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Information between 15th June 2022 - 11th March 2025

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Parliamentary Debates
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
333 speeches (56,273 words)
Wednesday 8th January 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for International Development
Mentions:
1: Nick Timothy (Con - West Suffolk) ideological about education.The magic formula behind this success is one championed by Tony Blair, David Laws - Link to Speech

Income Tax (Charge)
289 speeches (53,735 words)
Tuesday 5th November 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Adam Dance (LD - Yeovil) He, alongside David Laws, encouraged me to campaign to save South Petherton youth club when cuts threatened - Link to Speech

Somerset Council: Funding and Governance
29 speeches (8,602 words)
Tuesday 30th January 2024 - Westminster Hall
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mentions:
1: Marcus Fysh (Con - Yeovil) The coalition made the decision—indeed, my predecessor as the Member for Yeovil, David Laws, was the - Link to Speech
2: Ian Liddell-Grainger (Con - Bridgwater and West Somerset) We made representations then and I do not remember being completely supported by David Laws, David Heath - Link to Speech

Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower
128 speeches (42,786 words)
Thursday 9th November 2023 - Commons Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Mentions:
1: Edward Miliband (Lab - Doncaster North) What I actually said—it comes from David Laws’ memoirs—was that it was pie in the sky to say we could - Link to Speech
2: Edward Miliband (Lab - Doncaster North) I will read from David Laws’ memoirs. - Link to Speech

Children's Access to Books
37 speeches (13,586 words)
Tuesday 6th June 2023 - Westminster Hall
Department for Education
Mentions:
1: Justin Tomlinson (CON - North Swindon) Many years ago, when the then schools Minister David Laws visited a school in a challenging area in my - Link to Speech

Childcare: Affordability and Availability
43 speeches (12,462 words)
Tuesday 21st February 2023 - Westminster Hall
Department for Education
Mentions:
1: Justin Tomlinson (CON - North Swindon) Lady’s party, David Laws, who was Minister for schools and early years. - Link to Speech

Department for Education
52 speeches (14,262 words)
Wednesday 6th July 2022 - Commons Chamber
Department for Education
Mentions:
1: Robert Halfon (CON - Harlow) David Laws from the Education Policy Institute told our Committee of his concerns that vulnerable groups - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 29th May 2024
Report - Third Report - The House of Commons standards landscape: how MPs’ standards and conduct are regulated

Committee on Standards

Found: 1214 Jul 2011 Misuse of stationery for party uses [might have been rectified]Written apology Mr David Laws

Thursday 13th July 2023
Oral Evidence - HM Government, Department for Education, and Department for Education

Education for 11 to 16 year olds - Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee

Found: Nick Gibb: It was introduced by my successor, David Laws, who was Schools Minister at the time.

Wednesday 27th January 2021
Oral Evidence - The Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham
The Rt Hon Lord Maude of Horsham

The work of the Cabinet Office - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: I think the way David Laws put it—he was Chief Secretary when we introduced it —is tha t it was to



Select Committee Inquiry
16 Jul 2014
Government Consultation Practice
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Select)
Not accepting submissions

The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has launched an inquiry into Government consultation practice. In this inquiry, the committee will look at three sets of Regulations, from three different Departments as case studies of Government consultation practice.

Timeline

Interested parties were invited to submit written evidence by 30 September.

On 18 November the Committee took oral evidence from the Rt Hon. David Laws MP, Minister of State for Education, and Lord Nash, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, in relation to the consultation processes conducted by the Department for Education for the School Premises (England) Regulations 2012 and the Education (Independent Schools Standards) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

On 9 December the Committee took oral evidence from Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP, Minister for Government Policy in the Cabinet Office.



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Jan. 26 2023
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
Source Page: Role and remit review of ICIBI discontinued
Document: Windrush Lessons Learned Review (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: On 14 March 2013, the Prime Minister’s Private Secretary wrote to David Laws (Minister of State at the



MP Financial Interests
25th November 2024
Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil)
2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP
David Laws - £1,000.00
Source

Found: via a central party organisation
Value: £1000.00
Sole Beneficiary: Yes
Donor Name: David Laws

4th August 2024
Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: David Laws
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 for my campaign
Donor status: individual
(Registered 24 July 2024)
Source

Found: received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: David Laws

4th August 2024
Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: David Laws
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 24 July 2024)
Source

Found: received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: David Laws