Information between 9th July 2025 - 19th July 2025
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Division Votes |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Edwards voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 333 Labour No votes vs 35 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 130 Noes - 443 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Edwards voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 331 Labour No votes vs 47 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 149 Noes - 334 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Edwards 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 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Edwards voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 333 Labour Aye votes vs 47 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 336 Noes - 242 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Edwards voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 356 Labour No votes vs 8 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 35 Noes - 469 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Edwards 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 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Edwards voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 330 Labour Aye votes vs 37 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 135 |
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Edwards voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 364 Labour No votes vs 7 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 370 |
15 Jul 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context Sarah Edwards 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 |
15 Jul 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context Sarah Edwards 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 |
16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context Sarah Edwards 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 |
16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context Sarah Edwards 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 |
Speeches |
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Sarah Edwards speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Sarah Edwards contributed 2 speeches (102 words) Wednesday 16th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Wales Office |
Sarah Edwards speeches from: Birmingham Pub Bombings
Sarah Edwards contributed 1 speech (100 words) Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
Written Answers |
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Electronic Government: Contracts
Asked by: Sarah Edwards (Labour - Tamworth) Wednesday 16th July 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make it his policy to transition government digital services to (a) free and (b) open-source providers. Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) Where appropriate, the Government makes use of free and open-source providers. The Digital, Data & Technology playbook provides guidance on sourcing and contracting for digital, data and technology projects and programmes. Cabinet Office & Government Digital Service are currently working together to define a comprehensive sourcing strategy for what we build, what we buy and how we partner. This will include use of open-source solutions. |
Insulation: Housing
Asked by: Sarah Edwards (Labour - Tamworth) Wednesday 16th July 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who is liable for the cost of repairing damage incurred from installing insulation under the Great British Insulation Scheme. Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) All installations under government energy efficiency schemes, including the Great British Insulation Scheme, must be carried out by a TrustMark registered business. TrustMark registered installers are required to provide consumers with guarantees from a TrustMark approved guarantee provider. TrustMark have a 3-step dispute resolution process for when things go wrong which includes liaising with the original installer to carry out any required repairs in the first instance. Further information on the steps consumers can take and financial protection for installations can be found on TrustMark’s website here: https://www.trustmark.org.uk/ |
Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
Asked by: Sarah Edwards (Labour - Tamworth) Wednesday 16th July 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman. Answered by Jim McMahon - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman underwent an independent peer review in 2023-24 facilitated by the International Ombudsman Institute. The review and the LGSCO’s response to its recommendations can be found on the LGSCO’s website. |
Government Departments: Microsoft
Asked by: Sarah Edwards (Labour - Tamworth) Wednesday 16th July 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government paid Microsoft for digital services for the last 12 months for which data is available. Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) Full information on government spend with Microsoft is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office (CO), as individual departments and public bodies are responsible for their own procurement and contractual arrangements.
However, the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), an executive agency of the Cabinet Office, manages the Strategic Partnership Arrangement 2024 (SPA24) with Microsoft.
Through SPA24, approximately £1.9 billion has been spent on Microsoft software licences via third-party resellers in the financial year 2024/25. SPA24 enables all eligible UK public sector organisations to access discounted pricing on a range of Microsoft products.
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Lung Cancer: Screening
Asked by: Sarah Edwards (Labour - Tamworth) Wednesday 16th July 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy for all lung cancer patients to be routinely screened for ROS1 biomarkers. Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) provides genomic testing in the National Health Service. Testing is delivered by the NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs and directed by the National Genomic Test Directory. The test directory comprises of a full list of clinical indications, with over 200 cancer clinical indications for genomics testing, including ROS1 biomarker testing for non-small cell lung cancer, a common form of lung cancer. NHS England, supported by the Genomics Clinical Reference Group and genomic test evaluation working groups, holds responsibility for reviewing the test directory on an annual basis following a robust and evidence-based process. Through this process, NHS England will continue to consider the potential costs and benefits of expanding or altering the genomic testing which it commissions, ensuring that this testing is available for all patients for whom it would be of clinical benefit. The Department is committed to ensuring that all patients, including lung cancer patients, have access to innovative diagnostics tests. In May, NHS England announced the roll out of liquid biopsy testing which is now available for all eligible lung cancer patients, which aims to speed up diagnosis and inform better treatment options for those with lung cancer. The 10-Year Health Plan, published 3 July, commits to further expanding the GMS and developing a new population health genomics service which will combine genomics, new diagnostics, and predictive analytics with artificial intelligence, to enable early identification and intervention for individuals with cancer. Additionally, further information on how the Department will tackle lung cancer and improve outcomes for patients will be released in the National Cancer Plan, which is due to be published later this year. |
Insulation: Housing
Asked by: Sarah Edwards (Labour - Tamworth) Wednesday 16th July 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what provisions his Department has put in place to help ensure the professional competency of firms that install insulation with support from the Great British Insulation Scheme. Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) We recognise the importance of facilitating a competent and robust supply chain. All installations under government energy efficiency schemes, including the Great British Insulation Scheme, must be carried out by a TrustMark registered business. This includes a requirement to meet independent industry standards and to provide a warranty to the householder, in case something goes wrong.
The government recognises the need to reform a fragmented system and will introduce plans to drive-up quality and protect consumers through the Warm Homes Plan. |
Vehicle Number Plates: Crime
Asked by: Sarah Edwards (Labour - Tamworth) Thursday 17th July 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of vehicles involved in criminal activity have had non-compliant licence plates in the last 12 months. Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office) The Home Office does not collect information related to the compliance of licence plates for vehicles which have been involved in criminal activity. Data may be held by local police forces. Data be held locally by law enforcement organisations. |
Animal Experiments
Asked by: Sarah Edwards (Labour - Tamworth) Thursday 17th July 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to separate the number of procedures for the (a) LD50 (lethal dose 50%) and (b) LC50 (lethal concentration 50%) tests in the annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals. Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) The Home Office publishes extensive data on the use of animals in science in the annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals. There are no plans to disaggregate the number of procedures specifically relating to the LD50 and LC50 tests within these statistics. |
Parliamentary Debates |
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Schools (Allergy Safety)
2 speeches (1,197 words) 1st reading Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Chris Bloore (Lab - Redditch) doing.Question put and agreed to.Ordered,That Chris Bloore, Tahir Ali, Sarah Coombes, Cat Eccles, Sarah Edwards - Link to Speech |