Information between 13th May 2025 - 2nd June 2025
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12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 95 |
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12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 316 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 402 |
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12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 311 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 90 Noes - 318 |
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12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 87 Noes - 404 |
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12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane 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 Tally: Ayes - 94 Noes - 315 |
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13 May 2025 - UK-EU Summit - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 317 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 104 Noes - 402 |
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13 May 2025 - UK-EU Summit - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 314 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 102 |
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14 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 291 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 297 Noes - 168 |
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14 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 294 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 366 Noes - 98 |
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14 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane 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 Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 68 |
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14 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane 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 Tally: Ayes - 371 Noes - 98 |
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16 May 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House One of 129 Labour Aye votes vs 200 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 243 Noes - 279 |
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16 May 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane voted No - against a party majority and against the House One of 127 Labour No votes vs 206 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 288 Noes - 239 |
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21 May 2025 - Immigration - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 242 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 267 |
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21 May 2025 - Business and the Economy - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 246 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 253 |
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22 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Margaret Mullane voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 191 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 124 |
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Palliative Care: Children
Asked by: Margaret Mullane (Labour - Dagenham and Rainham) Tuesday 27th May 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the NHS 10-Year Plan reflects the specific (a) workforce, (b) training and (c) capacity needs of children's palliative care services. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) As part of the work to develop a 10-Year Health Plan, we have been carefully considering policies, including those that impact people with palliative care and end of life care needs, with input from the public, patients, health staff, and stakeholders. The Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and families receive personalised care in the most appropriate setting, and children’s palliative care and end of life care services, will have a big role to play in that shift. A central part of our forthcoming 10-Year Health Plan will be our workforce, including how we ensure we train and provide the staff, technology, and infrastructure the National Health Service needs to care for patients, including those with palliative care and end of life care needs, across our communities. We will also publish a refreshed Long Term Workforce Plan to deliver the transformed health service we will build over the next decade, and treat patients on time again. We will ensure the NHS has the right people, in the right places, with the right skills to deliver the care patients need when they need it, including for those with palliative care and end of life care needs. |
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Supported Housing
Asked by: Margaret Mullane (Labour - Dagenham and Rainham) Thursday 29th May 2025 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent the decommissioning of supported housing schemes. Answered by Rushanara Ali - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 51474 on 19 May 2025. |
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Thursday 12th June Margaret Mullane signed this EDM on Friday 13th June 2025 UK Government recognition of the state of Palestine 85 signatures (Most recent: 13 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) That this House notes the high-level international conference for the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine and the implementation of the two-state solution of 17-20 June 2025; welcomes the Prime Minister’s remarks that Palestinian statehood is the inalienable right of the Palestinian people; reaffirms the position of the House … |
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Monday 19th May Margaret Mullane signed this EDM on Wednesday 11th June 2025 20 signatures (Most recent: 12 Jun 2025) Tabled by: Martin Rhodes (Labour - Glasgow North) That this House condemns the grave working conditions that many tea growing communities face across the world; notes with concern that many tea farmers and workers do not earn enough to afford a decent standard of living; acknowledges that the challenges in the tea industry are deeply complex; supports multi-stakeholder … |
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Wednesday 4th June Margaret Mullane signed this EDM on Monday 9th June 2025 National Carers Week 2025 and the Women in the North report 29 signatures (Most recent: 12 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House notes that 9 to 15 June 2025 marks Carers Week; recognises the vital contribution made by unpaid carers across the UK; acknowledges the theme for this year’s Carers Week, Caring About Equality, which highlights the inequalities many carers face; further notes the findings of the Women in … |
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Tuesday 20th May Margaret Mullane signed this EDM on Monday 9th June 2025 Women in Transport's 20th anniversary 10 signatures (Most recent: 9 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Elsie Blundell (Labour - Heywood and Middleton North) That this House congratulates Women in Transport on the occasion of its 20th anniversary; recognises and commends the organisation’s outstanding work in championing gender diversity and inclusion across the transport sector; applauds its commitment to supporting, connecting and advancing women at all stages of their careers throughout the UK; and … |
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Tuesday 13th May Margaret Mullane signed this EDM on Monday 2nd June 2025 Negotiating rights for police officers 28 signatures (Most recent: 13 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House notes that pay and conditions for police officers in England and Wales are subject to recommendations by the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) and that its letter of remit each year is drafted by the Home Office, directing it to look at specific areas of pay and … |
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Monday 12th May Margaret Mullane signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 14th May 2025 Restructure of local government debt 14 signatures (Most recent: 13 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth) That this House expresses deeps concern that local government net debt across UK has doubled since 2010 and is spiralling out of control; notes a funding gap of £6.4 billion forming in the day-to-day council budgets in 2024-25 in comparison to 2019-20 budgets; acknowledges that councils will be confronted with … |
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Wednesday 9th October Margaret Mullane signed this EDM on Wednesday 14th May 2025 UN’s resolution on Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine and sanctions 63 signatures (Most recent: 14 May 2025)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House welcomes the UN General Assembly’s decision to overwhelmingly adopt a resolution on 18 September calling for Israel to rapidly end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT); further welcomes that the UN resolution calls on states to comply with their obligations under international law and … |
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Wednesday 30th April Margaret Mullane signed this EDM on Tuesday 13th May 2025 Transparency of data-based and data-driven policing systems 20 signatures (Most recent: 6 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Clive Lewis (Labour - Norwich South) That this House recognises there is a significant lack of transparency around the use of geographic and individual data-based and data-driven policing systems, that people do not know about the use of them in their community, or whether they have individually been targeted, that people do not know how, or … |
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Tuesday 13th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Clearsprings Ready Homes, Serco UK & Europe, and Mears Group Asylum accommodation - Home Affairs Committee Found: I will start the questions with Margaret Mullane. |
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Jun. 02 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 2 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Rhodes Catherine Fookes Mary Kelly Foy Douglas McAllister David Baines Carolyn Harris Margaret Mullane |
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May. 30 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 30 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Rhodes Catherine Fookes Mary Kelly Foy Douglas McAllister David Baines Carolyn Harris Margaret Mullane |
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May. 23 2025
All proceedings up to 22 May 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not moved_4 Sarah Champion Margaret Mullane . |
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May. 23 2025
All proceedings up to 22 May 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not moved_4 Sarah Champion Margaret Mullane . |
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May. 23 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 23 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Billington Martin Rhodes Catherine Fookes Mary Kelly Foy Douglas McAllister Carolyn Harris Margaret Mullane |
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May. 22 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 22 May 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Thursday 22 May 2025 4 _NC15 Marsha De Cordova Paula Barker Neil Duncan-Jordan Emma Lewell Margaret Mullane |
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May. 22 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 22 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Billington Martin Rhodes Catherine Fookes Mary Kelly Foy Douglas McAllister Carolyn Harris Margaret Mullane |
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May. 21 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 21 May 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC15 Marsha De Cordova Paula Barker Neil Duncan-Jordan Emma Lewell Margaret Mullane Kim Johnson |
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May. 21 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 21 May 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: David Baines Sir John Hayes Jess Brown-Fuller John Lamont Lillian Jones Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane |
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May. 21 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 21 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Billington Martin Rhodes Catherine Fookes Mary Kelly Foy Douglas McAllister Carolyn Harris Margaret Mullane |
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May. 20 2025
All proceedings up to 20 May 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not moved_4 Sarah Champion Margaret Mullane . |
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May. 20 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 20 May 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC15 Marsha De Cordova Paula Barker Neil Duncan-Jordan Emma Lewell Margaret Mullane Kim Johnson |
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May. 20 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 20 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Billington Martin Rhodes Catherine Fookes Mary Kelly Foy Douglas McAllister Carolyn Harris Margaret Mullane |
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May. 19 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 19 May 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: STAGE Monday 19 May 2025 _NC15 Marsha De Cordova Paula Barker Neil Duncan-Jordan Emma Lewell Margaret Mullane |
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May. 19 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 19 May 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: David Baines Sir John Hayes Jess Brown-Fuller John Lamont Lillian Jones Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane |
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May. 19 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 19 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Billington Martin Rhodes Catherine Fookes Mary Kelly Foy Douglas McAllister Carolyn Harris Margaret Mullane |
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May. 16 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 16 May 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: STAGE Friday 16 May 2025 _NC15 Marsha De Cordova Paula Barker Neil Duncan-Jordan Emma Lewell Margaret Mullane |
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May. 16 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 16 May 2025 - large print Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Rosindell Leigh Ingham John Grady Bradley Thomas Sir Desmond Swayne Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane |
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May. 16 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 16 May 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Paul Waugh Mary Glindon Sarah Smith Monica Harding Richard Baker Naz Shah Sarah Olney Margaret Mullane |
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May. 16 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 16 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Billington Martin Rhodes Catherine Fookes Mary Kelly Foy Douglas McAllister Carolyn Harris Margaret Mullane |
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May. 15 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Mary Kelly Foy Paul Waugh Mary Glindon Sarah Smith Richard Baker Naz Shah Sarah Olney Margaret Mullane |
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May. 15 2025
All proceedings up to 15 May 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not moved_4 Sarah Champion Margaret Mullane . |
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May. 15 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 15 May 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC15 Marsha De Cordova Paula Barker Neil Duncan-Jordan Emma Lewell Margaret Mullane Kim Johnson |
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May. 15 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Billington Martin Rhodes Catherine Fookes Mary Kelly Foy Douglas McAllister Carolyn Harris Margaret Mullane |
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May. 14 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 14 May 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Osamor Valerie Vaz Maya Ellis Mary Glindon John Lamont Lillian Jones Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane |
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May. 14 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 May 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _4 Sarah Champion Margaret Mullane . |
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May. 14 2025
All proceedings up to 14 May 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not moved_4 Sarah Champion Margaret Mullane . |
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May. 14 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 14 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Billington Martin Rhodes Catherine Fookes Mary Kelly Foy Douglas McAllister Carolyn Harris Margaret Mullane |
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May. 13 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 13 May 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Valerie Vaz Zöe Franklin John Grady Bradley Thomas Sir Desmond Swayne Ms Marie Rimmer Margaret Mullane |
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May. 13 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 13 May 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _4 Sarah Champion Margaret Mullane . |
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May. 13 2025
All proceedings up to 13 May 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not moved_NC1 Tonia Antoniazzi Tracy Gilbert Mrs Sharon Hodgson Carolyn Harris Margaret Mullane |
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May. 02 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Progress of the bill Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Briefing papers Found: (Lab) • Seema Malhotra (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department) • Margaret Mullane |
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Tuesday 3rd June 2025 2 p.m. Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the Home Office At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Yvette Cooper - Home Secretary at Home Office Dame Antonia Romeo DCB - Permanent Secretary at Home Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 3rd June 2025 2 p.m. Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the Home Office At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Yvette Cooper - Home Secretary at Home Office Dame Antonia Romeo DCB - Permanent Secretary at Home Office Simon Ridley - Second Permanent Secretary at Home Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 10th June 2025 2 p.m. Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Asylum accommodation At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Helen Bransfield - Director of Asylum Services at Migrant Help At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Dame Angela Eagle DBE - Minister for Border Security and Asylum at Home Office Simon Ridley - Second Permanent Secretary at Home Office Joanna Rowland CB - Director General, Customer Services at Home Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 10th June 2025 2 p.m. Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Asylum accommodation At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Helen Bransfield - Director of Asylum Services at Migrant Help At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Dame Angela Eagle DBE - Minister for Border Security and Asylum at Home Office Simon Ridley - Second Permanent Secretary at Home Office Joanna Rowland CB - Director General, Customer Services at Home Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 10th June 2025 2 p.m. Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Asylum accommodation At 2:45pm: Oral evidence Dame Angela Eagle DBE - Minister for Border Security and Asylum at Home Office Simon Ridley - Second Permanent Secretary at Home Office Joanna Rowland CB - Director General, Customer Services at Home Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 17th June 2025 2 p.m. Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls: Funding At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Alison Lowe OBE - Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime at West Yorkshire Combined Authority Cllr Sue Woolley - Deputy Chairman of Safer and Stronger Communities Board at Local Government Association Clare Moody - Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset at Association of Police and Crime Commissioners At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls) at Home Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 17th June 2025 2 p.m. Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls: Funding At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Alison Lowe OBE - Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime at West Yorkshire Combined Authority Cllr Sue Woolley - Deputy Chairman of Safer and Stronger Communities Board at Local Government Association Clare Moody - Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset at Association of Police and Crime Commissioners At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls) at Home Office Gisela Carr - Deputy Director, Interpersonal Abuse Unit at Home Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 17th June 2025 2 p.m. Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls: Funding At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Alison Lowe OBE - Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime at West Yorkshire Combined Authority Councillor Sue Woolley - Deputy Chairman of Safer and Stronger Communities Board at Local Government Association Clare Moody - Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset at Association of Police and Crime Commissioners At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls) at Home Office Gisela Carr - Deputy Director, Interpersonal Abuse Unit at Home Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 17th June 2025 2 p.m. Home Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls: Funding At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Alison Lowe OBE - Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime at West Yorkshire Combined Authority Councillor Sue Woolley - Deputy Chairman of Safer and Stronger Communities Board at Local Government Association Clare Moody - Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset at Association of Police and Crime Commissioners At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Jess Phillips MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls) at Home Office Gisela Carr - Deputy Director, Interpersonal Abuse Unit at Home Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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14 May 2025
Combatting New Forms of Extremism Home Affairs Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions This inquiry will examine the drivers of extremism in the UK, with a focus on emerging trends of young people being drawn into extremism, violence and crime through online radicalisation. It will assess whether the Government’s approach is keeping pace with the evolving threat and evaluate the effectiveness of measures such as Prevent in combatting new forms of extremism. The Government’s definition of extremism, updated in March 2024, describes it as “the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance that aims to (1) negate or destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms of others; (2) undermine, overturn or replace the UK’s system of liberal parliamentary democracy and democratic rights; or intentionally create a permissive environment for others to achieve the results in (1) or (2).” Extremism poses a significant threat to community safety and national security. While not all those with extremist beliefs commit violence, they can result in radicalisation, denial of rights and opportunities, suppression of freedom of expression, incitement of hatred, erosion of democratic institutions, and acts of terrorism. The inquiry will examine how different parts of government and different policies are addressing these complex and inter-related dangers. |
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12 Jun 2025
Harnessing the potential of new digital forms of identification Home Affairs Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 21 Aug 2025) Digital ID can refer to many different aspects of a person’s identity which can be recorded and stored digitally, including names and demographic information, digital versions of government-issued documents such as visas, or even biometric information like a fingerprint or face scan. In an increasingly digital world, several countries have begun to develop digital ID systems to support functions like identification, proof of residence and facilitating access to government services. There have been calls for the UK to adopt digital ID, with those arguing for its introduction saying it would have benefits like improving citizens’ access to services and supporting more effective enforcement of immigration rules. The Government has already taken steps to introduce some digital forms of ID. For example, the Home Office has introduced eVisas, while the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is leading the introduction of digital driver’s licences. This inquiry will examine what benefits the introduction of new digital forms of ID could bring for reducing crime and managing migration. It will explore concerns about privacy and security as well as the practical challenges to realising the potential benefits of digital ID. |