Division Vote (Commons)
30 Jun 2025 - Business without Debate -
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Brian Mathew (LD) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
19 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs
0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 4
Written Question
Monday 30th June 2025
Asked by:
Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat - Melksham and Devizes)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a national register of defibrillators.
Answered by Ashley Dalton
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Circuit is the independently operated national automated external defibrillator databased, developed by a partnership of the British Heart Foundation, the National Health Service, the Resuscitation Council UK, and the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives. The Circuit provides a national database of where defibrillators can be found so that ambulance services can quickly identify the nearest defibrillator.
There are now over 100,000 defibrillators in the United Kingdom registered on The Circuit. There are no plans to establish a separate national register.
Written Question
Monday 30th June 2025
Asked by:
Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat - Melksham and Devizes)
Question
to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help support homeowners to meet the costs of remedial work caused by foam roof insulation installed using a government grant.
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
There is no government financial assistance available to have insulation removed. Any measures fitted under government schemes must be fitted to the highest standards with issues promptly and properly rectified. In any instance where insulation is installed improperly under a government-backed scheme, consumers are entitled to remediation by their installer or, failing that, the guarantee at no cost to the consumer.
Installations of any insulation under current Government schemes must be installed in accordance with the PAS 2030 and PAS 2035 standards. The TrustMark website contains further guidance on how consumers can complain if things go wrong and the dispute resolution process: https://www.trustmark.org.uk/homeowners/if-things-go-wrong.
Written Question
Monday 30th June 2025
Asked by:
Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat - Melksham and Devizes)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including water companies as a statutory consultee in the planning process to advise on (a) the impacts on the water network and (b) how these impacts can be mitigated.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook
- Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to Question UIN 60676 on 23 June 2025.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 26 Jun 2025
BBC World Service Funding
"It is a pleasure to speak under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I thank the hon. Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley) for securing this important debate.
I thought I would offer some of my experiences of listening to the BBC World Service over the years: from winning …..."Brian Mathew - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Jun 2025
GP Funding: South-west England
"It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) for securing this important and timely debate.
I will quote a GP in Melksham and Devizes who also covers part of the neighbouring constituency. He wrote in …..."Brian Mathew - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Jun 2025
GP Funding: South-west England
"I totally agree with my hon. Friend.
On funding, although the general medical services baseline is around two thirds of our income, it has gone up by 7.2%, with 6% eaten up by the increases in employer national insurance contributions and the national living wage. Our other income streams—dispensing, QOF …..."Brian Mathew - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions
"Recent polling by WaterAid and YouGov shows that access to water, sanitation and hygiene is the No. 1 priority that the UK public want to see funded through UK aid. That makes sense, given that water underpins global health, keeps girls in school and builds climate-resilient communities. Does the Minister …..."Brian Mathew - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions
"8. What assessment he has made of the contribution of water, sanitation and hygiene projects to achieving the Government’s international development objectives. ..."Brian Mathew - View Speech
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Division Vote (Commons)
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill -
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Brian Mathew (LD) voted No
- against a party majority
and against the House
One of
12 Liberal Democrat No votes vs
51 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 224