Information between 28th February 2025 - 20th March 2025
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Tuesday 25th March 2025 7 p.m. Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Minehead) Adjournment - Main Chamber Subject: Veterinary products in waterways View calendar - Add to calendar |
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18 Mar 2025 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 324 |
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18 Mar 2025 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 57 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 382 Noes - 104 |
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19 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour 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 - 316 Noes - 189 |
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19 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 60 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 187 |
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19 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour 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 - 316 Noes - 187 |
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19 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour 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 - 313 Noes - 190 |
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19 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour 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 - 310 Noes - 183 |
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19 Mar 2025 - Winter Fuel Payment - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 177 Noes - 293 |
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3 Mar 2025 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 60 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 339 Noes - 172 |
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3 Mar 2025 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 347 |
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3 Mar 2025 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 332 |
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Rachel Gilmour speeches from: Rural Communities: Government Support
Rachel Gilmour contributed 1 speech (367 words) Wednesday 12th March 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Rachel Gilmour speeches from: English Rugby Union: Governance
Rachel Gilmour contributed 1 speech (541 words) Tuesday 11th March 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport |
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Rachel Gilmour speeches from: Bathing Water Regulations
Rachel Gilmour contributed 1 speech (111 words) Tuesday 4th March 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Rachel Gilmour speeches from: Independent Schools: VAT and Business Rates Relief
Rachel Gilmour contributed 4 speeches (905 words) Monday 3rd March 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Work and Pensions |
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Animal Products: Smuggling
Asked by: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Minehead) Monday 17th March 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of (a) illegal and (b) banned products of animal origin (POAO) have been seized at the Port of Dover since September 2022. Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Please see the table below for total seizures of illegal meat year on year. The figures quoted are seizures from all ports who had returned seizure data to us from September 2022 onwards as part of Defra African Swine Fever programme. This does not reflect all illegal meat seizures.
We are unable to provide further levels of detail as we do not release details of the location of seizure; this information could risk undermining border security, by providing intelligence in our resource deployment and targeting
Total seizures for full year on year are as follows:
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Crafts: National Vocational Qualifications
Asked by: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Minehead) Monday 3rd March 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to withdraw funding for the Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Stone Masonry Heritage and Skills on (a) the preservation of heritage skills and (b) the employment prospects of people trained in this field. Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The government has a central mission to drive forward opportunity and growth, which relies on people having the skills needed to thrive in life and work. The construction sector is vital in driving economic prosperity and providing career opportunities for people at all ages and stages of their careers. For this reason, the department works closely with the construction sector to ensure our skills offer meets the needs of the sector. Stonemasonry is a key skill, which is why an apprenticeship covering several stonemasonry occupations is available. This apprenticeship is, however, at level 2 and not at level 3. The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is currently working with industry to split this apprenticeship standard into a level 2 Stonemason apprenticeship and a level 3 Craft Stonemason apprenticeship, to better meet the needs of the sector. Classroom qualifications can be developed against occupational standards. On 12 December 2024, the government announced the outcomes of the review of qualifications reform at level 3 in England. As part of this review, three level 3 qualifications in Stonemasonry will continue to have public funding removed from 31 July 2025. Awarding organisations have had the opportunity to appeal where necessary, so that specialist qualifications could be retained if it was demonstrated that they were needed. Full details of the review outcomes can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-level-3-qualifications-reform-provisional-outcomes. The department has continued to remove funding from existing level 3 qualifications, not only because the standards are at level 2, but also due to the qualifications having less than 100 enrolments for three successive years, highlighting that a classroom-based qualification at level 3 is not being sufficiently used. At level 2, there are still four qualifications in Stonemasonry available to young people and adults. These qualifications are used currently within apprenticeships and are closely aligned with the industry standards by design. The department wants to ensure that qualifications are developed at the right level to enable people to enter skilled employment, and where qualifications attract public funding, we want to ensure that they are needed. Where they are not needed, including having very low levels of enrolments, we will continue to remove public funding so that students and employers have a simpler range of qualifications to choose from. |
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Property Development: Water
Asked by: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Minehead) Monday 3rd March 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) ingress and (b) egress routes for water in new building developments. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) This government recognises the importance of development being resilient to flooding from all sources, including from surface water.
The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December 2024 makes clear that developments of all sizes should use sustainable drainage techniques where the development could have drainage impacts.
These are designed to control surface water runoff and provide benefits for water quantity, water quality, biodiversity and amenity by lowering flow rates and increasing water storage capacity. |
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Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
Asked by: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Minehead) Tuesday 4th March 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of making the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund a permanent initiative. Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) I refer the hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead to the answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 26025. |
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Health: Somerset
Asked by: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Minehead) Wednesday 5th March 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle disparities in length of periods of poor health between (a) people in Somerset and (b) the national average. Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The United Kingdom faces significant health inequalities, with life expectancy varying widely across and within communities. The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain by tackling the structural inequalities that contribute to poor health, particularly for disadvantaged groups. The population health priorities in the South West focus on improving population health outcomes and reducing health inequalities and health disparities for inclusion groups. This includes increasing the detection and treatment of people with hypertension, improving the uptake of health checks, increasing the number of people supported to stop smoking, improving the support to people at risk of self-harming, and increasing the number of people affected by long term sickness who are supported back into employment. The Somerset local authority received £23.1 million in Public Health Grant funding in 2024/25. This provides services such as stop smoking, drug and alcohol treatment, health visiting and school nursing, sexual health, and NHS Health Checks among others, all of which contribute to addressing health inequalities. In the South West region, assurance and support for inequalities and inclusion is led by the regional health inequalities team, who work as a blended team across both NHS England and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, and who collaborate with national and integrated care system colleagues, including the Directors of Public Health within the region. The health inequalities team supports systems to accelerate the narrowing of gaps in population health outcomes relating to specific South West priorities, and supports the national Core20PLUS5 approach and the implementation of the digital inclusion framework. |
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Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health Services
Asked by: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Minehead) Wednesday 5th March 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with postural tachycardia syndrome. Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) Improving health outcomes for people who live with long-term conditions, including postural tachycardia syndrome, is a key part of the Government's mission to build a National Health Service fit for the future.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) publishes guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of long-term conditions for use by healthcare professionals and commissioners. NICE has produced a clinical knowledge summary on the clinical management of blackouts and syncope, which sets out how clinicians should assess and diagnose postural tachycardia syndrome. This was last updated in November 2023 and is available at the following link:
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/blackouts-syncope/diagnosis/assessment/
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services that meet the needs of their population. The Government expects ICBs to take account of NICE guidelines and other best practice in designing their local services. |
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Rights of Way
Asked by: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Minehead) Wednesday 5th March 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the right to roam in England. Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Government committed in its manifesto to improving responsible access to nature. The Department is currently assessing the best way to deliver this, and further information will be made available in due course. |
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Schools: Textbooks
Asked by: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Minehead) Tuesday 11th March 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools to purchase essential textbooks. Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education) Overall core revenue funding for schools totals almost £61.6 billion this financial year, 2024/25. At the Autumn Budget 2024, the government announced an additional £2.3 billion for mainstream schools and young people with high needs for the 2025/26 financial year, compared to 2024/25. This means that overall core school funding will total almost £63.9 billion in 2025/26.
These increases, against the backdrop of a challenging fiscal picture, demonstrate the government’s commitment to schools and ensuring every child can achieve and thrive through its commitment to the Opportunity Mission.
Schools have autonomy over how they use their core funding, including for their non-staff costs such as textbooks. The department will continue to monitor the balance of funding and costs for schools.
