Emily Thornberry Alert Sample


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Information between 24th August 2026 - 3rd October 2026

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Division Votes
2 Sep 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Emily Thornberry voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 322 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 411 Noes - 102
2 Sep 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Emily Thornberry voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 323 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 427
2 Sep 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Emily Thornberry voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 318 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 410
2 Sep 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Emily Thornberry voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 323 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 346
9 Sep 2026 - Plant Health - View Vote Context
Emily Thornberry voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 317 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 371 Noes - 100


Speeches
Emily Thornberry speeches from: Falkland Islands: Sovereignty
Emily Thornberry contributed 1 speech (138 words)
Tuesday 8th September 2026 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Emily Thornberry speeches from: Israel and Palestine
Emily Thornberry contributed 1 speech (186 words)
Tuesday 8th September 2026 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Emily Thornberry speeches from: Representation of the People Bill
Emily Thornberry contributed 6 speeches (1,047 words)
Report stage
Wednesday 2nd September 2026 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Emily Thornberry speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Emily Thornberry contributed 1 speech (108 words)
Tuesday 1st September 2026 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Emily Thornberry speeches from: Direction of Government
Emily Thornberry contributed 1 speech (131 words)
Tuesday 1st September 2026 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office



Emily Thornberry mentioned

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2 Sep 2026, 4:01 p.m. - House of Commons
"Thank you. >> I call Emily Thornberry. >> Thank you very much, Deputy "
Luke Taylor MP (Sutton and Cheam, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
1 Sep 2026, 4:26 p.m. - House of Commons
" Dave Emily Thornberry. >> Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. And the Prime Minister is absolutely right. We must free our "
Rt Hon Emily Thornberry MP (Islington South and Finsbury, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
8 Sep 2026, 12:48 p.m. - House of Commons
"of GDP on defence by 2035. >> Emily Thornberry chair of the Select Committee. >> Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. The Israeli. "
Kirsty McNeill MP, Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Midlothian, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript
8 Sep 2026, 10:31 a.m. - Foreign Affairs Committee
"chair, Emily Thornberry, is unable to be with us, and also one of our "
John Whittingdale - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
Israel and Palestine
177 speeches (20,238 words)
Tuesday 8th September 2026 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mentions:
1: Naz Shah (Lab - Bradford West) Friend the Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) said, “At last!” - Link to Speech

Representation of the People Bill
189 speeches (73,727 words)
Report stage
Wednesday 2nd September 2026 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mentions:
1: Danny Kruger (RUK - East Wiltshire) Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) and the hon. - Link to Speech
2: None Friend the Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) who pointed out that the only benefit - Link to Speech
3: Jodie Gosling (Lab - Nuneaton) Friend the Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) and my hon. - Link to Speech
4: None Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) for new clauses 85 and 86, and the hon. - Link to Speech
5: Phil Brickell (Lab - Bolton West) Friend the Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) on overseas donations. - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Thursday 10th September 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Minister for Skills relating to Student Loan eligibility for children of members of the Diplomatic Service, dated 8 September and 7 September 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: tel: 0370 000 2288 www.education.gov.uk/contactus/dfe OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Dame Emily Thornberry

Thursday 10th September 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary, relating to the Ministerial support for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) election campaign of Professor Dapo Akande, dated 25 August 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Emily Thornberry DBE MP Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee House of Commons London SW1A0M 25

Thursday 10th September 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean relating to the restructuring of the British Council’s loan, dated 20 July 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Dame Emily Thornberry MP Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee House of Commons Palace of Westminster

Thursday 10th September 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, relating to The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), dated 3 September 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: & Net Zero 55 Whitehall London SW1A 2HP 3 September 2026 Rt Hon Emily Thornberry

Thursday 10th September 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Interim Permanent Under-Secretary following up on the oral evidence session on 14 July 2026, dated 30 July 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Dame Emily Thornberry DBE MP Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee House of Commons London SW1A0AA 30

Tuesday 8th September 2026
Oral Evidence - Institute of the Americas, University College London, and Policy Exchange

Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: I should start by saying that I am in the Chair today because our Chair, Emily Thornberry, is unable

Monday 7th September 2026
Oral Evidence - the Syrian Government

A new Syria: assessing UK strategy in a transitional state - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Emily Thornberry (Chair); Fleur Anderson; Richard Foord; Abtisam

Monday 7th September 2026
Oral Evidence - Syria Britain Business Centre, and Conservative Middle East Council

