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Division Vote (Commons)
17 Dec 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Brian Mathew (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 60 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 165
Division Vote (Commons)
16 Dec 2025 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Brian Mathew (LD) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 341 Noes - 195
Written Question
Roads: Pollution Control
Tuesday 16th December 2025

Asked by: Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat - Melksham and Devizes)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department monitors the discharge of highway runoff entering rivers along the network.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

National Highways carries out targeted monitoring at key locations on the strategic road network and is working with the Environment Agency to develop a further monitoring strategy. National Highways also has its 2030 Water Quality Plan setting out what it is doing to tackle potential pollution to the water environment from its highest risk outfalls and soakaways. Water runoff from local roads is a matter for local highway authorities.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Dec 2025
Sudan: Humanitarian Situation

"Clearly, the No.1 priority is to achieve a ceasefire in Sudan, but peace needs to be secured. Will the UK Government, as the UN penholder, organise and host a Lancaster House-style peace conference for all the parties to the conflict, with civilians represented by the head of the previous civilian …..."
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MP Financial Interest
Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat - Melksham and Devizes)
Original Source (15th December 2025)
8. Miscellaneous
Unitary Councillor on Wiltshre Council (unpaid since 1 May 2025 and previously registered under Category 1).
Written Question
Water: Pollution
Thursday 11th December 2025

Asked by: Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat - Melksham and Devizes)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department monitors the impact of highway runoff on rivers and lakes.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Environment Agency (EA) has a monitoring regime that sets out to identify pressures on rivers and lakes as well as estuaries and coasts and groundwaters. This involves monitoring (of water quality, chemicals and ecology) to determine reasons for not achieving good ecological or chemical status. This includes understanding the risk posed by the category ‘Urban and transport’, which road runoff is a key component of.

Monitoring undertaken is not designed to specifically monitor the impact of highway runoff on rivers and lakes. The EA is working with National Highways under the Department for Transport, to evolve its monitoring strategy that is to be focused on highways outfalls, where highway runoff enters watercourses.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Dec 2025
Kashmir: Self-determination

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I thank the hon. Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain) for securing this debate, and I thank all Members who have spoken so far with such eloquence, passion and knowledge.

The Liberal Democrats are deeply concerned about the ongoing …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Dec 2025
International Human Rights Day 2025

"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that, as the UN penholder for Sudan, the UK has the moral responsibility to ensure the ongoing human rights travesty there does not continue, most importantly by ending all arms trade to the United Arab Emirates?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Dec 2025
Railways Bill

"Does the hon. Member agree that there is also a danger of a conflict of interest? At present, the ORR, an independent body, holds the power to grant track access rights. Under the Bill, those powers will transfer to GBR, while the ORR’s role is watered down. If GBR is …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
9 Dec 2025 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context
Brian Mathew (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 63 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 332