Information between 29th January 2026 - 28th February 2026
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3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Tom Gordon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104 |
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4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Tom Gordon voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 51 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116 |
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Tom Gordon speeches from: Fish and Chip Sector
Tom Gordon contributed 2 speeches (138 words) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Asked by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) Thursday 12th February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the letters of 7 October 2025 and 8 January 2026 from the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough with case reference TG09539. Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) The Department apologises for the significant delay in responding. We regret that this falls short of expected standards. A response was sent on 10 February. |
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NHS: Staff
Asked by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 10 Year NHS Workforce Plan will include measures to (a) increase the clinical academic workforce and (b) ensure that all regions have access to a strong clinical academic base. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) The Government is committed to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Plan to set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan. The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the National Health Service has the right people in the right places, with the right skills to care for patients, when they need it. We are working through how the plan will articulate the changes for different professional groups. The Department, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), is the United Kingdom’s largest funder of clinical academic training. The NIHR delivers a comprehensive research career pathway, from internships and predoctoral fellowships through to research professorships, for the full range of clinicians working across England, providing the skilled research workforce in universities and NHS trusts to lead research and help train future generations of clinicians. The NIHR invests over £220 million each year in research training programmes. |
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Cancer: Health Services
Asked by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of targeted oncology training places announced in the National Cancer Plan for areas with higher vacancy rates on the expansion of the clinical academic workforce. Answered by Ashley Dalton The recently published National Cancer Plan sets out that the National Health Service will use training places more directly as a lever to support improvements in operational performance. This includes prioritising training places in trusts, including in rural and coastal areas, where vacancy rates are higher and performance is lower. The Department and NHS England will work with the royal colleges to encourage resident doctors and internal medicine trainees to specialise in clinical and medical oncology, where possible, to address vacancy and performance pressures. In 2025, there were 157% more medical oncology training places than in 2015. Medical oncologists are a core component of the clinical academic workforce, contributing both to frontline patient care and to the development and delivery of cancer research. |
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Cancer: Health Services
Asked by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether in person support will also be provided where necessary in addition to the digital first prehabilitation offer for people with cancer set out in the National Cancer Plan. Answered by Ashley Dalton The National Cancer Plan sets out that we will deliver new quality standards for prehabilitation across the country in 2028 to help patients get healthier before treatment. The new standards will ensure access to prehabilitation services and that they fit around patients’ lives. This will include in person support where that is more appropriate for the patient and bringing services into the community and closer to patients’ homes. Part of that will include the roll out a national digital first prehabilitation offer through the NHS App and other digital channels. This will help support patients closer to home, where that is their preference. |
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NHS: Staff
Asked by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the 10-Year NHS Workforce Plan will be published. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) We will publish the 10 Year Workforce Plan in spring 2026. |
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Access to Work Programme: Visual Impairment
Asked by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) Tuesday 24th February 2026 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing Access to Work support worker hours at renewal for blind and partially sighted customers on (a) job retention and (b) workplace safety. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The support that a customer will receive from Access to Work is dependent upon their needs and circumstances at the time they make an application. Case managers will use the current guidance to ensure Access to Work principles are considered when making a decision on support. |
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Access to Work Programme: Visual Impairment
Asked by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) Tuesday 24th February 2026 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to help ensure that Access to Work awards for blind and partially sighted customers are not reduced at renewal where there has been no change in job role or level of sight loss. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Access to Work provides support for individual needs within the workplace, above and beyond the employer’s reasonable adjustments. When an award is renewed, Access to Work case managers consider all relevant evidence and current guidance to ensure that the support offered continues to be appropriate for the customer to carry out their job. |
