Information between 9th July 2025 - 28th August 2025
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Richard Foord voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 175 Noes - 401 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Richard Foord voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat 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 Foord voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 149 Noes - 334 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Richard Foord voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat 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 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 - 335 Noes - 135 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Richard Foord voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 370 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context Richard Foord voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 49 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 54 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context Richard Foord voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 49 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 334 Noes - 54 |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Middle East
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (88 words) Monday 21st July 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Ukraine
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (65 words) Thursday 17th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Global Plastics Treaty
Richard Foord contributed 4 speeches (1,177 words) Thursday 17th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Northern Ireland Veterans: Prosecution
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (37 words) Monday 14th July 2025 - Westminster Hall Northern Ireland Office |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (86 words) Thursday 10th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Richard Foord speeches from: UK-France Nuclear Partnership
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (77 words) Thursday 10th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Business of the House
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (88 words) Thursday 10th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Victims of Terrorism: State Support
Richard Foord contributed 2 speeches (1,020 words) Thursday 10th July 2025 - Westminster Hall Home Office |
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Richard Foord speeches from: Trial by Jury: Proposed Restrictions
Richard Foord contributed 1 speech (61 words) Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Immunosuppression: Drugs
Asked by: Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat - Honiton and Sidmouth) Wednesday 16th July 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the reasons for the price differential between (a) ciclosporin and (b) other generic immunosuppressant drugs sold in UK pharmacies compared to the same drugs available overseas; and if he will take steps to review (i) NHS procurement and (ii) pricing arrangements to ensure better value for money. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department has made no assessment of the reasons for the price difference between ciclosporin and other generic immunosuppressant drugs sold in United Kingdom pharmacies compared to other countries. The UK has well established mechanisms to control the level of spend on branded medicines. The voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access, and growth and the statutory scheme for branded medicines, control the growth in sales of branded medicines, and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s evaluations ensure that spend on new medicines represents a clinically and cost-effective use of National Health Service resources. For generic medicines, the Government’s policy is freedom of pricing. Community pharmacies buy the drugs they need to dispense against NHS prescriptions and are reimbursed for these according to the prices and ‘rules’ as set out in the Drug Tariff. The reimbursement arrangements include an amount of medicines margin in 2025/26, as allowed for as part of Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework funding. The system incentivises pharmacy contractors to source items as cheaply as possible, so they individually get to keep more medicine margin. This leads to competition and downward pressure on selling prices, which in turn leads to lower reimbursement prices and lower costs to the NHS. |
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Winter Fuel Payment
Asked by: Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat - Honiton and Sidmouth) Wednesday 16th July 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the potential savings to the public purse of issuing the Winter Fuel Payment on a per-household basis. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) No such estimate has been made. The Winter Fuel Payment is already a household payment paid on an individual basis.
Winter Fuel Payments are typically £200 for a household with someone of State Pension age and £300 for a household with someone aged 80 or over. Winter Fuel Payments are paid automatically, without the need to claim, based on information held by DWP.
Where a pensioner is receiving a relevant income-related benefit such as Pension Credit, whether as a single person or as part of a couple, one payment of £200 or £300 (depending on age) is made to that household. This is because Pension Credit is assessed and paid on a household basis.
State Pension is not assessed or paid on a household basis, so shared payments are made to individuals to reflect the household effect. For example, a couple, each under 80 and not on Pension Credit will receive a shared payment amount of £100 each. |
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Monday 1st September Richard Foord signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th September 2025 100th anniversary of Devon in Sight 11 signatures (Most recent: 9 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat - Torbay) That this House congratulates Devon in Sight in its centenary year, marking 100 years of dedicated service to those living with the challenges of sight loss across Devon; notes the charity’s proud history since its foundation in 1925 as the Devon County Association for the Welfare of the Blind, recognises … |
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Tuesday 17th June Richard Foord signed this EDM on Friday 5th September 2025 Farmers, growers and the supermarket supply chain 54 signatures (Most recent: 10 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives) That this House recognises that farmers and growers, in the UK and overseas, require fair dealing in the grocery supply chain in order to survive and thrive; welcomes the 2008 Competition Commission Inquiry which found that larger retailers and supermarkets often abused their power by transferring excessive risk and unexpected … |
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Monday 1st September Richard Foord signed this EDM on Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Humanitarian situation in Gaza 51 signatures (Most recent: 10 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat - Kingston and Surbiton) That, given the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe taking place in Gaza, the ongoing captivity of hostages by Hamas, and the planned expansion of the Israeli military's operations into Gaza City, an humble Address be presented to His Majesty that he will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid … |
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Tuesday 22nd July Richard Foord signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st September 2025 34 signatures (Most recent: 4 Sep 2025) Tabled by: Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat - Winchester) That this House expresses deep concern for the closure of the Fleming Fund; notes that the Fund is the UK’s flagship programme for tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) globally, thus any move to halt its work will have devastating impacts; expresses concern that the Minister’s announcement of continuing to work with … |
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Tuesday 22nd April Richard Foord signed this EDM on Monday 1st September 2025 Right to peaceful protest and freedom of assembly 31 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat - Hazel Grove) That this House recognises that the right to peaceful protest and freedom of assembly is a cornerstone of a free and democratic society and insists that it must be safeguarded; expresses serious concern over the wide-ranging draconian anti-protest powers introduced by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and … |
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Tuesday 15th July Richard Foord signed this EDM on Monday 21st July 2025 23 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025) Tabled by: Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat - North East Hampshire) That this House commends the work of Repair Cafés, which perform a valuable community service by providing free repair services to residents for household items across North East Hampshire constituency and beyond; notes the skill, expertise, and dedication demonstrated by volunteers at Repair Cafés, and the educational impact of passing … |
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Tuesday 10th June Richard Foord signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Impact of EU 90/180 day rule on UK citizens 55 signatures (Most recent: 3 Sep 2025)Tabled by: James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat - Lewes) That this House is deeply concerned about the damaging impact of the EU’s 90-day limit within a 180-day period on British touring artists, professional drivers, and tourists; notes that current rules severely restrict the mobility and economic opportunities of musicians, performers, lorry and coach drivers, and British travellers who depend … |
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Global Plastics Treaty
58 speeches (14,394 words) Thursday 17th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Uma Kumaran (Lab - Stratford and Bow) Member for Honiton and Sidmouth (Richard Foord); we usually sit together on the Foreign Affairs Committee.Nowhere - Link to Speech 2: Robbie Moore (Con - Keighley and Ilkley) Member for Honiton and Sidmouth (Richard Foord) talked about the challenges of plastic litter and plastic - Link to Speech |
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Victims of Terrorism: State Support
26 speeches (13,383 words) Thursday 10th July 2025 - Westminster Hall Home Office Mentions: 1: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) Member for Honiton and Sidmouth (Richard Foord), made a good job of précising some of the arguments. - Link to Speech 2: Dan Jarvis (Lab - Barnsley North) reflect briefly on the contributions made by the hon. and gallant Member for Honiton and Sidmouth (Richard Foord - Link to Speech |
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Friday 25th July 2025
Formal Minutes - Formal minutes Session 2024-25 (October 2024 to May 2025) Foreign Affairs Committee Found: October 2024 Members present1 Emily Thornberry, in the Chair2 Aphra Brandreth Dan Carden Richard Foord |
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Friday 25th July 2025
Report - 1st Report - Israel-Palestine conflict Foreign Affairs Committee Found: South and Eddisbury) Phil Brickell (Labour; Bolton West) Dan Carden (Labour; Liverpool Walton) Richard Foord |
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Tuesday 8th July 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: present: Emily Thornberry (Chair); Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth; Phil Brickell; Dan Carden; Richard Foord |
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Jul. 23 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 23 July 2025 - large print Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Slade Caroline Voaden Liz Jarvis Helen Morgan Siân Berry Anna Sabine Jess Brown-Fuller Richard Foord |
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Jul. 23 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 23 July 2025 Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Slade Caroline Voaden Liz Jarvis Helen Morgan Siân Berry Anna Sabine Jess Brown-Fuller Richard Foord |
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Jul. 22 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 22 July 2025 - large print Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Slade Caroline Voaden Liz Jarvis Helen Morgan Siân Berry Anna Sabine Jess Brown-Fuller Richard Foord |
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Jul. 22 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 22 July 2025 Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Slade Caroline Voaden Liz Jarvis Helen Morgan Siân Berry Anna Sabine Jess Brown-Fuller Richard Foord |
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Jul. 21 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 21 July 2025 - large print Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Slade Caroline Voaden Liz Jarvis Helen Morgan Siân Berry Anna Sabine Jess Brown-Fuller Richard Foord |
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Jul. 21 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 21 July 2025 Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Slade Caroline Voaden Liz Jarvis Helen Morgan Siân Berry Anna Sabine Jess Brown-Fuller Richard Foord |
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Jul. 18 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 18 July 2025 - large print Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Slade Caroline Voaden Liz Jarvis Helen Morgan Siân Berry Anna Sabine Jess Brown-Fuller Richard Foord |
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Jul. 18 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 18 July 2025 Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Slade Caroline Voaden Liz Jarvis Helen Morgan Siân Berry Anna Sabine Jess Brown-Fuller Richard Foord |
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Jul. 16 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 16 July 2025 - large print Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Slade Caroline Voaden Liz Jarvis Helen Morgan Siân Berry Anna Sabine Jess Brown-Fuller Richard Foord |
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Jul. 16 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 16 July 2025 Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Slade Caroline Voaden Liz Jarvis Helen Morgan Siân Berry Anna Sabine Jess Brown-Fuller Richard Foord |
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Jul. 15 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 15 July 2025 Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Slade Caroline Voaden Liz Jarvis Helen Morgan Siân Berry Anna Sabine Jess Brown-Fuller Richard Foord |
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Jul. 15 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 15 July 2025 - large print Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Slade Caroline Voaden Liz Jarvis Helen Morgan Siân Berry Anna Sabine Jess Brown-Fuller Richard Foord |
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Jul. 11 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 11 July 2025 - large print Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Slade Caroline Voaden Liz Jarvis Helen Morgan Siân Berry Anna Sabine Jess Brown-Fuller Richard Foord |
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Jul. 11 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 11 July 2025 Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Slade Caroline Voaden Liz Jarvis Helen Morgan Siân Berry Anna Sabine Jess Brown-Fuller Richard Foord |
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Monday 21st July 2025 noon Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 21st July 2025 4 p.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 2nd September 2025 10 a.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 8th September 2025 1:30 p.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The UK-EU reset: rebuilding a strategic partnership in uncertain times At 1:55pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) at Cabinet Office Stephen Doughty MP - Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Hermione Gough - Director, EU Relations at Cabinet Office Nick Heath - Deputy Director, EU Department at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 9th September 2025 9:30 a.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025 10 a.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy At 10:30am: Oral evidence Grace Theodoulou - Policy Fellow (China Observatory) at The Council on Geostrategy Mr Andrew Yeh - Executive Director at China Strategic Risks Institute James Kynge - Senior Research Fellow for China and the World at Chatham House At 11:15am: Oral evidence Dr Antonio Giustozzi - Senior Research Fellow (Terrorism and Conflict) at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Dr Dani Madrid-Morales - Lecturer in Journalism and Global Communication at The University of Sheffield View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 15th September 2025 1 p.m. Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |