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Division Votes
8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 162
8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 162
8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 98
8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 294 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 300 Noes - 96
8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 308 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 96
9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 316 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 332
9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar 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 - 329 Noes - 173
10 Dec 2025 - Seasonal Work - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 311 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 325
10 Dec 2025 - Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 290 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 90 Noes - 297
10 Dec 2025 - Seasonal Work - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 312 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 98
15 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 96
16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar 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 - 118 Noes - 340
16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 329 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 341 Noes - 195
17 Dec 2025 - Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 10 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 10 Noes - 2
17 Dec 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 165

Speeches
Sonia Kumar speeches from: Planning Reform Sonia Kumar contributed 1 speech (78 words) Tuesday 16th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Sonia Kumar speeches from: Violence against Women and Girls Strategy Sonia Kumar contributed 1 speech (62 words) Monday 15th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office
Sonia Kumar speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions Sonia Kumar contributed 2 speeches (96 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions

Written Answers
Social Media: Health Asked by: Sonia Kumar (Labour - Dudley) Thursday 18th December 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure freedom of expression for women's health publications on social media. Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) We recognise the importance of access to trusted health information. The Act does not prevent users from publishing legal content or children and adults from accessing relevant health information. Once the remaining duties come in, large platforms will not be able to arbitrarily remove content and there will be effective complaints procedures when they do. I have asked Ofcom to do everything possible to speed up this final phase.
Students: Finance Asked by: Sonia Kumar (Labour - Dudley) Monday 22nd December 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to raise the maximum reimbursement Student Finance England can provide for incorrect advice above £500. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) Student Finance England is a service provided by the Student Loans Company (SLC). The SLC is a non-departmental public body and therefore is issued its own delegated authority letter by the department. However, its delegated authority limits cannot exceed those delegated to the department by His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT). For consolatory payments (ex-gratia payments) to individuals, the limit is £500. HMT are reviewing delegated authority limits for all government departments, as set out in the Office for Value for Money’s document ‘Reforming the spending control and accountability framework’, published on 26 October alongside the Budget. HMT and the department will consider any implications for the SLC’s delegations, in light of any changes which may be made to department’s delegations following this review.
Warm Homes Plan Asked by: Sonia Kumar (Labour - Dudley) Tuesday 23rd December 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the public health impacts of the Warm Homes Plan, especially regarding both indoor and outdoor air quality; and what metrics her Department plans to use to measure success in Dudley constituency. Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The Warm Homes Plan will set out a strategy to improve health outcomes through the upgrade of British buildings. This includes measures that mitigate the health risks associated with living in a cold home (such as respiratory disease), exposure to poor air quality as a result of gas boiler emissions, and overheating in hotter months. DESNZ will work with the Department for Health and Social Care, the NHS and local government to promote the delivery of home upgrades that will support vulnerable health groups. Our ambition is to upgrade 5 million homes this parliament, and the success of our programmes will be monitored and evaluated through the collection of scheme data.

Written Answers

Social Media: Health
Asked by: Sonia Kumar (Labour - Dudley)
Thursday 18th December 2025

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure freedom of expression for women's health publications on social media.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

We recognise the importance of access to trusted health information. The Act does not prevent users from publishing legal content or children and adults from accessing relevant health information. Once the remaining duties come in, large platforms will not be able to arbitrarily remove content and there will be effective complaints procedures when they do. I have asked Ofcom to do everything possible to speed up this final phase.

Students: Finance
Asked by: Sonia Kumar (Labour - Dudley)
Monday 22nd December 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to raise the maximum reimbursement Student Finance England can provide for incorrect advice above £500.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

Student Finance England is a service provided by the Student Loans Company (SLC).

The SLC is a non-departmental public body and therefore is issued its own delegated authority letter by the department. However, its delegated authority limits cannot exceed those delegated to the department by His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT). For consolatory payments (ex-gratia payments) to individuals, the limit is £500.

HMT are reviewing delegated authority limits for all government departments, as set out in the Office for Value for Money’s document ‘Reforming the spending control and accountability framework’, published on 26 October alongside the Budget. HMT and the department will consider any implications for the SLC’s delegations, in light of any changes which may be made to department’s delegations following this review.

Warm Homes Plan
Asked by: Sonia Kumar (Labour - Dudley)
Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the public health impacts of the Warm Homes Plan, especially regarding both indoor and outdoor air quality; and what metrics her Department plans to use to measure success in Dudley constituency.

Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Warm Homes Plan will set out a strategy to improve health outcomes through the upgrade of British buildings. This includes measures that mitigate the health risks associated with living in a cold home (such as respiratory disease), exposure to poor air quality as a result of gas boiler emissions, and overheating in hotter months. DESNZ will work with the Department for Health and Social Care, the NHS and local government to promote the delivery of home upgrades that will support vulnerable health groups. Our ambition is to upgrade 5 million homes this parliament, and the success of our programmes will be monitored and evaluated through the collection of scheme data.

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8 Dec 2025, 3:30 p.m. - House of Commons " Sonia Kumar. >> Will my right hon. >> Friend meet with me to discuss how allied health professionals which includes physios, OTS, speech and language therapists and others " Sonia Kumar MP (Dudley, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
16 Dec 2025, 3:14 p.m. - House of Commons " Sonia Kumar. >> Thank you. >> Madam Deputy Speaker, and I thank the Minister and his Department for confirming yesterday that Dudley has successfully " Sonia Kumar MP (Dudley, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript

Calendar
Monday 12th January 2026 2:30 p.m. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Housing, Communities and Local Government Damian Hinds: If he will review the methodology for assessing housing affordability used to set local house building targets. Peter Prinsley: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Munira Wilson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Katie Lam: What discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on the rate of housebuilding in London. Lincoln Jopp: What recent progress his Department has made on delivering 1.5 million new homes by the end of this Parliament. Mary Kelly Foy: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Juliet Campbell: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Tulip Siddiq: What steps he is taking to implement the provisions on leasehold reform in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. Sean Woodcock: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Banbury. Gill Furniss: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Martin Wrigley: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. David Smith: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle the causes of homelessness in North Northumberland constituency. Luke Evans: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Liz Twist: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Blaydon and Consett constituency. Tom Collins: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. David Chadwick: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of sales commission charges on park home residents. Yuan Yang: What steps he plans to take to reform the property management system. Steve Darling: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Dan Carden: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle private rent inflation. Liz Twist: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Perran Moon: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Camborne and Redruth constituency. Mary Kelly Foy: What steps he plans to take to reform the leasehold system. Sonia Kumar: If he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of establishing a statutory national register of electricians. Alex Baker: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Aldershot constituency. James McMurdock: What recent discussions he has had with Basildon and Thurrock councils on proposals to postpone the local elections of May 2026. Liam Conlon: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle damp and mould in social housing. Afzal Khan: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-27 on Greater Manchester. Gareth Snell: What steps his Department is taking to help support housebuilding in Stoke-on-Trent. Jonathan Brash: What assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of trends in the level of the dispersal of homeless families from local authorities in the South East and the Midlands to the North East. Caroline Dinenage: What steps he is taking to strengthen the rights of leaseholders. Torcuil Crichton: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Pride in Place funding on neighbourhoods in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency. Elsie Blundell: If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring at least 10% of social housing stock to be let as furnished. Lee Barron: What steps he is taking to consult with communities on the use of Pride in Place funding in Corby and East Northamptonshire constituency. Simon Opher: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Stroud. Chris Vince: What steps he is taking to help reduce the number of families in temporary accommodation in Harlow constituency. View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 6th January 2026 11:30 a.m. Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Energy Security and Net Zero Matt Vickers: What steps his Department is taking to increase the capacity of the National Grid. Carla Denyer: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Matt Rodda: What scientific evidence his Department is using to inform its work on climate change. Meg Hillier: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Luke Murphy: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Richard Foord: What steps he is taking to help the transition away from fossil fuels. Michelle Scrogham: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Danny Chambers: What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of supporting businesses with the cost of energy. Tom Collins: What estimate he has made of the cost of building new gas-fired power stations. Vikki Slade: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Sonia Kumar: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Freddie van Mierlo: What steps he is taking to reduce the impact of power cuts on rural areas. Alex Mayer: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Perran Moon: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing energy bills by £150 on family finances. Helen Maguire: What steps he is taking to help decarbonise refrigerated transport. Peter Bedford: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Steve Yemm: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme. Graham Leadbitter: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Peter Lamb: What steps his Department is taking to help increase the capacity of major National Grid supply points. Olly Glover: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Noah Law: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the Warm Homes Discount on levels of fuel poverty. Josh Babarinde: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the steps councils are taking to help local people achieve net zero. Baggy Shanker: What steps he is taking to help tackle fuel poverty. Luke Charters: What steps he is taking to create jobs in the energy sector in Yorkshire and the Humber. Gregory Stafford: What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK’s use of energy infrastructure-related technologies imported from China on security. Christine Jardine: What steps he is taking to support job creation in the renewable energy sector. Sarah Olney: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential impact of a third runway at Heathrow on the Government's net zero targets. Luke Evans: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of opportunities for installing solar panels on commercial properties. Rachael Maskell: What steps he is taking to optimise the capacity of deep geothermal projects. Bob Blackman: What steps his Department is taking to help reduce household energy bills. Paul Davies: What discussions he has had with energy suppliers on the adequacy of support for consumers with power outages. Luke Murphy: What steps his Department is taking to reduce non-commodity costs on the energy bills of businesses. Stuart Anderson: What his policy is on the use of agricultural land for solar energy. Polly Billington: Whether he has made an estimate of the cost of building new gas-fired power stations. Nigel Farage: If he will take steps to remove net zero targets. View calendar - Add to calendar

Calendar

Monday 12th January 2026 2:30 p.m.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Housing, Communities and Local Government
Damian Hinds: If he will review the methodology for assessing housing affordability used to set local house building targets. Peter Prinsley: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Munira Wilson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Katie Lam: What discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on the rate of housebuilding in London. Lincoln Jopp: What recent progress his Department has made on delivering 1.5 million new homes by the end of this Parliament. Mary Kelly Foy: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Juliet Campbell: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Tulip Siddiq: What steps he is taking to implement the provisions on leasehold reform in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. Sean Woodcock: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Banbury. Gill Furniss: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Martin Wrigley: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. David Smith: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle the causes of homelessness in North Northumberland constituency. Luke Evans: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Liz Twist: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Blaydon and Consett constituency. Tom Collins: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. David Chadwick: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of sales commission charges on park home residents. Yuan Yang: What steps he plans to take to reform the property management system. Steve Darling: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Dan Carden: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle private rent inflation. Liz Twist: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Perran Moon: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Camborne and Redruth constituency. Mary Kelly Foy: What steps he plans to take to reform the leasehold system. Sonia Kumar: If he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of establishing a statutory national register of electricians. Alex Baker: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Aldershot constituency. James McMurdock: What recent discussions he has had with Basildon and Thurrock councils on proposals to postpone the local elections of May 2026. Liam Conlon: What steps his Department is taking to help tackle damp and mould in social housing. Afzal Khan: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-27 on Greater Manchester. Gareth Snell: What steps his Department is taking to help support housebuilding in Stoke-on-Trent. Jonathan Brash: What assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of trends in the level of the dispersal of homeless families from local authorities in the South East and the Midlands to the North East. Caroline Dinenage: What steps he is taking to strengthen the rights of leaseholders. Torcuil Crichton: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Pride in Place funding on neighbourhoods in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency. Elsie Blundell: If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring at least 10% of social housing stock to be let as furnished. Lee Barron: What steps he is taking to consult with communities on the use of Pride in Place funding in Corby and East Northamptonshire constituency. Simon Opher: What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Stroud. Chris Vince: What steps he is taking to help reduce the number of families in temporary accommodation in Harlow constituency. View calendar - Add to calendar

Tuesday 6th January 2026 11:30 a.m.
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Energy Security and Net Zero
Matt Vickers: What steps his Department is taking to increase the capacity of the National Grid. Carla Denyer: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Matt Rodda: What scientific evidence his Department is using to inform its work on climate change. Meg Hillier: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Luke Murphy: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Richard Foord: What steps he is taking to help the transition away from fossil fuels. Michelle Scrogham: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Danny Chambers: What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of supporting businesses with the cost of energy. Tom Collins: What estimate he has made of the cost of building new gas-fired power stations. Vikki Slade: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Sonia Kumar: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Freddie van Mierlo: What steps he is taking to reduce the impact of power cuts on rural areas. Alex Mayer: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Perran Moon: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing energy bills by £150 on family finances. Helen Maguire: What steps he is taking to help decarbonise refrigerated transport. Peter Bedford: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Steve Yemm: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme. Graham Leadbitter: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Peter Lamb: What steps his Department is taking to help increase the capacity of major National Grid supply points. Olly Glover: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Noah Law: What assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the Warm Homes Discount on levels of fuel poverty. Josh Babarinde: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the steps councils are taking to help local people achieve net zero. Baggy Shanker: What steps he is taking to help tackle fuel poverty. Luke Charters: What steps he is taking to create jobs in the energy sector in Yorkshire and the Humber. Gregory Stafford: What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK’s use of energy infrastructure-related technologies imported from China on security. Christine Jardine: What steps he is taking to support job creation in the renewable energy sector. Sarah Olney: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential impact of a third runway at Heathrow on the Government's net zero targets. Luke Evans: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of opportunities for installing solar panels on commercial properties. Rachael Maskell: What steps he is taking to optimise the capacity of deep geothermal projects. Bob Blackman: What steps his Department is taking to help reduce household energy bills. Paul Davies: What discussions he has had with energy suppliers on the adequacy of support for consumers with power outages. Luke Murphy: What steps his Department is taking to reduce non-commodity costs on the energy bills of businesses. Stuart Anderson: What his policy is on the use of agricultural land for solar energy. Polly Billington: Whether he has made an estimate of the cost of building new gas-fired power stations. Nigel Farage: If he will take steps to remove net zero targets. View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Friday 12th December 2025 Formal Minutes - Formal minutes 2024-25 Backbench Business Committee Found: Care Settings • Lizzi Collinge: Legal recognition of humanist marriages in England and Wales • Sonia Kumar
Tuesday 9th December 2025 Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, and HM Treasury Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Sarah Edwards; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar
Tuesday 9th December 2025 Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, and HM Treasury Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Sarah Edwards; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar
Tuesday 9th December 2025 Oral Evidence - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Sarah Edwards; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar
Tuesday 9th December 2025 Oral Evidence - Invest in Women, Lifted Ventures, and Iron & Velvet Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Sarah Edwards; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, and Department for Business and Trade UK trade with the US, India and EU - Business and Trade Committee Found: Liam Byrne (Chair); Dan Aldridge; Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Sarah Edwards; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Oral Evidence - Ceramics UK, and Trade Justice Movement UK trade with the US, India and EU - Business and Trade Committee Found: Liam Byrne (Chair); Dan Aldridge; Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Sarah Edwards; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Oral Evidence - TheCityUK, Deloitte UK, Ashurst LLP, and Tech Mahindra UK trade with the US, India and EU - Business and Trade Committee Found: Liam Byrne (Chair); Dan Aldridge; Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Sarah Edwards; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Oral Evidence - Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), National Farmers Union (NFU), Pernod Ricard, and AstraZeneca UK UK trade with the US, India and EU - Business and Trade Committee Found: Liam Byrne (Chair); Dan Aldridge; Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Sarah Edwards; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar

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Calendar
Tuesday 13th January 2026 2 p.m. Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 6th January 2026 1:30 p.m. Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Post Office Horizon scandal: Justice for the sub-postmasters At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Mr David Eaton - Former Sub-postmaster Mrs Glenys Eaton - Former Sub-postmaster At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Dr Neil Hudgell - Director at Hudgell Solicitors David Enright - Partner at Howe & Co Solicitors Kieran O'Rourke - Partner at Howe & Co Solicitors At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Paul Patterson - Director at Fujitsu Services Ltd At 3:20pm: Oral evidence Nigel Railton - Chair at Post Office Ltd Joanne Hanley - Remediation Unit Director at Post Office Ltd At 3:40pm: Oral evidence Amanda Pearce - Casework Operations Director and Interim Chief Executive at Criminal Cases Review Commission At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Blair McDougall MP - Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation at Department for Business and Trade Carl Creswell - Director of Post Office Policy at Department for Business and Trade Alex Davies-Jones MP - Minister for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls at Ministry of Justice Christina Pride - Deputy Director, Criminal Appeals and Miscarriages of Justice Policy at Ministry of Justice View calendar - Add to calendar

Calendar

Tuesday 13th January 2026 2 p.m.
Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 6th January 2026 1:30 p.m.
Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Post Office Horizon scandal: Justice for the sub-postmasters
At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Mr David Eaton - Former Sub-postmaster
Mrs Glenys Eaton - Former Sub-postmaster
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Dr Neil Hudgell - Director at Hudgell Solicitors
David Enright - Partner at Howe & Co Solicitors
Kieran O'Rourke - Partner at Howe & Co Solicitors
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Paul Patterson - Director at Fujitsu Services Ltd
At 3:20pm: Oral evidence
Nigel Railton - Chair at Post Office Ltd
Joanne Hanley - Remediation Unit Director at Post Office Ltd
At 3:40pm: Oral evidence
Amanda Pearce - Casework Operations Director and Interim Chief Executive at Criminal Cases Review Commission
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Blair McDougall MP - Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation at Department for Business and Trade
Carl Creswell - Director of Post Office Policy at Department for Business and Trade
Alex Davies-Jones MP - Minister for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls at Ministry of Justice
Christina Pride - Deputy Director, Criminal Appeals and Miscarriages of Justice Policy at Ministry of Justice
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Select Committee Documents
Thursday 4th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation relating to the Call for Evidence on business support for co-operatives and non-financial mutuals, 26 November 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Thursday 4th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter to the Secretary of State relating to answers given at 11 November evidence session, 1 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Thursday 4th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State for Defence relating to Israeli participation at Defence Security Equipment International, 22 September 2025 Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Thursday 4th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to an update on UK-US trade, 1 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Thursday 4th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter to Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary relating to arms exports to UAE, 28 November 2025 Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Oral Evidence - Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), National Farmers Union (NFU), Pernod Ricard, and AstraZeneca UK UK trade with the US, India and EU - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Oral Evidence - TheCityUK, Deloitte UK, Ashurst LLP, and Tech Mahindra UK trade with the US, India and EU - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, and Department for Business and Trade UK trade with the US, India and EU - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Oral Evidence - Ceramics UK, and Trade Justice Movement UK trade with the US, India and EU - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 9th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter to the Minister of State for Trade relating to further information following evidence session on trade with India, 8 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 9th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Greeting Card Association and its signatory members relating to postal reform and the Universal Service Obligation, 20 November 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 9th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter to the Minister of State for Trade relating to confirmation of a debate on the UK–India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, 9 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 9th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation, 3 December 2025 Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Tuesday 9th December 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Amazon UK relating to working conditions in Amazon's UK warehouses, 2 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Friday 12th December 2025 Written Evidence - The Productivity Institute, Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester FRE0060 - Financing the real economy Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Friday 12th December 2025 Written Evidence - Monzo FRE0063 - Financing the real economy Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Friday 12th December 2025 Written Evidence - Winterflood FRE0064 - Financing the real economy Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Friday 12th December 2025 Written Evidence - The Good Growth Foundation FRE0061 - Financing the real economy Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Friday 12th December 2025 Written Evidence - Allica Bank FRE0062 - Financing the real economy Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Friday 12th December 2025 Written Evidence - Funding Circle FRE0059 - Financing the real economy Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 9th December 2025 Oral Evidence - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 9th December 2025 Oral Evidence - Invest in Women, Lifted Ventures, and Iron & Velvet Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 9th December 2025 Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, and HM Treasury Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 9th December 2025 Oral Evidence - Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, Department for Business and Trade, and HM Treasury Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Industry relating to the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, 1 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Cabinet Office relating to the Legislative Reform (Disclosure of Adult Social Care Data) Order 2025, 1 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Post Office relating to the 2006 Post Office-Fujitsu contract document highlighted by the media, 30 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from Minister of State for Trade relating to a parliamentary debate on the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, 19 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Post Office relating to Post Office redress update, 18 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the UK-Swiss mutual recognition agreement on Conformity Assessment, 10 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique, 8 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State relating to the publication timing of the steel strategy, 9 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter to the Minister for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls relating to Post Office quashed conviction figures, 10 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter to the Criminal Cases Review Commission relating to Post Office Capture software convictions, 16 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to round three of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Turkey, 11 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association relating to access to capital for female entrepreneurs, 18 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Criminal Cases Review Commission relating to Post Office Capture cases, 19 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State relating to the work of the Department, 19 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Minster of State for Trade relating to the UK-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement, 15 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls relating to Post Office quashed conviction figures, 16 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter to the Minsters for Investment and for Small Business and Economic Transformation relating to the evidence session on 9 December on financing the real economy, 18 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 6th January 2026 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the evidence session on 2 December on the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, 16 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee

Select Committee Inquiry
4 Dec 2025 Competition and market functioning in the UK live music industry Business and Trade Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions The Business and Trade Committee is exploring issues impacting competition and market functioning within the UK’s live music industry, including the role of the CMA in regulation of the sector. This work is following on from oral evidence sessions held on 4 February and 24 June 2025. The Committee is seeking written submissions on the characteristics, features and trends within the UK live music industry that may adversely impact market competition or market functioning.

Select Committee Inquiry

4 Dec 2025
Competition and market functioning in the UK live music industry
Business and Trade Committee (Select)
Not accepting submissions

The Business and Trade Committee is exploring issues impacting competition and market functioning within the UK’s live music industry, including the role of the CMA in regulation of the sector. This work is following on from oral evidence sessions held on 4 February and 24 June 2025. The Committee is seeking written submissions on the characteristics, features and trends within the UK live music industry that may adversely impact market competition or market functioning.