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Information between 11th September 2026 - 31st October 2026

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Division Votes
11 Sep 2026 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
John Whitby voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 209 Labour Aye votes vs 115 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 293 Noes - 218
11 Sep 2026 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
John Whitby voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 190 Labour Aye votes vs 153 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 286
27 Oct 2026 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context
John Whitby voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 311 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 66
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
John Whitby voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 325 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 179 Noes - 336
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
John Whitby voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 326 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 184 Noes - 330
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
John Whitby voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 316 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 117 Noes - 331
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
John Whitby voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 323 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 178
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context
John Whitby voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 319 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 329
21 Oct 2026 - Railways - View Vote Context
John Whitby voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 281 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 345 Noes - 108
21 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland - View Vote Context
John Whitby voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 281 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 345 Noes - 108
21 Oct 2026 - Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) - View Vote Context
John Whitby voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 281 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 111
21 Oct 2026 - Support for Farmers - View Vote Context
John Whitby voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 278 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 57 Noes - 279


Speeches
John Whitby speeches from: Cask Ale: Intangible Cultural Heritage
John Whitby contributed 1 speech (564 words)
Tuesday 27th October 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport


Written Answers
Agriculture: Water Supply
Asked by: John Whitby (Labour - Derbyshire Dales)
Friday 18th September 2026

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to include capital grant options for improving on-farm water supply and storage infrastructure in the grant scheme that will incorporate elements of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund from 2027.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government recognises the significant challenges that drought conditions can pose for farmers and growers. As part of the drought support package announced on 14 August 2026, up to £15 million has been made available to support on-farm reservoir construction.

FETF 2026 was the final round of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund in its current form; Defra is reviewing our wider grants offers to ensure they deliver the greatest benefit for farmers, food production and the environment. Decisions on the design and scope of any future offers have not yet been made.

Defra will continue to engage with farmers and industry stakeholders as we develop its future programme.

Agriculture: Water Supply
Asked by: John Whitby (Labour - Derbyshire Dales)
Friday 18th September 2026

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department will include measures to improve farm water security when determining which items currently supported through the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund will be incorporated into Environmental Land Management Capital Grants from 2027.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

No decisions have been made on the scope of FETF inclusion in Capital Grants from 2027, we are still considering future support arrangements and will set out further details in due course.

Bluetongue Virus: Vaccination
Asked by: John Whitby (Labour - Derbyshire Dales)
Friday 18th September 2026

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that sufficient supplies of vaccines against bluetongue virus are available to livestock keepers; and what steps she is taking to improve the availability and timely distribution of those vaccines.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) are working closely with manufacturers, wholesalers and veterinary bodies to monitor availability and support continuity of supply. Defra and VMD have taken proactive regulatory action to expedite the import of authorised Northern Ireland and European Union-authorised BTV-3 vaccines, helping to increase vaccine availability in Great Britain.

Bluetongue Virus: Screening
Asked by: John Whitby (Labour - Derbyshire Dales)
Friday 18th September 2026

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of laboratories in processing bluetongue tests in a timely manner during periods of increased transmission; what the current average turnaround time is for such testing, and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that delays in laboratory testing do not (a) impede disease control measures and (b) increase disruption to the movement of livestock.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra is working with APHA and The Pirbright Institute to reduce delays in testing and reporting. Testing is being undertaken by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) at Weybridge alongside the National Reference Laboratory at The Pirbright Institute.

A new online reporting form was launched on Friday 11 September, which makes it easier and quicker for vets to report suspect cases and clinical signs directly to APHA. This will allow private vets to diagnose bluetongue after examining affected animals, with cases formally confirmed by APHA at a premises level. Where a vet cannot rule out suspicion of another notifiable disease, including foot and mouth, the usual reporting and laboratory testing arrangements will continue. This will support prioritising laboratory capacity for tests such as movement testing and surveillance in emerging areas in GB. Defra will monitor the impacts of these changes on turnaround time and capacity.




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14 Sep 2026, 3:24 p.m. - Environmental Audit Committee
"much, John Whitby. "
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14 Sep 2026, 4:02 p.m. - Environmental Audit Committee
"John Whitby, thank you. "
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26 Oct 2026, 3:22 p.m. - Environmental Audit Committee
"John Whitby. "
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26 Oct 2026, 4:25 p.m. - Environmental Audit Committee
"Well, thank you very much. We turn now to John Whitby. "
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Calendar
Monday 16th November 2026 2:30 p.m.
Department for Education

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Education (including Topical Questions)
Will Forster: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Catherine Atkinson: What progress her Department has made on expanding technical and vocational education pathways for young people.
Joe Powell: What steps she is taking to introduce a Ukrainian GCSE.
Chris Hinchliff: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Nadia Whittome: What progress her Department has made on reforming the SEND system.
Andrew Cooper: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Josh Babarinde: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the adequacy of the law on parental responsibility.
Josh Fenton-Glynn: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Ruth Cadbury: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Lauren Edwards: What steps her Department is taking to respond to the Children's Commissioner for England's report entitled The Childhood Lottery: The hardest places to grow up in England, published in October 2026.
Nadia Whittome: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Alan Strickland: What progress her Department has made in expanding technical and vocational education pathways for young people.
Gavin Williamson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Greg Smith: Whether she plans to provide additional funding for special schools.
Pam Cox: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Pam Cox: What progress her Department has made in expanding technical and vocational education pathways for young people.
John Whitby: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
David Williams: What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on introducing a statutory requirement for local authorities and integrated care boards to jointly commission SEND services.
Sarah Edwards: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure safe and accessible transport to school for pupils.
Jerome Mayhew: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Mike Tapp: What steps she is taking to roll out free breakfast clubs.
Andrew Ranger: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training.
Alison Hume: What progress her Department has made on the Mission Coastal programme.
Alan Gemmell: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support young people into education, training or employment.
Calum Miller: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help keep children and young people safe online.
Peter Prinsley: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the National Funding Formula for schools in Suffolk.
Hannah Spencer: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to free school meals.
Sharon Hodgson: What assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing an automatic enrollment system for free school meals.
Julian Smith: If she will include different autism profiles as part of SEND training for school staff in response to the consultation entitled SEND reform: putting children and young people first.
Luke Murphy: What progress her Department is making in expanding technical and vocational education pathways for young people.
James Naish: What steps she is taking to support young people into university.
Richard Baker: What progress her Department has made on introducing a Ukrainian GCSE.
Douglas McAllister: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support young people into education, training or employment.
Matt Bishop: What steps her Department is taking to increase the rate at which school buildings are replaced.
Toby Perkins: What steps she is taking to support young people with learning disabilities into post-16 education, employment or training.
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Parliamentary Debates
Cask Ale: Intangible Cultural Heritage
49 speeches (10,779 words)
Tuesday 27th October 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Mentions:
1: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley South) Friend the Member for Derbyshire Dales (John Whitby) quoted.To answer one of the questions from my hon - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Monday 14th September 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Transport, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Transport, and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution in England - Environmental Audit Committee

Found: Jonathan Davies; Barry Gardiner; Sojan Joseph; Manuela Perteghella; Adrian Ramsay; Martin Rhodes; John Whitby

Monday 14th September 2026
Oral Evidence - Department of Health and Social Care, Department of Health and Social Care, and Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution in England - Environmental Audit Committee

Found: Jonathan Davies; Barry Gardiner; Sojan Joseph; Manuela Perteghella; Adrian Ramsay; Martin Rhodes; John Whitby

Wednesday 9th September 2026
Oral Evidence - Climate Change Committee, and Climate Change Committee

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: Chair: I call John Whitby—a very patient John Whitby. Q62 John Whitby: Very patient! Thank you.




John Whitby - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 4th November 2026 2 p.m.
Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: HM Treasury and the economics of climate and nature
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Matthew Croucher - Chief Economist at The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders Limited
Andrew McDermott - Deputy Chief Executive at Ceramics UK
Adam Berman - Director of Policy and Advocacy at Energy UK
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Jill Rutter - Senior Fellow at Institute for Government
Michael Jacobs - Emeritus Professor of Political Economy, School of Sociological Studies at Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield, and Visiting Professor at the Global School of Sustainability and the Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD) at The London School of Economics and Political Science
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Wednesday 21st October 2026 2 p.m.
Environmental Audit Committee - Private Meeting
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Monday 26th October 2026 2 p.m.
Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Prospects for UNFCCC COP31
At 2:45pm: Oral evidence
Osman Koray Ertas - Ambassador at Turkish Embassy
Jay Weatherill - High Commissioner to the United Kingdom at Australian High Commission
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Tania Kumar - Policy Director, Energy Transition at Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
Kim O'Dowd - UK Campaign Lead, Methane and Energy Transition at Environmental Investigation Agency
Pelin Zorlu - Head of Climate and Energy at Chatham House
At 4:45pm: Oral evidence
Rachel Kyte CMG - UK Special Representative for Climate at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and UK Special Representative for Climate at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Wednesday 18th November 2026 2 p.m.
Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Climate adaptation
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
The Baroness Brown of Cambridge DBE FREng FRS - Chair of the Adaptation Committee at Climate Change Committee
Dr James Richardson - Director of Analysis and Chief Economist at Climate Change Committee
Florence Bates - Head of Climate Change Risk Assessment and Adaptation Progress Reporting at Climate Change Committee
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Phil Garrigan - Chair at International Fire Consultants
Councillor Martin Fodor - Vice-Chair at Local Government Association Neighbourhoods Committee
Dr Amit Kochhar - Representative Body Chair at British Medical Association (BMA)
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Select Committee Documents
Friday 18th September 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister of State for Housing and Planning relating to their invitation to appear in front of the committee and give evidence on Air Pollution in England, 18 September

Environmental Audit Committee
Monday 14th September 2026
Oral Evidence - Department of Health and Social Care, Department of Health and Social Care, and Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution in England - Environmental Audit Committee
Monday 14th September 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Transport, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Transport, and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution in England - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 9th September 2026
Oral Evidence - Climate Change Committee, and Climate Change Committee

Environmental Audit Committee
Monday 14th September 2026
Written Evidence - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
AIR0160 - Air Pollution in England

Air Pollution in England - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 4th November 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs relating to the Government Greening Commitments, 2 November 2026

Environmental Audit Committee
Monday 26th October 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for the Overseas Territories, Caribbean and Global Technology relating to the United Kingdoms Arctic Policy Framework, 15 October

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Housing and Planning and the Minister for Nature relating to the Nature Restoration Fund consultation on the first draft Environmental Delivery Plan, 17 September

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Controller and Auditor General relating to the delay in the publication of updated Greening Government Commitments (GGCs), 18 September

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs relating to the reappointment of Iain Coucher as Chair of Ofwat, 06 October

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Director General for Surveys and Economic Statistics at the Office for National Statistics relating to public and business attitudes to the environment, climate and nature publication, 08 October

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the previous Chief Executive of Natural England, Marian Spain, relating to her appearance in front of the Committee on 2 September 2026, 23 September

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs relating to evidence given to the committee on 14 September 2026, 12 October

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Written Evidence - Augean
TCN0035 - HM Treasury and the economics of climate and nature

HM Treasury and the economics of climate and nature - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Written Evidence - Environment Agency
DCU0093 - Risks and opportunities to the sustainability of data centres in the UK

Risks and opportunities to the sustainability of data centres in the UK - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 21st October 2026
Written Evidence - UK Finance
TCN0100 - HM Treasury and the economics of climate and nature

HM Treasury and the economics of climate and nature - Environmental Audit Committee
Monday 26th October 2026
Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Environmental Audit Committee
Monday 26th October 2026
Oral Evidence - Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Environmental Investigation Agency, and Chatham House

Environmental Audit Committee
Monday 26th October 2026
Oral Evidence - Turkish Embassy, and Australian High Commission

Environmental Audit Committee