Information between 27th April 2026 - 27th May 2026
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28 Apr 2026 - Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges - View Vote Context Marsha De Cordova voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 333 Labour No votes vs 15 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 335 |
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20 May 2026 - Defence Readiness - View Vote Context Marsha De Cordova voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 302 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 104 Noes - 316 |
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20 May 2026 - Defence Readiness - View Vote Context Marsha De Cordova voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 171 |
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20 May 2026 - Defence Readiness - View Vote Context Marsha De Cordova 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 - 78 Noes - 408 |
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20 May 2026 - Defence Readiness - View Vote Context Marsha De Cordova voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 104 Noes - 317 |
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19 May 2026 - Energy Security - View Vote Context Marsha De Cordova voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 108 Noes - 323 |
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Marsha De Cordova speeches from: Middle East: Economic Response
Marsha De Cordova contributed 1 speech (122 words) Thursday 21st May 2026 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury |
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Physical Education
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children receive a minimum of two hours of high-quality physical education per week, and are supported to be physically active for at least 60 minutes a day. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) The government has pledged to protect PE time and wants schools to offer a minimum of two hours of PE per week for all pupils. The department is committed to supporting schools to meet this ambition. The government response to the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review has committed to strengthen the PE curriculum across all key stages, including key stage 4, to give it a clearer purpose and ensure schools recognise the importance of protecting two hours of PE throughout a pupil’s time at school. To bring more consistency to the provision of support and opportunities across the country and to ensure it reaches the children and young people who need it most, we are working to set up new PE and School Sport Partnerships across the country. These will make sure that the support that schools can draw on for making improvements to PE is high quality and informed by the best evidence and clearly focused on the challenge of reducing inactivity, securing equal access to sporting opportunities and ensuring there is a renewed focus on supporting schools to increase PE time.
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Schools: Sports
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the introduction of School Sport Partnerships and the new Enrichment Framework is supported by adequate levels of funding. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) My right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister announced in June 2025 the establishment of a new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network to ensure all children and young people have access to high quality PE and extracurricular sport. Details on the PE and School Sports Partnerships funding will be confirmed in due course. The Enrichment Framework will be published this academic year, accompanied by a range of support to help schools’ enrichment offers. We will work with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the National Youth Strategy implementation, including the £22.5 million Enrichment Expansion Programme and £132.5 million through the ‘Every Child Can’ dormant assets funding. This is in addition to international enrichment opportunities through the UK’s association to the EU’s Erasmus+ programme, continuing investment in our national network of Music Hubs, a new £750,000 chess support programme, and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s flagship ‘TechYouth’ programme. |
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Developing Countries: Ophthalmic Services
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with international partners to expand access to basic eye care services, including cataract surgery and vision correction, in low- and middle‑income countries. Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK is committed to tackling global health challenges and considers eye health within this wider agenda. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is transforming its approach to global health by moving from direct service delivery to supporting countries with technical expertise and long-term system strengthening, including through our fully flexible funding to the World Health Organization. The new Global Health Community of Expertise will connect partners with UK and global knowledge, innovation and investment. This demand-led, partnership model is designed to help countries access the resources they need to address their own health challenges, including on eye health. |
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Developing Countries: Ophthalmic Services
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has assessed the potential merits of advocating international action to reduce avoidable sight loss at the Global Summit for Eye Health in November 2026. Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK is committed to tackling global health challenges and considers eye health within this wider agenda. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is transforming its approach to global health by moving from direct service delivery to supporting countries with technical expertise and long-term system strengthening, including through our fully flexible funding to the World Health Organization. The new Global Health Community of Expertise will connect partners with UK and global knowledge, innovation and investment. This demand-led, partnership model is designed to help countries access the resources they need to address their own health challenges, including on eye health. |
