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Division Votes
23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 286
23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 361 Noes - 84
23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context
Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 51 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 280
23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context
Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 156 Noes - 273
24 Feb 2026 - Online Harm: Child Protection - View Vote Context
Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 56 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 279
2 Mar 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Sarah Gibson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 57 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 410


Speeches
Sarah Gibson speeches from: Healthcare in Rural Areas
Sarah Gibson contributed 1 speech (71 words)
Wednesday 4th March 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department of Health and Social Care
Sarah Gibson speeches from: Public Right to a Vote of No Confidence
Sarah Gibson contributed 1 speech (224 words)
Monday 2nd March 2026 - Westminster Hall
Cabinet Office
Sarah Gibson speeches from: Local Transport: Planning Developments
Sarah Gibson contributed 1 speech (96 words)
Tuesday 24th February 2026 - Westminster Hall
Department for Transport


Written Answers
Sustainable Farming Incentive: Organic Farming
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)
Monday 2nd March 2026

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to retain dedicated payment rates for (a) organic conversion and (b) organic maintenance within the revised Sustainable Farming Incentive.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Yes, recent announcements have confirmed that DEFRA is retaining dedicated payment rates for organic conversion. Defra has also confirmed that it is removing three actions relating to maintenance of organic land; however, organic farmers will be able to apply for existing conventional actions instead of the ones removed.

Sustainable Farming Incentive: Organic Farming
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)
Monday 2nd March 2026

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the new Sustainable Farming Incentive offer will include long-term organic maintenance payments that take into account the level of similar payments offered in the EU and devolved Administrations.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra reviews environmental scheme approaches used internationally, including those in the EU and the devolved nations, to inform our thinking. However, the department ultimately designs and implement schemes that we believe are most appropriate for England.

Park Homes: Wiltshire
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)
Monday 2nd March 2026

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10% commission charge on park home residents requiring residential care in Wiltshire.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 97962 on 15 December 2025.

Park Homes: Managers
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)
Monday 2nd March 2026

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications for Fit and Proper Person status have been (a) granted, (b) refused and (c) granted subject to conditions since The Mobile Homes (Requirement for Manager of Site to be Fit and Proper Person) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The fit and proper person test, which applies to a site owner or the person appointed to manage a site, is intended to ensure that those managing park home sites are competent to do so.

Where properly applied by local authorities, the legislation has been shown to be effective.

Local authorities are responsible for administering the fit and proper person test. They are required to publish and maintain a register of persons they are satisfied are fit and proper persons to manage a park home site in their area. The information contained in these registers is held locally and is not held centrally.

My Department will continue to monitor the operation of the test and consider whether any changes are required.

Diabetes: Children
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)
Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children under the age of 18 were newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in each of the last five years, and how many of those cases involved hospital admission through accident and emergency departments.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The information is not held in the format requested.

Information is held on the count of finished admission episodes on emergency admissions and those made through accident and emergency (A&E) departments for patients aged between zero and 17 years old with a primary diagnosis of 'type 1 diabetes' for activity between 2020/21 to 2024/25.

Year

Total admissions (including non- emergency)

All emergency admissions (including those not made via A&E department)

Emergency admissions made via the A&E department

2020/21

6,006

5,569

3,771

2021/22

7,120

6,561

4,483

2022/23

6,508

6,027

4,175

2023/24

6,271

5,792

4,179

2024/25

6,013

5,537

4,171

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics, NHS England



Early Day Motions
Wednesday 4th March

Temporary accommodation and its impact on neurodivergent children

19 signatures (Most recent: 18 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)
That this House notes with grave concern the findings of the report entitled ‘It’s Like Torture’: Life in Temporary Accommodation for Neurodivergent Children and their Families, published in 2026 by King’s College London and partners; further notes evidence presented in the report that temporary accommodation can expose neurodivergent children to …


Early Day Motions Signed
Monday 3rd March
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Wednesday 18th March 2026

Fibrenest and Persimmon homes

17 signatures (Most recent: 18 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe)
That this House expresses concern over the lack of broadband competition in many Persimmon homes estates, where residents are limited to the use of Fibrenest, a broadband provider which is owned entirely by the Persimmon Homes group; highlights that this practice prevents Persimmon homeowners from easily accessing alternative broadband providers …
Tuesday 10th February
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 16th March 2026

Elmbridge Primary School Eco-Council

8 signatures (Most recent: 16 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat - Tewkesbury)
That this House commends Elmbridge Primary School for their efforts to engage students in environmental protection and renewable energy initiatives; congratulates the students of Elmbridge’s Eco-Council for active participation in efforts to tackle climate change; recognises the value of their projects, such as proposing the installation of solar panels and …
Wednesday 11th March
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 16th March 2026

Heating oil prices

56 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
That this House notes with concern the sudden and severe rise in heating oil prices as a result of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with prices almost trebling in a week; recognises that around a third of rural households rely on oil-fired heating and already face higher levels …
Wednesday 11th March
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 16th March 2026

Energy prices for households and businesses

33 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
That this House notes the recent surge in global gas prices following the 2026 Iran War and disruption to liquefied natural gas supply; expresses deep concern that families could see their energy bills rise by £500 a year as a result of instability in global energy markets; recognises the millions …
Monday 2nd March
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 10th March 2026

Funding for rural fire and rescue services

34 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset)
That this House recognises the outstanding and lifesaving work by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service and fire services across the United Kingdom; notes with concern the proposed closure of Charmouth and Maiden Newton Fire Stations in West Dorset; further notes that the proposals are driven by sustained central …
Thursday 12th February
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Review of the student loan system

48 signatures (Most recent: 11 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough)
That this House notes with concern the cumulative impact of successive changes to the terms and conditions of student loans in England including the decision to freeze loan repayment thresholds and the introduction of new loans with different repayment thresholds and write off periods; further notes that successive Governments have …
Monday 2nd February
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd March 2026

90th anniversary of the Spitfire

58 signatures (Most recent: 11 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat - Eastleigh)
That this House commemorates the 90th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Spitfire, which first took to the skies from Eastleigh Airfield on 5 March 1936; notes that the K5054, a Supermarine Type 300, the prototype of the Spitfire, piloted on that day by Captain Joseph Mutt Summers, marked …
Monday 26th January
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Health and Care Worker visas

38 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat - Tewkesbury)
That this House notes with concern the thousands of migrants currently working on Health and Care Worker visas, most notably those classified as medium-skilled workers, who, following new Government reforms, will not be eligible to apply for indefinite leave to remain for a further fifteen years, despite having been promised …
Tuesday 3rd February
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd March 2026

New US sanctions on Cuba

89 signatures (Most recent: 23 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr)
That this House expresses grave concern at the executive order signed on 29 January 2026 by US President Donald Trump, which unjustifiably declares Cuba as an “extraordinary threat” to the national security of the United States and authorises new sanctions against any country supplying oil to Cuba; notes that Cuba …
Tuesday 10th February
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

37 signatures (Most recent: 20 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
That this House believes that Buckingham Palace should publish all papers and electronic communications that contain reference to the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Monday 9th February
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Refugee homelessness and the asylum move-on period

28 signatures (Most recent: 16 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham)
That this House notes with concern reports that the number of refugee households in England who are homeless or at risk of homelessness has increased fivefold in four years, rising from 3,560 in 2021-22 to 19,310 in 2024-25; further notes evidence from charities and local authorities that this rise is …
Monday 23rd February
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Securing the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme

43 signatures (Most recent: 17 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
That this House notes that, as the fourth anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, many Ukrainians living in the United Kingdom continue to face uncertainty regarding their status and future security; recognises that Ukrainian families have become valued members of communities across the country, including in Newton …
Wednesday 25th February
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Dual nationals without British passports

31 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking)
That this House notes with concern the impact of the new immigration requirements effective from 25 February 2026 on dual British nationals, who will be required to present either a valid British passport or a Certificate of Entitlement attached to their non-UK passport to avoid delays at the UK border; …
Thursday 5th February
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026

Public inquiry into Epstein links

92 signatures (Most recent: 20 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
That this House stands with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims whose relentless courage and pursuit of justice has led to the publication of the Epstein files; notes with concern the number of British public figures included in these files; recognises that child sexual abuse on this scale is likely to have involved …
Monday 7th July
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026

Protections for the welfare of wild animals in tourism

36 signatures (Most recent: 2 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn)
That this House is concerned about the extreme suffering inflicted on many wild animals exploited in the tourism industry, which are frequently subjected to cruel and unnecessary so-called training techniques, often involving beatings, stabbings and other physical punishments, coercive control, conditioned unnatural behaviours, harmful captive environments in which animals may …
Tuesday 22nd July
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026

Right to object to data being used in online direct marketing

31 signatures (Most recent: 23 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
That this House welcomes the outcome of Tanya O’Carroll’s legal challenge against Meta, which secured a commitment from the company to stop using her personal data for direct marketing, based on her legal right to object under the UK General Data Protection Regulation; notes that this right gives individuals the …
Wednesday 12th November
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026

Holt Crafters

15 signatures (Most recent: 23 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat - Melksham and Devizes)
That this House congratulates the Holt Crafters, a group of volunteers from the village of Holt, Wiltshire for their work knitting and crocheting poppies to be made into a cascade at St Katharine's Church tower and displayed around the village; recognises the skill and commitment it took to do this; …
Tuesday 6th January
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026

Vera Petty

11 signatures (Most recent: 23 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat - Melksham and Devizes)
That this House commends the hard work of Vera Petty in serving the Melksham Oak Community School community for 41 years as a cleaning supervisor; recognises the positive impact she has had on teachers, colleagues, students and the larger school community; and wishes her well in retirement.
Thursday 15th January
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026

Dexter Holton

8 signatures (Most recent: 23 Feb 2026)
Tabled by: Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat - Melksham and Devizes)
That this House congratulates the outstanding charitable efforts of Dexter Holton, a 9 year old boy from Melksham; commends his compassion and civic responsibility through voluntary fundraising and donations; notes that he has donated food, gifts and toys to the Salvation Army in support of families and other children experiencing …
Tuesday 20th January
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026

UK digital sovereignty strategy

46 signatures (Most recent: 11 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion)
That this House notes that government services, democratic functions and critical infrastructure increasingly depend on a small number of external digital suppliers; further notes that excessive concentration and inadequate exit or substitution planning expose the public sector to risks including service withdrawal, sanctions, commercial failure, geopolitical disruption and unilateral changes …
Monday 26th January
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026

Dolphin hunting in the Faroe Islands

62 signatures (Most recent: 18 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley)
That this House condemns the grindadráp (Grind) in the Faroe Islands, where pods of dolphins are driven into bays by small boats and slaughtered by hand; notes with concern that more than 1,000 cetaceans were killed in 2025, including juveniles and pregnant females; further notes that this practice is largely …
Tuesday 3rd February
Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026

Peter Quinney

14 signatures (Most recent: 2 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat - Melksham and Devizes)
That this House congratulates Peter Quinney for winning two gold medals at an adult trampolining championship at the age of 91; commends the effort he has put in with his fellow competitors to win these awards; congratulates him for returning to the sport after over 40 years, being British trampolining …



Sarah Gibson mentioned

Calendar
Tuesday 24th March 2026 11:30 a.m.
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Energy Security and Net Zero (including Topical Questions)
Roz Savage: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Iqbal Mohamed: Whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on global taxes on oil and gas companies in the context of the proposed UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.
Josh Fenton-Glynn: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Danny Beales: What steps he is taking to increase grid capacity in west London.
Michael Wheeler: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Sonia Kumar: What steps he is taking to help prevent increases in energy bills for households.
Stuart Anderson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Liz Jarvis: What steps he is taking to help reduce household energy bills.
Jo White: What steps he is taking to attract private sector investment for a fusion reactor.
Stephen Gethins: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Stephen Gethins: What steps his Department is taking to support communities in Scotland with the cost of energy bills.
Helen Morgan: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Callum Anderson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Sarah Hall: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of methane harvested from landfill sites on energy security.
John Cooper: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Helen Morgan: What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the process for implementing Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects in relation to electric lines.
Chris Murray: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Middle East conflict on energy security.
Mark Sewards: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Kevin McKenna: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Sarah Gibson: What recent progress he has made on improving connections to the electricity grid.
Mary Glindon: What discussions he has had with private sector representatives on securing investment in clean energy industries.
Angus MacDonald: What steps he is taking to support rural homes that use heating oil.
Blake Stephenson: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the conflict in Iran on energy prices.
James Wild: What steps his Department is taking to help reduce household energy bills.
Peter Lamb: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Warm Homes Plan on levels of fuel poverty in Crawley constituency.
Martin Rhodes: What steps his Department is taking to help terminally ill people with increased energy costs.
Chris Coghlan: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of funding for energy security research and development on the economy.
Charlie Dewhirst: What steps his Department is taking to help reduce household energy bills.
Leigh Ingham: What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that solar energy development protects rural land.
Mohammad Yasin: What steps he is taking to help reduce levels of dependence on international fossil fuel markets.
Wendy Morton: What steps his Department is taking to help reduce household energy bills.
Tristan Osborne: What steps he is taking to increase the production of domestic clean power in supporting energy security.
Daniel Zeichner: What steps he is taking to help reduce levels of dependence on international fossil fuel markets.
Peter Fortune: What steps his Department is taking to help reduce household energy bills.
Helen Maguire: What steps he is taking to help consumers with the cost of energy bills.
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Parliamentary Debates
Public Right to a Vote of No Confidence
19 speeches (4,981 words)
Monday 2nd March 2026 - Westminster Hall
Cabinet Office
Mentions:
1: Anna Turley (LAB - Redcar) Members for Chippenham (Sarah Gibson) and for Dumfries and Galloway (John Cooper) for their contributions - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 4th March 2026
Report - 8th Report - The Seventh Carbon Budget

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: Mid Derbyshire) Carla Denyer (Green Party; Bristol Central) Barry Gardiner (Labour; Brent West) Sarah Gibson




Sarah Gibson - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 4th March 2026 2 p.m.
Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Peatlands: natural and environmental benefits and impacts
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Ms Sally Nex - Advocate at The Peat-free Partnership
David Denny - Director of Research & Knowledge Transfer at Horticultural Trades Association
Mr Andrew Gilruth - Chief Executive at Moorland Association
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Gabrielle Edwards - Deputy Director of Access, Landscape, Peatland and Soils at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Alan Law - Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, Natural England at Natural England
Craig Rockliff - Head of Biodiversity Data, Nature Regulation & Peatland at Environment Agency
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Tuesday 10th March 2026 1:30 p.m.
Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Environmental protection policies of DEFRA
At 1:45pm: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP - Secretary of State at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sally Randall - Director General - Environment Group at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
David Hill - Director General for Strategy and Water at Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
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Wednesday 11th March 2026 2 p.m.
Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Ancient woodlands
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Keith Kirby - Visiting Researcher at University of Oxford
Katharine Flach - Biodiversity Data Officer at Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre
Nick Philips - Principal Policy Advocate for forestry at Woodland Trust
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Andrew Weatherall - Fellow at Institute of Chartered Foresters
Ian Tubby - Head of Policy and Advice at Forestry Commission
Steve Knight - independent forester & ecologist consultant at Confederation of Forest Industries - Confor
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Wednesday 18th March 2026 2 p.m.
Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Air Pollution in England
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Professor Martin Clift - Professor of Particle Toxicology and Advanced Human In Vitro Systems at Swansea University Medical School
Sarah Legge CEnv, MIES, MIAQM - Vice Chair at Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC)
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Larissa Lockwood - Director of Policy and Campaigns at Global Action Plan
Matt Towner - Director of Programmes at Impact on Urban Health
Ruth Chambers OBE - Senior Fellow at Green Alliance
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Select Committee Documents
Thursday 26th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government relating to the Government response to the Environmental Audit Committee report on Environmental sustainability and housing growth, 25 February 2026

Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 26th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in response to the Environmental Audit Committee, the International Development Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee relating to The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) and International Climate Finance (ICF), 12 February 2026

Environmental Audit Committee
Friday 27th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in response to the committees letter relating to Data Centres and the Seventh Carbon Budget, 20 February 2026

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 4th March 2026
Report - 8th Report - The Seventh Carbon Budget

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 4th March 2026
Written Evidence - Environment Agency, and Environment Agency
PFAS0134 - Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 4th March 2026
Oral Evidence - The Peat-free Partnership, Horticultural Trades Association, and Moorland Association

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 4th March 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Natural England, and Environment Agency

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Written Evidence - Affinity Water
PFAS0135 - Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Written Evidence - The Institution of Civil Engineers
SCB0076 - The Seventh Carbon Budget

The Seventh Carbon Budget - Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Written Evidence - Natural England
WOOD0001 - Ancient woodlands

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Written Evidence - Royal Forestry Society
WOOD0002 - Ancient woodlands

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Written Evidence - Forestry and woodlands advisory committees
WOOD0003 - Ancient woodlands

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning relating to the government response to the committee following the publication of the Environmental Sustainability and Housing Growth report, 4 March 2026

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Margaret Mullane MP relating to the management of legacy land fill Parliamentary POST note, 29 January 2026

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP, Secretary of State for Transport relating to the government’s response to the committee Airport expansion and climate and nature targets, 24 February

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Town and Country Planning Association relating to planning for flood risk and the current consultation on the draft National Planning Policy Framework, 25 February

Environmental Audit Committee
Friday 13th March 2026
Special Report - 8th Special Report - Environmental sustainability and housing growth: Government Response

Environmental Audit Committee
Friday 13th March 2026
Written Evidence - Behavioural Insights Team, and Smart Energy GB
SCB0075 - The Seventh Carbon Budget

The Seventh Carbon Budget - Environmental Audit Committee
Tuesday 10th March 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Oral Evidence - Institute of Chartered Foresters, Forestry Commission, and Confederation of Forest Industries - Confor

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 11th March 2026
Oral Evidence - University of Oxford, Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre, and Woodland Trust

Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 19th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs relating to her appearance in front of the committee on 10 March 2026, 18 March

Environmental Audit Committee
Thursday 19th March 2026
Attendance statistics - Members' attendance 2024–26 (Environmental Audit Committee), as at 13 February 2026

Environmental Audit Committee
Wednesday 18th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs relating to updates to the UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement, 9 March 2026

Environmental Audit Committee


Select Committee Inquiry
27 Feb 2026
Risks and opportunities to the sustainability of data centres in the UK
Environmental Audit Committee (Select)

Submit Evidence (by 6 Apr 2026)


Data centres are regarded by ministers as being central to UK economic growth and were designated critical national infrastructure (CNI) in September 2024, offering them more legal protections. But their electricity consumption is expected to quadruple by 2030, according to the National Energy System Operator, raising concerns about their sustainability

In their new inquiry, MPs will explore how growing AI use might accelerate the need for data centres and whether planning authorities will take account of their impact on the environment. They will also consider how new technologies could minimise their environmental impact and what lessons the UK could learn from other countries. Amongst the issues the Environmental Audit Committee’s new inquiry will examine will be how much energy and water data centres are likely to use, and how this could impact the Government’s net zero goals.

Read the call for evidence for more information about this inquiry, and to find out how to submit written evidence through the Committee's online evidence submission portal.




Sarah Gibson mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Cross Party Group Publications
Minute of the Meeting of 4 February 2026 (PDF)
Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on International Development
Published: 4th Feb 2026

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