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Information between 4th January 2026 - 24th January 2026

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Division Votes
7 Jan 2026 - Jury Trials - View Vote Context Michael Shanks voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 284 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 290
7 Jan 2026 - Rural Communities - View Vote Context Michael Shanks voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 328 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 332
13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Michael Shanks voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 323 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 348 Noes - 167
13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Michael Shanks voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 321 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 184 Noes - 331
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Michael Shanks voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 336 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 344
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Michael Shanks 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 Tally: Ayes - 324 Noes - 180
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Michael Shanks 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 Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 350
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Michael Shanks 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 Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 181
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Michael Shanks voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 341
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Michael Shanks 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 Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 350
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Michael Shanks 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 Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 344
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Michael Shanks 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 Tally: Ayes - 324 Noes - 180
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Michael Shanks 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 Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 341
12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Michael Shanks 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 Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 181
20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Michael Shanks voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 331 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 182
20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Michael Shanks voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 333 Labour Aye votes vs 3 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 347 Noes - 185
20 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Michael Shanks voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 331 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 347 Noes - 184
21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Michael Shanks voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 318 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 191 Noes - 326
21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Michael Shanks voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 310 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 317

Speeches
Michael Shanks speeches from: Fuel Supply: Fees for Military Drivers Michael Shanks contributed 1 speech (175 words) Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Written Statements Department for Business and Trade
Michael Shanks speeches from: Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard Michael Shanks contributed 1 speech (669 words) Monday 19th January 2026 - Written Statements Department for Business and Trade
Michael Shanks speeches from: Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 7: Offshore Wind Projects Michael Shanks contributed 1 speech (408 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Written Statements Department for Business and Trade
Michael Shanks speeches from: SSEN Transmission Orkney Link Michael Shanks contributed 1 speech (438 words) Thursday 8th January 2026 - Written Statements Department for Business and Trade
Michael Shanks speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions Michael Shanks contributed 19 speeches (2,043 words) Tuesday 6th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Michael Shanks speeches from: Energy Infrastructure National Policy Statements Michael Shanks contributed 1 speech (152 words) Tuesday 6th January 2026 - Written Statements Department for Business and Trade
Michael Shanks speeches from: Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery Michael Shanks contributed 1 speech (313 words) Tuesday 6th January 2026 - Written Statements Department for Business and Trade

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Michael Shanks mentioned

Calendar

Wednesday 28th January 2026 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Unlocking community energy at scale At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Helen Seagrave - Director of Local Energy at Great British Energy Victoria Moxham - Director of Customer and Code Management at Elexon Marzia Zafar - Deputy Director, Energy Systems Design and Development at Ofgem At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Michael Shanks MP - Minister for Energy at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Emma Floyd - Director, Clean Energy Investment at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero View calendar - Add to calendar

Parliamentary Debates
Railways Bill (Third sitting) 64 speeches (11,181 words) Committee stage: 3rd sitting Thursday 22nd January 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Laurence Turner (Lab - Birmingham Northfield) Member for Rutherglen (Michael Shanks), said:“The clause protects the principle of public ownership by - Link to Speech
Storm Goretti 51 speeches (6,460 words) Tuesday 13th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Dan Jarvis (Lab - Barnsley North) Friend the Member for Rutherglen (Michael Shanks), who was also listening intently to what he had to - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 14th January 2026 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Energy relating to the sale of the Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery site and its assets, dated 5 January 2026 Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Michael Shanks MP Minister of State for Energy Department for Energy Security & Net Zero 55 Whitehall
Wednesday 14th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from DESNZ Minister for Energy on Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery 05.01.2026 Environment and Climate Change Committee Found: Michael Shanks MP Minister of State for Energy Department for Energy Security & Net Zero 55 Whitehall
Monday 12th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Energy at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to an update on the sale of the Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery, 05 January 2026 Public Accounts Committee Found: Michael Shanks MP Minister of State for Energy Department for Energy Security & Net Zero 55 Whitehall
Wednesday 7th January 2026 Oral Evidence - 2026-01-07 09:30:00+00:00 GB Energy and the net zero transition - Scottish Affairs Committee Found: Following the results of the connection reforms, last week we wrote to Michael Shanks because the grid

Department Publications - Guidance
Wednesday 21st January 2026 Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Notification of direction: increasing the hourly rate of a military fuel tank driver in an ESCALIN deployment to hauliers Document: (PDF) Found: Michael Shanks MP For and on behalf of the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Non-Departmental Publications - Policy paper
Jan. 13 2026 Office for Environmental Protection Source Page: Progress in improving the natural environment in England 2024 to 2025 Document: (PDF) Policy paper Found: Written questions, answers and statements – Michael Shanks Publication of environmental guidance. https

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Michael Shanks mentioned in Scottish results

Scottish Government Publications
Monday 12th January 2026 Constitution Directorate Source Page: Correspondence regarding meetings between Deputy First Minister and representatives of the UK Government: FOI release Document: FOI 202500485032 - Information released - Documents (PDF) Found: Richard Rollison 1 OFFICIAL – SENSITIVE READ OUT - Deputy First Minister / Michael Shanks MP
Friday 9th January 2026 Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate Source Page: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: October 2025 Document: Ministerial engagements, travel and gifts: October 2025 (Excel) Found: Secretary to the Prime Minister of CanadaExternal Affairs2025-10-21 00:00:00Meeting / Phone call Michael Shanks

Scottish Parliamentary Debates
Transparency of Intergovernmental Activity 128 speeches (81,948 words) Thursday 18th December 2025 - Committee Mentions: 1: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) Not long ago, I met with Michael Shanks, who is one of the UK energy ministers. - Link to Speech