Information between 19th February 2025 - 11th March 2025
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26 Feb 2025 - British Indian Ocean Territory - View Vote Context Steve Witherden 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 - 147 Noes - 298 |
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26 Feb 2025 - Family Businesses - View Vote Context Steve Witherden voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 108 Noes - 313 |
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24 Feb 2025 - Crown Estate Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Steve Witherden voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 308 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 100 Noes - 312 |
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24 Feb 2025 - Crown Estate Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Steve Witherden voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 307 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 61 Noes - 316 |
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24 Feb 2025 - Crown Estate Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Steve Witherden voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 307 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 153 Noes - 316 |
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25 Feb 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Steve Witherden voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 317 Noes - 55 |
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25 Feb 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Steve Witherden voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 70 Noes - 312 |
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24 Feb 2025 - Crown Estate Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Steve Witherden voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 59 Noes - 316 |
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3 Mar 2025 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context Steve Witherden 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 - 339 Noes - 172 |
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3 Mar 2025 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context Steve Witherden voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 324 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 347 |
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Steve Witherden speeches from: International Women�s Day
Steve Witherden contributed 1 speech (80 words) Thursday 6th March 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
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Steve Witherden speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Steve Witherden contributed 2 speeches (82 words) Monday 3rd March 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Steve Witherden speeches from: St David’s Day and Welsh Affairs
Steve Witherden contributed 1 speech (594 words) Thursday 27th February 2025 - Commons Chamber Wales Office |
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Roads: Horses
Asked by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) awareness and (b) compliance with Rule 215 of The Highway Code. Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Government's flagship road safety campaign, THINK!, aims to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads. The THINK! Campaign plays an important role in raising awareness of, and encouraging compliance with, new road safety legislation. This has included changes made to The Highway Code in 2022, which aimed to improve road safety for people walking, cycling and horse riding – including advice on safely passing horse riders in Rule 215. Over £2.4 million has been spent on media to raise awareness of and encourage compliance with the changes, utilising channels such as radio, digital audio, video on demand and social media advertising. Enforcement of the law is a matter for the police who will decide on the evidence of each individual case, whether an offence has been committed and the appropriate action to take. |
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Firearms: Licensing
Asked by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing firearms license fees on (a) farmers and (b) rural communities. Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office) On 5 February 2025, increased fees came into effect to provide full-cost recovery for firearms licensing applications processed by police forces. This gave effect to a commitment in the Government’s manifesto. A full impact assessment was published alongside the Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2025, the Statutory Instrument that brought the new fees into effect. The impact assessment set out that the Government’s preferred option was to increase fees to achieve full-cost recovery based on 2024 costs to the police, rather than the other options set out, which were to increase fees in line with inflation since 2014. This was to ensure that the objective of increasing licensing fees to secure full cost recovery was achieved. The impact assessment also covers the impact of increased fees on farmers and rural communities. It is essential for both public safety and police efficiency that full cost recovery fees were introduced. I have written to all Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables to make clear that the income from increased fees must be invested into their firearms licensing operations, in the interests of both public safety and to support improvements in the service provided by their firearms licensing teams. |
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Firearms: Licensing
Asked by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the money raised from increasing firearms license fees will be spent on improving the appraisal process. Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office) On 5 February 2025, increased fees came into effect to provide full-cost recovery for firearms licensing applications processed by police forces. This gave effect to a commitment in the Government’s manifesto. A full impact assessment was published alongside the Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2025, the Statutory Instrument that brought the new fees into effect. The impact assessment set out that the Government’s preferred option was to increase fees to achieve full-cost recovery based on 2024 costs to the police, rather than the other options set out, which were to increase fees in line with inflation since 2014. This was to ensure that the objective of increasing licensing fees to secure full cost recovery was achieved. The impact assessment also covers the impact of increased fees on farmers and rural communities. It is essential for both public safety and police efficiency that full cost recovery fees were introduced. I have written to all Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables to make clear that the income from increased fees must be invested into their firearms licensing operations, in the interests of both public safety and to support improvements in the service provided by their firearms licensing teams. |
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Firearms: Licensing
Asked by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department increased firearms license fees for option (a) one, (b) two and (c) three. Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office) On 5 February 2025, increased fees came into effect to provide full-cost recovery for firearms licensing applications processed by police forces. This gave effect to a commitment in the Government’s manifesto. A full impact assessment was published alongside the Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2025, the Statutory Instrument that brought the new fees into effect. The impact assessment set out that the Government’s preferred option was to increase fees to achieve full-cost recovery based on 2024 costs to the police, rather than the other options set out, which were to increase fees in line with inflation since 2014. This was to ensure that the objective of increasing licensing fees to secure full cost recovery was achieved. The impact assessment also covers the impact of increased fees on farmers and rural communities. It is essential for both public safety and police efficiency that full cost recovery fees were introduced. I have written to all Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables to make clear that the income from increased fees must be invested into their firearms licensing operations, in the interests of both public safety and to support improvements in the service provided by their firearms licensing teams. |
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Israel: Palestinians
Asked by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) Tuesday 25th February 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on its international obligations on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK remains opposed to anti-United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Knesset legislation which came into force on 30 January, and unequivocally rejects attempts to undermine or degrade UNRWA. UNRWA plays a vital role in delivering humanitarian assistance in Gaza and enabling the broader international response through its logistics and distribution network. We reiterated this position in our E3 joint Foreign Ministers' statement of 31 January, alongside France and Germany. The Foreign Secretary's Representative for Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories also raised this with the Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs on 23 January. |
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Wednesday 19th March Steve Witherden signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 24th March 2025 12 signatures (Most recent: 24 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House notes with deep concern the proposed US-UK-Australian military radar project, DARC (Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability), which would install 27 21m-high, 15m-wide parabolic radar dishes within sight of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park; believes this would severely harm the visual landscape, local tourism, and the internationally recognised … |
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Monday 2nd September Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Wednesday 19th March 2025 Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty 35 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central) That this House supports the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative; notes that the treaty initiative is a global effort to foster international cooperation to accelerate a transition to renewable energy, end the expansion of coal, oil and gas, and support an equitable phase out of existing production; believes that the … |
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Monday 17th March Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Wednesday 19th March 2025 Independent advisory panel on Department for Work and Pensions-related deaths 16 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington) That this House is alarmed by the continued use of the fatally flawed work capability assessment, adopted by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to limit the access of disabled people to long-term disability benefits and that is linked to a growing public mental health crisis and suicides; is … |
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Friday 14th March Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Wednesday 19th March 2025 Reductions in welfare spending 25 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion) That this House believes that the welfare system should be based on dignity and respect; further believes that years of damaging austerity inflicted upon public services and welfare provision by previous Conservative Governments has brought our communities to breaking point, with people in receipt of health-related benefits already facing inordinate … |
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Wednesday 5th March Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Wednesday 19th March 2025 Skilled worker legislation impact on government workers 18 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House expresses serious concern about the impact of the Skilled Worker Visa legislation on low-paid Government workers; notes that over 500 staff working for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) alone fall below the current income threshold; further notes that the higher income demand implemented by the … |
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Thursday 6th March Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Wednesday 19th March 2025 22 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Richard Quigley (Labour - Isle of Wight West) That this House notes recent research carried out by Centrepoint into the scale of youth homelessness; is deeply concerned that youth homelessness across the UK has risen by 10% over the past year, with 118,134 young people approaching their local authorities for support; and supports Centrepoint’s recommendations for increased Government … |
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Thursday 6th March Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Wednesday 19th March 2025 Covid-19 Day of Reflection 2025 52 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat - Eastleigh) That this House recognises 9 March as the Covid-19 Day of Reflection, a time to remember the lives lost during the pandemic and to acknowledge the profound impact on families, communities, and frontline workers; pays tribute to those who worked tirelessly to protect public health and support those affected; regrets … |
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Monday 10th March Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Monday 17th March 2025 18 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Diane Abbott (Labour - Hackney North and Stoke Newington) That this House notes with concern the Government’s announcement to significantly increase military spending at the expense of vital overseas development assistance and public services; believes that these are the wrong priorities for public investment and will make the world less safe and disproportionately impact the poorest, both at home … |
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Friday 7th March Steve Witherden signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 7th March 2025 Garforth Residents' Campaign Against Giggle Fibre Telegraph Pole Installations 20 signatures (Most recent: 11 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House congratulates Garforth residents for their campaign against the installation of telegraph poles in the area by Giggle Fibre against the wishes of residents; notes this area of Garforth has never previously had telegraph poles and that residents enjoy this aspect of the area and strongly wish to … |
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Tuesday 4th March Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Wednesday 5th March 2025 Impact of independent sector provision of cataract surgery 32 signatures (Most recent: 11 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House notes the Centre for Health and the Public Interest’s research showing that the percentage of NHS cataract procedures being carried out by the private for-profit sector increased from 24% in 2018-19 to 55% in 2022-23 and that the increase is likely to mean there are fewer resources … |
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Thursday 27th February Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Wednesday 5th March 2025 Educationally subnormal schools in the 1960s and 1970s 26 signatures (Most recent: 13 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside) That this House acknowledges the historical injustice suffered by Black children who were wrongly classified as educationally subnormal and placed in schooling for those with severely physical and mental disabilities under racist policies; notes the findings of Subnormal: A British Scandal and the exceptional work of educational campaigners starting with … |
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Monday 3rd March Steve Witherden signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 3rd March 2025 UK-USA trade deals and the NHS 20 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth) That this House notes the ongoing bilateral trade negotiations between the United Kingdom and the United States of America; declares that the NHS is not for sale; believes that the NHS is a vital British institution that must remain publicly owned, universal, free at the point of use and based … |
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Thursday 27th February Steve Witherden signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 3rd March 2025 25 signatures (Most recent: 24 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Carla Denyer (Green Party - Bristol Central) That this House believes that the State owes it to bereaved families and victims to learn and implement lessons from deaths involving the State and corporate agencies; notes that the Grenfell Inquiry recognised a failure of the State to follow up on recommendations made by inquests and inquiries; acknowledges the … |
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Monday 24th February Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Monday 3rd March 2025 LGBTQI+ people in immigration detention 20 signatures (Most recent: 24 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill) That this House welcomes the ongoing review of the Home Office's Adults at risk in immigration detention policy; notes that LGBTQI+ people face heightened levels of harassment, discrimination, abuse, and physical and sexual violence in immigration detention; recognises that the bullying of and discrimination against LGBTQI+ people in detention can … |
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Thursday 27th February Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Thursday 27th February 2025 Israel’s military presence in the West Bank 52 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House expresses alarm over the escalating Israeli military assaults across the illegally occupied West Bank, including the use of armoured tanks in Jenin for the first time since 2002; notes that since 21 January 2025, Israel has launched a major offensive resulting in the deaths of at least … |
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Monday 24th February Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Tuesday 25th February 2025 Striking workers at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts sixth form 20 signatures (Most recent: 6 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside) That this House stands in solidarity with staff at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), who are embarking on a two-week strike demanding union recognition; recognises the dedication and hard work of the teaching staff at LIPA Sixth Form and their vital role in providing high-quality education to students; … |
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Thursday 13th February Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Monday 24th February 2025 Refusal of Citizenship to refugees who have made irregular crossings 74 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East) That this House expresses deep concern over the refusal of citizenship to refugees who have made irregular crossings to the UK; notes that this policy further punishes individuals whose claims of fleeing war, persecution, and danger have been upheld by the asylum system; further notes that, due to a lack … |
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Tuesday 7th January Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Monday 24th February 2025 61 signatures (Most recent: 18 Mar 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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Monday 27th January Steve Witherden signed this EDM on Monday 24th February 2025 36 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn) That this House welcomes the Government’s commitment to ban the use of snares in England and is heartened that the governments of Wales and Scotland have already successfully implemented such a ban; notes that a 2016 motion calling for a ban on snares was passed unanimously, and further, that a … |
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St David’s Day and Welsh Affairs
76 speeches (16,216 words) Thursday 27th February 2025 - Commons Chamber Wales Office Mentions: 1: Jo Stevens (Lab - Cardiff East) Friend the Member for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (Steve Witherden) gave a passionate speech about the - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 5th March 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Transport, Department for Transport, and Network Rail Welsh Affairs Committee Found: present: Ruth Jones (Chair); Ann Davies; Ben Lake; Llinos Medi; Andrew Ranger; Henry Tufnell; Steve Witherden |
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Mar. 11 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 11 March 2025 - large print Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC63 Andy McDonald Apsana Begum Jon Trickett John McDonnell Steve Witherden Brian Leishman Neil |
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Mar. 11 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 11 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC63 Andy McDonald Apsana Begum Jon Trickett John McDonnell Steve Witherden Brian Leishman Neil |
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Mar. 10 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 10 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC73 Nadia Whittome Brian Leishman Steve Witherden Jon Trickett Neil Duncan-Jordan Ellie Chowns |
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Mar. 07 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 7 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC79 Rebecca Long Bailey Steve Witherden Brian Leishman . |
