Information between 22nd March 2025 - 21st April 2025
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26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Mark Sewards voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 285 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 366 Noes - 41 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Mark Sewards voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 294 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 303 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Mark Sewards voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 294 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 72 Noes - 304 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Mark Sewards voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 307 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Mark Sewards voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 299 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 137 Noes - 304 |
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24 Mar 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Mark Sewards voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 322 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 74 |
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25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Mark Sewards 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 Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 190 |
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25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Mark Sewards voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 192 |
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25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context Mark Sewards 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 - 319 Noes - 166 |
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25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context Mark Sewards voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 312 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 180 |
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25 Mar 2025 - Great British Energy Bill - View Vote Context Mark Sewards voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 198 |
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25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context Mark Sewards voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 179 |
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25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context Mark Sewards voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 310 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 180 |
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25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context Mark Sewards 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 - 322 Noes - 117 |
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25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context Mark Sewards 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 - 316 Noes - 183 |
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25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Mark Sewards voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 308 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 196 |
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25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Mark Sewards voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 308 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 313 Noes - 194 |
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Pharmacy: Finance
Asked by: Mark Sewards (Labour - Leeds South West and Morley) Thursday 3rd April 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that independent community pharmacies have adequate funding to sustain their (a) businesses and (b) services. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral part of the fabric of our communities. They provide an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals. We have now concluded the consultation on funding for 2024/25 and 2025/26, and have agreed with Community Pharmacy England (CPE) to increase the community pharmacy contractual framework to £3.073 billion. CPE represents all pharmacy contractors in England, including independent community pharmacies. This deal represents the largest uplift in funding of any part of the NHS, at over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26. This shows a first step in delivering stability for the future and a commitment to rebuilding the sector. |
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Public Transport: Infrastructure
Asked by: Mark Sewards (Labour - Leeds South West and Morley) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to reduce private car ownership and improve the connectivity of public transport. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) This Government recognises the importance of improving public transport to ensure that people have greater choice around how they travel and has recently confirmed its commitment to phasing out new cars that rely solely on internal combustion engines from 2030.
The Government have set out an ambitious programme of reform to help improve bus services and grow usage across the country. The Bus Services (No.2) Bill, introduced on 17 December, puts power over local bus services back in the hands of local leaders and is intended to ensure bus services reflect the needs of the communities that rely on them. In the Autumn Budget, the Government also confirmed investment of over £1 billion to support and improve bus services and keep bus fares affordable.
The Government have also set out plans to create a unified and simplified railway that places train operations under public ownership and control, putting passengers first and rebuilding trust. The Railways Bill, which will be introduced later this session, will enable the biggest overhaul of the rail sector in a generation. Alongside this, the Prime Minister has announced more funding to deliver the largest rail investment in the North in decades.
As part of our commitment to local transport, we have uplifted City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement funding in 2025-26 by £200m, helping to improve the local transport in our largest city regions and drive growth and productivity across the country. This brings local transport spending for Metro Mayors in 2025-26 to £1.3bn. Also at the Autumn Budget, we allocated over £650m funding for local transport outside of our city regions to improve connectivity and support local growth in our smaller cities, towns, villages and rural areas in England outside London.
The Integrated National Transport Strategy will be published later this year and will focus on how transport should be designed, built, and operated to better serve the people who use it, connecting people to housing, jobs and public services.
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Hughes Report: First Anniversary
53 speeches (12,877 words) Thursday 27th March 2025 - Westminster Hall Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Julian Lewis (Con - New Forest East) Member for Leeds South West and Morley (Mark Sewards) has done us all a service by outlining in detail - Link to Speech 2: Warinder Juss (Lab - Wolverhampton West) Friend the Member for Leeds South West and Morley (Mark Sewards). - Link to Speech 3: Ashley Dalton (Lab - West Lancashire) Friends the Members for Leeds South West and Morley (Mark Sewards) and Stoke-on-Trent North (David Williams - Link to Speech |
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Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill)
49 speeches (6,823 words) Consideration of Lords amendments Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: None Member for Leeds South West and Morley (Mark Sewards). - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 8th April 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Higher Education and Funding View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 25th March 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Further Education and Skills At 10:00am: Oral evidence Darren Hankey - Principal and CEO of Hartlepool College of Further Education at Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Robert Nitsch CBE - Chief Executive at Federation of Awarding Bodies Alice Gardner - Chief Executive at Edge Foundation David Robinson - Director of Post 16 and Skills at Education Policy Institute At 11:00am: Oral evidence Bill Watkin CBE - Chief Executive at Sixth Form Colleges Association Mr Imran Tahir - Research Economist at Institute for Fiscal Studies Jo Grady - General Secretary at University and College Union David Hughes CBE - Chief Executive at Association of Colleges View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 8th April 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Higher Education and Funding At 10:00am: Oral evidence Sir Malcolm Press - Vice-President (England and Northern Ireland) at Universities UK Professor Dame Jessica Corner - Executive Chair, Research England at UK Research and Innovation Sir Philip Augar - Chair of the 2019 Independent Panel at Post-18 Education and Funding Review At 10:45am: Oral evidence Mr Raj Jethwa - Chief Executive at Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) Dr Hollie Chandler - Director of Policy at The Russell Group Rachel Hewitt - Chief Executive at MillionPlus, The Association for Modern Universities At 11:30am: Oral evidence Alex Stanley - Vice-President of Higher Education at National Union of Students Jo Grady - General Secretary at University College Union (UCU) Andrew Bird - Chair at British Universities' International Liaison Association View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 8th April 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Higher Education and Funding At 10:00am: Oral evidence Professor Dame Jessica Corner - Executive Chair, Research England at UK Research and Innovation Sir Philip Augar - Chair of the 2019 Independent Panel at Post-18 Education and Funding Review At 10:45am: Oral evidence Mr Raj Jethwa - Chief Executive at Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) Dr Hollie Chandler - Director of Policy at The Russell Group Rachel Hewitt - Chief Executive at MillionPlus, The Association for Modern Universities At 11:30am: Oral evidence Alex Stanley - Vice-President of Higher Education at National Union of Students Jo Grady - General Secretary at University College Union (UCU) Andrew Bird - Chair at British Universities' International Liaison Association View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 8th April 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Higher Education and Funding At 10:00am: Oral evidence Professor Dame Jessica Corner - Executive Chair, Research England at UK Research and Innovation Sir Philip Augar - Chair of the 2019 Independent Panel at Post-18 Education and Funding Review Professor Malcolm Press CBE - Vice President (England and Northern Ireland) at Universities UK At 10:45am: Oral evidence Mr Raj Jethwa - Chief Executive at Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) Dr Hollie Chandler - Director of Policy at The Russell Group Rachel Hewitt - Chief Executive at MillionPlus, The Association for Modern Universities At 11:30am: Oral evidence Alex Stanley - Vice-President of Higher Education at National Union of Students Jo Grady - General Secretary at University College Union (UCU) Andrew Bird - Chair at British Universities' International Liaison Association View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Further Education and Skills View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Further Education and Skills At 10:00am: Oral evidence Phil Smith CBE - Chair at Skills England Sir David Bell - Vice Chair at Skills England Sarah Maclean - Joint CEO at Skills England Tessa Griffiths - Joint CEO at Skills England At 11:00am: Oral evidence Ben Rowland - Chief Executive at Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) Dr Katerina Kolyva - Chief Executive at Education and Training Foundation (ETF) Emily Rock - Chief Executive at Association of Apprentices Jane Hadfield - Co-Chair, The St Martin’s Group and National Lead, Apprenticeships at NHS England View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Further Education and Skills At 10:00am: Oral evidence Phil Smith CBE - Chair at Skills England Sir David Bell - Vice Chair at Skills England Tessa Griffiths - Joint CEO at Skills England At 11:00am: Oral evidence Ben Rowland - Chief Executive at Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) Dr Katerina Kolyva - Chief Executive at Education and Training Foundation (ETF) Emily Rock - Chief Executive at Association of Apprentices Jane Hadfield - Co-Chair, The St Martin’s Group and National Lead, Apprenticeships at NHS England View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Further Education and Skills At 10:00am: Oral evidence Phil Smith CBE - Chair at Skills England Sir David Bell - Vice Chair at Skills England Sarah Maclean CBE - Joint CEO at Skills England Tessa Griffiths CBE - Joint CEO at Skills England At 11:00am: Oral evidence Ben Rowland - Chief Executive at Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) Dr Katerina Kolyva - Chief Executive at Education and Training Foundation (ETF) Emily Rock - Chief Executive at Association of Apprentices Jane Hadfield - Co-Chair, The St Martin’s Group and National Lead, Apprenticeships at NHS England View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 9:30 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Solving the SEND Crisis At 10:00am: Oral evidence Ms Marie Gascoigne - speech, language and communication policy expert, advisor and consultant at Better Communications CIC Sarah Walter - Director, ICS Network at NHS Confederation Alison Stewart - Head of SEND at South West London Integrated Care Board At 11:00am: Oral evidence Lisa O’Connor - Vice President at Association of Educational Psychologists Professor Ian Kessler - Professor of Public Policy and Management at Kings College London Derek Munn - Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 9:15 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Solving the SEND Crisis At 10:00am: Oral evidence Ms Marie Gascoigne - speech, language and communication policy expert, advisor and consultant at Better Communications CIC Sarah Walter - Director, ICS Network at NHS Confederation Alison Stewart - Head of SEND at South West London Integrated Care Board At 11:00am: Oral evidence Lisa O’Connor - Vice President at Association of Educational Psychologists Professor Ian Kessler - Professor of Public Policy and Management at Kings College London Derek Munn - Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 9:15 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Solving the SEND Crisis At 10:00am: Oral evidence Lisa O’Connor - Vice President at Association of Educational Psychologists Professor Ian Kessler - Professor of Public Policy and Management at Kings College London Derek Munn - Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists At 11:00am: Oral evidence Ms Marie Gascoigne - speech, language and communication policy expert, advisor and consultant at Better Communications CIC Sarah Walter - Director, ICS Network at NHS Confederation Alison Stewart - Head of SEND at South West London Integrated Care Board View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 9:15 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Solving the SEND Crisis At 10:00am: Oral evidence Lisa O’Connor - Vice President at Association of Educational Psychologists Professor Ian Kessler - Professor of Public Policy and Management at Kings College London Janet Harrison - Head of Service at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust At 11:00am: Oral evidence Ms Marie Gascoigne - speech, language and communication policy expert, advisor and consultant at Better Communications CIC Sarah Walter - Director, ICS Network at NHS Confederation Alison Stewart - Head of SEND at South West London Integrated Care Board View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 29th April 2025 9:15 a.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Solving the SEND Crisis At 10:00am: Oral evidence Lisa O’Connor - Vice President at Association of Educational Psychologists Professor Ian Kessler - Professor of Public Policy and Management at Kings College London Janet Harrison - Head of Service at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and Member at The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists At 11:00am: Oral evidence Ms Marie Gascoigne - speech, language and communication policy expert, advisor and consultant at Better Communications CIC Sarah Walter - Director, ICS Network at NHS Confederation Alison Stewart - Head of SEND at South West London Integrated Care Board View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 2 p.m. Education Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 2 p.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Curriculum and Assessment Review At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Tom Middlehurst - Deputy Director of Policy at Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Darren Northcott - National Official at NASUWT The Teachers' Union Tim Oates CBE - Group Director of Assessment Research and Development at Cambridge University Press and Assessment Jill Duffy - Chief Executive of UK exam board OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA) at Cambridge Assessment At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Charlynne Pullen - Principal Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University Nick Chambers - Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Education and Employers Charity Robert West - Head of Education and Skills and part of the Future of Work Directorate at Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Jane Gratton - Deputy Director of Policy at British Chambers of Commerce View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 2 p.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Curriculum and Assessment Review At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Tom Middlehurst - Deputy Director of Policy at Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Darren Northcott - National Official at NASUWT The Teachers' Union Tim Oates CBE - Group Director of Assessment Research and Development at Cambridge University Press and Assessment Jill Duffy - Chief Executive of UK exam board OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA) at Cambridge University Press and Assessment At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Charlynne Pullen - Principal Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University Nick Chambers - Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Education and Employers Charity Robert West - Head of Education and Skills and part of the Future of Work Directorate at Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Alex Vetch - Director of Policy and Insights at British Chambers of Commerce View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 2 p.m. Education Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Curriculum and Assessment Review At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Tom Middlehurst - Deputy Director of Policy at Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Darren Northcott - National Official at NASUWT The Teachers' Union Tim Oates CBE - Group Director of Assessment Research and Development at Cambridge University Press and Assessment Jill Duffy - Chief Executive of UK exam board OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA) at Cambridge University Press and Assessment At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Charlynne Pullen - Principal Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University Nick Chambers - Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Education and Employers Charity Robert West - Head of Education and Skills and part of the Future of Work Directorate at Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Alex Veitch - Director of Policy and Insights at British Chambers of Commerce View calendar - Add to calendar |