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Early Day Motion
Household Support Fund (No. 2) (7 Signatures)
6 May 2025
Tabled by: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat - Newbury)
That this House notes with deep concern that applications for the Household Support Fund in Newbury have increased by nearly 1,000 to 2,715 applications between April 2024 and March 2025 compared to the previous year; while welcoming the Government's allocation of over £1 million to West Berkshire Council's Household Support …
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Apr 2025
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Visit

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Division Vote (Commons)
29 Apr 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Lee Dillon (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 45 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 238
Division Vote (Commons)
29 Apr 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Lee Dillon (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 44 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 255
Division Vote (Commons)
28 Apr 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Lee Dillon (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 48 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 74 Noes - 337
Division Vote (Commons)
28 Apr 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Lee Dillon (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 47 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 342 Noes - 70
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Apr 2025
Football Governance Bill [Lords]

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Apr 2025
Football Governance Bill [Lords]

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Early Day Motion
Thames Valley Police resources (4 Signatures)
28 Apr 2025
Tabled by: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat - Newbury)
That this House recognises the vital work carried out by police officers across the Thames Valley in reducing crime rates; expresses deep concern about structural changes in Newbury constituency that risk increasing crime rates through reduced local police presence; notes that the closure of Newbury custody suite necessitates officers traveling …
Written Question
Special Educational Needs: Primary Education
Monday 7th April 2025

Asked by: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat - Newbury)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that primary schools can fund their SEND provision without reallocating funding from other budget areas.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)

This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.

Following the Autumn Budget 2024, the department is providing an additional £3.2 billion for mainstream schools and young people with complex SEND for the 2025/26 financial year. This means that overall school funding will total almost £64.8 billion in 2025/26. Most schools funding is not allocated and ring-fenced for specific purposes, such as for supporting pupils with SEND. Schools decide how to spend their budgets to meet their legal duties and other responsibilities, including support for their pupils with SEND.

Of the increase in total schools funding, £1 billion will be for high needs budgets in England in the 2025/26 financial year, bringing total high needs funding for children and young people with complex SEND to over £12 billion. Of that total, West Berkshire Council is being allocated over £30 million through the high needs funding block of the dedicated schools grant (DSG), an increase of £1.8 million on this year’s DSG high needs block. High needs funding is allocated by local authorities to primary schools for the costs of special educational needs support in excess of £6,000 per pupil per annum.