Information between 29th October 2025 - 8th November 2025
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28 Oct 2025 - China Spying Case - View Vote Context Paul Kohler voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 174 Noes - 327 |
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29 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Paul Kohler voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 82 Noes - 314 |
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29 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Paul Kohler voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 311 |
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29 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Paul Kohler voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 173 Noes - 323 |
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29 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Paul Kohler voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 328 |
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5 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Paul Kohler voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 62 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 152 |
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5 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Paul Kohler voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 62 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 151 |
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5 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Paul Kohler voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 310 Noes - 150 |
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5 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Paul Kohler voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 310 Noes - 155 |
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5 Nov 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context Paul Kohler voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 268 Noes - 80 |
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5 Nov 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Paul Kohler voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 308 Noes - 153 |
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Paul Kohler speeches from: Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights
Paul Kohler contributed 1 speech (443 words) Wednesday 5th November 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Paul Kohler speeches from: Asylum Seekers: MOD Housing
Paul Kohler contributed 1 speech (145 words) Wednesday 29th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
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Child Benefit: British Nationals Abroad
Asked by: Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat - Wimbledon) Friday 7th November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Cabinet Office's press release entitled Child Benefit action to save £350 million from claimants abroad, published on 22 August 2025, for what reason her Department chose international travel data to monitor whether a claimant was outside of the UK for more than eight weeks; and for what reason (a) PAYE and (b) other data were not selected for this purpose. Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce error and fraud in the Child Benefit system, HMRC ran a pilot last year using data on international travel and UK employment for a random sample of 200,000 Child Benefit records. This was to identify and remove people from the system who had left the UK for more than twelve weeks but continued to claim Child Benefit despite no longer being eligible.
The pilot used Home Office data on international travel as the best starting point for indicating potential unreported absences in the UK. From this data, HMRC undertook checks of PAYE systems to look for continuous UK employment before sending compliance enquiries. No Child Benefit awards were ended without attempting contact with claimants first, to clarify their residency status.
HMRC’s evaluation of the pilot showed that, of the 3,656 customers that were sent enquiry letters, 933 were confirmed to be eligible, with nearly three-quarters found to be non-compliant. In all, the pilot had prevented around £17m in wrongful payments. This led to a wider rollout announced at the Autumn Budget 2024, which is expected to save £350 million over the next five years. Using PAYE and international travel data in this way is considerably more proportionate than requesting all claimants reconfirm their eligibility to HMRC frequently. It is in line with HMRC’s risk-based approach to compliance.
In expanding the process last month, the PAYE check that had been present in the pilot was inadvertently omitted on around 23,500 enquiries. Based on the insight from the pilot, HMRC expect that most of these cases will have been correctly suspended.
HMRC has taken immediate corrective action to resolve this issue. The employment check has been reinstated for all future cases, meaning fewer people will be sent letters in the first instance. HMRC will also perform further checks, including against PAYE records for enquiries already opened, before formally terminating awards.
In addition, HMRC will no longer suspend payments at the outset and will give customers one month to evidence their continued entitlement first. Together, these changes ensure a proportionate approach for customers while balancing the need to protect against losses to the taxpayer.
HMRC has set up a dedicated team to quickly unsuspend payments, where it is able to confirm with the customer that they remain entitled to Child Benefit. This includes where HMRC had failed to first check for UK employment, which led to enquiries being issued in error. Customers affected by the issue who believe they are still eligible should call the number on the letter they received, so that this dedicated team can handle their cases swiftly. Where eligibility is confirmed, payments will resume and HMRC will make backdated payments, so no one is left out of pocket.
HMRC has reinstated payments for 589 claimants, as at 28 October. This includes 134 cases for customers in Northern Ireland where employment checks were retroactively applied. HMRC has also reinstated payments for a further 46 Northern Ireland customers while their residency status is confirmed. |
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Child Benefit: British Nationals Abroad
Asked by: Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat - Wimbledon) Friday 7th November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Cabinet Office's press release entitled Child Benefit action to save £350 million from claimants abroad, published on 22 August 2025, how many Child Benefit claimants were erroneously identified as having been outside of the UK for more than eight weeks (a) during the pilot period and (b) since 22 August 2025. Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce error and fraud in the Child Benefit system, HMRC ran a pilot last year using data on international travel and UK employment for a random sample of 200,000 Child Benefit records. This was to identify and remove people from the system who had left the UK for more than twelve weeks but continued to claim Child Benefit despite no longer being eligible.
The pilot used Home Office data on international travel as the best starting point for indicating potential unreported absences in the UK. From this data, HMRC undertook checks of PAYE systems to look for continuous UK employment before sending compliance enquiries. No Child Benefit awards were ended without attempting contact with claimants first, to clarify their residency status.
HMRC’s evaluation of the pilot showed that, of the 3,656 customers that were sent enquiry letters, 933 were confirmed to be eligible, with nearly three-quarters found to be non-compliant. In all, the pilot had prevented around £17m in wrongful payments. This led to a wider rollout announced at the Autumn Budget 2024, which is expected to save £350 million over the next five years. Using PAYE and international travel data in this way is considerably more proportionate than requesting all claimants reconfirm their eligibility to HMRC frequently. It is in line with HMRC’s risk-based approach to compliance.
In expanding the process last month, the PAYE check that had been present in the pilot was inadvertently omitted on around 23,500 enquiries. Based on the insight from the pilot, HMRC expect that most of these cases will have been correctly suspended.
HMRC has taken immediate corrective action to resolve this issue. The employment check has been reinstated for all future cases, meaning fewer people will be sent letters in the first instance. HMRC will also perform further checks, including against PAYE records for enquiries already opened, before formally terminating awards.
In addition, HMRC will no longer suspend payments at the outset and will give customers one month to evidence their continued entitlement first. Together, these changes ensure a proportionate approach for customers while balancing the need to protect against losses to the taxpayer.
HMRC has set up a dedicated team to quickly unsuspend payments, where it is able to confirm with the customer that they remain entitled to Child Benefit. This includes where HMRC had failed to first check for UK employment, which led to enquiries being issued in error. Customers affected by the issue who believe they are still eligible should call the number on the letter they received, so that this dedicated team can handle their cases swiftly. Where eligibility is confirmed, payments will resume and HMRC will make backdated payments, so no one is left out of pocket.
HMRC has reinstated payments for 589 claimants, as at 28 October. This includes 134 cases for customers in Northern Ireland where employment checks were retroactively applied. HMRC has also reinstated payments for a further 46 Northern Ireland customers while their residency status is confirmed. |
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Child Benefit: British Nationals Abroad
Asked by: Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat - Wimbledon) Friday 7th November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps, with reference to the Cabinet Office's press release her Department is taking to rectify data on people erroneously identified as having been outside of the UK for more than eight weeks for Child Benefit purposes. Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce error and fraud in the Child Benefit system, HMRC ran a pilot last year using data on international travel and UK employment for a random sample of 200,000 Child Benefit records. This was to identify and remove people from the system who had left the UK for more than twelve weeks but continued to claim Child Benefit despite no longer being eligible.
The pilot used Home Office data on international travel as the best starting point for indicating potential unreported absences in the UK. From this data, HMRC undertook checks of PAYE systems to look for continuous UK employment before sending compliance enquiries. No Child Benefit awards were ended without attempting contact with claimants first, to clarify their residency status.
HMRC’s evaluation of the pilot showed that, of the 3,656 customers that were sent enquiry letters, 933 were confirmed to be eligible, with nearly three-quarters found to be non-compliant. In all, the pilot had prevented around £17m in wrongful payments. This led to a wider rollout announced at the Autumn Budget 2024, which is expected to save £350 million over the next five years. Using PAYE and international travel data in this way is considerably more proportionate than requesting all claimants reconfirm their eligibility to HMRC frequently. It is in line with HMRC’s risk-based approach to compliance.
