Chris Skidmore Alert Sample


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Information between 13th November 2023 - 7th November 2024

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Division Votes
20 Nov 2023 - Draft Justification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023 - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 9 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 9 Noes - 1
20 Nov 2023 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 273 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 210 Noes - 280
20 Nov 2023 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 277 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 281
20 Nov 2023 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 273 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 197 Noes - 278
20 Nov 2023 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 272 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 275
28 Nov 2023 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 277 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 199
28 Nov 2023 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 278 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 281 Noes - 201
28 Nov 2023 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 279 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 285 Noes - 203
29 Nov 2023 - Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 268 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 275
29 Nov 2023 - Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 267 Conservative Aye votes vs 1 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 52
29 Nov 2023 - Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 265 Conservative No votes vs 2 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 275
29 Nov 2023 - Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 266 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 273
29 Nov 2023 - Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 270 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 275
29 Nov 2023 - Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 271 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 276
29 Nov 2023 - Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 271 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 37 Noes - 279
29 Nov 2023 - Strikes: Minimum Service Levels - View Vote Context
Chris Skidmore voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 289 Conservative Aye votes vs 2 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 297 Noes - 166


Speeches
Chris Skidmore speeches from: Petitions
Chris Skidmore contributed 1 speech (211 words)
Tuesday 28th November 2023 - Commons Chamber
Chris Skidmore speeches from: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Marine Protected Area
Chris Skidmore contributed 1 speech (851 words)
Wednesday 22nd November 2023 - Westminster Hall
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office



Chris Skidmore mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Clean Energy Superpower Mission
106 speeches (12,349 words)
Thursday 18th July 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Mentions:
1: Ed Miliband (Lab - Doncaster North) pipeline of projects in England shrank by 90%.Over a year ago, the last Government’s net zero tsar Chris - Link to Speech

Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill
53 speeches (21,820 words)
2nd reading
Tuesday 26th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Mentions:
1: Lord Lennie (Lab - Life peer) are the thoughts of the former net zero tsar who quit Parliament over this Bill, the right honourable Chris - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Hayman (XB - Life peer) No wonder the Bill was what finally broke the camel’s back for Chris Skidmore, the man who signed the - Link to Speech
3: Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab - Life peer) I need do no more than ask everyone to look at the speech by the former MP Chris Skidmore and his reasons - Link to Speech

Strategy and Policy Statement for Energy Policy in Great Britain
12 speeches (4,915 words)
Monday 25th March 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Mentions:
1: Lord Lennie (Lab - Life peer) Their former net zero tsar, Chris Skidmore, and their widely respected former chair of COP, Alok Sharma - Link to Speech

Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]
92 speeches (25,304 words)
Report stage
Tuesday 19th March 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Damien Egan (Lab - Kingswood) public services.As is traditional in a maiden speech, I would like to pay tribute to my predecessor, Chris - Link to Speech

Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill
154 speeches (29,213 words)
Committee of the whole House
Tuesday 20th February 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Mentions:
1: Alan Whitehead (Lab - Southampton, Test) Member for Kingswood, Chris Skidmore, made in his resignation letter to the Prime Minister. - Link to Speech

Policies relating to the climate and nature crisis
0 speeches (None words)
Wednesday 31st January 2024 - Petitions

Mentions:
1: None Member for Kingswood, Chris Skidmore, Official Report, 8 November 2023; Vol. 741, c. 806.] - Link to Speech

Oral Answers to Questions
143 speeches (10,042 words)
Wednesday 24th January 2024 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office
Mentions:
1: Kerry McCarthy (Lab - Bristol East) Member for Kingswood and Government net zero tsar, Chris Skidmore, said that what businesses and investors - Link to Speech

Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill
173 speeches (39,671 words)
2nd reading
Monday 22nd January 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Mentions:
1: Matt Western (Lab - Warwick and Leamington) It is also damning that the Government’s net zero tsar, Chris Skidmore, felt compelled to resign, having - Link to Speech

Global Heating
24 speeches (8,128 words)
Thursday 18th January 2024 - Lords Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Mentions:
1: Earl Russell (LD - Excepted Hereditary) Chris Skidmore, who resigned over these matters, said:“There’s been a pivot towards trying to create - Link to Speech

Prayers
0 speeches (None words)
Thursday 11th January 2024 - Commons Chamber

Mentions:
1: None Member to serve in this present Parliament for the Borough Constituency of Kingswood in the room of Chris - Link to Speech

Climate Change: Impact on Developing Nations
48 speeches (19,782 words)
Thursday 11th January 2024 - Lords Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mentions:
1: Baroness Northover (LD - Life peer) says that he cannot support these, arguing that the UK seems to be“rowing back from climate action”.Chris - Link to Speech

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Marine Protected Area
34 speeches (9,927 words)
Wednesday 22nd November 2023 - Westminster Hall
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mentions:
1: James Gray (Con - North Wiltshire) Friend the Member for Kingswood (Chris Skidmore) made some extremely important points from a position - Link to Speech

King’s Speech
131 speeches (52,690 words)
Monday 13th November 2023 - Lords Chamber
HM Treasury
Mentions:
1: Lord Lennie (Lab - Life peer) lower bills while meeting our climate commitments.It was this Government’s own former net zero tsar, Chris - Link to Speech

Building an NHS Fit for the Future
138 speeches (56,300 words)
Monday 13th November 2023 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Jeff Smith (Lab - Manchester, Withington) Member for Kingswood (Chris Skidmore), said:“There is no such thing as a new net zero oilfield.”A former - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 29th May 2024
Report - Eighth Report - Environmental audit in the 2019 Parliament

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: Norwood); Marco Longhi MP (Conservative, Dudley North); Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour, Bristol East); Chris

Wednesday 15th May 2024
Written Evidence - Susan Chapman
CCS0001 - Climate change and security

Climate change and security - Environmental Audit Committee

Found: No wonder Conservative MP Chris Skidmore gave up in disgust!

Wednesday 15th May 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Methane - Environment and Climate Change Committee

Found: The Chris Skidmore report says absolutely zero at 2030.

Thursday 2nd May 2024
Attendance statistics - EAC attendance for Session 2023–24 to 27 March 2024

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: Independent, Leicester East) (added 2 Mar 2020) 11 of 16 (68.8%) Former members Attendance Chris

Tuesday 30th April 2024
Special Report - Seventh Special Report - Heat resilience and sustainable cooling: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: Norwood ), Marco Longhi MP ( Conservative, Dudley North ), Kerry McCarthy MP ( Labour, Bristol East ), Chris

Monday 29th April 2024
Written Evidence - National Insulation Association (NIA)
DHH0031 - Decarbonising home heating

Public Accounts Committee

Found: Available here. 8 Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP (2022). Mission Zero: Independent Review of Net Zero.

Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Special Report - Sixth Special Report - Net zero and the UK aviation sector: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: Norwood ), Marco Longhi MP ( Conservative, Dudley North ), Kerry McCarthy MP ( Labour, Bristol East ), Chris

Tuesday 26th March 2024
Special Report - Fifth Special Report - The UK’s contribution to tackling global deforestation: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: Norwood ), Marco Longhi MP ( Conservative, Dudley North ), Kerry McCarthy MP ( Labour, Bristol East ), Chris

Thursday 21st March 2024
Special Report - Fourth Special Report - Environmental change and food security: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: Norwood ), Marco Longhi MP ( Conservative, Dudley North ), Kerry McCarthy MP ( Labour, Bristol East ), Chris

Friday 23rd February 2024
Special Report - Third Special Report - The financial sector and the UK’s net zero transition: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: Norwood ), Marco Longhi MP ( Conservative, Dudley North ), Kerry McCarthy MP ( Labour, Bristol East ), Chris

Thursday 8th February 2024
Attendance statistics - EAC attendance for Session 2023–24 to 20 December 2023

