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Written Question
Sudan: Arms Trade
Tuesday 8th April 2025

Asked by: David Taylor (Labour - Hemel Hempstead)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps with his international partners to reduce arms sales to warring parties in Sudan.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Support from external actors to both warring parties only prolongs the conflict and the terrible human suffering. In our engagement with international partners, the UK continues to emphasise the importance of refraining from activity that prolongs the fighting and rather use their influence to support a peaceful resolution to the conflict. We will continue to work closely with partners at the UN Security Council to enforce the existing UN sanctions regime and arms embargo on Darfur. There is also a longstanding UK arms embargo in place for the whole of Sudan.

Written Question
Housing: Bricks
Monday 7th April 2025

Asked by: David Taylor (Labour - Hemel Hempstead)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he ha made of the potential merits of using swift bricks when building new homes.

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

Natural England has identified that the lack of nest sites is a pressure on certain bird species, including the swift. Therefore, provision of swift bricks may aid recovery alongside other actions, such as to increase food resources.

The revised National Planning Policy Framework, published by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) in December 2024, included several changes designed to enhance and protect the environment. For example, it expects developments to provide net gains for biodiversity, including through incorporating features such as swift bricks which support priority or threatened species. Defra policy officials are also working with MHCLG colleagues to consider what action may be appropriate to drive up rates of swift brick installation in new build properties.

Division Vote (Commons)
2 Apr 2025 - Driving Licences: Zero Emission Vehicles - View Vote Context
David Taylor (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 295 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 101
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Apr 2025 - Onshore Wind and Solar Generation - View Vote Context
David Taylor (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 299 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 100
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Apr 2025 - Energy Conservation - View Vote Context
David Taylor (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 288 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 349 Noes - 14
Division Vote (Commons)
1 Apr 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
David Taylor (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 293 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 303 Noes - 110
Division Vote (Commons)
1 Apr 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill (Third sitting) - View Vote Context
David Taylor (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 11 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 12
Division Vote (Commons)
1 Apr 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting) - View Vote Context
David Taylor (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 11 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 2 Noes - 15
Division Vote (Commons)
1 Apr 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
David Taylor (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 293 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 110 Noes - 302
Division Vote (Commons)
1 Apr 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill (Third sitting) - View Vote Context
David Taylor (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 11 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 12