Information between 18th January 2026 - 9th March 2026
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20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Cat Eccles voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 331 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 182 |
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20 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Cat Eccles voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 312 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 319 Noes - 127 |
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20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Cat Eccles voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 333 Labour Aye votes vs 3 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 347 Noes - 185 |
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20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Cat Eccles voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 331 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 347 Noes - 184 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation - View Vote Context Cat Eccles voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 299 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 373 Noes - 106 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Cat Eccles voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 307 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 194 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Cat Eccles voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 310 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 317 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Cat Eccles voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 318 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 191 Noes - 326 |
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3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Cat Eccles voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 358 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104 |
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4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Cat Eccles voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 316 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Cat Eccles voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 290 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 107 |
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Cat Eccles speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Cat Eccles contributed 1 speech (96 words) Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office |
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Cat Eccles speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Cat Eccles contributed 2 speeches (105 words) Tuesday 10th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero |
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Cat Eccles speeches from: Indefinite Leave to Remain
Cat Eccles contributed 1 speech (358 words) Monday 2nd February 2026 - Westminster Hall Home Office |
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Cat Eccles speeches from: Animal Welfare Strategy for England
Cat Eccles contributed 1 speech (538 words) Wednesday 21st January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Cat Eccles speeches from: Domestic Abuse-related Deaths: NHS Prevention
Cat Eccles contributed 1 speech (701 words) Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department of Health and Social Care |
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Cat Eccles speeches from: Business Rates: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure
Cat Eccles contributed 1 speech (114 words) Monday 19th January 2026 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury |
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Cat Eccles speeches from: Sale of Fireworks
Cat Eccles contributed 1 speech (619 words) Monday 19th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Business and Trade |
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Employment Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment
Asked by: Cat Eccles (Labour - Stourbridge) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average processing time for Employment Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payments. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Information on average processing time for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) can be found on Stat-Xplore (https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/).
The requested data can be found in the ‘Clearance Times for Initial Claims’ dataset. Stat-Xplore will automatically select the latest completed assessment date. However, you can use the ‘Completed Assessment Date’ filter to produce completed assessment for a time period of your choice. You can expand ‘Measures’ and then ‘Clearance Time Breakdowns for Initial Claims’ to produce a breakdown of different types of clearance times. For average processing time covering claim registration date to DWP decision date, we suggest choosing the ‘Median of End-to-end Process (weekdays)’ measure. You can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest user.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) clearance times are available as part of the PIP Official Statistics quarterly release. The latest release, with data available to October 2025, is available here (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-statistics-april-2013-to-october-2025). Table 1A in the underlying Excel tables of this release shows median average clearance times for normal rules new claims. |
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Disabled Facilities Grants
Asked by: Cat Eccles (Labour - Stourbridge) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) guidance has been provided to Dudley Council on the treatment of Armed Forces compensation in means-testing for Disabled Facilities Grants and (b) the Government’s commission on adult social care will consider reform to the treatment of Armed Forces compensation in means testing for the Disabled Facilities Grant. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) In March 2022, the Government published Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) guidance for local authorities in England. It includes a section on the Armed Forces community and can be found here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/disabled-facilities-grant-dfg-delivery-guidance-for-local-authorities-in-england The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government funds Foundations, the national body for the Disabled Facilities Grant and Home Improvement Agencies, to work with local authorities on all aspects of delivery. We are not aware of any specific guidance provided to Dudley Council; however, local authorities have a considerable degree of discretion in how they deliver home adaptation grants. This includes the power to fully disregard all military compensation payments in the application of the means test. Baroness Casey, chair of the Independent Commission into adult social care, is looking at what fundamental reforms will be needed in adult social care. The Commission's Terms of Reference is sufficiently broad to enable Baroness Casey to define its remit to independently consider how to build a social care system fit for the future. |
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Allied Health Professions: Prescriptions
Asked by: Cat Eccles (Labour - Stourbridge) Thursday 26th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the outcomes of the Extend medicines responsibilities for allied health professions consultation which closed in October 2025. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department is currently analysing the large number of respondents received, and a Government response detailing next steps will be published in due course. |
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State Retirement Pensions: Women
Asked by: Cat Eccles (Labour - Stourbridge) Thursday 26th February 2026 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report on changes to women's State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) economic; and (b) social impact on 1950s-born women in Stourbridge. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government carefully considered the findings of the Ombudsman’s report on the communication of changes to women’s State Pension age, and a detailed response including an Equality Analysis has been deposited in the House library. |
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State Retirement Pensions: Women
Asked by: Cat Eccles (Labour - Stourbridge) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will facilitate a vote on proposals for financial redress contained in the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report on changes to women's State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government has made its decision on this case based on due process and careful consideration of the body of evidence. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made a statement to the House of Commons and the detailed reasons for this decision have been placed in House library. |
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Local Government Services: Veterans
Asked by: Cat Eccles (Labour - Stourbridge) Tuesday 3rd March 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will instruct Local Authorities to disregard the compensation and pensions of veterans as a form of council income. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Councils tax support for working-age people is locally designed. Councils must review their schemes each year and make any changes in consultation with their residents. Support for pensioners is prescribed in regulations which are updated by the department each year in line with changes to the wider benefit system. For 2026-27, the regulations include new capital disregards for the Armed Forces LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme and the Miscarriage of Justice Compensation Scheme. |
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Monday 9th March Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Monday 16th March 2026 Future of Hamworthy Fire Station 19 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) That this House expresses its concern at the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Authority’s plans to close eight stations within the service, including the one at Hamworthy in Poole constituency; acknowledges that this would result in a loss of 96 firefighters overall, thirteen of which would be from Hamworthy, with a … |
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Wednesday 11th March Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th March 2026 Payment of employment tribunal awards 32 signatures (Most recent: 16 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) That this House notes with concern the continuing non-payment of a significant number of awards made by the Employment Tribunal, including reports by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism that Freedom of Information requests found that three quarters of more than 7,000 workers using the employment tribunal penalty enforcement scheme did … |
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Monday 23rd February Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th March 2026 NHS access to medical cannabis for children with drug-resistant epilepsy 33 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour - Gower) That this House notes the law change of 2018 which allows the prescription of medical cannabis under the direction of specialist doctors; recognises that this law change was in large part achieved by the campaigning efforts of Hannah Deacon on behalf of her then 6 year old son Alfie Dingley … |
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Tuesday 24th February Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th March 2026 11 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Peter Prinsley (Labour - Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket) That this House notes with concern the growing complexity of the student loan system in England, including differing repayment thresholds, interest rates and write-off periods, which make it difficult for prospective students to understand their long-term financial obligations; further notes that many young people enter higher education without clear knowledge … |
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Monday 9th March Cat Eccles signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 11th March 2026 Fipronil and Imidacloprid Pesticides 16 signatures (Most recent: 16 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central) That this House expresses grave concern that fipronil and imidacloprid, pesticides banned for outdoor agricultural use, are still being widely used in domestic veterinary treatments for ticks and fleas in cats and dogs; recognises that the widespread use of these substances contributes significantly to freshwater pollution; highlights that these chemicals … |
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Thursday 5th March Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th March 2026 8 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East) That this House recognises that Wednesday 11 March marks National No Smoking Day 2026 and the continued importance of policy action to achieve the UK’s ambition of a smokefree society; celebrates the progress made over recent decades in reducing the harm caused by tobacco, but acknowledges the latest data from … |
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Monday 9th March Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th March 2026 30th anniversary of the Dunblane Primary School tragedy 42 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Chris Kane (Labour - Stirling and Strathallan) That this House notes that on 13 March 2026 this House marks thirty years since the tragedy at Dunblane Primary School; recognises the extraordinary courage, dignity and determination shown by the parents and families of Dunblane in the face of unimaginable loss; commends the tireless campaign by the families and … |
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Thursday 5th March Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Monday 9th March 2026 King's Guard's ceremonial bearskin caps 21 signatures (Most recent: 10 Mar 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 23rd February Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Monday 9th March 2026 Securing the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme 43 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot) That this House notes that, as the fourth anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, many Ukrainians living in the United Kingdom continue to face uncertainty regarding their status and future security; recognises that Ukrainian families have become valued members of communities across the country, including in Newton … |
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Monday 23rd February Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th March 2026 Government response to Israel’s West Bank annexation plan 70 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House notes the Israeli Government’s 15 February approval of a plan to register land in the Occupied Palestinian Territory of the West Bank as Israeli state property; strongly condemns this illegal plan to seize yet more Palestinian land; further notes the statement backed by 85 UN Member States, … |
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Tuesday 20th January Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 Harm caused by exposure to sodium valproate 22 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East) That this House recognises the severe and avoidable harm caused to individuals and families by exposure to sodium valproate; notes the findings of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review First Do No Harm (2020), which identified serious failures in the regulation and prescribing of sodium valproate; further notes … |
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Wednesday 11th February Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 British couple detained in Iran 68 signatures (Most recent: 10 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Tony Vaughan (Labour - Folkestone and Hythe) That this House expresses deep concern regarding the ongoing detention of two British citizens, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who have now been held in Iran for over a year without formal charges or sentencing; notes with dismay the escalating violence reported at Evin Prison and the significant risk this poses … |
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Wednesday 11th February Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 Government contract with Palantir Technologies 33 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House notes that the Ministry of Defence signed a contract with the US firm Palantir in December 2025 worth £240,000,000, by direct award and without tender; further notes that whilst the decision may be justified under the Procurement Act 2023, there is significant public interest in how this … |
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Thursday 5th February Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Thursday 5th February 2026 Public inquiry into Epstein links 92 signatures (Most recent: 20 Mar 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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Tuesday 3rd February Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th February 2026 Seafarer pay and conditions at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary 21 signatures (Most recent: 10 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House notes the pay dispute between 1,700 civilian seafarers, the recognised trade unions, including the RMT and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA); applauds the hard work of RFA seafarers which involves over 65% of the Royal Navy's task tasking on top of their own work, on a reduced … |
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Tuesday 3rd February Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd February 2026 88 signatures (Most recent: 20 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) That this House expresses grave concern at the executive order signed on 29 January 2026 by US President Donald Trump, which unjustifiably declares Cuba as an “extraordinary threat” to the national security of the United States and authorises new sanctions against any country supplying oil to Cuba; notes that Cuba … |
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Monday 2nd February Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd February 2026 Role of the House of Lords in scrutinising legislation 57 signatures (Most recent: 10 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives) That this House believes that the use of filibuster tactics in the House of Lords to frustrate the majority will of the democratically elected House of Commons is unacceptable, including where the elected Commons has given its majority support to a Private Members’ Bill; further believes that the case for … |
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Monday 12th January Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Monday 2nd February 2026 Food insecurity amongst workers in food processing, manufacturing and retail sectors 33 signatures (Most recent: 23 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House recognises important recent research from the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) which demonstrates the cost of living pressures facing their members working across the food sector; is alarmed that BFAWU's survey of its members shows that, despite being in work, six out of ten of … |
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Monday 26th January Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Monday 2nd February 2026 32 signatures (Most recent: 4 Feb 2026) Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House welcomes the establishment of the Right To Food UK Commission, launched in Parliament in November 2025, to produce an evidence-based roadmap for Right To Food legislation by Autumn 2026; recognises the Commission’s vital role in exposing the scale and causes of food poverty and hunger in the … |
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Monday 19th January Cat Eccles signed this EDM on Tuesday 27th January 2026 40 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) That this House calls for the introduction of an Essentials Guarantee as supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Trussell Trust, in response to the long-term decline in household income over the past decade; notes that 8.1 million people in working households are in relative poverty, that 14.1 million people … |
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19 Jan 2026, 3:56 p.m. - House of Commons " Cat Eccles. Department that there may be additional support for pubs. But it is not just pubs, it is all hospitality businesses, including " Cat Eccles MP (Stourbridge, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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10 Feb 2026, 12:16 p.m. - House of Commons " Cat Eccles number 14. Mr. Speaker. " Q14. What steps his Department is taking to help ensure the accuracy of small businesses' energy bills. (907798) - View Video - View Transcript |
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10 Feb 2026, 12:17 p.m. - House of Commons "actual rather than estimated usage. This is why over two thirds of non-domestic premises are already using smart metre Cat Eccles. using smart metre Cat Eccles. " Q14. What steps his Department is taking to help ensure the accuracy of small businesses' energy bills. (907798) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Geotechnical Data
2 speeches (1,514 words) Tuesday 3rd March 2026 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Mike Reader (Lab - Northampton South) Sullivan, Rachel Taylor, Perran Moon, Ms Polly Billington, James Naish, Lizzi Collinge,Amanda Hack and Cat Eccles - Link to Speech |
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Local Government Finance
184 speeches (27,425 words) Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: David Simmonds (Con - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) Member for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles) asked at Prime Minister’s questions, the pressure being felt acutely - Link to Speech |
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Indefinite Leave to Remain
193 speeches (27,520 words) Monday 2nd February 2026 - Westminster Hall Home Office Mentions: 1: Tony Vaughan (Lab - Folkestone and Hythe) Colchester (Pam Cox), for Ashford (Sojan Joseph), for Falkirk (Euan Stainbank), for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles - Link to Speech |
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Animal Welfare Strategy for England
57 speeches (13,967 words) Wednesday 21st January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Angela Eagle (Lab - Wallasey) Friend the Member for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles). - Link to Speech |
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Domestic Abuse-related Deaths: NHS Prevention
29 speeches (11,554 words) Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Alex Sobel (LAB - Leeds Central and Headingley) Friend the Member for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles) for highlighting it in her speech and in the work she - Link to Speech 2: Gregory Stafford (Con - Farnham and Bordon) Member for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles) for the experience she brought to her speech. - Link to Speech 3: Karin Smyth (Lab - Bristol South) Friend the Member for Stourbridge (Cat Eccles). - Link to Speech |