Information between 30th June 2025 - 19th August 2025
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30 Jun 2025 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 287 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 4 |
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1 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - against a party majority and against the House One of 49 Labour No votes vs 333 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 260 |
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1 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House One of 42 Labour Aye votes vs 325 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 149 Noes - 328 |
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2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 326 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168 |
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2 Jul 2025 - Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - against a party majority and against the House One of 9 Labour No votes vs 276 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 385 Noes - 26 |
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2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 327 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 79 |
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2 Jul 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 314 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 158 |
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2 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 327 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 79 |
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2 Jul 2025 - Prisons - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 326 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House One of 35 Labour Aye votes vs 333 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 130 Noes - 443 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 377 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 175 Noes - 401 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - against a party majority and against the House One of 47 Labour No votes vs 333 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 336 Noes - 242 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House One of 8 Labour Aye votes vs 356 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 35 Noes - 469 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - against a party majority and against the House One of 37 Labour No votes vs 330 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 135 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House One of 7 Labour Aye votes vs 364 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 370 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 377 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 416 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House One of 47 Labour Aye votes vs 331 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 149 Noes - 334 |
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15 Jul 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 342 |
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15 Jul 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 344 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 440 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 314 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 334 Noes - 54 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 313 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 54 |
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Richard Burgon speeches from: Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (711 words) Committee of the whole HouseCommittee of the Whole House Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Richard Burgon speeches from: Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (664 words) Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
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Richard Burgon speeches from: Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (898 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 1st July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Richard Burgon speeches from: Welfare Reform
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (101 words) Monday 30th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Richard Burgon speeches from: Disability Support Cuts
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (119 words) Monday 30th June 2025 - Commons Chamber |
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Social Security Benefits: Appeals
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Monday 21st July 2025 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to take steps to reduce the waiting time for appeal hearings in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support). Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) We are working to reduce the outstanding caseload across the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal, which includes the Social Security and Child Support jurisdiction. This is key to reducing the waiting time for tribunal hearings. HMCTS continues to invest in improving tribunal productivity through the recruitment of additional Judges, the deployment of Legal Officers to actively manage cases, the development of modern case management systems and the use of remote hearing technology. Data on Tribunals performance is published by the Ministry of Justice on a quarterly basis. Receipts, disposals and the outstanding caseload for individual Chambers in the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal, the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal can be found at the link below: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics. |
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Social Security Benefits: Appeals
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Monday 21st July 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21325 on Social Security Benefits: Appeals, whether her Department has been able to recover the backlog of mandatory reconsideration cases. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The PIP Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) backlog was on track to be cleared in March 2025. However, intakes have been higher than anticipated, which meant the backlog was not cleared as predicted. We are increasing resources available for PIP MRs by recruiting decision makers.
In April 2025, the median MR clearance time was 61 and 59 calendar days for new claims and DLA reassessments respectively, a reduction of 10 and 12 days respectively in relation to the last quarter. |
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Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Wednesday 6th August 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the blockages are that are preventing the safe (a) delivery and (b) distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Israeli restrictions on aid have created a humanitarian crisis in Gaza with civilians in desperate need of a variety of aid. We called on Israel to lift restrictions on the flow of aid into Gaza in our statement to the UN Security Council on 16 July. The announcement of "tactical pauses" by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) to allow humanitarian corridors to open is essential but long overdue and currently insufficient to address need. We continue to call on Israel to allow for a full and unhindered resumption in the flow of aid into Gaza, including allowing the entry of more types of aid such as medicine, fuel and shelter. We set this out clearly along with 30 other partners in a UK-led joint statement on 21 July. The government of Israel must facilitate the issue and renewal of visas for humanitarians providing vital services on the ground. The Foreign Secretary spoke to Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar on 22 July to reiterate the importance of facilitating the safe delivery of aid at scale, condemning civilian deaths at aid sites. |
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Monday 21st July 33 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025) Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House welcomes the proposal from leading tax experts for the introduction of an annual wealth tax of 2% on individual assets over £10 million, which could raise an estimated £24 billion each year; believes that such a measure would represent a fairer alternative to cuts and could provide … |
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International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Policies and Practices of Israel (Sanctions and Other Measures) Bill 2024-26
Presented by Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Private Members' Bill - Presentation Bill A Bill to require the Secretary of State to take steps to give effect in the United Kingdom to the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice issued on 19 July 2024 entitled “Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem”, including provision for sanctions and for other measures to give effect to that advisory opinion; and for connected purposes.
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Monday 1st September Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st September 2025 Armed Forces Training Contract and Elbit Systems 4 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth) That this House is deeply concerned by reports that the Ministry of Defence is considering awarding a £2 billion, 15-year Army Collective Training Service contract to Elbit Systems UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Limited, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer; notes that Elbit supplies 85 per cent of the … |
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Monday 1st September Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 1st September 2025 Strike action in the Parliamentary Security Department 24 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington) That this House stands in solidarity with members of the Public and Commercial Services Union employed in the Parliamentary Security Department, presently taking industrial action in a dispute over attacks on their terms and conditions of employment; recognises the vital services these staff play in safeguarding hon. Members and staff … |
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Monday 1st September Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 1st September 2025 Oscar Mayer workers in Wrexham 21 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) That this House celebrates the victory of Wrexham’s Oscar Mayer factory workers following a long-running dispute, during which over 500 Unite members undertook more than 200 days of strike action between September 2024 and April 2025 in solidarity to fight for the reinstatement of their 26 dismissed colleagues and for … |
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Tuesday 22nd July Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Arrest of protestors in Liverpool 20 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses its concern at the physical methods used by the police to arrest a 74 year old woman protesting about Palestine in Liverpool on Sunday 20 July 2025; and calls upon the Secretary of State for the Home Department to launch an independent inquiry into the methods … |
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Monday 14th July Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 15th July 2025 National Day of Memory for Victims of Honour-Based Abuse, 14 July 16 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Independent - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House recognises the National Day of Memory for Victims of Honour-Based Abuse on 14 July as an opportunity for remembrance, reflection and collective action in commemoration of those that have lost their lives due to honour-based abuse; commemorates with profound sadness that the day falls on the birthday … |
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Tuesday 8th July Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Funding for training of professional journalists 25 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford) That this House is worried by guidance issued by the Secretary of State for Education to the Office for Students which suggests that the Department has decided to withdraw Strategic Priorities Grant funding from journalism courses for the 2025-26 financial year; shares the concerns of the National Union of Journalists … |
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Tuesday 8th July Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 26 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025) Tabled by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses its extreme concern at the moves to impeach Ayman Ali, a Palestinian member of the Knesset respected for his consistent advocacy of the need for Arabs and Jews to work together and who is currently facing impeachment and expulsion from the Knesset on the grounds that … |
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Wednesday 9th July Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 10th July 2025 Government policy on the Hillsborough Law 83 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House notes the Prime Minister’s promise to introduce the Hillsborough Law to Parliament before the 36th anniversary of the disaster on 15 April 2025; deeply regrets that this commitment was not met and that the Government has yet to table the legislation; expresses grave concern at reports that … |
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Wednesday 9th July Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 9th July 2025 Outsourced cleaners on Tyne and Wear Metro 26 signatures (Most recent: 21 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House welcomes the Labour Government’s promise to ‘oversee the biggest wave of insourcing for a generation’; notes that the North East Combined Authority transport provider Nexus, while publicly owned, outsources cleaning of the Tyne and Wear Metro to a private company, Churchill, and that this contract is now … |
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Tuesday 1st July Richard Burgon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 1st July 2025 Parliamentary approval for UK military action against Iran 19 signatures (Most recent: 11 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley) That this House is deeply concerned about the military confrontation between the United States, Israel, and Iran; supports diplomatic efforts to maintain a ceasefire; acknowledges the deployment of UK combat aircraft and naval assets to the region; and notes that whilst there is no requirement for parliamentary approval to a … |
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Monday 30th June Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 30th June 2025 26 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House celebrates the 139th Durham Miners’ Gala, to be held on Saturday, 12 July 2025, organised by the Durham Miners’ Association (DMA); recognises the Gala, known as The Big Meeting, as the world’s greatest celebration of trade-unionism, working-class culture, and international solidarity; notes its historical significance since 1871; … |
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30 Jun 2025, 8:18 p.m. - House of Commons ""No". I think the Ayes have it. The Ayes have it. Petition, Richard Burgon. >> I rise to present this petition " Motion on behalf of the Committee of Selection: Education Committee; National Security Strategy (Joint Committee); Procedure Committee; Committee of Public Accounts - View Video - View Transcript |
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Wednesday 3rd September 2025 noon Cabinet Office Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras) Prime Minister's Question Time - Main Chamber Dawn Butler: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. Paulette Hamilton: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. Pete Wishart: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. Kieran Mullan: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. Irene Campbell: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. Bell Ribeiro-Addy: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. Stephen Gethins: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. Julian Lewis: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. Ellie Chowns: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. Lola McEvoy: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. Olly Glover: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. Jack Rankin: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. Katrina Murray: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. John Hayes: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. Richard Burgon: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 September. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Disability Support Cuts
0 speeches (None words) Monday 21st July 2025 - Petitions Mentions: 1: None —[Presented by Richard Burgon, Official Report, 30 June 2025; Vol. 770, c. 100.] - Link to Speech 2: None Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon MP) for submitting the petition on behalf of his constituents regarding - Link to Speech |
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Bill Presented
0 speeches (None words) Wednesday 16th July 2025 - Commons Chamber |
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Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
209 speeches (36,402 words) Committee of the whole HouseCommittee of the Whole House Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Siân Berry (Green - Brighton Pavilion) Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon), clause 2 should be removed from the Bill. - Link to Speech 2: Zarah Sultana (Ind - Coventry South) Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon), amendment 38 in the name of the hon. - Link to Speech 3: Ann Davies (PC - Caerfyrddin) Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) for amendment (a) to amendment 2, which would keep the health - Link to Speech 4: Iqbal Mohamed (Ind - Dewsbury and Batley) Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) to maintain the current universal credit health element. - Link to Speech 5: None Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon). - Link to Speech 6: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab - Clapham and Brixton Hill) Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon). - Link to Speech |
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Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism
112 speeches (13,579 words) Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Imran Hussain (Lab - Bradford East) Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) has already eloquently set out a number of examples - Link to Speech |
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Public Authority (Accountability)
2 speeches (1,630 words) Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Ian Byrne (Lab - Liverpool West Derby) Sorcha Eastwood, Siân Berry, Liz Saville Roberts, Jeremy Corbyn, Stephen Flynn, Tom Morrison and Richard Burgon - Link to Speech |
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Jul. 09 2025
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 9 July 2025 - large print Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Wednesday 9 July 2025 6 As Amendments to Secretary Liz Kendall's proposed Amendment 2:— _2(a) Richard Burgon |
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Jul. 09 2025
Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 9 July 2025 Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: As Amendments to Secretary Liz Kendall's proposed Amendment 2:— Not called_2(a) Richard Burgon Andy |
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Jul. 09 2025
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at as at 9 July 2025 Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: As Amendments to Secretary Liz Kendall's proposed Amendment 2:— _2(a) Richard Burgon Andy McDonald |
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Jul. 09 2025
Bill 280 2024-25 (as introduced) Public Authority (Accountability) Bill 2024-26 Bill Found: Sorcha Eastwood, Siân Berry, Liz Saville Roberts, Jeremy Corbyn, Stephen Flynn, Tom Morrison and Richard Burgon |
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Jul. 08 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 8 July 2025 Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: As Amendments to Secretary Liz Kendall's proposed Amendment 2:— _2(a) Richard Burgon Andy McDonald |
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Jul. 08 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 8 July 2025 - large print Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Tuesday 8 July 2025 6 As Amendments to Secretary Liz Kendall's proposed Amendment 2:— _2(a) Richard Burgon |
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Jul. 07 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 7 July 2025 - large print Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: As Amendments to Secretary Liz Kendall's proposed Amendment 2:— _2(a) Richard Burgon Andy McDonald |
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Jul. 07 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 7 July 2025 Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: As Amendments to Secretary Liz Kendall's proposed Amendment 2:— _2(a) Richard Burgon Andy McDonald |
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Jul. 04 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 4 July 2025 Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: As an Amendment to Secretary Liz Kendall's proposed Amendment 2:— _2(a) Richard Burgon Andy McDonald |
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Jun. 30 2025
Bill 254 2024-25 (as introduced) Gaza (Independent Public Inquiry) Bill 2024-26 Bill Found: by Ayoub Khan, Mr Adnan Hussain, Shockat Adam, Zarah Sultana, Apsana Begum, Brian Leishman, Richard Burgon |
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Jun. 18 2025
All proceedings up to 18 June 2025 at Report Stage Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called_164 Kim Johnson Bell Ribeiro-Addy Apsana Begum Richard Burgon Zarah Sultana Siân Berry |
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Boxing APPG Document: APPG on Boxing - Inaugural Meeting Minute - 7 November 2024 .pdf Found: on Boxing Lord Spellar Member, APPG on Boxing Elaine Stewart MP Member, APPG on Boxing Richard Burgon |