Information between 9th January 2026 - 19th January 2026
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13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Will Forster 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 Tally: Ayes - 348 Noes - 167 |
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13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Will Forster voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 62 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 172 Noes - 334 |
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13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Will Forster voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 181 Noes - 335 |
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13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Will Forster voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 184 Noes - 331 |
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13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Will Forster voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 62 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 173 |
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13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Will Forster voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 68 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 187 Noes - 351 |
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12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Will Forster 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 - 324 Noes - 180 |
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12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Will Forster 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 Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 350 |
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12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Will Forster 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 Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 344 |
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12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Will Forster 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 - 188 Noes - 341 |
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12 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Will Forster 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 Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 181 |
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14 Jan 2026 - Public Order - View Vote Context Will Forster voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 58 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 110 |
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12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Will Forster 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 - 188 Noes - 341 |
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12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Will Forster 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 Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 350 |
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12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Will Forster 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 Tally: Ayes - 185 Noes - 344 |
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12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Will Forster 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 Tally: Ayes - 344 Noes - 181 |
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12 Jan 2026 - Clause 1 - View Vote Context Will Forster 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 - 324 Noes - 180 |
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Will Forster speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Will Forster contributed 1 speech (78 words) Thursday 15th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport |
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Will Forster speeches from: West Midlands Police
Will Forster contributed 1 speech (286 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
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Will Forster speeches from: Social Media: Non-consensual Sexual Deepfakes
Will Forster contributed 1 speech (81 words) Monday 12th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Science, Innovation & Technology |
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Will Forster speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Will Forster contributed 1 speech (89 words) Thursday 8th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport |
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Will Forster speeches from: Road Safety Strategy
Will Forster contributed 1 speech (88 words) Thursday 8th January 2026 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury |
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Will Forster speeches from: Glasgow Safer Drug Consumption Facility
Will Forster contributed 2 speeches (674 words) Thursday 8th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Home Office |
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Dental Services: Pilot Schemes
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) Friday 9th January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department will assess the effectiveness of the urgent care dental pilot project. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) We have asked the integrated care boards (ICBs) to commission extra urgent dental appointments to make sure that patients with urgent dental needs can get the treatment they require. ICBs have been making extra appointments available from April 2025. These appointments are available across the country, with specific expectations for each region. These appointments are more heavily weighted towards those areas where they are needed the most. We are also incentivising high street dentists to offer even more appointments to maximise the availability to those in need of urgent care. Data on the delivery of urgent dental care will be published annually as part of the NHS Dental Statistics England Official Statistics series. These statistics are released each August and are the primary source of data on the delivery of National Health Service dental care. |
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Dental Services: Woking
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) Friday 9th January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients have been supported (a) nationally and (b) in Woking constituency by the urgent care dental pilot project. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) We have asked the integrated care boards (ICBs) to commission extra urgent dental appointments to make sure that patients with urgent dental needs can get the treatment they require. ICBs have been making extra appointments available from April 2025. These appointments are available across the country, with specific expectations for each region. These appointments are more heavily weighted towards those areas where they are needed the most. We are also incentivising high street dentists to offer even more appointments to maximise the availability to those in need of urgent care. Data on the delivery of urgent dental care will be published annually as part of the NHS Dental Statistics England Official Statistics series. These statistics are released each August and are the primary source of data on the delivery of National Health Service dental care. |
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Rescue Services: English Channel
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) Friday 9th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, given the forthcoming report of the Cranston Public Inquiry into the tragic loss of 27 lives in the English Channel in November 2021, has she undertaken a review of Channel small boat search and rescue operations and the capability provided by UK Border Force. Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Cranston Public Inquiry will shortly be publishing its report into the tragic loss of 27 lives in the English Channel in November 2021.
Operational risks are assessed daily by the joint HM Coastguard and UK Border Security Command teams tasked with the delivery of small boat SAR. The capability that the Home Office provides through UK Border Force is an essential and welcome addition to the small boat SAR response network.
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South Western Railway: Nationalisation
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) Friday 9th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains have been cancelled on the South Western Railway network since it was nationalised. Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) Information on train cancellations and punctuality is published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The relevant links are below.
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South Western Railway: Standards
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) Friday 9th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains were (a) cancelled and (b) delayed on the South Western Railway network in August 2025. Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) Information on train cancellations and punctuality is published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The relevant links are below.
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South Western Railway: Nationalisation
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) Friday 9th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains have been delayed on the South Western Railway network since nationalisation. Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) Information on train cancellations and punctuality is published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The relevant links are below.
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Local Government Finance: Woking
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) Monday 12th January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking following the publication of BDO’s audit report of Woking Borough Council’s accounts from 2019/20 to 2022/23, published on 8 December 2025. Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Commissioners were appointed to Woking Borough Council in 2023 following historic commercial mismanagement and major governance failures. While Woking continues to undergo an extensive change programme to support the improvement of its financial position, Commissioners have reported significant improvements in the Council’s approach to financial management since 2023. As Commissioners set out in their Fifth Report, they continue to engage with Woking’s external auditors to rectify the Council’s historic issues with audit timeliness and support the rebuilding of assurance. |
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Motor Neurone Disease: South of England
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) Tuesday 13th January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease; and what support the NHS provides to people with Motor Neurone Disease in southern England. Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) NHS England does not commission services from the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Funding for the centre is provided by the Leeds Hospital charity service. Therefore, neither NHS England, nor the Department, have made an assessment of the effectiveness of the centre. NHS England commissions specialised services for neurology, which includes MND. There are 27 specialised neurology centres in England, eight of which are in London, three of which are in the south-east, and two of which are in the south-west. In August 2025, NHS England published a revised service specification for specialised adult neurology services. It outlines a number of minimum service requirements for key specialties, including neuromuscular disorders like MND, and is avaiable at the following link: There are a number of initiatives supporting service improvement and better care for patients with MND, including the Getting It Right First Time Programme for Neurology and the RightCare Progressive Neurological Conditions Toolkit. NHS England has also established a Neurology Transformation Programme, a multi-year, clinically led programme, which has developed a new model of integrated care to support integrated care boards to deliver the right service, at the right time for all neurology patients, including those with MND. |
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Mileage Allowances
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) Tuesday 13th January 2026 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC plans to review the national standard mileage rate for business travel, and the basis on which that national standard is set. Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government keeps the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) and self-employed simplified mileage rates under review and HMRC use a variety of information in estimating typical motoring costs per business mile. This includes information from the AA, the National Travel Survey, the Association of British Insurers, and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
As with all taxes and rates, the Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at Budget in the context of public finances. |
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Freezing of Assets
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) Wednesday 14th January 2026 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review the maintenance of sanctioned assets where deterioration may affect (a) public and (b) heritage value. Answered by Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury) Where a designated person (DP) owns or controls economic resources, such as property, those resources are subject to an asset freeze. Where appropriate, OFSI may issue either a general or specific licence on behalf of HM Treasury to permit activity that would otherwise be prohibited by an asset freeze. This includes to enable payments for the routine holding and maintenance of properties owned by designated persons in order to prevent their deterioration.
However, while a licence permits such payments, it does not compel the designated person to undertake the work. Therefore, even if OFSI issues a licence, maintenance or repairs will only take place if the designated person is willing to carry them out. |
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Pensioners: Exercise
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) Wednesday 14th January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to promote active and healthy lifestyles among pensioners, including through access to affordable physical activity and active travel. Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Government recognises that reducing physical inactivity and promoting active, healthy lifestyles in people of all ages, including among pensioners, is important in helping people live longer, healthier lives, and is a key part of the Department’s shift from treatment to prevention. The NHS Better Health Campaign promotes ways for people of all ages to move more, and signposts to digital support like the NHS Active 10 walking and NHS Couch to 5k app. The Department supports the National Health Service, together with local authorities, to provide a range of community and social prescribing approaches to support older people, such as walking groups and aquatic/swimming classes. The Government is promoting active and healthy lifestyles among pensioners through investment in walking and cycling infrastructure and community-based programmes that make active travel safer and more accessible for older adults, and has recently closed its consultation on the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, due to be published next year. |
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Russia: Freezing of Assets
Asked by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) Thursday 15th January 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to review sanctions on Russian assets: and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation licensing rules to require owners to maintain sanctioned properties. Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We keep our sanctions powers, regimes, designations and measures under review to respond to new developments and changing circumstances. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) may issue general or specific licences on behalf of His Majesty's Treasury to allow activities otherwise prohibited by an asset freeze, such as payments for existing obligations or property maintenance. However, a licence only permits these actions - it does not require the designated person to carry them out. Maintenance or repairs will occur only if they choose to do so. |
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Monday 12th January 175th anniversary of the founding of Surrey Police 12 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) That this House notes the 175th anniversary of the founding of Surrey Constabulary, now Surrey Police; recognises that the creation of the county police force followed widespread concern about lawlessness in Surrey in the mid nineteenth century, including the murder of the Reverend George Hollest in Frimley in 1850; acknowledges … |
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Monday 26th January Will Forster signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 27th January 2026 19 signatures (Most recent: 29 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat - Tewkesbury) That this House notes with concern the thousands of migrants currently working on Health and Care Worker visas, most notably those classified as medium-skilled workers, who, following new Government reforms, will not be eligible to apply for indefinite leave to remain for a further fifteen years, despite having been promised … |
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Wednesday 21st January Will Forster signed this EDM on Monday 26th January 2026 20 signatures (Most recent: 29 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath) That this House commemorates the 90th anniversary since Emperor Haile Selassie moved to Fairfield House in Bath in 1936 while in exile during the Italian occupation of East Africa; recognises the significance of Haile Selassie as the central figure in Rastafarianism; further recognises his many years campaigning against fascist dictator … |
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Tuesday 20th January Will Forster signed this EDM on Wednesday 21st January 2026 Commemorating National Care Leaver’s Month November 2025 22 signatures (Most recent: 29 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat - Cheadle) That this House notes the importance of the first National Care Leavers Month in November 2025 and celebrates that a month is dedicated to this important cause; acknowledges the difficulties and inequities that care leavers face, including a cliff edge of support and services that disappear suddenly, a postcode lottery … |
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Tuesday 20th January Will Forster signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 21st January 2026 12 signatures (Most recent: 29 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat - Cheadle) That this House is deeply concerned by reports of the killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu labourer, in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, in December 2025, following an incident of mob violence; expresses grave alarm at continued reports of attacks, intimidation and violence against religious minorities in Bangladesh, including members of the … |
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Tuesday 20th January Will Forster signed this EDM on Wednesday 21st January 2026 25 signatures (Most recent: 29 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat - Winchester) That this House recognises lack of adequate action on the importation of illegal meat coming in to the UK via ports like Dover; notes that Dover Port Health has now removed over 300 tonnes of illegal meat; further notes that this has been a recognised issue for over two decades … |
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Monday 19th January Will Forster signed this EDM on Tuesday 20th January 2026 21 signatures (Most recent: 29 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat - Eastleigh) That this House wishes Dolly Parton a happy 80th birthday; recognises her philanthropic efforts through the Dollywood Foundation to inspire children in her home county to achieve educational success; acknowledges that the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has been in operation for over 30 years, gifting millions of free books to … |
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Monday 19th January Will Forster signed this EDM on Tuesday 20th January 2026 Public health campaign on tackling stigma towards suicide 41 signatures (Most recent: 29 Jan 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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Thursday 15th January Will Forster signed this EDM on Monday 19th January 2026 12 signatures (Most recent: 21 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire) That this House acknowledges the excellent work of the Veterans’ Orthopaedic Service based at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Gobowen; commends the delivery of more than 35,000 veteran patient appointments since the service opened a decade ago; notes its status as the largest provider of specialist … |
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Thursday 15th January Will Forster signed this EDM on Monday 19th January 2026 30 signatures (Most recent: 29 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House recognises that 13,000 people a year are diagnosed with brain cancer yet treatment and survival chances have not significantly progressed in decades; notes a key reason for the poor survival rates is due to a lack of tissue freezing; is concerned that in many hospitals, tumour tissue … |
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Wednesday 14th January Will Forster signed this EDM on Monday 19th January 2026 Peter Hill, visiting every pub in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2020 16 signatures (Most recent: 21 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans) That this House congratulates the outstanding achievement of Peter Hill who has visited all 4,429 pubs featured in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2020; notes that on Friday 9 January 2026 the award-winning pub The Mermaid in St Albans had the honour of being the final pub Peter visited as … |
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Wednesday 14th January Will Forster signed this EDM on Monday 19th January 2026 64 signatures (Most recent: 28 Jan 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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Wednesday 14th January Will Forster signed this EDM on Monday 19th January 2026 47 signatures (Most recent: 28 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat - Bicester and Woodstock) That this House applauds the courage and resilience shown by the Iranian people in standing up to the tyrannical leaders of their country, and recognises the echoes of the bravery demonstrated following the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022 at the hands of the religious morality police; believes that the … |
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Monday 12th January Will Forster signed this EDM on Monday 19th January 2026 Use of UK bases by the United States and international law in relation to Greenland 44 signatures (Most recent: 28 Jan 2026)Tabled by: James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat - Lewes) That this House expresses concern at increasingly explicit rhetoric from the US Administration regarding Greenland; reaffirms that the future of Greenland is a matter for the Greenlanders and the Kingdom of Denmark alone, and that Denmark is a NATO ally whose sovereignty must be respected; recalls the 1952 Churchill–Truman Communiqué, … |
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Monday 12th January Will Forster signed this EDM on Monday 19th January 2026 47 signatures (Most recent: 28 Jan 2026) Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House recognises Less Survivable Cancers Week; notes the six less survivable cancers are cancers of the brain, liver, lungs, pancreas, oesophagus and stomach; further recognises that these cancers account for 67,000 deaths every year and represent around 42% of all cancer deaths in the UK; further notes late … |
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14 Jan 2026, 2:19 p.m. - House of Commons " Spokesperson Will Forster. >> Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, the recommendation by West Midlands Police to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans " Mr Will Forster MP (Woking, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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12 Jan 2026, 5:40 p.m. - House of Commons " Will Forster Madam Deputy Speaker. I've been contacted by a significant amount of my significant amount of my constituents in Woking who are appalled that Grok and X are being used to create and disseminate child sexual abuse. One of the " Mr Will Forster MP (Woking, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Tuesday 13th January 2026
Oral Evidence - 2026-01-13 10:00:00+00:00 Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Found: Florence Eshalomi (Chair); Lewis Cocking; Andrew Cooper; Chris Curtis; Mr Lee Dillon; Maya Ellis; Mr Will Forster |