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Division Vote (Commons)
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Matt Western (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 336 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 181
Division Vote (Commons)
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context
Matt Western (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 338 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 350
Division Vote (Commons)
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context
Matt Western (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 320 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 324 Noes - 180
Division Vote (Commons)
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context
Matt Western (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 332 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 341
Division Vote (Commons)
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context
Matt Western (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 335 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 181
Division Vote (Commons)
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context
Matt Western (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 335 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 344
Scheduled Event - Thursday 8th January - Add to calendar
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Commons - Select Committee Statement - Main Chamber
Select Committee Statement on the First Special Report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, Subsea telecommunications cables: resilience and crisis preparedness: Government Response, HC 1574
MP: Matt Western
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Jan 2026
Subsea Telecommunications Cables: Resilience and Crisis Preparedness

"The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point, and it is absolutely true. We did not specifically look at the situation in Ireland. We will be doing further work on this in the coming months, because I think that is required and will be welcomed by Departments, but, yes, we …..."
Matt Western - View Speech

View all Matt Western (Lab - Warwick and Leamington) contributions to the debate on: Subsea Telecommunications Cables: Resilience and Crisis Preparedness

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Jan 2026
Subsea Telecommunications Cables: Resilience and Crisis Preparedness

"It is a pleasure to present the first report of this Parliament of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting time for this statement on the United Kingdom’s resilience and crisis preparedness in relation to subsea telecommunication cables.

Subsea cables are …..."

Matt Western - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Jan 2026
Subsea Telecommunications Cables: Resilience and Crisis Preparedness

"I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his service on the Committee over so many years, which was hugely valued, and his point is absolutely fair. I have not seen the specific report that was published today, but it echoes the points that we have made in this report. We …..."
Matt Western - View Speech

View all Matt Western (Lab - Warwick and Leamington) contributions to the debate on: Subsea Telecommunications Cables: Resilience and Crisis Preparedness