Information between 1st April 2026 - 21st April 2026
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15 Apr 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Jess Asato voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 290 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 299 Noes - 169 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Jess Asato voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 263 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 150 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Jess Asato voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 262 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 95 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Jess Asato voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 267 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 159 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Jess Asato voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 269 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 275 Noes - 159 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Jess Asato voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 261 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 269 Noes - 162 |
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14 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Jess Asato voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 295 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 176 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Jess Asato voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 264 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 158 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Unpublished Divisions: Crime and Policing Bill (14 April 2026) - View Vote Context Jess Asato voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 290 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 299 Noes - 169 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Jess Asato voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 262 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 155 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Jess Asato voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 262 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 269 Noes - 103 |
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Jess Asato speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Jess Asato contributed 1 speech (1,245 words) Consideration of Lords amendments Tuesday 14th April 2026 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
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Truancy: Prosecutions
Asked by: Jess Asato (Labour - Lowestoft) Tuesday 7th April 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will commission an analysis of areas with the highest levels of prosecutions for truancy, to examine the contributing social, economic, and institutional factors, to help inform evidence-based policy responses. Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) The department conducts analysis of data received via its Parental Responsibility Measures for Attendance data collection, which provides information on the national use of legal interventions to improve school attendance, including prosecutions, by local authority. We will continue to use the results of this data analysis to inform conversations with local authorities on addressing barriers to attendance, using a ’support first’ approach to pupils’ attendance. The department’s guidance is clear that prosecutions should only be used as a last resort, where all other routes have been exhausted or deemed inappropriate in the circumstances of the individual case. |
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Truancy: Prosecutions
Asked by: Jess Asato (Labour - Lowestoft) Tuesday 7th April 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to help to minimise the potential impact on mothers who are prosecuted for their child’s truancy from school. Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) Absence is one of the biggest barriers to success for children and the government is committed to improving attendance through a support first approach. The Working Together to Improve School Attendance statutory guidance sets out clear expectations for schools, trusts, local authorities to work collaboratively with families to identify and address the underlying reasons for non‑attendance, and put in place support. This guidance can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-improve-school-attendance. Prosecution is a last resort, used only where support has been exhausted or not engaged with. In most instances, absences linked to illness, disability, mental health or special education needs should be authorised and not lead to prosecution. The decision to prosecute rests solely with the local authority, but paragraph 164 of the guidance sets out factors for their consideration, including public interest tests and equalities considerations. |
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Truancy: Prosecutions
Asked by: Jess Asato (Labour - Lowestoft) Tuesday 7th April 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact on mothers who are prosecuted for their child’s truancy from school. Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) Absence is one of the biggest barriers to success for children and the government is committed to improving attendance through a support first approach. The Working Together to Improve School Attendance statutory guidance sets out clear expectations for schools, trusts, local authorities to work collaboratively with families to identify and address the underlying reasons for non‑attendance, and put in place support. This guidance can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-improve-school-attendance. Prosecution is a last resort, used only where support has been exhausted or not engaged with. In most instances, absences linked to illness, disability, mental health or special education needs should be authorised and not lead to prosecution. The decision to prosecute rests solely with the local authority, but paragraph 164 of the guidance sets out factors for their consideration, including public interest tests and equalities considerations. |
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Crime and Policing Bill
140 speeches (28,998 words) Consideration of Lords amendments Tuesday 14th April 2026 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Sarah Jones (Lab - Croydon West) Friend the Member for Lowestoft (Jess Asato) rightly raised concerns about the depiction of strangulation - Link to Speech 2: Alex Sobel (LAB - Leeds Central and Headingley) Friend the Member for Lowestoft (Jess Asato) has tabled a simple amendment to Lords amendment 300 to - Link to Speech 3: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) Friend the Member for Lowestoft (Jess Asato) has tabled to Lords amendment 300. - Link to Speech 4: Sarah Jones (Lab - Croydon West) Friend the Member for Lowestoft (Jess Asato) has been doing so much work on a number of different areas - Link to Speech |
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Friday 17th April 2026
Special Report - 8th Special Report - Foundations of Learning: replacing RAAC and securing school buildings: Government Response Education Committee Found: Current membership Helen Hayes (Labour; Dulwich and West Norwood) (Chair) Jess Asato (Labour; Lowestoft |
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Wednesday 15th April 2026
Department of Health and Social Care Source Page: Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England Document: (PDF) Found: Jess Asato MP has been appointed as the VAWG Adviser to DHSC, advising on how alcohol is linked to |
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Wednesday 15th April 2026
Department of Health and Social Care Source Page: Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England Document: (PDF) Found: Jess Asato MP has been appointed as the VAWG Adviser to DHSC, advising on how alcohol is linked to |
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Tuesday 14th April 2026 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: SEND White Paper At 10:00am: Oral evidence Margaret Mulholland - Head of SEND & Inclusion Policy at Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Daniel Kebede - General Secretary at National Education Union Amanda Serjeant - Vice Chair of Children, Young People and Families Policy Committee at Local Government Association (LGA) Jane Harris - CEO at Speech and Language UK At 11:00am: Oral evidence Kate Cox - Senior Solicitor at Independent Provider of Special Education Advice Hayley Harding - Founder at Let Us learn Too Ms Katie Ghose - CEO at Kids Anna Bird - Chair at Disabled Children's Partnership, and CEO at Contact View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 21st April 2026 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Screen Time and Social Media At 10:00am: Oral evidence Ali Laws - Director of Public Policy for Northern Europe at TikTok Rebecca Stimson - Director of Public Policy UK at Meta Laura Higgins - Senior Director, Community Safety and Civility at Roblox Sanjit Gill - Head of Policy (UK and Ireland) at Snapchat At 11:00am: Oral evidence Professor Pete Etchells - Professor of Psychology and Science Communication at Bath Spa University Professor Victoria Goodyear - Professor of Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing at University of Birmingham Professor Amy Orben - Research Professor at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences at University of Cambridge View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 28th April 2026 9 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Screen Time and Social Media At 9:45am: Oral evidence Esther Ghey - Founder and Director at Brianna Ghey Legacy Project Mr Andy Burrows - CEO at Molly Rose Foundation Rani Govender - Associate Head of Policy and Public Affairs at National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) At 10:45am: Oral evidence Daniel Kebede - General Secretary at National Education Union (NEU) Tom Middlehurst - Deputy Director of Policy at The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Darren Northcott - National Official (Education) at NASUWT The Teachers' Union At 11:30am: Oral evidence Jacqueline Beauchere - Senior Director, Global Head of Platform Safety at Snapchat View calendar - Add to calendar |