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Developing Countries: Ophthalmic Services
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to include eye health interventions in future UK international development and global health programmes. Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK is committed to tackling global health challenges and considers eye health within this wider agenda. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is transforming its approach to global health by moving from direct service delivery to supporting countries with technical expertise and long-term system strengthening, including through our fully flexible funding to the World Health Organization. The new Global Health Community of Expertise will connect partners with UK and global knowledge, innovation and investment. This demand-led, partnership model is designed to help countries access the resources they need to address their own health challenges, including on eye health. |
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Development Aid
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what timetable her Department is working to for confirming country-level Official Development Assistance allocations for financial years (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29. Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations by country for the next three years will be published no later than in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Annual Report & Accounts this summer. Teams across the FCDO and our country network are considering how best to prioritise their ODA allocations, including as part of portfolio strategies which will help deliver a more coordinated approach to our work in partner countries. We are therefore unable to provide details on individual programme decisions. Updates to UK ODA programmes are published on DevTracker on GOV.UK each month. We are reducing ODA gradually to the equivalent of 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income by 2027 to allow time for programming to be reprioritised in a way which is considered and deliberate. Setting three years of allocations from 2026/27 to 2028/29 provides the predictability our teams need to effectively manage reductions, including responsibly exiting programmes where necessary. |
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Developing Countries: Ophthalmic Services
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to advance the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government commitment on taking action towards achieving access to quality eye care for all, including eliminating blinding trachoma. Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK is committed to tackling global health challenges and considers eye health within this wider agenda. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is transforming its approach to global health by moving from direct service delivery to supporting countries with technical expertise and long-term system strengthening, including through our fully flexible funding to the World Health Organization. The new Global Health Community of Expertise will connect partners with UK and global knowledge, innovation and investment. This demand-led, partnership model is designed to help countries access the resources they need to address their own health challenges, including on eye health. |
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Developing Countries: Ophthalmic Services
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role eye health plays within global health and international development strategies. Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK is committed to tackling global health challenges and considers eye health within this wider agenda. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is transforming its approach to global health by moving from direct service delivery to supporting countries with technical expertise and long-term system strengthening, including through our fully flexible funding to the World Health Organization. The new Global Health Community of Expertise will connect partners with UK and global knowledge, innovation and investment. This demand-led, partnership model is designed to help countries access the resources they need to address their own health challenges, including on eye health. |
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Development Aid: Jamaica and Kenya
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has estimated the potential effect of future reductions to the ODA budget on (a) existing and (b) pipeline programmes in (i) Kenya and (ii) Jamaica. Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations by country for the next three years will be published no later than in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Annual Report & Accounts this summer. Teams across the FCDO and our country network are considering how best to prioritise their ODA allocations, including as part of portfolio strategies which will help deliver a more coordinated approach to our work in partner countries. We are therefore unable to provide details on individual programme decisions. Updates to UK ODA programmes are published on DevTracker on GOV.UK each month. We are reducing ODA gradually to the equivalent of 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income by 2027 to allow time for programming to be reprioritised in a way which is considered and deliberate. Setting three years of allocations from 2026/27 to 2028/29 provides the predictability our teams need to effectively manage reductions, including responsibly exiting programmes where necessary. |
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Development Aid
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of planned spend figures on DevTracker (a) have been committed to and (b) are subject to reprofiling or cancellation. Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations by country for the next three years will be published no later than in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Annual Report & Accounts this summer. Teams across the FCDO and our country network are considering how best to prioritise their ODA allocations, including as part of portfolio strategies which will help deliver a more coordinated approach to our work in partner countries. We are therefore unable to provide details on individual programme decisions. Updates to UK ODA programmes are published on DevTracker on GOV.UK each month. We are reducing ODA gradually to the equivalent of 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income by 2027 to allow time for programming to be reprioritised in a way which is considered and deliberate. Setting three years of allocations from 2026/27 to 2028/29 provides the predictability our teams need to effectively manage reductions, including responsibly exiting programmes where necessary. |
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Development Aid: Jamaica and Kenya
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which bilateral programmes in a) Kenya and b) Jamaica are currently assessed as at risk of closure or early exit as a result of reductions in the aid budget as announced in February 2025. Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations by country for the next three years will be published no later than in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Annual Report & Accounts this summer. Teams across the FCDO and our country network are considering how best to prioritise their ODA allocations, including as part of portfolio strategies which will help deliver a more coordinated approach to our work in partner countries. We are therefore unable to provide details on individual programme decisions. Updates to UK ODA programmes are published on DevTracker on GOV.UK each month. We are reducing ODA gradually to the equivalent of 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income by 2027 to allow time for programming to be reprioritised in a way which is considered and deliberate. Setting three years of allocations from 2026/27 to 2028/29 provides the predictability our teams need to effectively manage reductions, including responsibly exiting programmes where necessary. |
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Development Aid
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued to country offices on responsible programme exits. Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations by country for the next three years will be published no later than in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Annual Report & Accounts this summer. Teams across the FCDO and our country network are considering how best to prioritise their ODA allocations, including as part of portfolio strategies which will help deliver a more coordinated approach to our work in partner countries. We are therefore unable to provide details on individual programme decisions. Updates to UK ODA programmes are published on DevTracker on GOV.UK each month. We are reducing ODA gradually to the equivalent of 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income by 2027 to allow time for programming to be reprioritised in a way which is considered and deliberate. Setting three years of allocations from 2026/27 to 2028/29 provides the predictability our teams need to effectively manage reductions, including responsibly exiting programmes where necessary. |
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Sports Competitors
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Tuesday 28th April 2026 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the role of year-round, all-weather sports facilities in the development of future elite athletes. Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) The Government recognises that year-round, all-weather training environments play a vital role in the development of future elite athletes, ensuring consistent access to high-quality facilities regardless of external conditions. Through Government and National Lottery funding, UK Sport invests in a network of Elite Training Centres across the UK. These centres provide daily training environments where athletes can access world-class facilities, coaching and integrated performance support, forming a key part of the UK’s approach to developing future Olympic and Paralympic athletes. |
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Gaza: International Humanitarian Law
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the closure of the FCDO unit responsible for monitoring potential breaches of international humanitarian law on the delivery and oversight of UK funded humanitarian assistance in Gaza. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Media reports that the Honourable Member refers to are misleading. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell has moved, not closed. As part of an internal restructure, the Cell and its functions continue to operate from within a different team in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The work of the FCDO assessing IHL risks arising from the conflict in Gaza is not being discontinued. The FCDO continues to draw on a range of sources and expertise to inform its assessments and approach to IHL issues, and we also continue to retain access to all FCDO-funded research previously carried out into alleged IHL violations. We are in the process of reforming the FCDO to build a more capable, agile and resilient organisation that can respond quickly to changing challenges and crises, and operate effectively within the financial constraints that we are operating under in this spending review period. This process inevitably involves the restructuring of teams across the FCDO to deliver our objectives in a more streamlined and better-integrated way. It is important that Honourable Members do not mistake any changes of structure and nomenclature for changes in the priority that we attach to different issues and responsibilities, especially in areas as critical as this. IHL assessments support UK export licensing decisions. On the delivery and oversight of UK funded humanitarian assistance in Gaza, we continue to call for urgent action to open all the crossings, lift restrictions and flood Gaza with aid. |
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Gaza: International Humanitarian Law
