Information between 21st January 2026 - 31st January 2026
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 298 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 61 Noes - 311 |
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 378 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - 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 - 191 Noes - 326 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 307 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 194 |
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21 Jan 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 310 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 317 |
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21 Jan 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 299 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 373 Noes - 106 |
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Committee - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 61 Noes - 311 |
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28 Jan 2026 - Youth Unemployment - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 280 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 287 |
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28 Jan 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 287 Labour Aye votes vs 3 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 294 Noes - 108 |
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28 Jan 2026 - British Indian Ocean Territory - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 277 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 284 |
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Committee - View Vote Context Rachel Blake voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 378 |
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Rachel Blake speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Rachel Blake contributed 2 speeches (97 words) Thursday 29th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade |
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Rachel Blake speeches from: Holocaust Memorial Day
Rachel Blake contributed 3 speeches (951 words) Thursday 29th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Building Regulations: Double Glazing
Asked by: Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op) - Cities of London and Westminster) Friday 30th January 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 he is taking to help reduce delays to approvals from the Building Safety Regulator to applications to double glaze windows. Answered by Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) We are aware of challenges in the system and delays to approvals of building control applications, and work is underway to address this issue.
On the 27 January, the BSR became a standalone organisation under MHCLG, marking a major step towards creating a single construction regulator. Under new leadership, enhanced operating models are delivering significant progress.
BSR continues to make strong headway tackling new build cases already in the system with only the most complex cases remaining. The Innovation Unit has dramatically reduced processing time for new build applications, with the highest quality applications approved within the 12-week target.
We must go further and build on the progress already made in operations and through the launch of the new body for the BSR. We are undertaking a programme of work to review the proportionality of the higher-risk building control regime, with a view to making targeted changes to the regime to improve proportionality whilst upholding safety aims. In particular, we are focusing on proposals to review the procedural requirements of the regime for high-volume, low complexity, routine works. |
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Double Glazing: Planning Permission
Asked by: Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op) - Cities of London and Westminster) Friday 30th January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the proportionality of the requirement for planning permission to install double glazing. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) My Department has not undertaken such an assessment, as in most cases the replacement of windows of similar appearance can be undertaken without the need for a planning application.
However, there may be some local exceptions, and other consents such as listed building consent may be required. |
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29 Jan 2026, 9:40 a.m. - House of Commons "conscious of the problems. We want to do everything we can to help. >> Rachel Blake. " Chris Bryant MP, Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Rhondda and Ogmore, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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29 Jan 2026, 9:40 a.m. - House of Commons "our exports drive Rachel Blake. " Chris Bryant MP, Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Rhondda and Ogmore, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Holocaust Memorial Day
67 speeches (21,090 words) Thursday 29th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Miatta Fahnbulleh (LAB - Peckham) Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake) was right to remind us that we - Link to Speech 2: Peter Prinsley (Lab - Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket) Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake). - Link to Speech |
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Monday 2nd March 2026 4:30 p.m. Restoration and Renewal Client Board - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 28th January 2026 9:30 a.m. 4th Meeting, 2026 (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, 5, 6 and 7 in private. 2. Administration of Scottish income tax 2024/25: The Committee will take evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland. Richard Robinson, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland. Gareth Davies, Comptroller and Auditor General and Peter Morland, Director - Financial Audit, National Audit Office. 3. Administration of Scottish income tax 2024/25: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland. Richard Robinson, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland. 4. Legacy paper: The Committee will consider an approach to its draft legacy paper. Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland. Mark MacPherson, Audit Director, Audit Scotland. 5. Legacy paper: The Committee will consider and agree its approach to its draft legacy paper. 6. Administration of Scottish income tax 2024/25: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agree any further action it wishes to take. 7. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Claire Menzies at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026 9:30 a.m. 5th Meeting, 2026 (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 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private. 2. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts/ Financial sustainability and taxes: The Committee will take evidence from— Joe Griffin, Permanent Secretary, Gregor Irwin, Director-General Economy, Shona Riach, Director-General Exchequer, Strategy and Performance, and Jackie McAllister, Chief Financial Officer, Scottish Government. 3. The 2024/25 audit of Historic Environment Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from— Katerina Brown, Chief Executive, Sir Mark Jones, Chair, and Stephen Uphill, Chief Operating Officer, Historic Environment Scotland. Shona Riach, Director-General Exchequer, Strategy and Performance and Kenneth Hogg, Director for Culture and External Affairs, Scottish Government. 4. The 2024/25 audit of Historic Environment Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland. Carole Grant, Audit Director and Lisa Duthie, Audit Director, Audit Scotland. 5. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts/ Financial sustainability and taxes: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland. Carole Grant, Audit Director, Inire Evong, Audit Manager, and Thomas Charman, Senior Auditor, Audit Scotland. 6. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts/ Financial sustainability and taxes: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 5 and agree any further action it wishes to take. 7. The 2024/25 audit of Historic Environment Scotland: 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, Claire Menzies at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 11th February 2026 9:30 a.m. 6th Meeting, 2026 (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. Best Value in policing: Joint Best Value audit of policing in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland. Fiona Mitchell-Knight, Audit Director and Lucy Jones, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland. Craig Naylor, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland and John Paterson, Lead Inspector, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland. 3. Best Value in policing: Joint Best Value audit of policing in Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland. Fiona Mitchell-Knight, Audit Director and Lucy Jones, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland. Craig Naylor, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland and John Paterson, Lead Inspector, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland. 4. Best Value in policing: Joint Best Value audit of policing in Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 3 and agree any further action it wishes to take. 5. Cairngorm funicular railway: The Committee will consider a draft report on the Cairngorm funicular railway. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Claire Menzies at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 18th February 2026 9:30 a.m. 7th Meeting, 2026 (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 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private. 2. Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025: The Committee will take evidence from— Caroline Lamb, Director-General for Health and Social Care and Chief Executive of NHS Scotland and Derek Grieve, Director of Health and Social Care Performance and Delivery, Scottish Government. 3. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency: The Committee will take evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland. Michael Oliphant, Audit Director and Stuart Nugent, Senior Audit Manager, Audit Scotland. 4. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 3 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland. Michael Oliphant, Audit Director and Stuart Nugent, Senior Audit Manager, Audit Scotland. 5. Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2 and take further evidence from— Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland. Carol Calder, Audit Director, Audit Scotland. 6. Delayed discharges: A symptom of the challenges facing health and social care/ Community health and social care: Performance 2025: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 2 and 5 and agree any further action it wishes to take. 7. The 2024/25 audit of the Scottish Public Pensions Agency: The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda items 3 and 4 and agree any further action it wishes to take. 8. Cairngorm funicular railway: The Committee will consider a revised draft report on the Cairngorm funicular railway. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Claire Menzies at Claire [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |