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Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jul 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context
John Milne (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 342
Written Question
Independent Commission into Adult Social Care
Monday 14th July 2025

Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the scope of the Government’s independent commission into adult social care include the means testing which underpins the Disabled Facilities Grant.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

We have launched an independent commission into adult social care as part of our first steps towards delivering a National Care Service.

Baroness Casey and her team will look at what fundamental reforms will be needed, what social care should look like, who should it serve, and who should be responsible and accountable for its services.

The Terms of Reference for the commission are sufficiently broad to enable Baroness Casey to independently consider how to build a social care system fit for the future, including aspects of the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) if she sees fit.

To ensure the DFG is as effective as possible, we continue to keep different aspects of the grant, including the means test, under consideration.

Written Question
Pension Credit
Thursday 10th July 2025

Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the annual saving to the public purse from not fully disregarding (a) War Pensions and (b) Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments in the assessment of Pension Credit in the previous financial year.

Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

No formal assessment has been made on the annual saving to the public purse on not fully disregarding these payments.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Neighbourhood Plans: Planning Decisions

"Not entirely, although I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. The standard method was intended as an objective way to calculate local housing targets. It is objective in the sense that it is mathematical. However, the question has to be asked: does it give appropriate targets? I would say …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Neighbourhood Plans: Planning Decisions

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans) for drawing attention to this often-neglected area. For many years, planning has been the subject of intense argument and dispute, both locally and nationally. Part of that argument …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

"Yes, I agree that that is an additional concern.

The implication has been made, both by this Government and the previous one, that much of the rise in claims is down to benefit chasing and people simply exaggerating their conditions. This is an assumption that needs serious interrogation because it …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

"I cannot agree with the hon. Member, and I will partly explain why in a moment.

We need a more honest assessment of the overall financial situation that is being used to justify these drastic cuts, because the wrong diagnosis leads to the wrong solutions. The dramatic rise in PIP …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Neighbourhood Plans: Planning Decisions

"Will the hon. Gentleman give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Neighbourhood Plans: Planning Decisions

"That is a gross generalisation. There are local factors everywhere. The hon. Gentleman really cannot make generalisations like that...."
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Division Vote (Commons)
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
John Milne (LD) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 65 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 175 Noes - 401