In expanding the process last month, the PAYE check that had been present in the pilot was inadvertently omitted on around 23,500 enquiries. Based on the insight from the pilot, HMRC expect that most of these cases will have been correctly suspended.
HMRC has taken immediate corrective action to resolve this issue. The employment check has been reinstated for all future cases, meaning fewer people will be sent letters in the first instance. HMRC will also perform further checks, including against PAYE records for enquiries already opened, before formally terminating awards.
In addition, HMRC will no longer suspend payments at the outset and will give customers one month to evidence their continued entitlement first. Together, these changes ensure a proportionate approach for customers while balancing the need to protect against losses to the taxpayer.
HMRC has set up a dedicated team to quickly unsuspend payments, where it is able to confirm with the customer that they remain entitled to Child Benefit. This includes where HMRC had failed to first check for UK employment, which led to enquiries being issued in error. Customers affected by the issue who believe they are still eligible should call the number on the letter they received, so that this dedicated team can handle their cases swiftly. Where eligibility is confirmed, payments will resume and HMRC will make backdated payments, so no one is left out of pocket.
HMRC has reinstated payments for 589 claimants, as at 28 October. This includes 134 cases for customers in Northern Ireland where employment checks were retroactively applied. HMRC has also reinstated payments for a further 46 Northern Ireland customers while their residency status is confirmed. |
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Child Benefit: British Nationals Abroad
Asked by: Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat - Wimbledon) Friday 7th November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Cabinet Office's press release entitled Child Benefit action to save £350 million from claimants abroad, published on 22 August 2025, what steps her Department is taking to identify people who were erroneously identified as fraudulently claiming Child Benefit on the grounds that they had been outside of the UK for more than eight weeks. Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce error and fraud in the Child Benefit system, HMRC ran a pilot last year using data on international travel and UK employment for a random sample of 200,000 Child Benefit records. This was to identify and remove people from the system who had left the UK for more than twelve weeks but continued to claim Child Benefit despite no longer being eligible.
The pilot used Home Office data on international travel as the best starting point for indicating potential unreported absences in the UK. From this data, HMRC undertook checks of PAYE systems to look for continuous UK employment before sending compliance enquiries. No Child Benefit awards were ended without attempting contact with claimants first, to clarify their residency status.
HMRC’s evaluation of the pilot showed that, of the 3,656 customers that were sent enquiry letters, 933 were confirmed to be eligible, with nearly three-quarters found to be non-compliant. In all, the pilot had prevented around £17m in wrongful payments. This led to a wider rollout announced at the Autumn Budget 2024, which is expected to save £350 million over the next five years. Using PAYE and international travel data in this way is considerably more proportionate than requesting all claimants reconfirm their eligibility to HMRC frequently. It is in line with HMRC’s risk-based approach to compliance.
In expanding the process last month, the PAYE check that had been present in the pilot was inadvertently omitted on around 23,500 enquiries. Based on the insight from the pilot, HMRC expect that most of these cases will have been correctly suspended.
HMRC has taken immediate corrective action to resolve this issue. The employment check has been reinstated for all future cases, meaning fewer people will be sent letters in the first instance. HMRC will also perform further checks, including against PAYE records for enquiries already opened, before formally terminating awards.
In addition, HMRC will no longer suspend payments at the outset and will give customers one month to evidence their continued entitlement first. Together, these changes ensure a proportionate approach for customers while balancing the need to protect against losses to the taxpayer.
HMRC has set up a dedicated team to quickly unsuspend payments, where it is able to confirm with the customer that they remain entitled to Child Benefit. This includes where HMRC had failed to first check for UK employment, which led to enquiries being issued in error. Customers affected by the issue who believe they are still eligible should call the number on the letter they received, so that this dedicated team can handle their cases swiftly. Where eligibility is confirmed, payments will resume and HMRC will make backdated payments, so no one is left out of pocket.
