Information between 9th October 2025 - 19th October 2025
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14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Alison Bennett 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 - 164 Noes - 333 |
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14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Alison Bennett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 339 |
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14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Alison Bennett 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 - 78 Noes - 327 |
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15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Alison Bennett 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 - 160 Noes - 324 |
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15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Alison Bennett 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 - 151 Noes - 319 |
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15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Alison Bennett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 316 |
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Alison Bennett speeches from: Children’s Hospices: South-east England
Alison Bennett contributed 4 speeches (1,147 words) Thursday 16th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Alison Bennett speeches from: Mental Health Bill [Lords]
Alison Bennett contributed 1 speech (5 words) Report stage Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Alison Bennett speeches from: Baby Loss
Alison Bennett contributed 2 speeches (1,181 words) Monday 13th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care |
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Vocational Education: Finance
Asked by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) Monday 13th October 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of withdrawing funding from applied general qualifications on the number of young people not in education, employment or training. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The department introduced 140 newly reformed qualifications to be taught from the beginning of this academic year and just announced a further 27 newly reformed qualifications which it will fund from August 2026. This includes newly reformed alternative academic qualifications and new technical qualifications in health and social care and related areas such as science, that will sit alongside the T Level in health and related A levels. The department is withdrawing funding from unreformed qualifications in the same areas, so that students can benefit from the higher quality reformed alternatives. T Levels are out-performing other qualifications. Where a student wishes to study a large qualification in health they should undertake the T Level. We published an equalities impact assessment alongside the outcome of the review of qualifications reform. The review is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-level-3-qualifications-reform-equality-impact-assessment. The department expects the impact on the number of young people not in education, employment or training, to be mitigated by the availability of T Levels and other reformed qualifications. |
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Health and Social Services: Vocational Education
Asked by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) Monday 13th October 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of withdrawing funding from applied general qualifications in Health and Social Care on the number of students studying courses in these subjects. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The department introduced 140 newly reformed qualifications to be taught from the beginning of this academic year and just announced a further 27 newly reformed qualifications which it will fund from August 2026. This includes newly reformed alternative academic qualifications and new technical qualifications in health and social care and related areas such as science, that will sit alongside the T Level in health and related A levels. The department is withdrawing funding from unreformed qualifications in the same areas, so that students can benefit from the higher quality reformed alternatives. T Levels are out-performing other qualifications. Where a student wishes to study a large qualification in health they should undertake the T Level. We published an equalities impact assessment alongside the outcome of the review of qualifications reform. The review is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-level-3-qualifications-reform-equality-impact-assessment. The department expects the impact on the number of young people not in education, employment or training, to be mitigated by the availability of T Levels and other reformed qualifications. |
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Independent Commission into Adult Social Care: Staff
Asked by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) Thursday 16th October 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many officials are assigned to work in the secretariat of the independent commission into adult social care. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) There are currently 11 officials assigned to work in the secretariat of the independent commission into adult social care, chaired by Baroness Louise Casey. This secretariat may expand as the commission carries out its work, and as Baroness Casey considers what further skills and expertise she needs. |
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Monday 13th October 25 signatures (Most recent: 28 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) That this House celebrates hospices for providing essential, life changing care to hundreds of thousands of people across the country; notes that hospices receive just one third of their funding from the NHS and that a hit to charitable income can have a material impact on frontline services; regrets that … |
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Hospices and Palliative Care Bill 2024-26
Presented by Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) Private Members' Bill - Presentation Bill A Bill to place a duty on the Secretary of State to ensure the availability of hospice services for all people at the end of life; to require the Secretary of State to report annually to Parliament on the adequacy of funding for children’s and adult hospice services, including an assessment of whether any funding increases are necessary to maintain such services; to require the Secretary of State to publish a five year plan for hospice funding; to make provision about the availability of specialist palliative care in emergency care services in hospitals; to make provision about supporting patients receiving palliative care in the community in certain circumstances; to require the Secretary of State to prepare and publish a workforce plan for hospice services; to require palliative care advice to be available through non-emergency NHS advice services; and for connected purposes.
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Tuesday 22nd July Alison Bennett signed this EDM on Monday 20th October 2025 Right to object to data being used in online direct marketing 23 signatures (Most recent: 23 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion) That this House welcomes the outcome of Tanya O’Carroll’s legal challenge against Meta, which secured a commitment from the company to stop using her personal data for direct marketing, based on her legal right to object under the UK General Data Protection Regulation; notes that this right gives individuals the … |
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Wednesday 25th June Alison Bennett signed this EDM on Monday 20th October 2025 64 signatures (Most recent: 29 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil) That this House recognises the importance of naloxone as a lifesaving medication that temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose; expresses alarm at the broad rise of deaths involving opioids in recent years; acknowledges that an addiction to drugs is not a lifestyle choice, nor a moral flaw, but … |
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Wednesday 18th June Alison Bennett signed this EDM on Thursday 16th October 2025 UK trade with illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories 42 signatures (Most recent: 16 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) That this House notes with grave concern the recent announcement of 22 new Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, in clear violation of international law; further notes that trade with illegal settlements contributes to their entrenchment and expansion, undermining the prospects for a just and lasting peace; believes that … |
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Tuesday 16th September Alison Bennett signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 13th October 2025 4 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Peter Lamb (Labour - Crawley) That this House celebrates the success of Crawley's second annual Unity Event; notes the event's purpose to bring the community together through music, song, and dance, promoting unity and understanding in the face of social division; recognises that events like this are crucial for fostering a sense of shared community … |
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Monday 1st September Alison Bennett signed this EDM on Monday 13th October 2025 45 signatures (Most recent: 17 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath) That this House notes with concern that the overwhelming majority of commercially available chewing gum in the UK contains plastic-based synthetic polymers hidden within the ingredients under the term gum base, meaning most consumers are unaware they are chewing and ingesting plastic; further notes that chewing gum is a significant … |
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Tuesday 17th June Alison Bennett signed this EDM on Monday 13th October 2025 Farmers, growers and the supermarket supply chain 84 signatures (Most recent: 31 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat - St Ives) That this House recognises that farmers and growers, in the UK and overseas, require fair dealing in the grocery supply chain in order to survive and thrive; welcomes the 2008 Competition Commission Inquiry which found that larger retailers and supermarkets often abused their power by transferring excessive risk and unexpected … |
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Wednesday 14th May Alison Bennett signed this EDM on Monday 13th October 2025 Import of goods from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 92 signatures (Most recent: 21 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) That this House notes that the International Court of Justice has called for all states to abstain from entering into economic or trade dealings with Israel concerning the Occupied Palestinian Territory or parts thereof which may entrench its unlawful presence in the territory and to take steps to prevent trade … |
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Wednesday 23rd April Alison Bennett signed this EDM on Monday 13th October 2025 Palantir Technologies, Peter Thiel and the NHS (No. 2) 32 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot) That this House believes that every individual deserves high-quality healthcare, accessible when and where it’s needed and free at the point of use; further believes in the importance of upholding British democratic values throughout the work of the Government and all public services; notes the negative implications of Government contracts … |
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13 Oct 2025, 11:34 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Which brings us to the front bench contributions, perhaps in the region of eight minutes each Alison Bennett. " Sean Woodcock MP (Banbury, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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14 Oct 2025, 4:28 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Siya tomorrow. Presentation of Bill Alison Bennett. " Presentation of Bills - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Oct 2025, 3:30 p.m. - House of Commons "do now adjourn. Alison Bennett. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wholeheartedly welcome the government's announcement this " - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Oct 2025, 3:30 p.m. - House of Commons ">> The question is that this House do now adjourn. Alison Bennett. " - View Video - View Transcript |
| Parliamentary Debates |
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Children’s Hospices: South-east England
11 speeches (2,625 words) Thursday 16th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Stephen Kinnock (Lab - Aberafan Maesteg) Member for Mid Sussex (Alison Bennett) for securing this vital debate. - Link to Speech |
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Points of Order
5 speeches (947 words) Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Judith Cummins (Lab - Bradford South) 310—EN).Hospices and Palliative Care BillPresentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)Alison Bennett - Link to Speech |