Information between 26th March 2025 - 15th April 2025
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26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 72 Noes - 304 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 307 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 137 Noes - 304 |
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26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted No - against a party majority and against the House One of 6 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 38 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 366 Noes - 41 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 164 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 64 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 306 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 62 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 305 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 170 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 62 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 62 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 62 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 168 Noes - 302 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 167 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 63 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 167 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Energy Conservation - View Vote Context Sarah Gibson voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 56 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 349 Noes - 14 |
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Sarah Gibson speeches from: Scunthorpe Steelworks
Sarah Gibson contributed 1 speech (200 words) Monday 7th April 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade |
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Heat Pumps and Insulation: Low Incomes
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) Monday 7th April 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has considered providing free (a) insulation and (b) heat pumps to low-income households; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of such provision on (i) fuel poverty and (ii) carbon emissions. Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) Government energy efficiency schemes such as the Energy Company Obligation, Great British Insulation Scheme, Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund and Warm Homes: Local Grant are targeted at low-income households to tackle fuel poverty.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant provides capital support for property owners to install a low carbon heating system.
Home energy efficiency improvements and upgraded heating systems under these schemes look to reduce carbon emissions, overall energy demand and energy bills for consumers. Further details on the Warm Homes Plan will be set out in due course. |
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Driving Tests
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle bots in the DVSA's online booking system for driving tests. Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. The table below shows the number of car practical driving tests booked and available in the 24-week booking window, as of 31 March 2025, for the driving test centres (DTCs) serving customers in Wiltshire:
On the 18 December 2024, DVSA set out further plans to reduce driving test waiting times across the country. These steps include recruiting 450 driving examiners (DEs). Full details of these steps can be found on GOV.UK. DVSA continues to recruit DEs DTCs serving customers in Wiltshire and is currently working through the recruitment process from recent campaigns. As part of this, DVSA has four potential new DEs booked on training programmes. On 31 March 2025, DVSA launched its latest DE recruitment campaign and has two vacancies for the area as part of this. To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, DVSA continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests and has announced further measures to review the driving test booking system. On the 18 December 2024, a call for evidence was launched, seeking views on the current rules to book tests. This will lead to consultation on improving processes, with potential future legislative changes. On 6 January 2025, DVSA introduced new terms and conditions for use of the service driving instructors and trainers use to book and manage practical driving tests for their pupils. Since this change DVSA has issued 25 warnings, 4 suspensions, and closed 90 business accounts. DVSA has deployed bot protection to help stop automated systems from buying up tests unfairly. These applications, however, are constantly evolving and changing, and DVSA’s work on this is ongoing.
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Driving Tests: Wiltshire
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of driving test waits in Wiltshire; and what steps she is taking to help reduce the backlog. Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. The table below shows the number of car practical driving tests booked and available in the 24-week booking window, as of 31 March 2025, for the driving test centres (DTCs) serving customers in Wiltshire:
On the 18 December 2024, DVSA set out further plans to reduce driving test waiting times across the country. These steps include recruiting 450 driving examiners (DEs). Full details of these steps can be found on GOV.UK. DVSA continues to recruit DEs DTCs serving customers in Wiltshire and is currently working through the recruitment process from recent campaigns. As part of this, DVSA has four potential new DEs booked on training programmes. On 31 March 2025, DVSA launched its latest DE recruitment campaign and has two vacancies for the area as part of this. To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, DVSA continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests and has announced further measures to review the driving test booking system. On the 18 December 2024, a call for evidence was launched, seeking views on the current rules to book tests. This will lead to consultation on improving processes, with potential future legislative changes. On 6 January 2025, DVSA introduced new terms and conditions for use of the service driving instructors and trainers use to book and manage practical driving tests for their pupils. Since this change DVSA has issued 25 warnings, 4 suspensions, and closed 90 business accounts. DVSA has deployed bot protection to help stop automated systems from buying up tests unfairly. These applications, however, are constantly evolving and changing, and DVSA’s work on this is ongoing.
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Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) Thursday 10th April 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief on trends in levels of agricultural employment. Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances in a fair way. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advantages available to owners of agricultural and business assets, but still mean those assets will be taxed at a much lower effective rate than most other assets. Despite a tough fiscal context, the Government will maintain very significant levels of relief from inheritance tax beyond what is available to others and compared to the position before 1992.
The reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief are forecast to raise a combined £520 million in 2029-30. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) certified this costing at Autumn Budget 2024 and it does not expect the reforms to have a significant macroeconomic impact. The OBR published information about the costing in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook on 30 October 2024. The OBR published more detail on the costings on 22 January 2025. This material is all available on the OBR’s website.