HMRC has reinstated payments for 589 claimants, as at 28 October. This includes 134 cases for customers in Northern Ireland where employment checks were retroactively applied. HMRC has also reinstated payments for a further 46 Northern Ireland customers while their residency status is confirmed. |
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Child Benefit: British Nationals Abroad
Asked by: Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat - Wimbledon) Friday 7th November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether with reference to the Cabinet Office's press release her Department has carried out an assessment of the pilot scheme to stop Child Benefit payments where a claimant had been outside the UK for more than eight weeks. Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce error and fraud in the Child Benefit system, HMRC ran a pilot last year using data on international travel and UK employment for a random sample of 200,000 Child Benefit records. This was to identify and remove people from the system who had left the UK for more than twelve weeks but continued to claim Child Benefit despite no longer being eligible.
The pilot used Home Office data on international travel as the best starting point for indicating potential unreported absences in the UK. From this data, HMRC undertook checks of PAYE systems to look for continuous UK employment before sending compliance enquiries. No Child Benefit awards were ended without attempting contact with claimants first, to clarify their residency status.
HMRC’s evaluation of the pilot showed that, of the 3,656 customers that were sent enquiry letters, 933 were confirmed to be eligible, with nearly three-quarters found to be non-compliant. In all, the pilot had prevented around £17m in wrongful payments. This led to a wider rollout announced at the Autumn Budget 2024, which is expected to save £350 million over the next five years. Using PAYE and international travel data in this way is considerably more proportionate than requesting all claimants reconfirm their eligibility to HMRC frequently. It is in line with HMRC’s risk-based approach to compliance.
In expanding the process last month, the PAYE check that had been present in the pilot was inadvertently omitted on around 23,500 enquiries. Based on the insight from the pilot, HMRC expect that most of these cases will have been correctly suspended.
HMRC has taken immediate corrective action to resolve this issue. The employment check has been reinstated for all future cases, meaning fewer people will be sent letters in the first instance. HMRC will also perform further checks, including against PAYE records for enquiries already opened, before formally terminating awards.
In addition, HMRC will no longer suspend payments at the outset and will give customers one month to evidence their continued entitlement first. Together, these changes ensure a proportionate approach for customers while balancing the need to protect against losses to the taxpayer.
HMRC has set up a dedicated team to quickly unsuspend payments, where it is able to confirm with the customer that they remain entitled to Child Benefit. This includes where HMRC had failed to first check for UK employment, which led to enquiries being issued in error. Customers affected by the issue who believe they are still eligible should call the number on the letter they received, so that this dedicated team can handle their cases swiftly. Where eligibility is confirmed, payments will resume and HMRC will make backdated payments, so no one is left out of pocket.
HMRC has reinstated payments for 589 claimants, as at 28 October. This includes 134 cases for customers in Northern Ireland where employment checks were retroactively applied. HMRC has also reinstated payments for a further 46 Northern Ireland customers while their residency status is confirmed. |
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Digital Technology and STEM Subjects: Apprentices
Asked by: Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat - Wimbledon) Friday 7th November 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of high-quality apprenticeships for young people in the (a) digital and (b) STEM sectors. Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) This government is transforming the apprenticeships offer into a new growth and skills offer, which will offer greater flexibility to employers and learners across the country, including those in the digital and STEM sectors, and support the industrial strategy.
As a first step, the government has introduced new foundation apprenticeships, which are an employment-based training offer that give young people a route into careers in critical sectors, enabling them to earn a wage while developing vital skills. The first seven foundation apprenticeships became available in August 2025 focussed on four industrial strategy and priority areas, including digital and engineering and manufacturing.
From April 2026, the government will enable employers to also use the growth and skills levy for new short courses in areas such as digital, artificial intelligence and engineering, to support Industrial Strategy sectors. |
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NHS South West London: Redundancy Pay
Asked by: Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat - Wimbledon) Tuesday 4th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of redundancy payments associated with the planned redundancies in the South West London Integrated Care Board under the new NHS 10-Year Health Plan; and whether he plans to provide additional funding for those redundancy payments. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of the abolition of NHS England, we are clear on the need for a smaller centre, as well as scaling back integrated care board running costs and NHS provider corporate cost reductions in order to reduce waste and bureaucracy.
We have recently announced the Spending Review settlement which provides an additional £29 billion of annual day-to-day spending in real terms by 2028/29 compared to 2023/24. We are now carefully reviewing how the settlement is prioritised, including making provision for redundancy costs. In due course, the National Health Service will be asked to incorporate this into the multi-year planning round which has now been launched with the publication of the Medium Term Planning Framework on 24 October 2025. |
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Tuesday 11th November Paul Kohler signed this EDM on Thursday 13th November 2025 36 signatures (Most recent: 20 Nov 2025) Tabled by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) That this House supports Family Business Week 2025, a week-long celebration led by Family Business UK of family businesses across the UK; supports the theme of Family Business Week 2025 in encouraging family businesses to export internationally; recognises that family-owned business are the backbone of the UK economy, employing millions … |
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Tuesday 11th November Paul Kohler signed this EDM on Thursday 13th November 2025 Conduct of Sir Robbie Gibb and the independence of the BBC Board 40 signatures (Most recent: 20 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton) That this House notes with concern reports regarding the conduct of Sir Robbie Gibb in his capacity as a member of the BBC Board; recognises the importance of maintaining the Corporation's independence and the confidence of the public in its governance and editorial processes; observes that there have been claims … |
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Tuesday 4th November Paul Kohler signed this EDM on Wednesday 5th November 2025 Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill 25 signatures (Most recent: 19 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House welcomes the passage of the Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill in the Scottish Parliament; notes the strong evidence that outdoor learning and youth work enhance young people’s engagement with education, foster teamwork, resilience and confidence, and encourage pro-environmental attitudes from an early age; regrets that no … |
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Tuesday 28th October Paul Kohler signed this EDM on Wednesday 5th November 2025 Transparency and accountability in social media account closures 30 signatures (Most recent: 19 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat - Harpenden and Berkhamsted) That this House acknowledges the more than 44,000 people who have signed a petition expressing concern at the wrongful closure of social media accounts by Meta; recognises the importance of removing illegal or harmful content while upholding due process, transparency and effective redress but calls on Meta to provide clear … |
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Monday 3rd November Paul Kohler signed this EDM on Wednesday 5th November 2025 Second homes in the Lake District 21 signatures (Most recent: 19 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House is deeply concerned about the growing shortage of homes for permanent occupancy in the Lake District National Park, where around 25 percent of housing has no permanent resident and where, in some parishes, over 70 per cent of properties are used as second homes or holiday lets; … |
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Wednesday 29th October Paul Kohler signed this EDM on Wednesday 5th November 2025 Government proposals for mandatory digital ID 55 signatures (Most recent: 19 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat - Harpenden and Berkhamsted) That this House expresses deep concern at Government proposals for a mandatory digital ID system; believes such a scheme would cross a red line for civil liberties, threatening privacy while doing little to meet the Government’s stated aims on immigration; further believes that digital tools should empower individuals with control … |
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Tuesday 28th October Paul Kohler signed this EDM on Tuesday 4th November 2025 17 signatures (Most recent: 19 Nov 2025) Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House recognises the historic significance of the site of The Lakes School Windermere, where the Windermere Children, child survivors of the Holocaust who were granted asylum by the British Government in 1945, were first welcomed to the United Kingdom; expresses deep concern for the current state of disrepair … |
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Monday 27th October Paul Kohler signed this EDM on Tuesday 4th November 2025 37 signatures (Most recent: 19 Nov 2025) Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House is deeply concerned by the news that the Competition and Markets Authority has agreed to allow water companies including Anglican, Northumbrian, Southern, Wessex, and South East Water to increase bills by an additional 3% on average, compared to the amount agreed by the regulator Ofwat; notes that … |
