Information between 19th February 2026 - 11th March 2026
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23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 284 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 286 |
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23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 282 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 361 Noes - 84 |
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23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 271 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 156 Noes - 273 |
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23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 276 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 280 |
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23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 270 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 161 Noes - 272 |
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24 Feb 2026 - Online Harm: Child Protection - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 279 |
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2 Mar 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 327 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 410 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 298 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 163 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 293 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 173 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 106 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 182 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 297 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 109 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 171 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 181 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Bill Esterson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 293 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 177 |
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Bill Esterson speeches from: Middle East: Economic Update
Bill Esterson contributed 1 speech (136 words) Monday 9th March 2026 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury |
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Bill Esterson speeches from: Energy Markets
Bill Esterson contributed 1 speech (158 words) Thursday 5th March 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero |
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Bill Esterson speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Bill Esterson contributed 1 speech (69 words) Tuesday 3rd March 2026 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Bill Esterson speeches from: Spring Forecast
Bill Esterson contributed 1 speech (107 words) Tuesday 3rd March 2026 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury |
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Bill Esterson speeches from: Middle East
Bill Esterson contributed 1 speech (78 words) Monday 2nd March 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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3 Mar 2026, 11:39 a.m. - House of Commons "in future prosecutions as well, because we must hold perpetrators to account. >> Bill Esterson thank you, Mr. " Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Foreign Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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9 Mar 2026, 5:03 p.m. - House of Commons " Bill Esterson thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can I welcome the Chancellor's commitment to giving Chancellor's commitment to giving us energy security through reducing our dependence on international " Bill Esterson MP (Sefton Central, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Monday 16th March 2026 2:30 p.m. Ministry of Defence Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Defence (including Topical Questions) Bill Esterson: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Rachel Taylor: What steps he is taking to increase pay for military personnel. Edward Leigh: What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of Exchequer on meeting the NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence and national security. Dan Carden: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Julian Lewis: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Douglas McAllister: What steps he is taking to increase the number of defence jobs in Scotland. Neil Shastri-Hurst: When he plans to publish the Defence Investment Plan. Alan Strickland: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Patrick Hurley: What steps he is taking to increase air defence support to Ukraine. Anna Dixon: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Luke Murphy: What steps he is taking to increase pay for military personnel. Christine Jardine: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Ian Roome: What progress his Department has made towards the publication of the Defence Investment Plan. Johanna Baxter: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Ian Roome: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Lizzi Collinge: What steps he is taking to protect UK armed forces personnel in the Middle East. Julie Minns: What plans he has to increase defence skills. Andrew Snowden: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Yuan Yang: If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. Gerald Jones: What steps he is taking to increase the number of defence jobs in Wales. Ayoub Khan: What steps his Department is taking to meet its legal obligations under Articles 2(4) and 51 of the United Nations Charter. Monica Harding: What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the US plan for sustainable peace in Iran. Kim Johnson: What steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention of merchant seafarers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Gordon McKee: What steps he is taking to improve defence relationships with the UK’s allies. Michelle Scrogham: What steps he is taking to improve defence relationships with the UK’s allies. Michael Payne: What steps he is taking to improve military housing. Rachel Gilmour: What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of the UK’s readiness for war. Robbie Moore: What steps he is taking to ensure that veterans receive adequate support after leaving the armed forces. Catherine Atkinson: What plans he has to increase defence skills. David Simmonds: What steps he is taking to support defence SMEs. Nigel Farage: What assessment he has made of the potential merits of the use of British airbases by the US in the conflict with Iran. Grahame Morris: What steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention of merchant seafarers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Joe Robertson: What steps he is taking to improve the capabilities of the Royal Navy. Andrew George: What steps he is taking to ensure that veterans receive adequate support after leaving the armed forces. Ben Obese-Jecty: When he plans to publish the Defence Investment Plan. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Energy Developers Levy
13 speeches (4,216 words) Wednesday 25th February 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab - Suffolk Coastal) Friend the Member for Sefton Central (Bill Esterson), agrees that it is completely crazy when construction - Link to Speech |
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Thursday 26th February 2026
Department for Transport Source Page: Letter dated 19/02/2026 from Heidi Alexander MP to Ruth Cadbury MP regarding: Judicial review claim - R (on the application of Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions) v Secretary of State for Transport (AC-2025-LON-003837). 3p. Document: 20260219_Rt_Hon_Heidi_Alexander_MP_to_Ruth_Cadbury_MP.pdf (PDF) Found: I have copied this letter to Toby Perkins MP , Chair of Environmental Audit Committee, Bill Esterson |
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Wednesday 4th March 2026 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The cost of energy At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Jonathan Brearley - Chief Executive at Ofgem Akshay Kaul - Director General for Infrastructure at Ofgem Fintan Slye - Chief Executive Officer at National Energy System Operator (NESO) Claire Dykta - Director of Strategy and Policy at National Energy System Operator (NESO) View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 11th March 2026 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Warm Homes Plan At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Dr Brenda Boardman - Emeritus Fellow, Environmental Change Institute at University of Oxford Dion Tickner - Energy Policy Manager at Age UK Peter Smith - Director of Policy and Advocacy at National Energy Action At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Sam Perry - Heat Workforce Policy Lead at TUC Louise Shooter - Head of Heat Decarbonisation at Energy UK Joanne Wheeler - Co-Head of Policy and Places at UK Green Building Council View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 16th March 2026 4 p.m. National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 17th March 2026 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The cost of energy At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Michael Shanks MP - Minister for Energy at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Jonathan Mills CB - Director General for Energy Markets and Supply at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 23rd March 2026 2 p.m. Liaison Committee (Commons) - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the Prime Minister At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP - (Prime Minister) View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 23rd March 2026 4 p.m. National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 25th March 2026 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Energy resilience At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Ana Musat - Executive Director – Policy & Engagement at RenewableUK Dan Marks - Research Fellow, Energy Security at RUSI David Whitehouse - Chief Executive at OEUK At 3:45pm: Oral evidence Alex Grant - UK Country Manager at Equinor Gordon Balmer - Executive Director at Petrol Retailers Association Alan Gelder - Senior Vice President of Refining, Chemicals and Oil Markets at Wood Mackenzie Elizabeth de Jong - CEO at Fuels Industry UK At 4:30pm: Oral evidence Michael Shanks MP - Minister for Energy at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Jonathan Mills CB - Director General for Energy Markets and Supply at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 26th February 2026 9 a.m. 7th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 from— Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Andrew Proudfoot, Parliament Team Leader, Parliament and Legislation Unit, and Rebecca Reid, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move—S6M-20792—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 be approved. 4. Scottish Information Commissioner Evidence Session: The Committee will take evidence from— David Hamilton, Scottish Information Commissioner,, Euan McCulloch, Head of Enforcement, and Claire Stephen, Head of Policy and Information, Scottish Information Commissioner. 5. Evidence Session: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4. 6. Standing Order Rule Changes - Elected Conveners: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report. 7. Standing Order Rule Changes: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 5th March 2026 9 a.m. 8th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Representation of the People Act 1983 Remedial (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/353) from— Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Iain Hockenhull, Head of Elections, and Lorraine Walkinshaw, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move—S6M-20958 — That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Representation of the People Act 1983 Remedial (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/353) be approved. 4. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence on the Commissioner's annual report from— Ian Bruce, Ethical Standards Commissioner. 5. Evidence Session: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4. 6. Complaint: The Committee will undertake its initial consideration of a report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. 7. Cross-Party Groups' Annual Report: The Committee will consider an annual update on Cross-Party Groups' compliance with the Code of Conduct. 8. Standing Order Rule Changes (in private): The Committee will consider a note from the Clerk. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 12th March 2026 9:30 a.m. 9th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:30am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private, and whether to take any further consideration of its annual report and legacy report in private at future meetings. 2. Representation of the People Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (LCM-S6-74). 3. Annual report: The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2025 to 8 April 2026. 4. Legacy report: The Committee will consider a draft legacy report. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 19th March 2026 10 a.m. 10th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 10:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room. 1. Legacy report: (In Private) The Committee will consider its draft legacy report. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |