Information between 2nd July 2025 - 31st August 2025
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Division Votes |
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2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 326 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168 |
2 Jul 2025 - Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 276 Labour Aye votes vs 9 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 385 Noes - 26 |
2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 327 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 79 |
2 Jul 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Polly Billington 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 - 158 |
2 Jul 2025 - Prisons - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 326 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168 |
2 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 327 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 79 |
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 338 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 346 |
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Polly Billington 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 - 178 Noes - 338 |
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 336 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 86 Noes - 340 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 331 Labour No votes vs 47 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 149 Noes - 334 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 333 Labour Aye votes vs 47 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 336 Noes - 242 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 356 Labour No votes vs 8 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 35 Noes - 469 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 330 Labour Aye votes vs 37 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 135 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 364 Labour No votes vs 7 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 370 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 377 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 416 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 333 Labour No votes vs 35 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 130 Noes - 443 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 377 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 175 Noes - 401 |
15 Jul 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context Polly Billington 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 - 165 Noes - 342 |
15 Jul 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 344 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 440 |
16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context Polly Billington 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 - 334 Noes - 54 |
16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context Polly Billington voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 313 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 54 |
Speeches |
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Polly Billington speeches from: Independent Water Commission
Polly Billington contributed 1 speech (162 words) Monday 21st July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
Polly Billington speeches from: SEND Provision: South-east England
Polly Billington contributed 1 speech (494 words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Education |
Polly Billington speeches from: State of Climate and Nature
Polly Billington contributed 1 speech (159 words) Monday 14th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero |
Polly Billington speeches from: NHS 10-Year Plan
Polly Billington contributed 1 speech (113 words) Thursday 3rd July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
Written Answers |
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Arts: Curriculum
Asked by: Polly Billington (Labour - East Thanet) Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Enrichment Framework will (a) provide a minimum of 80 hours of enrichment across the academic year and (b) be in addition to curriculum time for arts subjects. Answered by Catherine McKinnell The department, working closely with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, has committed to publishing a new Enrichment Framework by the end of 2025. The framework is being developed alongside a working group consisting of experts from schools, youth, sports, arts and research organisations, to identify and reflect effective practice in schools. The working group will consider how the framework can support equal access and support all pupils to engage with a school’s offer. The department expects the framework to set out benchmarks for high quality enrichment offers and to provide advice for schools with how to plan their offer strategically and intentionally. We do not expect the Framework to set new national requirements for schools, who need the flexibility to plan and deliver enrichment activities in a manner that best suits their unique circumstances and community needs. This is in addition to the teaching of arts subjects in the national curriculum. |
Land Use
Asked by: Polly Billington (Labour - East Thanet) Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to include a strategic nature restoration programme within the Land Use Framework. Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Government is analysing responses to the consultation on Land Use in England. The Consultation focused on the need for a strategic spatial approach to nature restoration, emissions reduction, new homes, and infrastructure.
Responses to the consultation will inform a Land Use Framework for England. The Framework will clarify the Government’s vision for land use change over the next 25 years, including the contribution a strategic spatial approach can make to nature restoration. Work is already underway to implement this strategic spatial approach from the setup of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority to the revised Environment Improvement Plan. |
Art and Design: Education
Asked by: Polly Billington (Labour - East Thanet) Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of art and design education on the school-readiness of children entering primary school. Answered by Stephen Morgan - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury The government’s Plan for Change sets out the department’s ambition for a record proportion of children starting school ready to learn. We will measure progress through 75% of children at the end of reception reaching a good level of development in the early years foundation stage (EYFS) profile assessment by 2028. Expressive Arts and Design is one of the areas of learning within the EYFS, as the department recognises the importance of this area within the early years curriculum to spark children’s innate curiosity, build artistic abilities and interests, and develop self-expression and communication skills. In the 2023/24 academic year, 84.7% of children achieved the expected level of development in Expressive Arts and Design in the EYFS profile assessment. This is one of the highest percentages among the different areas of learning. To improve the department’s understanding of children’s progress throughout key phases of learning and education, we have commissioned and funded the ‘Children of the 2020s’ study. We continue to monitor all available data to consider how we shape future policy for early education, to ensure every child has the best start in life and is prepared for school. |
Nature Conservation and Ecology: Technical Excellence Colleges
Asked by: Polly Billington (Labour - East Thanet) Friday 4th July 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to include skills training for nature restoration and ecological programmes as part of the new Technical Excellence Colleges. Answered by Janet Daby The department is introducing Technical Excellence Colleges (TECs) to specialise in training skilled workforces which industry needs in priority sectors. This starts with the launch of ten construction TECs from September 2025. This will be followed by the launch of TECs to address shortages in engineering, which is critical to the skills needed in priority sectors including advanced manufacturing, clean energy industries, and digital and technologies. The department will also invest in the estate and facilities needed to deliver priority training with £200 million capital investment via the Skills Mission Fund to tackle sector-specific shortages, including expanding TECs beyond construction.
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Learning Disability: Primary Care
Asked by: Polly Billington (Labour - East Thanet) Friday 4th July 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Learning Disability annual health check has been removed as a national target for primary care in the 2025-26 NHS plan. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) The national target to complete annual health checks for 75% of people with a learning disability is not included in the 2025/26 NHS Planning Guidance. Most recent data from 2023/24 shows 79.6% of checks were delivered, surpassing the previous 75% National Health Service target.
To ensure these important checks continue, 2025/26 Planning Guidance still requires integrated care boards (ICBs) to report on the number of people on the Learning Disability Register who receive an annual health check, supported by a health action plan, each quarter. These checks are the first line of defence for people with a learning disability, many of whom live with additional health needs including long-term conditions. Over the past few years, and particularly through the pandemic, strong support from general practitioners to maintain learning disability annual health checks has enabled more people than ever before to have a health check and health action plan, an increase of more than 20% since 2020. NHS England is working with people with lived experience, clinical professionals and ICB commissioners to produce an annual health check quality framework. The Annual Health Check quality framework will set out both the purpose, content and outcomes expected within an annual health check and the accompanying health action plan. |
Nature Conservation: Job Creation
Asked by: Polly Billington (Labour - East Thanet) Monday 7th July 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential number of jobs that can be created from nature restoration projects. Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Government is committed to supporting job creation through nature restoration initiatives. In our policy-making process, we carefully consider a range of factors, including the potential for economic growth and employment. Our Nature for Climate Fund—which supports tree planting and peatland restoration—plays a vital role in generating green jobs across the country. These projects are expected to create a substantial number of employment opportunities, particularly in rural and environmentally sensitive areas. |
Art and Design: Education
Asked by: Polly Billington (Labour - East Thanet) Wednesday 16th July 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of art and design education on outcomes for students with SEND. Answered by Catherine McKinnell The government established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review in July 2024, covering ages 5 to 18. The Review seeks to deliver a rich, broad, inclusive and innovative curriculum that readies young people for life and work, including in arts subjects. The Review is currently looking closely at the key challenges to attainment for young people, and the barriers which hold children back from the opportunities and life chances they deserve, particularly in relation to those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged or have special educational needs or disabilities. The Review is also looking at specific subjects, including art and design. Any subject-specific findings and recommendations will be included in the final report in the autumn. |
Calendar |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025 11:30 a.m. Ministry of Justice Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Justice (including Topical Questions) Josh Newbury: What steps his Department is taking to reduce the crown court backlog. Becky Gittins: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Luke Charters: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Polly Billington: What steps his Department is taking to support probation officers. Ben Spencer: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Becky Gittins: What steps his Department is taking to maintain courtrooms. Luke Taylor: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Jack Rankin: What steps he is taking to improve the safety of the prison estate. Mike Reader: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Steff Aquarone: What steps he is taking to support rehabilitative programmes in prisons. Marie Goldman: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Roz Savage: What steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts. Cat Eccles: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Liz Twist: What steps his Department is taking to reduce the crown court backlog. Kirith Entwistle: What steps his Department is taking to support victims of rape and sexual violence through the court system. Leigh Ingham: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Jess Brown-Fuller: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. John Glen: What steps he is taking to reduce the court backlog. Chris Bloore: What assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the powers of employment tribunals to seize and destroy lists of blacklisted workers. Laura Kyrke-Smith: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Marie Goldman: What steps he is taking to support the Probation Service. Douglas McAllister: What steps his Department is taking to reduce the crown court backlog. Freddie van Mierlo: What steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts. Peter Swallow: What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on reforming the European Convention on Human Rights. Mark Sewards: What steps he is taking to introduce statutory regulation of the funeral sector. Olivia Blake: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of accelerating asylum appeals on asylum seekers’ ability to access legal aid. Tristan Osborne: What steps he is taking to reduce the length of waiting times in the crown court. Richard Foord: What steps he is taking to reduce backlogs in the criminal justice system. Caroline Voaden: What steps he is taking to support witnesses through the criminal justice system. Ian Lavery: What assessment he has made of trends in the number of prosecutions of offences under the Terrorism Act 2000. Peter Lamb: What steps his Department is taking to reduce the length of time for cases to go to trial. Kim Johnson: What steps his Department is taking to ensure transparency on the application of the joint enterprise law. Marsha De Cordova: What assessment he has made of trends in the level of reoffending rates. Richard Quigley: What steps he is taking to prevent domestic abuse perpetrators from using the family courts to continue to harass their victims. Cat Smith: What steps he is taking to improve the court estate through restoration and renewal. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Jun. 18 2025
All proceedings up to 18 June 2025 at Report Stage Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Smith Joani Reid Euan Stainbank Jo White Richard Baker Sammy Wilson Alison Taylor Ms Polly Billington |
APPG Publications |
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Sustainable Plastics APPG Document: APPG for Sustainable Plastics IGM Minutes (1).docx Found: are as follows: Laurence Turner MP Jess Asato MP James Asser MP Tracy Gilbert MP Polly Billington |
Visual Arts and Artists APPG Document: Minutes-of-Jan-2025-Meeting-for-APPG-for-Visual-Arts-and-Artists.pdf Found: Street Meeting chair: The Earl of Clancarty (Crossbench) Parliamentary Attendees: Polly Billington |
Visual Arts and Artists APPG Document: APPG-for-Visual-Arts-and-Artists-April-2025-Meeting-Minutes.pdf Found: Online) Apologies were received from the following APPG members: Manuela Perteghella MP, Polly Billington |
Calendar |
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Wednesday 16th July 2025 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Climate Change Committee At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Nigel Topping CMG - Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Climate Change Committee View calendar - Add to calendar |
Monday 21st July 2025 noon Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero At 12:30pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP - Secretary of State at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Jeremy Pocklington CB - Permanent Secretary at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 3rd September 2025 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Building support for the energy transition At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Angharad Hopkinson - Political Campaigner at Greenpeace UK Stephanie Draper - Co-CEO and Director of Innovation and Practice at Involve Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE - Director at Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Professor Rebecca Willis - Professor in Energy and Climate Governance at Lancaster University Bob Ward - Policy and Communications Director at The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment Dr Roger Harrabin - Journalist and former BBC Energy and Environment Analyst View calendar - Add to calendar |
Wednesday 10th September 2025 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Planning for nuclear energy generation At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Alastair Evans - Director of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations at Rolls-Royce SMR Julia Pyke - Joint Managing Director at Sizewell C Tom Greatrex - Chief Executive at Nuclear Industry Association At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Catherine Anderson - Board member at National Infrastructure Planning Association Mike Finnerty - Chief Executive and Chief Nuclear Inspector at Office for Nuclear Regulation Rebecca Phillips - Interim Chief Planning Inspector at Planning Inspectorate View calendar - Add to calendar |