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Friday 16th May Paul Kohler signed this EDM on Monday 3rd November 2025 Digital-only immigration status 51 signatures (Most recent: 20 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party - Perth and Kinross-shire) That this House expresses serious concern about the implementation of the digital-only immigration status, which was first rolled out in 2018 for those with status under the EU Settlement Scheme and by the end of 2024 had been extended to all migrants with an immigration status in the UK; notes … |
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Monday 27th October Paul Kohler signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 29th October 2025 Treatment of Professor Michael Ben-Gad 7 signatures (Most recent: 3 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Luke Akehurst (Labour - North Durham) That this House is deeply concerned by the antisemitic and targeted harassment campaign against Michael Ben-Gad, Professor of Economics at City, University of London; condemns any campaign that seeks to intimidate and drive out lecturers because they are Israeli or Jewish; notes that attacks of this nature are particularly distressing … |
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Wednesday 25th June Paul Kohler signed this EDM on Wednesday 29th October 2025 70 signatures (Most recent: 18 Nov 2025) Tabled by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil) That this House recognises the importance of naloxone as a lifesaving medication that temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose; expresses alarm at the broad rise of deaths involving opioids in recent years; acknowledges that an addiction to drugs is not a lifestyle choice, nor a moral flaw, but … |
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29 Oct 2025, 1:48 p.m. - House of Commons " Paul Kohler thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. " Mr Paul Kohler MP (Wimbledon, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights
75 speeches (9,440 words) Wednesday 5th November 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: David Mundell (Con - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) I call Paul Kohler. You have three minutes. - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 28th October 2025
Oral Evidence - Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Centre for Countering Digital Hate, Tech Against Terrorism, National Police Chiefs Council, and Metropolitan Police Combatting New Forms of Extremism - Home Affairs Committee Found: Q56 Mr Paul Kohler: Mr Ahmed, can I push you on something you said then? |
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill: HL Bill 138 of 2024-26 - LLN-2025-0039
Oct. 29 2025 Found: Members such as Ruth Cadbury, Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat spokesperson for transport) and Siân Berry |
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Tuesday 11th November 2025 2 p.m. Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the Home Office At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Dame Antonia Romeo DCB - Permanent Secretary at Home Office Jerome Glass CB - Chief Operating Officer at Home Office Simon Ridley CB - Second Permanent Secretary at Home Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 4th November 2025 2 p.m. Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the Migration Advisory Committee At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Professor Brian Bell - Chair at Migration Advisory Committee Dr Madeleine Sumption MBE - Deputy Chair at Migration Advisory Committee View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 19th November 2025 9 a.m. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Economic growth in Northern Ireland: new and emerging sectors At 9:45am: Oral evidence David Quinn - Executive Director for the Belfast Region City Deal at Queen's University Belfast Robert Hill - Chair at Matrix Panel Professor Paul Bartholomew - Vice Chancellor at Ulster University Stuart Anderson - Director of Public Affairs & International Relations at Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 18th November 2025 2 p.m. Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Harnessing the potential of new digital forms of identification At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Laura Foster - Associate Director, Tech and Innovation at techUK Alexander Iosad - Director of Government Innovation at Tony Blair Institute Professor Edgar Whitley - Professor in Practice (Information Systems) at London School of Economics At 3:30pm: Oral evidence James Baker - Program Manager at Open Rights Group Silkie Carlo - Director at Big Brother Watch Ruth Ehrlich - Head of Policy and Campaigns at Liberty View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 26th November 2025 9 a.m. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 25th November 2025 2 p.m. Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Combatting New Forms of Extremism At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Dr Jane Horton - Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, School of Law and Social Justice at University of Liverpool Leo Ratledge - Co-Director at Child Rights International Network (CRIN) At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Kenny Bowie - Director for Strategy and MPS Oversight at Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime Rt Hon Professor John Denham PC - Professor at University of Southampton and member of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law's Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy and Practice Tufyal Choudhury Councillor Sara Conway - Councillor at Joint Chair of the Local Government Association’s Special Interest Group on Countering Extremism View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 10th November 2025 1:30 p.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Equality and Social Justice Committee, 10/11/2025 13.30 - 16.00 Pre-meeting Public meeting (13:30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest (13:30-15:00) 2. Post-legislative scrutiny of the well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act: evidence session with Future Generations Commissioner (15:00) 3. Papers to note 3.1 Consultation response from Ombudsman Wales regarding the scrutiny of the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill 3.2 Correspondence to the Chair from Julie Doyle regarding the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill 3.3 Correspondence to the Chair from Stephen Brattan-Wilson of the Association of Sign Language Interpreters regarding the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill 3.4 Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding follow-up information relating to the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill 3.5 Correspondence to the Chair from Llais regarding the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill 3.6 Correspondence to the Chair from Rhidian Hurle of Digital Health Care Wales regarding further information relating to the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill 3.7 Correspondence to the Chair from the Independent Monitoring Authority regarding changes to the immigration rules 3.8 Correspondence to the Chair from the Petitions Committee regarding "Save Childcare Provision in Wales – Demand Fair Funding and a Fair Process for Providers and Parents" 3.9 Correspondence to the Chair from the Local Government and Housing Committee regarding the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers 3.10 Correspondence to the Chair from Dr Robert Jones of the Wales Governance Centre regarding "Welsh Justice Data: Annual Release 2025" (15:00) 4. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting Private meeting (15:00 - 15:15) 5. Post-legislative scrutiny of the well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act: engagement findings (15:15 - 15:30) 6. Post-legislative scrutiny of the well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act: consideration of evidence (15:30-16:00) 7. The European Union Settlement Scheme: consideration of draft report View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 17th November 2025 1:30 p.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Equality and Social Justice Committee, 17/11/2025 13.30 - 15.00 Pre-meeting Public meeting (13:30) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest (13:30- 13:35) 2. Papers to note 2.1 Correspondence to the Chair from Public Health Wales regarding policy priorities to inform the development of the Equality and Social Justice Committee’s Sixth Senedd legacy report 2.2 Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding welcome tickets for asylum seekers 2.3 Correspondence from Sir Stephen Timms, Department for Work and Pensions to the Chair regarding guidance under the British Sign Language Act 2022 2.4 Correspondence from Dr Rob Jones, Cardiff University, to the Chair regarding the prisons and imprisonment fact file 2.5 Correspondence to the Legislation, Justice and the Constitution Committee from the Deputy First Minister regarding annual reports of the Inter-governmental relations secretariat 2.6 Consultation response from Audit Wales regarding Post legislative scrutiny of the Well-being of Future Generations Act (13:35) 3. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of today's meeting and for any items where the Committee's draft report on the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill is under consideration at its meeting on the 24 November Private meeting (13:35-15:00) 4. British Sign Language (Wales )Bill: consideration of draft report View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 24th November 2025 11 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Equality and Social Justice Committee, 24/11/2025 11.00 - 13.00 Pre-meeting Public meeting (11:00) 1. Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest (11:00-12:30) 2. Draft Budget 2026-27: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (12:30) 3. Papers to note 3.1 Correspondence to the Chair from Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending regarding Welsh Disaggregated Data Update 3.2 Correspondence to the Chair from Philipa Hughes of 38.6 Solutions Limited regarding residential placements for mothers and their children as an alternative to custody 3.3 Correspondence to the Chair from Jannat Ahmed regarding inadequate funding available to Welsh publishers 3.4 Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government regarding reform of Fire and Rescue Authorities in Wales 3.5 Correspondence to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and the Constitution Committee from the Deputy First Minister regarding the Inter - Ministerial Standing Committee (12:30) 4. Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of today's meeting Private meeting (12:30 - 12:45) 5. Draft Budget 2026-27: consideration of evidence (12:45-13:00) 6. British Sign Language Bill: second consideration of draft report View calendar - Add to calendar |