Information between 14th November 2025 - 24th November 2025
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17 Nov 2025 - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 143 Noes - 318 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction 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 - 147 Noes - 318 |
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18 Nov 2025 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 311 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 327 |
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18 Nov 2025 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 310 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 105 |
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19 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Graeme Downie voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 92 |
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20 Nov 2025 - Deferred Division - 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 - 376 Noes - 16 |
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20 Nov 2025 - Telecommunications - 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 - 376 Noes - 16 |
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Graeme Downie speeches from: Parkinson’s Disease
Graeme Downie contributed 3 speeches (547 words) Monday 17th November 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Universal Credit: Crowdfunding
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Monday 17th November 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure the compatibility of his Department's guidance on political crowdfunding for people on Universal Credit with Article 3 of Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Money received personally by an individual through crowdfunding, including for their political purposes, is generally treated as capital in Universal Credit, and can affect eligibility and payment amounts if a customer’s total capital exceeds £6,000. There are no plans to review these rules. |
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Universal Credit: Candidates
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Wednesday 19th November 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued on whether people on Universal Credit are entitled to raise funds for the purpose of standing for election. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Funding received and managed by local and national political parties would not be taken into account in assessing an individual’s entitlement for Universal Credit (UC). Money received personally by an individual, including for their political purposes, is generally treated as capital in UC, and can affect eligibility and payment amounts if a customer’s total capital exceeds £6,000. There are no plans to review these rules. |
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Candidates: Universal Credit
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Tuesday 18th November 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleague to ensure people on Universal Credit have equal access to fundraising for the purpose of standing for election. Answered by Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) People on universal credit are not disqualified from standing for elections. With regards to accessing fundraising for the purposes of standing for election, the Electoral Commission have published clear guidance on the rules around donations, which apply to all candidates. |
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Candidates: Universal Credit
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Tuesday 18th November 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure people on Universal Credit are able to stand for election. Answered by Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) People on universal credit are not disqualified from standing for elections. With regards to accessing fundraising for the purposes of standing for election, the Electoral Commission have published clear guidance on the rules around donations, which apply to all candidates. |
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Air Force: Recruitment and Training
Asked by: Graeme Downie (Labour - Dunfermline and Dollar) Friday 21st November 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new pilots completed training and entered front-line service with the RAF in each of the last five years by (a) aircraft and (b) service type. Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) For each training year, the number of pilots that undertake training and commence Operational Conversion Units is based upon the front-line demand for qualified pilots. The Royal Air Force (RAF) actively manage the pilot training pipelines to ensure that trainee flowthrough is kept to an optimum and meets the front-line requirements. The specific number of pilots that have completed training and commenced front-line Operational Conversion Units in each of the last five years is not released into the public domain as this level of detailed information may provide tactical advantage to hostile forces causing operational and personnel security risks. |
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Thursday 20th November Graeme Downie signed this EDM on Monday 8th December 2025 Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week 2025 85 signatures (Most recent: 8 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Andrew Snowden (Conservative - Fylde) That this House recognises Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week, taking place in December 2025, highlighting the experiences of people living with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis across the UK; notes that these serious, lifelong, and often invisible conditions affect around one in every 123 people, impacting education, employment, relationships and … |
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Wednesday 26th November Graeme Downie signed this EDM on Thursday 4th December 2025 Dr Irene Oldfather and the Scottish Advisory Forum on Europe 14 signatures (Most recent: 8 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Richard Baker (Labour - Glenrothes and Mid Fife) That this House recognises the achievements of Dr Irene Oldfather and the Scottish Advisory Forum on Europe (SAFE), which won the Empower EU Awards in the Inspiring European Connections Category; and notes that SAFE brings together over 40 civil society organisations across business, academia, and the third sector in Scotland, … |
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18 Nov 2025, 6:11 p.m. - House of Commons "sass. Terrorism was wrong. It was never justified and it cannot be sanitised. >> Graeme Downie. " Carla Lockhart MP (Upper Bann, Democratic Unionist Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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18 Nov 2025, 6:11 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Graeme Downie. >> Thank you, Madam Deputy. >> Speaker. >> I want to take you. >> Back. >> To a Saturday. >> In March. " Carla Lockhart MP (Upper Bann, Democratic Unionist Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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18 Nov 2025, 7:49 p.m. - House of Commons "he couldn't see that there was a future for the plant in those circumstances. >> Graeme Downie. " Chris McDonald MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) (Stockton North, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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18 Nov 2025, 7:49 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Graeme Downie. >> Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I thank the Minister for his statement, as well " Graeme Downie MP (Dunfermline and Dollar, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Parkinson’s Disease
98 speeches (13,673 words) Monday 17th November 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Wednesday 3rd December 2025 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Building support for the energy transition At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Emma Pinchbeck - Chief Executive at Climate Change Committee Professor Eric Wolff - Fellow at The Royal Society Professor Hugh Montgomery OBE - Director at Centre for Human Health and Performance, University College London View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The cost of energy At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Susie Elks - Senior Policy Advisor at E3G Tom Edwards - Principal Modeller at Cornwall Insight Professor Michael Grubb - Professor of Energy and Climate Change and Director of UCL Centre for Net Zero Market Design at UCL At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Ana Musat - Executive Director, Policy & Engagement at RenewableUK Tom Glover - UK Country Chair at RWE Adam Bell - Director of Policy at Stonehaven View calendar - Add to calendar |