Information between 31st March 2025 - 20th April 2025
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31 Mar 2025 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson 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 - 296 Noes - 164 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson 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 - 167 Noes - 306 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 62 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 305 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 170 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 62 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 62 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 62 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 168 Noes - 302 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson 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 - 302 Noes - 167 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson 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 - 301 Noes - 167 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Energy Conservation - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 56 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 349 Noes - 14 |
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Sarah Gibson speeches from: Scunthorpe Steelworks
Sarah Gibson contributed 1 speech (200 words) Monday 7th April 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade |
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Heat Pumps and Insulation: Low Incomes
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) Monday 7th April 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered providing free (a) insulation and (b) heat pumps to low-income households; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of such provision on (i) fuel poverty and (ii) carbon emissions. Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) Government energy efficiency schemes such as the Energy Company Obligation, Great British Insulation Scheme, Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund and Warm Homes: Local Grant are targeted at low-income households to tackle fuel poverty.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant provides capital support for property owners to install a low carbon heating system.
Home energy efficiency improvements and upgraded heating systems under these schemes look to reduce carbon emissions, overall energy demand and energy bills for consumers. Further details on the Warm Homes Plan will be set out in due course. |
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Driving Tests
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle bots in the DVSA's online booking system for driving tests. Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. The table below shows the number of car practical driving tests booked and available in the 24-week booking window, as of 31 March 2025, for the driving test centres (DTCs) serving customers in Wiltshire:
On the 18 December 2024, DVSA set out further plans to reduce driving test waiting times across the country. These steps include recruiting 450 driving examiners (DEs). Full details of these steps can be found on GOV.UK. DVSA continues to recruit DEs DTCs serving customers in Wiltshire and is currently working through the recruitment process from recent campaigns. As part of this, DVSA has four potential new DEs booked on training programmes. On 31 March 2025, DVSA launched its latest DE recruitment campaign and has two vacancies for the area as part of this. To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, DVSA continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests and has announced further measures to review the driving test booking system. On the 18 December 2024, a call for evidence was launched, seeking views on the current rules to book tests. This will lead to consultation on improving processes, with potential future legislative changes. On 6 January 2025, DVSA introduced new terms and conditions for use of the service driving instructors and trainers use to book and manage practical driving tests for their pupils. Since this change DVSA has issued 25 warnings, 4 suspensions, and closed 90 business accounts. DVSA has deployed bot protection to help stop automated systems from buying up tests unfairly. These applications, however, are constantly evolving and changing, and DVSA’s work on this is ongoing.
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Driving Tests: Wiltshire
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of driving test waits in Wiltshire; and what steps she is taking to help reduce the backlog. Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. The table below shows the number of car practical driving tests booked and available in the 24-week booking window, as of 31 March 2025, for the driving test centres (DTCs) serving customers in Wiltshire:
On the 18 December 2024, DVSA set out further plans to reduce driving test waiting times across the country. These steps include recruiting 450 driving examiners (DEs). Full details of these steps can be found on GOV.UK. DVSA continues to recruit DEs DTCs serving customers in Wiltshire and is currently working through the recruitment process from recent campaigns. As part of this, DVSA has four potential new DEs booked on training programmes. On 31 March 2025, DVSA launched its latest DE recruitment campaign and has two vacancies for the area as part of this. To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, DVSA continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests and has announced further measures to review the driving test booking system. On the 18 December 2024, a call for evidence was launched, seeking views on the current rules to book tests. This will lead to consultation on improving processes, with potential future legislative changes. On 6 January 2025, DVSA introduced new terms and conditions for use of the service driving instructors and trainers use to book and manage practical driving tests for their pupils. Since this change DVSA has issued 25 warnings, 4 suspensions, and closed 90 business accounts. DVSA has deployed bot protection to help stop automated systems from buying up tests unfairly. These applications, however, are constantly evolving and changing, and DVSA’s work on this is ongoing.
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Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) Thursday 10th April 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief on trends in levels of agricultural employment. Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances in a fair way. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advantages available to owners of agricultural and business assets, but still mean those assets will be taxed at a much lower effective rate than most other assets. Despite a tough fiscal context, the Government will maintain very significant levels of relief from inheritance tax beyond what is available to others and compared to the position before 1992.
The reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief are forecast to raise a combined £520 million in 2029-30. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) certified this costing at Autumn Budget 2024 and it does not expect the reforms to have a significant macroeconomic impact. The OBR published information about the costing in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook on 30 October 2024. The OBR published more detail on the costings on 22 January 2025. This material is all available on the OBR’s website.
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Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) Thursday 10th April 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief on trends in levels of tax revenues. Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances in a fair way. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advantages available to owners of agricultural and business assets, but still mean those assets will be taxed at a much lower effective rate than most other assets. Despite a tough fiscal context, the Government will maintain very significant levels of relief from inheritance tax beyond what is available to others and compared to the position before 1992.
The reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief are forecast to raise a combined £520 million in 2029-30. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) certified this costing at Autumn Budget 2024 and it does not expect the reforms to have a significant macroeconomic impact. The OBR published information about the costing in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook on 30 October 2024. The OBR published more detail on the costings on 22 January 2025. This material is all available on the OBR’s website.
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Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) Thursday 10th April 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief on the trend in levels of economic growth Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances in a fair way. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advantages available to owners of agricultural and business assets, but still mean those assets will be taxed at a much lower effective rate than most other assets. Despite a tough fiscal context, the Government will maintain very significant levels of relief from inheritance tax beyond what is available to others and compared to the position before 1992.
The reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief are forecast to raise a combined £520 million in 2029-30. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) certified this costing at Autumn Budget 2024 and it does not expect the reforms to have a significant macroeconomic impact. The OBR published information about the costing in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook on 30 October 2024. The OBR published more detail on the costings on 22 January 2025. This material is all available on the OBR’s website.
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Tuesday 29th April Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Wednesday 30th April 2025 Public Hearts defibrillator campaign 16 signatures (Most recent: 30 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham) That this House congratulates Clare Seed and everyone at the Public Hearts campaign for their work in installing 100 lifesaving defibrillator machines in Cheltenham; notes that the Public Hearts campaign is a leading example of how the charity, private and public sectors can work together on lifesaving health initiatives; applauds … |
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Monday 11th November Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 28th April 2025 Humanitarian situation in Sudan 39 signatures (Most recent: 28 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton) That this House notes that some 25 million people are facing acute hunger and urgently need humanitarian assistance in Sudan, that 14 regions are on the brink of famine and famine conditions have already been confirmed in ZamZam Camp in North Darfur and that more than 10 million have been … |
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Wednesday 8th January Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Friday 25th April 2025 60 signatures (Most recent: 25 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn) That this House urges the Government to ban the import and sale of real fur; notes that the UK has banned the main methods of fur production, namely leg-hold trapping and fur farming, due to their cruelty; believes that it is hypocritical to allow the import and sale of real … |
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Tuesday 7th January Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Wednesday 23rd April 2025 71 signatures (Most recent: 23 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre) That this House notes that Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) is an autonomic nervous system abnormality which causes chronic illness and significant disability, often in young people, in some cases leaving people bed ridden; further notes that the average time from first presentation of symptoms to diagnosis is seven years; also … |
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Wednesday 26th February Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Changes to Overseas Development Assistance 68 signatures (Most recent: 1 May 2025)Tabled by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton) That this House expresses concern over the Government’s decision to reduce the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% to 0.3% of Gross National Income (GNI); agrees with the importance of strengthening the UK’s national security and defence commitments, particularly in light of increasing global security challenges, but recognises that … |
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Monday 7th April Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd April 2025 International Day of the Midwife 49 signatures (Most recent: 24 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) That this House recognises the International Day of the Midwife, on 5 May, along with its theme for 2025, ‘Midwives: critical in every crisis’; expresses its support for midwives in the United Kingdom and around the world for the vital contribution they make in providing care and support to women … |
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Thursday 13th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd April 2025 Three promotion places from the National League 20 signatures (Most recent: 29 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow and Gateshead East) That this House recognises the importance of the pyramid system in English football; welcomes efforts to distribute revenue more fairly across the system, and acknowledges the vital role of the 72 National League clubs as the top tier of non-League football in England; applauds the National League’s adoption of the … |
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Tuesday 14th January Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 8th April 2025 39 signatures (Most recent: 24 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House recognises the urgent need to improve the experience of people with Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) and Pulmonary Fibrosis, a progressive and life-limiting lung disease affecting over 70,000 people in the UK; acknowledges the impact of the disease on patients, their families, and caregivers, including significant physical, emotional, … |
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Tuesday 1st April Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 38 signatures (Most recent: 1 May 2025) Tabled by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West) That this House condemns the increase in recorded disability hate crime across the UK; notes with concern that, despite an overall drop on the previous year, there were more than 10,000 incidents recorded in England and Wales in the year to March 2024, with conviction rates for violent offences at … |
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Monday 31st March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Humanitarian response to the Myanmar earthquake 49 signatures (Most recent: 1 May 2025)Tabled by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton) That this House offers its deepest condolences to the people of Myanmar and Thailand after the devastating earthquake and tragic loss of life; recognises the work done by responders to rescue survivors from rubble, deliver food and provide urgent medical assistance; welcomes the Government’s announcement of a £10 million package … |
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Tuesday 11th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 30 signatures (Most recent: 28 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House notes that March is Prostate Cancer awareness month; highlights that prostate cancer has become the most common cancer in England, with a massive 25% increase in cases between 2019 and 2023 and a further 1,100 men being diagnosed each year in Northern Ireland; underlines the importance of … |
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Apr. 22 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 22 April 2025 Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Caroline Voaden Vikki Slade Liz Jarvis Rachel Gilmour Tom Gordon Helen Maguire Tom Morrison Sarah Gibson |
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Monday 7th April 2025 2 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The Seventh Carbon Budget At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Emma Pinchbeck - Chief Executive at Climate Change Committee Professor Piers Forster - Interim Chair at Climate Change Committee Dr James Richardson - Chief Economist and Director of Analysis at Climate Change Committee View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 7th April 2025 2 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Proposals for the Seventh Carbon Budget At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Emma Pinchbeck - Chief Executive at Climate Change Committee Professor Piers Forster - Interim Chair at Climate Change Committee Dr James Richardson - Chief Economist and Director of Analysis at Climate Change Committee View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025 2 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 7th May 2025 2 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Environmental sustainability and housing growth At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Ben Murphy - Estate Director at The Duchy of Cornwall At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Jonathan Wilson - CEO at Citu Ashley Spearing - Managing Director of Development and Regeneration at Berkeley Group Kenny Duncan - Managing Director of Strategic Land at Crest Nicholson View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 7th May 2025 2 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Environmental sustainability and housing growth At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Ben Murphy - Estate Director at The Duchy of Cornwall At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Ashley Spearing - Managing Director of Development and Regeneration at Berkeley Group Kenny Duncan - Managing Director of Strategic Land at Crest Nicholson View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 7th May 2025 2 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Environmental sustainability and housing growth At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Ben Murphy - Estate Director at The Duchy of Cornwall At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Ashley Spearing - Managing Director of Development and Regeneration at Berkeley Group Kenny Duncan - Managing Director of Strategic Land at Crest Nicholson Chris Thompson - Founder at Citu View calendar - Add to calendar |
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10 Apr 2025
Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Environmental Audit Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 26 May 2025) Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are a large, complex group of about 14,000 synthetic chemicals used in a wide variety of everyday products. For example, PFAS are used to keep food from sticking to packaging or cookware, make clothes and carpets resistant to stains, and create firefighting foam that is more effective. PFAS chemicals do not degrade easily in the environment and for this reason they have often been referred to as ‘forever’ chemicals. Research has indicated that PFAS can lead to a range of health issues, such as decreased fertility, developmental delays in children, a higher risk of certain cancers and immune system suppression. Our inquiry will consider whether enough is being done to address the risks of PFAS in the UK and whether research institutions and the Environment Agency are equipped to detect and monitor their impact. It will also explore what regulatory mechanisms are in place across the UK and how they compare to other jurisdictions around the world, such as the European Union and the United States of America. |