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Information between 4th May 2025 - 24th May 2025

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Division Votes
7 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Paul Foster voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 292 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 76 Noes - 295
7 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Paul Foster voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 283 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 287
7 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Paul Foster voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 288 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 97 Noes - 363
7 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Paul Foster voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 287 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 160 Noes - 294
12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Foster 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 - 316 Noes - 95
12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Foster 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 - 98 Noes - 402
12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Foster voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 311 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 90 Noes - 318
12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Foster voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 306 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 87 Noes - 404
12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Foster voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 293 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 94 Noes - 315
13 May 2025 - UK-EU Summit - View Vote Context
Paul Foster 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 - 321 Noes - 102
13 May 2025 - UK-EU Summit - View Vote Context
Paul Foster voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 317 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 104 Noes - 402
16 May 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
Paul Foster voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 206 Labour Aye votes vs 127 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 288 Noes - 239
21 May 2025 - Immigration - View Vote Context
Paul Foster voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 242 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 267
21 May 2025 - Business and the Economy - View Vote Context
Paul Foster voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 246 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 253
22 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Paul Foster voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 191 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 124


Speeches
Paul Foster speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Paul Foster contributed 2 speeches (226 words)
Wednesday 21st May 2025 - Commons Chamber
Northern Ireland Office
Paul Foster speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Paul Foster contributed 1 speech (51 words)
Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Commons Chamber
HM Treasury


Written Answers
Project Gigabit: South Ribble
Asked by: Paul Foster (Labour - South Ribble)
Wednesday 21st May 2025

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to take steps to enable (a) constituents and (b) businesses in South Ribble constituency to become eligible Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

As part of Project Gigabit, Building Digital UK (BDUK) identifies the most appropriate intervention to deliver gigabit-capable broadband in areas that are unlikely to be reached by suppliers’ commercial rollout. For most homes and businesses in the South Ribble constituency, this will be through the Project Gigabit contract being delivered by Openreach across Lancashire.

BDUK is currently exploring if additional premises can be added to the scope of this contract. For any homes or businesses that cannot be added, and remain outside of commercial plans, BDUK will consider alternative interventions, which may include the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme.

Project Gigabit
Asked by: Paul Foster (Labour - South Ribble)
Wednesday 21st May 2025

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has alternative plans for reaching (a) premises and (b) communities that are deemed too expensive to reach through Project Gigabit.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

The vast majority of premises will be covered by commercial activity or Project Gigabit, but it will remain too expensive to build a gigabit capable connection to a very small proportion of premises on either a commercial or subsidised basis. The government is exploring options for the kind of support that might be required and appropriate to ensure sufficient, affordable and reliable connectivity in these cases.

Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits
Asked by: Paul Foster (Labour - South Ribble)
Wednesday 21st May 2025

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance her Department has issued on whether Magistrates Courts in England and Wales can revert back to a conditional offer of £100 Fine and 3 Penalty Points rather than using the Sentencing Guidelines (Speeding Offences) when (a) mitigation is taken into account and (b) such a reversion is justified.

Answered by Nicholas Dakin - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

In the case of a driver who breaks the speed limit, they may be given a fixed penalty notice with a £100 fine and three penalty points on their licence, or they may be summoned to Court.

If the person wants to plead not guilty, they will have to go to court to contest the charge, at which point the sentencing guidelines will apply. If the driver is then found guilty in court, they may have to pay a higher fine (depending on what the speed limit was and how much over the limit they were driving). They can also be disqualified from driving or have their licence suspended.

Sentencing guidelines provide courts with guidance on factors that should be considered, which may affect the sentence given. The Council is independent of Parliament and Government. As an independent body, the Council decides on its own priorities and work plan for producing guidelines.

All sentencing courts in England and Wales must follow any sentencing guidelines which are relevant to the offender’s case unless it is in the interest of justice not to do so. Courts must give reason when departing from the guidelines.



Early Day Motions Signed
Tuesday 13th May
Paul Foster signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 15th May 2025

Service with the British Commanders’-In-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany, 1946-1990

21 signatures (Most recent: 3 Jun 2025)
Tabled by: Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative - Huntingdon)
That this House recognises the courage, service and commitment of the service personnel who served in the British Commanders’-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany (BRIXMIS) in East Germany during the Cold War; further recognises the high risk involved in the conduct of the intelligence collection patrols campaign against …