Information between 15th December 2025 - 14th January 2026
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5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Whitaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 120 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 131 Noes - 127 |
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5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Whitaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 121 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 210 Noes - 131 |
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5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Whitaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 120 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 130 |
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5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Whitaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 105 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 132 Noes - 124 |
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5 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Whitaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 123 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 168 Noes - 178 |
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6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Whitaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 125 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 204 Noes - 136 |
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6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Whitaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 122 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 134 Noes - 185 |
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6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Whitaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 133 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 180 Noes - 219 |
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6 Jan 2026 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Whitaker voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 130 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 209 |
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12 Jan 2026 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Whitaker voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 147 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 201 Noes - 169 |
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Baroness Whitaker speeches from: Nitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)
Baroness Whitaker contributed 1 speech (344 words) Tuesday 6th January 2026 - Grand Committee Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Religion: Education
Asked by: Baroness Whitaker (Labour - Life peer) Wednesday 24th December 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 2 December (HL12136), whether they plan to conduct a formal review of the law relating to (1) collective worship, and (2) religious education, in schools in England in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in JR87 [2025] UKSC 40; and if so, what the scope and timetable of that review will be. Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) We are continuing to review the Supreme Court judgement to establish whether there are any implications for religious education or collective worship in England and will say more in due course. |
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Water Power
Asked by: Baroness Whitaker (Labour - Life peer) Monday 5th January 2026 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government whether it plans to provide direction to the National Energy System Operator to account for marine energy in its Strategic Spatial Energy Plan. Answered by Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The first iteration of the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) will not include spatial optimisation for wave and tidal energy projects as they are emerging technologies and volumes in development are currently very low. As policy and technology advance, the Government and NESO will keep this position under review and may consider the inclusion of wave and tidal energy in future iterations of the SSEP. |
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Water Power
Asked by: Baroness Whitaker (Labour - Life peer) Monday 5th January 2026 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential generating capacity of UK tidal stream and wave energy resources; and what steps they are taking to realise this potential. Answered by Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The Government recognises the potential of marine energy to support the UK’s transition to net zero. Independent studies, including those by the Carbon Trust and the Royal Society, have assessed the scale and value of the UK’s tidal stream and wave energy resources.
We continue to drive UK marine energy development through policy levers such as the Contracts for Difference scheme and innovation funding delivered via UK Research & Innovation. Through these measures, the UK is on track to deploy over 120 MW of tidal stream capacity by 2029, secured through the last three CfD allocation rounds. |
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Water Power
Asked by: Baroness Whitaker (Labour - Life peer) Monday 5th January 2026 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask His Majesty's Government how the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan will account for tidal stream and wave energy technologies. Answered by Lord Whitehead - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The first iteration of the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) will not include spatial optimisation for wave and tidal energy projects as they are emerging technologies and volumes in development are currently very low. As policy and technology advance, the Government and NESO will keep this position under review and may consider the inclusion of wave and tidal energy in future iterations of the SSEP. |
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Wednesday 7th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Norfolk Environment, Food and Farming, National Farmers Union (NFU), and East Suffolk Water Abstractors Group Drought Preparedness - Environment and Climate Change Committee Found: Q98 Baroness Whitaker: I have a short, ignorant supplementary question. |
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Wednesday 14th January 2026 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Drought Preparedness At 10:00am: Oral evidence Luisa Cardani - Head of Data Centres Programme at Tech UK Steven Campbell-Ferguson - Global Product Design Lead at NTT Data Centres John Abraham - Chief Operating Officer for Industrial, Water and Energy at Veolia UK At 10:45am: Oral evidence Matthew Robinson - Head of Resilience and Emergencies at North Yorkshire Council Doug Hill - Assistant Director for Place, Commissioning and Engagement at Surrey County Council Dr Adam Comerford - National Hydrology Manager at Canal and River Trust View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Drought Preparedness At 10:00am: Oral evidence Deborah Feldhaus - Head of Water Resources at Yorkshire Water Geoff Darch - Head of Strategic Asset Planning at Anglian Water Mr Doug Clarke - Water Resources Planning Lead at Severn Trent View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 28th January 2026 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Office for Environmental Protection At 10:00am: Oral evidence Dame Glenys Stacey - Chair at Office for Environmental Protection Natalie Prosser - Chief Executive Officer at Office for Environmental Protection Professor Robbie McDonald - Chief Scientist at Office for Environmental Protection View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026 10 a.m. Environment and Climate Change Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Drought Preparedness View calendar - Add to calendar |