Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Lord Mandelson
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Lord Mandelson
"At the heart of what we are talking about is this. Do we accept the amendment from the Government about
“national security or international relations”?
My hon. Friend and I have both served in the Cabinet Office and I am sure that he shares my sympathy with the need to …..."Oliver Dowden - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Lord Mandelson
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Lord Mandelson
"The point here is not about impugning the integrity of the Cabinet Secretary; the point is about confidence in this House. The temperature in the House seems to be that most people feel that involving the ISC will give both this House and, more importantly, the public confidence in the …..."Oliver Dowden - View Speech
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Division Vote (Commons)
4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change -
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Oliver Dowden (Con) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
98 Conservative No votes vs
0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116
Written Question
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Asked by:
Oliver Dowden (Conservative - Hertsmere)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will prohibit bottom-towed fishing gear in all 41 Marine Protected Areas.
Answered by Emma Hardy
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The consultation on the latest round of proposed fisheries byelaws, which proposes further restrictions on bottom trawling in 41 of England’s offshore Marine Protected Areas, closed on 29 September. The Marine Management Organisation is now carefully considering all responses received, and decisions will be made in due course.
Written Question
Wednesday 4th February 2026
Asked by:
Oliver Dowden (Conservative - Hertsmere)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the BBC on the adequacy of the political impartiality in its news and current affairs output.
Answered by Ian Murray
- Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Secretary of State meets regularly with the Chair of the BBC to discuss a wide range of issues.
For any public service broadcaster, accountability and trust are key. It is important that the BBC continues to demonstrate how it is working diligently to maintain the highest standards. The BBC is editorially and operationally independent of Government, and this is a crucial component of why people trust it.
The Charter Review is a key opportunity to set the BBC up for success long into the future. The Charter Review Green Paper published in December sets out the Government's ambition to ensure the BBC remains a trusted, independent source of news and consults on options to ensure it maintains the highest editorial standards.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
"The right hon. Gentleman has provoked me into responding. I served in the previous Conservative Government, and I was involved in all those decisions. There was a clear principle behind them: will people take responsibility for their own actions? There are thousands—millions—of people who choose not to have more children …..."Oliver Dowden - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Iran
"Within hours of the Hamas massacres, protesters and marchers were organising against Israel. Yet here we are, weeks later, when the Iranian regime is murdering and torturing its citizens by the tens of thousands—still no marches, still no protests. What does the Minister think that says about the prejudices of …..."Oliver Dowden - View Speech
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Division Vote (Commons)
3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill -
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Oliver Dowden (Con) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
97 Conservative No votes vs
0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104