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Division Votes
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Monica Harding voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 161
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Monica Harding voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 318 Noes - 170
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Monica Harding voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 160
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Monica Harding voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 172
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Monica Harding voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 158
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Monica Harding voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 161
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Monica Harding voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 161
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Monica Harding voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 332 Noes - 160
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Monica Harding voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 178
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Monica Harding voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 328 Noes - 160
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Monica Harding voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 164
15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Monica Harding voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 163
16 Sep 2025 - Child Poverty Strategy (Removal of Two Child Limit) - View Vote Context Monica Harding voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 79

Speeches
Monica Harding speeches from: Ambassador to the United States Monica Harding contributed 2 speeches (47 words) Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Monica Harding speeches from: Children with SEND: Assessments and Support Monica Harding contributed 1 speech (66 words) Monday 15th September 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Education

Written Answers
Arts: Buildings Asked by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton) Wednesday 17th September 2025 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a capital investment programme to support the renovation of local arts centres. Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) We are working closely with the sector to understand the needs of arts centres, which are integral to communities up and down the country. Through sector engagement, as well as the recent Arup and Future Arts Centres report, Evaluating Capital Investment Needs for Arts Centres in the UK, we are aware that arts centres are facing significant challenges with their estates. The £85 million Creative Foundations Fund (CFF), launched by this government earlier this year, is supporting arts and cultural organisations across England to resolve urgent issues with their estates, including essential renovations and repairs. An important part of this government’s growth mission, this fund aims to strengthen the long-term economic viability of the creative and cultural industries. Arts centres that met the criteria were eligible to apply for the fund, and Arts Council England have notified all those that submitted Expressions of Interest of who is being taken forward to the full application stage. The Arts Council will notify all applicants of the outcome of their full application and commit all funding by 31 March 2026. Whilst we do not have any plans to launch a capital investment programme specifically for arts centres, we were able to secure significant investment at the Spending Review for Arts, Culture and Heritage infrastructure. The Spending Review sets out DCMS’s high-level funding settlement and we will share further details in due course.
Arts: Buildings Asked by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton) Wednesday 17th September 2025 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support (a) renovations and (b) repairs to local arts centres. Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) We are working closely with the sector to understand the needs of arts centres, which are integral to communities up and down the country. Through sector engagement, as well as the recent Arup and Future Arts Centres report, Evaluating Capital Investment Needs for Arts Centres in the UK, we are aware that arts centres are facing significant challenges with their estates. The £85 million Creative Foundations Fund (CFF), launched by this government earlier this year, is supporting arts and cultural organisations across England to resolve urgent issues with their estates, including essential renovations and repairs. An important part of this government’s growth mission, this fund aims to strengthen the long-term economic viability of the creative and cultural industries. Arts centres that met the criteria were eligible to apply for the fund, and Arts Council England have notified all those that submitted Expressions of Interest of who is being taken forward to the full application stage. The Arts Council will notify all applicants of the outcome of their full application and commit all funding by 31 March 2026. Whilst we do not have any plans to launch a capital investment programme specifically for arts centres, we were able to secure significant investment at the Spending Review for Arts, Culture and Heritage infrastructure. The Spending Review sets out DCMS’s high-level funding settlement and we will share further details in due course.
Development Aid Asked by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton) Wednesday 17th September 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the priorities of her Department with respect to international development have altered since the Government reshuffle. Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Government's current priorities for international development remain the same as set out by the Minister for Development in her letters to the International Development Committee, the latest of which can be found here: [committees.parliament.uk/publications/48991/documents/257473/default/]
Gaza: Water Asked by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton) Thursday 18th September 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with international counterparts on compliance with international humanitarian law in relation to access of Gazan civilians to water. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 6 August to Question 67532.

Written Answers

Arts: Buildings
Asked by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton)
Wednesday 17th September 2025

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a capital investment programme to support the renovation of local arts centres.

Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

We are working closely with the sector to understand the needs of arts centres, which are integral to communities up and down the country. Through sector engagement, as well as the recent Arup and Future Arts Centres report, Evaluating Capital Investment Needs for Arts Centres in the UK, we are aware that arts centres are facing significant challenges with their estates.

The £85 million Creative Foundations Fund (CFF), launched by this government earlier this year, is supporting arts and cultural organisations across England to resolve urgent issues with their estates, including essential renovations and repairs. An important part of this government’s growth mission, this fund aims to strengthen the long-term economic viability of the creative and cultural industries. Arts centres that met the criteria were eligible to apply for the fund, and Arts Council England have notified all those that submitted Expressions of Interest of who is being taken forward to the full application stage. The Arts Council will notify all applicants of the outcome of their full application and commit all funding by 31 March 2026.

Whilst we do not have any plans to launch a capital investment programme specifically for arts centres, we were able to secure significant investment at the Spending Review for Arts, Culture and Heritage infrastructure. The Spending Review sets out DCMS’s high-level funding settlement and we will share further details in due course.

Arts: Buildings
Asked by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton)
Wednesday 17th September 2025

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support (a) renovations and (b) repairs to local arts centres.

Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Development Aid
Asked by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton)
Wednesday 17th September 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the priorities of her Department with respect to international development have altered since the Government reshuffle.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Government's current priorities for international development remain the same as set out by the Minister for Development in her letters to the International Development Committee, the latest of which can be found here: [committees.parliament.uk/publications/48991/documents/257473/default/]

Gaza: Water
Asked by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton)
Thursday 18th September 2025

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with international counterparts on compliance with international humanitarian law in relation to access of Gazan civilians to water.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 6 August to Question 67532.

Early Day Motions Signed
Wednesday 10th September Monica Harding signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th September 2025 Independence of Healthwatch England 19 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025) Tabled by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester) That this House notes with concern proposals in the NHS 10-year health plan to abolish Healthwatch England and the network of 152 local Healthwatch bodies; recognises that Healthwatch England is an independent statutory body that ensures NHS leaders listen to feedback and improve standards of care, is impartial, and enables …

Early Day Motions Signed

Wednesday 10th September
Monica Harding signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th September 2025

Independence of Healthwatch England

19 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)
Tabled by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester)
That this House notes with concern proposals in the NHS 10-year health plan to abolish Healthwatch England and the network of 152 local Healthwatch bodies; recognises that Healthwatch England is an independent statutory body that ensures NHS leaders listen to feedback and improve standards of care, is impartial, and enables …

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Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 17th September 2025 Report - Large Print - 6th report - The FCDO's Approach to Displaced People International Development Committee Found: Sarah Champion (Labour; Rotherham) (Chair) Tracy Gilbert (Labour; Edinburgh North and Leith) Monica Harding
Wednesday 17th September 2025 Report - 6th report - The FCDO's Approach to Displaced People International Development Committee Found: Sarah Champion (Labour; Rotherham) (Chair) Tracy Gilbert (Labour; Edinburgh North and Leith) Monica Harding

Monica Harding - Select Committee Information

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Written Evidence - Afro Innovation Group WPS0042 - Women, peace and security Women, peace and security - International Development Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Written Evidence - Afro Innovation Group WPS0042 - Women, peace and security Women, peace and security - International Development Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence to the Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean relating to Global debt reform - 16 September 2025 International Development Committee
Wednesday 17th September 2025 Report - Large Print - 6th report - The FCDO's Approach to Displaced People International Development Committee
Wednesday 17th September 2025 Report - 6th report - The FCDO's Approach to Displaced People International Development Committee
Tuesday 16th September 2025 Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Aid for community-led energy - International Development Committee

Select Committee Inquiry
15 Sep 2025 Future of UK aid and development assistance International Development Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 31 Oct 2025) A new inquiry into the future of the UK’s international aid and development assistance programmes has been launched by the International Development Committee. It will examine how the UK can continue to deliver high impact international aid and development assistance in the face of a 40% budget cut as the Government seeks to fund increased defence spending in the name of national security. Based on the most recent forecast for GNI, the cut in ODA from 0.5% to 0.3% of GNI would mean that the aid budget in 2027 would be around £9.2 billion, compared to £15.4 billion if ODA was kept at 0.5%. Based on these estimates, the 0.3% target would provide about £6.1 billion less ODA than the 0.5% target. The US has historically been by far the world’s largest aid donor in absolute terms, providing around 20% of all aid by OECD DAC Members each year. In February, the State Department said that USAID programmes to the value of $54 billion will be ended and $4.4 billion of programmes from the US State Department. In March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that 82% of all USAID programmes would be ended (around 5,200 of the 6,200 programmes). Germany and France have also announced a cut to their ODA. The reduction to 0.3% of GNI allocated to development assistance, to fund an increase in defence and security spending, and drastic reduction of aid provided by the UK’s partners, mark an inflection point for the Government – one the Committee wishes to investigate and to add its voice. Join the conversation on X using @CommonsIDC

Select Committee Inquiry

15 Sep 2025
Future of UK aid and development assistance
International Development Committee (Select)

Submit Evidence (by 31 Oct 2025)

A new inquiry into the future of the UK’s international aid and development assistance programmes has been launched by the International Development Committee.

It will examine how the UK can continue to deliver high impact international aid and development assistance in the face of a 40% budget cut as the Government seeks to fund increased defence spending in the name of national security.

Based on the most recent forecast for GNI, the cut in ODA from 0.5% to 0.3% of GNI would mean that the aid budget in 2027 would be around £9.2 billion, compared to £15.4 billion if ODA was kept at 0.5%. Based on these estimates, the 0.3% target would provide about £6.1 billion less ODA than the 0.5% target.

The US has historically been by far the world’s largest aid donor in absolute terms, providing around 20% of all aid by OECD DAC Members each year. In February, the State Department said that USAID programmes to the value of $54 billion will be ended and $4.4 billion of programmes from the US State Department. In March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that 82% of all USAID programmes would be ended (around 5,200 of the 6,200 programmes). Germany and France have also announced a cut to their ODA.

The reduction to 0.3% of GNI allocated to development assistance, to fund an increase in defence and security spending, and drastic reduction of aid provided by the UK’s partners, mark an inflection point for the Government – one the Committee wishes to investigate and to add its voice.

Join the conversation on X using @CommonsIDC