Information between 10th September 2025 - 10th October 2025
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16 Sep 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Scott Arthur voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 278 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 340 Noes - 77 |
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16 Sep 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Scott Arthur voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 277 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 292 |
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10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Scott Arthur voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 282 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 87 |
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10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Scott Arthur voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 287 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 158 Noes - 297 |
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10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Scott Arthur voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 282 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 300 |
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10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Scott Arthur voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 288 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 364 |
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10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Scott Arthur voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 288 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 153 Noes - 300 |
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Scott Arthur speeches from: Sentencing Bill
Scott Arthur contributed 1 speech (52 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Scott Arthur speeches from: Official Secrets Act
Scott Arthur contributed 1 speech (75 words) Monday 15th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Scott Arthur speeches from: Employment Rights Bill
Scott Arthur contributed 2 speeches (67 words) Consideration of Lords amendments Monday 15th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade |
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Scott Arthur speeches from: Qatar: Israeli Strike
Scott Arthur contributed 1 speech (169 words) Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Scott Arthur speeches from: Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]
Scott Arthur contributed 1 speech (48 words) Report stage Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport |
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Gaza: Children
Asked by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West) Monday 15th September 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children injured in Gaza as a result of the conflict have been brought to the UK for medical treatment; and what steps he is taking to support other Palestinian children who may benefit from receiving treatment in the UK. Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) I refer the Hon. Members to My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s Written Statement to the House on 1 September 2025, available at the following link: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2025-09-01/hcws899 |
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Parking: Pedestrian Areas
Asked by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West) Monday 15th September 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport of 3 September 2025, Official Report, column 166WH, what the (a) cost, (b) terms of reference, (c) delivery schedule and (d) contractor was for the research she has commissioned on pavement parking. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) My officials are in discussion with suppliers to determine the terms of reference for the current work in accordance with Government procurement requirements. They expect to issue the formal specification shortly. Given there are no existing measures of pavement parking, I anticipate this will include preparatory work to create the data-collection methods to be used, followed by a second phase which will be the data-collection fieldwork itself. Costs, and timelines will be finalised during the procurement process. Findings will be published as early as possible and no later than 12 weeks after the final outputs from the data collection stage are agreed in accordance with the Government Social Research Publication Protocol.
This research seeks to measure the extent of pavement parking and its impacts and provide a baseline so that whichever policy we implement can be evaluated. It will not delay any policy announcement nor the publication of my Department’s formal response to the previous Government’s 2020 consultation. |
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Car Sharing
Asked by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West) Thursday 11th September 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to expand the provision of high occupancy vehicle lanes in England. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) Decisions on the use of high occupancy vehicle lanes in England are a matter for individual local highway authorities, and the Government currently has no plans to expand or encourage their use. |
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Perfluorooctanoic Acid: Regulation
Asked by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West) Tuesday 16th September 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to further restrict the (a) sale or (b) use of (i)perfluorooctanoic acid and (ii) products which contain it. Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and related compounds are already banned in the UK under the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation 2019/1021, as amended. That legislation prohibits the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of POPs, including PFOA. |
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Israeli Settlements: Overseas Companies
Asked by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West) Wednesday 17th September 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure UK companies are not involved in the E1 Settlement Plan for the Occupied West Bank. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) I refer the honourable Member to the answer provided on 3 September to Question 71442. |
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Car Sharing
Asked by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West) Friday 19th September 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the increased use of (a) car-pooling and (b) lift sharing. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) I am carefully considering how we can support and promote car club and car-sharing schemes. The Government already supports car clubs with bonus credits in the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate and guidance for local authorities on charging for car clubs. As I set out in response to a topical question from the Member for Brentford and Isleworth on 11 September, I will hold a roundtable with industry stakeholders in the near future to inform these considerations. |
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Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
Asked by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West) Friday 26th September 2025 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of an annual cap on grants to individual places of worship under the Listed Places of Worship Scheme on those places of worship. Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) DCMS Ministers received advice on changes to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, including consideration of the potential impact on introducing an annual cap of £25,000 per place of worship for the 2025/26 financial year. The changes to the scheme were necessary given the level of fiscal challenges we inherited and the pressures on other parts of the heritage and cultural sectors. Based on the Department’s analysis of previous data, 94% of applications will be unaffected by the change, as most claims are under £5,000. |
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Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
Asked by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West) Tuesday 30th September 2025 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the potential savings from the introduction of the £25,000 annual cap on grants under the Listed Places of Worship Scheme. Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) In January this government announced that we would extend the Listed Places of Worship Scheme for one year with an overall budget of £23 million, coming into effect from April 2025. Previous to that the budget for the scheme was up to £42 million, with an average spend of £29 million per year between 2017 and 2024. However, to ensure the £23 million budget remains affordable, claims are now capped at £25,000 per place of worship. This means there is a saving of approximately £6m per year. |
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Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
Asked by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West) Tuesday 30th September 2025 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Church Commissioners on extending the spending cap on the Listed Places of Worship scheme after 2026. Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The future of the grant scheme funding after March 2026 will be considered as we work through the results of the Spending Review and Departmental business planning process. The Department has had various meetings with representatives of the Church and other stakeholders on the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. In June 2025, the Heritage Minister met church leaders including Marsha de Cordova MP, who is the Second Church Estates Commissioner. |
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Education: Sustainable Development
Asked by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West) Friday 3rd October 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure schools reach Sustainable Development Goal 4.7. Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. The work of the department contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 4. Citizenship education provides a framework to prepare pupils to be active, informed and responsible citizens. The national curriculum for citizenship is mandatory at key stages 3 and 4, where pupils learn about democracy, politics, parliament and voting, as well as human rights, justice, media literacy, the law, and the need for mutual respect. Primary schools can choose to teach citizenship following the non-statutory framework. Climate change and the environment are included within the current national curriculum in geography and science, with an environmental science A level available. The department is also developing a new GCSE in natural history, which will equip young people to understand the protection and conservation of the environment and respect the natural world. |
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Conversion Therapy
Asked by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West) Thursday 9th October 2025 Question To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish a timeline for introducing trans-inclusive legislation banning conversion practices. Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) This Government’s position is that conversion practices are abuse. Such practices have no place in society and must be stopped.
This is a complex issue, and it is imperative that we get this right.That is why, in collaboration with Ministerial colleagues, my officials and I are working hard to draft legislation that protects LGBT+ individuals from these abusive practices.
We remain committed to bringing forward a full trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices, starting with publishing our draft Bill later this session for pre-legislative scrutiny. |
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Monday 13th October Scott Arthur signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 15th October 2025 Proposed changes to STV News and STV North News at 6 5 signatures (Most recent: 20 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Torcuil Crichton (Labour - Na h-Eileanan an Iar) That this House regrets the announcement by STV that it intends to axe STV North’s regular evening news programming with subsequent job losses across the Grampian, Angus and Highland and Islands area; notes that democratic accountability is increasingly threatened by diminishing news resources; further notes the proposals to reduce staffing … |
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Wednesday 10th September Scott Arthur signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 11th September 2025 University of St Andrews support for the Blue Carbon Action Plan 9 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife) That this House celebrates the role of the University of St Andrews in supporting the launch of Scotland’s first Blue Carbon Action Plan; notes that the plan highlights the importance of protecting and restoring blue carbon habitats such as seagrass meadows, saltmarshes and kelp forests, which play a vital role … |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Transport, Department for Transport, and Department for Transport National Policy Statement for Ports - Transport Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Ruth Cadbury (Chair); Steff Aquarone; Dr Scott Arthur; Olly Glover |
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Friday 12th September 2025
Special Report - 2nd Special Report - Managing the impact of street works: Government Response Transport Committee Found: (Labour; Brentford and Isleworth) (Chair) Steff Aquarone (Liberal Democrat; North Norfolk) Dr Scott Arthur |
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Wednesday 10th September 2025
Oral Evidence - British Ports Association, UK Chamber of Shipping, UK Major Ports Group, and Pinsent Masons National Policy Statement for Ports - Transport Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Ruth Cadbury (Chair); Steff Aquarone; Dr Scott Arthur; Mrs Elsie |
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Tuesday 9th September 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-09-09 16:15:00+01:00 Proposals for backbench debates - Backbench Business Committee Found: Questions 1-17 Representations made I: Dr Scott Arthur, Laurence Turner, Ruth Cadbury, Steff Aquarone |
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Ovarian Cancer: Screening
Asked by: Baroness Thomas of Winchester (Liberal Democrat - Life peer) Friday 3rd October 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they will give to recent research which has shown that a blood test can detect ovarian cancer. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department is committed to improving cancer care for patients across England, including those with ovarian cancer.
As the chances of survival are higher if a cancer is diagnosed at an early stage, early diagnosis is a key priority for the Government. Several tests are currently used to detect ovarian cancer including ultrasound scans, biopsies and blood tests.
The forthcoming National Cancer Plan, which will complement the 10-Year Health Plan, will include further details on how we will improve outcomes for all cancer patients including those with ovarian cancer. In addition to speeding up diagnosis and treatment it will aim to ensure that patients have access to the latest treatments and technology and to clinical and will ultimately bring this country’s cancer survival rates back up to the standards of the best in the world. The Department ran a Call for Evidence to inform the development of the national cancer plan, including a question on priorities for cancer research. Over 11,000 responses were received, and these responses have been analysed to prioritise recommendations in the Plan.
The Government recognises that investment is needed across the research pathway, from cellular biology and drug discovery through to translation and application. At the start of that pathway, the Government funds the Medical Research Council through UK Research and Innovation, which in turn works closely with the National Institute for Health and Care Research to identify emerging, viable prospects for translational research.
Alongside, the Government is supporting the Private Members Bill on rare cancers tabled by the Hon. Member for Edinburgh South West (Scott Arthur MP). In developing the bill, a wide range of research and evidence has been considered. The bill will make it easier for clinical trials and research into rare cancers, such as ovarian cancer, to take place in England by ensuring the patient population can be easily contacted by researchers.
More generally, across the field of cancer research, the Department works with relevant bodies to consider the impact of emerging research and associated outcomes, where possible and appropriate. As the question does not name the specific research programme, it is not possible to provide any further detail about the Department’s or associated bodies’ consideration to the research to which the question refers. |
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Sep. 10 2025
Report Stage Proceedings as at 10 September 2025 Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called_NC46 Alex Mayer Ruth Cadbury Siân Berry Dr Scott Arthur Steff Aquarone 27 REPORT STAGE Wednesday |
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Tuesday 14th October 2025 4 p.m. Transport Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 15th October 2025 9:15 a.m. Transport Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles At 9:15am: Oral evidence Mr David Lawrie - Director at National Private Hire and Taxi Association (NPHTA) Eamon O'Hearn - National Officer at GMB Union Andy Mahoney MBE - LPHCA Official at Licensed Private Hire Car Association (The LPHCA) Mr Paul James - Project Manager at Unite Taxi Education Liverpool At 10:15am: Oral evidence Helen Chapman - Director of Licensing and Regulation at Transport for London (TfL) David Pattison - Chief Operating Officer at City of Wolverhampton Council Mr Lee Petrak - Public Protection Commercial Enforcement Manager at Blackpool Council View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 22nd October 2025 9:15 a.m. Transport Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Skills for transport manufacturing At 9:15am: Oral evidence Matthew Ogg - Head of Policy at Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT) Balaji Srimoolanathan - Director at ADS Group Ltd Tom Chant MBE - Chief Executive at Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) Jamie Cater - Senior Policy Manager at Make UK At 10:15am: Oral evidence Professor Chris Brace - Professor of Automotive Propulsion and Executive Director at University of Bath (IAAPS + Institute of Coding) Dr Benjamin Silverstone - Associate Professor and Director at Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick Oriel Petry - Senior Vice President at Airbus View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 21st October 2025 4 p.m. Transport Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 29th October 2025 9:15 a.m. Transport Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 28th October 2025 4 p.m. Transport Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |