Sojan Joseph Alert Sample


Alert Sample

View the Parallel Parliament page for Sojan Joseph

Information between 2nd July 2025 - 12th July 2025

Note: This sample does not contain the most recent 2 weeks of information. Up to date samples can only be viewed by Subscribers.
Click here to view Subscription options.


Division Votes
2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Sojan Joseph voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 326 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168
2 Jul 2025 - Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism - View Vote Context
Sojan Joseph voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 276 Labour Aye votes vs 9 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 385 Noes - 26
2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Sojan Joseph voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 327 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 79
2 Jul 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context
Sojan Joseph 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 - 321 Noes - 158
2 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context
Sojan Joseph voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 327 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 79
2 Jul 2025 - Prisons - View Vote Context
Sojan Joseph voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 326 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Sojan Joseph voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 331 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 415 Noes - 98
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Sojan Joseph voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 338 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 346
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Sojan Joseph voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 336 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 86 Noes - 340
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Sojan Joseph 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 - 178 Noes - 338
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Sojan Joseph 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
Sojan Joseph 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
Sojan Joseph 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
Sojan Joseph 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
Sojan Joseph 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
Sojan Joseph 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
Sojan Joseph 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
Sojan Joseph 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


Speeches
Sojan Joseph speeches from: Business of the House
Sojan Joseph contributed 1 speech (89 words)
Thursday 3rd July 2025 - Commons Chamber
Leader of the House
Sojan Joseph speeches from: NHS 10-Year Plan
Sojan Joseph contributed 1 speech (109 words)
Thursday 3rd July 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care


Written Answers
Animal Experiments
Asked by: Sojan Joseph (Labour - Ashford)
Friday 4th July 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to phase out (a) animal testing and (b) testing on beagles at (i) MBR Acres and (ii) other facilities.

Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)

This Government has made a commitment to the long-term goal of phasing out animal testing in science and research. An immediate ban is not presently feasible due to international regulatory requirements for the safety testing of chemicals and medicines. Such tests may include dogs as an appropriate model. The number of Beagles bred is largely determined by the forecast needs of the pharmaceutical industry for safe and effective medicines.

The Home Office assures that, in every research proposal, animals are replaced with non-animal alternatives wherever possible, the number of animals are reduced to the minimum necessary to achieve the result sought, and that, for those animals which must be used, procedures are refined as much as possible to minimise their suffering.

The National Centre for the 3Rs have a project to create a Virtual second species to assess potential toxicity before commencing clinical trials. This is a cutting-edge initiative to develop computational models that simulate dog biology, aiming to ultimately replace the use of dogs in drug safety testing. It brings together pharmaceutical companies and researchers to create more ethical, accurate, and efficient alternatives.

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) is engaging with stakeholders to finalise a strategy to accelerate the development, validation and uptake of alternatives to animal testing which is scheduled for publication later this year.

Gurkhas: Pensions
Asked by: Sojan Joseph (Labour - Ashford)
Friday 11th July 2025

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) the Nepalese Government and (b) Gurkha veteran representatives on bringing pensions for Gurkha soldiers who retired before 1997 in line with the standard British Army pension.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

The UK Government greatly values the Gurkhas’ long and distinguished history of service in our Armed Forces and remains committed to supporting the welfare of Gurkha Veterans and their families in both the UK and Nepal.

In March 2025, I met with the Nepali Ambassador H.E. Chandra Ghimire for a productive discussion that reflected our shared commitment to strengthening cooperation and addressing key concerns between Nepal and the UK. Additionally, in June 2025, Ministry of Defence officials met with representatives of the Nepali Government and Gurkha Veterans as part of the Bilateral Gurkha Veteran Welfare Committee’s Working Group, which continues to serve as a platform for constructive dialogue and collaboration.

The 1948 Gurkha Pension Scheme is different to other Armed Forces Pension Schemes, but these differences are objectively and reasonably justified. The legal basis for the Scheme has been upheld by three Judicial Reviews since 2003, including the European Court of Human Rights in 2017.




Sojan Joseph mentioned

Bill Documents
Jun. 18 2025
All proceedings up to 18 June 2025 at Report Stage
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
Bill proceedings: Commons

Found: Stone Michelle Welsh Juliet Campbell Natalie Fleet Mr Clive Betts Jodie Gosling Mike Martin Sojan Joseph



Deposited Papers
Thursday 3rd July 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Source Page: Letter dated 30/06/2025 from Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Sojan Joseph MP regarding an application for full planning permission for the continuing operation of the Sevington Inland Border Facility at Ashford, Kent.1p.
Document: Letter_to_Sojan_Joseph_MP.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 30/06/2025 from Baroness Taylor of Stevenage to Sojan Joseph MP regarding an application