Information between 12th October 2026 - 22nd October 2026
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13 Oct 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context John Milne voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 69 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 189 Noes - 306 |
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13 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over Extension) - View Vote Context John Milne voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 67 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 179 |
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13 Oct 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context John Milne voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 68 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 193 |
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13 Oct 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context John Milne voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 312 |
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13 Oct 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context John Milne voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 67 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 304 |
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20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context John Milne voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 179 Noes - 336 |
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20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context John Milne voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 184 Noes - 330 |
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20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context John Milne voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 329 |
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19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context John Milne voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 328 |
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20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context John Milne voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 60 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 178 |
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19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context John Milne voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 57 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 175 Noes - 319 |
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19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context John Milne voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 57 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 327 |
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19 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context John Milne voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 327 |
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John Milne speeches from: Support for Farmers
John Milne contributed 1 speech (475 words) Wednesday 21st October 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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John Milne speeches from: Youth Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support
John Milne contributed 1 speech (92 words) Tuesday 13th October 2026 - Westminster Hall Department of Health and Social Care |
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ME/CFS: Health Services
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Wednesday 21st October 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the national template service specification for mild, moderate and severe ME/CFS will be published and what steps will be taken to support its implementation by integrated care boards. Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided on 19 October 2026 to the identical questions 34398 and 34320 received from other colleagues earlier this month. |
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ME/CFS: Training
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Wednesday 21st October 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure ME/CFS training for healthcare professionals remains available once NHS England is abolished. Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided on 19 October 2026 to the identical questions 34398 and 34320 received from other colleagues earlier this month. |
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Israel: Arms Trade
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Tuesday 13th October 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the proposed "double lock" on arms sales to Israel will cover incorporation licenses. Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) All licences for exports to Israel, including incorporation licences, will be assessed on whether they make a material contribution to the unlawful occupation. We will refuse those that do. |
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Govia Thameslink Railway: Concessions
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 129290, what information her Department holds on the outcome of the consultation with staff regarding the ending of reciprocal travel arrangements between Govia Thameslink Railway and Brighton & Hove Buses and Metrobus. Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) As part of the transfer of its services into public ownership on 31 May 2026, GTR secured an arrangement to provide B&H and Metrobus staff with discounted travel on GTR services, subject to specific conditions, and in line with the operator’s approach to other Business to Business arrangements.
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Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Friday 16th October 2026 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what evidence his Department has collected on the potential impact of the 2026 reforms to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief on investment and employment decisions by family-owned farming and rural businesses; and if he will publish that evidence. Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General The reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief were introduced on 6 April 2026. The Government continues to provide significant relief from inheritance tax for agricultural and business assets. A couple are able to pass on up to £5 million of such assets tax-free between them, on top of the existing allowances such as the nil-rate band. The published tax information and impact note is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-changes. |
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Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Friday 16th October 2026 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what quantitative assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the 2026 reforms to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief on business investment, employment, and business growth; and whether he will publish that assessment. Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General The reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief were introduced on 6 April 2026. The Government continues to provide significant relief from inheritance tax for agricultural and business assets. A couple are able to pass on up to £5 million of such assets tax-free between them, on top of the existing allowances such as the nil-rate band. The published tax information and impact note is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-changes. |
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Crime: Rural Areas
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Friday 16th October 2026 Question to the Attorney General: To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of rural crime. Answered by Andy Slaughter - Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office) Criminals should never be left to destroy countryside for their own gain. The CPS works closely with law enforcement partners to prosecute and deter environmental offending and will hold those who perpetrate it to account. In March, the government published its Waste Crime Action Plan, which we are bolstering with further measures to tackle organised criminal gangs operating illegal waste dumping sites. |
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Aviation: Navigation
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Friday 16th October 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations her Department received on the altitude threshold in the Air Navigation Guidance 2026 from (a) airport operators, (b) airlines and (c) local authorities and community organisations. Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The government consulted on changes to the Air Navigation Directions and Air Navigation Guidance from 25 November 2025 to 26 January 2026 and a draft impact assessment was published alongside the consultation. Responses to the consultation were carefully considered before finalising the proposals and on 10 August 2026 the government published updated Air Navigation Directions and Air Navigation Guidance. A consultation response document was published alongside this which summarised the responses received, how the government had considered the evidence presented and the changes made as a result. An updated Impact assessment was published on the same date.
The consultation response included how the government had analysed responses relating to how to balance minimising noise impacts and reducing Greenhouse gas emissions in airspace design. |
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Aviation: Navigation
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Friday 16th October 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether an impact assessment was undertaken prior to changes in the Air Navigation Guidance 2026. Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The government consulted on changes to the Air Navigation Directions and Air Navigation Guidance from 25 November 2025 to 26 January 2026 and a draft impact assessment was published alongside the consultation. Responses to the consultation were carefully considered before finalising the proposals and on 10 August 2026 the government published updated Air Navigation Directions and Air Navigation Guidance. A consultation response document was published alongside this which summarised the responses received, how the government had considered the evidence presented and the changes made as a result. An updated Impact assessment was published on the same date.
The consultation response included how the government had analysed responses relating to how to balance minimising noise impacts and reducing Greenhouse gas emissions in airspace design. |
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Aircraft: Noise
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Friday 16th October 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department assessed the potential health impacts of aircraft noise between 5,000 and 7,000 feet before lowering the noise altitude threshold from 7k to 5k in the Air Navigation Guidance 2026. Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The government consulted on changes to the Air Navigation Directions and Air Navigation Guidance from 25 November 2025 to 26 January 2026 and a draft impact assessment was published alongside the consultation. Responses to the consultation were carefully considered before finalising the proposals and on 10 August 2026 the government published updated Air Navigation Directions and Air Navigation Guidance. A consultation response document was published alongside this which summarised the responses received, how the government had considered the evidence presented and the changes made as a result. An updated Impact assessment was published on the same date.
The consultation response included how the government had analysed responses relating to how to balance minimising noise impacts and reducing Greenhouse gas emissions in airspace design. |
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Private Education: VAT
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Wednesday 14th October 2026 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 118609 on Private Education: VAT, whether he plans to publish at the Autumn Budget the outturn VAT receipts from private school fees for (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26. Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General The measure introducing VAT on private schools was estimated to raise £460 million in 2024-25 and £1,505 million in 2025-26. HMRC does not publish outturn VAT receipts relating to specific policy changes. The modelling of the Exchequer impact has, however, been updated in the light of further data. The Office for Budget Responsibility revised up the estimate of the revenue by an average of £40 million per year for their Autumn 2025 Economic and Fiscal Outlook, and stated that they will continue to monitor trends in the data. Any further updates will be published in the usual way. |
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Carer's Allowance: Overpayments
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of communication provided individuals affected by the Carer’s Allowance overpayment reassessment exercise while their cases remain pending. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities) In the vast majority of cases, the Department has all the information it needs to complete the reassessment. The Department has made clear via gov.uk, that people do not need to take any action and that we will contact them if any further information is required to complete their reassessment.
Agreed messaging is in place for people who contact the Carer’s Allowance Unit while awaiting reassessment. Where additional support is required, processes are in place to ensure customers receive appropriate help and that relevant information can be captured and considered.
The Department keeps its communications under review and remains committed to supporting customers while their cases are under consideration. |
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Special Educational Needs
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether local authorities will be required to inform schools and families on the range and level of specialist expertise available through their Experts at Hand offer. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) The department is asking local area partnerships, including local authorities and integrated care boards, to work together with settings and families to design and deliver their Experts at Hand offer to meet local needs and circumstances. As part of delivery, local area partnerships should ensure that mainstream settings understand how to access the support and specialist expertise available through their local offer, including the range of support available and how it can be accessed. Schools and local area partners should help children, young people and their families understand the support available through their local offer. |
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Special Educational Needs
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role specialist schools, specialist health services and established centres of expertise will play to support the development and delivery of the Experts at Hand programme. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) The department is investing around £1.8 billion over the next three years for local area partnerships, including local authorities and Integrated Care Boards, to develop a new Experts at Hand offer. Specialist schools, specialist health services and other local specialist education and health services will play an important role in the development and delivery of local Experts at Hand offers. Local area partnerships will be able to draw on their expertise to help provide advice, coaching, workforce development and targeted support for mainstream settings. This will include specialist expertise from educational psychologists and trainees, speech and language therapists, support workers or assistants, occupational therapists and specialist teachers, including those based in specialist and alternative provision settings. Through the offer, these practitioners may provide targeted interventions, support earlier identification of needs and help mainstream staff develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to meet the needs of children and young people more effectively. |
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Special Educational Needs
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 22145, how many times in each of the last five years her Department has used its statutory powers to intervene directly in local authority SEND services; and in which local authorities. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) In the last five years, the department has issued 25 Improvement Notices, including revised Improvement Notices, to local authorities to improve special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services for children and young people. Improvement Notices were issued to North Somerset (2021), Devon (2022), Kent, Plymouth, Oxfordshire and Oldham (2023), Hertfordshire, Halton, Bexley, Wirral, Suffolk, North Northamptonshire, Bury, West Northamptonshire, Worcestershire and Derbyshire (2024), Lancashire, Wirral (revised), Bracknell Forest, Tameside (initial and revised), Redbridge, Sheffield and Torbay (2025), and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (2026). Five of these Improvement Notices have since closed: Kent, Plymouth, Oxfordshire, Oldham and Hertfordshire. The department has also issued three Statutory Directions over the same period to Birmingham (2021), Slough and Bournemouth (2023), Christchurch and Poole (2024). The Statutory Direction for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole closed in 2026, and an Improvement Notice was issued. Further information on all open and closed Improvement Notices and Statutory Directions for SEND services can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/improvement-notices. |
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Special Educational Needs
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how local Experts at Hand partnerships will be supported to draw on specialist expertise beyond their immediate local workforce where this would help meet the needs of an individual child. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) The department is investing around £1.8 billion over the next three years for local area partnerships, including local authorities and Integrated Care Boards, to develop a new Experts at Hand (EaH) offer.
Local area partnerships (LAPs) are responsible for planning and delivering their local EaH offer, taking account of local need, existing services and workforce capacity. The department is asking LAPs to develop a new offer of support for mainstream settings, drawing on specialist expertise across education, health and local services to meet local needs.
LAPs will have flexibility to design and deliver the offer in a way that reflects local needs and existing services, while working towards the expectations set out in the published EaH guidance. They will therefore be able to determine how best to deploy the specialist expertise required to meet the needs of children and young people in their area. |
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Disabled Students' Allowances
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the proposed Disabled Students' Allowance changes on the disability employment commitments in the Get Britain Working White Paper. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) A key purpose of the consultation is to understand the extent to which advances in mainstream functionality can appropriately meet disability-related needs and where specialist software continues to be required. The intention is not to remove support where it is needed, but to ensure provision is appropriately targeted. On that basis, the department does not anticipate that the proposed changes will affect the disability employment commitments in the Get Britain Working White Paper. |
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Special Educational Needs: Cerebral Palsy
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to map existing specialist expertise in cerebral palsy across education, health and the voluntary sector to help local partnerships identify and access expertise through the Experts at Hand programme. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) The department’s new Experts at Hand offer will support many children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including some children and young people with cerebral palsy attending mainstream settings, by improving access to support and expertise within those settings, while others will receive support through provision specified in their education, health and care plan. Local area partnerships are expected to draw on appropriately qualified and supervised practitioners and existing professional standards within health and education workforces to meet the needs of all children and young people with SEND. The department is asking local area partnerships to develop a new offer of support for mainstream settings, drawing on specialist expertise across education, health and local services to meet local needs, including where condition-specific expertise is required. The department will continue to monitor data on the growth of the relevant health and education specialist workforces. To support delivery, the department is investing over £40 million in the specialist workforce, including £26 million to train 204 EPs in 2026 and 239 in 2027, with the remaining £15 million invested to establish new speech and language therapist advanced practitioners in every Integrated Care Board geographical area, to get more Speech and Language Therapists working in educational settings. Alongside this, the department is investing £200 million in SEND and inclusion training to upskill staff in every school, college and nursery. We will continue to monitor implementation as the programme develops. |
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Special Educational Needs
