Information between 5th January 2026 - 25th January 2026
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13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Claire Hanna voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 1 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 348 Noes - 167 |
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13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Claire Hanna voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 2 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 187 Noes - 351 |
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14 Jan 2026 - Public Order - View Vote Context Claire Hanna voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 1 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 110 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation - View Vote Context Claire Hanna voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 1 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes Tally: Ayes - 373 Noes - 106 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Claire Hanna voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 1 Social Democratic & Labour Party No votes vs 0 Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 194 |
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Claire Hanna speeches from: Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation
Claire Hanna contributed 2 speeches (1,119 words) Wednesday 21st January 2026 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office |
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Claire Hanna speeches from: Northern Ireland Political Institutions: Reform
Claire Hanna contributed 9 speeches (1,455 words) Tuesday 13th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Northern Ireland Office |
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Claire Hanna speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Claire Hanna contributed 3 speeches (223 words) Wednesday 7th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office |
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Civil Service: Codes of Practice
Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South and Mid Down) Monday 5th January 2026 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will outline the role of the Cabinet Secretary in relation to the civil service code. Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office As set out in the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, the Minister for the Civil Service (the Prime Minister) is responsible for the Civil Service Code. As Head of the Civil Service, the Cabinet Secretary is the Prime Minister’s most senior policy adviser, including in relation to the Civil Service Code.
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TG4: Freeview Service
Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South and Mid Down) Wednesday 7th January 2026 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on ensuring greater prominence of TG4 on Freeview. Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) Following representations made by TG4 and by Irish Ministers, we are considering whether to extend prominence for TG4 services broadcasting in Northern Ireland. We are discussing the request with the Northern Ireland Office and other Cabinet colleagues and will make a statement on this early in the new year. |
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Brian Nelson
Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South and Mid Down) Monday 12th January 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she would publish the (a) dates and (b) names of the institutions in which Brian Nelson served his sentence after his conviction in 1974. Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office) This information is not held by the Home Office. |
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Human Rights: Northern Ireland
Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South and Mid Down) Thursday 15th January 2026 Question to the Northern Ireland Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of a) the findings and b) recommendations of the Windsor Framework Article 2: Enforcement and Remedies paper produced by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, on 16 December 2025. Answered by Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland I commend the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission for their continued, important work in upholding human rights protections in Northern Ireland. This includes in their role as part of the Dedicated Mechanism, along with the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, in monitoring the implementation of Article 2 of the Windsor Framework, for which they receive dedicated funding. The Government welcomes this report and is considering its findings.
The interpretation and application of Article 2 of the Windsor Framework is currently being considered by the Supreme Court in Dillon and others. The Government awaits the court’s judgment.
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Postal Services: Northern Ireland
Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South and Mid Down) Monday 19th January 2026 Question to the Northern Ireland Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on Northern Ireland's place in the EU Custom’s Union in relation to charges incurred when sending parcels from NI, to Europe, via GB postal services. Answered by Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is an integral part of the United Kingdom’s internal market and customs territory. Ministers and officials speak regularly with stakeholders regarding the implementation of the Windsor Framework, including arrangements for parcels. Dual market access ensures that goods can move between Northern Ireland and the EU without the need for customs declarations or duty, including goods moving through Great Britain.
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EU Law: Northern Ireland
Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South and Mid Down) Tuesday 20th January 2026 Question to the Northern Ireland Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what actions his Department have taken to enhance public education on the extent of protections EU Law continues to provide in Northern Ireland, under the Windsor framework. Answered by Hilary Benn - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The Government is firmly committed to Article 2 of the Windsor Framework, which ensures no diminution of rights, safeguards and equality of opportunity protections set out in the relevant chapter of the Good Friday Agreement. The Dedicated Mechanism monitors, advises and reports on this commitment, receiving funding from the UK Government for this purpose. It also has a duty to promote understanding and awareness of the importance of Article 2 of the Windsor Framework. The UK Government acknowledges the vital role of the Dedicated Mechanism in upholding equalities and human rights protections in Northern Ireland and continues to work with it to ensure these protections are enforced.
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Monday 26th January Claire Hanna 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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Wednesday 21st January Claire Hanna signed this EDM on Thursday 29th January 2026 Situation of Kurdish people in Syria 30 signatures (Most recent: 5 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Jeremy Corbyn (Independent - Islington North) That this House notes recent reports of renewed fighting in Syria, a day after a ceasefire agreement was reached between the Syrian Government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces; acknowledges that this ceasefire followed intense military operations driving Kurdish forces from two Aleppo neighbourhoods wherein more than 155,000 civilians … |
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Monday 12th January Claire Hanna signed this EDM on Wednesday 28th January 2026 Food insecurity amongst workers in food processing, manufacturing and retail sectors 32 signatures (Most recent: 4 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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Tuesday 6th January Claire Hanna signed this EDM on Wednesday 14th January 2026 63 signatures (Most recent: 6 Feb 2026) Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House expresses its strong support for the people of Iran, and their courage and resolve in their ongoing struggle against all forms of dictatorships of the past and present and for freedom, human rights, and a democratic republic, where people of Iran have the opportunity to elect their … |
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Wednesday 7th January Claire Hanna signed this EDM on Tuesday 13th January 2026 Newborn bloodspot screening for spinal muscular atrophy 34 signatures (Most recent: 2 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance - Lagan Valley) That this House recognises the life-changing difference early diagnosis and treatment can make for babies with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA); notes that SMA is a rare but serious genetic condition which, if untreated, can cause severe disability or early death; further notes that gene therapies exist which are most effective … |
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Wednesday 7th January Claire Hanna signed this EDM on Thursday 8th January 2026 Hunger strike by pro-Palestinian activists 54 signatures (Most recent: 21 Jan 2026)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House calls upon the Secretary of State for Justice to engage urgently with the legal representatives of the pro-Palestinian activists who are on hunger strike in UK prisons; notes that, although some have paused their hunger strike, Heba Muraisi, aged 31 is on day 66 of her hunger … |
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Monday 24th November Claire Hanna signed this EDM on Tuesday 6th January 2026 Phenylketonuria awareness and access to treatment (No. 2) 26 signatures (Most recent: 30 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon and Consett) That this House recognises the progress made in improving the care of people with phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare inherited metabolic disorder which prevents the body from properly metabolising phenylalanine; welcomes that many patients have benefitted from access to sapropterin, which has improved quality of life for some individuals living with … |
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Monday 8th December Claire Hanna signed this EDM on Monday 5th January 2026 Armed exports to the United Arab Emirates and the situation in Sudan 31 signatures (Most recent: 23 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth) That this House is deeply alarmed by evidence that British-made military equipment exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been diverted to, and is being used by, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan; notes that the RSF is carrying out mass atrocities, including the killing of more than … |
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21 Jan 2026, 6:06 p.m. - House of Commons " Claire Hanna much the SDLP welcomes this (Remedial) Order which which goes some way to restoring rule of law to legacy processes and to the present day. The introduction by the previous government of an amnesty and the " Claire Hanna MP (Belfast South and Mid Down, Social Democratic & Labour Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation
203 speeches (26,342 words) Wednesday 21st January 2026 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: David Davis (Con - Goole and Pocklington) Member for Belfast South and Mid Down (Claire Hanna). - Link to Speech 2: Hilary Benn (Lab - Leeds South) Members for Belfast South and Mid Down (Claire Hanna) and for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood) both made - Link to Speech |
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Northern Ireland Political Institutions: Reform
67 speeches (9,569 words) Tuesday 13th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Paul Kohler (LD - Wimbledon) Member for Belfast South and Mid Down (Claire Hanna) to intervene on me to explain her answer to the - Link to Speech 2: Matthew Patrick (Lab - Wirral West) Member for Belfast South and Mid Down (Claire Hanna) said, that in the nearly 30 years since the signing - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
Oral Evidence - PSNI, and PSNI Policing and security in Northern Ireland - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Found: Q75 Claire Hanna: You arrived at the point I was going to ask about. |
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Wednesday 14th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Operation Kenova, and Jon Boutcher (Chief Constable at PSNI and former lead officer at Operation Kenova) Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Tonia Antoniazzi (Chair); Chris Bloore; Sorcha Eastwood; Claire Hanna |
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Wednesday 7th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, Councillor Tim McClelland - Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA), and Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Found: meeting Members present: Tonia Antoniazzi (Chair); Chris Bloore; David Smith; Sorcha Eastwood; Claire Hanna |
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Wednesday 14th January 2026 9 a.m. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Operation Kenova: final report At 9:30am: Oral evidence Sir Iain Livingstone - Lead Officer at Operation Kenova Jon Boutcher (Chief Constable at PSNI and former lead officer at Operation Kenova) View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026 9 a.m. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Policing and security in Northern Ireland At 9:30am: Oral evidence Sir George Hamilton - Former Chief Constable 2014-2019 at PSNI Sir Hugh Orde - Former Chief Constable 2002-2009 at PSNI View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026 9 a.m. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors At 9:45am: Oral evidence The Rt Hon. the Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee DBE - Chair at Intertrade UK At 10:15am: Oral evidence Colin McCabrey - Director of Trade at InterTradeIreland View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 11th February 2026 9 a.m. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 19th January 2026 1:30 p.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Equality and Social Justice Committee, 19/01/2026 13.30 - 16.30 Pre-meeting Public meeting (13:30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest (13:30-14:30) 2. Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session one Break (14:45-16:00) 3. Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session two (16:00) 4. Papers to note 4.1 Correspondence from the Future Generations Commissioner to the Chair regarding the Future Generations Commissioner's stakeholder survey 4.2 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill 4.3 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding the Committee's report: “Anything’s Achievable with the Right Support: Tackling the Disability Employment Gap” 4.4 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding scrutiny of the Well-being of Future Generations Act 4.5 Correspondence from Dr Rob Jones of the Wales Governance Centre to the Chair regarding the Criminal Justice System in Wales 4.6 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the Four Nations Inter-Ministerial Group on Work and Pensions 4.7 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding welcome tickets for asylum seekers in Wales 4.8 Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the most recent meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee (16:00) 5. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of today's meeting Private meeting (16:00-16:15) 6. Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: consideration of the evidence (16:15-16:20) 7. British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: order of consideration View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 19th January 2026 1:30 p.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Equality and Social Justice Committee, 19/01/2026 13.30 - 16.20 Pre-meeting Public meeting (13:30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest (13:30-14:30) 2. Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session one Break (14:45-16:00) 3. Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session two (16:00) 4. Papers to note 4.1 Correspondence from the Future Generations Commissioner to the Chair regarding the Future Generations Commissioner's stakeholder survey 4.2 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill 4.3 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding the Committee's report: “Anything’s Achievable with the Right Support: Tackling the Disability Employment Gap” 4.4 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding scrutiny of the Well-being of Future Generations Act 4.5 Correspondence from Dr Rob Jones of the Wales Governance Centre to the Chair regarding the Criminal Justice System in Wales 4.6 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the Four Nations Inter-Ministerial Group on Work and Pensions 4.7 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding welcome tickets for asylum seekers in Wales 4.8 Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the most recent meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee (16:00) 5. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of today's meeting Private meeting (16:00-16:15) 6. Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: consideration of the evidence (16:15-16:20) 7. British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: order of consideration View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 26th January 2026 1:30 p.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Equality and Social Justice Committee, 26/01/2026 13.30 - 15.45 Pre-meeting Public meeting (13:30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest (13:30-15:30) 2. British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: stage two proceedings (15:30) 3. Papers to note 3.1 Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding food poverty 3.2 Correspondence from the Welsh Government to the Chair in response to the Equality and Social Justice Committee's report: "Settled but not safe? EU citizens who stayed after Brexit" 3.3 Correspondence from the Welsh Women's Budget Group and Women's Equality Network Wales to the Chair regarding the Welsh Government's 2026-2027 Budget (15:30) 4. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of today's meeting and for the entirety of the Committee's meeting on 2 February 2026 Private meeting (15:30-15:45) 5. Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: consideration of preparations for focus group sessions View calendar - Add to calendar |