Information between 24th February 2026 - 6th March 2026
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24 Feb 2026 - Online Harm: Child Protection - View Vote Context Sam Rushworth voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 279 |
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2 Mar 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context Sam Rushworth voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 327 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 410 |
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Sam Rushworth speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Sam Rushworth contributed 1 speech (109 words) Wednesday 4th March 2026 - Commons Chamber Wales Office |
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Sam Rushworth speeches from: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sam Rushworth contributed 2 speeches (1,058 words) Wednesday 4th March 2026 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Sam Rushworth speeches from: Representation of the People Bill
Sam Rushworth contributed 4 speeches (156 words) 2nd reading Monday 2nd March 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Sam Rushworth speeches from: Minister for Men and Boys
Sam Rushworth contributed 5 speeches (1,092 words) Wednesday 25th February 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Education |
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Children: Maintenance
Asked by: Sam Rushworth (Labour - Bishop Auckland) Tuesday 3rd March 2026 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of payments were made through the Child Maintenance Service collect and pay system in each of the last three years. Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) The Department regularly publishes Child Maintenance Service official statistics, with the latest statistics available to September 2025, and detailed quarterly statistics on the number of CMS Arrangements available on Stat-Xplore. The table CMS Arrangement 1: Service Type and Paying Status by Quarter shows the number of CMS arrangements by service type for each quarter from March 2016 to September 2025. The table provides figures for the number of Collect & Pay arrangements for which the Paying Parent paid some child maintenance during the quarter, and those where no payment was made. Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest and, if needed, can access guidance on how to extract the information required. |
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Monday 16th March Sam Rushworth signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 17th March 2026 12 signatures (Most recent: 18 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow and Gateshead East) That this House congratulates athletics legend Steve Cram CBE on being officially recognised at Monkton Stadium in Jarrow for his outstanding contribution to sport in the North East; commends his contribution to athletics as one of the world’s legendary middle distance runners during the 1980s; applauds his achievements in the … |
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4 Mar 2026, 12:25 p.m. - House of Commons " Sam Rushworth thank you, Mr. Speaker. >> Global cost of. >> Oil and gas has the risk of pushing up food and energy prices, " Sam Rushworth MP (Bishop Auckland, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
71 speeches (19,988 words) Wednesday 4th March 2026 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Monica Harding (LD - Esher and Walton) Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) to the debates in which those ways are laid out, and I would - Link to Speech |
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Minister for Men and Boys
55 speeches (13,807 words) Wednesday 25th February 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Education Mentions: 1: Tessa Munt (LD - Wells and Mendip Hills) Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth), identified that many men view suicide as a rational solution - Link to Speech 2: Mims Davies (Con - East Grinstead and Uckfield) Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) makes it even more thrilling. - Link to Speech 3: Olivia Bailey (Lab - Reading West and Mid Berkshire) Friends the Members for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) and for Ipswich and the hon. - Link to Speech 4: Luke Evans (Con - Hinckley and Bosworth) Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) and my hon. - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 24th February 2026
Oral Evidence - 2026-02-24 16:15:00+00:00 Proposals for backbench debates - Backbench Business Committee Found: Questions 1-19 Representations made I: Sarah Champion and Sam Rushworth II: Emily Thornberry III: Matt |
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Tuesday 24th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Confluence Advisory, Rosalind Marsden, and World Peace Foundation International Development Committee Found: Q132 Sam Rushworth: I understand that, and I agree that the conflict obviously needs to stop. |
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Tuesday 24th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Samaritan’s Purse International Development Committee Found: Q132 Sam Rushworth: I understand that, and I agree that the conflict obviously needs to stop. |
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Thursday 5th March 2026
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: 100 schools cutting bills with Great British Energy solar panels Document: 100 schools cutting bills with Great British Energy solar panels (webpage) Found: Liz Twist St John’s Church of England Aided Primary School DL4 2EQ County Durham North East Sam Rushworth |
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Mar. 05 2026