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the Experts at Hand programme will ensure that the threshold of expertise reflects the individual needs of the child, including children with cerebral palsy who require condition-specific knowledge. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) The department’s new Experts at Hand offer will support many children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including some children and young people with cerebral palsy attending mainstream settings, by improving access to support and expertise within those settings, while others will receive support through provision specified in their education, health and care plan. Local area partnerships are expected to draw on appropriately qualified and supervised practitioners and existing professional standards within health and education workforces to meet the needs of all children and young people with SEND. The department is asking local area partnerships to develop a new offer of support for mainstream settings, drawing on specialist expertise across education, health and local services to meet local needs, including where condition-specific expertise is required. The department will continue to monitor data on the growth of the relevant health and education specialist workforces. To support delivery, the department is investing over £40 million in the specialist workforce, including £26 million to train 204 EPs in 2026 and 239 in 2027, with the remaining £15 million invested to establish new speech and language therapist advanced practitioners in every Integrated Care Board geographical area, to get more Speech and Language Therapists working in educational settings. Alongside this, the department is investing £200 million in SEND and inclusion training to upskill staff in every school, college and nursery. We will continue to monitor implementation as the programme develops. |
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Special Educational Needs: Staff
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will establish a threshold of expertise for practitioners providing specialist advice through the Experts at Hand programme, including the role of qualifications, specialist training, professional competence and relevant experience. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) The department’s new Experts at Hand offer will support many children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including some children and young people with cerebral palsy attending mainstream settings, by improving access to support and expertise within those settings, while others will receive support through provision specified in their education, health and care plan. Local area partnerships are expected to draw on appropriately qualified and supervised practitioners and existing professional standards within health and education workforces to meet the needs of all children and young people with SEND. The department is asking local area partnerships to develop a new offer of support for mainstream settings, drawing on specialist expertise across education, health and local services to meet local needs, including where condition-specific expertise is required. The department will continue to monitor data on the growth of the relevant health and education specialist workforces. To support delivery, the department is investing over £40 million in the specialist workforce, including £26 million to train 204 EPs in 2026 and 239 in 2027, with the remaining £15 million invested to establish new speech and language therapist advanced practitioners in every Integrated Care Board geographical area, to get more Speech and Language Therapists working in educational settings. Alongside this, the department is investing £200 million in SEND and inclusion training to upskill staff in every school, college and nursery. We will continue to monitor implementation as the programme develops. |
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Special Educational Needs: Cerebral Palsy
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department will evaluate whether Experts at Hand is enabling mainstream settings to access the appropriate level of specialist expertise for the needs of individual children, including those with cerebral palsy. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) The department’s new Experts at Hand offer will support many children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including some children and young people with cerebral palsy attending mainstream settings, by improving access to support and expertise within those settings, while others will receive support through provision specified in their education, health and care plan. Local area partnerships are expected to draw on appropriately qualified and supervised practitioners and existing professional standards within health and education workforces to meet the needs of all children and young people with SEND. The department is asking local area partnerships to develop a new offer of support for mainstream settings, drawing on specialist expertise across education, health and local services to meet local needs, including where condition-specific expertise is required. The department will continue to monitor data on the growth of the relevant health and education specialist workforces. To support delivery, the department is investing over £40 million in the specialist workforce, including £26 million to train 204 EPs in 2026 and 239 in 2027, with the remaining £15 million invested to establish new speech and language therapist advanced practitioners in every Integrated Care Board geographical area, to get more Speech and Language Therapists working in educational settings. Alongside this, the department is investing £200 million in SEND and inclusion training to upskill staff in every school, college and nursery. We will continue to monitor implementation as the programme develops. |
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Special Educational Needs: Cerebral Palsy
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how Experts at Hand will support mainstream settings to access appropriate expertise in cerebral palsy, relating to physical needs, communication, movement and the interaction between health and education. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) The department’s new Experts at Hand offer will support many children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including some children and young people with cerebral palsy attending mainstream settings, by improving access to support and expertise within those settings, while others will receive support through provision specified in their education, health and care plan. Local area partnerships are expected to draw on appropriately qualified and supervised practitioners and existing professional standards within health and education workforces to meet the needs of all children and young people with SEND. The department is asking local area partnerships to develop a new offer of support for mainstream settings, drawing on specialist expertise across education, health and local services to meet local needs, including where condition-specific expertise is required. The department will continue to monitor data on the growth of the relevant health and education specialist workforces. To support delivery, the department is investing over £40 million in the specialist workforce, including £26 million to train 204 EPs in 2026 and 239 in 2027, with the remaining £15 million invested to establish new speech and language therapist advanced practitioners in every Integrated Care Board geographical area, to get more Speech and Language Therapists working in educational settings. Alongside this, the department is investing £200 million in SEND and inclusion training to upskill staff in every school, college and nursery. We will continue to monitor implementation as the programme develops. |
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Correspondence
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many items of correspondence from hon. Members received by the Department since 1 April 2026 have not yet received a substantive reply; what the average response time has been for such correspondence over that period; and what steps the Department is taking to ensure that correspondence from hon. Members is answered within its published response targets. Answered by Lisa Nandy - Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport As of 9 October 2026, the Department had a total of 1,096 items of correspondence from hon. Members which had not yet received a substantive reply. The majority of this correspondence relates to policy areas transferred from the former Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. This figure excludes correspondence transferred to other Government departments.