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Diabetes and Eating Disorders: Health Services
Asked by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) Thursday 26th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it policy to extend funding for Type 1 Diabetes and Disordered Eating pilot programmes to ensure (a) they do not collapse and (b) a national network of specialist treatment centres can be established. Answered by Ashley Dalton Funding for the Type 1 Diabetes and Disordered Eating (T1DE) pilots was time-limited with the expectation that once the national funding expires, responsibility for considering the future provision of T1DE services would sit with the relevant integrated care board (ICB) who are responsible for planning and commissioning diabetes treatment and care. NHS England has previously extended the initial two-year funding term, which has enabled the sites to run for much longer than initially expected. NHS England is providing evaluation data to the ICBs to support local decision making. The pilot sites will receive confirmation in relation to any future national funding shortly. |
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Thursday 12th February Review of the student loan system 48 signatures (Most recent: 11 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) That this House notes with concern the cumulative impact of successive changes to the terms and conditions of student loans in England including the decision to freeze loan repayment thresholds and the introduction of new loans with different repayment thresholds and write off periods; further notes that successive Governments have … |
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Wednesday 11th February Harrogate named UK’s most welcoming destination for 2026 4 signatures (Most recent: 2 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) That this House warmly welcomes the news that Harrogate, while officially a town, has been named in Booking.com’s Top 10 Most Welcoming Cities for 2026, and is the only destination in the United Kingdom to feature in the list; notes that the ranking forms part of Booking.com’s Traveller Review Awards … |
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Monday 23rd February Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund 2026-27 19 signatures (Most recent: 12 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) That this House welcomes the decision to continue the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund until March 2028, providing longer-term certainty to adoptive and kinship families; notes, however, with concern that the fair access limit remains at £3,000 per child per year, reduced from £5,000 in 2024-25, representing a significant … |
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Thursday 12th February Tom Gordon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 11th March 2026 Royal Mail postal delivery services 14 signatures (Most recent: 13 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance - Lagan Valley) That this House notes ongoing failures in Royal Mail’s delivery performance, including reports of post being batched over one to two weeks rather than delivered daily, in breach of statutory delivery targets; recognises the particular impact on Northern Ireland, rural and remote communities, and those reliant on timely post for … |
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Monday 19th January Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Monday 9th March 2026 Public health campaign on tackling stigma towards suicide 46 signatures (Most recent: 12 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park) That this House highlights, on Blue Monday, that every life lost to suicide is a tragedy; recognises the importance of breaking down barriers surrounding the stigma towards the topic of suicide; understands the importance of opening up conversations on the issue; further acknowledges that many people do not feel comfortable … |
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Monday 23rd February Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Monday 9th March 2026 Government response to Israel’s West Bank annexation plan 67 signatures (Most recent: 13 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House notes the Israeli Government’s 15 February approval of a plan to register land in the Occupied Palestinian Territory of the West Bank as Israeli state property; strongly condemns this illegal plan to seize yet more Palestinian land; further notes the statement backed by 85 UN Member States, … |
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Tuesday 3rd February Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Thursday 26th February 2026 80 signatures (Most recent: 12 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) That this House expresses grave concern at the executive order signed on 29 January 2026 by US President Donald Trump, which unjustifiably declares Cuba as an “extraordinary threat” to the national security of the United States and authorises new sanctions against any country supplying oil to Cuba; notes that Cuba … |
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Tuesday 29th April Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Tuesday 24th February 2026 Challenges in the hair and beauty sector 14 signatures (Most recent: 24 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat - Eastleigh) That this House is concerned by the challenges facing the hair and beauty industry due to the labour-intensive nature of the sector and structural issues within the VAT system, challenges to the employer model, and the lingering impact of the covid-19 pandemic; acknowledges the year-round demand for these services and … |
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Monday 26th January Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 Dolphin hunting in the Faroe Islands 57 signatures (Most recent: 10 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Adrian Ramsay (Green Party - Waveney Valley) That this House condemns the grindadráp (Grind) in the Faroe Islands, where pods of dolphins are driven into bays by small boats and slaughtered by hand; notes with concern that more than 1,000 cetaceans were killed in 2025, including juveniles and pregnant females; further notes that this practice is largely … |