A new Syria: assessing UK strategy in a transitional state - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Emily Thornberry (Chair); Fleur Anderson; Richard Foord; Abtisam

Monday 7th September 2026
Oral Evidence - Chatham House, and London School of Economics Middle East Centre

A new Syria: assessing UK strategy in a transitional state - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Emily Thornberry (Chair); Fleur Anderson; Richard Foord; Abtisam




Emily Thornberry - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Monday 7th September 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: AI and quantum computing in the national security context
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
George Balston - Strategy Advisor at The Alan Turing Institute
Kenneth Payne - Professor of Strategy at King's College London
Dr Michael Cuthbert - Director at National Quantum Computing Centre
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Monday 7th September 2026 1 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: A new Syria: assessing UK strategy in a transitional state
At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Neil Quilliam - Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House
Dr Reem Turkmani - Assistant Professor at London School of Economics Middle East Centre
At 2:15pm: Oral evidence
Jon Wilks - Advisor at Syria Britain Business Centre, Associate Fellow, MENA Programme at Chatham House, Former Syria Envoy at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Former British Ambassador at Qatar, Iraq, Oman and Yemen
Charlotte Leslie - Director at Conservative Middle East Council
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
H.E. Hind Kabawat - Minister of Social and Labour Affairs at the Syrian Government
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Tuesday 8th September 2026 10 a.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Government priorities for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Dr Grace Carrington - Honorary Research Fellow at Institute of the Americas, University College London
Dr Rakib Ehsan - Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange
Professor Sue Onslow - Editor at The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies
At 12:00pm: Oral evidence
Iona Thomas OBE - Director of Multilateral and Human Rights at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Rupert Dewey - Deputy Envoy to the Commonwealth and Head of the Commonwealth Unit at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Monday 12th October 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 13th October 2026 10 a.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Joint session with the German Foreign Affairs Committee
At 10:10am: Oral evidence
Armin Laschet - Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at German Bundestag
Jürgen Hardt - Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at German Bundestag
Stephan Mayer - Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at German Bundestag
Stefan Keuter - Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at German Bundestag
Lea Reisner - Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at German Bundestag
Adis Ahmetović - Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at German Bundestag
Awet Tesfaiesus - Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at German Bundestag
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Wednesday 14th October 2026 2:55 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 20th October 2026 5:30 p.m.
Liaison Committee (Commons) - Private Meeting
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Monday 19th October 2026 1 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Cuba
At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Christopher Sabatini - Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, US and North America Programme at Chatham House
Dr Katrin Hansing - Associate Professor at Baruch College, City University of New York
Ruaridh Nicoll - Freelance Journalist
Lena Savelli - Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at UN World Food Programme
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Tuesday 20th October 2026 10 a.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Russia
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Catherine Belton MBE - Author and investigative journalist at The Washington Post
Mr John Lough - Senior Research Fellow and Head of Foreign Policy at New Eurasian Strategies Centre
Dr Ruth Deyermond - Senior Lecturer in Post-Soviet Security at King's College London
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Dr Nigel Gould-Davies - Senior Fellow at International Institute for Strategic Studies
Craig Kennedy - Associate at Davis Center for Russia and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Mr Isaac Levi - Europe-Russia Policy and Energy Analysis Team Lead at Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
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Monday 19th October 2026 4 p.m.
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence
Subject: Space resilience
At 4:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Julia Balm - Co-Director at Freeman Air and Space Institute (School of Security Studies, King’s College London)
Jessie Hamill-Stewart - Program Manager, Cyber Security and Space Domain Awareness at National Composites Centre
Will Marshall - Co-Founder and CEO at Planet
At 5:15pm: Oral evidence
Robert Atchison - Managing Director at ClearSpace UK
Stephanie Ayres - Head of Policy at UKspace
Elizabeth Seward - CEO at Supersharp
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Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 8th September 2026
Oral Evidence - Institute of the Americas, University College London, and Policy Exchange

Foreign Affairs Committee
Monday 7th September 2026
Oral Evidence - Syria Britain Business Centre, and Conservative Middle East Council

A new Syria: assessing UK strategy in a transitional state - Foreign Affairs Committee
Monday 7th September 2026
Oral Evidence - the Syrian Government

A new Syria: assessing UK strategy in a transitional state - Foreign Affairs Committee
Monday 7th September 2026
Oral Evidence - Chatham House, and London School of Economics Middle East Centre

