Information between 6th December 2025 - 5th January 2026
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 162 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 162 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 98 |
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9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 332 |
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9 Dec 2025 - UK-EU Customs Union (Duty to Negotiate) - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 100 Noes - 100 |
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9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 173 |
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16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Caroline Voaden voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 341 Noes - 195 |
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Caroline Voaden speeches from: Violence against Women and Girls Strategy
Caroline Voaden contributed 1 speech (218 words) Thursday 18th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
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Caroline Voaden speeches from: UK-EU Common Understanding Negotiations
Caroline Voaden contributed 1 speech (78 words) Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Caroline Voaden speeches from: Local Government Finance
Caroline Voaden contributed 1 speech (107 words) Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Caroline Voaden speeches from: Finance (No. 2) Bill
Caroline Voaden contributed 1 speech (87 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 16th December 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury |
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Caroline Voaden speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Caroline Voaden contributed 1 speech (90 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Caroline Voaden speeches from: Restriction of Jury Trials
Caroline Voaden contributed 1 speech (172 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Caroline Voaden speeches from: Digital ID
Caroline Voaden contributed 4 speeches (59 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Cabinet Office |
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Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services
Asked by: Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrat - South Devon) Monday 8th December 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to improve the responsiveness of his Department's helplines. Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) We are continuing our efforts to improve our telephony services. We have prioritised service reform through focusing extra resource to boost our performance. Our call answering rate has increased to 86 per cent, the average answering time improving from eight minutes 34 seconds to seven minutes 22 seconds. Our efforts have cleared up agent work queues and freed up capacity. |
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Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
Asked by: Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrat - South Devon) Thursday 11th December 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to solar feed in tariff contract conditions on households with solar panels. Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The Government is consulting on changes to how Feed-in Tariff payments are adjusted for inflation in future. The consultation includes an analytical annex which includes an assessment of the potential impacts of this policy. An updated version of this will be published alongside a Government Response, next year. |
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Pupils: Attendance
Asked by: Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrat - South Devon) Friday 12th December 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure SEND is taken into account in school attendance policies. Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) As set out in the department’s 2024 guidance ‘Working together to improve school attendance’, every pupil has a right to a full-time education, and high attendance expectations should be set for all pupils.
A school’s attendance policy should account for the specific needs of each pupil and provide these pupils with the necessary support. This includes pupils with specific barriers to attendance, such as those with mental or physical ill health and/or special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
To support pupils with SEND, schools should understand the individual needs of the pupil and family, work in partnership with the pupil and family to put in-school support in place, as well as with the local authority and other agencies where external support is needed, and regularly review and update support to ensure it continues to meet individual needs.
Schools should ensure attendance data is regularly monitored for pupils with long-term illnesses and/or SEND, including alongside the local authority, so that additional support from other partners can be accessed where necessary.
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Public Libraries: Finance
Asked by: Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrat - South Devon) Monday 15th December 2025 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to ensure local authorities are adequately funded to support public libraries. Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The government is committed to getting local government back on its feet. The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government, which is a 6.8% cash terms increase in councils' Core Spending Power on 2024-25. Public libraries are funded by local authorities as part of this broader settlement. Each local authority is responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a library service to meet those needs within available resources.
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Thursday 18th December Caroline Voaden signed this EDM on Monday 5th January 2026 Nuclear Regulatory Review and habitats regulations 32 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire) That this House recognises the overwhelming public support for nature and understands that restoring the natural environment is critical to public health and a strong, sustainable and resilient economy; expresses concern that recommendations in the Nuclear Regulatory Review may weaken habitats regulations and undermine legal protections for our most important … |
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Thursday 18th December Caroline Voaden signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 5th January 2026 50th anniversary of Central Church Torquay 10 signatures (Most recent: 6 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat - Torbay) That this House celebrates the 50th anniversary of Central Church in Torquay; notes that the foundation stone was laid in June 1975 and the building opened in September of that year; recognises the church’s distinctive white structure and its three crosses, a well-known and much-discussed feature of Torbay’s skyline; further … |
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Thursday 18th December Caroline Voaden signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 5th January 2026 80th anniversary of the South Devon Branch of the Devonshire Association 9 signatures (Most recent: 6 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat - Torbay) That this House celebrates the 80th anniversary of The South Devon Branch of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and the Arts; notes the branch's remarkable contribution to South Devon's scientific, cultural, educational, literary and community life over the period since the end of hostilities in 1945; … |
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Wednesday 17th December Caroline Voaden signed this EDM on Monday 5th January 2026 UK arms export licensing and conflict in Sudan 43 signatures (Most recent: 13 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton) That this House condemns the actions of parties that are fuelling, prolonging and intensifying the conflict in Sudan through the provision of arms and military support, including allegations that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF); emphasises that the UK’s legal obligations apply not only … |
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Tuesday 16th December Caroline Voaden signed this EDM on Monday 5th January 2026 45 signatures (Most recent: 12 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat - Winchester) That this House recognises and observes that the NHS is facing a worst case scenario this winter, with influenza rates set to be the worst on record and 1 in 5 patients in emergency departments in a corridor care space; notes that the combination of over-crowding in hospitals with high … |
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Wednesday 17th December Caroline Voaden signed this EDM on Thursday 18th December 2025 Schools Residential Outdoor Education (Scotland) Bill (No. 2) 19 signatures (Most recent: 12 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House warmly welcomes the passage of the Schools Residential Outdoor Education (Scotland) Bill by the Scottish Parliament, which places a legal duty on local authorities to ensure that school pupils can access residential outdoor education; congratulates Liz Smith MSP for introducing this transformational legislation and notes that it … |
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Monday 8th December Caroline Voaden signed this EDM on Thursday 11th December 2025 21 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House notes the significant historic, cultural and community value of Horton Cemetery, the final resting place of more than 9,000 former patients of the Epsom cluster of psychiatric hospitals, many of whom lie in unmarked graves; expresses deep concern and regret that this cemetery remains privately owned following … |
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Thursday 20th November Caroline Voaden signed this EDM on Thursday 11th December 2025 Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week 2025 99 signatures (Most recent: 8 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Andrew Snowden (Conservative - Fylde) That this House recognises Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week, taking place in December 2025, highlighting the experiences of people living with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis across the UK; notes that these serious, lifelong, and often invisible conditions affect around one in every 123 people, impacting education, employment, relationships and … |
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Monday 1st September Caroline Voaden signed this EDM on Thursday 11th December 2025 Armed Forces Training Contract and Elbit Systems 58 signatures (Most recent: 7 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth) That this House is deeply concerned by reports that the Ministry of Defence is considering awarding a £2 billion, 15-year Army Collective Training Service contract to Elbit Systems UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Limited, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer; notes that Elbit supplies 85 per cent of the … |
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8 Dec 2025, 3:27 p.m. - House of Commons " Caroline Voaden thank. calling the DWP every day trying to find out why his ESA had stopped without warning. Each time he " Caroline Voaden MP (South Devon, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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8 Dec 2025, 4:07 p.m. - House of Commons " Caroline Voaden. >> I think we would all agree that any rape victim who withdraws from the criminal justice system is it's a tragedy. But I don't buy the faux " Caroline Voaden MP (South Devon, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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17 Dec 2025, 4:30 p.m. - House of Commons " Caroline Voaden Deputy Speaker, I welcome the multi-year settlement, " Alison McGovern MP, Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Birkenhead, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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18 Dec 2025, 1:26 p.m. - House of Commons " Caroline Voaden. and I would like to commend the Minister for her tireless work on supporting victims and trying to reduce violence against women and " Caroline Voaden MP (South Devon, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Thursday 22nd January 2026 9:30 a.m. Cabinet Office Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Cabinet Office Sarah Olney: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Jayne Kirkham: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve resilience to emergencies in rural and coastal areas. Alison Hume: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Matt Rodda: What steps he is talking to help increase the number of education and training opportunities for young people through the Erasmus+ programme. Douglas McAllister: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. James Asser: What steps he is talking to help increase the number of education and training opportunities for young people through the Erasmus+ programme. Luke Charters: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Yuan Yang: What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU. Catherine Fookes: What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU. Peter Swallow: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Susan Murray: What recent steps he has taken to establish a digital identity system. Alison Bennett: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Ian Lavery: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve transparency in Government decision-making. John Slinger: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Callum Anderson: What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU. Gregory Stafford: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Graeme Downie: What recent progress his Department has made on implementing a digital ID scheme. Jonathan Davies: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Nick Smith: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle cyber crime. Jim Dickson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Graham Leadbitter: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government's insourcing policies. Tristan Osborne: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to enable local authorities to invest in local businesses. Jeff Smith: What recent progress he has made on the delivery of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. Chris Murray: What steps he is talking to help increase the number of education and training opportunities for young people through the Erasmus+ programme. Victoria Collins: What steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK's relations with the EU. Alan Gemmell: What steps he is talking to help increase the number of education and training opportunities for young people through the Erasmus+ programme. Florence Eshalomi: What recent progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on improving the use of technology to implement Government priorities. Caroline Voaden: What steps his Department is taking to provide households with information on emergency preparedness. Douglas McAllister: What recent progress he has made on improving cooperation between the UK Government and the devolved Administrations. Jenny Riddell-Carpenter: What steps he is taking to improve cross-Government coordination on the delivery of Government priorities in rural areas. Harriet Cross: What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on future trade agreements. Meg Hillier: What recent progress he has made on the digital ID scheme. Peter Swallow: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help protect democratic processes from foreign interference. Sarah Olney: What steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK's relations with the EU. Alison Bennett: What steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK's relations with the EU. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 19th January 2026 2:30 p.m. Department for Education Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Education Rachel Blake: What steps she is taking to ensure that families of children with SEND have early access to support. Blake Stephenson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Gareth Snell: What estimate her Department has made of the number of young people enrolled on A-levels and T-levels in September 2026. Lauren Edwards: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Caroline Voaden: What steps her Department is taking to improve teacher retention. Jon Pearce: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Steve Yemm: What steps she is taking to help ensure the integrity of school and college assessments and examinations. Sarah Owen: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Joe Powell: What steps she is taking to introduce a Ukrainian GCSE. Alison Griffiths: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Chris Bloore: What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of powers to intervene where local authorities are not meeting statutory SEND duties. Bayo Alaba: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Tim Farron: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Darren Paffey: What steps she is taking to ensure that families of children with SEND have early access to support. Beccy Cooper: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of flu vaccination levels on rates of school absence in autumn 2025. Charlie Dewhirst: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Carla Denyer: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Michelle Scrogham: What steps she is taking to reduce variations in funding for SEND provision across local authorities. Laurence Turner: What recent progress her Department has made on establishing the School Support Staff Negotiating Body. Jim Dickson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Gregory Stafford: What plans her Department has to tackle the SEND funding shortfall identified in the OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook November 2025. Rachel Taylor: What steps her Department is taking to help improve the governance of academy trusts. Rosie Duffield: What recent progress she has made on publishing guidance for gender questioning children in schools. Daniel Francis: What steps she is taking to ensure high-quality school places for children with SEND. Jacob Collier: What steps she is taking to ensure high-quality school places for children with SEND. Sarah Olney: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on levels of financial oversight for children’s care home providers. Marsha De Cordova: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision for blind and partially sighted children. Liz Jarvis: What steps she is taking to ensure adequate funding to implement the recommendations of the Curriculum and Assessment Review. James Naish: If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding home fees status to British citizens who relocated to the EU prior to the UK's withdrawal. Sarah Green: Whether she plans to update guidance on handling complaints in children's social care. Alex Sobel: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the minimum income threshold for student maintenance loans in line with inflation. Luke Charters: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve the affordability of childcare. Gareth Bacon: What recent progress her Department has made on implementing the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. Tulip Siddiq: What steps she is taking to help improve safeguarding practices in nurseries and early years settings. Caroline Dinenage: What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the use of smart phones in schools on levels of disruption in classrooms. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry
57 speeches (9,977 words) Tuesday 9th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Shabana Mahmood (Lab - Birmingham Ladywood) BillPresentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)Munira Wilson, supported by Ed Davey and Caroline Voaden - Link to Speech |
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Friday 12th December 2025
Formal Minutes - Formal minutes 2024-25 Backbench Business Committee Found: Members The following Members made oral representations: • Steff Aquarone: Coastal Communities • Caroline Voaden |
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Thursday 11th December 2025
Special Report - 7th Special Report - Solving the SEND Crisis: Government Response Education Committee Found: ; Leeds South West and Morley) Peter Swallow (Labour; Bracknell) Chris Vince (Labour; Harlow) Caroline Voaden |
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Tuesday 9th December 2025
Oral Evidence - Coram PACEY, Early Years Alliance, National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), and Early Education Early Years: Improving support for children and parents - Education Committee Found: Q79 Caroline Voaden: I was going to come on and ask you about this. |
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Tuesday 9th December 2025
Special Report - 6th Special Report - Further Education and Skills: Government Response Education Committee Found: South West and Morley) Peter Swallow (Labour; Bracknell) Chris Vince (Labour (Co-op); Harlow) Caroline Voaden |
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Tuesday 16th December 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Teacher Recruitment, Training and Retention At 10:00am: Oral evidence Jack Worth - Lead Economist at National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) Daniel Kebede - General Secretary at National Education Union (NEU) Kathryn Morgan - Leadership and Workforce Specialist at The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) At 11:00am: Oral evidence Melanie Renowden - CEO at National Institute of Teaching James Toop - CEO at Teach First Dr Jasper Green - Head of Initial Teacher Education at Institute of Education Graihagh Crawshaw-Sadler - CEO at Now Teach View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 6th January 2026 2 p.m. Education Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 13th January 2026 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) At 10:00am: Oral evidence Sir Ian Bauckham CBE - Chief Regulator at Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) Michael Hanton - Deputy Chief Regulator at Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026 9 a.m. Education Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 27th January 2026 2 p.m. Education Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |