Information between 12th July 2025 - 11th August 2025
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15 Jul 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 440 |
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15 Jul 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 342 |
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Wera Hobhouse speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Wera Hobhouse contributed 1 speech (60 words) Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Wera Hobhouse speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Wera Hobhouse contributed 1 speech (44 words) Monday 21st July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Education |
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Wera Hobhouse speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Wera Hobhouse contributed 2 speeches (106 words) Thursday 17th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade |
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Wera Hobhouse speeches from: Business of the House
Wera Hobhouse contributed 1 speech (151 words) Thursday 17th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House |
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Wera Hobhouse speeches from: Global Plastics Treaty
Wera Hobhouse contributed 1 speech (977 words) Thursday 17th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Wera Hobhouse speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Wera Hobhouse contributed 1 speech (63 words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero |
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Wera Hobhouse speeches from: Beer Duty
Wera Hobhouse contributed 2 speeches (104 words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Work and Pensions |
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Wera Hobhouse speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Wera Hobhouse contributed 2 speeches (94 words) Monday 14th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Animal Experiments
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath) Wednesday 16th July 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with experts on (a) transitional science and (b) change management on the roadmap to phase out animal testing. Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The Labour Manifesto commits to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”. This transition must be science-led and the Government has been consulting industry, academia and civil society as this process unfolds. Although we have not yet engaged specifically on translational science and change management, we will consider this as we move into implementation of the Strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, which we will publish later this year. We will shortly host a workshop with translational experts ahead of publication of the strategy. |
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Nuclear Power Stations: Artificial Intelligence
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath) Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has undertaken a risk assessment of the potential impact of (a) Artificial General Intelligence and (b) Artificial Super Intelligence on the (i) safety and (ii) security systems of (A) Sizewell C and (B) other future nuclear energy infrastructure. Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) as the UK’s independent regulator is responsible for assessing the safety and security of UK civil nuclear sites and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is considered in their regulatory approach. The ONR are collaborating with industry and various regulators in other countries to support its regulation and share good practice, including on AI. Relevant reports by the ONR can be found here: ONR’s pro-innovation approach to AI regulation and New paper shares international principles for regulating AI in the nuclear sector | Office for Nuclear Regulation |
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Mental Health Services
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath) Thursday 24th July 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve access to mental health services. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) This Government is investing an extra £688 million this year to improve access to mental health services by hiring more staff, delivering more early interventions and getting waiting lists down. We will transform mental health services into 24/7 neighbourhood mental health centres. I had the pleasure of visiting the Barnsley Street Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre last week, a pilot site which showcased holistic person-centred care.
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Breast Cancer: Screening
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath) Monday 28th July 2025 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 implications for his policies of The University of Manchester’s research entitled Assessing risk of breast cancer in young women to facilitate early diagnosis and improve outcomes, published on 2 June 2025. Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department welcomes the University of Manchester’s research on assessing risk of breast cancer in young women. It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including breast cancer, as early and as quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, to improve outcomes. As the first step to ensure faster diagnosis, the NHS is delivering an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and appointments each week. To support early detection and diagnosis, the NHS in England carries out approximately two million breast cancer screens each year in hospitals and mobile screening vans, usually in convenient community locations. NHS England does not currently screen women younger than 50 years old for breast cancer. This is because the risk of women under this age developing breast cancer is low, and because mammograms are less reliable in this age group. Women below 50 years old tend to have denser breast tissue, which reduces ability to get an accurate mammogram. This is in line with most European countries, most of whom screen women between the ages of 50 and 69 years old. Women with a very high risk of breast cancer, for example, due to family history, may be offered screening earlier and more frequently. The National Cancer Plan, planned for publication later in 2025, will have patients at its heart and will include further details on how we will improve outcomes for patients of all ages, including those with breast cancer. |
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Monday 21st July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 7 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat - Eastleigh) That this House calls for a ban on greyhound racing in the UK; notes with serious concern figures from the animal welfare charity Blue Cross indicating that between 2017 and 2024, over 4,000 greyhounds died or were put to sleep and more than 35,000 injuries were recorded by the racing … |
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Monday 21st July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 23 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset) That this House recognises the urgent need to properly fund and maintain special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) schools, including increasing the number of specialist spaces and building new SEND schools, especially in rural areas such as West Dorset, to relieve pressure on mainstream schools and provide children with SEND … |
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Monday 21st July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Provision of trained Family Liaison Officers 12 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat - Henley and Thame) That this House recognises the devastating impact of suicide on the families and loved ones left behind; notes with concern the lack of structured and consistent support for those affected; further notes that families often face a confusing, traumatic aftermath involving police procedures, post-mortem processes, and coroners’ inquests without adequate … |
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Monday 21st July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 16 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat - Tewkesbury) That this House notes with concern the vast quantity of safe food that is discarded daily in the UK, approximately 26,082 tonnes; further notes the significant greenhouse gas emissions caused by food waste across the country; recognises that, under current legislation, many companies are unable to donate surplus food to … |
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Monday 21st July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Statutory consultees for sustainable development 13 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset) That this House notes the Government’s ambition to build 1.5 million new homes but believes these must be the right homes in the right places; further notes that in West Dorset constituency 70% of land lies within a designated National Landscape and that the rural economy depends on a healthy … |
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Monday 21st July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 27 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset) That this House believes that everyone deserves high-quality care when they need it and that unpaid carers are the unsung heroes of our social care system; regrets that hundreds of thousands of people are waiting for care and many remain in hospital beds simply because there is no care available, … |
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Wednesday 16th July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 17th July 2025 10 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat - Guildford) That this House recognises the work of Dose of Nature, a charity based in Guildford and Richmond, which improves mental health through supported access to natural environments; congratulates them on the recent opening of their new community garden in Guildford, opened in conjunction with Natural Trust and RHS Wisley; notes … |
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Wednesday 16th July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 17th July 2025 Antisemitism and Holocaust inversion 16 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West) That this House believes antisemitism is a pernicious and dangerous form of racism that threatens not only Jewish people but democracy as a whole; further believes that Holocaust inversion is a form of antisemitism which undermines the extent and nature of the barbaric events of the Holocaust and weaponises the … |
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Wednesday 16th July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 17th July 2025 Protection of survivors of domestic abuse under the Hague Convention 13 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat - Newbury) That this House is concerned by the distressing circumstances faced by parents who cross international borders with their children to escape domestic abuse, only to be subject to legal proceedings for the child's return under the Hague Convention; recognises the importance of courts fully and properly considering the grave risk … |
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Tuesday 15th July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 16th July 2025 UK-based medical charities in Palestine 68 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat - Oxford West and Abingdon) That this House expresses its appreciation for those working for UK-based medical charities in Palestine, including Medical Aid for Palestinians, Glia, Doctors Without Borders and the British Red Cross; commends volunteers for these charities, whose Palestine-based staff take huge personal risks to provide medical aid so crucial to a Gazan … |
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Tuesday 15th July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 16th July 2025 13 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat - Guildford) That this House commends the work of FareShare Sussex and Surrey in tackling hunger and food waste across Surrey and Sussex; recognises the redistribution of 2,560 tonnes of surplus food to the region, helping 28,500 vulnerable people each week and saving charities £16.5m annually in food costs; celebrates the one … |
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Tuesday 15th July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 16th July 2025 21 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025) 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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Monday 14th July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM on Tuesday 15th July 2025 Mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting and action plans 28 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East) That this House notes with concern that nationally, there is a 6% pay gap between employees from Black, African Caribbean or Black British ethnic groups and their White counterparts; further notes that in London the ethnicity pay gap is the highest in the country at 23.8%; expresses concern that Black, … |
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Monday 14th July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 15th July 2025 24 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives) That this House notes that the British Museum still holds about half of the Parthenon Sculptures, controversially removed from Athens by Lord Elgin between 1801 and 1812, during the Ottoman occupation of Greece, and that they remain on display in the British Museum to which they were transferred by Act … |
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Monday 14th July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 15th July 2025 Accessible facilities and responsible use of RADAR keys 14 signatures (Most recent: 21 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat - Ely and East Cambridgeshire) That this House notes with concern the increasing availability of RADAR keys, also known as a National Key Scheme key, for purchase through online platforms such as Amazon, which were originally intended to give people with disabilities independent access to locked accessible toilet facilities; notes with alarm that this unregulated … |
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Monday 14th July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 15th July 2025 Access to care and support for people living with arthritis 21 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) That this House recognises the significant impact that arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions have on the lives of over 10 million people across the UK; acknowledges that arthritis can affect mobility, independence and quality of life, and is a leading cause of pain and disability; notes concerns raised by patients … |
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Monday 14th July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 15th July 2025 Mental health in farming (No. 2) 18 signatures (Most recent: 21 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat - Newbury) That this House recognises the significant stresses faced by farmers, including rising production costs, lower margins, Government policies and long hours, and acknowledges the negative impact these factors can have on their mental health; notes with concern that 95% of young farmers in the UK consider mental health to be … |
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Friday 11th July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 Reform of the special educational needs and disabilities system 51 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025)Tabled by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham) That this House notes with deep concern the persistent crisis in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system, following years of neglect; welcomes the Government’s acknowledgement of the urgent need for reform; further notes the widespread anxiety among parents, carers and professionals that forthcoming changes may undermine the rights … |
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Friday 13th June Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM on Monday 14th July 2025 50 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House recognises with deep concern the Chancellor’s Spending Review decision to cut the DEFRA budget in real terms by 2.3% annually, with a real terms cut to the farming budget of around £100m; understands budget cuts will have potentially devastating consequences for the environment, the rural economy, farming … |
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Beer Duty
35 speeches (8,118 words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Will Forster (LD - Woking) Friends the Members for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) and for Carshalton and Wallington (Bobby Dean), the hon. - Link to Speech |
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Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025
13 speeches (2,596 words) Monday 14th July 2025 - General Committees Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport |
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Monday 21st July 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Bill Esterson (Chair); Ms Polly Billington; Torcuil Crichton; Wera Hobhouse |
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Monday 21st July 2025
Report - Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Climate Change Committee Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Christopher Chope (Conservative; Christchurch) Torcuil Crichton (Labour; Na h-Eileanan an Iar) Wera Hobhouse |
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Thursday 17th July 2025
Report - Restoration and Renewal: Annual Progress Report 2025 Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee Found: House of Commons 7/7 Former Members Attendance Rt Hon Nigel Evans MP (Chair) (until May 2024) 2/2 Wera Hobhouse |
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Thursday 17th July 2025
Report - Restoration and Renewal Annual Progress Report 2025 Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee Found: House of Commons 7/7 Former Members Attendance Rt Hon Nigel Evans MP (Chair) (until May 2024) 2/2 Wera Hobhouse |
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Wednesday 16th July 2025
Written Evidence - Liberal Voice for Women MIS0074 - Misogyny: the manosphere and online content Misogyny: the manosphere and online content - Women and Equalities Committee Found: asked a question in a conference session titled ‘Creating a Women Friendly Parliament’ asking Wera Hobhouse |
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Wednesday 16th July 2025
Oral Evidence - Nigel Topping CMG Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Bill Esterson (Chair); Ms Polly Billington; Wera Hobhouse; Luke Murphy |
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Tuesday 15th July 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-07-15 16:15:00+01:00 Proposals for backbench debates - Backbench Business Committee Found: including Pippa Heylings, Carla Denyer, Afzal Khan, Danny Chambers, Ellie Chowns, Olivia Blake, Wera Hobhouse |
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Jul. 23 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 23 July 2025 - large print Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Chambers Lewis Cocking Sarah Dyke Olly Glover Mr Alistair Carmichael Tessa Munt Vikki Slade Wera Hobhouse |
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Jul. 23 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 23 July 2025 Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Chambers Lewis Cocking Sarah Dyke Olly Glover Mr Alistair Carmichael Tessa Munt Vikki Slade Wera Hobhouse |
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Jul. 23 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 23 July 2025 Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC8 Dr Danny Chambers Zöe Franklin Jess Brown-Fuller Helen Morgan Alison Bennett Wera Hobhouse |
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Jul. 23 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 23 July 2025 - large print Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC8 Dr Danny Chambers Zöe Franklin Jess Brown-Fuller Helen Morgan Alison Bennett Wera Hobhouse |
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Jul. 18 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 18 July 2025 - large print Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Chambers Lewis Cocking Sarah Dyke Olly Glover Mr Alistair Carmichael Tessa Munt Vikki Slade Wera Hobhouse |
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Jul. 18 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 18 July 2025 Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Chambers Lewis Cocking Sarah Dyke Olly Glover Mr Alistair Carmichael Tessa Munt Vikki Slade Wera Hobhouse |
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Jul. 17 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 17 July 2025 Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Dr Danny Chambers Sarah Dyke Olly Glover Mr Alistair Carmichael Tessa Munt Vikki Slade Wera Hobhouse |
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Jul. 17 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 17 July 2025 - large print Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Dr Danny Chambers Sarah Dyke Olly Glover Mr Alistair Carmichael Tessa Munt Vikki Slade Wera Hobhouse |
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Jul. 16 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 16 July 2025 - large print Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Dr Danny Chambers Sarah Dyke Olly Glover Mr Alistair Carmichael Tessa Munt Vikki Slade Wera Hobhouse |
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Jul. 16 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 16 July 2025 Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Dr Danny Chambers Sarah Dyke Olly Glover Mr Alistair Carmichael Tessa Munt Vikki Slade Wera Hobhouse |
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Jul. 15 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 15 July 2025 - large print Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Dr Danny Chambers Sarah Dyke Olly Glover Mr Alistair Carmichael Tessa Munt Vikki Slade Wera Hobhouse |
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Jul. 15 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 15 July 2025 Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Dr Danny Chambers Sarah Dyke Olly Glover Mr Alistair Carmichael Tessa Munt Vikki Slade Wera Hobhouse |
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Monday 21st July 2025 noon Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Work of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero At 12:30pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP - Secretary of State at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Jeremy Pocklington CB - Permanent Secretary at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero View calendar - Add to calendar |