Information between 5th December 2025 - 15th December 2025
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Tom Gordon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 162 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Tom Gordon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 162 |
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8 Dec 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Tom Gordon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 395 Noes - 98 |
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9 Dec 2025 - UK-EU Customs Union (Duty to Negotiate) - View Vote Context Tom Gordon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 100 Noes - 100 |
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9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context Tom Gordon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 332 |
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9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context Tom Gordon voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 173 |
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Tom Gordon speeches from: Seasonal Work
Tom Gordon contributed 2 speeches (212 words) Wednesday 10th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade |
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Tom Gordon speeches from: Village Schools
Tom Gordon contributed 2 speeches (193 words) Wednesday 10th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Education |
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Tom Gordon speeches from: International Human Rights Day 2025
Tom Gordon contributed 1 speech (1,203 words) Wednesday 10th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Tom Gordon speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Tom Gordon contributed 1 speech (80 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Tom Gordon speeches from: Digital ID
Tom Gordon contributed 2 speeches (50 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Cabinet Office |
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Driving Tests: ICT
Asked by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) Friday 5th December 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department made of the potential impacts of removing the ability for driving instructors to book driving tests on behalf of learners on test availability. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests across the country. The measures the Secretary of State for Transport announced on 12 November are designed to make the practical driving test booking process fairer, providing all learners with equal access to the booking system and ensuring that everyone pays the prescribed fee.
The decision follows a call for evidence and a public consultation that sought views from the driver training industry, learner drivers and other interested parties. In reaching this decision, impacts were fully considered. Further detail on the rationale, which will set out the detailed analysis, will be provided in the consultation report which will be published in due course. |
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Children: Mental Health Services
Asked by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) Thursday 11th December 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 78154 on Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, what assessment her Department has been made of the potential economic impact of funding additional therapies beyond the fair access limit on local authorities; and if her Department holds data on how many families require therapy beyond the fair access limit. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The department continues to monitor and assess the impact of the changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) and is engaging with stakeholders. Decisions to fund additional therapy beyond the fair access limit rest with individual local authorities. This financial year, we have invested £50 million in the ASGSF, giving adopted and kinship children access to therapeutic services that stabilise placements and address complex needs. The government has introduced the Families First Partnership programme, with an extra £547 million, bringing total funding to £2.4 billion over the next three years. We are also investing nearly £1.5 billion to improve family services and early years education, including £500 million for Best Start Family Hubs between 2026 and 2029. Local authorities should decide how best to use these resources to support adoptive and kinship families. The department does not collect data on how many families require therapy beyond the fair access limit. |
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Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
Asked by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) Thursday 11th December 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of local authorities' ability to deal with increased levels of demand for therapy above the Adoption Support and Special Guardianship Support Fund fair access limit. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The department continues to monitor and assess the impact of the changes to the adoption and special guardianship support fund (ASGSF) and is engaging with stakeholders.
In the current financial year, the department has invested £50 million in the ASGSF, ensuring that adopted and kinship children may have access to therapeutic services designed to stabilise placements and address complex needs.
The government has launched the Families First Partnership programme, providing an additional £547 million, and bringing total funding to £2.4 billion over the next three years. We are also investing nearly £1.5 billion to strengthen family services and early years education, including £500 million for Best Start Family Hubs between 2026 and 2029.
Local authorities are responsible for determining how best to deploy these resources to meet increased demand for therapeutic support beyond the fair access limit. |
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Monday 24th November Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Thursday 18th December 2025 Phenylketonuria awareness and access to treatment (No. 2) 19 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Liz Twist (Labour - Blaydon and Consett) That this House recognises the progress made in improving the care of people with phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare inherited metabolic disorder which prevents the body from properly metabolising phenylalanine; welcomes that many patients have benefitted from access to sapropterin, which has improved quality of life for some individuals living with … |
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Wednesday 12th November Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Thursday 11th December 2025 Cumulative disruption proposals and the right to protest 96 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) That this House expresses deep alarm at recent proposals to require senior police officers to take into account any so-called cumulative disruption caused by past or planned future protests when considering whether to impose conditions on protests; notes these powers represent a significant expansion of state authority to ration the … |
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Thursday 8th January 2026 9:30 a.m. Department for Transport Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Transport Chris Hinchliff: What steps she is taking to help reduce rail fares. Andrew Snowden: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Cat Eccles: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Angus MacDonald: What recent assessment she has made of the operational capability of civilian search and rescue helicopters. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi: What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services. Sarah Coombes: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Claire Young: What steps she is taking to improve railway services for passengers. Victoria Collins: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Pippa Heylings: What steps she is taking to help increase rates of active travel. Jas Athwal: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Tom Hayes: What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the illegal use of e-scooters on public roads and pavements. David Simmonds: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Cameron Thomas: What steps she is taking to improve railway services for passengers. Melanie Onn: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Tony Vaughan: What steps she is taking to help improve bus services in Kent. Janet Daby: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Paul Davies: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Perran Moon: What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services. John Whitby: What steps she is taking to provide funding for medium-sized road projects. Rachel Taylor: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Allison Gardner: What steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth. Tom Gordon: What steps she is taking to help improve rail services in Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency. Dave Robertson: What steps she is taking to improve passenger rail services. Luke Myer: What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services. Amanda Martin: What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services. Sally Jameson: What steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth. David Williams: What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services. Jayne Kirkham: What recent progress she has made on providing long-term funding settlements to local transport authorities for bus services. John Cooper: What representations she has received on the potential impact of the planned rise in fuel duty on motorists. Julia Buckley: What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services in rural areas. Josh Newbury: What representations she has received on the potential impact of the planned rise in fuel duty on motorists. Jessica Toale: What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services. Sarah Pochin: What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of public transport services in Runcorn and Helsby constituency. Bob Blackman: What recent discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on the extension of the management of commuter services by Transport for London. Scott Arthur: What steps she is taking with delivery platforms to help reduce the use of illegally modified e-bikes. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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239 speeches (28,141 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Westminster Hall Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Victoria Collins (LD - Harpenden and Berkhamsted) Friend the Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Tom Gordon) and the hon. - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 9th December 2025
Report - 9th Report - Draft Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025: Second Report Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Sewell of Sanderstead (Conservative; Life peer) House of Commons Juliet Campbell (Labour; Broxtowe) Tom Gordon |
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Wednesday 17th December 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Human Rights and the Regulation of AI At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Ellen Lefley - Senior Lawyer at JUSTICE Louise Hooper - Barrister at Garden Court Chambers Dr Janis Wong - Policy Adviser, Data and Technology Law at Law Society At 3:15pm: Oral evidence Professor Ethan Mollick - Co-Director, Generative AI Labs at Wharton, Rowan Fellow at Wharton University of Pennsylvania Professor Roman Yampolskiy - Associate Professor at University of Louisville View calendar - Add to calendar |