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: 0 of 6 (0.0%) Dr Matthew Offord (Conservative, Hendon) (added 2 Mar 2020) 5 of 6 (83.3%) Chris

Wednesday 31st January 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: a signatory to the COP28 agreement, in fact so much so that a former member of this Committee, Chris

Wednesday 31st January 2024
Report - Fifth Report - Heat resilience and sustainable cooling

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: Norwood ), Marco Longhi MP ( Conservative, Dudley North ), Kerry McCarthy MP ( Labour, Bristol East ), Chris

Wednesday 24th January 2024
Written Evidence - Siemens Energy
SUP0010 - Securing the domestic supply chain

Securing the domestic supply chain - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Found: As Chris Skidmore highlighted in the Net Zero Review, January 2023, Net Zero is the growth opportunity

Wednesday 10th January 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance relating to an update on hydrogen policy development and project delivery, dated 14 December 2023

Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Found: Following the recommendation in the Independent Review of Net Zero, led by former energy minister Chris

Thursday 4th January 2024
Report - Fourth Report - The UK's contribution to tackling global deforestation

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: John McNally MP (Scottish National Party, Falkirk ) Dr Matthew Offord MP (Conservative, Hendon ) Chris

Thursday 28th December 2023
Special Report - Second Special Report - The UK and the Arctic Environment: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2022–23

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: John McNally MP (Scottish National Party, Falkirk ) Dr Matthew Offord MP (Conservative, Hendon ) Chris

Thursday 28th December 2023
Special Report - Second Special Report - The UK and the Arctic Environment: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2022–23

Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research

Found: John McNally MP (Scottish National Party, Falkirk ) Dr Matthew Offord MP (Conservative, Hendon ) Chris

Thursday 21st December 2023
Report - 3rd Report - Net zero and the UK aviation sector

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: John McNally MP (Scottish National Party, Falkirk ) Dr Matthew Offord MP (Conservative, Hendon ) Chris

Monday 18th December 2023
Attendance statistics - EAC attendance for Session 2022–23

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: 53 (47.2%) Dr Matthew Offord (Conservative, Hendon) (added 2 Mar 2020) 37 of 53 (69.8%) Chris

Friday 15th December 2023
Special Report - First Special Report - Seeing the wood for the trees: the contribution of the forestry and timber sectors to biodiversity and net zero goals: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2022–23

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: John McNally MP (Scottish National Party, Falkirk ) Dr Matthew Offord MP (Conservative, Hendon ) Chris

Friday 8th December 2023
Report - Second Report - Environmental change and food security

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: John McNally MP (Scottish National Party, Falkirk ) Dr Matthew Offord MP (Conservative, Hendon ) Chris

Wednesday 29th November 2023
Report - First Report - The financial sector and the UK's net zero transition

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: John McNally MP (Scottish National Party, Falkirk ) Dr Matthew Offord MP (Conservative, Hendon ) Chris

Monday 27th November 2023
Written Evidence - Disabled Student Commitment Advisory Group
YDP0038 - The transition from education to employment for young disabled people

Access to public services for young disabled people - Public Services Committee

Found: Disability Access Ambassador (DAA) The DSC was established by the Universities Minister (The Rt Hon Chris

Tuesday 21st November 2023
Written Evidence - Akerlof
MMC0008 - Modern methods of construction – what’s gone wrong?

Modern methods of construction – what’s gone wrong? - Built Environment Committee

Found: by Barratt Homes, L&Q and Stewart Milne 6 Misson Zero – Independent Review of Net Zero, Rt Hon Chris



Parliamentary Research
Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill: HL Bill 49 of 2023–24 - LLN-2024-0011
Feb. 29 2024

Found: in its diplomatic efforts to strengthen climate ambition internationally. 60 On 5 January 2024, Chris

The UK's plans and progress to reach net zero by 2050 - CBP-9888
Nov. 14 2023

Found: This was undertaken by former Energy Minister, Chris Skidmore MP (Con) and published on 13 January 2023



