Laurence Turner: All Documents

Written Question

Latex: Allergies

Friday 6th February 2026

Asked by: Laurence Turner (Labour - Birmingham Northfield)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 15 January to Question 101203, on Latex: Allergies, if he will place a copy of the Expert Advisory Group on Allergy's December 2025 minutes in the House of Commons Library.

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

The Terms of Reference for the Expert Advisory Group on Allergy, which is overseen and supported by external stakeholders, states that the meetings are confidential. Therefore, the meeting minutes are not shared publicly.

Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 05 Feb 2026
Railways Bill (Twelfth sitting)

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. As in previous sessions, I draw the Committee’s attention to my membership of Unite the union. I will speak briefly on the amendments. I welcome the opportunity to talk about an area of narrowly gauged interest of long-standing, although …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 05 Feb 2026
Railways Bill (Twelfth sitting)

"If I have understood the hon. Member’s point correctly, the key is openness and transparency. We need some degree of understanding that, if GBR itself is responsible for delays, that information should be recorded so that improvements can be made. I am not convinced that GBR paying money to itself …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 05 Feb 2026
Railways Bill (Twelfth sitting)

"I think I agree with at least most of what the right hon. Gentleman says. The issue is whether actual payments are made, but we questioned the noble Lord Hendy in the Transport Committee on this matter, and he agreed that there needs to be some data accountability where there …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 05 Feb 2026
Railways Bill (Eleventh sitting)

"I am thinking about the hon. Member’s arguments about clause 64(3). Does she not think that there may be circumstances where higher charges actually help to get private investment into the railways? For example, GBR could agree to fund infrastructure improvements in exchange for an operator paying higher access charges …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
5 Feb 2026 - Railways Bill (Twelfth sitting) - View Vote Context
Laurence Turner (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 7 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 7

Division Vote (Commons)
5 Feb 2026 - Railways Bill (Twelfth sitting) - View Vote Context
Laurence Turner (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 3 Noes - 8

Division Vote (Commons)
5 Feb 2026 - Railways Bill (Eleventh sitting) - View Vote Context
Laurence Turner (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 5 Noes - 9