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Division Vote (Commons)
13 Jul 2026 - Immigration and Asylum Bill - View Vote Context
Laurence Turner (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 263 Labour Aye votes vs 14 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 264 Noes - 90
Division Vote (Commons)
13 Jul 2026 - Immigration and Asylum Bill - View Vote Context
Laurence Turner (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 282 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 97 Noes - 358
Written Question
Apprentices: Window Blinds
Friday 10th July 2026

Asked by: Laurence Turner (Labour - Birmingham Northfield)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds information on trends in the number of apprenticeship starts in the windows blinds manufacturing and installation sector.

Answered by Andrew Western - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Data on apprenticeship starts, including for the Level 2 Fenestration fabricator and Level 2 Fenestration installer standards, are published in the Apprenticeships statistics publication, which can be accessed at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships.

Written Question
Supported Housing: Birmingham
Thursday 9th July 2026

Asked by: Laurence Turner (Labour - Birmingham Northfield)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Supported Exempt Accommodation properties Ofsted inspected in Birmingham in each of the last ten years.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Supported Accommodation registered with Ofsted provides semi-independent living arrangements for 16 and 17-year-old looked after children and care leavers, as they transition towards adulthood.

The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 came into effect in October 2023, with all providers of Supported Accommodation required to be registered with Ofsted.

Ofsted inspect registered Supported Accommodation providers at least once every three years, and during the inspection will visit a sample of accommodation premises owned by the provider.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will consult on draft regulations under the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 later this year. The regulations will exempt accommodation from having to obtain a license from the local authority in which their housing it situated, if the property is already registered with Ofsted to accommodate 16 or 17-year-old looked after children or care leavers.

Ofsted only began inspecting registered providers from September 2024 and inspection is at provider level, not premises level. There is also no available breakdown of inspections at local authority level, so we are unable to provide data on inspections of any Supported Accommodation in Birmingham since inspections began. Ofsted publish data on the number of premises and inspections at a regional level. The data is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childrens-social-care-in-england-2025/main-findings-childrens-social-care-in-england-2025#supported-accommodation.

Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2026 - Town and Country Planning - View Vote Context
Laurence Turner (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 280 Labour Aye votes vs 21 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 182
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2026 - Health and Safety - View Vote Context
Laurence Turner (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 - 317 Noes - 103
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2026 - Education - View Vote Context
Laurence Turner (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 307 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 369 Noes - 102
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Jul 2026
Employment and Training

"At the outset, I draw attention to my membership of GMB and Unite, both of which organise workers in the engineering construction sector. It is a pleasure to speak in this SI debate, which may be auspicious as, depending on the Government’s future reform of the sector, we may be …..."
Laurence Turner - View Speech

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 06 Jul 2026
Public Office Disqualification: Terrorism Offences

"I do not wish to dwell too much on this point, because we will all come back to it later, but in the interests of accuracy I think it is also important to record that 90% of people in the Sparkhill ward did not vote for that candidate...."
Laurence Turner - View Speech

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 06 Jul 2026
Public Office Disqualification: Terrorism Offences

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) on the thoughtful and able way in which he introduced this important debate, and I thank the 583 Birmingham Northfield constituents who took the time to sign …..."
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