Information between 20th February 2026 - 12th March 2026
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23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh 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 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh 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 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh 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 Michelle Welsh 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 Michelle Welsh 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 Michelle Welsh 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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2 Mar 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 327 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 410 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 293 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 177 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 293 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 173 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 106 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 182 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 298 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 163 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 297 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 109 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 171 |
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9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Michelle Welsh voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 181 |
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Michelle Welsh speeches from: Ministry of Defence
Michelle Welsh contributed 1 speech (75 words) Wednesday 4th March 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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Michelle Welsh speeches from: Environmental Protection and Biodiversity
Michelle Welsh contributed 1 speech (346 words) Tuesday 3rd March 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Sewage: Waste Disposal
Asked by: Michelle Welsh (Labour - Sherwood Forest) Wednesday 11th March 2026 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide better access to historic data on sewage discharges. Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Government is improving public access to information on sewage discharges.
Since Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) was introduced in 2015, water companies have progressively installed monitors on storm overflows. Coverage increased over time and reached 100% of storm overflows in England by the end of 2023. The Environment Agency has published annual EDM data on storm overflow spills since 2020, providing both national statistics and site level information.
To strengthen transparency further, the Environment Agency publishes water quality and effluent data through its online Water Quality Explorer. As part of the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025, EDM data will be incorporated into this platform, enabling sewage discharge information to be accessed in a single place.
The Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 also requires water companies to install EDM monitors at 50% of emergency overflows by 2030 and at 100% by 2035. Discharges must be reported within one hour of the initial spill, with data subject to independent scrutiny by the water regulators.
Historic information prior to EDM installation is more limited and was not collected consistently. Available datasets continue to be published where they exist to support transparency and public scrutiny. |
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Sewage: Sherwood Forest
Asked by: Michelle Welsh (Labour - Sherwood Forest) Wednesday 11th March 2026 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to stop Severn Trent Water from discharging sewage in Sherwood Forest constituency. Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 makes it a statutory requirement for all water companies to produce annual Pollution Incident Reduction Plans showing how they will meet our expectation of reducing pollution incidents by 40%.
Between 2025 and 2030, a historic amount, over £10 billion, is being invested in improving nearly 2,500 storm overflows in England, targeted at those affecting the most sensitive sites for ecological and human health.
To reduce spills from storm overflows in Sherwood Forest, Severn Trent is investing in its Storm Overflow Action Plan, which focuses on reducing rainwater entering sewers, increasing storage capacity and improving wastewater treatment.
All of the approximately 15,000 storm overflows in England are now monitored, with discharge data being published in near real time. The Environment Agency has asked companies to install new flow-to-full monitors at wastewater treatment works. to ensure that permit conditions are met during the sewage treatment process. |
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Sewage: Sherwood Forest
Asked by: Michelle Welsh (Labour - Sherwood Forest) Wednesday 11th March 2026 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of sewage discharges occurred in Sherwood Forest constituency in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025; and which rivers and bodies of water were most affected. Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) In 2024, Severn Trent Water Limited reported 414 sewage spills through storm overflows from their permitted assets (sewage treatment works and combined sewer overflows) in the Sherwood Forest constituency. |
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Monday 23rd March 2026 2:30 p.m. Home Office Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Home Office (including Topical Questions) Edward Leigh: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the number of asylum seekers on levels of recorded crime. Mary Kelly Foy: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Michelle Welsh: What steps her Department is taking to help tackle child exploitation. Peter Swallow: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Robin Swann: What guidance her Department has provided to police forces on the application of public order legislation in relation to the expression of religious beliefs. Peter Fortune: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Ian Lavery: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Will Stone: What her timetable is for publishing the Independent Review of Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation. Michelle Welsh: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Seamus Logan: What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential impact of changes to worker visas on businesses in rural economies. Bernard Jenkin: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the European Convention on Human Rights on levels of illegal immigration. Richard Foord: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Gregory Stafford: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Allison Gardner: What steps her Department is taking to use technology to increase police efficiency. Robbie Moore: What steps she is taking to help tackle shop theft. Sarah Dyke: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. John Lamont: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Josh Simons: What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle illegal working. Jim Dickson: What recent progress her Department has made on tackling antisocial behaviour. Sarah Pochin: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Wera Hobhouse: What assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing legal frameworks in relation to the non-consensual filming of women in public. Fred Thomas: What steps she is taking to help tackle financial abuse. Harpreet Uppal: What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle knife crime. Lorraine Beavers: What steps her Department is taking to help improve neighbourhood policing. Mike Martin: If she will take steps to provide Ukrainian refugees with a route to permanent settlement. David Simmonds: How many asylum seekers were in asylum accommodation on (a) 30 September 2025 and (b) 30 June 2024. Siân Berry: What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the introduction of the visa brake on Chevening scholars. Catherine Fookes: What steps she is taking to help tackle violence against women and girls. Sarah Bool: How many asylum seekers were accommodated in asylum accommodation on (a) 30 December 2025 and (b) 30 June 2024. Andy McDonald: Whether the Independent Review of Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation will be published before Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill. John Cooper: What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the European Convention on Human Rights on levels of illegal immigration. Tony Vaughan: What steps she is taking to help support refugee integration. Mary Kelly Foy: What plans her Department has to help tackle antisocial behaviour. Bayo Alaba: What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle threats to national security in the context of the war in Iran. Kirith Entwistle: What steps her Department is taking to help tackle coercive control by ex-partners. View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Environmental Protection and Biodiversity
64 speeches (9,550 words) Tuesday 3rd March 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Roger Gale (Con - Herne Bay and Sandwich) Jim Shannon, and on the Government Benches, we have Barry Gardiner, Terry Jermy, Martin Rhodes, Michelle Welsh - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 3rd March 2026 9:30 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the Cabinet Office At 10:00am: Oral evidence Catherine Little CB - Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office at Cabinet Office Caroline Patterson - Chief Financial Officer at Cabinet Office David Foley - Chief Executive at Infected Blood Compensation Authority Angela MacDonald - Second Permanent Secretary at HM Revenue and Customs Ellen Atkinson - Acting Director General of Propriety and Ethics at Cabinet Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 10th March 2026 9:30 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Public Bodies At 10:00am: Oral evidence The Rt Hon. the Lord Maude of Horsham - Former Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (2010-2015) View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 17th March 2026 9:30 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Inquiry into the recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry (Stage 1) At 10:00am: Oral evidence Professor Andrew Williams - Head of Department, University of Warwick Rosanna Ellul - Policy and Parliamentary Manager, INQUEST View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026 9:30 a.m. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The work and performance of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman At 10:00am: Oral evidence Paula Sussex CBE - Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rebecca Hilsenrath KC (Hon) - Chief Executive Officer at Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 21st April 2026 2 p.m. Public Accounts Commission - Oral evidence Subject: National Audit Office Main Estimates 2026-27 At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Gareth Davies - Comptroller and Auditor General at National Audit Office Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE - Chair at National Audit Office Rebecca Sheeran - Chief Operating Officer at National Audit Office View calendar - Add to calendar |