Information between 15th September 2025 - 15th October 2025
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14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 320 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 333 |
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14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 320 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 339 |
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14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 318 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 327 |
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Rachel Blake speeches from: International Day of Democracy
Rachel Blake contributed 7 speeches (2,225 words) Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Lobbying: Registration
Asked by: Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op) - Cities of London and Westminster) Monday 13th October 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of lobbying registers in (a) Canada, (b) the EU and (c) other jurisdictions in improving public trust in the policy-making process. Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office The Government continues to keep transparency around lobbying under review, and will factor into consideration any relevant international comparators, and PACAC's post-legislative scrutiny of the 2014 Lobbying Act, as any policy reforms are considered.
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Lobbying: Codes of Practice
Asked by: Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op) - Cities of London and Westminster) Monday 13th October 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory code of conduct for lobbyists. Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office The Government continues to keep transparency around lobbying under review, and will factor into consideration any relevant international comparators, and PACAC's post-legislative scrutiny of the 2014 Lobbying Act, as any policy reforms are considered.
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Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists
Asked by: Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op) - Cities of London and Westminster) Monday 13th October 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plan to extend the scope of the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists to include (a) in-house lobbyists, (b) trade bodies, (c) think tanks and (d) campaigning organisations. Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office The Government continues to keep transparency around lobbying under review, and will factor into consideration any relevant international comparators, and PACAC's post-legislative scrutiny of the 2014 Lobbying Act, as any policy reforms are considered.
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Lobbying: VAT
Asked by: Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op) - Cities of London and Westminster) Monday 13th October 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review the VAT threshold exemption under the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014. Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office The Government continues to keep transparency around lobbying under review, and will factor into consideration any relevant international comparators, and PACAC's post-legislative scrutiny of the 2014 Lobbying Act, as any policy reforms are considered.
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Lobbying: Disclosure of Information
Asked by: Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op) - Cities of London and Westminster) Monday 13th October 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to require statutory declarations of lobbying activity. Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office The Government continues to keep transparency around lobbying under review, and will factor into consideration any relevant international comparators, and PACAC's post-legislative scrutiny of the 2014 Lobbying Act, as any policy reforms are considered.
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Lobbying: Registration
Asked by: Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op) - Cities of London and Westminster) Monday 13th October 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to consult on extending the definition of those who can be lobbied to trigger registration to include (a) Members of Parliament, (b) peers, (c) senior civil servants and (d) special advisers. Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office The Government continues to keep transparency around lobbying under review, and will factor into consideration any relevant international comparators, and PACAC's post-legislative scrutiny of the 2014 Lobbying Act, as any policy reforms are considered.
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International Day of Democracy
63 speeches (13,667 words) Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Liz Saville Roberts (PC - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake) on securing this debate. - Link to Speech 2: John Slinger (Lab - Rugby) Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake) on securing this important debate - Link to Speech 3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake) for securing this debate. - Link to Speech 4: Chris Elmore (Lab - Bridgend) Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake) for securing this debate. - Link to Speech 5: Andrew Lewin (Lab - Welwyn Hatfield) Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake) not just on securing the debate - Link to Speech 6: John Hayes (Con - South Holland and The Deepings) I call Rachel Blake to sum up. - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 14th October 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Andrew Bailey to TSC on follow-up to August Monetary Report session, dated 19 September 2025 Treasury Committee Found: would like to provide some additional detail related to two questions raised by John Grady MP and Rachel Blake |
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Thursday 23rd October 2025
Agendas and papers - Papers - Supplementary Information on Estate Attendance, October 2025 House of Commons Commission Committee |
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Wednesday 24th September 2025 9:30 a.m. 25th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take agenda items 3 and 4 in private. 2. NHS in Scotland: Spotlight on governance: The Committee will take evidence from— Ian Bruce, Ethical Standards Commissioner Melanie Stronach, Public Appointments Manager, Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland and then from— Caroline Lamb, Director-General for Health and Social Care and Chief Executive of NHS Scotland , Scottish Government Christine McLaughlin, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Scotland Fiona Bennett, Director of Health and Social Care Finance , Scottish Government 3. NHS in Scotland: Spotlight on governance: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle Bernie Milligan, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland 4. NHS in Scotland: Spotlight on governance: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agree any further action it wishes to take. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Katrina Venters at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 1st October 2025 9:30 a.m. 26th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take agenda items 3 and 4 in private. 2. Adult Disability Payment: The Committee will take evidence from— Stephen Boyle Richard Robinson, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland Erin McGinley, Senior Auditor, Audit Scotland 3. Adult Disability Payment: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle Richard Robinson, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland Erin McGinley, Senior Auditor, Audit Scotland 4. Adult Disability Payment: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agree any further action it wishes to take. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Katrina Venters at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 8th October 2025 9:30 a.m. 27th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take agenda items items 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private. 2. The 2023/24 audit of UHI Perth: The Committee will take evidence from— Stephen Boyle Mark MacPherson, Audit Director, Audit Scotland Nicola Wright, Engagement Lead, Deloitte LLP 3. Our impact: Monitoring and evaluation report 2025: The Committee will take evidence from— Stephen Boyle Mark MacPherson, Audit Director, Audit Scotland Michelle Borland, Head of Organisational Improvement, Audit Scotland 4. The 2023/24 audit of UHI Perth: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle Mark MacPherson, Audit Director, Audit Scotland Nicola Wright, Engagement Lead, Deloitte LLP 5. Our impact: Monitoring and evaluation report 2025: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle Mark MacPherson, Audit Director, Audit Scotland Michelle Borland, Head of Organisational Improvement, Audit Scotland 6. The 2023/24 audit of UHI Perth: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 4 and agree any further action it wishes to take. 7. Our impact: Monitoring and evaluation report 2025: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and 5 and agree any further action it wishes to take. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Katrina Venters at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 29th October 2025 9:30 a.m. 28th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:30am at TG.60-CR3 The Fleming Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take agenda items 3, 4 and 5 in private. 2. Flooding in communities: Moving towards flood resilience: The Committee will take evidence from— Roy Brannen, Director-General Net Zero, Diarmund Ó Néill, Interim Director for Environment and Forestry, Anne Aitken, Deputy Director for Environmental Quality and Resilience, and Michelagh O'Neill, Flooding Team Leader, Scottish Government. Nicole Paterson, Chief Executive Officer and Alex Flucker, Chief Operating Officer, Data, Evidence, and Innovation, Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Gareth Dixon, Policy Manager, Local Government Finance and Mark Boyd, Head of Finance, North Ayrshire Council, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA). Will Burnish, Senior Engineer, Moray Council and Lead Local Authority Forum for Flooding, Scottish Collaboration of Transport Specialists (Flooding). 3. Flooding in communities: Moving towards flood resilience: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland. Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director, Audit Scotland. 4. Flooding in communities: Moving towards flood resilience: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agree any further action it wishes to take. 5. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Katrina Venters at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |