 291 Noes - 174 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 299 Noes - 169 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 150 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 159 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 60 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 275 Noes - 159 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 269 Noes - 162 |
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14 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 60 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 176 |
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Caroline Voaden speeches from: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Caroline Voaden contributed 3 speeches (257 words) Wednesday 15th April 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Education |
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Caroline Voaden speeches from: Access to Work Scheme
Caroline Voaden contributed 2 speeches (400 words) Wednesday 15th April 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Work and Pensions |
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Caroline Voaden speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Caroline Voaden contributed 2 speeches (125 words) Monday 13th April 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Caroline Voaden speeches from: SEND Provision and Reform
Caroline Voaden contributed 2 speeches (893 words) Monday 13th April 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Education |
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Lifeboats
Asked by: Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrat - South Devon) Wednesday 15th April 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help support small independent lifeboat organisations. Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) chairs UK Search and Rescue (UKSAR) on behalf of the Department for Transport. UKSAR supports national volunteer search and rescue groups, including independent lifeboat organisations, on a wide range of issues.
The MCA's Rescue Boat Code introduced in 2013 is a key foundation for the safe and effective operation of independent lifeboats. The Code is currently being revised in consultation with all lifeboat operators to better support these organisations and to help clarify the responsibilities and requirements for all rescue boats to safely operate across the UK.
Since April 2015, search and rescue charities, including independent lifeboats, may recover VAT on the purchase of goods and services used for their non-business activities. |
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Countryside Stewardship Scheme
Asked by: Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrat - South Devon) Wednesday 15th April 2026 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to ensure the timely completion of payments for Countryside Stewardship agreements. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) understands the importance of cashflow for farmers and rural businesses. For the 2025 scheme year they have once again paid a higher proportion of Countryside Stewardship payments earlier in the payment window.
The RPA has taken steps to improve the flow of payments for the schemes they deliver, and the Countryside Stewardship scheme continues to be administered with payment frequency and timeliness in mind. |
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Thursday 5th February Caroline Voaden signed this EDM on Wednesday 29th April 2026 Public inquiry into Epstein links 94 signatures (Most recent: 29 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East) That this House stands with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims whose relentless courage and pursuit of justice has led to the publication of the Epstein files; notes with concern the number of British public figures included in these files; recognises that child sexual abuse on this scale is likely to have involved … |
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Monday 27th April Caroline Voaden signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 27th April 2026 10 signatures (Most recent: 29 Apr 2026) Tabled by: Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat - Torbay) That this House celebrates the tireless dedication and professionalism of staff at Torbay Hospital, as well as health and social care staff across Torbay and Devon; notes with concern the scale of required savings and spending cuts across Devon NHS Trusts and the potential impact on the quality, safety, and … |
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Thursday 16th April Caroline Voaden signed this EDM on Tuesday 21st April 2026 34 signatures (Most recent: 28 Apr 2026) Tabled by: Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat - Glastonbury and Somerton) That this House recognises the growing importance of food security in the context of ongoing global instability and rising costs of food, fuel and energy; notes that the resilience of the food system must be treated as a core pillar of national security; further notes that England is the only … |
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Thursday 16th April Caroline Voaden signed this EDM on Tuesday 21st April 2026 14 signatures (Most recent: 28 Apr 2026) Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House notes with concern the potential impact of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 on small-volunteer led organisations; recognises the impetus for this change arose from the recommendations of the Manchester Arena bombing inquiry, and that improved regulation in this area is … |
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Monday 13th April Caroline Voaden signed this EDM on Tuesday 21st April 2026 Upland farmers and common land 15 signatures (Most recent: 23 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House notes with concern that thousands of upland farmers in England face exclusion from future environment schemes due to the absence of a mechanism for common land to apply to the 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT); recognises that around 4,000 farming businesses … |
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Tuesday 24th March Caroline Voaden signed this EDM on Monday 13th April 2026 46 signatures (Most recent: 30 Apr 2026) Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House recognises the Government’s intention to publish legislation on water sector reform following the publication of their Water White Paper and that this Bill is due to be announced in the upcoming King’s Speech; further recognises the urgent need for structural reform of England’s water industry to rebuild … |
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Tuesday 24th March Caroline Voaden signed this EDM on Monday 13th April 2026 Outdoor learning specialist apprenticeships 29 signatures (Most recent: 30 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House regrets the proposed defunding of the Level 5 Outdoor Learning Specialist Apprenticeship from 1 September 2026; recognises that this apprenticeship prepares practitioners to design and deliver outdoor learning programmes that support educational achievement, children’s wellbeing, enrichment and SEND inclusion, often directly within schools and educational settings; notes … |
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Thursday 5th March Caroline Voaden signed this EDM on Monday 13th April 2026 King's Guard's ceremonial bearskin caps 81 signatures (Most recent: 28 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central) That this House commends this Government's commitment to advancing animal welfare, as demonstrated by key reforms including a banning of trial hunting, a banning of boiling live crustaceans, recognising their capacity for pain and ending the cruel practice of puppy farming; acknowledges the dedicated efforts of People for the Ethical … |
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Monday 13th April Caroline Voaden signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 13th April 2026 Meta and YouTube and legal liability for addictive design and online harms 31 signatures (Most recent: 30 Apr 2026)Tabled by: Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat - Harpenden and Berkhamsted) That this House notes with alarm the findings of recent legal proceedings in the United States in which Meta and YouTube have been found liable for creating platforms with addictive features that cause mental health distress and social media addiction, and in which Meta has further been found liable for … |
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13 Apr 2026, 3:06 p.m. - House of Commons " Caroline Voaden thank you, Mr. Speaker. Years of freezes to local Speaker. Years of freezes to local housing allowance by successive governments has meant that it goes nowhere near covering the cost of " Caroline Voaden MP (South Devon, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 3:06 p.m. - House of Commons "extra help. Right. Let us move on. >> Caroline Voaden question. >> 13, please, Mr. Speaker. " Alison McGovern MP, Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Birkenhead, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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13 Apr 2026, 9:36 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Although we've run out of time for backbench contributions, I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson Caroline Voaden. >> Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, " Rachael Maskell MP (York Central, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Apr 2026, 6:17 p.m. - House of Commons "give way to the hon. Lady. >> Caroline Voaden the hon. Member, for giving way. I believe we're talking about two different things " Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP (Beverley and Holderness, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Tuesday 14th April 2026 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: SEND White Paper At 10:00am: Oral evidence Margaret Mulholland - Head of SEND & Inclusion Policy at Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Daniel Kebede - General Secretary at National Education Union Amanda Serjeant - Vice Chair of Children, Young People and Families Policy Committee at Local Government Association (LGA) Jane Harris - CEO at Speech and Language UK At 11:00am: Oral evidence Kate Cox - Senior Solicitor at Independent Provider of Special Education Advice Hayley Harding - Founder at Let Us learn Too Ms Katie Ghose - CEO at Kids Anna Bird - Chair at Disabled Children's Partnership, and CEO at Contact View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 21st April 2026 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Screen Time and Social Media At 10:00am: Oral evidence Ali Laws - Director of Public Policy for Northern Europe at TikTok Rebecca Stimson - Director of Public Policy UK at Meta Laura Higgins - Senior Director, Community Safety and Civility at Roblox Sanjit Gill - Head of Policy (UK and Ireland) at Snapchat At 11:00am: Oral evidence Professor Pete Etchells - Professor of Psychology and Science Communication at Bath Spa University Professor Victoria Goodyear - Professor of Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing at University of Birmingham Professor Amy Orben - Research Professor at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences at University of Cambridge View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 28th April 2026 9 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Screen Time and Social Media At 9:45am: Oral evidence Esther Ghey - Founder and Director at Brianna Ghey Legacy Project Mr Andy Burrows - CEO at Molly Rose Foundation Rani Govender - Associate Head of Policy and Public Affairs at National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) At 10:45am: Oral evidence Daniel Kebede - General Secretary at National Education Union (NEU) Tom Middlehurst - Deputy Director of Policy at The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Darren Northcott - National Official (Education) at NASUWT The Teachers' Union At 11:30am: Oral evidence Jacqueline Beauchere - Senior Director, Global Head of Platform Safety at Snapchat View calendar - Add to calendar |