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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Jan 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK’s membership of the European convention on human rights on the Belfast agreement. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Jan 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"The European convention on human rights is foundational to the Good Friday agreement. Given that Reform and the Conservatives want to crash us out of the convention, does the Secretary of State agree that that would put at risk the Good Friday agreement and that they really ought to think …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
7 Jan 2026 - Jury Trials - View Vote Context
Jacob Collier (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 284 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 290
Division Vote (Commons)
7 Jan 2026 - Rural Communities - View Vote Context
Jacob Collier (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 328 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 332
Written Question
Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Rehabilitation
Monday 5th January 2026

Asked by: Jacob Collier (Labour - Burton and Uttoxeter)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that local authorities meet the ambition that 2% of the drug and alcohol treatment population are accessing residential treatment.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Local authorities are responsible for assessing local need for alcohol and drug prevention and treatment in their area, including residential treatment, and for commissioning services to meet these needs. The Department set an ambition that 2% of the drug and alcohol treatment population should be accessing residential treatment. We remain committed to this ambition and continue to work with the sector to achieve this. We have asked every local authority to set a local target that contributes to this ambition.

Earlier this year, the Department launched the self-assessment toolkit to help local areas to improve the residential drug and alcohol treatment that they commission, which can be found at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/residential-drug-and-alcohol-treatment-self-assessment-toolkit

The Department of Health and Social Care facilitates a residential treatment provider forum and engages in annual planning for local authorities and partners, including target-setting for residential episodes. The Department also maintains regular engagement with the English Substance Use Commissioners Group and holds joint meetings with the Ministry of Justice to explore improved pathways from the criminal justice system into residential treatment.

We are providing local authorities with £3.4 billion ringfenced funding over the next three years for drug and alcohol treatment and recovery. This first multi-year settlement in over a decade gives local authorities the certainty to plan and invest for the medium term.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2025
Puberty Suppressants Trial

"As the Health Secretary has said, this is a deeply troubling time for the trans community; I have heard that loudly from my trans constituents who have come to surgeries and from my postbag, too. When suicide rates among trans people are much higher than among the general population, we …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
17 Dec 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Jacob Collier (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 165
Division Vote (Commons)
16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Jacob Collier (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 329 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 341 Noes - 195
Division Vote (Commons)
16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Jacob Collier (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 118 Noes - 340
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Jacob Collier (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 304 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 96