Information between 10th September 2025 - 30th September 2025
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 161 |
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 160 |
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 329 Noes - 163 |
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 172 |
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 318 Noes - 170 |
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 158 |
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 161 |
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 161 |
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 178 |
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 65 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 332 Noes - 160 |
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 328 Noes - 160 |
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15 Sep 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 66 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 327 Noes - 164 |
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16 Sep 2025 - Child Poverty Strategy (Removal of Two Child Limit) - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 79 |
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16 Sep 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 54 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 340 Noes - 77 |
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10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse 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 - 158 Noes - 297 |
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10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 61 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 364 |
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10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 300 |
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10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 87 |
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10 Sep 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Wera Hobhouse voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 59 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes Tally: Ayes - 153 Noes - 300 |
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Wera Hobhouse speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Wera Hobhouse contributed 1 speech (46 words) Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Justice |
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Wera Hobhouse speeches from: Ambassador to the United States
Wera Hobhouse contributed 1 speech (38 words) Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Wera Hobhouse speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Wera Hobhouse contributed 1 speech (72 words) Thursday 11th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport |
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Wera Hobhouse speeches from: Business of the House
Wera Hobhouse contributed 1 speech (128 words) Thursday 11th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House |
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Monday 13th October Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th October 2025 Insect decline and pesticide reduction 6 signatures (Most recent: 14 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat - Henley and Thame) That this House notes with concern the ongoing decline in insect populations across the UK, which poses a serious threat to biodiversity, food security, and ecosystem health; recognises the efforts of local campaigns such as Nature Squared and Bee Friendly Henley, supported by Greener Henley, to promote pollinator-friendly practices and … |
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Monday 13th October Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th October 2025 4 signatures (Most recent: 14 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham) That this House congratulates Calne Fair Trade on its work to promote fairness, sustainability and respect in global supply chains through initiatives such as the Brew It FAIR! tea party during Fairtrade Fortnight; recognises that fairness is a vital principle that should apply to the way supply chains are managed … |
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Monday 13th October Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th October 2025 Protection of the Climate Change Act 5 signatures (Most recent: 14 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire) That this House condemns the Opposition’s proposals to scrap the Climate Change Act 2008 and upend the scientific and political consensus on the need to tackle climate change; understands that meeting the UK’s legally binding net zero target by 2050 is our best chance to limit warming to 1.5°C and … |
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Monday 13th October Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th October 2025 Celebrating Edinburgh Zoo's Wee Waddle 3 signatures (Most recent: 14 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West) That this House celebrates the return of the popular daily penguin parade at Edinburgh Zoo under the new title of the Wee Waddle, when the resident Gentoo, Rockhopper and King Penguin colonies are able to explore the area outside their usual habitat on a specially designated walkway; commends the Royal … |
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Monday 13th October Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th October 2025 25th anniversary of the UN Women, Peace and Security agenda 4 signatures (Most recent: 14 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House celebrates the 25th anniversary of the United Nations’ Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda; notes the WPS agenda, anchored in UN Security Council Resolution 1325, was groundbreaking in the way it recognised the need to increase the participation of women and incorporate gender perspectives in conflict prevention, … |
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Monday 13th October Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th October 2025 5 signatures (Most recent: 14 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Alison Bennett (Liberal Democrat - Mid Sussex) That this House celebrates hospices for providing essential, life changing care to hundreds of thousands of people across the country; notes that hospices receive just one third of their funding from the NHS and that a hit to charitable income can have a material impact on frontline services; regrets that … |
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Monday 13th October Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th October 2025 Access to school and college transport for disabled young people 6 signatures (Most recent: 14 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat - Taunton and Wellington) That this House recognises that disabled young people often have to travel further than other pupils to get the right education or college place; notes that they are less likely than other pupils to travel to school or college independently; expresses concern that, as the law stands, a young person … |
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Monday 13th October Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th October 2025 5 signatures (Most recent: 14 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat - South Cambridgeshire) That this House celebrates reports that renewable energy has overtaken coal as the world’s leading energy source for the first half of this year; notes that solar and wind power have met and outpaced new global energy demand, supporting economic growth and energy security; highlights that solar energy in particular … |
