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Division Votes
27 Apr 2026 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over) - View Vote Context
Zöe Franklin voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 59 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 176
27 Apr 2026 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context
Zöe Franklin voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 57 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 164
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Zöe Franklin voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 57 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 271 Noes - 171
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Zöe Franklin 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 - 269 Noes - 170
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Zöe Franklin voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 57 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 170
27 Apr 2026 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context
Zöe Franklin voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 57 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 273 Noes - 167
27 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Zöe Franklin voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 54 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 272 Noes - 64


Speeches
Zöe Franklin speeches from: Work and Pensions
Zöe Franklin contributed 1 speech (143 words)
Monday 18th May 2026 - Written Corrections
Department for Work and Pensions
Zöe Franklin speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Zöe Franklin contributed 2 speeches (164 words)
Tuesday 28th April 2026 - Commons Chamber
HM Treasury
Zöe Franklin speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Zöe Franklin contributed 2 speeches (162 words)
Monday 27th April 2026 - Commons Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions
Zöe Franklin speeches from: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Zöe Franklin contributed 3 speeches (702 words)
Consideration of Lords message
Monday 27th April 2026 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government


Written Answers
Police: Pay
Asked by: Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat - Guildford)
Wednesday 29th April 2026

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that pay for police contact centre staff reflects regional variations in the cost of living, including in Surrey.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government has no statutory role in determining police staff pay and conditions of service which are agreed locally by Chief Constables, in consultation with trade unions.

However, the Government recognises and deeply values the dedication of police staff. Their commitment to public service is exemplary, and the Government remains focused on ensuring they receive the support and recognition they need to carry out their vital roles.

Every member of the police workforce is valuable in keeping the public safe. Police officers and staff work in partnership, and their combined skills are essential to delivering better outcomes for the public.

Police: Pay
Asked by: Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat - Guildford)
Wednesday 29th April 2026

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of pay levels on morale among police contact centre staff.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government has no statutory role in determining police staff pay and conditions of service which are agreed locally by Chief Constables, in consultation with trade unions.

However, the Government recognises and deeply values the dedication of police staff. Their commitment to public service is exemplary, and the Government remains focused on ensuring they receive the support and recognition they need to carry out their vital roles.

Every member of the police workforce is valuable in keeping the public safe. Police officers and staff work in partnership, and their combined skills are essential to delivering better outcomes for the public.

Police: Pay
Asked by: Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat - Guildford)
Wednesday 29th April 2026

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of whether pay for police contact centre staff is sufficient to support recruitment and retention in high-cost areas such as Surrey.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government has no statutory role in determining police staff pay and conditions of service which are agreed locally by Chief Constables, in consultation with trade unions.

However, the Government recognises and deeply values the dedication of police staff. Their commitment to public service is exemplary, and the Government remains focused on ensuring they receive the support and recognition they need to carry out their vital roles.

Every member of the police workforce is valuable in keeping the public safe. Police officers and staff work in partnership, and their combined skills are essential to delivering better outcomes for the public.

Life Expectancy
Asked by: Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat - Guildford)
Wednesday 20th May 2026

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the gap in healthy life expectancy between the country’s most and least deprived communities.

Answered by Sharon Hodgson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government’s 10-Year Health Plan sets out our ambitious commitment to halve the healthy life expectancy gap between the richest and poorest regions. We know that reducing the gap will require action on challenges that are more prevalent in areas with lower healthy life expectancy. This is why, for example, we are taking action to tackle the obesity crisis and delivered the world-leading Tobacco and Vapes Act to support our ambition for a future smoke-free United Kingdom.

Reducing this gap is not just a health challenge, which is why we are also taking a range of cross-Government action to tackle health inequality. This includes the introduction of Awaab’s Law, ensuring landlords will have to fix significant damp and mould hazards, and legislating for a new statutory health and health inequalities duty for strategic authorities.