Great British Energy Source Page: 100 schools cutting bills with Great British Energy solar panels Document: 100 schools cutting bills with Great British Energy solar panels (webpage) News and Communications Found: Liz Twist St John’s Church of England Aided Primary School DL4 2EQ County Durham North East Sam Rushworth |
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Tuesday 17th March 2026 1:30 p.m. International Development Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Post-Assad Syria: development challenges and opportunities At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Mr Hamish Falconer MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Peter McDermott - Syria Development Director at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office At 2:50pm: Oral evidence Dr Ahmed Ekzayez - Deputy Minister at Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management At 3:25pm: Oral evidence Mr Andrew Moore - Director of Middle East at The HALO Trust Najat El Hamri - Regional Director, Middle East at MAG (Mines Advisory Group) View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 18th March 2026 9:25 a.m. Representation of the People Bill - Oral evidence Subject: To consider the Bill At 9:25am: Oral evidence Peter Stanyon - Chief Executive at Association of Electoral Administrators Emily Yule - Spokesperson for Elections and Democratic Renewal and Deputy Chief Executive of Norwich City Council at Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (SOLACE) Councillor Kevin Bentley - Conservative Group Leader and LGA Senior Vice-Chairman at Local Government Association (LGA) At 10:05am: Oral evidence Vijay Rangarajan - Chief Executive at Electoral Commission At 10:25am: Oral evidence Dr Jess Garland - Director of Research and Policy at Electoral Reform Society At 10:45am: Oral evidence Karen Jones - Chair at Electoral Management Board (Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru) Malcolm Burr - Chief Secretary and Convenor of the Board at Electoral Management Board for Scotland Mr Robert Nicol - Vice Chair at Scottish Assessors Association View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 18th March 2026 2 p.m. Representation of the People Bill - Oral evidence Subject: Further to consider the Bill At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Dr David Marshall - Chief Electoral Officer at Electoral Office for Northern Ireland Cahir Hughes - Head at Electoral Commission Northern Ireland At 2:25pm: Oral evidence Harriet Andrews - Director at The Politics Project Andrew Mycock - Chief Policy Fellow at Yorkshire and Humber Policy Engagement and Research At 2:50pm: Oral evidence Professor Toby James - Professor of Politics and Public Policy (also co-Director of the Electoral Integrity Project) at University of East Anglia Professor Paul Bernal - Professor in Information Technology Law at University of East Anglia At 3:15pm: Oral evidence Harry Busz - Deputy Director of Policy at Democracy Volunteers Cllr Peter Golds - Councillor for Island Gardens at London Borough of Tower Hamlets council Richard Mawrey KC - Barrister at Henderson Chambers At 3:55pm: Oral evidence Mr Alexander Browder - Author of “Confronting the Illicit-Finance Hydra in Crypto Markets: Protecting Retail Investors and Disrupting Hostile Government Exploitation” at Henry Jackson Society At 4:10pm: Oral evidence Colin Blackwell - Deputy Chair at Conservatives Abroad Imogen Tyreman - Chair at Labour International Richard Williams - National Policy Representative at Labour International Jenny Shorten - Chair at Liberal Democrats Abroad Tom McAdam - Secretary of the Steering Committee at Liberal Democrats Abroad At 4:40pm: Oral evidence Azzurra Moores - Associate Director (Information Ecosystems) at Demos Chris Morris - Chief Executive at Full Fact At 5:05pm: Oral evidence Duncan Hames - Director of Policy at Transparency International Dr Susan Hawley - Executive Director at Spotlight on Corruption Dr Sam Power - Lecturer, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at University of Bristol At 5:35pm: Oral evidence Samantha Dixon MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026 9:25 a.m. Representation of the People Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026 2 p.m. Representation of the People Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 26th March 2026 11:30 a.m. Representation of the People Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 26th March 2026 2 p.m. Representation of the People Bill - Debate Subject: Further to consider the Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026 2 p.m. International Development Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Future of UK aid and development assistance At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP - Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State for International Development and Africa at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Nick Dyer - Second Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Melinda Bohannon - Director General, Global Issues at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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4 Mar 2026
FCDO's approach to higher education and research partnerships International Development Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 15 Apr 2026) The International Development Committee will explore the FCDO’s approach to higher education and research partnerships as part of its development strategy; how this may shift in response to a reduced aid budget and in the light of the new International Education Strategy; and the medium to long-term benefits of higher education and research partnerships to the UK’s international development goals. Join the conversation on X using @CommonsIDC |