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Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) Thursday 10th April 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief on trends in levels of tax revenues. Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances in a fair way. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advantages available to owners of agricultural and business assets, but still mean those assets will be taxed at a much lower effective rate than most other assets. Despite a tough fiscal context, the Government will maintain very significant levels of relief from inheritance tax beyond what is available to others and compared to the position before 1992.
The reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief are forecast to raise a combined £520 million in 2029-30. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) certified this costing at Autumn Budget 2024 and it does not expect the reforms to have a significant macroeconomic impact. The OBR published information about the costing in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook on 30 October 2024. The OBR published more detail on the costings on 22 January 2025. This material is all available on the OBR’s website.
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Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax
Asked by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) Thursday 10th April 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief on the trend in levels of economic growth Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances in a fair way. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advantages available to owners of agricultural and business assets, but still mean those assets will be taxed at a much lower effective rate than most other assets. Despite a tough fiscal context, the Government will maintain very significant levels of relief from inheritance tax beyond what is available to others and compared to the position before 1992.
The reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief are forecast to raise a combined £520 million in 2029-30. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) certified this costing at Autumn Budget 2024 and it does not expect the reforms to have a significant macroeconomic impact. The OBR published information about the costing in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook on 30 October 2024. The OBR published more detail on the costings on 22 January 2025. This material is all available on the OBR’s website.
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Monday 11th November Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 28th April 2025 Humanitarian situation in Sudan 39 signatures (Most recent: 28 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton) That this House notes that some 25 million people are facing acute hunger and urgently need humanitarian assistance in Sudan, that 14 regions are on the brink of famine and famine conditions have already been confirmed in ZamZam Camp in North Darfur and that more than 10 million have been … |
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Wednesday 8th January Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Friday 25th April 2025 60 signatures (Most recent: 25 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn) That this House urges the Government to ban the import and sale of real fur; notes that the UK has banned the main methods of fur production, namely leg-hold trapping and fur farming, due to their cruelty; believes that it is hypocritical to allow the import and sale of real … |
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Wednesday 26th February Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Changes to Overseas Development Assistance 67 signatures (Most recent: 23 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton) That this House expresses concern over the Government’s decision to reduce the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% to 0.3% of Gross National Income (GNI); agrees with the importance of strengthening the UK’s national security and defence commitments, particularly in light of increasing global security challenges, but recognises that … |
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Tuesday 7th January Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Wednesday 23rd April 2025 71 signatures (Most recent: 23 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Wyre) That this House notes that Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) is an autonomic nervous system abnormality which causes chronic illness and significant disability, often in young people, in some cases leaving people bed ridden; further notes that the average time from first presentation of symptoms to diagnosis is seven years; also … |
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Thursday 13th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd April 2025 Three promotion places from the National League 20 signatures (Most recent: 29 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow and Gateshead East) That this House recognises the importance of the pyramid system in English football; welcomes efforts to distribute revenue more fairly across the system, and acknowledges the vital role of the 72 National League clubs as the top tier of non-League football in England; applauds the National League’s adoption of the … |
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Monday 7th April Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd April 2025 International Day of the Midwife 49 signatures (Most recent: 24 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Simon Opher (Labour - Stroud) That this House recognises the International Day of the Midwife, on 5 May, along with its theme for 2025, ‘Midwives: critical in every crisis’; expresses its support for midwives in the United Kingdom and around the world for the vital contribution they make in providing care and support to women … |
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Tuesday 14th January Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Tuesday 8th April 2025 39 signatures (Most recent: 24 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House recognises the urgent need to improve the experience of people with Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) and Pulmonary Fibrosis, a progressive and life-limiting lung disease affecting over 70,000 people in the UK; acknowledges the impact of the disease on patients, their families, and caregivers, including significant physical, emotional, … |
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Tuesday 11th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 30 signatures (Most recent: 28 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) That this House notes that March is Prostate Cancer awareness month; highlights that prostate cancer has become the most common cancer in England, with a massive 25% increase in cases between 2019 and 2023 and a further 1,100 men being diagnosed each year in Northern Ireland; underlines the importance of … |
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Monday 31st March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Humanitarian response to the Myanmar earthquake 48 signatures (Most recent: 29 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton) That this House offers its deepest condolences to the people of Myanmar and Thailand after the devastating earthquake and tragic loss of life; recognises the work done by responders to rescue survivors from rubble, deliver food and provide urgent medical assistance; welcomes the Government’s announcement of a £10 million package … |
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Tuesday 1st April Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 36 signatures (Most recent: 28 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West) That this House condemns the increase in recorded disability hate crime across the UK; notes with concern that, despite an overall drop on the previous year, there were more than 10,000 incidents recorded in England and Wales in the year to March 2024, with conviction rates for violent offences at … |
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Monday 10th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 21 signatures (Most recent: 31 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat - Taunton and Wellington) That this House commends the pupils of West Monkton Primary School for their advocacy in highlighting the urgent issue of plastic pollution; recognises the importance of educating and empowering young people to take action in protecting the environment; acknowledges the detrimental impact of plastic waste on marine life, ecosystems, and … |
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Monday 10th February Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 Mental health of women in farming 21 signatures (Most recent: 31 Mar 2025)Tabled by: Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat - Glastonbury and Somerton) That this House recognises the urgent need to address the mental health crisis affecting women in British agriculture; acknowledges research by the University of Exeter and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) which highlights financial pressures, long working hours, social isolation, and gender inequalities as contributing factors to poor mental … |
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Monday 24th February Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 Wellbeing of home educated children 31 signatures (Most recent: 22 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat - Taunton and Wellington) That this House recognises that for many children and their families, personalised home education is the best choice, and therefore affirms the rights of parents to choose home education where it is in their child’s best interest; notes that, in and of itself, home education does not present a safeguarding … |
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Tuesday 25th February Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 34 signatures (Most recent: 24 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat - Mid Dorset and North Poole) That this House recognises there is a rough sleeping emergency; highlights with concern the Rough Sleeping Inquiry's findings, published on 14 February 2025, of gaps between public institutions and housing support which put vulnerable people at greater risk of rough sleeping following discharge from health care settings or prison; notes … |
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Friday 28th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 31st March 2025 29 signatures (Most recent: 22 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat - North East Hampshire) That this House expresses deep concern over the rise of scams across the UK which target older and vulnerable people; notes the speed at which new technologies continue to provide increasingly sophisticated tools to criminals to commit fraud, at the cost to thousands of individuals who often face little chance … |
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Tuesday 11th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 28 signatures (Most recent: 23 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans) That this House acknowledges that World Kidney Day takes place on Thursday 13 March 2025; recognises that an estimated 3.5 million people are living with later stage, 3-5, chronic kidney disease (CKD), although many remain undiagnosed; further recognises the mental health impacts of severe CKD, evidenced through 67% of patients … |
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Tuesday 11th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 20 signatures (Most recent: 31 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Anna Sabine (Liberal Democrat - Frome and East Somerset) That this House recognises the importance of adult education; thinks that access to adult education should be free or affordable and across a wide range of subjects, skills and topics; praises the work of Frome Community Education, a non-for-profit which offers free adult classes in IT, literacy and numeracy as … |
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Thursday 13th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 Wellbeing benefits of outdoor education to young people 36 signatures (Most recent: 7 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) That this House recognises the significant benefits of outdoor learning for children and young people; urges the Secretary of State to undertake a review of the value of those benefits; notes that more time learning outdoors provides an opportunity for children to learn skills and characteristics to cope with many … |
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Monday 17th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 Chronic urinary tract infections and women's health 33 signatures (Most recent: 29 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House recognises the urgent need for improved care and support for those suffering from chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs), a debilitating condition that significantly impacts quality of life; notes with concern the lack of awareness, research, and effective treatment options available to patients; acknowledges that women's health as … |
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Wednesday 19th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 29 signatures (Most recent: 1 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat - North East Hampshire) That this House notes with concern that Santander is set to close its Fleet High Street branch at the end of June 2025;believes that this closure, along with others across the country, will greatly impact many in our community who rely on high street bank branches for essential services, particularly … |
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Thursday 20th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 31st March 2025 8 signatures (Most recent: 7 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) That this House recognises that March is Scottish Tourism Month; notes the importance of the tourism industry in the Highlands, welcoming over two million visitors every year; highlights the significance of the tourism and hospitality sector to the economy and culture of the Far North, bringing in £762 million from … |
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Thursday 20th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 Support for young disabled people after education 34 signatures (Most recent: 7 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham) That this House acknowledges the findings in the National Star and the Together Trust’s report entitled What Comes After Education; recognises the report’s key findings, including that young people do not feel listened to, feel worried about leaving education, need access to meaningful activities, want to choose where they live … |
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Monday 24th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 Access to football pitches for women and girls 37 signatures (Most recent: 22 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House expresses concern over ongoing inequalities in access to quality training facilities for women’s and girls’ football; notes that women's and girls’ teams are often allocated pitches in worse locations and poorer conditions than their male counterparts; further notes reports from local clubs that training slots for women's … |
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Monday 24th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 Ensuring stability for Ukrainian refugees in the UK 65 signatures (Most recent: 29 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire) That this House believes that Ukrainian refugees fleeing war must be treated with compassion in the UK; recognises that the war in Ukraine still wages on, more than three years after Putin first invaded; notes with concern recent reports that some Ukrainian refugees have faced losing their homes and jobs … |
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Monday 24th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance 25th anniversary 17 signatures (Most recent: 7 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat - West Dorset) That this House recognises the brilliant work of Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance on its 25th anniversary of dedicated service; further recognises the extraordinary contribution of its pilots, volunteers, paramedics, and doctors in providing lifesaving pre-hospital critical care to people in need, particularly in remote, coastal and rural areas; notes … |
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Tuesday 25th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 Support for the World Health Organization 31 signatures (Most recent: 7 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton) That this House affirms its support for the World Health Organization (WHO); believes that President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the WHO via an executive order is irresponsible and dangerous; recognises that in an interconnected world, global health security and national health security are closely connected; further recognises that multilateral … |
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Wednesday 26th March Sarah Gibson signed this EDM on Monday 31st March 2025 41 signatures (Most recent: 25 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale) This House acknowledges the urgent need for a bold and comprehensive National Cancer Plan to reduce cancer waiting times from point of referral; recognises that radiotherapy is a lifesaving, highly advanced, and cost-effective treatment needed in half of all cancer cures and by one in four people in the UK … |
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Wednesday 2nd April 2025 2:30 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Governing the marine environment At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Michelle Willis - CEO at Marine Management Organisation Olivia Thomas - Head of Planning and Technical at The Crown Estate Ronan O’Hara - Chief Executive at Crown Estate Scotland At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Emma Hardy MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding) at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (International Development, Latin America and Caribbean) at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Mike Rowe - Director for Marine and Fisheries at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Helen Mulvein OBE - Deputy Director for Ocean Policy, and Legal Counsellor at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 2nd April 2025 2:30 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Governing the marine environment At 3:00pm: Oral evidence Michelle Willis - CEO at Marine Management Organisation Olivia Thomas - Head of Planning and Technical at The Crown Estate Ronan O’Hara - Chief Executive at Crown Estate Scotland At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Emma Hardy MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding) at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (International Development, Latin America and Caribbean) at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Mike Rowe - Director for Marine and Fisheries at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Helen Mulvein - Deputy Director for Ocean Policy, and Legal Counsellor at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 7th April 2025 2 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The Seventh Carbon Budget At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Emma Pinchbeck - Chief Executive at Climate Change Committee Professor Piers Forster - Interim Chair at Climate Change Committee Dr James Richardson - Chief Economist and Director of Analysis at Climate Change Committee View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 7th April 2025 2 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Proposals for the Seventh Carbon Budget At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Emma Pinchbeck - Chief Executive at Climate Change Committee Professor Piers Forster - Interim Chair at Climate Change Committee Dr James Richardson - Chief Economist and Director of Analysis at Climate Change Committee View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025 2 p.m. Environmental Audit Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
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28 Mar 2025
Airport expansion and climate and nature targets Environmental Audit Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions The Environmental Audit Committee is undertaking an inquiry on airport expansion and climate and nature targets. In this inquiry the Committee is seeking to:
Read the call for evidence for more information about this inquiry, and to find out how to submit written evidence through the Committee's online evidence submission portal. |
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10 Apr 2025
Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Environmental Audit Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 26 May 2025) Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are a large, complex group of about 14,000 synthetic chemicals used in a wide variety of everyday products. For example, PFAS are used to keep food from sticking to packaging or cookware, make clothes and carpets resistant to stains, and create firefighting foam that is more effective. PFAS chemicals do not degrade easily in the environment and for this reason they have often been referred to as ‘forever’ chemicals. Research has indicated that PFAS can lead to a range of health issues, such as decreased fertility, developmental delays in children, a higher risk of certain cancers and immune system suppression. Our inquiry will consider whether enough is being done to address the risks of PFAS in the UK and whether research institutions and the Environment Agency are equipped to detect and monitor their impact. It will also explore what regulatory mechanisms are in place across the UK and how they compare to other jurisdictions around the world, such as the European Union and the United States of America. |