Information between 8th September 2025 - 18th October 2025
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16 Sep 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 278 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 340 Noes - 77 |
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16 Sep 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar 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 - 78 Noes - 292 |
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9 Sep 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 307 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 179 |
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9 Sep 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 314 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 116 Noes - 333 |
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14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 320 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 333 |
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14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 320 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 339 |
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14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 318 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 327 |
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15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 160 Noes - 324 |
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15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 151 Noes - 319 |
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15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 316 |
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Sonia Kumar speeches from: Business of the House
Sonia Kumar contributed 1 speech (90 words) Thursday 16th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House |
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Sonia Kumar speeches from: Privatisation of Sycamore Adventure Centre
Sonia Kumar contributed 1 speech (433 words) Wednesday 15th October 2025 - Commons Chamber |
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Sonia Kumar speeches from: Jaguar Land Rover Cyber-attack
Sonia Kumar contributed 1 speech (66 words) Tuesday 9th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade |
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Health Services: Digital Technology
Asked by: Sonia Kumar (Labour - Dudley) Tuesday 9th September 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help ensure digital health services are accessible for patients in the most disadvantaged areas; and in what way he plans to support vulnerable communities with enhanced digital health resources in Dudley constituency. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) We are using technology to help health and care professionals communicate better and enable people to access the care they need quickly and easily, when it suits them. Dudley Council is implementing digital technologies to support person-centred care, increase connectivity, reduce loneliness, and promote independence through the use of everyday technology. The Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust also aims to empower communities, provide access to health services, and improve overall outcomes through its digital strategy. Success is gauged through metrics like enhanced employee productivity, the successful upgrade of equipment, and the overall satisfaction and engagement of citizens with digital platforms. Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust uses the Allscripts Sunrise Electronic Patient Record system, which was deployed in May 2018 to consolidate patient information into a single digital platform. Patients are able to access NHS services, such as requesting GP appointments, managing secondary care appointments and NHS111 online through local online tools and the NHS App (which can also be accessed through a web browser). The NHS App is designed to meet international accessibility standards, and the services are routinely tested with a range of people with accessibility issues. However, digital health tools are part of a wider offering that includes face-to-face support with appropriate help for people who struggle to access digital services.
NHS England has also published a framework for NHS action on digital inclusion and is developing further resources to support practical actions. All digital programmes are actively considering how they can contribute to improvements in healthcare inequalities and digital inclusion. We have also recruited over 2,000 NHS App ambassadors and 1,400 libraries to help people to learn how to use the NHS App.
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Health Services: Dudley
Asked by: Sonia Kumar (Labour - Dudley) Tuesday 9th September 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeline is for implementing digital transformation initiatives in the Dudley area; and what metrics he will use to measure success. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) We are using technology to help health and care professionals communicate better and enable people to access the care they need quickly and easily, when it suits them. Dudley Council is implementing digital technologies to support person-centred care, increase connectivity, reduce loneliness, and promote independence through the use of everyday technology. The Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust also aims to empower communities, provide access to health services, and improve overall outcomes through its digital strategy. Success is gauged through metrics like enhanced employee productivity, the successful upgrade of equipment, and the overall satisfaction and engagement of citizens with digital platforms. Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust uses the Allscripts Sunrise Electronic Patient Record system, which was deployed in May 2018 to consolidate patient information into a single digital platform. Patients are able to access NHS services, such as requesting GP appointments, managing secondary care appointments and NHS111 online through local online tools and the NHS App (which can also be accessed through a web browser). The NHS App is designed to meet international accessibility standards, and the services are routinely tested with a range of people with accessibility issues. However, digital health tools are part of a wider offering that includes face-to-face support with appropriate help for people who struggle to access digital services.
NHS England has also published a framework for NHS action on digital inclusion and is developing further resources to support practical actions. All digital programmes are actively considering how they can contribute to improvements in healthcare inequalities and digital inclusion. We have also recruited over 2,000 NHS App ambassadors and 1,400 libraries to help people to learn how to use the NHS App.
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15 Oct 2025, 6:17 p.m. - House of Commons ">> The ayes have it. >> The ayes have it. Petition Sonia Kumar. >> Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, " Petitions - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Oct 2025, 11:45 a.m. - House of Commons " Sonia Kumar thank you, Mr Speaker. After months. " - View Video - View Transcript |
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Tuesday 14th October 2025
Oral Evidence - The Purposeful Company Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Sarah Edwards (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Sonia Kumar; Charlie |
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Tuesday 14th October 2025
Oral Evidence - Lord Turner of Ecchinswell, Imperial College Business School, The Productivity Institute, and University of Cambridge Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Sarah Edwards (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Sonia Kumar; Charlie |
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Friday 19th September 2025
Special Report - 5th Special Report - Export led growth: Trade with the Asia-Pacific Region: Government Response Business and Trade Committee Found: Sarah Edwards (Labour; Tamworth) Alison Griffiths (Conservative; Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) Sonia Kumar |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Oral Evidence - UKHospitality, Scottish Hospitality Group, Warwick Street Kitchen & Saint Kitchen, and British Beer and Pub Association Small business strategy - Business and Trade Committee Found: the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); John Cooper; Sarah Edwards; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Oral Evidence - Gloucester City Council, Power to Change, and Greystar Small business strategy - Business and Trade Committee Found: the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); John Cooper; Sarah Edwards; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Oral Evidence - Clarke Roofing, Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Association of Colleges, and Skills England Small business strategy - Business and Trade Committee Found: the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); John Cooper; Sarah Edwards; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar |
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Sunday 14th September 2025
Report - 10th Report – US Economic Prosperity Deal Business and Trade Committee Found: Sarah Edwards (Labour; Tamworth) Alison Griffiths (Conservative; Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) Sonia Kumar |
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Friday 12th September 2025
Special Report - 4th Special Report - Industrial Strategy: Government Response Business and Trade Committee Found: Sarah Edwards (Labour; Tamworth) Alison Griffiths (Conservative; Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) Sonia Kumar |
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Tuesday 9th September 2025
Attendance statistics - Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls attendance for Session 2024–25, as at 23 July 2025 Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls Found: Griffiths (Conservative, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) (added 5 Mar 2025) 3 of 5 (60.0%) Sonia Kumar |
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Tuesday 14th October 2025 2 p.m. Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Financing the real economy At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Professor Tera Allas - Chair at The Productivity Institute Professor Jagjit Chadha - Professor of Economics at University of Cambridge The Lord Turner of Ecchinswell Professor Jonathan Haskel - Professor of Economics at Imperial College Business School At 3:30pm: Oral evidence Will Hutton - Co-Chair at The Purposeful Company, and President at The Academy of Social Sciences View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 21st October 2025 2 p.m. Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence Subject: Financing the real economy At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Anita Breslin - Chief Financial Officer at Tokamak Energy Jenny Hadlow - Chief Operating Officer at Checkout.com Markus Bauman - Chief Legal Officer at CMR Surgical, and Chief Corporate Strategy Officer at CMR Surgical At 3:10pm: Oral evidence Rob Salter-Church - Regulation Director at National Grid Greg Reed - Chief Executive Officer at Places for People At 3:35pm: Oral evidence David Ward - Chief Financial Officer at GB Group Plc Dr Stephen Streater - Research and Development Director at Blackbird Plc James Ashton - Chief Executive Officer at Quoted Companies Alliance At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Mo Jamei - Director of Economic Policy at Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Mr Fhaheen Khan - Senior Economist at Make UK Rosalind Gill - Director of Policy, Analysis and External Affairs at National Centre for Universities and Business View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 4th November 2025 2 p.m. Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar |
| Select Committee Inquiry |
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24 Sep 2025
Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Business and Trade Committee (Select) Submit Evidence (by 14 Nov 2025) The UK economy confronts challenges to growth, weak productivity and fragile investment. Businesses face rising costs, regulatory uncertainty, and a complex trade environment. Yet confidence is central to whether firms invest, recruit and innovate—or hold back. Ahead of the Budget, the Prime Minister has signalled a renewed focus on boosting economic growth. The Government has said that it will set up a new board, including ministerial, advisory and business representatives, to help steward pro-growth policies, and encourage dialogue with business and the City. The Committee will now put this question of priorities for growth at the heart of a new consultation on its workplan for 2026. |