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Mar. 06 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 6 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Hanna Mary Kelly Foy Liz Jarvis Richard Burgon Neil Duncan-Jordan Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck Steve Witherden |
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Mar. 05 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 5 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Hanna Mary Kelly Foy Liz Jarvis Richard Burgon Neil Duncan-Jordan Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck Steve Witherden |
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Mar. 04 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 4 March 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Hanna Mary Kelly Foy Liz Jarvis Richard Burgon Neil Duncan-Jordan Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck Steve Witherden |
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Feb. 28 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 28 February 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Duncan-Jordan Carla Denyer Karl Turner Mr Adnan Hussain Mary Kelly Foy Bell Ribeiro-Addy Steve Witherden |
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Feb. 27 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 27 February 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Duncan-Jordan Carla Denyer Karl Turner Mr Adnan Hussain Mary Kelly Foy Bell Ribeiro-Addy Steve Witherden |
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Feb. 26 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 26 February 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Sultana Neil Duncan-Jordan Carla Denyer Karl Turner Mr Adnan Hussain Bell Ribeiro-Addy Steve Witherden |
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Feb. 25 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 25 February 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Sultana Neil Duncan-Jordan Carla Denyer Karl Turner Mr Adnan Hussain Bell Ribeiro-Addy Steve Witherden |
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Feb. 21 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 21 February 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: McDonnell Rebecca Long Bailey Zarah Sultana Neil Duncan-Jordan Carla Denyer Bell Ribeiro-Addy Steve Witherden |
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Feb. 20 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 20 February 2025 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: McDonnell Rebecca Long Bailey Zarah Sultana Neil Duncan-Jordan Carla Denyer Bell Ribeiro-Addy Steve Witherden |
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Wednesday 5th March 2025 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Rail Infrastructure in Wales At 2:30pm: Oral evidence The Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE - Minister for Rail at Department for Transport Nick Millington - Route Director Wales at Network Rail Farha Sheikh - Interim Director for Rail Infrastructure North and West at Department for Transport View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 12th March 2025 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 19th March 2025 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Promoting Wales for inward investment At 2:30pm: Oral evidence James Gardiner - Senior Economist at Ernst & Young Professor Riccardo Crescenzi - Professor of Economic Geography; Deputy Head of Department of Geography and Environment (Research) at London School of Economics and Political Science Walter May - Founder and CEO at GlobalWelsh Ken Poole MBE - Head of Economic Development at Cardiff Council and Invest in Cardiff View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 19th March 2025 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Promoting Wales for inward investment View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 19th March 2025 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Promoting Wales for inward investment At 2:30pm: Oral evidence James Gardiner - Senior Economist at Ernst & Young Professor Riccardo Crescenzi - Professor of Economic Geography; Deputy Head of Department of Geography and Environment (Research) at London School of Economics and Political Science Ken Poole MBE - Head of Economic Development at Cardiff Council and Invest in Cardiff View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 19th March 2025 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Promoting Wales for inward investment At 2:30pm: Oral evidence James Gardiner - Senior Economist at Ernst & Young Professor Riccardo Crescenzi - Professor of Economic Geography; Deputy Head of Department of Geography and Environment (Research) at London School of Economics and Political Science Ken Poole MBE - Head of Economic Development at Cardiff Council and Invest in Cardiff Nan Williams - Chair at GlobalWelsh, and CEO at Four Communications View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 26th March 2025 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Promoting Wales for inward investment View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 26th March 2025 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Promoting Wales for inward investment At 2:30pm: Oral evidence James Gardiner - Senior Economist at Ernst & Young Ken Poole MBE - Head of Economic Development at Cardiff Council and Invest in Cardiff Professor Riccardo Crescenzi - Professor of Economic Geography; Deputy Head of Department of Geography and Environment (Research) at London School of Economics and Political Science Nan Williams - Chair, GlobalWelsh, and CEO at Four Communications View calendar - Add to calendar |
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10 Mar 2025
Farming in Wales in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities Welsh Affairs Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 14 Apr 2025) Wales has a long tradition of farming, and the sector is integral to the Welsh economy. In 2022, agriculture, fishing and forestry accounted for 1.8% of total employment in Wales and over 90% of the land area of Wales is utilised for farming. Our predecessor Committee reported that in 2020, the gross output of agriculture in Wales was worth £1.7 billion to the Welsh economy, with agriculture comprising 1% of the total Gross Value Added for Wales. Agriculture is devolved to the Welsh Government, and the items related to agriculture that are reserved to the UK Government are:
With these reserved competencies in mind, the Committee is inviting written submissions by 14 April 2025. These should focus on: 1. Within the scope of its reserved responsibilities, what support is the UK Government providing to the Welsh farming sector and what support from the UK Government does the sector require? 2. What is the potential impact of the UK Government’s proposed inheritance tax reforms on farms in Wales? 3. What is the potential impact of the UK Government’s decision to replace the ring-fenced funding for agriculture with ‘Barnettised’ agricultural funding for farms in Wales? 4. How has the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union affected farms in Wales? 5. How has the export market for Welsh agricultural goods evolved since the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union? a. Do farms in Wales currently have access to the skilled and seasonal labour they need? b. WHat could the UK Government's proposed 'UK-EU reset' achieve for the farming sector in Wales? |