Information between 7th December 2025 - 17th December 2025
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Tuesday 16th December 2025 11 a.m. Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield Hallam) Westminster Hall debate - Westminster Hall Subject: No Recourse to Public Funds and homelessness View calendar - Add to calendar |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Olivia Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 162 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Olivia Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 308 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 96 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Olivia Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 294 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 300 Noes - 96 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Olivia Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 162 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Olivia Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 98 |
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9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context Olivia Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 316 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 332 |
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9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context Olivia Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 314 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 173 |
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15 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Olivia Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 96 |
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16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Olivia Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 329 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 341 Noes - 195 |
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16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Olivia Blake 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 - 118 Noes - 340 |
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Olivia Blake speeches from: Planning Reform
Olivia Blake contributed 1 speech (73 words) Tuesday 16th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Olivia Blake speeches from: No Recourse to Public Funds: Homelessness
Olivia Blake contributed 5 speeches (2,021 words) Tuesday 16th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Home Office |
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Olivia Blake speeches from: Child Poverty Strategy
Olivia Blake contributed 1 speech (98 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for International Development |
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Surgery: Freedom of Information
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield Hallam) Thursday 11th December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider introducing a more centralised process for Freedom of Information requests concerning surgeons across England. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) A Freedom of Information (FOI) request is a request for recorded information held by that public authority. The Department is only able to respond to requests for information that it holds at the time of the request, and interaction with other public authorities on FOIs is therefore limited. All requests must be handled in line with the principles of the FOI Act and the guidance issued by the Information Commissioner's Office, as the FOI regulator. There is therefore no ability at present for the Department to operate a separate process for any specific topics or areas of interest. |
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Cosmetics: Afamelanotide
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield Hallam) Monday 15th December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who has responsibility for preventing the availability of products containing Melanotan II in England; and what steps he has taken to tackle the availability of these products. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is required to determine whether products are medicines on a case-by-case basis taking into account the definition of a medicine in The Human Medicines Regulations 2012, relevant case law, and any other evidence. Melanotan II injections and pens are considered medicinal products due to their similarity to an authorised medicinal product and potential application to other medical conditions. However, tan-enhancing nasal products which are clearly marketed for self-tanning purposes and which do not have a medical purpose do not fall under medicines regulations and are not within the MHRA’s remit. Medicinal products must hold a relevant Marketing Authorisation to be legally sold and supplied in the United Kingdom. This also guarantees that the medicines have been tested for conformity with strict standards of quality, safety, and efficacy. |
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Cosmetics: Afamelanotide
Asked by: Olivia Blake (Labour - Sheffield Hallam) Monday 15th December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to set out the legal status of products containing Melanotan II, including i) tan-enhancing injections; ii) tan-enhancing nasal sprays; iii) other products the Department is aware of. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is required to determine whether products are medicines on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the definition of a medicine in the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, relevant case law, and any other evidence. There are many products which modify physiological function but which are not medicinal products, and case law has established that products that do so while having no beneficial effects on human health cannot be medicines. Melanotan II injections and pens are considered medicinal products due to their similarity to an authorised medicinal product and potential application to other medical conditions. However, tan-enhancing nasal products which are clearly marketed for self-tanning purposes and which do not have a medical purpose do not fall under medicines regulations and are not within the MHRA’s remit. |
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Monday 1st December Olivia Blake signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th December 2025 Palestine Action hunger strike 62 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses its extreme concern that six prisoners associated with Palestine Action have felt that they had no other recourse to protest against their prison conditions but to launch a hunger strike; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Justice to intervene urgently to ensure their treatment … |
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Monday 1st December Olivia Blake signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th December 2025 Independent Office for Police Conduct findings on Norman Bettison 42 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House notes the findings of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigations relating to Sir Norman Bettison and the circumstances surrounding his application for the post of Chief Constable of Merseyside in 1998; further notes the IOPC view that had Sir Norman Bettison still been serving, he … |
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Thursday 4th December Olivia Blake signed this EDM on Monday 15th December 2025 77 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Lee Barron (Labour - Corby and East Northamptonshire) That this House notes that a majority of Britons, 54 percent, intend to send their Christmas gifts this year using Royal Mail, an increase from 30 percent in 2024; recognises the vital role Royal Mail continues to play in connecting families and communities; and expresses its sincere thanks to every … |
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Thursday 4th December Olivia Blake signed this EDM on Monday 8th December 2025 38 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Chris Hinchliff (Labour - North East Hertfordshire) That this House recognises that the public overwhelmingly values nature, and expresses concern that recommendations 11 and 12 of the Nuclear Regulatory Review propose a weakening of the Habitats Regulations; believes that this would constitute a sledgehammer to crack a nut; notes that the Habitats Regulations applied in full during … |
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16 Dec 2025, 3:02 p.m. - House of Commons " I have a little aspiration that we will finish this statement by half past, so short questions and short answers would be very helpful. Olivia Blake. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I thank the " Olivia Blake MP (Sheffield Hallam, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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No Recourse to Public Funds: Homelessness
13 speeches (3,665 words) Tuesday 16th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Home Office Mentions: 1: Mike Tapp (Lab - Dover and Deal) Friend the Member for Sheffield Hallam (Olivia Blake) on securing this debate on a topic that I know - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025
Oral Evidence - Water UK, Manchester Metropolitan University, and The Agricultural Industries Confederation Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Environmental Audit Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Olivia Blake; Julia Buckley; Jonathan Davies; Carla Denyer; Barry |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025
Oral Evidence - Harvard University, Australian National University, and Imperial College London Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Environmental Audit Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Olivia Blake; Julia Buckley; Jonathan Davies; Carla Denyer; Barry |
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Wednesday 17th December 2025 2 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The Environment in Focus At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Ms Sally Nex - Advocate at The Peat-free Partnership Dr Chris Nichols - Head of Conservation Evidence & Outcomes at The Woodland Trust At 2:50pm: Oral evidence Rowena Shivam - Student of Sustainable Built Environment, Energy and Resources at University College London At 3:10pm: Oral evidence Jemima Hartshorn - Founder and Director at Mums for Lungs Dr Nat Easton - Air Quality Researcher and Specialist Policy Officer at The University of Southampton At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Ben Reynolds - Executive Director at Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP UK) David Baldock - Honorary Fellow at Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP UK) At 3:50pm: Oral evidence Dr Susan O'Leary - Director at Centre for Research into Sustainability, Royal Holloway, University of London Dr John Hillier - Reader in Natural Hazard Risk at Loughborough University View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 7th January 2026 2 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The Seventh Carbon Budget At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Polly Cook - Chief Officer, Climate, Energy and Green Spaces at Leeds City Council Toby Park - Director, Climate, Energy and Sustainability at Behavioural Insights Team Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE - Director, Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations at Department of Psychology, University of Bath At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Nigel Topping - Chair at Climate Change Committee Emma Pinchbeck - CEO at Climate Change Committee View calendar - Add to calendar |