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether an equality, legal, or risk impact assessment was carried out ahead of the closure of the FCDO unit responsible for monitoring potential breaches of international humanitarian law. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Media reports that the Honourable Member refers to are misleading. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell has moved, not closed. As part of an internal restructure, the Cell and its functions continue to operate from within a different team in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The work of the FCDO assessing IHL risks arising from the conflict in Gaza is not being discontinued. The FCDO continues to draw on a range of sources and expertise to inform its assessments and approach to IHL issues, and we also continue to retain access to all FCDO-funded research previously carried out into alleged IHL violations. We are in the process of reforming the FCDO to build a more capable, agile and resilient organisation that can respond quickly to changing challenges and crises, and operate effectively within the financial constraints that we are operating under in this spending review period. This process inevitably involves the restructuring of teams across the FCDO to deliver our objectives in a more streamlined and better-integrated way. It is important that Honourable Members do not mistake any changes of structure and nomenclature for changes in the priority that we attach to different issues and responsibilities, especially in areas as critical as this. IHL assessments support UK export licensing decisions. On the delivery and oversight of UK funded humanitarian assistance in Gaza, we continue to call for urgent action to open all the crossings, lift restrictions and flood Gaza with aid. |
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Gaza: International Humanitarian Law
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department are developing new mechanisms to monitor compliance with international humanitarian law in Gaza, in the context of the closure of the international humanitarian law cell. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Media reports that the Honourable Member refers to are misleading. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell has moved, not closed. As part of an internal restructure, the Cell and its functions continue to operate from within a different team in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The work of the FCDO assessing IHL risks arising from the conflict in Gaza is not being discontinued. The FCDO continues to draw on a range of sources and expertise to inform its assessments and approach to IHL issues, and we also continue to retain access to all FCDO-funded research previously carried out into alleged IHL violations. We are in the process of reforming the FCDO to build a more capable, agile and resilient organisation that can respond quickly to changing challenges and crises, and operate effectively within the financial constraints that we are operating under in this spending review period. This process inevitably involves the restructuring of teams across the FCDO to deliver our objectives in a more streamlined and better-integrated way. It is important that Honourable Members do not mistake any changes of structure and nomenclature for changes in the priority that we attach to different issues and responsibilities, especially in areas as critical as this. IHL assessments support UK export licensing decisions. On the delivery and oversight of UK funded humanitarian assistance in Gaza, we continue to call for urgent action to open all the crossings, lift restrictions and flood Gaza with aid. |
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Gaza: International Humanitarian Law
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether responsibility for monitoring potential breaches of international humanitarian law relating to Gaza has been reassigned within her Department following the closure of the international humanitarian law cell. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Media reports that the Honourable Member refers to are misleading. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell has moved, not closed. As part of an internal restructure, the Cell and its functions continue to operate from within a different team in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The work of the FCDO assessing IHL risks arising from the conflict in Gaza is not being discontinued. The FCDO continues to draw on a range of sources and expertise to inform its assessments and approach to IHL issues, and we also continue to retain access to all FCDO-funded research previously carried out into alleged IHL violations. We are in the process of reforming the FCDO to build a more capable, agile and resilient organisation that can respond quickly to changing challenges and crises, and operate effectively within the financial constraints that we are operating under in this spending review period. This process inevitably involves the restructuring of teams across the FCDO to deliver our objectives in a more streamlined and better-integrated way. It is important that Honourable Members do not mistake any changes of structure and nomenclature for changes in the priority that we attach to different issues and responsibilities, especially in areas as critical as this. IHL assessments support UK export licensing decisions. On the delivery and oversight of UK funded humanitarian assistance in Gaza, we continue to call for urgent action to open all the crossings, lift restrictions and flood Gaza with aid. |
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Gaza: International Humanitarian Law
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what arrangements are in place to identify and escalate emerging risks of breaches of international humanitarian law in relation to Gaza within her Department, in the context of the closure of the relevant FCDO unit. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Media reports that the Honourable Member refers to are misleading. The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Cell has moved, not closed. As part of an internal restructure, the Cell and its functions continue to operate from within a different team in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The work of the FCDO assessing IHL risks arising from the conflict in Gaza is not being discontinued. The FCDO continues to draw on a range of sources and expertise to inform its assessments and approach to IHL issues, and we also continue to retain access to all FCDO-funded research previously carried out into alleged IHL violations. We are in the process of reforming the FCDO to build a more capable, agile and resilient organisation that can respond quickly to changing challenges and crises, and operate effectively within the financial constraints that we are operating under in this spending review period. This process inevitably involves the restructuring of teams across the FCDO to deliver our objectives in a more streamlined and better-integrated way. It is important that Honourable Members do not mistake any changes of structure and nomenclature for changes in the priority that we attach to different issues and responsibilities, especially in areas as critical as this. IHL assessments support UK export licensing decisions. On the delivery and oversight of UK funded humanitarian assistance in Gaza, we continue to call for urgent action to open all the crossings, lift restrictions and flood Gaza with aid. |
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Physical Education: Sports
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve training for primary school teachers on how to deliver high quality PE and school sport. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation. |
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Schools: Sports
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure disabled children have equal access to PE and school sport. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation. |
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Sports: Facilities
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Wednesday 29th April 2026 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the role of accessible, covered and indoor sports facilities in the participation of disabled people in sport. Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation. |
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Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Tuesday 19th May 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support early identification and intervention for eating disorders in adults within primary care and community mental health services. Answered by Preet Kaur Gill - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available. |
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Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Thursday 21st May 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS mental health funding was allocated to specialist eating disorder services in each of the last five financial years. Answered by Preet Kaur Gill - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available. |
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Eating Disorders: Greater London
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Friday 22nd May 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the eating disorder services are available to adults in Battersea and the NHS South West London Integrated Care Board area. Answered by Preet Kaur Gill - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The South West London Integrated Care Board commissions adult eating disorder services for the Battersea and wider South West London population through the South London Partnership, which brings together the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and the South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust to deliver a coordinated model of care. The service includes inpatient, day patient, intensive outpatient, and outpatient provision. Inpatient care is provided across two wards for the South London population, including 18 allocated beds, nine of which are at Springfield University Hospital’s Avalon Ward in Wandsworth. These services support adults with the most severe and complex eating disorders and are delivered by a multidisciplinary team. For those requiring intensive support without admission, the Eating Disorders Day Unit at Springfield University Hospital provides a structured weekday programme combining therapeutic eating, psychological therapies, and rehabilitation as an alternative to inpatient care. Community and outpatient services support early intervention, treatment, and recovery, including the Eating Disorders Outpatient Service, alongside enhanced outreach through the Enhanced Treatment Team and early intervention via the First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders pathway. |
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Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Friday 22nd May 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of flexible eating disorder treatment options for adults, including outpatient, day patient and community based models. Answered by Preet Kaur Gill - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) We recognise the importance of ensuring that adults with eating disorders can access timely, evidence-based care in the setting most appropriate to their needs. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance on eating disorders sets out clear, evidence-based approaches to assessment, treatment, and inpatient care for adults. In practice, this care is delivered across a range of settings, including community and outpatient services, which provide assessment, psychological therapies, and ongoing support. NHS England’s specialised adult eating disorder service specification supports a flexible approach to treatment to match clinical presentation, including intensive day-patient provision such as medical monitoring, evidence-based psychological interventions, and dietetic support, as well as inpatient care where a higher level of intervention is required. Responsibility for delivery is shared across the system, as integrated care boards assess local need and commission appropriate community and outpatient services for their populations, while NHS England provides national guidance to support commissioners and providers in developing coherent pathways across different levels of treatment intensity. |
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Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
Asked by: Marsha De Cordova (Labour - Battersea) Tuesday 9th June 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure continuity of care for patients receiving eating disorder support. Answered by Preet Kaur Gill - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) NHS England is supporting continuity of care for people with eating disorders by setting a community‑based, pathway‑led service model that spans primary care, community mental health services, specialist eating disorder teams and, where clinically necessary, inpatient care. The Adult Eating Disorders: Community, Inpatient and Intensive Day Patient Care – Guidance for commissioners and providers (2019) emphasises integrated pathways and continuity as people move between services, rather than stand‑alone episodes of treatment. The guidance is available at the following link: In January 2026, NHS England published long-awaited updated commissioning guidance for children and young people eating disorder services. The guidance takes a whole-pathway approach, prioritising community-based care, earlier identification and intervention, and better integration with schools, colleges, and primary care. Integrated care boards are responsible for assessing local need and commissioning appropriate community and outpatient provision for their populations. In addition, the Severe Mental Illness Modern Service Framework aims to set expectations for how local systems organise, prioritise and deliver joined‑up, high-quality care for people with a severe mental illness, including people with eating disorders. |
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Wednesday 13th May Marsha De Cordova signed this EDM on Monday 18th May 2026 78 years of the Palestinian Nakba 46 signatures (Most recent: 3 Jun 2026)Tabled by: Iqbal Mohamed (Independent - Dewsbury and Batley) That this House marks 78 years since the start of the Nakba, when more than 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes by Israeli forces; recognises that the Nakba is not merely a historical event, but an ongoing process of dispossession, displacement and oppression affecting Palestinians across historic Palestine … |
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21 May 2026, 1:22 p.m. - House of Commons " Marsha de Cordova thank you, Madam. Madam. >> Deputy Speaker. Can I thank the Chancellor for her statement and also welcome the measures that she " Marsha De Cordova MP (Battersea, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Tuesday 9th June 2026 11:30 a.m. Department of Health and Social Care Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Health and Social Care (including Topical Questions) David Chadwick: What steps he is taking to help improve cross-border healthcare between UK nations. Josh Babarinde: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Peter Swallow: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Kieran Mullan: What steps he is taking to maintain non-digital access to primary care. Perran Moon: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle health inequalities. Victoria Collins: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Mary Glindon: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Liz Twist: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress on implementing the suicide prevention strategy for England. Lloyd Hatton: What steps he is taking to improve mental health facilities in Dorset. Nadia Whittome: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Robbie Moore: What steps he is taking to increase access to care in the community. Claire Young: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. John Whitby: What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of healthcare for care leavers. Will Forster: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. David Reed: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of health services for men. Alison Griffiths: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Lloyd Hatton: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Steve Darling: If he will make it his policy to retain Healthwatch. John Lamont: What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on improving cross-border healthcare. Debbie Abrahams: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Will Stone: What steps his Department is taking to help reduce inequalities in health outcomes. Graham Stuart: What assessment he has made of trends in the level of unreported removals from waiting lists. Luke Charters: What steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of NHS health visitors. Lisa Smart: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the dental recruitment incentive scheme. Jim Dickson: What steps his Department has taken to help improve processes for obtaining GP appointments when practices open for the day. Elsie Blundell: What steps he is taking to improve men's mental health care provision in the North West. Lewis Cocking: What steps he is taking to improve accountability in the health service. Gill Furniss: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of treatment delays on outcomes for patients with heart valve disease. Kirsteen Sullivan: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of health services for women. Al Pinkerton: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress on implementing the New Hospital Programme. Richard Tice: What comparative assessment he has made of trends in the level of NHS healthcare workers (a) recruited from overseas and (b) trained in the UK. Munira Wilson: If he will make it his policy to retain Healthwatch. Kevin Bonavia: What steps his Department is taking to improve NHS cancer care. Wendy Chamberlain: What steps he is taking to fund research into the biology of lobular breast cancer. Marsha De Cordova: What steps he is taking to improve accessibility in the NHS. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes 2024-26 Backbench Business Committee Found: Representations from Members The following Members made oral representations: Marsha De Cordova, Sir |
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Tuesday 19th May 2026 2 p.m. Ecclesiastical Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Report - Clergy Conduct Measure LP Ecclesiastical Committee |
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Report - Clergy Conduct Measure - Comments and Explanations LP Ecclesiastical Committee |
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Report - Clergy Conduct Measure - Comments and Explanations Ecclesiastical Committee |