Information between 27th January 2026 - 26th February 2026
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context Matt Western voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 298 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 61 Noes - 311 |
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context Matt Western voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 310 |
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27 Jan 2026 - Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill - View Vote Context Matt Western voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 378 |
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28 Jan 2026 - Youth Unemployment - View Vote Context Matt Western voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 280 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 91 Noes - 287 |
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28 Jan 2026 - British Indian Ocean Territory - View Vote Context Matt Western voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 277 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 284 |
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28 Jan 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Matt Western voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 287 Labour Aye votes vs 3 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 294 Noes - 108 |
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3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Matt Western voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 358 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104 |
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4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Matt Western voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 316 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context Matt Western voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 90 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context Matt Western voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 143 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Matt Western voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 290 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 107 |
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23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Matt Western voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 282 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 361 Noes - 84 |
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23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Matt Western voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 284 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 286 |
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23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context Matt Western voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 276 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 280 |
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23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context Matt Western voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 271 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 156 Noes - 273 |
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23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context Matt Western voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 270 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 161 Noes - 272 |
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24 Feb 2026 - Online Harm: Child Protection - View Vote Context Matt Western voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 279 |
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Matt Western speeches from: Local Authority Children’s Services
Matt Western contributed 2 speeches (98 words) Wednesday 28th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Education |
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Monday 23rd February Matt Western signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 23rd February 2026 NHS access to medical cannabis for children with drug-resistant epilepsy 26 signatures (Most recent: 11 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour - Gower) That this House notes the law change of 2018 which allows the prescription of medical cannabis under the direction of specialist doctors; recognises that this law change was in large part achieved by the campaigning efforts of Hannah Deacon on behalf of her then 6 year old son Alfie Dingley … |
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11 Feb 2026, 3:10 p.m. - House of Commons "more. One last one. Madam Deputy Speaker. >> Matt Western. >> Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, " Rt Hon Steve Reed MP, The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Streatham and Croydon North, Labour ) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Railways Bill (Fourteenth sitting)
24 speeches (4,015 words) Tuesday 10th February 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department for Transport |
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Railways Bill (Thirteenth sitting)
98 speeches (20,955 words) Committee stage: 13th sitting Tuesday 10th February 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department for Transport |
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Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fifth sitting)
82 speeches (16,677 words) Committee stage: 5th sitting Tuesday 10th February 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Mentions: 1: Ben Spencer (Con - Runnymede and Weybridge) Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western), and new clause 9, tabled by the hon. - Link to Speech |
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Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fourth sitting)
73 speeches (11,172 words) Committee stage: 4th sitting Thursday 5th February 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Mentions: 1: None Friend the Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western), it is indeed covered. - Link to Speech |
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Railways Bill (Eleventh sitting)
59 speeches (15,344 words) Committee stage: 11th sitting Thursday 5th February 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department for Transport |
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Railways Bill (Twelfth sitting)
108 speeches (20,011 words) Committee stage: 12th sitting Thursday 5th February 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department for Transport |
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Railways Bill (Ninth sitting)
105 speeches (15,301 words) Committee stage: 9th sitting Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department for Transport |
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Railways Bill (Tenth sitting)
130 speeches (24,397 words) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department for Transport |
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Railways Bill (Seventh sitting)
67 speeches (15,447 words) Committee stage: 7th sitting Thursday 29th January 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department for Transport |
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Westminster Hall
0 speeches (None words) Wednesday 28th January 2026 - Westminster Hall |
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Railways Bill (Sixth sitting)
119 speeches (25,373 words) Committee stage: 6th sitting Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department for Transport |
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Railways Bill (Fifth sitting)
81 speeches (15,885 words) Committee stage: 5th sitting Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Public Bill Committees Department for Transport |
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Monday 9th February 2026 4 p.m. National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Defending Democracy At 4:30pm: Oral evidence Graeme Biggar CBE - Director-General at National Crime Agency Rachael Herbert - Director of the National Economic Crime Centre at National Crime Agency View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 10th February 2026 2 p.m. Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence Subject: UK trade with the US, India and EU At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Duncan Edwards OBE - CEO at British American Business Russell Codling - Director of Markets Business Development at Tata Steel UK Dr Richard Torbett - CEO at Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Dr Scott Steedman CBE - Director of Standards at British Standards Institution (BSI) At 3:15pm: Oral evidence Andrew Dowler - Senior Managing Director at Blackstone Paul Weston - Senior Vice President at Prologis UK Limited Audrey Yvernault - Vice President of Government Affairs at GSK Loren Jones - Senior Vice President at Amentum At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Hugh Milward - Senior Director of Corporate, External and Legal at Microsoft Ben Richardson - Vice President at CoreWeave Jonathan Legh-Smith - Executive Director at UKQuantum View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 24th February 2026 1:45 p.m. Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Appointment of Doug Gurr as Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Doug Gurr - Government's preferred candidate for Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority and Interim Chair at Competition and Markets Authority View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 25th February 2026 3:30 p.m. Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls - Oral evidence Subject: The UK's trade sanctions regime At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Chris Bryant MP - Minister for Trade at Department for Business and Trade Anna Deibel-Jung - Deputy Director, Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation at Department for Business and Trade Esther Blythe - Deputy Director for Russia and Belarus Sanctions at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Joanne Cheetham - Deputy Director, Customs Compliance at HM Revenue and Customs View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 25th February 2026 3 p.m. Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 10th March 2026 2 p.m. Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 9th March 2026 3:45 p.m. Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence Subject: UK trade with the US, India and EU At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Chris Bryant MP - Minister for Trade at Department for Business and Trade Amanda Brooks CBE - Director General, Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations at Department for Business and Trade Kate Joseph - Director General, Economic Security and Trade Relations at Department for Business and Trade View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 16th March 2026 4 p.m. National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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5 Mar 2026
China and the UK economy Business and Trade Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 10 Apr 2026) In this inquiry, the Business and Trade Committee will scrutinise the Government’s approach to economic engagement with China. In particular, it will assess the potential net benefits to the UK of deeper economic integration with China, and how these benefits compare to the risks that closer ties with China may bring. The Committee will aim to clarify the precise nature of the economic relationship between the UK and China, setting out the risks involved and determining the relative level of risk for different areas of economic engagement. It will assess the way Government weighs trade-offs and makes decisions, the effectiveness of the its existing regulatory toolkit and implementation. Finally, it will explore how the UK’s allies and partners are mitigating these risks, the lessons that the UK could draw, and the ways in which the UK and its allies might strengthen co-operation to address the economic security challenges posed by China. |
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10 Mar 2026
Critical minerals Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls (Select) Submit Evidence (by 12 Apr 2026) Demand for critical minerals has grown rapidly in recent years. New technologies, including turbines and data centres, require more minerals than the older systems they replace. At the same time, global trade in these materials has become more fractured and competitive. The Government has identified critical minerals as one of the UK’s “foundational sectors”, which support the resilience of the IS‑8 sectors. It has published a new critical minerals strategy, the third in four years. The strategy sets two core objectives: increase domestic production, and build resilient UK and global supply networks. For the first time, the Government has set targets for domestic production, recycling, and diversification of supply chains. The Business and Trade Sub‑Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls is launching an inquiry to consider how domestic production and trade can support a secure supply of critical minerals for UK industry, and assess the likely impact of the proposals set out in the Government’s strategy. |
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10 Mar 2026
Artificial Intelligence, business and the future of the workforce Business and Trade Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 3 Apr 2026) The Business and Trade Committee is launching an inquiry into Artificial Intelligence (AI) in order to better understand the opportunities and costs for businesses and the workforce, and to make recommendations on Government priorities. AI has advanced rapidly in recent years, supported by major improvements in computing power, data availability and the emergence of large language models (LLMs). This has enabled AI to perform an expanding range of tasks. AI adoption has increased, but uptake remains uneven. As adoption accelerates, AI is expected to have significant impacts on UK business and the UK workforce, reshaping work. It will prove a growth industry in itself, enhance productivity, disrupt existing industries and business models, cost jobs, and create jobs. The Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan includes a twentyfold expansion of public AI hardware by 2030 and seeks to leverage private investment through initiatives such as the US–UK Tech Prosperity Deal (with £30 billion committed by major technology firms). |
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Thursday 12th February 2026 9 a.m. 5th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private and whether its consideration of Standing Order changes in relation to elected conveners and other miscellaneous and minor Standing Order changes should be taken in private at future meetings. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 and the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 from— Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Iain Hockenhull, Head of Elections, and Lorraine Walkinshaw, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey (Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans) to move—S6M-20589—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] be approved. 4. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey (Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans) to move—S6M-20590—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved. 5. Cross-Party Group complaint: The Committee will consider a complaint in relation to the Cross-Party Group on Credit Unions. 6. Report of the Review of Members of the Scottish Parliament Complaints Sanctions Review: The Committee will consider the report and correspondence from the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. 7. Code of Conduct: The Committee will consider a draft report and draft changes to the Code of Conduct in respect of Cross-Party Groups. 8. Lobbying (Scotland) Act: The Committee will consider proposed changes to the Lobbying (Scotland) Act. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 19th February 2026 9:30 a.m. 6th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:30am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room. 1. Standing Order Rule Changes: (In Private) The Committee will consider a note from the Clerk. 2. Standing Order Rule Changes: Elected Conveners (In Private) The Committee will consider a note from the Clerk. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 26th February 2026 9 a.m. 7th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 from— Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Andrew Proudfoot, Parliament Team Leader, Parliament and Legislation Unit, and Rebecca Reid, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move—S6M-20792—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 be approved. 4. Scottish Information Commissioner Evidence Session: The Committee will take evidence from— David Hamilton, Scottish Information Commissioner,, Euan McCulloch, Head of Enforcement, and Claire Stephen, Head of Policy and Information, Scottish Information Commissioner. 5. Evidence Session: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4. 6. Standing Order Rule Changes - Elected Conveners: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report. 7. Standing Order Rule Changes: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 5th March 2026 9 a.m. 8th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Representation of the People Act 1983 Remedial (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/353) from— Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Iain Hockenhull, Head of Elections, and Lorraine Walkinshaw, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move—S6M-20958 — That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Representation of the People Act 1983 Remedial (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/353) be approved. 4. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence on the Commissioner's annual report from— Ian Bruce, Ethical Standards Commissioner. 5. Evidence Session: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4. 6. Complaint: The Committee will undertake its initial consideration of a report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. 7. Cross-Party Groups' Annual Report: The Committee will consider an annual update on Cross-Party Groups' compliance with the Code of Conduct. 8. Standing Order Rule Changes (in private): The Committee will consider a note from the Clerk. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 12th March 2026 9:30 a.m. 9th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:30am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private, and whether to take any further consideration of its annual report and legacy report in private at future meetings. 2. Representation of the People Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (LCM-S6-74). 3. Annual report: The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2025 to 8 April 2026. 4. Legacy report: The Committee will consider a draft legacy report. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |