Information between 11th May 2025 - 21st May 2025
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12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 2 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 402 |
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12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 62 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 90 Noes - 318 |
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12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 87 Noes - 404 |
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13 May 2025 - UK-EU Summit - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 62 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 104 Noes - 402 |
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16 May 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 12 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 243 Noes - 279 |
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16 May 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Rachel Gilmour voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 55 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 10 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 288 Noes - 239 |
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Rachel Gilmour speeches from: Pensions: Expatriates
Rachel Gilmour contributed 1 speech (82 words) Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Work and Pensions |
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Rachel Gilmour speeches from: Adoption and Kinship Placements
Rachel Gilmour contributed 1 speech (367 words) Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Education |
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Rachel Gilmour speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Rachel Gilmour contributed 1 speech (84 words) Thursday 15th May 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport |
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Rachel Gilmour speeches from: Solar Farms
Rachel Gilmour contributed 1 speech (113 words) Thursday 15th May 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero |
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Rachel Gilmour speeches from: Youth Services
Rachel Gilmour contributed 1 speech (414 words) Thursday 15th May 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport |
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Rachel Gilmour speeches from: Future of Public Libraries
Rachel Gilmour contributed 1 speech (75 words) Wednesday 14th May 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Science, Innovation & Technology |
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Rachel Gilmour speeches from: Rebalancing Regional Economies
Rachel Gilmour contributed 1 speech (74 words) Wednesday 14th May 2025 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Rachel Gilmour speeches from: UK-EU Summit
Rachel Gilmour contributed 2 speeches (776 words) Tuesday 13th May 2025 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Rachel Gilmour speeches from: Churches and Religious Buildings: Communities
Rachel Gilmour contributed 1 speech (130 words) Tuesday 13th May 2025 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Food Supply and Poverty
Asked by: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Minehead) Monday 12th May 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the public purse of (a) food insecurity and (b) economic hardship. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) It is unacceptable that people are falling into hardship and using foodbanks. This is why we have committed to tackling poverty and ending mass dependence on emergency food parcels.
Our plan for Making Work Pay and our Get Britain Working White Paper, alongside our work to develop our Child Poverty Strategy, will ensure better outcomes for families whose lives are damaged by poverty as well as supporting the delivery of our missions on economic growth and opportunity.
We have taken action to help those facing hardship through the increase in the National Living Wage from April, the extension of the Household Support Fund and Discretionary Housing Payments in England and Wales in 2025/26 and the introduction of the Fair Repayment Rate from April. |
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Pharmacy: Closures
Asked by: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Minehead) Friday 16th May 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 help prevent community pharmacy closures in (a) rural and (b) deprived areas. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system, and the Government recognises the integral role they play within our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals. We have secured a funding uplift for the profession that brings the core budget to £3,073 million from 2025/26. This represents a significant growth of 19.7% in 2023/24.
Community pharmacies are private businesses that provide NHS funded services. Most pharmacies are not directly commissioned or contracted by the NHS, instead contractors apply to gain entry to the NHS pharmaceutical list and if an application is approved, a pharmacy can open and start providing services.
Local authorities are required to undertake a pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) every three years to assess whether their population is adequately served by local pharmacies, and must keep these assessments under review. Integrated care boards (ICBs) give regard to the PNAs when reviewing applications from the new contractors. Contractors can also apply to open a new pharmacy to offer benefits to patients that were not foreseen by the PNA. If there is a need for a new local pharmacy to open and no contractors apply to open a pharmacy and fill the gap, ICBs can commission a new pharmacy to open outside of the market entry processes, and fund the contract from the ICB’s budgets. The Pharmacy Access Scheme helps protect access to pharmacies in areas where there are fewer pharmacies and higher health needs, so that no area is left without access to local, physical NHS pharmaceutical services. |
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Social Rented Housing
Asked by: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Minehead) Monday 19th May 2025 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 help increase social housing supply through the Spending Review. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The government will set out set details of new investment to succeed the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme at the Spending Review. This new investment will deliver a mix of homes for sub-market rent and homeownership, with a particular focus on delivering homes for social rent. |
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Temporary Accommodation: Finance
Asked by: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Minehead) Monday 19th May 2025 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 for local authorities through the Spending Review. Answered by Rushanara Ali - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) At phase 1 of the Spending Review the Government announced a £233 million increase for homelessness services, taking total spend to nearly £1 billion in 2025/26. This includes the largest-ever investment in prevention services, enabling councils to intervene earlier with targeted support, preventing homelessness before it happens and reducing reliance on expensive, ill-equipped temporary accommodation. As part of this investment, the Government is working with 20 local authorities with the highest levels of B&B use for temporary accommodation through a new programme of Emergency Accommodation Reduction Pilots. The £8 million programme will test innovative approaches and kickstart new initiatives to reduce the reliance upon the most expensive and least suitable forms of temporary accommodation. Future funding for homelessness services is subject to the outcome of phase 2 of the Spending Review. |
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Monday 2nd June Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 3rd June 2025 37 signatures (Most recent: 3 Jun 2025) Tabled by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) That this House supports Carers Week 2025, taking place from 9 to 15 June; recognises this year’s theme is entitled Caring about equality; emphasises that millions of unpaid carers looking after family members and friends often face significant challenges and inequalities in their daily lives; asks the Government to address … |
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Monday 2nd June Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd June 2025 Reform of monetary limits on charity lotteries 12 signatures (Most recent: 3 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife) That this House acknowledges the role played by Britain’s charity lottery sector in providing some £450 million in vital funds for good causes each year at no cost to the Government; recognises the unique nature of charity lottery fundraising, which is centred on long-term, unrestricted giving; acknowledges such a model … |
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Monday 2nd June Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd June 2025 Long covid in children and young people 15 signatures (Most recent: 3 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat - Harpenden and Berkhamsted) That this House notes with concern the significant impact of long covid on children and young people across the UK, with thousands experiencing prolonged symptoms following covid-19 infection; regrets the serious consequences for children’s health, education, and family wellbeing; further notes the strain on schools and healthcare services; recognises the … |
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Monday 2nd June Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd June 2025 Wastewater Infrastructure and Environmental Protection in Planning Applications 13 signatures (Most recent: 3 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat - Harpenden and Berkhamsted) That this House expresses concern about the potential impact of new developments on local water and drainage systems, particularly in areas with chalk streams, Sites of Special Scientific Interest and other protected habitats; notes that water companies often claim a site holds sufficient capacity despite local systems being under strain … |
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Tuesday 3rd June Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd June 2025 60 signatures (Most recent: 3 Jun 2025) Tabled by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton) That this House expresses its condemnation of the Israeli government's expansion of military activity in Gaza and declaration of 22 new settlements in the West Bank; denounces Prime Minister Netanyahu's unwillingness to comprehensively lift the devastating aid blockade; rejects as dangerous, insufficient and unworkable the operation of the Gaza Humanitarian … |
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Monday 11th November Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Monday 2nd June 2025 47 signatures (Most recent: 2 Jun 2025) Tabled by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil) That this House notes with concern the dramatic decline in swift populations across the country; recognises that swift bricks are a sensible, low-cost solution to support the reintroduction of swift nesting sites in areas where they have been lost; further notes that swift bricks can be easily implemented into different … |
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Monday 12th May Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Monday 19th May 2025 37 signatures (Most recent: 20 May 2025) Tabled by: James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat - Lewes) That this House recognises the benefits of a comprehensive Youth Mobility Scheme between the UK and the European Union; urges the Government to adopt a more ambitious approach to negotiations, acknowledging that such a scheme would enhance cultural exchange, expand opportunities for our young people and boost our economy; calls … |
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Thursday 1st May Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Monday 19th May 2025 79 signatures (Most recent: 2 Jun 2025) Tabled by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South) That this House declared an environment and climate change emergency on 1 May 2019, recognising the urgent need for action; notes that the Second Reading debate of the Climate and Nature Bill was adjourned, but not concluded, on 24 January 2025; further notes that the Secretary of State for Environment, … |
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Thursday 1st May Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Monday 19th May 2025 76 signatures (Most recent: 2 Jun 2025) Tabled by: Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat - Bicester and Woodstock) That this House expresses its deep concern that the Israeli Government's current blockade of Gaza has now exceeded 50 days; notes with alarm the recent announcement from the World Food Programme that it has fully depleted its food stocks in Gaza; further notes the severe shortages of medicine, medical equipment, … |
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Thursday 8th May Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 12th May 2025 44 signatures (Most recent: 2 Jun 2025) Tabled by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) That this House recognises the importance of, and celebrates, Deaf Awareness Week 2025; acknowledges this year’s theme, Beyond Silence; congratulates organisations such as the British Deaf Association, the Royal National Institute for Deaf People, and the National Deaf Children’s Society for the vital work they do in supporting deaf people, … |
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Thursday 8th May Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Monday 12th May 2025 69 signatures (Most recent: 2 Jun 2025) Tabled by: Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat - Bicester and Woodstock) That this House expresses its outrage at proposals by the Israeli Government to indefinitely occupy Gaza; condemns the plans for the further forced displacement of Palestinians; affirms its belief that, if realised, these would constitute clear breaches of international law; notes with immense concern that these proposals will only make … |
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Thursday 8th May Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 12th May 2025 UK role in peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina 22 signatures (Most recent: 2 Jun 2025)Tabled by: James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat - Lewes) That this House notes with deep concern the ongoing threats to peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly the actions of Milorad Dodik in rejecting the authority of the international peace envoy and undermining the Dayton Agreement; recalls the consistent warnings of the late Lord Ashdown, former High Representative … |
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Wednesday 7th May Rachel Gilmour signed this EDM on Monday 12th May 2025 42 signatures (Most recent: 2 Jun 2025) Tabled by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park) That this House believes there is urgent need for electoral reform for elections in England; further believes that the local and mayoral elections which took place across England on 1 May 2025 are the latest result to highlight the inadequacy of the current system, showing a record breaking fragmentation of … |
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13 May 2025, 4:15 p.m. - House of Commons "like to consider how long they are going to spend on their feet, so as many colleagues as possible can get in. Rachel Gilmour. >> Thank you, Madame Deputy Speaker. " Jake Richards MP (Rother Valley, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Youth Services
83 speeches (14,542 words) Thursday 15th May 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Mentions: 1: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley South) Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel Gilmour) spoke about the huge benefit of being outside. - Link to Speech |
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Rebalancing Regional Economies
38 speeches (5,349 words) Wednesday 14th May 2025 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Perran Moon (Lab - Camborne and Redruth) Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel Gilmour). - Link to Speech |
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Churches and Religious Buildings: Communities
61 speeches (13,538 words) Tuesday 13th May 2025 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Marsha De Cordova (Lab - Battersea) Bordon (Gregory Stafford), for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope), for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel Gilmour - Link to Speech |
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Monday 19th May 2025
Attendance statistics - Public Accounts Committee attendance for Session 2024-25, as at 09 April 2025 Public Accounts Committee Found: Peter Fortune (Conservative, Bromley and Biggin Hill) (added 21 Oct 2024) 14 of 33 (42.4%) Rachel Gilmour |
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Monday 19th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Department of Education, Department of Education, and Department of Education Public Accounts Committee Found: meeting Members present: Sarah Olney (in the Chair); Mr Luke Charters; Anna Dixon; Peter Fortune; Rachel Gilmour |
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Friday 16th May 2025
Report - 26th Report - Tackling Violence against Women and Girls Public Accounts Committee Found: York Outer) Anna Dixon (Labour; Shipley) Peter Fortune (Conservative; Bromley and Biggin Hill) Rachel Gilmour |
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Wednesday 14th May 2025
Report - 25th Report - DHSC Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 Public Accounts Committee Found: York Outer) Anna Dixon (Labour; Shipley) Peter Fortune (Conservative; Bromley and Biggin Hill) Rachel Gilmour |
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May. 21 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 21 May 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Andrew Dr Allison Gardner Alison Taylor Dame Meg Hillier Jim Allister Sir Iain Duncan Smith Rachel Gilmour |
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May. 21 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 21 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Abrahams Anna Sabine Alice Macdonald Leigh Ingham Cameron Thomas Zöe Franklin Edward Morello Rachel Gilmour |
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May. 20 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 20 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Abrahams Anna Sabine Alice Macdonald Leigh Ingham Cameron Thomas Zöe Franklin Edward Morello Rachel Gilmour |
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May. 19 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 19 May 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Andrew Dr Allison Gardner Alison Taylor Dame Meg Hillier Jim Allister Sir Iain Duncan Smith Rachel Gilmour |
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May. 19 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 19 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Abrahams Anna Sabine Alice Macdonald Leigh Ingham Cameron Thomas Zöe Franklin Edward Morello Rachel Gilmour |
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May. 16 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 16 May 2025 - large print Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: 105 REPORT STAGE Friday 16 May 2025 Dame Meg Hillier Jim Allister Sir Iain Duncan Smith Rachel Gilmour |
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May. 16 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 16 May 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Andrew Dr Allison Gardner Alison Taylor Dame Meg Hillier Jim Allister Sir Iain Duncan Smith Rachel Gilmour |
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May. 16 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 16 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Abrahams Anna Sabine Alice Macdonald Leigh Ingham Cameron Thomas Zöe Franklin Edward Morello Rachel Gilmour |
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May. 15 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Andrew Dr Allison Gardner Alison Taylor Dame Meg Hillier Jim Allister Sir Iain Duncan Smith Rachel Gilmour |
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May. 15 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Abrahams Anna Sabine Alice Macdonald Leigh Ingham Cameron Thomas Zöe Franklin Edward Morello Rachel Gilmour |
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May. 14 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 14 May 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Andrew Dr Allison Gardner Alison Taylor Dame Meg Hillier Jim Allister Sir Iain Duncan Smith Rachel Gilmour |
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May. 14 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 14 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Abrahams Anna Sabine Alice Macdonald Leigh Ingham Cameron Thomas Zöe Franklin Edward Morello Rachel Gilmour |
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May. 13 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 13 May 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Andrew Dr Allison Gardner Alison Taylor Dame Meg Hillier Jim Allister Sir Iain Duncan Smith Rachel Gilmour |
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May. 07 2025
Report Stage Proceedings as at 7 May 2025 Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: May 2025 Negatived on division_NC1 Victoria Collins Caroline Voaden Vikki Slade Liz Jarvis Rachel Gilmour |
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Monday 23rd June 2025 3 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Improving family court services for children View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 30th June 2025 3 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Improving local areas through developer funding View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 3rd July 2025 9:30 a.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Reducing NHS waiting times for elective care At 10:00am: Oral evidence Samantha Jones - Permanent Secretary at Department for Health and Social Care Matt Style - Director General, Secondary care and Integration at Department for Health and Social Care Sir Jim Mackey - Interim Chief Executive at NHS England Mark Cubbon - Director, Elective Care, Cancer Diagnostics at NHS England View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 16th June 2025 3 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: MoD’s oversight of Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 10th July 2025 9:30 a.m. Public Accounts Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Cost of maintaining the FCDO’s overseas estate View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 14th July 2025 3 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Improving government customer service View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 23rd June 2025 3 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Improving family court services for children View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 30th June 2025 2 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Improving local areas through developer funding View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 5th June 2025 9:30 a.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: UK Research and Innovation View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 3rd July 2025 9:30 a.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Reducing NHS waiting times for elective care At 10:00am: Oral evidence Samantha Jones - Permanent Secretary at Department for Health and Social Care Matt Style - Director General, Secondary care and Integration at Department for Health and Social Care Sir Jim Mackey - Interim Chief Executive at NHS England Mark Cubbon - Director, Elective Care, Cancer Diagnostics at NHS England Professor Meghana Pandit - Co-Medical Director (Secondary Care) at NHS England View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 10th July 2025 9:30 a.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Cost of maintaining the FCDO’s overseas estate View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 7th July 2025 3 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Civil service pensions View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 21st July 2025 3 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Resilience to threats from animal disease View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 17th July 2025 9:30 a.m. Public Accounts Committee - Private Meeting Subject: Local bus services in England View calendar - Add to calendar |