Information between 9th July 2025 - 29th July 2025
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Steve Race 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 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Steve Race 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 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Steve Race 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 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Steve Race 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 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Steve Race 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 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Steve Race 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 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Steve Race 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 |
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9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context Steve Race 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 |
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15 Jul 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context Steve Race voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 344 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 440 |
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15 Jul 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context Steve Race 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 - 165 Noes - 342 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context Steve Race voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 313 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 54 |
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16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context Steve Race 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 - 334 Noes - 54 |
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Steve Race speeches from: Humanitarian Situation in Sudan
Steve Race contributed 2 speeches (838 words) Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Steve Race speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Steve Race contributed 2 speeches (170 words) Monday 21st July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Education |
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Steve Race speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Steve Race contributed 1 speech (63 words) Wednesday 9th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Scotland Office |
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Housing Benefit: Supported Housing
Asked by: Steve Race (Labour - Exeter) Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the Housing Benefits disregard from £5 to £57 for people in supported housing. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The Department acknowledges there is a challenge presented by the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for those living in Supported and Temporary Accommodation and receiving their housing support through Housing Benefit. The department is considering the issue carefully in partnership with stakeholders.
Despite this challenge, the Housing Benefit taper ensures a person is better off in work than wholly reliant on benefits. In addition to any financial advantage, there are important non-financial benefits of working. These benefits include learning new skills, improved confidence and independence, as well as a positive effect on an individual's mental and physical health. |
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Housing Benefit
Asked by: Steve Race (Labour - Exeter) Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of aligning the Housing Benefit taper rate with that of Universal Credit. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The Department acknowledges there is a challenge presented by the interaction between Universal Credit and Housing Benefit for those living in Supported and Temporary Accommodation and receiving their housing support through Housing Benefit. The department is considering the issue carefully in partnership with stakeholders.
Despite this challenge, the Housing Benefit taper ensures a person is better off in work than wholly reliant on benefits. In addition to any financial advantage, there are important non-financial benefits of working. These benefits include learning new skills, improved confidence and independence, as well as a positive effect on an individual's mental and physical health. |
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Dementia: VAT
Asked by: Steve Race (Labour - Exeter) Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising the provision of dementia care to individuals as a qualifying disability service for VAT exemption. Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) Supplies of welfare services, including the provision of care for people with dementia, are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities.
More generally, VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. VAT is the UK’s second largest tax, forecast to raise £180 billion in 2025/26. Exceptions to the standard rate have always been limited and balanced against affordability considerations. |
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14th July 2025
Steve Race (Labour - Exeter) 4. Visits outside the UK International visit to Tanzania between 21 June 2025 and 27 June 2025 Source |
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Thursday 17th July Steve Race signed this EDM on Monday 21st July 2025 Changing Places Toilets Awareness Day 21 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Daniel Francis (Labour - Bexleyheath and Crayford) That this House notes Changing Places Toilet Awareness Day 2025 which takes place on 19 July; recognises the importance of Changing Places toilets for disabled people and their families across the United Kingdom; supports their call for a Changing Places toilet in all public venues so that everyone, regardless of … |
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Humanitarian Situation in Sudan
58 speeches (13,340 words) Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Catherine West (Lab - Hornsey and Friern Barnet) Friend the Member for Exeter (Steve Race) and the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, the hon. - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 15th July 2025
Oral Evidence - Wellcome Trust, and University College London (UCL) Science diplomacy - Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Found: present: Dame Chi Onwurah (Chair); Emily Darlington; George Freeman; Dr Allison Gardner; Jon Pearce; Steve Race |
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Tuesday 15th July 2025
Oral Evidence - Locks 4 Vans, and Locks 4 Vans Innovation showcase - Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Found: present: Dame Chi Onwurah (Chair); Emily Darlington; George Freeman; Dr Allison Gardner; Jon Pearce; Steve Race |
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Friday 11th July 2025
Report - 2nd Report – Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Found: Knaresborough) Kit Malthouse (Conservative; North West Hampshire) Jon Pearce (Labour; High Peak) Steve Race |
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Tuesday 8th July 2025
Oral Evidence - Palantir Digital centre of government - Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Found: present: Dame Chi Onwurah (Chair); Emily Darlington; Dr Allison Gardner; Kit Malthouse; Jon Pearce; Steve Race |
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Tuesday 8th July 2025
Oral Evidence - XR Therapeutics Innovation showcase - Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Found: present: Dame Chi Onwurah (Chair); Emily Darlington; Dr Allison Gardner; Kit Malthouse; Jon Pearce; Steve Race |
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21 Jul 2025
Innovation and global food security Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions No description available |