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Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Tuesday 20th October 2026 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on including food production in the Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme. Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Secretary of State regularly engages with Cabinet colleagues on matters affecting the competitiveness and resilience of the UK’s food and farming sectors, including the impact of energy costs. Defra continues to work across Government to ensure the needs of energy-intensive food production businesses are understood and considered as part of wider discussions on industrial energy support. |
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Respiratory Diseases: Horsham
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Tuesday 20th October 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in Horsham. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) The specific data requested by the Hon. Member is not centrally held, but he may find useful information on the prevalence and treatment of respiratory conditions in his local area at the Department’s Fingertips website, at the following link: |
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Disabled Students' Allowances
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 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 of restricting funded specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance on the course completion and graduate employment rates of disabled students. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The consultation proposals do not seek to restrict all assistive software funded through Disabled Students’ Allowance to exceptional circumstances only. Full details of the proposals can be found in the consultation document, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/assistive-software-funded-through-disabled-students-allowance. A key purpose of the consultation is to understand the extent to which advances in mainstream functionality can appropriately meet disability-related needs and where specialist software continues to be required. This does not intend to remove support where it is needed, but to ensure provision is appropriately targeted. Decisions would continue to be made on a case-by-case basis. The department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposals on course completion or graduate employment rates. An initial equality impact assessment is included in the consultation document and will be developed as the department considers consultation responses. The department has undertaken internal indicative cost modelling on the potential financial impact of the proposals set out in the recent consultation on assistive software funded through Disabled Students’ Allowance, which suggests that any estimates would be highly uncertain. No final decisions have been made. |
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Disabled Students' Allowances
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the proposals to restricting funded specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The consultation proposals do not seek to restrict all assistive software funded through Disabled Students’ Allowance to exceptional circumstances only. Full details of the proposals can be found in the consultation document, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/assistive-software-funded-through-disabled-students-allowance. A key purpose of the consultation is to understand the extent to which advances in mainstream functionality can appropriately meet disability-related needs and where specialist software continues to be required. This does not intend to remove support where it is needed, but to ensure provision is appropriately targeted. Decisions would continue to be made on a case-by-case basis. The department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposals on course completion or graduate employment rates. An initial equality impact assessment is included in the consultation document and will be developed as the department considers consultation responses. The department has undertaken internal indicative cost modelling on the potential financial impact of the proposals set out in the recent consultation on assistive software funded through Disabled Students’ Allowance, which suggests that any estimates would be highly uncertain. No final decisions have been made. |
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Disabled Students' Allowances
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Monday 19th October 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason and on what evidential basis is the Department proposing to restrict funded specialist assistive software through the Disabled Students' Allowance to exceptional circumstances only. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The consultation proposals do not seek to restrict all assistive software funded through Disabled Students’ Allowance to exceptional circumstances only. Full details of the proposals can be found in the consultation document, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/assistive-software-funded-through-disabled-students-allowance. A key purpose of the consultation is to understand the extent to which advances in mainstream functionality can appropriately meet disability-related needs and where specialist software continues to be required. This does not intend to remove support where it is needed, but to ensure provision is appropriately targeted. Decisions would continue to be made on a case-by-case basis. The department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposals on course completion or graduate employment rates. An initial equality impact assessment is included in the consultation document and will be developed as the department considers consultation responses. The department has undertaken internal indicative cost modelling on the potential financial impact of the proposals set out in the recent consultation on assistive software funded through Disabled Students’ Allowance, which suggests that any estimates would be highly uncertain. No final decisions have been made. |
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Monday 2nd November John Milne signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th November 2026 Appointment of Russian diplomat to lead United Nations' mine-action work 25 signatures (Most recent: 4 Nov 2026)Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House expresses serious concern at the appointment of a Russian diplomat to lead the UN's mine-action work, given Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and the devastating legacy of landmines and unexploded ordnance; notes that Ukraine is among the most mine-contaminated countries in the world following years of Russian … |
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Thursday 14th May John Milne signed this EDM on Monday 12th October 2026 113 signatures (Most recent: 3 Nov 2026) Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives) That this House notes the National Emergency Briefing held in Westminster on 27 November 2025, attended by over 1,200 leaders from politics, business, science, and civil society, which set out the escalating risks posed by climate change and nature loss; further notes the expert evidence presented that the UK faces … |
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14 Oct 2026, 10:18 a.m. - Work and Pensions Committee "Thank you very much, John Milne. " Speaker 2 - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 Oct 2026, 6:38 p.m. - House of Commons " John Milne. the most powerful terms since World War Two, food security is once again a matter of national security, and the Prime Minister has said as " John Milne MP (Horsham, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill [LORDS] (Second sitting)
121 speeches (20,460 words) Committee stage: 2nd sitting Tuesday 20th October 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Luke Taylor (LD - Sutton and Cheam) Friend the Member for Horsham (John Milne) to discuss his new clause. - Link to Speech 2: Keir Mather (Lab - Selby) Member for Horsham (John Milne) for tabling new clause 1. - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 15th October 2026
Special Report - 4th Special Report - Youth employment, education and training: Government Response Work and Pensions Committee Found: Liberal Democrat; Torbay) Damien Egan (Labour; Bristol North East) Patrick Hurley (Labour; Southport) John Milne |
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Tuesday 27th October 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Businesses approved to export to the EU Document: (ODS) Found: City Council CS (Cold Store) (General Activity) CS (Cold Store) RDC.852.E.014 Asda Rochdale CDC John Milne |
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Tuesday 27th October 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Businesses approved to export to the EU Document: (ODS) Found: City Council CS (Cold Store) (General Activity) CS (Cold Store) RDC.852.E.014 Asda Rochdale CDC John Milne |
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Tuesday 27th October 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Businesses approved to export to the EU Document: (ODS) Found: Petfood Plants 3 44/623/8022/ABP/HAN3 ASDA Stores Ltd U1136342 Rochdale ASC Kingsway Business Centre John Milne |
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Tuesday 27th October 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Businesses approved to export to the EU Document: (ODS) Found: Petfood Plants 3 44/623/8022/ABP/HAN3 ASDA Stores Ltd U1136342 Rochdale ASC Kingsway Business Centre John Milne |
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Wednesday 21st October 2026 9 a.m. Work and Pensions Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 28th October 2026 9 a.m. Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Child Maintenance Service At 9:30am: Oral evidence Paula Sussex CBE - Public Service Ombudsman At 10:10am: Oral evidence Baroness Sherlock OBE - Minister of State at Department for Work and Pensions Simon Hunter - Director of the Child Maintenance Service at Child Maintenance Service Duncan Gilchrist - Deputy Director for Child Maintenance Policy at Child Maintenance Service Lucy Appleton - Deputy Director Enforcement at Child Maintenance Service View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 4th November 2026 9 a.m. Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence Subject: DWP’s Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26 At 9:30am: Oral evidence Dame Sarah Healey DCB CVO - Permanent Secretary at Department for Work and Pensions Catherine Vaughan - Director General, Finance at Department for Work and Pensions Neil Couling - Director General, Services and Fraud at Department for Work and Pensions Katherine Green - Director General for Labour Market and Skills at Department for Work and Pensions View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 11th November 2026 9 a.m. Work and Pensions Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Pensions adequacy – auto-enrolment contributions for low earners and their employers At 9:30am: Oral evidence Jonathan Cribb - Deputy Director at Institute for Fiscal Studies Chris Curry - Director at Pensions Policy Institute Carl Emmerson - Partner at London Economics At 10:30am: Oral evidence Zoe Alexander - Chief Policy Adviser at Pensions UK Dr Daniella Jenkins - Director at Women’s Budget Group Will Sandbrook - CEO at Inclusive Money Jack Jones - Pensions Officer at TUC View calendar - Add to calendar |