Information between 20th October 2026 - 30th October 2026
Note: This sample does not contain the most recent 2 weeks of information. Up to date samples can only be viewed by Subscribers.
Click here to view Subscription options.
| Calendar |
|---|
|
Wednesday 4th November 2026 7 p.m. Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op) - Cities of London and Westminster) Adjournment - Main Chamber Subject: Impact of new strategic licensing regulations on London View calendar - Add to calendar |
| Division Votes |
|---|
|
29 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (Fourth sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 5 Noes - 8 |
|
29 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (Fourth sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 8 |
|
29 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (Fourth sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 5 Noes - 8 |
|
29 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (Fourth sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 8 |
|
29 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (Fourth sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 5 Noes - 8 |
|
29 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (Fourth sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 1 Noes - 8 |
|
29 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (Fourth sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 5 Noes - 8 |
|
29 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (Fourth sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 1 Noes - 8 |
|
29 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (Fourth sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 9 |
|
29 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (Fourth sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 8 |
|
29 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (Fourth sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 8 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (First sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 9 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (First sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 9 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 311 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 66 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (First sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 9 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (First sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 11 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (First sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 11 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (Second sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 10 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 11 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (First sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 2 Noes - 8 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (First sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 2 Noes - 8 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (First sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 2 Noes - 8 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (First sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 9 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (First sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 11 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (First sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 11 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (Second sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 5 Noes - 9 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (First sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 9 |
|
27 Oct 2026 - Social Housing Bill (First sitting) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 11 |
|
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 323 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 178 |
|
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 326 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 184 Noes - 330 |
|
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Rachel 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 - 117 Noes - 331 |
|
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 319 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 329 |
|
20 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 325 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 179 Noes - 336 |
|
21 Oct 2026 - Railways - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 281 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 345 Noes - 108 |
|
21 Oct 2026 - Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 281 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 111 |
|
21 Oct 2026 - Northern Ireland - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 281 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 345 Noes - 108 |
| Speeches |
|---|
|
Rachel Blake speeches from: Social Housing Bill (First sitting)
Rachel Blake contributed 5 speeches (233 words) Committee stage: 1st sitting Tuesday 27th October 2026 - Public Bill Committees Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
|
Rachel Blake speeches from: Social Housing Bill (Second sitting)
Rachel Blake contributed 3 speeches (192 words) Committee stage: 2nd sitting Tuesday 27th October 2026 - Public Bill Committees Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
|
Rachel Blake speeches from: Rough Sleeping and Good Growth Funds
Rachel Blake contributed 1 speech (163 words) Monday 26th October 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
|
Rachel Blake speeches from: Black History Month
Rachel Blake contributed 1 speech (204 words) Thursday 22nd October 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
|
Rachel Blake speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Rachel Blake contributed 1 speech (83 words) Tuesday 20th October 2026 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
| Written Answers |
|---|
|
Temporary Accommodation: Costs
Asked by: Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op) - Cities of London and Westminster) Thursday 29th October 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to reduce the cost of temporary accommodation to local authorities. Answered by Florence Eshalomi - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) We are providing over £4 billion in funding for homelessness and rough sleeping services from 2026/27 to 2028/29, including nearly £1 billion over the multi-year settlement for temporary accommodation funding.
The Value for Money Review of homelessness will assess the underlying cost-effectiveness of cross government spend that helps to prevent and relieve all forms of homelessness, and will make actionable recommendations that improve efficiency, accountability, outcomes, and reduce financial pressures on councils. The review will also explore accommodation delivery models, including novel and innovative approaches to temporary accommodation and the supported housing sector. The findings will inform decisions for future policy development.
For further details please see the published Terms of Reference available here. |
| MP Financial Interests |
|---|
|
26th October 2026
Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op) - Cities of London and Westminster) 2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP August Ltd - £9,625.00 Source |
|
26th October 2026
Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op) - Cities of London and Westminster) 10. Family members engaged in third-party lobbying Marc Francis employed as Lobbyist Source |
| Live Transcript |
|---|
|
Note: Cited speaker in live transcript data may not always be accurate. Check video link to confirm. |
|
26 Oct 2026, 5:34 p.m. - House of Commons " Rachel Blake thank you, Madam " Rachel Blake MP (Cities of London and Westminster, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
|
27 Oct 2026, 10:36 a.m. - Social Housing Bill "Rachel. Blake. " Speaker 9 - View Video - View Transcript |
|
27 Oct 2026, 10:31 a.m. - Social Housing Bill "Gareth Bacon, I, Danny Beales, Rachel Blake. No. " Speaker 9 - View Video - View Transcript |
|
27 Oct 2026, 10:40 a.m. - Social Housing Bill ", Danny Beales, Rachel Blake, no. " Speaker 9 - View Video - View Transcript |
|
27 Oct 2026, 11:23 a.m. - Social Housing Bill "Rachel Blake. No. " Speaker 9 - View Video - View Transcript |
|
27 Oct 2026, 11:26 a.m. - Social Housing Bill "Rachel Blake, no. " Speaker 9 - View Video - View Transcript |
|
27 Oct 2026, 11:32 a.m. - Social Housing Bill "Rachel Blake, no. " Speaker 10 - View Video - View Transcript |
|
27 Oct 2026, 11:34 a.m. - Social Housing Bill "Rachel Blake. " Speaker 10 - View Video - View Transcript |
|
27 Oct 2026, 4:43 p.m. - Social Housing Bill "Rachel Blake. The Minister, has been incredibly generous in these particular" Speaker 4 - View Video - View Transcript |
| Calendar |
|---|
|
Thursday 12th November 2026 2 p.m. Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill - Oral evidence - General Committee Subject: Further to consider the Bill At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Mrs Jaclyn Mangaroo - Chief Communications Officer at The Property Institute Kate Henderson - CEO at National Housing Federation At 2:35pm: Oral evidence Giles Grover - Campaigner at End Our Cladding Scandal Miss Sophie Bichener - Campaigner at End Our Cladding Scandal At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Sam Dumitriu - Head of Policy at Britain Remade Ben Hopkinson - Head of Housing & Infrastructure at Centre for Policy Studies At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Alexander Cook - Managing Director at Vistry Group At 3:50pm: Oral evidence Mr Ian Abley Steve Day At 4:20pm: Oral evidence Dame Judith Hackitt At 4:40pm: Oral evidence Dr David Crowder At 5:00pm: Oral evidence Florence Eshalomi MP - Minister of State at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government View calendar - Add to calendar |
|
Thursday 12th November 2026 11:30 a.m. Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill - Oral evidence - General Committee Subject: To consider the Bill At 11:30am: Oral evidence The Lord Roe of West Wickham KFSM - Chair at Building Safety Regulator Charlie Pugsley - Acting CEO at Building Safety Regulator Helen Fisher - Director for Cladding Safety at Homes England Mark Norris - Principal Policy Adviser at Local Government Association (LGA) At 12:05pm: Oral evidence Mr Dan Daly - NFCC Lead on Service Delivery & Improvement at National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Penny Pender - Head of Strategy and Policy at National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Spencer Sutcliff - Deputy Commissioner at London Fire Brigade At 12:40pm: Oral evidence Kate Green MP - Deputy Mayor at Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) View calendar - Add to calendar |
| Scottish Calendar |
|---|
|
Thursday 5th November 2026 9:30 a.m. 9th Meeting, 2026 (Session 7) The committee will meet at 9:30am at Committee Room 6 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private. 2. Management of the ScotWind leasing round The Committee will take evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland's report from— Andy Kerr, Director General Net Zero, Jackie McAllister, Chief Financial Officer, and Iain Wallace, Director of Marine, Scottish Government. Ronan O'Hara, Chief Executive, Alistair Milloy, Director of Finance and Business Services, and Gillian Morrison, Head of Offshore Wind Development Energy & Infrastructure, Crown Estate Scotland. 3. Management of the ScotWind leasing round The Committee will take further evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland's report from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland and Martin McLauchlan, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland. 4. Management of the ScotWind leasing round 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 on [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
|
Thursday 29th October 2026 9:30 a.m. 8th Meeting, 2026 (Session 7) The committee will meet at 9:30am at Committee Room 6 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private. 2. Post-school education and skills reform The Committee will take evidence from— Neil Rennick, Director General, Education & Justice and Shirley Laing, Director for Lifelong Learning and Skills, Scottish Government. Paul Devoy, Interim CEO and Jacqui Brasted, Director of Strategic Transformation & Skills, Scottish Funding Council. Damien Yeates, Chief Executive Officer and James Russell, Senior Director of Transformation, Skills Development Scotland. 3. Renewable energy The Committee will take evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland's report from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland, Dharshi Santhakumaran, Senior Manager, and Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director, Audit Scotland. 4. Renewable energy The Committee will consider the evidence heard under agenda item 3 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland, Dharshi Santhakumaran, Senior Manager, and Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director, Audit Scotland. 5. Post-school education and skills reform The Committee will consider the evidence heard under agenda item 2 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland and Derek Hoy, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland. 6. Post-school education and skills reform The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 5 and agree any further action it wishes to take. 7. Renewable energy The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agree any further action it wishes to take. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee on [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
|
Thursday 12th November 2026 9:30 a.m. 10th Meeting, 2026 (Session 7) The committee will meet at 9:30am at Committee Room 6 and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private. 2. Scotland's colleges 2026 The Committee will take evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland's report from— Neil Rennick, Director General, Education & Justice, Amanda Callaghan, Deputy Director Governance and Assurance, and Sara Grainger, Institutional Sustainability and Reform Unit Head, Scottish Government. Paul Devoy, Interim CEO, Tiffany Ritchie, Director of Finance, and Helen Cross, Director of Investment and Research, Scottish Funding Council. 3. Scotland's colleges 2026 The Committee will take further evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland's report from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland, Cornilius Chikwama, Audit Director, and Derek Hoy, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland. 4. Scotland's colleges 2026 The Committee will consider the evidence heard at items 2 and 3 and agree any further action it wishes to take. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee on [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |