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Written Question
National Space Council
Monday 18th October 2021

Asked by: Emma Lewell (Labour - South Shields)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the National Space Council has met; and which Secretaries of State have attended each meeting.

Answered by Michael Ellis

It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.

GOV.UK is updated regularly with the terms of reference and membership of Cabinet Committees, including the National Space Council.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Sep 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q3. A constituent of mine spent hours waiting to get through to someone on the Government-issued telephone number for non-British nationals in Afghanistan. Distressed and fearful for his family, he was relieved when he eventually spoke to someone. However, when the person he spoke to thought he had hung up, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Jun 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"“Our greatest national asset”; “Best of this country”; “Record increase in funding”; “Saved my life—no question”; “My No.1 priority”—all things that the Prime Minister said about our NHS. Yet award-winning South Tyneside District Hospital has lost vital services and been told by his Government to make further cuts to remaining …..."
Emma Lewell - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Apr 2021
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill

"It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. and respected Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart).

It is welcome that the Government have eventually accepted that war crimes should be excluded from the Bill. However, that it took this long for them to understand the grave implications of their proposals …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Apr 2021
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill

"I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. While it is an absolute honour to follow the right hon. Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart), it is also a tough gig in defence debates, but I will do my absolute best in the time that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" My constituents Ronald and Julia Sheriff’s daughter Danielle currently lives in Gran Canaria. Last year, aged just 33, she suffered an aneurysm. Danielle remains deeply unwell and her family are crowdfunding to bring her back home to live. They have been advised that when she does return home, she …..."
Emma Lewell - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Mar 2021
Integrated Review

"The review and the Prime Minister’s statement are typically big on words, but scant on detail or strategy. It was a mass of contradictions steeped in a lack of realism when it comes to affordability and scope, and there was zero acknowledgement of the harm that years of underinvestment in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2021
Covid-19: Road Map

"The Prime Minister’s handling of this pandemic has been marked by false promises and inconsistent messaging. Hospitality was covid-secure, yet it had an arbitrary curfew imposed on it and it was then closed down. Today, that industry, which is the lifeblood of coastal tourist towns such as mine, has heard …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Feb 2021
Armed Forces Bill

"I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.

The Government have said that this Bill will help to prevent service personnel and veterans from being disadvantaged when accessing services such as healthcare, education and housing, but again the rhetoric does not match the reality, because clause …..."
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Written Question
National Security Council: Coronavirus
Thursday 14th January 2021

Asked by: Emma Lewell (Labour - South Shields)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, in pursuant to the Answer of 17 December to Written Question 128992, what number of meetings occurred; and which Cabinet members attended at each such meeting.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

As stated in the answer to PQ 105615, in line with the practice of successive administrations, details of the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, how often they have met, and who attended is not normally disclosed.

Membership of the National Security Council is publicly available on GOV.UK.