Information between 13th October 2025 - 12th November 2025
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14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Richard Baker 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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14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Richard Baker 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 Richard Baker 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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15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker 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 - 151 Noes - 319 |
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15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 160 Noes - 324 |
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15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 316 |
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21 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker 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 - 104 Noes - 317 |
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21 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 282 Labour No votes vs 2 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 390 |
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21 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker 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 - 105 Noes - 381 |
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21 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 297 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 313 |
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21 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 307 |
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21 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 389 Noes - 102 |
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28 Oct 2025 - China Spying Case - View Vote Context Richard Baker 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 - 174 Noes - 327 |
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28 Oct 2025 - Stamp Duty Land Tax - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 313 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 329 |
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29 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 82 Noes - 314 |
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29 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 311 |
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29 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 302 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 173 Noes - 323 |
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29 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 328 |
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29 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 298 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 103 |
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27 Oct 2025 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 323 |
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27 Oct 2025 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 314 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 152 Noes - 337 |
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27 Oct 2025 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 322 |
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27 Oct 2025 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Richard Baker 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 - 153 Noes - 332 |
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Richard Baker speeches from: Devolution in Scotland
Richard Baker contributed 4 speeches (1,193 words) Wednesday 22nd October 2025 - Commons Chamber Scotland Office |
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Richard Baker speeches from: Pride in Place
Richard Baker contributed 1 speech (58 words) Wednesday 15th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Richard Baker speeches from: Mental Health Bill [Lords]
Richard Baker contributed 1 speech (694 words) Report stage Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Christianity: Palestine
Asked by: Richard Baker (Labour - Glenrothes and Mid Fife) Thursday 16th October 2025 Question To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England is providing to Christians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Answered by Marsha De Cordova The Church continues to support the Archbishops’ Appeal for the Diocese of Jerusalem, which helps more than thirty institutions, including hospitals, schools, clinics, rehabilitation centres, guesthouses, and retirement homes across the Diocese. Through charitable bodies like Friends of the Holy Land, the Church provides practical help directly to the most needy and vulnerable Christians, striking a balance between funding immediate relief of emergency needs and small, practical projects that help create a sustainable future in the Holy Land. |
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Prostate Cancer: Screening
Asked by: Richard Baker (Labour - Glenrothes and Mid Fife) Thursday 6th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department uses to determine site eligibility for participation in the TRANSFORM prostate cancer screening trial; and whether the availability of focal therapy is a requirement. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). In November 2023, the Government and Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK) announced the £42 million TRANSFORM screening trial to find the best way to screen men for prostate cancer to find it before it becomes advanced and harder to treat. PCUK is managing the award on behalf of the funders with the Government contributing £16 million through the NIHR. Once received, the protocol will be published on the NIHR website on the funding and awards page. This is expected to contain details of the site selection criteria. |
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Prostate Cancer: Screening
Asked by: Richard Baker (Labour - Glenrothes and Mid Fife) Thursday 6th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the design of the TRANSFORM trial includes sites that do not currently offer focal therapy; and how treatment diversity is being considered in trial recruitment. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department invests over £1.6 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). In November 2023, the Government and Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK) announced the £42 million TRANSFORM screening trial to find the best way to screen men for prostate cancer to find it before it becomes advanced and harder to treat. PCUK is managing the award on behalf of the funders with the Government contributing £16 million through the NIHR. Once received, the protocol will be published on the NIHR website on the funding and awards page. This is expected to contain details of the site selection criteria. |
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Monday 13th October 2 signatures (Most recent: 14 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Richard Baker (Labour - Glenrothes and Mid Fife) That this House recognises the achievements of George McLelland, recently retired, who first joined Methil Yard’s workforce in 1973 as a 16-year-old apprentice plater; commends him for his remarkable near five decades-long career at the yard, first under the ownership of RDL North Sea and most recently Navantia UK; further … |
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Wednesday 5th November Richard Baker signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th November 2025 Sodium valproate and surgical mesh redress 27 signatures (Most recent: 25 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre) That this House notes the second anniversary of the Patient Safety Commissioner formally submitting Ministerial Advice to the Department of Health and Social Care on options to deliver essential redress for the victims of sodium valproate and surgical mesh; further notes that whilst the advice was given to the previous … |
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Wednesday 19th November Richard Baker signed this EDM on Thursday 20th November 2025 27 signatures (Most recent: 24 Nov 2025) Tabled by: Maureen Burke (Labour - Glasgow North East) That this House welcomes the publication of the Marie Curie report, Dying in Poverty 2025; understands that the report is based on research carried out by Marie Curie and Loughborough University; further understands from the research that one in four working age people and one in six older people still … |
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Monday 13th October Richard Baker signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 27th October 2025 Proposed changes to STV News and STV North News at 6 9 signatures (Most recent: 28 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Torcuil Crichton (Labour - Na h-Eileanan an Iar) That this House regrets the announcement by STV that it intends to axe STV North’s regular evening news programming with subsequent job losses across the Grampian, Angus and Highland and Islands area; notes that democratic accountability is increasingly threatened by diminishing news resources; further notes the proposals to reduce staffing … |
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Tuesday 16th September Richard Baker signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 13th October 2025 University of St Andrews and Guardian University Guide 2026 7 signatures (Most recent: 20 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife) That this House congratulates the University of St Andrews on being ranked the top university in Scotland and second in the UK, behind only Oxford, in The Guardian University Guide 2026; notes that St Andrews is one of six Scottish institutions placed in the UK’s top 30; further notes the … |
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Monday 1st September Richard Baker signed this EDM on Monday 13th October 2025 Commemoration of the sinking of the Suez Maru and Allied prisoners of war lost 30 signatures (Most recent: 24 Nov 2025)Tabled by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West) That this House solemnly commemorates the tragic sinking of the Suez Maru on 29 November 1943, in which 550 Allied prisoners of war, primarily British and Dutch, were being transported by the Japanese Imperial Army from Ambon to Surabaya; notes with deep sorrow that many of these prisoners, already gravely … |
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15 Oct 2025, 3:48 p.m. - House of Commons " Richard Baker Madam. " Richard Baker MP (Glenrothes and Mid Fife, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Thursday 27th November 2025 9:30 a.m. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Culture, Media and Sport (including Topical Questions) Steve Witherden: What steps her Department is taking to increase access to arts and culture. Luke Charters: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Greg Smith: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Melanie Onn: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK Town of Culture competition on coastal communities. John Whittingdale: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Callum Anderson: What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on funding for youth services in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency. Pippa Heylings: What steps her Department is taking to support the financial viability of women's football. Harpreet Uppal: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Martin Rhodes: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Paul Davies: What steps her Department is taking to tackle loneliness through sport. Joe Powell: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Martin Vickers: What recent progress the Future of TV Distribution Stakeholder Forum has made on its work. Yuan Yang: What steps her Department has taken to help support the creative industries. Dave Robertson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Yuan Yang: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi: What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on funding for youth services. Greg Smith: What steps she is taking to help support small and medium-sized music recording studios. Siobhain McDonagh: What support her Department is providing to local authorities to promote participation in grassroots sport. Elsie Blundell: What steps she is taking to help increase the number of women and girls taking up sports in Greater Manchester. Andrew Cooper: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK City of Culture and UK Town of Culture competitions on local communities. Richard Baker: What assessment she made of the potential merits of introducing a cap on the resale of concert tickets. Cameron Thomas: What steps she is taking to help preserve musical heritage. David Mundell: What recent progress the Future of TV Distribution Stakeholder Forum has made on its work. John Whittingdale: What discussions she has had with the BBC on renewal of the Charter. Charlie Dewhirst: What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on gambling duties. Luke Myer: What steps her Department is taking to help increase participation in sport for athletes with disabilities. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 26th November 2025 11:30 a.m. Scotland Office Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Scotland Peter Bedford: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the potential for new nuclear power sites in Scotland. Liz Saville Roberts: What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of her policies on the cost of living in Scotland. Jerome Mayhew: What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of recent trends in levels of economic growth in Scotland. Pete Wishart: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of the UK's asylum and returns policies on Scotland. Chris Kane: What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on skills, development and training for the Forth Valley area. Richard Baker: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support skills and training in the defence sector in Scotland. Elaine Stewart: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support regeneration in Scotland through the Pride in Place programme. Sarah Bool: What assessment he has he made of the potential impact of changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief on Scottish family farms. Alex Easton: What assessment he has made of the impact of the Windsor Framework on trade between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Kirsty Blackman: What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of her policies on the cost of living in Scotland. Rebecca Paul: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that UK public bodies in Scotland implement the For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers Supreme Court judgment. Seamus Logan: What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of her policies on the cost of living in Scotland. Andrew George: What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on support for transport services for Scottish islands. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Net Zero on the assessment has he made of the potential for new nuclear power in Scotland. Alison Griffiths: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Net Zero on the assessment has he made of the potential for new nuclear power in Scotland. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Devolution in Scotland
151 speeches (27,754 words) Wednesday 22nd October 2025 - Commons Chamber Scotland Office Mentions: 1: Stephen Gethins (SNP - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) Member for Glenrothes and Mid Fife (Richard Baker) were right to talk about Reform. - Link to Speech 2: Kirsty McNeill (LAB - Midlothian) Friends the Members for Glasgow North (Martin Rhodes), for Falkirk and for Glenrothes and Mid Fife (Richard Baker - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 16th October 2025
Special Report - 2nd Special Report - Review of the 2024 general election: Government and the Electoral Commission responses Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Found: Current membership Simon Hoare (Conservative; North Dorset) (Chair) Richard Baker (Labour; Glenrothes |
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Tuesday 14th October 2025
Oral Evidence - Harry Rich Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Simon Hoare (Chair); Richard Baker; Markus Campbell- Savours; Charlotte |
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Tuesday 21st October 2025 10:30 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Public Bodies At 11:00am: Oral evidence Sian Jones - Director, Value for Money at National Audit Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 3rd November 2025 2:30 p.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the UK Statistics Authority At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Josh Simons MP - Parliamentary Secretary at Cabinet Office Catherine Little CB - Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office at Cabinet Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 4th November 2025 9:30 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Public Bodies At 10:00am: Oral evidence Keith Fraser - Chair at Public Chairs’ Forum, and Chair at Youth Justice Board Ruth Glazzard - Board Member at Public Chairs’ Forum, and Chair at Welsh Revenue Authority Adrian Smith OBE - Chair at Association of Chief Executives, and Chief Executive at Reclaim Fund Ltd Elysia McCaffrey - Board Member at Association of Chief Executives, and Chief Executive at Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 12th November 2025 9:30 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Propriety, ethics and the wider standards landscape in the UK At 10:00am: Oral evidence The Lord Evans of Weardale KCB DL - Chair of Committee on Standards in Public Life 2018-2023 Rt Hon Sir Peter Riddell CBE - Commissioner for Public Appointments 2016-2021 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 25th November 2025 9:30 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 16th October 2025
Economic Development Directorate Source Page: Methil fabrication yard correspondence: FOI release Document: FOI 202500473513 - Information Released - Annex (PDF) Found: Industry Department for Business and Trade Mike Hill Member of Parliament Richard Baker |