Information between 11th October 2025 - 21st October 2025
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14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - 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 - 78 Noes - 327 |
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14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 320 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 333 |
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14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 320 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 339 |
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15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 160 Noes - 324 |
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15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 151 Noes - 319 |
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15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 316 |
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20 Oct 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 298 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 174 Noes - 321 |
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20 Oct 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 297 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 319 |
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20 Oct 2025 - 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 296 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 171 |
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20 Oct 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 299 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 172 Noes - 322 |
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20 Oct 2025 - 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 298 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 318 Noes - 174 |
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Graeme Downie speeches from: Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Graeme Downie contributed 2 speeches (81 words) Committee of the whole House Monday 20th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Graeme Downie speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Graeme Downie contributed 2 speeches (126 words) Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero |
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Graeme Downie speeches from: Northern Ireland Troubles
Graeme Downie contributed 1 speech (119 words) Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office |
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Local Government: Paternity Leave and Paternity Pay
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Monday 20th October 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on (a) which Local Authorities provide their staff with statutory paternity leave and pay, (b) which Local Authorities provide their staff with enhanced paternity leave and pay and (c) the levels of take up are of these across local government. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Department does not hold this data. Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces and compliance with all relevant employment legislation. |
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Local Government: Parental Leave and Parental Pay
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Monday 20th October 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provided to local authorities on parental eligibility for Neonatal Care Pay and Leave. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces and compliance with all relevant employment legislation. The Department has not provided guidance to local authorities. |
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Driving Tests: Dunfermline and Dollar
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Monday 20th October 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to prevent the (a) block booking and (b) reselling of driving tests in Dunfermline and Dollar constituency. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests across the country, including in the Dunfermline and Dollar constituency. DVSA encourages learner drivers to only use the official GOV.UK website to book and manage their driving test. The DVSA has published advice aimed at learner drivers warning them of the risks of using third party services/apps to book a practical driving test. Further information can be found on GOV.UK at: www.gov.uk/government/news/learner-drivers-warned-about-the-risks-of-driving-test-cancellation-finders.
On 28 May, DVSA launched a public consultation on improving the rules for booking car driving tests. The consultation closed on 23 July. DVSA is reviewing the feedback given and will announce next steps as soon as possible. Further information on the consultation can be found at:
DVSA deploys bot protection to help stop automated systems from buying up tests unfairly. These applications, however, are constantly evolving and changing, and DVSA’s work on this is ongoing.
On 6 January 2025, DVSA introduced new terms and conditions for use of the service driving instructors and trainers use to book and manage practical driving tests for their pupils.
Since this change DVSA has issued 237 warnings, 377 suspensions, and closed 880 business accounts. |
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Driving Tests: Applications
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Monday 20th October 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) warnings, ( b) suspensions and (c) business account closures the DVSA has issued for misuse of its booking service in 2025. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests across the country, including in the Dunfermline and Dollar constituency. DVSA encourages learner drivers to only use the official GOV.UK website to book and manage their driving test. The DVSA has published advice aimed at learner drivers warning them of the risks of using third party services/apps to book a practical driving test. Further information can be found on GOV.UK at: www.gov.uk/government/news/learner-drivers-warned-about-the-risks-of-driving-test-cancellation-finders.
On 28 May, DVSA launched a public consultation on improving the rules for booking car driving tests. The consultation closed on 23 July. DVSA is reviewing the feedback given and will announce next steps as soon as possible. Further information on the consultation can be found at:
DVSA deploys bot protection to help stop automated systems from buying up tests unfairly. These applications, however, are constantly evolving and changing, and DVSA’s work on this is ongoing.
On 6 January 2025, DVSA introduced new terms and conditions for use of the service driving instructors and trainers use to book and manage practical driving tests for their pupils.
Since this change DVSA has issued 237 warnings, 377 suspensions, and closed 880 business accounts. |
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Driving Tests: Applications
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Monday 20th October 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to stop learner drivers from using third parties to book their driving tests. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests across the country, including in the Dunfermline and Dollar constituency. DVSA encourages learner drivers to only use the official GOV.UK website to book and manage their driving test. The DVSA has published advice aimed at learner drivers warning them of the risks of using third party services/apps to book a practical driving test. Further information can be found on GOV.UK at: www.gov.uk/government/news/learner-drivers-warned-about-the-risks-of-driving-test-cancellation-finders.
On 28 May, DVSA launched a public consultation on improving the rules for booking car driving tests. The consultation closed on 23 July. DVSA is reviewing the feedback given and will announce next steps as soon as possible. Further information on the consultation can be found at:
DVSA deploys bot protection to help stop automated systems from buying up tests unfairly. These applications, however, are constantly evolving and changing, and DVSA’s work on this is ongoing.
On 6 January 2025, DVSA introduced new terms and conditions for use of the service driving instructors and trainers use to book and manage practical driving tests for their pupils.
Since this change DVSA has issued 237 warnings, 377 suspensions, and closed 880 business accounts. |
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Military Aircraft: Deployment
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Monday 20th October 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many quick reaction alert launches there have been from RAF (a) Coningsby and (b) Lossiemouth in each month of 2025. Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans) The table below details the number of quick reaction alert launches, in each month of 2025:
* To 30 September 2025
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Monday 13th October 40th anniversary of Vine Trust 3 signatures (Most recent: 20 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) That this House congratulates The Vine Trust on its 40th anniversary year of 2025; remembers the beginnings of the organisation with the opening of a shop in Bo’ness as a response to the famine in Ethiopia; notes the incredible progress of the organisation to become an international development charity that … |
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14 Oct 2025, 3:43 p.m. - House of Commons "there is no basis, in my view, for the interstate case any longer. >> Graeme Downie. >> Thank you very much, Madame. >> Deputy Speaker. " Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Leeds South, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
54 speeches (13,338 words) Report stage Wednesday 15th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: None Falkirk (Euan Stainbank), for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson), for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 16th October 2025
Special Report - 3rd Special Report – Proxy Voting: Review of arrangements introduced in the 2024–25 Session: Government Response Procedure Committee Found: ) Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative; Christchurch) Mr Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat; Newbury) Graeme Downie |
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Shipbuilding
Asked by: Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative - Huntingdon) Friday 17th October 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 106 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made in ensuring an always on supply line for shipbuilding. Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) I refer to the answer provided by the former Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry to the Commons Oral Question 904899 from Graeme Downie MP on 30 June 2025:
'As outlined in the Strategic Defence Review and in the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, the Government are committed to supporting an "always on" shipbuilding industry by leveraging our buying power through public procurement and seeking to export our capabilities to friendly nations.'
Subsequently the Government has published the Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), which recognises the importance of the British shipbuilding and maritime technology sector. The government will publish a shipbuilding and maritime technology action plan to deliver the commitments in the DIS relating to shipbuilding. |
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Wednesday 22nd October 2025 2:30 p.m. Procedure Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Elections within the House of Commons At 2:45pm: Oral evidence Professor Meg Russell, Director at UCL Constitution Unit Dr Marc Geddes, Senior Lecturer in Politics at University of Edinburgh Dr Stephen Holden Bates, Senior Lecturer in Political Science at University of Birmingham View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 29th October 2025 2:30 p.m. Procedure Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Sub judice resolution in the House of Commons At 2:45pm: Oral evidence Tom Goldsmith - Clerk of the House at House of Commons Tom Healey, Clerk of Legislation, House of Commons - Clerk of Legislation at House of Commons Eve Samson - Clerk of the Journals at House of Commons Dr Farrah Bhatti - Principal Clerk, Table Office at House of Commons Saira Salimi - Speaker's Counsel at House of Commons View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 5th November 2025 2:30 p.m. Procedure Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Call lists At 2:45pm: Oral evidence Kirsty Blackman MP - Chief Whip at Scottish National Party At 3:15pm: Oral evidence Dr Ruth Fox - Director at Hansard Society Dr Sarabajaya Kumar - Steering group member at Centenary Action View calendar - Add to calendar |