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Written Question
Data (Use and Access) Bill (HL)
Friday 2nd May 2025

Asked by: Chris Hinchliff (Labour - North East Hertfordshire)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the (a) music and (b) arts sector on the Data (Use and Access) Bill.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a range of stakeholders from the creative industries about the Data (Use and Access) Bill.

Ministerial meetings and engagements are published through quarterly transparency reports on GOV.UK.

Division Vote (Commons)
30 Apr 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Hinchliff (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 210 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 3
Division Vote (Commons)
30 Apr 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Hinchliff (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 211 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 226
Division Vote (Commons)
30 Apr 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Hinchliff (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 208 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 86 Noes - 222
Division Vote (Commons)
29 Apr 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Hinchliff (Lab) was Teller for the Ayes and against the House
Vote Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 238
Division Vote (Commons)
29 Apr 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Hinchliff (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 248 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 95 Noes - 257
Division Vote (Commons)
29 Apr 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Hinchliff (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 248 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 101 Noes - 258
Division Vote (Commons)
29 Apr 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Chris Hinchliff (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 248 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 255
Written Question
Police Community Support Officers
Tuesday 29th April 2025

Asked by: Chris Hinchliff (Labour - North East Hertfordshire)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the benefits of creating a long service award to recognise PCSOs with 20 years of service.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office will consider any proposal for national long service recognition for Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs).

It is only right that we recognise the commitment shown by PCSOs across the country and whose role are undeniably at the sharp end of policing, diffusing community tensions and providing visible policing presence in our communities.

Division Vote (Commons)
28 Apr 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Chris Hinchliff (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 273 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 74 Noes - 337