Bill Documents
Feb. 29 2024
Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill: HL Bill 49
Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill 2023-24
Briefing papers

Found: in its diplomatic efforts to strengthen climate ambition internationally. 60 On 5 January 2024, Chris



National Audit Office
Oct. 16 2024
Report - Achieving environmental improvement and responding to climate change: Enablers for success (PDF)

Found: government and the path to net zero , Fifth Report of Session 2021-22, HC 34, October 2021; Rt Hon Chris



Department Publications - Transparency
Monday 25th March 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Source Page: Annual statement of emissions for 2022
Document: Annual statement of emissions for 2022 (PDF)

Found: https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/letter -carry -forward- of-surplus - emissions -lord-deben- to-chris



Department Publications - Policy paper
Monday 18th December 2023
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Source Page: UK Emissions Trading Scheme: long-term pathway
Document: UK Emissions Trading Scheme: long-term pathway (webpage)

Found: Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland – in response to a recommendation from Chris

Thursday 14th December 2023
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Source Page: Hydrogen production delivery roadmap
Document: Hydrogen production delivery roadmap (PDF)

Found: Production Delivery Roadmap 7 Introduction The “Mission Zero” Independent Review of Net Zero, led by Chris




Chris Skidmore mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Government Publications
Thursday 18th July 2024

Source Page: Former First Minister environmental comment: EIR release
Document: EIR 202300382918 - Information Released - Attachment (PDF)

Found: It’s worth noting this contribution from Chris Skidmore, who of course is a Conservative MP and led

Wednesday 10th January 2024
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence from Richard Lochhead's meetings: FOI release
Document: FOI - 202300338435 - Information release (part 1) (PDF)

Found: Chair Michael Cecil • NI Depart ment for Infrastructure, Catherine McEvoy Other • The Rt Hon Chris

Wednesday 10th January 2024
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence from Richard Lochhead's meetings: FOI release
Document: FOI - 202300338435 - Information release (part 2) (PDF)

Found: The BEIS Secretary of State , Chris Skidmore (at that time) commissioned a review to ensure that delivering

Friday 5th January 2024
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Source Page: Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee: EIR release
Document: REDACTED - Electricity - Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee - Briefing Pack - Energy Infrastructure Inquiry - Final - 08 May 2023 (PDF)

Found: • This includes Chris Skidmore ’s Net Zero R eview, Tim Pick ’s report on Accelerating Offshore

Saturday 16th December 2023
Constitution Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence in relation to offshore wind: FOI release
Document: FOI - 202300344494 - Information release (PDF)

Found: The review by Tory MP Chris Skidmore, commissioned by the UK Government, calls on the industry to electrify



Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Access to EU funding as a third country
Monday 13th January 2020
Once the UK leaves the European Union it will cease to be a Member State, and under EU regulations will be considered a third country. This briefing provides some examples of EU funding programmes that are likely to be open to applications from third countries in the EU budget period 2021-27.
View source webpage

Found: -03 25And in terms of contribution: In a July 2019 response to a written question on Horizon 2020 , Chris



Scottish Parliamentary Debates
Climate Emergency
108 speeches (86,627 words)
Wednesday 26th June 2024 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: McMillan, Stuart (SNP - Greenock and Inverclyde) 1.3 million trees in an area the size of 2,784 football pitches.The Tories treat net zero as a burden—Chris - Link to Speech

Green Economy
115 speeches (125,448 words)
Wednesday 24th January 2024 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: Harvie, Patrick (Green - Glasgow) opportunity of net zero is to be ignored.The former chairman of the UK Government’s own net zero review, Chris - Link to Speech

First Minister’s Question Time
65 speeches (44,078 words)
Thursday 11th January 2024 - Main Chamber
Mentions:
1: McMillan, Stuart (SNP - Greenock and Inverclyde) The former UK energy minister Chris Skidmore recently resigned as a member of Parliament in protest at - Link to Speech