Early Day Motions
Tuesday 19th May

Local government and social care

30 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat - Guildford)
That this House recognises that adult social care is the largest area of council spending after SEND provision; notes that in 2024-25 the gross current expenditure for local authorities in England on adult social care totalled £29.4 billion which was a 9% increase on the previous year in cash terms; …
Tuesday 19th May

Rough sleeping, homelessness prevention and long-term housing support

29 signatures (Most recent: 9 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat - Guildford)
That this House recognises there is a rough sleeping emergency; highlights with concern the findings of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee's rough sleeping inquiry, published on 14 February 2025, of gaps between public institutions and housing support which put vulnerable people at greater risk of rough sleeping following …


Early Day Motions Signed
Monday 1st June
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Monday 8th June 2026

Civil Service pensions

39 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat - Henley and Thame)
That this House notes severe delays and administrative failures in the Civil Service Pensions Scheme following the implementation of the McCloud remedy; recognises that rectifying the unlawful age discrimination in the 2015 reforms has created significant complexity but that this does not excuse the prolonged backlogs, poor communication, and missed …
Monday 1st June
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Monday 8th June 2026

Draft Code of Practice on Services, public functions and associations

128 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
That the draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 May, be disapproved.
Tuesday 2nd June
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Monday 8th June 2026

Government response to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report on communication of changes to women’s state pension age

52 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat - Torbay)
That this House condemns the Government’s continued refusal to provide any compensation to women affected by changes to the state pension age, turning its back on millions of pension-age women who were harmed through no fault of their own; regrets Ministers’ decisions to effectively ignore the recommendations of the independent …
Wednesday 3rd June
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Monday 8th June 2026

Climate Change Committee’s Fourth Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk

16 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
That this House notes with deep concern the findings of the Climate Change Committee’s Fourth Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk, A Well-Adapted UK; is alarmed that, by 2050, 92% of homes could be at risk of overheating, peak river flows could rise by up to 45%, annual flood damage …
Thursday 4th June
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Monday 8th June 2026

NHS funding for mental health services

26 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat - Winchester)
That this House expresses deep concern over the recent news that mental health spending, as a share of total NHS expenditure, is due to fall for the third year in a row; highlights that over 2.2 million people are in contact with NHS mental health services; notes that while mental …
Thursday 4th June
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Monday 8th June 2026

Access to GP appointments

26 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House regrets that many people are struggling to access GP appointments; notes that on average one GP surgery a week has closed and month-long waits for GP appointments have increased by over 250,000 this Parliament; acknowledges that prolonged waits for GP appointments are terrible for patients' physical health, …
Thursday 4th June
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Monday 8th June 2026

NHS dentistry

24 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House notes the shocking state of NHS dentistry across the country; raises once again the all too common cases of DIY tooth extractions and patients forced to attend A&E due to dental pain; highlights the worrying rates of access for children, with over 5 million children not seeing …
Thursday 4th June
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Monday 8th June 2026

GP access

23 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell)
That this House regrets the ongoing and sustained difficulties accessing GP appointments across the country; expresses concern that over 1,300 GP surgeries have closed since 2015; notes that one GP surgery a week has closed under this Government; recognises that GP surgeries are serving an extra 917 homes on average …
Wednesday 3rd June
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Friday 5th June 2026

Abolition of Healthwatch

27 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat - North Shropshire)
That this House expresses deep concern over proposals in the NHS Modernisation Bill to abolish Healthwatch England and local Healthwatch organisations; commends Healthwatch's essential role as the health service's only statutory independent patient voice; notes that the changes will leave the NHS and DHSC responsible for identifying their own failures …
Monday 18th May
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Thursday 4th June 2026

Climate Change Act 2008

23 signatures (Most recent: 10 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
That this House condemns proposals to scrap the Climate Change Act 2008 and upend the scientific and political consensus on the need to tackle climate change; understands that meeting the UK’s legally binding net zero target by 2050 is our best chance to limit warming to 1.5°C and avoid the …
Thursday 14th May
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Monday 1st June 2026

National Emergency Briefing

83 signatures (Most recent: 9 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House notes the National Emergency Briefing held in Westminster on 27 November 2025, attended by over 1,200 leaders from politics, business, science, and civil society, which set out the escalating risks posed by climate change and nature loss; further notes the expert evidence presented that the UK faces …
Thursday 21st May
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Monday 1st June 2026

Carers Week 2026

44 signatures (Most recent: 9 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex)
That this House supports Carers Week 2026, taking place from 8 to 14 June 2026; recognises that this year’s theme, Building Carer Friendly Communities, highlights the importance of creating supportive environments for unpaid carers; notes that millions of unpaid carers looking after family members and friends often face significant challenges …
Wednesday 13th May
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Thursday 21st May 2026

Mental Health Awareness Week

54 signatures (Most recent: 1 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat - Winchester)
That this House marks World Mental Health Awareness Week which promotes awareness of mental health issues and promotes positive mental wellbeing globally; notes that while many people may feel more at ease with speaking on their mental health there remains much to do before mental health is treated with the …
Wednesday 13th May
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th May 2026

Housing

28 signatures (Most recent: 3 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat - Taunton and Wellington)
That this House notes with concern the ongoing housing crisis; recognises that the Empty Homes Network and Local Government Association has reported a 10% increase in long-term empty homes; understands the detrimental impact these empty homes have on this crisis; notes that consenting the development of thousands of green fields …
Wednesday 13th May
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th May 2026

Water sector reform

34 signatures (Most recent: 8 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale)
That this House recognises the Government’s intention to publish legislation on water sector reform following the publication of the Water White Paper; further recognises the urgent need for structural reform of England’s water industry to rebuild public trust, improve environmental outcomes and ensure fair and resilient management of essential water …
Wednesday 13th May
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th May 2026

Leasehold reform

31 signatures (Most recent: 3 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat - Taunton and Wellington)
That this House believes reform to the leasehold system is long overdue; notes that Liberals and Liberal Democrats have campaigned to end leasehold since David Lloyd George's Limehouse Speech on his People's Budget in 1909; regrets that the Conservatives in government failed to protect leaseholders from dangerous cladding or ban …
Monday 18th May
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th May 2026

UNESCO World Heritage status for chalk streams in England

32 signatures (Most recent: 5 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire)
That this House recognises that chalk streams are among the rarest freshwater habitats on Earth, with around 200 known globally and approximately 85% found in England; notes that these unique rivers support exceptional biodiversity, including Atlantic salmon, water vole, brown trout, southern damselfly and white-clawed crayfish; further notes the internationally …
Monday 18th May
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th May 2026

Protection and restoration of ancient woodland

37 signatures (Most recent: 4 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives)
That this House recognises the rich biodiversity of ancient woodlands across the United Kingdom, and their vital role in meeting the nation’s climate and biodiversity obligations as set out in the Environment Act 2021; notes that ancient woodland, those that have existed since at least 1600, covers just 2.5% of …
Monday 18th May
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM on Tuesday 19th May 2026

Retirement leasehold service charges and exit fees

21 signatures (Most recent: 3 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset)
That this House expresses concern at rising and unpredictable service charges in retirement leasehold properties, which disproportionately affect older people, people on lower incomes and those on fixed incomes; notes concerns that many buyers are not provided with clear or realistic information about long-term service charge liabilities before signing leases, …
Wednesday 13th May
Zöe Franklin signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 13th May 2026

Proportional representation for general elections

40 signatures (Most recent: 21 May 2026)
Tabled by: Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat - Hazel Grove)
That this House believes that the first past the post system should be replaced with a system of proportional representation for elections to the House of Commons.



Zöe Franklin mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
85 speeches (14,315 words)
Consideration of Lords message
Monday 27th April 2026 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mentions:
1: Miatta Fahnbulleh (LAB - Peckham) Members for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, and for Guildford (Zöe Franklin). - Link to Speech
2: None Fahnbulleh, Deirdre Costigan, Laura Kyrke-Smith, Sam Carling, Andrew Cooper, David Simmonds and Zöe Franklin - Link to Speech




Zöe Franklin - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 19th May 2026 2 p.m.
Ecclesiastical Committee - Private Meeting
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Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Report - Clergy Conduct Measure LP

Ecclesiastical Committee
Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Report - Clergy Conduct Measure

Ecclesiastical Committee
Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Report - Clergy Conduct Measure - Comments and Explanations LP

Ecclesiastical Committee
Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Report - Clergy Conduct Measure - Comments and Explanations

Ecclesiastical Committee