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Monday 13th October Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th October 2025 4 signatures (Most recent: 14 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat - Eastleigh) That this House notes with concern that employees of air ambulance charities, including paramedics, doctors, nurses, critical care practitioners, pilots, technicians, and those in leadership, training, or command roles with prior frontline service, are currently ineligible for the Ambulance Service (Emergency Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; further notes … |
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Monday 13th October Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th October 2025 8 signatures (Most recent: 14 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat - Glastonbury and Somerton) That this House notes the importance of Flood Action Week, the Environment Agency’s annual campaign encouraging individuals and communities to prepare for flooding by raising awareness of risks and offering guidance on staying safe; acknowledges that this year’s campaign, running from 13 to 19 October, coincides with the second anniversary … |
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Monday 13th October Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 14th October 2025 6 signatures (Most recent: 14 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil) That this House celebrates dyslexia awareness week from 6 tob10 October 2025; notes that the theme of this year’s dyslexia awareness week is raise the volume, focusing on the voices of young people with dyslexia and their stories, challenges, and successes; notes with concern that too many dyslexic people feel … |
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Monday 8th September Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM on Monday 13th October 2025 Final delivery plan on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) 53 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat - Cheadle) That this House welcomes the publication by the Department of Health and Social Care of the Final Delivery Plan on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), and recognises the work of officials and the ME community in shaping the plan; notes with concern, that the plan falls short of delivering the … |
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Monday 7th July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM on Monday 13th October 2025 Protections for the welfare of wild animals in tourism 20 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West and Islwyn) That this House is concerned about the extreme suffering inflicted on many wild animals exploited in the tourism industry, which are frequently subjected to cruel and unnecessary so-called training techniques, often involving beatings, stabbings and other physical punishments, coercive control, conditioned unnatural behaviours, harmful captive environments in which animals may … |
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Tuesday 22nd July Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM on Monday 13th October 2025 Right to object to data being used in online direct marketing 19 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion) That this House welcomes the outcome of Tanya O’Carroll’s legal challenge against Meta, which secured a commitment from the company to stop using her personal data for direct marketing, based on her legal right to object under the UK General Data Protection Regulation; notes that this right gives individuals the … |
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Tuesday 16th September Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM on Monday 13th October 2025 Pavement parking consultation response 30 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House regrets the failure of successive Governments to respond in full to the consultation entitled Pavement parking: options for change, which closed on 22 November 2020, despite widespread evidence of the dangers caused by pavement parking and overwhelming public support for reform; notes that this delay has left … |
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Tuesday 16th September Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 13th October 2025 22 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat - Taunton and Wellington) That this House is deeply concerned by the Government’s significant delays to leasehold reform legislation and the implications for leaseholders who live still in unsafe buildings; regrets that the previous Government failed to protect leaseholders from dangerous cladding or abolish residential leasehold; calls on the Government to improve the fire … |
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Tuesday 16th September Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 13th October 2025 27 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester) That this House commends the bravery and resilience of the Ukrainian children Vladyslav, Valeriia and Roman, who came to the Houses of Parliament to share their experience of Putin’s war of aggression; further commends the work of film director Evgeny Afineevsky for his powerful film Children in the Fire that … |
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Tuesday 16th September Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 13th October 2025 13 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance - Lagan Valley) That this House recognises that September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month; commits to raising awareness of blood cancers and the life-saving role of stem cell donation; encourages greater sign-ups to the UK stem cell register to improve access to suitable donors for patients in need; acknowledges the findings of Anthony … |
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Tuesday 16th September Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 16th September 2025 17 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat - Torbay) That this House celebrates the 80th anniversary of the first Moomin book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, written by Tove Jansson in 1945; notes that the story, written during the Second World War, reflects the experience of families seeking safety and belonging, themes which remain relevant today; recognises the … |
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Monday 15th September Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 16th September 2025 8 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West) That this House congratulates everyone taking part in the 2025 Edinburgh Kiltwalk on 14 September; celebrates the spirit of community and generosity that the event embodies; notes that thousands of people from across the city and beyond will come together to raise vital funds for charities that make a such … |
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Wednesday 10th September Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM on Monday 15th September 2025 Commemoration of H G Wells’ birthday 17 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Will Forster (Liberal Democrat - Woking) That this House acknowledges and commemorates the birthday of Herbert George Wells, commonly known as H G Wells, born on 21 September 1866, as one of Britain’s most influential authors and the father of science fiction; notes in particular his time living in Woking, where he wrote The War of … |
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Thursday 11th September Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 15th September 2025 17 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Sorcha Eastwood (Alliance - Lagan Valley) That this House recognises the need for an independent, judge-led public inquiry into the Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre on 2 June 1994 and the circumstances which led to the deaths of all 29 passengers and crew; believes that the State has a duty to ensure a … |
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Thursday 11th September Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 15th September 2025 Fertility funding access for LGBTQIA+ people 18 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat - Harrogate and Knaresborough) That this House notes the barriers to fertility treatment faced by LGBTQIA+ couples struggling to conceive, particularly in relation to access to fertility funding despite the 2022 Women’s Health Strategy for England promising to improve access; further notes that most Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) expect female same sex couples to … |
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Wednesday 10th September Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM on Thursday 11th September 2025 41 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025) Tabled by: Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat - Mid Dorset and North Poole) That this House celebrates the life and achievements of Dame Annette Brooke, Privy Counsellor, former hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole, Deputy Leader of Poole Borough Council, Liberal Democrat Group Leader and Mayor of Poole, and expresses deep sadness at her death on 30 August 2025; commends Annette’s … |
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Wednesday 10th September Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM as a sponsor on Thursday 11th September 2025 Neurodivergent children at school 40 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil) That this House notes with concern that, despite the hard work of teaching staff, too many neurodivergent children are not having their needs properly identified at school, potentially making learning inaccessible; acknowledges the personal effort of many teachers to make their classroom accessible, and that teaching staff require greater support; … |
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Wednesday 10th September Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM on Thursday 11th September 2025 Independence of Healthwatch England 30 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Jess Brown-Fuller (Liberal Democrat - Chichester) That this House notes with concern proposals in the NHS 10-year health plan to abolish Healthwatch England and the network of 152 local Healthwatch bodies; recognises that Healthwatch England is an independent statutory body that ensures NHS leaders listen to feedback and improve standards of care, is impartial, and enables … |
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Tuesday 9th September Wera Hobhouse signed this EDM on Wednesday 10th September 2025 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize awarded to Mines Advisory Group 19 signatures (Most recent: 13 Oct 2025)Tabled by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) That this House warmly congratulates the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) on being awarded the 2025 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, the world’s largest annual humanitarian award; notes that MAG is only the fourth British organisation to receive this honour; recognises the extraordinary work MAG carries out to remove landmines and … |
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Wednesday 10th September 2025
Oral Evidence - National Infrastructure Planning Association, Office for Nuclear Regulation, and Planning Inspectorate Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: present: Bill Esterson (Chair); Ms Polly Billington; Sir Christopher Chope; Torcuil Crichton; Wera Hobhouse |
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Wednesday 10th September 2025
Oral Evidence - Rolls-Royce SMR, Sizewell C, and Nuclear Industry Association Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: present: Bill Esterson (Chair); Ms Polly Billington; Sir Christopher Chope; Torcuil Crichton; Wera Hobhouse |
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Sep. 16 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2025 Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC8 Dr Danny Chambers Zöe Franklin Jess Brown-Fuller Helen Morgan Alison Bennett Wera Hobhouse . |
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Sep. 16 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2025 - large print Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC8 Dr Danny Chambers Zöe Franklin Jess Brown-Fuller Helen Morgan Alison Bennett Wera Hobhouse . |
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Sep. 12 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 12 September 2025 - large print Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Nadia Whittome Charlotte Nichols Irene Campbell Siân Berry Ellie Chowns Dawn Butler Tessa Munt Wera Hobhouse |
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Sep. 12 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 12 September 2025 Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Nadia Whittome Charlotte Nichols Irene Campbell Siân Berry Ellie Chowns Dawn Butler Tessa Munt Wera Hobhouse |
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Sep. 12 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 12 September 2025 Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC8 Dr Danny Chambers Zöe Franklin Jess Brown-Fuller Helen Morgan Alison Bennett Wera Hobhouse . |
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Sep. 12 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 12 September 2025 - large print Mental Health Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC8 Dr Danny Chambers Zöe Franklin Jess Brown-Fuller Helen Morgan Alison Bennett Wera Hobhouse . |
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Sep. 11 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 11 September 2025 - large print Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Nadia Whittome Charlotte Nichols Irene Campbell Siân Berry Ellie Chowns Dawn Butler Tessa Munt Wera Hobhouse |
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Sep. 11 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 11 September 2025 Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Nadia Whittome Charlotte Nichols Irene Campbell Siân Berry Ellie Chowns Dawn Butler Tessa Munt Wera Hobhouse |
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Wednesday 15th October 2025 2:30 p.m. Energy Security and Net Zero Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The cost of energy At 3:00pm: Oral evidence David Buttress - CEO at OVO Energy Greg Jackson - CEO at Octopus Energy Chris Norbury - CEO at E.ON Chris O'Shea - CEO at Centrica Simone Rossi - CEO at EDF UK Andrew Ward - CEO at Scottish Power Customer Business View calendar - Add to calendar |