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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 13 Jan 2026
Academic Technology Approval Scheme

"I put my thanks on the record—it is great to hear that the case was expedited as a result of our actions—but what I have tried to illustrate today is that we had no real knowledge of that or of how to achieve it, so I am grateful to the …..."
Wendy Chamberlain - View Speech

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 13 Jan 2026
Academic Technology Approval Scheme

"The hon. Member always manages to touch in advance on the key topics that we will raise in the debate, and timescales in relation to ATAS is certainly one of the things that I will touch on.

I turn to the time it takes for ATAS checks to be carried …..."
Wendy Chamberlain - View Speech

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 13 Jan 2026
Academic Technology Approval Scheme

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered the Academic Technology Approval Scheme.

It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher; I wish you a happy new year, although we are probably in the dregs of when we can say that. I welcome the Minister …..."
Wendy Chamberlain - View Speech

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Written Question
Leukaemia: Diagnosis
Monday 12th January 2026

Asked by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will commit to publishing regular data on leukaemia diagnosis delays and outcomes.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The National Disease Registration Service collects information on how many people in England are diagnosed with or treated for cancer. Blood cancer is included as a distinct category, labelled haematological neoplasms, with further information avaiable at the following link:

https://nhsd-ndrs.shinyapps.io/incidence_and_mortality/

This creates a clinically rich data resource that is used to measure diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for patients diagnosed with cancer.

The 28-day faster diagnosis standard is a performance standard that aims to have a patient diagnosed with or have cancer ruled out within 28-days from referral. This performance metric monitors diagnostic performance and delays in diagnosis across cancer types, including leukaemia. It is published monthly and can be found at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cancer-waiting-times/

Data is collected on cancer survival, with the most recent dataset being published in February 2023, which provides survival data from 2016 to 2020, followed up to 2021. The next publication will be released soon and will provide data on cancer survival diagnosed from 2018 to 2022 followed up to 2023. The survival datasets can be found at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/cancer-survival-in-england#latest-statistics

Written Question
Afghanistan: Human Rights
Monday 12th January 2026

Asked by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to Question UIN 101823, whether her Department (a) acknowledges; and (b) accepts the findings of the People's Tribunal of Women of Afghanistan's judgement of 11 December 2025.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK Government supports legal initiatives to hold the Taliban to account for their repression of Afghan women and girls, and we welcome the progress being made across a range of such initiatives. In the interim, we are continuing to work with international partners to maintain collective pressure on the Taliban to reverse their inhuman restrictions on women and girls.

Division Vote (Commons)
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Wendy Chamberlain (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 64 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 344
Division Vote (Commons)
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Wendy Chamberlain (LD) 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
Vote Tally: Ayes - 324 Noes - 180
Division Vote (Commons)
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Wendy Chamberlain (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 350
Division Vote (Commons)
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Wendy Chamberlain (LD) 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
Vote Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 341
Division Vote (Commons)
12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Wendy Chamberlain (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 65 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 181