Information between 8th December 2025 - 7th January 2026
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Richard Foord voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 162 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Richard Foord voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 98 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Richard Foord voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 162 |
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16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Foord voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 341 Noes - 195 |
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17 Dec 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Richard Foord 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 - 312 Noes - 165 |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Richard Foord contributed 2 speeches (88 words) Tuesday 6th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (69 words) Monday 5th January 2026 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Armed Forces Recruitment and Retention
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (96 words) Monday 5th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Venezuela
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (70 words) Monday 5th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (70 words) Thursday 18th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Animal Welfare Strategy
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (53 words) Thursday 18th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Violence against Women and Girls Strategy
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (65 words) Thursday 18th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Ukraine
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (103 words) Thursday 18th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Community Audiology
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (713 words) Thursday 18th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Department of Health and Social Care |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Housing Development: Cumulative Impacts
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (610 words) Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Finance (No. 2) Bill
Richard Foord contributed 3 speeches (134 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 16th December 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (100 words) Monday 15th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Sudan: Humanitarian Situation
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (138 words) Monday 15th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Sudden Cardiac Death in Young People
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (103 words) Monday 15th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Digital ID
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (43 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Cabinet Office |
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Infectious Diseases: Disease Control
Asked by: Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat - Honiton and Sidmouth) Tuesday 9th December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Recommendations 6 and 7 of Module 1 of the UK Covid 19 Inquiry, what steps he is taking to (1) gather and (2) publish findings, lessons and recommendations within the recommended 3 month window; and whether he will publish an action plan based on the findings from Exercise Pegasus. Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) Live participation in Exercise PEGASUS has now concluded, although a fourth phase, centred around recovery, is planned to be exercised in 2026. A published post-exercise report will include learning and findings from this and all preceding phases and this will be delivered in due course following detailed evaluation. The United Kingdom uses a Lead Government Department model to cover all phases of emergency planning, response, recovery, and risk assessment. Ministers within the Department, as the Lead Government Department for a pandemic response, will continue to actively consider the implementation of the findings from Exercise PEGASUS. |
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Trees: Conservation
Asked by: Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat - Honiton and Sidmouth) Tuesday 23rd December 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the ancient woodland and ancient and veteran trees sections of her Department's Environmental Improvement Plan, published on 1 December 2025, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on maintaining the level of planning protections for protected landscapes in the forthcoming review of the National Planning Policy Framework. Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Defra has engaged with MHCLG on the forthcoming review of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). This government is committed to the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 which includes an action to maintain current protections in the NPPF for ancient woodland and ancient and veteran trees and improve the implementation of the policy. The government is currently consulting on changes to the NPPF and the proposed wording, which maintains current protections for ancient woodland and ancient and veteran trees, is available to view here National Planning Policy Framework: proposed reforms and other changes to the planning system - GOV. |
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Thursday 18th December Richard Foord signed this EDM on Wednesday 21st January 2026 Nuclear Regulatory Review and habitats regulations 40 signatures (Most recent: 21 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire) That this House recognises the overwhelming public support for nature and understands that restoring the natural environment is critical to public health and a strong, sustainable and resilient economy; expresses concern that recommendations in the Nuclear Regulatory Review may weaken habitats regulations and undermine legal protections for our most important … |
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Wednesday 17th December Richard Foord signed this EDM on Thursday 18th December 2025 Schools Residential Outdoor Education (Scotland) Bill (No. 2) 19 signatures (Most recent: 12 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House warmly welcomes the passage of the Schools Residential Outdoor Education (Scotland) Bill by the Scottish Parliament, which places a legal duty on local authorities to ensure that school pupils can access residential outdoor education; congratulates Liz Smith MSP for introducing this transformational legislation and notes that it … |
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Wednesday 17th December Richard Foord signed this EDM on Thursday 18th December 2025 Convention on Cluster Munitions and preventing UK involvement in their production 37 signatures (Most recent: 14 Jan 2026)Tabled by: James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat - Lewes) That this House supports the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), prohibiting all use, transfer, production, and stockpiling of cluster munitions; recognises the indiscriminate nature of cluster munitions; expresses grave alarm at the way in which these munitions contribute to large civilian death tolls; further recognises the enduring socio-economic challenges which … |
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Monday 15th December Richard Foord signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th December 2025 Changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief in the Autumn Budget 2025 26 signatures (Most recent: 20 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat - Glastonbury and Somerton) That this House expresses concern with the Government’s announcement in the Autumn Budget, confirming their decision to cut Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) by 50% on all assets valued at over £1 million, effective from 6 April 2026; notes the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s introduction to … |
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15 Dec 2025, 3:14 p.m. - House of Commons " Richard Foord Mr. speaker, there is a mismatch. " Richard Foord MP (Honiton and Sidmouth, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Dec 2025, 6:01 p.m. - House of Commons "of the horrific situation in Sudan. Richard Foord. " Chris Elmore MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Bridgend, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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18 Dec 2025, 9:51 a.m. - House of Commons " Richard Foord. Devon is classified by the Environment Agency as poor. It has got twice the phosphate levels of other rivers in Devon. And what we " Richard Foord MP (Honiton and Sidmouth, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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18 Dec 2025, 2:14 p.m. - House of Commons " Richard Foord. >> Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I welcome what the Minister said in terms of introducing a " Richard Foord MP (Honiton and Sidmouth, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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18 Dec 2025, 1:37 p.m. - House of Commons "to access Richard Foord. " Jess Phillips MP, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Birmingham Yardley, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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6 Jan 2026, 11:34 a.m. - House of Commons " Richard Foord number one, please, Mr. Speaker. " Oral questions: Energy Security and Net Zero - View Video - View Transcript |
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6 Jan 2026, 5:46 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Richard Foord. >> Number one, please, Mr. Speaker. >> Minister. Thank you, Mr. >> Speaker, and a happy New Year to you " Oral questions: Energy Security and Net Zero - View Video - View Transcript |
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6 Jan 2026, 5:46 p.m. - House of Commons "the Secretary of State for >> Richard Foord. " Oral questions: Energy Security and Net Zero - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Jan 2026, 7:07 p.m. - House of Commons " Richard Foord Deputy Speaker, >> Richard Foord Deputy Speaker, this is about being principled. What if we were to learn from the White House that Greenland had been " Richard Foord MP (Honiton and Sidmouth, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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7 Jan 2026, 8:22 p.m. - House of Commons "indeed this one today that has been mounted so effectively and early indications successfully has been Richard Foord. " Rt Hon John Healey MP, The Secretary of State for Defence (Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Tuesday 27th January 2026 11:30 a.m. HM Treasury Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Treasury Paula Barker: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Chris Coghlan: If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing research and development bonds of up to £20 billion. Kirsteen Sullivan: What steps she is taking to provide regional funding. Chi Onwurah: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Alan Strickland: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Peter Prinsley: What steps she is taking to reform business rates. Preet Kaur Gill: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Richard Foord: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates on the hospitality sector. Gagan Mohindra: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Paula Barker: Whether she plans to increase the level of Small Business Rates Relief for the hair and beauty sector. Jo White: What assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing Government-backed loans for SMEs. Munira Wilson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Emma Foody: What steps she is taking to provide regional funding. Nia Griffith: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Edward Morello: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Luke Murphy: If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of living standards on the economy. Dave Robertson: What steps she is taking to providing funding for rail infrastructure. Wendy Chamberlain: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. John Whittingdale: What fiscal steps she is taking to support the hospitality sector. Andy McDonald: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Olly Glover: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates on the hospitality sector. Sally Jameson: What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet Colleagues to help reduce energy bills. Lillian Jones: What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the Final Report of the Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner, published on 9 December 2025. Elaine Stewart: What steps she is taking to provide regional funding. Abtisam Mohamed: What fiscal steps she is taking to support small businesses. Tom Gordon: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates on the hospitality sector. Marie Goldman: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rates on the hospitality sector. Alison Taylor: If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the FTSE 100 Index rising above 10,000 points on the economy. Lincoln Jopp: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of her policies on inflation. Kevin Bonavia: What economic steps she has taken against Russia since its invasion of Ukraine. Joe Powell: What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the Final Report of the Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner, published on 9 December 2025. Anna Dixon: What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet Colleagues to help reduce energy bills. Alice Macdonald: What steps she is taking to providing funding for rail infrastructure. Bobby Dean: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the restriction on tax relief for banks' compensation payments for motor finance compensation payments. Peter Fortune: What estimate she has made of the average annual cost to motorists of ending the temporary 5p fuel duty reduction. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026 11:30 a.m. Wales Office Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Wales Perran Moon: What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales. Ann Davies: What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on funding for railways. John Whitby: What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on cross-border livestock movements. Torcuil Crichton: What support her Department is providing for minority language broadcasting. Rachel Taylor: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the cost of living in Wales. Nia Griffith: what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the cost of living in Wales Richard Foord: What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on recent road safety reviews. Shaun Davies: What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on improving cross-border health services. Jerome Mayhew: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on family farms in Wales. Bill Esterson: What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales? Stephen Gethins: What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of her policies on the cost of living in Wales. Steve Race: What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales. Rebecca Smith: Whether she has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the proposed visitor levy on the Welsh economy. Connor Naismith: What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales. Seamus Logan: What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of her policies on the cost of living in Wales. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 6th January 2026 11:30 a.m. Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Energy Security and Net Zero Matt Vickers: What steps his Department is taking to increase the capacity of the National Grid. Carla Denyer: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Matt Rodda: What scientific evidence his Department is using to inform its work on climate change. Meg Hillier: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Luke Murphy: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Richard Foord: What steps he is taking to help the transition away from fossil fuels. Michelle Scrogham: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Danny Chambers: What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of supporting businesses with the cost of energy. Tom Collins: What estimate he has made of the cost of building new gas-fired power stations. Vikki Slade: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Sonia Kumar: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Freddie van Mierlo: What steps he is taking to reduce the impact of power cuts on rural areas. Alex Mayer: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Perran Moon: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing energy bills by £150 on family finances. Helen Maguire: What steps he is taking to help decarbonise refrigerated transport. Peter Bedford: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Steve Yemm: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme. Graham Leadbitter: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Peter Lamb: What steps his Department is taking to help increase the capacity of major National Grid supply points. Olly Glover: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Noah Law: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the Warm Homes Discount on levels of fuel poverty. Josh Babarinde: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the steps councils are taking to help local people achieve net zero. Baggy Shanker: What steps he is taking to help tackle fuel poverty. Luke Charters: What steps he is taking to create jobs in the energy sector in Yorkshire and the Humber. Gregory Stafford: What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK’s use of energy infrastructure-related technologies imported from China on security. Christine Jardine: What steps he is taking to support job creation in the renewable energy sector. Sarah Olney: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential impact of a third runway at Heathrow on the Government's net zero targets. Luke Evans: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of opportunities for installing solar panels on commercial properties. Rachael Maskell: What steps he is taking to optimise the capacity of deep geothermal projects. Bob Blackman: What steps his Department is taking to help reduce household energy bills. Paul Davies: What discussions he has had with energy suppliers on the adequacy of support for consumers with power outages. Luke Murphy: What steps his Department is taking to reduce non-commodity costs on the energy bills of businesses. Stuart Anderson: What his policy is on the use of agricultural land for solar energy. Polly Billington: Whether he has made an estimate of the cost of building new gas-fired power stations. Nigel Farage: If he will take steps to remove net zero targets. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Community Audiology
28 speeches (11,490 words) Thursday 18th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Stephen Kinnock (Lab - Aberafan Maesteg) Member for Honiton and Sidmouth (Richard Foord) was right to talk about the connection between hearing - Link to Speech |
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Housing Development: Cumulative Impacts
45 speeches (13,514 words) Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Gideon Amos (LD - Taunton and Wellington) Friend the Member for Honiton and Sidmouth (Richard Foord) made excellent points about the need for cumulative - Link to Speech |
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Points of Order
7 speeches (1,019 words) Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Judith Cummins (Lab - Bradford South) First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)James MacCleary, supported by Calum Miller, Monica Harding, Richard Foord - Link to Speech |
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Sudan: Humanitarian Situation
64 speeches (6,201 words) Monday 15th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Vikki Slade (LD - Mid Dorset and North Poole) Friend the Member for Honiton and Sidmouth (Richard Foord): what meetings has the Minister had with the - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 16th December 2025
Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: Thornberry (Chair); Fleur Anderson; Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth; Phil Brickell; Dan Carden; Richard Foord |
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Tuesday 9th December 2025
Oral Evidence - Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, and Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office Work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: Thornberry (Chair); Fleur Anderson; Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth; Phil Brickell; Dan Carden; Richard Foord |
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Tuesday 6th January 2026 10 a.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy At 10:30am: Oral evidence Stephen Doughty MP - Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Jonny Hall CMG OBE - Director, Hybrid Directorate at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 13th January 2026 10 a.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy At 10:30am: Oral evidence Ana Revenco - Director at Moldovan Centre for Strategic Communication and Countering Disinformation At 11:00am: Oral evidence Ciaran Martin CB - Founding Chief Executive at National Cyber Security Centre At 11:45am: Oral evidence Vijay Rangarajan CMG - Chief Executive at Electoral Commission View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026 9:30 a.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The UK Government’s China Audit At 10:00am: Oral evidence Her Excellency Mrs Susanne Christine Baumann - Ambassador at Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in the United Kingdom At 10:45am: Oral evidence Robert Ward - Japan Chair at International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Professor Yuichi Hosoya - Professor of International Politics at Keio University, Japan Guibourg Delamotte - Professor of Political Science, Japanese Studies Department at French Institute of Oriental and African Studies (Inalco) View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 27th January 2026 1:30 p.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Lebanon: next steps At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Dr Lina Khatib - Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House Chris Doyle - Director at Council for Arab British Understanding (Caabu) Daniel Levy - President at US-Middle East Project View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 26th January 2026 1 p.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |