David Chadwick: All Documents

Early Day Motion

Northern Powerhouse Rail and Wales (8 Signatures)

18 May 2026
Tabled by: David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe)
That this House notes with concern the classification of Northern Powerhouse Rail as an England and Wales project despite no part of the route being located in Wales; further notes that this follows similar classifications for HS2 and East-West Rail, which have resulted in Wales not receiving consequential funding for …

Division Vote (Commons)
27 Apr 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over) - View Vote Context
David Chadwick (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 176

Division Vote (Commons)
27 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context
David Chadwick (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 57 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 164

Division Vote (Commons)
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
David Chadwick (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 57 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 171

Division Vote (Commons)
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
David Chadwick (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 58 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 269 Noes - 170

Division Vote (Commons)
27 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
David Chadwick (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 54 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 64

Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 27 Apr 2026
Animal Testing

"The hon. Member is making a sincere and excellent speech, and just made a brilliant point. As we heard earlier, in 2023 some 2.6 million animals were still being tested on, which is a moral atrocity. Does the hon. Member agree that the move away from animal testing should lead …..."
David Chadwick - View Speech

View all David Chadwick (LD - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe) contributions to the debate on: Animal Testing

Written Question

Fuel Cells: Carbon Emissions

Monday 27th April 2026

Asked by: David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the role that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles could play alongside electric vehicles in achieving net zero transport, particularly in light of vehicle weight, raw material availability and grid capacity constraints.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Government is technology neutral in its approach to road decarbonisation. Road transport accounts for 90% of domestic transport greenhouse gas emissions, making the transition to zero emission vehicles essential to achieving our climate obligations.

The market will decide which zero emission technologies are ultimately successful, and it is likely that battery electric vehicles will be the most cost effective and practical in the majority of applications. Battery electric vehicles with vehicle to grid capability are likely to play an important role in managing grid capacity, providing grid flexibility. However, hydrogen technology may be adopted in some cases where it makes sense to do so.