A new Syria: assessing UK strategy in a transitional state - Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 8th September 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Security Minister relating to the Government response to the NSS report, dated 25 August 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 10th September 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Minister for Skills relating to Student Loan eligibility for children of members of the Diplomatic Service, dated 8 September and 7 September 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Thursday 10th September 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Foreign Secretary, relating to the Ministerial support for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) election campaign of Professor Dapo Akande, dated 25 August 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Thursday 10th September 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean relating to the restructuring of the British Council’s loan, dated 20 July 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Thursday 10th September 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, relating to The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), dated 3 September 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Thursday 10th September 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Interim Permanent Under-Secretary following up on the oral evidence session on 14 July 2026, dated 30 July 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - RAND Europe
RUS0007 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - Centre for the Study of Subversion, Unconventional Interventions and Threats, University of Nottingham
RUS0003 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - Council on Geostrategy
RUS0010 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - King's College London
RUS0009 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University, and Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University
RUS0008 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - Council on Geostrategy
RUS0010 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - King's College London
RUS0009 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - King's College London
RUS0001 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - Centre for the Study of Subversion, Unconventional Interventions and Threats, University of Nottingham
RUS0003 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University, and Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University
RUS0008 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - CCW, Pembroke College, Oxford
RUS0002 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Thursday 17th September 2026
Written Evidence - RAND Europe
RUS0007 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Written Evidence - Thinking on Paper, and Thinking On Paper
ACE0004 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Written Evidence - Bluestaq Ltd
ACE0002 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Written Evidence - IAAPA - Independent Analysis and Policy Architecture
ACE0001 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Written Evidence - University of Strathclyde
ACE0005 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Friday 25th September 2026
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes, Commons Liaison Committee, 2026-27

Liaison Committee (Commons)
Monday 7th September 2026
Oral Evidence - The Alan Turing Institute, King's College London, and National Quantum Computing Centre

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - London School of Economics and Political Science, Cornell University, and American University
RUS0018 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - University of Glasgow
RUS0020 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Surrey Space Institute
ACE0018 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - BioClocks UK
ACE0020 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Oroff, and University of Edinburgh
ACE0017 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Bittium
RUS0016 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - DeltaQuad
RUS0017 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Tuk In Foods Ltd
ACE0027 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Cassandra Foundation
ACE0026 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - University of St Andrews
ACE0021 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - University of Glasgow
ACE0023 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - University of Buckingham
RUS0006 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - ECAPS
RUS0015 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - 878 Research
RUS0011 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Foreign Policy Centre
RUS0012 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Overton Advisory
RUS0013 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - European Leadership Network
RUS0014 - Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression

Societal resilience: a national conversation - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Astrosacle Ltd
ACE0025 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - University of St Andrews
ACE0022 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - ECAPS
ACE0016 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - London Institute of Space Policy and Law (ISPL)
ACE0015 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Satellite Applications Catapult
ACE0013 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Deloitte
ACE0012 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - ADS Group Ltd
ACE0007 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - The University of Manchester
ACE0014 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - UKspace
ACE0011 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Blackswan Space
ACE0010 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Eutelsat (OneWeb)
ACE0009 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - Royal Aeronautical Society
ACE0008 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Written Evidence - University of Exeter Law School
ACE0006 - Space resilience

Space resilience - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Attendance statistics - Select committee witness diversity survey results

Liaison Committee (Commons)
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Oral Evidence - German Bundestag, German Bundestag, German Bundestag, German Bundestag, German Bundestag, German Bundestag, and German Bundestag

Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 14th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Space, Cyber and Regulatory Reform and the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry regarding the publication of the UK Space Strategy, dated 8 September 2026

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Friday 16th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Chair to the Foreign Secretary relating to pre-appointment hearings for political appointees, dated 15 October 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Friday 16th October 2026
Special Report - 3rd Special Report - The appointment of Peter Mandelson as British Ambassador to the United States: Government Response

Foreign Affairs Committee
Friday 16th October 2026
Special Report - 3rd Special Report - The appointment of Peter Mandelson as British Ambassador to the United States: Government Response

Foreign Affairs Committee
Friday 16th October 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Chair to the Foreign Secretary relating to pre-appointment hearings for political appointees, dated 15 October 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee


Scottish Calendar
Thursday 10th September 2026 9:10 a.m.
2nd Meeting, 2026 (Session 7)
The committee will meet at 9:10am at Committee Room 3 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Declaration of interests: Steven Bonnar MSP will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 3. Cross-Party Group: The Committee will consider an application for recognition from the proposed Cross-Party Group on Science and Technology, and take evidence from—Clare Adamson MSP, Proposed Convener of the CPG on Science and Technology.  4. Cross-Party Group - approval: The Committee will decide whether to accord recognition to the proposed Cross-Party Group on Science and Technology. 5. Work programme: The Committee will review its work programme. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee via email at [email protected]
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Thursday 10th September 2026 9:15 a.m.
2nd Meeting, 2026 (Session 7)
The committee will meet at 9:15am at Committee Room 3 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Cross-Party Group: The Committee will consider an application for recognition from the proposed Cross-Party Group on Science and Technology, and take evidence from—Clare Adamson MSP, Proposed Convener of the CPG on Science and Technology.  3. Cross-Party Group - approval: The Committee will decide whether to accord recognition to the proposed Cross-Party Group on Science and Technology. 4. Work programme: The Committee will review its work programme. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee via email at [email protected]
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Thursday 24th September 2026 9 a.m.
3rd Meeting, 2026 (Session 7)
The committee will meet at 9:00am at Committee Room 3 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 2, 3 and 4 in private. 2. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland: The Committee will consider a report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. 3. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland: The Committee will consider a request for a direction from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. 4. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee via email at [email protected]
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Thursday 1st October 2026 9:15 a.m.
4th Meeting, 2026 (Session 7)
The committee will meet at 9:15am at Committee Room 3 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private. 2. Subordinate Legislation: The Committee will take evidence on — The Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft]The Scottish Local Government Elections (Election Agents, Expenses and Publication of Information) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] from— Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans and Iain Hockenhull, Head of Elections, Scottish Government. Lorraine Walkinshaw, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate. 3. Subordinate Legislation: Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move— S7M-01085—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the The Representation of the People (Postal Voting for Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.S7M-01086—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the The Scottish Local Government Elections (Election Agents, Expenses and Publication of Information) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] be approved.  4. Subordinate Legislation: The Committee will consider— The Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/251)The Scottish Local Government Elections Amendment Order 2026 (SSI 2026/254) 5. Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Commonwealth Citizens) Bill – Stage 1 evidence: The Committee will take evidence from— Robert Nicol, President, Scottish Assessors Association. Chris Highcock, Secretary to the Board and Depute Returning Officer for the City of Edinburgh, Electoral Management Board for Scotland. 6. Representation of the People Bill (UK Parliament Legislation) – evidence: The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandums LCM-S6-74, LCM-S7-7, LCM-S7-7a and LCM-S7-7b from— Robert Nicol, Electoral Registration Officer and Chris Highcock, Secretary to the Board and Depute Returning Officer for the City of Edinburgh, Electoral Management Board for Scotland. Professor Toby James, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of East Anglia UK. 7. Review of evidence: The Committee will review the evidence it heard under agenda items 5 and 6. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee on [email protected]
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Thursday 8th October 2026 9:15 a.m.
5th Meeting, 2026 (Session 7)
The committee will meet at 9:15am at Committee Room 3 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 6, 7 and 8 in private. 2. Cross-Party Group: The Committee will consider an application for recognition from the proposed Cross-Party Group on Ireland, and take evidence from— Patricia Gibson, Proposed Convener of Cross-Party Group on Ireland, Scottish Parliament. 3. Cross-Party Group - approval: The Committee will decide whether to accord recognition to the proposed Cross-Party Group on Ireland. 4. Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Commonwealth Citizens) Bill – Stage 1 evidence: The Committee will take evidence from— Professor Toby James, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of East Anglia UK; Professor Alistair Clark, Professor of Political Science, Newcastle University; Andy Hunter, Chair of the Scotland and Northern Ireland Branch, Association of Electoral Administrators; and then from— Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Iain Hockenhull, Head of Elections, and Angus Reid-Bryan, Elections Team, Scottish Government. Lorraine Walkinshaw, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate. 5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the Representation of the People (Absent Voting at Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2026 [SSI 2026/263] 6. Review of evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 4. 7. Temporary Standing Order Rule Changes: The Committee will consider its approach to scrutiny of the Presiding Officer's temporary changes to Standing Orders.  8. Complaint: The Committee will continue its consideration of a report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee on email at [email protected].
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