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Monday 24th March Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Wednesday 26th March 2025 Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance 25th anniversary 16 signatures (Most recent: 31 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset) That this House recognises the brilliant work of Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance on its 25th anniversary of dedicated service; further recognises the extraordinary contribution of its pilots, volunteers, paramedics, and doctors in providing lifesaving pre-hospital critical care to people in need, particularly in remote, coastal and rural areas; notes … |
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Wednesday 12th March Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Tuesday 18th March 2025 Future of the adoption and special guardianship support fund 53 signatures (Most recent: 31 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester) That this House expresses deep concern over the future of the adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF), which is set to expire on 31 March 2025; recognises the vital role the fund plays in providing essential mental health services to adopted children and those under special guardianship orders, supporting … |
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Thursday 13th March Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 17th March 2025 Minister for Coastal Communities 13 signatures (Most recent: 31 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot) That this House calls on the Government to appoint a Minister for Coastal Communities to help tackle the unique set of issues that coastal communities face; and urges the Government to implement the recommendations of The Future of Seaside Towns: Follow-up Report to allocate a Ministerial portfolio within the Department … |
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Wednesday 5th March Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Wednesday 12th March 2025 South West Blood Bikes' volunteers 13 signatures (Most recent: 12 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat - Torbay) That this House celebrates the work of South West Blood Bikes as they complete their 350th delivery in support of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; recognises the vital role of their dedicated volunteers in providing this free emergency courier service across Devon, ensuring the timely transport of blood, … |
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Thursday 27th February Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Wednesday 12th March 2025 29 signatures (Most recent: 24 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire) That this House notes the unprecedented decision of social care providers to protest outside Parliament; believes this must be a wake-up call for the Government on the disastrous state of adult social care; echoes their plea to save the sector from total collapse; further notes that inadequate social care accounts … |
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Wednesday 12th February Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Wednesday 12th March 2025 Contribution of tourism to Devon 8 signatures (Most recent: 12 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat - Torbay) That this House recognises the immense contribution of the tourism industry to the economy and culture of Devon, an area renowned for its stunning coastline, rich history, and vibrant attractions; celebrates the outstanding work of local businesses and visitor attractions, including Paignton Zoo, a renowned centre for global wildlife conservation … |
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Tuesday 11th March Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Wednesday 12th March 2025 25 signatures (Most recent: 31 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans) That this House acknowledges that World Kidney Day takes place on Thursday 13 March 2025; recognises that an estimated 3.5 million people are living with later stage, 3-5, chronic kidney disease (CKD), although many remain undiagnosed; further recognises the mental health impacts of severe CKD, evidenced through 67% of patients … |
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Monday 10th March Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Tuesday 11th March 2025 60 signatures (Most recent: 31 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire) That this House notes the perilous state of community pharmacies, which are struggling to survive across the country; recognises that pharmacies are at the heart of our communities, are an essential part of health and care services, and are relied upon by millions of people every day; further notes that … |
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Thursday 6th March Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Monday 10th March 2025 40 signatures (Most recent: 31 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire) That this House notes with concern the increasing challenge of ensuring children’s safety online, which remains more important than ever; recognises the need to consider whether existing guidance on smartphone use in schools should be put on a legislative footing; acknowledges that such a measure aims to create an environment … |
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Wednesday 26th February Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Monday 3rd March 2025 15 signatures (Most recent: 6 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Ian Roome (Liberal Democrat - North Devon) That this House pays tribute to the life and wartime service of the late Jim Squires, formerly of No. 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force, and a Lancaster bomber Air Gunner who survived more than 35 sorties during the Second World War; recognises an extraordinary life lived to 99 years of … |
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English Rugby Union: Governance
40 speeches (13,756 words) Tuesday 11th March 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Mentions: 1: Edward Morello (LD - West Dorset) Friend the Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel Gilmour) has already outlined the alarming fact that - Link to Speech 2: Perran Moon (Lab - Camborne and Redruth) Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel Gilmour), who referenced the French model, which we should be - Link to Speech |
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Independent Schools: VAT and Business Rates Relief
85 speeches (23,318 words) Monday 3rd March 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Torsten Bell (Lab - Swansea West) Members for Esher and Walton (Monica Harding) and for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel Gilmour) clearly - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 19th March 2025
Report - 16th Report - Whole of Government Accounts 2022-23 Public Accounts Committee Found: York Outer) Anna Dixon (Labour; Shipley) Peter Fortune (Conservative; Bromley and Biggin Hill) Rachel Gilmour |
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Monday 17th March 2025
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes 2024-25 Committee of Selection Found: Procedure Committee Resolved, That Nesil Caliskan, Mr Luke Charters, Anna Dixon, Sarah Green, Rachel Gilmour |
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Friday 14th March 2025
Report - 15th Report - Prison estate capacity Public Accounts Committee Found: York Outer) Anna Dixon (Labour; Shipley) Peter Fortune (Conservative; Bromley and Biggin Hill) Rachel Gilmour |
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Wednesday 12th March 2025
Report - 14th Report - Public charge points for electric vehicles Public Accounts Committee Found: York Outer) Anna Dixon (Labour; Shipley) Peter Fortune (Conservative; Bromley and Biggin Hill) Rachel Gilmour |
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Monday 10th March 2025
Oral Evidence - Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, and Cabinet Office Public Accounts Committee Found: meeting Members present: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Chair); Mr Clive Betts; Mr Luke Charters; Rachel Gilmour |
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Friday 7th March 2025
Report - 13th Report - Improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged children Public Accounts Committee Found: York Outer) Anna Dixon (Labour; Shipley) Peter Fortune (Conservative; Bromley and Biggin Hill) Rachel Gilmour |
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Thursday 6th March 2025
Oral Evidence - HMRC, HMRC, and HMRC Public Accounts Committee Found: meeting Members present: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Chair); Mr Clive Betts; Nesil Caliskan; Rachel Gilmour |
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Wednesday 5th March 2025
Report - 12th Report - Crown Court backlogs Public Accounts Committee Found: York Outer) Anna Dixon (Labour; Shipley) Peter Fortune (Conservative; Bromley and Biggin Hill) Rachel Gilmour |
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Mar. 18 2025
All proceedings up to 11 March 2025 at Report Stage Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Foy James Naish Ian Byrne Andy MacNae Dawn Butler Apsana Begum Dr Simon Opher Jo White Rachel Gilmour |
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Mar. 11 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 11 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Foy James Naish Ian Byrne Andy MacNae Dawn Butler Apsana Begum Dr Simon Opher Jo White Rachel Gilmour |
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Mar. 11 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 11 March 2025 - large print Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Foy James Naish Ian Byrne Andy MacNae Dawn Butler Apsana Begum Dr Simon Opher Jo White Rachel Gilmour |
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Mar. 10 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 10 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Mr Toby Perkins Cat Eccles Mrs Sharon Hodgson Richard Burgon Adam Dance Mohammad Yasin Rachel Gilmour |
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Mar. 07 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 7 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Mr Toby Perkins Cat Eccles Mrs Sharon Hodgson Richard Burgon Adam Dance Mohammad Yasin Rachel Gilmour |
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Mar. 06 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 6 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Natalie Fleet Mr Toby Perkins Cat Eccles Mrs Sharon Hodgson Richard Burgon Adam Dance Rachel Gilmour |
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Mar. 05 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 5 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Natalie Fleet Mr Toby Perkins Cat Eccles Mrs Sharon Hodgson Richard Burgon Adam Dance Rachel Gilmour |
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Mar. 04 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 4 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Natalie Fleet Mr Toby Perkins Cat Eccles Mrs Sharon Hodgson Richard Burgon Adam Dance Rachel Gilmour |
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Thursday 24th April 2025 9:30 a.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Introducing T Levels View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 28th April 2025 3 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The Future of the Equipment Plan View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 28th April 2025 3 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 3rd March 2025 3 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The Government’s Support for Biomass View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 7th April 2025 3 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Work of the Department of Business and Trade View calendar - Add to calendar |