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Wednesday 16th October Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 15th anniversary of the repair café movement 26 signatures (Most recent: 23 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat - Glastonbury and Somerton) That this House celebrates the 15th anniversary of the repair café movement on 19 October; values the work done by the 3000 repair cafés globally, including the Castle Cary repair café that has repaired over 170 domestic items since its launch in July 2023, saving half a tonne of potential … |
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Thursday 17th October Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 Anya Easey Sherlock, Centrepoint UK award winner 7 signatures (Most recent: 23 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House warmly congratulates 18 year-old Anya Easey Sherlock from Gwynedd on winning the Centrepoint UK Partner Award 2024 at the British Museum, London; notes that Centrepoint is the UK's leading youth homelessness charity, supporting almost 14,000 young people every year and campaigns to end youth homelessness; acknowledges that … |
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Tuesday 15th July Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 28 signatures (Most recent: 23 Feb 2026) Tabled by: Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat - North East Hampshire) That this House commends the work of Repair Cafés, which perform a valuable community service by providing free repair services to residents for household items across North East Hampshire constituency and beyond; notes the skill, expertise, and dedication demonstrated by volunteers at Repair Cafés, and the educational impact of passing … |
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Wednesday 14th January Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 73 signatures (Most recent: 23 Feb 2026) Tabled by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton) That this House notes with serious concern reports that, from 31 December 2025, international non-governmental organisations operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territories have been informed that their registrations are due to expire under a newly introduced Israeli registration system, requiring the cessation of activities and the withdrawal of staff within … |
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Tuesday 20th January Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 UK digital sovereignty strategy 46 signatures (Most recent: 11 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion) That this House notes that government services, democratic functions and critical infrastructure increasingly depend on a small number of external digital suppliers; further notes that excessive concentration and inadequate exit or substitution planning expose the public sector to risks including service withdrawal, sanctions, commercial failure, geopolitical disruption and unilateral changes … |
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Thursday 5th February Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 Public inquiry into Epstein links 90 signatures (Most recent: 10 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East) That this House stands with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims whose relentless courage and pursuit of justice has led to the publication of the Epstein files; notes with concern the number of British public figures included in these files; recognises that child sexual abuse on this scale is likely to have involved … |
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Wednesday 11th February Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Thursday 12th February 2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026 46 signatures (Most recent: 2 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat - Harpenden and Berkhamsted) That this House celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Wednesday 11 February 2026; recognises the vital contributions of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics throughout history, including those whose achievements have been overlooked; acknowledges that stereotypes in education, a lack of female role models … |
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Wednesday 11th February Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Thursday 12th February 2026 Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank 56 signatures (Most recent: 13 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat - Bicester and Woodstock) That this House notes with grave concern reports that the Israeli security cabinet has approved measures which would facilitate the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and further erode the basis of the Palestinian state; condemns statements by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich asserting that the Israeli government … |
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Monday 9th February Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th February 2026 Radiotherapy in the National Cancer Plan 43 signatures (Most recent: 2 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House welcomes the publication of the National Cancer Plan and its ambition to meet all cancer targets by 2029; notes with concern the lack of a comprehensive plan for radiotherapy; recognises that while references to Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy are positive, they fall far short of the investment and … |
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Monday 9th February Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th February 2026 International Epilepsy Day 2026 15 signatures (Most recent: 4 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House notes International Epilepsy Day 2026 taking place on Monday 9 February 2026, focusing on the Epilepsy Pledge to turn awareness into action; highlights the Epilepsy Pledge, urging people to commit to one concrete action for awareness or inclusion in 2026; further notes that the 50 Million steps … |
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Monday 9th February Tom Gordon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 11th February 2026 70th anniversary of Tayto Crisps 5 signatures (Most recent: 2 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House notes the 70th anniversary of Tayto Crisps; highlights that the crisps and snacks giant Tayto Group was founded in 1956 in Tandragee, Co Armagh by Thomas Hutchinson; further notes that the business is still proudly run by the Hutchinson family and today is the largest locally-owned crisp … |
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Tuesday 10th February Tom Gordon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 11th February 2026 Removal of statutory consultee status from Sport England 21 signatures (Most recent: 2 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat - Frome and East Somerset) That this House strongly opposes the removal of statutory consultee status from Sport England from the National Planning Policy Framework; notes that Sport England’s consultee role was established in 1996 to provide specialist national oversight preventing the loss of playing fields; recognises that playing fields provide essential spaces for physical … |
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Monday 2nd February Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd February 2026 Role of the House of Lords in scrutinising legislation 57 signatures (Most recent: 10 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives) That this House believes that the use of filibuster tactics in the House of Lords to frustrate the majority will of the democratically elected House of Commons is unacceptable, including where the elected Commons has given its majority support to a Private Members’ Bill; further believes that the case for … |
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Monday 26th January Tom Gordon signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 2nd February 2026 Burns Night 2025 and the legacy of Robert Burns 9 signatures (Most recent: 3 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House celebrates Burns Night 2025, marked annually on 25 January, commemorating the life and work of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet; notes that Burns was one of the greatest poets whose work continues to resonate across around the world; underlines his significant contribution to poetry, song and the … |
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Thursday 18th December Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Monday 2nd February 2026 Nuclear Regulatory Review and habitats regulations 66 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire) That this House recognises the overwhelming public support for nature and understands that restoring the natural environment is critical to public health and a strong, sustainable and resilient economy; expresses concern that recommendations in the Nuclear Regulatory Review may weaken habitats regulations and undermine legal protections for our most important … |
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Monday 26th January Tom Gordon signed this EDM on Monday 2nd February 2026 St David’s Day (Dydd Gwyl Dewi) 26 signatures (Most recent: 10 Mar 2026)Tabled by: David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe) That this House recognises St David’s Day (Dydd Gwyl Dewi), celebrated on 1 March, as the national day of Wales and a celebration of Welsh culture and identity, and of the life and legacy of Saint David (Dewi Sant), the patron saint of Wales; notes that St David’s Day should … |
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Knaresborough Castle
0 speeches (None words) Tuesday 10th February 2026 - Petitions Mentions: 1: None —[Presented by Tom Gordon , Official Report, 17 December 2025; Vol. 777, c. 1028.] - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 26th February 2026
Special Report - 8th Special Report - Draft Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025: Second Report: Government Response 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 4th February 2026
Oral Evidence - United Nations Institute for Training and Research, University College London (UCL), University of London, and Leiden University, Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: 2026 3.35 pm Watch the meeting Members present: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Chair); Juliet Campbell; Tom Gordon |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Ofcom, ICO, and EHRC Human Rights and the Regulation of AI - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: meeting Members present: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Chair); Juliet Campbell; Baroness Chakrabarti; Tom Gordon |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026
Oral Evidence - 2026-02-04 09:30:00+00:00 Health and Social Care Committee Found: When we had APPG for diabetes visit—Tom Gordon and Alex McIntyre very kindly were the honourable Members |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026
Oral Evidence - 2026-02-04 09:30:00+00:00 Health and Social Care Committee Found: When we had APPG for diabetes visit—Tom Gordon and Alex McIntyre very kindly were the honourable Members |
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Wednesday 11th March 2026 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Yvette Stanley - National Director for Regulation and Social Care at Ofsted At 3:15pm: Oral evidence Andrew Reece - Strategic Lead at Wales & England British Association of Social Workers View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 18th March 2026 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 24th February 2026
Propriety and Ethics Directorate Source Page: Communications and information relating to the James Hamilton report and associated published legal advice (case reference number 281/2025): FOI Appeal Document: FOI 202400438168 - DN281 - Information Released - Batch 5 (PDF) Found: check), as well as those who were at the FMQ media briefing: Tom Martin Katrine Bussey Chris Green Tom Gordon |