Information between 14th January 2026 - 24th January 2026
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14 Jan 2026 - Public Order - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 295 Labour Aye votes vs 26 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 110 |
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20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 331 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 182 |
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20 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 312 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 319 Noes - 127 |
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20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 333 Labour Aye votes vs 3 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 347 Noes - 185 |
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20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 331 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 347 Noes - 184 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 299 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 373 Noes - 106 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 307 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 194 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 310 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 317 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie 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 - 191 Noes - 326 |
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Graeme Downie speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Graeme Downie contributed 2 speeches (139 words) Thursday 22nd January 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Graeme Downie speeches from: Business of the House
Graeme Downie contributed 1 speech (95 words) Thursday 22nd January 2026 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House |
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Graeme Downie speeches from: ADHD Diagnosis
Graeme Downie contributed 1 speech (103 words) Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department of Health and Social Care |
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Graeme Downie speeches from: Arctic Security
Graeme Downie contributed 1 speech (141 words) Monday 19th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Graeme Downie speeches from: Offshore Wind
Graeme Downie contributed 1 speech (116 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero |
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Bank Services: Digital Technology
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Monday 19th January 2026 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of personal banking transactions are completed digitally for each of the past 3 years. Answered by Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury) Whilst the Government does not hold data on the percentage of personal banking transactions that are completed digitally for each of the past 3 years specifically, the Financial Conduct Authority’s Financial Lives Survey collects data regarding digital banking on a biannual basis.
According to the most recent Financial Lives Survey, in May 2024 93% of UK adults banked online or using a mobile app. This included 83% of adults aged 75+. This increased from 88% of UK adults who banked digitally in May 2022, 85% of UK adults in May 2020, and 78% of UK adults in 2017.
According to UK Finance’s report on the UK Payments Market, in 2024 for the first time, more consumers used mobile banking accessed via phone than online banking via laptop or desktop computer. 75% of UK adults are users of mobile banking. This led to a growth in Faster Payments to 5.6 billion payment transactions, increasing by 14% compared to 2023, overtaking cash and Direct Debit as the second most frequently-used payment method in the UK.
More information on digital payments over the last three years can be found in the annual summary documents on UK Finance’s website. |
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Offshore Industry: Security
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Tuesday 20th January 2026 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 101610 on Offshore Industry: Security, what guidance his Department has issued to the operators of offshore oil rigs and installations in the North Sea on steps to take in the event of threat or intimidation from Russian military assets. Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) Operators follow general security guidance from a range of sources, including the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA), and Offshore Energies UK (OEUK).
Operators are required to follow risk assessments and contingency planning embedded within approved safety cases under the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005.
The Government closely monitors the security of energy infrastructure and regularly assesses potential threats, working with the Ministry of Defence, which keeps Russian military capabilities under continuous review as part of routine defence intelligence and strategic assessments. |
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Visas: Ukraine
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Wednesday 21st January 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Ukraine visas extensions applications have been affected by technical issues in each of the last three years. Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) The number of applications affected by technical issues does not form part of any current transparency data or migration statistics and is not published. |
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Military Intelligence
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Wednesday 21st January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if plans to create a wider digital targeting web across the UK’s Armed Forces by 2027 are on schedule. Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) The Department, through Cyber and Specialist Operations Command, is progressing plans to create a wider digital targeting web across the UK’s Armed Forces by 2027. This includes the establishment of the Defence Targeting Enterprise Office, which will enable the orchestration of cross-defence activity.
The Ministry of Defence remains committed to delivering this Strategic Defence Review recommendation and will continue to monitor progress to ensure that delivery remains on track. |
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Army: Military Intelligence
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Wednesday 21st January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential of ASGARD for UK armed forces. Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) ASGARD will create a digitally enabled reconnaissance and strike network, bringing together sensors, decision-support tools and precision weapons to improve decision-making and increase lethality. With continued investment and oversight, ASGARD will deliver incremental capability upgrades between 2026 and 2029, aligned with the Army Command Plan, NATO standards and Defence’s Digital Target Web.
The overall cost of ASGARD will continue to develop and change as it progresses, however future funding plans for ASGARD are being considered as part of the Defence Investment Plan.
With regards to the implementation of ASGARD, I refer the hon. Member to Question 73577, which remains extant and explains the current position for the project.
The next iteration of ASGARD, focused at Corps level operations, will be tested in Quarter two 2026. |
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Army: Military Intelligence
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Wednesday 21st January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding has been allocated for the implementation of ASGARD for the British Army. Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) ASGARD will create a digitally enabled reconnaissance and strike network, bringing together sensors, decision-support tools and precision weapons to improve decision-making and increase lethality. With continued investment and oversight, ASGARD will deliver incremental capability upgrades between 2026 and 2029, aligned with the Army Command Plan, NATO standards and Defence’s Digital Target Web.
The overall cost of ASGARD will continue to develop and change as it progresses, however future funding plans for ASGARD are being considered as part of the Defence Investment Plan.
With regards to the implementation of ASGARD, I refer the hon. Member to Question 73577, which remains extant and explains the current position for the project.
The next iteration of ASGARD, focused at Corps level operations, will be tested in Quarter two 2026. |
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Army: Military Intelligence
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Wednesday 21st January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide an update on the implementation of ASGARD. Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) ASGARD will create a digitally enabled reconnaissance and strike network, bringing together sensors, decision-support tools and precision weapons to improve decision-making and increase lethality. With continued investment and oversight, ASGARD will deliver incremental capability upgrades between 2026 and 2029, aligned with the Army Command Plan, NATO standards and Defence’s Digital Target Web.
The overall cost of ASGARD will continue to develop and change as it progresses, however future funding plans for ASGARD are being considered as part of the Defence Investment Plan.
With regards to the implementation of ASGARD, I refer the hon. Member to Question 73577, which remains extant and explains the current position for the project.
The next iteration of ASGARD, focused at Corps level operations, will be tested in Quarter two 2026. |
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Ammunition: Storage
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Wednesday 21st January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much spare storage there is at each Defence Munitions site as a proportion of their total capacity. Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) I am withholding this information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Ministry of Defence.
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DM Crombie
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Wednesday 21st January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much spare storage there is at DM Crombie as a proportion of its total capacity. Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) I am withholding this information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Ministry of Defence.
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Visas: Ukraine
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Friday 23rd January 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the technical difficulties affecting Ukrainian Visa Extension scheme applications will be resolved. Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) UKVI is not aware of any current technical issues impacting the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme. In rare circumstances, applications submitted to UKVI may encounter technical difficulties, which are not related to one specific area. Once identified, UKVI strives to resolve these issues as quickly as possible, however, timescales depend on each application’s individual issues. |
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Monday 19th January 2 signatures (Most recent: 20 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) That this House congratulates Dunfermline Athletic FC on their 1-0 win against Hibs in the Fourth Round of the Scottish Cup; believes this victory is one of the most memorable moments for the club in recent years; recognises the effort, training and planning by manager, Neil Lennon, his coaching team … |
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Tuesday 3rd February Graeme Downie signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th February 2026 Seafarer pay and conditions at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary 18 signatures (Most recent: 5 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House notes the pay dispute between 1,700 civilian seafarers, the recognised trade unions, including the RMT and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA); applauds the hard work of RFA seafarers which involves over 65% of the Royal Navy's task tasking on top of their own work, on a reduced … |
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Monday 26th January Graeme Downie signed this EDM on Monday 26th January 2026 British forces on the front line in Afghanistan 55 signatures (Most recent: 5 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme) This House expresses its sincere gratitude to all members of the British armed forces who served on the front line in Afghanistan with courage, bravery and skill; mourns the loss of the 457 personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives in Afghanistan serving freedom, decency and our … |
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14 Jan 2026, 3:36 p.m. - House of Commons " Graeme Downie and I. Secretary of State, in particular, delivering for Scotland once again with more renewable energy investment. The Secretary of State " Graeme Downie MP (Dunfermline and Dollar, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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19 Jan 2026, 7:56 p.m. - House of Commons "order to support a desperately, desperately needed ceasefire. Graeme Downie. " Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Foreign Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
Special Report - 4th Special Report – Tackling the energy cost crisis: Government Response Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Lizzi Collinge (Labour; Morecambe and Lunesdale) Torcuil Crichton (Labour; Na h-Eileanan an Iar) Graeme Downie |
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Wednesday 14th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Building support for the energy transition - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Q378 Graeme Downie: Very briefly, you said that many broadcasters want to comply. |
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Wednesday 14th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Ofgem, Ofgem, Ofcom, and Ofcom Building support for the energy transition - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Q378 Graeme Downie: Very briefly, you said that many broadcasters want to comply. |
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Wednesday 28th January 2026 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Unlocking community energy at scale At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Helen Seagrave - Director of Local Energy at Great British Energy Victoria Moxham - Director of Customer and Code Management at Elexon Marzia Zafar - Deputy Director, Energy Systems Design and Development at Ofgem At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Michael Shanks MP - Minister for Energy at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Emma Floyd - Director, Clean Energy Investment at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Building support for the energy transition At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Professor Neil Morisetti - Professor of Climate and Resource Security at University College London Dr Marina Romanello - Executive Director, Lancet Countdown & Associate Professor at Institute for Global Health, University College London Judicaelle Hammond - Director of Policy and Advice at Country Land and Business Association At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Katie White MP - Minister for Climate at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Ryan McLaughlin - Director of Net Zero Strategy at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 11th February 2026 1 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero At 1:30pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP - Secretary of State at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Clive Maxwell CB CBE - Interim Permanent Secretary at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero View calendar - Add to calendar |
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6 Feb 2026
Reviewing the electricity market Energy Security and Net Zero Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 27 Mar 2026) The Committee is inquiring into what reforms are needed to the UK electricity market to enable the transition to clean, lower cost energy by 2023. After long consultation, the Government indicated last year that it does not intend to undertake wholesale reform toward a model of locational pricing. But it has not set out its thinking or research on the range of possible individual reforms to the current system, that could break down some of the blocks and inefficiencies in the current market (see the Committee’s ongoing inquiry on the Cost of Energy for more work on those). Progressive vs wholesale reform The Committee is now inviting evidence on the range of possible reforms open to Government to implement and their impacts on reaching the UK’s twin goals of 95% clean energy generation by 2030 and bringing down energy bills. |