Information between 26th November 2025 - 6th December 2025
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2 Dec 2025 - Budget Resolutions - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 357 Noes - 174 |
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2 Dec 2025 - Budget Resolutions - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 364 Noes - 167 |
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2 Dec 2025 - Budget Resolutions - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 182 |
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2 Dec 2025 - Budget Resolutions - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru No votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 348 Noes - 176 |
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2 Dec 2025 - Budget Resolutions - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 369 Noes - 166 |
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2 Dec 2025 - Budget Resolutions - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 371 Noes - 166 |
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3 Dec 2025 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 87 Noes - 299 |
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3 Dec 2025 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 154 Noes - 303 |
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3 Dec 2025 - Pension Schemes Bill - View Vote Context Ben Lake voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 4 Plaid Cymru Aye votes vs 0 Plaid Cymru No votes Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 298 |
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Fires
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Monday 1st December 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he last met with the National Fire Chiefs Council to discuss wildfires; and if he will publish the minutes. Answered by Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. As is precedent, details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly on GOV.UK. |
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Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of additional people who will paying the (a) basic rate and (b) higher rate of income tax broken down by country, in the context of the extension of the income tax threshold freeze announced in the Autumn Budget 2025 Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The number of people forecast to pay tax by marginal rate can be found in Table 3.19 in the OBR’s November 2025 Economic and fiscal outlook – detailed forecast tables: receipts, linked below:
The previous Government made the decision to maintain income tax thresholds at their current levels from April 2021 until April 2028. |
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Welsh Government: Borrowing
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will the 10% increase in the size of the Welsh Government's (a) annual capital borrowing limit (b) cumulative capital borrowing (c) overall limit on the size of the Wales Reserve, (d) annual limit for drawing down from the Wales reserve for day-to-day spending and (e) annual limit for drawing down from the Wales reserve for capital spending, as announced in the Autumn Budget 2025, fully restore the real terms value losses that these limits have experienced to due inflation since they were initially fixed in cash terms. Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury The updates to the Welsh Government’s Fiscal Framework announced at Autumn Budget 2025 increase the real value of the Welsh Government’s budget management tools.
The annual uprating of the limits from 2027-28 will maintain the real value of the Welsh Government’s capital borrowing and Wales Reserve. |
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Public Expenditure: Wales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has she made of the impact of the additional Barnett Formula consequential funding for the Welsh Government announced at the Autumn Budget 2025 on the average annual growth of the Welsh Government’s capital budget between 2025-26 and 2029-30. Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury The additional funding that the Welsh Government will receive as a result of decisions at Autumn Budget 2025 and through the operation of the Barnett Formula increases the average annual growth of the Welsh Government’s capital budget between 2025-26 and 2029-30 compared to the settlements provided at Spending Review 2025. |
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Public Expenditure: Wales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of inflation on the real terms value of the £505 million in Barnett Formula consequential funding for the Welsh Government announced at the Autumn Budget 2025. Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury Welsh Government block grant funding is growing in real terms between 2024-25 and 2028-29. |
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Disposable Income: Wales
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Tuesday 2nd December 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has her department made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on the forecasts for (a) living standards (b) Real Household Disposable Income in Wales, as compared to the pre-Autumn Budget 2025 forecasts. Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury HM Treasury does not prepare forecasts for the UK economy. Forecasts, including for RHDI per person, are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
In their November forecast, after accounting for the effects of policy, the OBR forecasts real household disposable income per person to rise by 2.9% over this Parliament. |
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Gaza: Military Aircraft
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli) Wednesday 3rd December 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of UK military flights over Gaza since October 2023. Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans) While I am unable to disclose these costs for reasons of operational security and as a matter of policy, Defence operational spend in relation to the Israel-Gaza conflict and the wider Middle East has been published in its Annual Reports and Accounts for financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25. |
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Thursday 11th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th December 2025 27 signatures (Most recent: 17 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House recognises with gratitude the dedication and hard work of shop workers, particularly during the Christmas period when they work longer hours under significant pressure to serve their communities; acknowledges the essential role they play in ensuring families can access food, gifts and everyday necessities at the busiest … |
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Monday 15th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th December 2025 23 signatures (Most recent: 17 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central) That this House expresses its alarm at the growing number of higher education institutions deploying approaches which are having a negative impact on the pension schemes of academics and staff, including through fire and rehire proposals and other approaches tantamount to forcing workers onto worse contracts, terms and conditions; further … |
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Monday 15th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th December 2025 US military build-up in the Caribbean 33 signatures (Most recent: 17 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House notes with alarm the recent US military build-up in the Caribbean, with warships, bombers and tens of thousands of troops deployed near the Venezuelan coast; further notes with alarm missile strikes by the US on small boats in the region and the extrajudicial killing of over 80 … |
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Monday 15th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 17th December 2025 Postal workers and Royal Mail staff 30 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat - Eastleigh) That this House expresses its sincere thanks to all postal workers and Royal Mail staff in Eastleigh and across the country for their dedication and hard work in delivering Christmas cards, parcels and presents during the busy festive period; recognises the professionalism, commitment and resilience they continue to demonstrate, including … |
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Monday 15th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th December 2025 Union of Agricultural Work Committees in the Occupied West Bank 29 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) That this House condemns the raid carried out on 1 December 2025 by Israeli forces on the offices of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), a Palestinian non-governmental organisation, in Ramallah and Hebron in the Occupied West Bank; notes that soldiers reportedly physically assaulted, tied up and blindfolded people … |
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Monday 3rd November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Monday 15th December 2025 Ukrainian Permission Extension Scheme 40 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife) That this House expresses concern about the continuing uncertainty faced by Ukrainians living in the United Kingdom under the Ukraine Schemes; notes that while the introduction of the Ukrainian Permission Extension Scheme in February 2025 provided an additional 18 months’ leave to remain for those already in the UK, it … |
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Tuesday 9th December Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 10th December 2025 Life and legacy of Saskia Jones 18 signatures (Most recent: 17 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat - Stratford-on-Avon) That this House remembers with deep respect and admiration Saskia Jones, whose life was tragically cut short in the Fishmongers’ Hall attack in November 2019; recognises her outstanding commitment to social justice, inclusion, learning and public service through her research with Rape Crisis, Cambridge while studying at Anglia Ruskin University … |
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Monday 1st December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Independent Office for Police Conduct findings on Norman Bettison 42 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House notes the findings of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigations relating to Sir Norman Bettison and the circumstances surrounding his application for the post of Chief Constable of Merseyside in 1998; further notes the IOPC view that had Sir Norman Bettison still been serving, he … |
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Monday 1st December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Palestine Action hunger strike 62 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses its extreme concern that six prisoners associated with Palestine Action have felt that they had no other recourse to protest against their prison conditions but to launch a hunger strike; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Justice to intervene urgently to ensure their treatment … |
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Monday 1st December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Repression following the Iran-Israel war 16 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House condemns the new and brutal wave of widespread repression that the Iranian Islamic Republic has initiated following the 12-day Iran-Israel war; is alarmed that the regime has intensified arrests, executions and escalated the systemic violence used to suppress social and political opposition, especially targeting workers, women, and … |
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Monday 1st December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 International Day of People with Disabilities 23 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House recognises the importance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, celebrated on 3 December 2025; notes the significant contribution that disabled people make to society across this nation and that that many disabled people still face barriers to employment and health; highlights that building a disability-inclusive … |
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Monday 1st December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Gaelic and Scots recognised as official languages 15 signatures (Most recent: 9 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat - Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire) That this House welcomes the commencement of the Scottish Languages Act 2025 on St Andrew’s Day, which formally recognises Gaelic and Scots as official languages of Scotland; notes that the Act introduces new measures to strengthen language education, expand qualifications available in Gaelic, and support the creation of areas of … |
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Tuesday 2nd December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 34 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East) That this House expresses grave concern at recent Government proposals to abolish or severely restrict the right to trial by jury in England and Wales by limiting jury trials to cases attracting sentences of less than three years; notes that trial by jury has been a centuries-old constitutional safeguard and … |
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Wednesday 3rd December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Palestinian children in Israeli military detention 39 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham) That this House notes with concern that Israeli forces continue to arrest, detain and try several hundred Palestinian children in the Israeli military court and detention system each year despite evidence that that process violates international law; highlights that Israel regularly prosecutes Palestinian children in military courts which lack fundamental … |
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Wednesday 3rd December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Political prisoners in Bangladesh 13 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West) That this House notes with concern that many former MPs, journalists and judges have been imprisoned without charge for over a year in Bangladesh; recalls that justice delayed is justice denied; expresses its concern that there has been a resurgence of human rights abuses by state institutions, including over 40 … |
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Thursday 4th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 77 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Lee Barron (Labour - Corby and East Northamptonshire) That this House notes that a majority of Britons, 54 percent, intend to send their Christmas gifts this year using Royal Mail, an increase from 30 percent in 2024; recognises the vital role Royal Mail continues to play in connecting families and communities; and expresses its sincere thanks to every … |
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Monday 8th December Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Northern Powerhouse Rail and Wales 11 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)Tabled by: David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe) That this House notes with concern the classification of Northern Powerhouse Rail as an England and Wales project despite no part of the route being located in Wales; further notes that this follows similar classifications for HS2 and East-West Rail, which have resulted in Wales not receiving consequential funding for … |
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Monday 8th December Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Steve and Isobel Weake and Cycle Power Adaptive Cycling Club 5 signatures (Most recent: 9 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House congratulates Steve and Isobel Weake, founders of Cycle Power Adaptive Cycling Club, on receiving recognition at the Byw’n Iach annual awards for their outstanding contribution to sport and inclusion; notes that the club was established to provide safe, accessible cycling opportunities for children and adults with physical … |
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Monday 8th December Ben Lake signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th December 2025 Armed exports to the United Arab Emirates and the situation in Sudan 25 signatures (Most recent: 17 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth) That this House is deeply alarmed by evidence that British-made military equipment exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been diverted to, and is being used by, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan; notes that the RSF is carrying out mass atrocities, including the killing of more than … |
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Monday 8th December Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 8th December 2025 Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways National Rail Heritage Award 5 signatures (Most recent: 9 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House congratulates the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways on receiving the Network Rail Award for Best Overall Entry at the National Rail Heritage Awards for the redevelopment of the historic Boston Lodge Works near Porthmadog; notes that Boston Lodge, dating back almost 200 years, is recognised as the … |
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Monday 1st December Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025 Magic Lantern Cinema in Tywyn, BIFA Award 2025 6 signatures (Most recent: 2 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House congratulates the Magic Lantern Cinema in Tywyn on being named Cinema of the Year at the British Independent Film Awards 2025; notes that this accolade recognises the Magic Lantern’s exceptional contribution to independent film and its role as a vital cultural hub for the local community in … |
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Thursday 27th November Ben Lake signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st December 2025 UK Government Budget and structural investment in Wales 13 signatures (Most recent: 4 Dec 2025)Tabled by: David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe) That this House expresses profound concern that the UK Government’s recent Budget fails to deliver the structural reforms and investment necessary to meet Wales’s long-term economic and social needs; regrets in particular that the Budget did not include the devolution of the Crown Estate in Wales, despite strong cross-party and … |
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Wednesday 26th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Thursday 27th November 2025 Israel’s use of cluster munitions 51 signatures (Most recent: 18 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Imran Hussain (Labour - Bradford East) That this House expresses its alarm at evidence showing Israel used cluster munitions in its 2023 onwards invasion and bombings of Lebanon, which has killed more than 4,000 people in total; highlights that under the Convention on Cluster Munitions, an international treaty signed by Britain and more than 100 other … |
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Tuesday 25th November Ben Lake signed this EDM on Wednesday 26th November 2025 48 signatures (Most recent: 16 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat - Harpenden and Berkhamsted) That this House recognises the severe impact that thefts from and of work vans have on tradespeople and small business owners across the United Kingdom, including loss of income, business disruption and emotional distress; notes that tradespeople rely on their vehicles and tools to earn a living and that repeated … |
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Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-12-02 16:15:00+00:00 Proposals for backbench debates - Backbench Business Committee Found: Ben Lake and Simon Hoare II. Cameron Thomas III. Clive Jones IV. |
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Wednesday 3rd December 2025 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Martin Jones CBE - Chief Inspector of Probation at HM Inspectorate of Probation Keith Fraser - Chair at Youth Justice Board Adrian Usher - Prisons and probation ombudsman at Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Efa Gruffudd Jones - Welsh Language Commissioner at Comisiynydd y Gymraeg / Welsh Language Commissioner At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Bryn Hall - Area Engagement and Partnerships Manager for Wales at Clinks Lucy Russell - Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Women in Prison View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025 9:45 a.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Promoting Wales for inward investment At 10:15am: Oral evidence Rebecca Evans MS - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning at Welsh Government Liz Lalley - Director - Economic Policy and Strategy at Welsh Government Andrew Gwatkin - Director - International Relations and Trade at Welsh Government View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 17th December 2025 2 p.m. Welsh Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales At 2:30pm: Oral evidence The Lord Timpson OBE DL - Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending at Ministry of Justice Mr Ian Barrow - Executive Director for HMPPS Wales at HMPPS View calendar - Add to calendar |