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Division Votes
28 Jan 2026 - Youth Unemployment - View Vote Context Chris Hinchliff voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 280 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 287
28 Jan 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Chris Hinchliff voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 287 Labour Aye votes vs 3 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 294 Noes - 108
28 Jan 2026 - British Indian Ocean Territory - View Vote Context Chris Hinchliff voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 277 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 284
3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Chris Hinchliff 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
4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Chris Hinchliff 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
11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context Chris Hinchliff voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 90
11 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Chris Hinchliff 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
11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context Chris Hinchliff voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 143

Speeches
Chris Hinchliff speeches from: Business of the House Chris Hinchliff contributed 1 speech (117 words) Thursday 12th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House
Chris Hinchliff speeches from: Social Rented Housing Sector Chris Hinchliff contributed 1 speech (103 words) Thursday 12th February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Chris Hinchliff speeches from: Woodland Creation Chris Hinchliff contributed 1 speech (924 words) Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Chris Hinchliff speeches from: River Habitats: Protection and Restoration Chris Hinchliff contributed 2 speeches (1,106 words) Thursday 29th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Written Answers
Mental Health: Parents Asked by: Chris Hinchliff (Labour - North East Hertfordshire) Wednesday 4th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the anticipated timetable is for the completion and publication of the review into the mental health of parents of children with serious illness. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Government will commission a report on the mental health impacts of a child’s terminal diagnosis on their families. This will include a review of the available evidence and cost effectiveness. It will be carried out with reference to the recently announced independent review into mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism, and the wider Government action to support vulnerable children suffering from trauma. Ministers from the Department will meet with stakeholders to discuss the scope of the report. A timetable for the report will be confirmed in due course.
Mental Health: Parents Asked by: Chris Hinchliff (Labour - North East Hertfordshire) Wednesday 4th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned start date is for the review into the mental health of parents of children with serious illness. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Government will commission a report on the mental health impacts of a child’s terminal diagnosis on their families. This will include a review of the available evidence and cost effectiveness. It will be carried out with reference to the recently announced independent review into mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism, and the wider Government action to support vulnerable children suffering from trauma. Ministers from the Department will meet with stakeholders to discuss the scope of the report. A timetable for the report will be confirmed in due course.

Written Answers

Mental Health: Parents
Asked by: Chris Hinchliff (Labour - North East Hertfordshire)
Wednesday 4th February 2026

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the anticipated timetable is for the completion and publication of the review into the mental health of parents of children with serious illness.

Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government will commission a report on the mental health impacts of a child’s terminal diagnosis on their families. This will include a review of the available evidence and cost effectiveness. It will be carried out with reference to the recently announced independent review into mental health conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism, and the wider Government action to support vulnerable children suffering from trauma.

Ministers from the Department will meet with stakeholders to discuss the scope of the report. A timetable for the report will be confirmed in due course.

Mental Health: Parents
Asked by: Chris Hinchliff (Labour - North East Hertfordshire)
Wednesday 4th February 2026

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned start date is for the review into the mental health of parents of children with serious illness.

Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Ministers from the Department will meet with stakeholders to discuss the scope of the report. A timetable for the report will be confirmed in due course.

MP Financial Interests
2nd February 2026 Chris Hinchliff (Labour - North East Hertfordshire) 8. Miscellaneous I was elected as an Officer of the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), a formally constituted group within the Labour Party focused on rural policy development and advocacy. This is an unpaid role. As an Officer, I am involved in the direction of the group and contribute to its work and engagements. Source

Early Day Motions Signed
Wednesday 25th February Chris Hinchliff signed this EDM on Monday 2nd March 2026 Billionaire wealth 23 signatures (Most recent: 2 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) That this House notes that billionaire wealth is at its highest recorded level, with the number of billionaires surpassing 3,000 for the first time, while one in four people globally face hunger and 14.1 million people in the UK experienced food insecurity last year; observes growing concern that extreme concentrations …
Tuesday 24th February Chris Hinchliff signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 24th February 2026 Rosebank oil field 14 signatures (Most recent: 3 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South) That this House recognises that the UK’s transition away from oil and gas production is underway, as North Sea reserves decline and the climate imperative intensifies; notes that a well-managed transition has the potential to deliver economic benefit, strengthen domestic supply chains and revitalise our industrial heartlands; encourages the Government …
Wednesday 11th February Chris Hinchliff signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 British couple detained in Iran 67 signatures (Most recent: 3 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 …
Monday 2nd February Chris Hinchliff signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 Role of the House of Lords in scrutinising legislation 54 signatures (Most recent: 2 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 …
Wednesday 11th February Chris Hinchliff signed this EDM on Thursday 12th February 2026 Government contract with Palantir Technologies 28 signatures (Most recent: 27 Feb 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 …
Monday 9th February Chris Hinchliff signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 9th February 2026 Heart Unions Week and the contribution of trade unions 25 signatures (Most recent: 2 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House marks Heart Unions Week and celebrates the long and proud history of the trade union movement in improving the lives of working people across the United Kingdom; recognises that unions have been central to securing landmark advances including safer workplaces, limits on excessive hours, fairer pay, holiday …
Monday 26th January Chris Hinchliff signed this EDM on Thursday 5th February 2026 Dolphin hunting in the Faroe Islands 51 signatures (Most recent: 3 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley) That this House condemns the grindadráp (Grind) in the Faroe Islands, where pods of dolphins are driven into bays by small boats and slaughtered by hand; notes with concern that more than 1,000 cetaceans were killed in 2025, including juveniles and pregnant females; further notes that this practice is largely …
Thursday 5th February Chris Hinchliff signed this EDM on Thursday 5th February 2026 Public inquiry into Epstein links 89 signatures (Most recent: 27 Feb 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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12 Feb 2026, 1:03 p.m. - House of Commons "enacts and makes sure that this funding for this Chris Hinchliff. " Florence Eshalomi MP (Vauxhall and Camberwell Green, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript
12 Feb 2026, 12:01 p.m. - House of Commons " Chris Hinchliff thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The disgraceful scandals of recent days have left what little remains of faith in our what little remains of faith in our democracy hanging by a thread. One of the lessons has to be that while inherited privilege is no basis for " Chris Hinchliff MP (North East Hertfordshire, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Woodland Creation 41 speeches (13,433 words) Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Jen Craft (Lab - Thurrock) Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff), I do not take such a pessimistic view - Link to Speech 2: Chris Curtis (Lab - Milton Keynes North) Mayer), for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury), for Thurrock (Jen Craft), for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff - Link to Speech
River Habitats: Protection and Restoration 38 speeches (12,690 words) Thursday 29th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Ashley Fox (Con - Bridgwater) Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff) described the beauty of the countryside as one - Link to Speech 2: Emma Hardy (Lab - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice) Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff) said, it is essential that we support - Link to Speech 3: Lloyd Hatton (Lab - South Dorset) Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff), who made a doughty and strong argument - Link to Speech

Parliamentary Debates

Woodland Creation
41 speeches (13,433 words)
Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Jen Craft (Lab - Thurrock) Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff), I do not take such a pessimistic view - Link to Speech
2: Chris Curtis (Lab - Milton Keynes North) Mayer), for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury), for Thurrock (Jen Craft), for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff - Link to Speech

River Habitats: Protection and Restoration
38 speeches (12,690 words)
Thursday 29th January 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Ashley Fox (Con - Bridgwater) Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff) described the beauty of the countryside as one - Link to Speech
2: Emma Hardy (Lab - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice) Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff) said, it is essential that we support - Link to Speech
3: Lloyd Hatton (Lab - South Dorset) Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff), who made a doughty and strong argument - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 4th February 2026 Oral Evidence - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Environmental Audit Committee Found: Perkins (Chair); Olivia Blake; Julia Buckley; Jonathan Davies; Carla Denyer; Barry Gardiner; Chris Hinchliff
Wednesday 4th February 2026 Oral Evidence - Environment Agency, Environment Agency, and Health and Safety Executive Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Environmental Audit Committee Found: Perkins (Chair); Olivia Blake; Julia Buckley; Jonathan Davies; Carla Denyer; Barry Gardiner; Chris Hinchliff
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Office for Environmental Protection, Office for Environmental Protection, and Office for Environmental Protection Environmental Audit Committee Found: ); Olivia Blake; Julia Buckley; Jonathan Davies; Carla Denyer; Barry Gardiner; Sarah Gibson; Chris Hinchliff

Chris Hinchliff - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 11th February 2026 2 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 25th February 2026 2 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 4th March 2026 2 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Peatlands: natural and environmental benefits and impacts At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Ms Sally Nex - Advocate at The Peat-free Partnership David Denny - Director of Research & Knowledge Transfer at Horticultural Trades Association Mr Andrew Gilruth - Chief Executive at Moorland Association At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Gabrielle Edwards - Deputy Director of Access, Landscape, Peatland and Soils at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Alan Law - Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, Natural England at Natural England Craig Rockliff - Head of Biodiversity Data, Nature Regulation & Peatland at Environment Agency View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 10th March 2026 1 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Environmental protection policies of DEFRA At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP - Secretary of State at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Thursday 29th January 2026 Written Evidence - Healthy Air Coalition EIP0001 - Revised Environmental Improvement Plan Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 29th January 2026 Written Evidence - UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) SCB0073 - The Seventh Carbon Budget The Seventh Carbon Budget - Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 29th January 2026 Written Evidence - Institute for European Environmental Policy UK PFAS0131 - Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 29th January 2026 Written Evidence - The Drinking Water Inspectorate PFAS0130 - Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 29th January 2026 Written Evidence - Nature Friendly Farming Network PFAS0132 - Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 29th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State Environment, Food & Rural Affairs relating to the Water reform bill and white paper, 20 January 2026 Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 29th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Nature relating to the appointment of an interim chair for the Office of Environmental Protection Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 28th January 2026 Oral Evidence - Office for Environmental Protection, Office for Environmental Protection, and Office for Environmental Protection Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 5th February 2026 Written Evidence - Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) PFAS0133 - Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 5th February 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Environmental Audit Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee and International Development Committee relating to findings from COP 30, 29 January 2026 Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 5th February 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State Environment, Food & Rural Affairs relating to the government’s response to the Committee’s report on Flood Resilience in England, 30 January 2026 Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 4th February 2026 Oral Evidence - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 4th February 2026 Oral Evidence - Environment Agency, Environment Agency, and Health and Safety Executive Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Correspondence - Letter to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to data centres and the Carbon Budget, 11 January Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Office for Environmental Protection relating to the appointment of a new interim chair. 5 February Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Written Evidence - Climate Change Committee SCB0074 - The Seventh Carbon Budget The Seventh Carbon Budget - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair of the Climate Change Committee, Nigel Topping CMG, relating to Oral Evidence given to the Environmental Audit Committee, 7 January Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 29th January 2026 Written Evidence - Healthy Air Coalition EIP0001 - Revised Environmental Improvement Plan Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 5th February 2026 Written Evidence - National Farmers Union (NFU) EIP0002 - Revised Environmental Improvement Plan Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 26th February 2026 Correspondence - Letter to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government relating to the Government response to the Environmental Audit Committee report on Environmental sustainability and housing growth, 25 February 2026 Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 26th February 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in response to the Environmental Audit Committee, the International Development Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee relating to The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) and International Climate Finance (ICF), 12 February 2026 Environmental Audit Committee
Friday 27th February 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in response to the committees letter relating to Data Centres and the Seventh Carbon Budget, 20 February 2026 Environmental Audit Committee

Select Committee Inquiry
27 Feb 2026 Risks and opportunities to the sustainability of data centres in the UK Environmental Audit Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 6 Apr 2026) Data centres are regarded by ministers as being central to UK economic growth and were designated critical national infrastructure (CNI) in September 2024, offering them more legal protections. But their electricity consumption is expected to quadruple by 2030, according to the National Energy System Operator, raising concerns about their sustainability In their new inquiry, MPs will explore how growing AI use might accelerate the need for data centres and whether planning authorities will take account of their impact on the environment. They will also consider how new technologies could minimise their environmental impact and what lessons the UK could learn from other countries. Amongst the issues the Environmental Audit Committee’s new inquiry will examine will be how much energy and water data centres are likely to use, and how this could impact the Government’s net zero goals. Read the call for evidence for more information about this inquiry, and to find out how to submit written evidence through the Committee's online evidence submission portal.

Select Committee Inquiry

27 Feb 2026
Risks and opportunities to the sustainability of data centres in the UK
Environmental Audit Committee (Select)

Submit Evidence (by 6 Apr 2026)

Data centres are regarded by ministers as being central to UK economic growth and were designated critical national infrastructure (CNI) in September 2024, offering them more legal protections. But their electricity consumption is expected to quadruple by 2030, according to the National Energy System Operator, raising concerns about their sustainability

In their new inquiry, MPs will explore how growing AI use might accelerate the need for data centres and whether planning authorities will take account of their impact on the environment. They will also consider how new technologies could minimise their environmental impact and what lessons the UK could learn from other countries. Amongst the issues the Environmental Audit Committee’s new inquiry will examine will be how much energy and water data centres are likely to use, and how this could impact the Government’s net zero goals.

Read the call for evidence for more information about this inquiry, and to find out how to submit written evidence through the Committee's online evidence submission portal.