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Written Question
Mesothelioma: Nurses
Thursday 8th January 2026

Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider specific funding for mesothelioma nursing posts.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Decisions about recruitment are a matter for individual National Health Service employers, who manage this at a local level to ensure they have the staff they need to deliver safe and effective care.

Funding provided to NHS trusts is not ringfenced for specific items such as staffing levels. Hospitals receive funding allocations which they can use at their discretion, based on local priorities.

The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure that the NHS has the right people in the right places, with the right skills to care for patients, when they need it.

Division Vote (Commons)
7 Jan 2026 - Jury Trials - View Vote Context
Layla Moran (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 290
Scheduled Event - 6 Jan 2026, 4:30 p.m. - Add to calendar
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Commons - Westminster Hall debate - Westminster Hall
The future of Thames Water
MP: Layla Moran
Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Jan 2026
Future of Thames Water

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered the future of Thames Water.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mrs Harris, and I thank the Minister for attending this debate to listen to my constituents’ concerns. What better way to start the year than to debate …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Jan 2026
Future of Thames Water

"Thames Water’s repeated mismanagement is why the Liberal Democrats have long called for all of the water company bosses not to receive that level of payout. We will continue to campaign in that vein.

Locally, we have been campaigning on the issue for many years. Along with Safer Waters, Thames21 …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Jan 2026
Future of Thames Water

"I do not trust Thames Water to do anything, and I will come on to an example of an even bigger and even worse project. We want investment and change, but the problem we have is that there is no longer any trust that this company can do that on …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Jan 2026
Future of Thames Water

"My scepticism about Thames Water is basically the theme of my entire speech, and I completely agree. We absolutely need more houses in and around Oxford—on that I am clear. However, if that work is one of the things stopping those homes from being built, we must of course ensure …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 06 Jan 2026
Future of Thames Water

"I thank you, Mrs Harris, and all Members for their contributions to the debate. I am not totally sure we got all the answers we were hoping for. Soon, I hope, means soon. I look forward to seeing the detail of what is in the White Paper, where many of …..."
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Early Day Motion
The Gatehouse in Oxford (14 Signatures)
5 Jan 2026
Tabled by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)
That this House recognises the vital work which The Gatehouse charity in Oxford does to help those living in poverty and experiencing homelessness; celebrates the amazing contribution which The Gatehouse and its volunteers have made to the thousands of people who have used their services over the past 37 years; …
Written Question
Health Professions: Regulation
Friday 19th December 2025

Asked by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made on the potential merits of statutory regulation of therapy titles.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Titles can only be protected for statutorily regulated professions. Some regulated professions include the term ‘therapist’ and as such have protected title status, for example Art therapist, Dental therapist, and Occupational therapist. Therapists in general are not a statutorily regulated profession in the United Kingdom. The Government has not made an assessment on the merits of protecting all therapy titles.

The Government is clear that the professions protected in law must be the right ones and that the level of regulatory oversight must be proportionate to the risks to the public.