Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Nov 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
"Absolutely—..."Sorcha Eastwood - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Nov 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
"I echo many other Members across the House in paying tribute to the Hillsborough families. I represent a constituency in Northern Ireland, but I have to confess that I am a red. We heard of their plight and took that plight on as our own.
I cannot see up to …..."Sorcha Eastwood - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 3rd November 2025
Asked by:
Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance - Lagan Valley)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department will engage in public consultation prior to the rollout of the digital ID system.
Answered by Josh Simons
- Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
We have committed to a public consultation, and work is already underway to engage with key stakeholder groups. We will work closely with employers, trade unions, civil society groups and other stakeholders, to make the programme as effective and inclusive as possible..
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2025
Asylum Seekers: MOD Housing
"This is a really difficult issue. The Minister spoke about people wanting to come to the UK because they had a dream. I want to be clear: I welcome people who want to come to the UK and live in a way that is reflective of our values, but so …..."Sorcha Eastwood - View Speech
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Division Vote (Commons)
29 Oct 2025 - European Convention on Human Rights (Withdrawal) -
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Sorcha Eastwood (APNI) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
1 Alliance No votes vs
0 Alliance Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 96 Noes - 154
Division Vote (Commons)
28 Oct 2025 - China Spying Case -
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Sorcha Eastwood (APNI) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
1 Alliance Aye votes vs
0 Alliance No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 174 Noes - 327
Written Question
Friday 24th October 2025
Asked by:
Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance - Lagan Valley)
Question
to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland executive on the potential introduction of a national screening programme for prostate cancer.
Answered by Ashley Dalton
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises ministers and the National Health Service in the four nations of the United Kingdom about all aspects of screening. The implementation of any UK NSC screening recommendation is a devolved matter.
Written Question
Friday 24th October 2025
Asked by:
Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance - Lagan Valley)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the Armed Forces Covenant Duty on the work of his Department.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds
- Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The extension of the Armed Forces Covenant Legal Duty will require the Cabinet Office to have due regard to the principles of the Covenant across a wide range of new policy areas. A full assessment of the impact of the extension on the Cabinet Office will take place once the necessary legislation is progressing through Parliament.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Oct 2025
Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund
"I will try to get my words correct this time, Madam Deputy Speaker—the second time.
I simply want to say, Minister, that I really do believe that we in Northern Ireland have a huge role to play—not just in Northern Ireland, but across the UK—for many, many reasons. Other Members …..."Sorcha Eastwood - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Oct 2025
Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund
"You mentioned the sector’s relevance and benefit to the whole of the United Kingdom. Would you agree that Northern Ireland has a rich manufacturing and life sciences heritage and that we have a huge role to play?..."Sorcha Eastwood - View Speech
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