David Reed
MP for Exmouth and Exeter East
Con
4 Jul 2024 - Present
Questions Asked by This MP
Parliamentary questions and government responses.
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Last week, the Prime Minister gave yet another threadbare excuse for why he and his north London lawyer friends are giving away the Chagos islands. This is his decision, and he must own it. More importantly, he cannot tell us, British taxpayers, how much this is going to cost. Is it £9 billion? Is it £18 billion? Is it £52 billion? The Times has called this botched deal “insane”, members of his own Cabinet reportedly think it is impossible to understand, and one of his own MPs thinks it is the worst thing that the Labour party has ever done. Can the Prime Minister tell us which word he thinks best describes this deal?
Context
The Prime Minister has given multiple explanations for the Chagos islands deal, but cannot provide a clear cost estimate. The Times called this deal 'insane', and Cabinet members reportedly think it is impossible to understand.
The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)
No response provided in the given text.
Assessment
The PM did not respond to David Reed's question about describing or costing the Chagos islands deal.
Did Not Provide A Description Or Cost Estimate
Session: PMQs
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I am concerned about the mental health challenges faced by young people as highlighted in over 900 letters I received from students at my local school. These pupils are seeking greater support to build resilience against these issues which affect children nationwide. Can the Prime Minister outline what steps his Government is taking to enhance mental health support for our children?
Context
The MP received nearly 1,000 handwritten letters from pupils at St Peter's secondary school in Exeter, advocating for better mental health support. The issue is widespread and impacts young people across the country.
The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)
We will provide access to specialist mental health professionals in every school, recruit an additional 8,500 staff to deal with children’s and adult mental health services, and roll out our Young Futures hubs in every community.
Session: PMQs
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Will the Prime Minister commit to producing a full mitigation plan to address the issues caused by HS2 construction and ensure that the south-west does not lose out?
Context
HS2 construction at Old Oak Common will cause rail disruption in the south-west for seven years, prompting concerns over economic damage.
Keir Starmer
We have committed £30 million for mitigation at Old Oak Common. Local services will be unaffected, and plans are in place to maintain Euston-Exeter rail service.
Assessment
Specific commitment to producing a full mitigation plan was not provided
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I am concerned about air ambulance charities like Devon Air Ambulance which are vital for easing pressure on ambulance trusts and A&E services. They receive no direct government funding and depend almost entirely on public donations. Does the Minister agree that such services delivering NHS-level care should not rely on public generosity to survive, and will he commit to assessing how to support their continued sustainability?
Context
Devon Air Ambulance faces rising operational costs due to fuel duty increases of over £200,000 annually.
Preet Kaur Gill
Air ambulance charities are a lifeline to communities across the country, and I want to celebrate the extraordinary volunteers who keep these services flying. The Royal Devon and Exeter hospital near the hon. Member's constituency has a state-of-the-art helipad funded by a £1 million donation from the HELP Appeal. This facility is fully equipped with advanced lighting for 24/7 landings and can accommodate the latest generation of larger air ambulance helicopters.
Session: Topical Questions 2026-07-14
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As the House will know, the Home Office does not routinely publish figures on the number of small boat arrivals who abscond or whose whereabouts subsequently becomes unknown. Given that the Department holds case records that would allow that to be calculated, will the Home Secretary commit to publishing that information periodically so that the House can properly scrutinise the scale of the problem?
Context
Government does not routinely publish figures on the number of small boat arrivals who abscond or whose whereabouts become unknown.
Alex Norris
The hon. Gentleman will know that 70,000 people have been removed by this Government—41% up on the figure under our predecessors. He makes a good point about data, which has been the subject of our response to a recent report by the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration. We are looking at the issue closely because we want colleagues in this House and the public at large to have the best possible data to work from, so that we can have the most informed conversation possible.
Session: Topical Questions 2026-07-13
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Can the Secretary of State tell the House exactly how many service family homes will now have their refurbishments or rebuild delayed into the 2030s because the Government have failed to honour that commitment? Can he confirm that that figure is 14,000 homes?
Context
Concerns about funding cuts affecting service housing, previously stated as ringfenced and guaranteed by the Armed Forces Minister.
Dan Jarvis
I have a lot of time for the hon. and gallant Member, but I will take no lessons from Opposition Members on the state of defence housing. He will have heard the commitment I made earlier about the £9 billion of investment that was reiterated in the DIP. I can also tell him that we will be refurbishing another 2,000 homes across the UK in the next 12 months alone.
Session: Defence Investment Plan 2026-07-06
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The NHS itself says that prostate cancer often has no symptoms at first, and Prostate Cancer UK says most men with early prostate cancer have no symptoms at all. The Government's TRANSFORM trial exists because current detection methods are recognised as inadequate. Why does Government messaging still point men towards early symptoms that they are unlikely to have, while cancers that could be cured are becoming cancers that cannot?
Context
The MP brings attention to the limitations of current screening methods for prostate cancer, as highlighted by NHS and Prostate Cancer UK. The issue pertains to delayed detection due to inadequate symptoms recognition in early stages.
James Murray
Let me be really clear in my advice to any man who is worried about prostate cancer, whether he has symptoms or not: go and discuss it with your GP. Testing is available when GPs recommend it, and I would recommend to no man that he should worry about it in silence, sit at home and fret about what might be going on. The wider, targeted screening programme to which the Government have agreed is based on the evidence from weighing up the benefits of screening versus the harm that it can cause. We know that, at present, if cancerous cells are identified and treatment follows—for example, removal of the prostate—it leads to permanent urinary incontinence in 20% of cases and in two thirds of cases to permanent erectile dysfunction.
Session: Health Services for Men
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What assessment has been made of the adequacy of the provision of health services for men?
Context
The MP raises concerns about the adequacy of healthcare provision specifically targeting male demographics, highlighting issues such as barriers to access and poor health outcomes.
James Murray
Too many men lead too much of their lives in poor health and face barriers to access to health services. We have published England's first ever men's health strategy to get men speaking about their physical and mental health, and we are getting on with implementing it. From partnering with the Premier League to investing in the men's health community fund, we are meeting men where they are, and helping them to lead longer, healthier lives.
Session: Health Services for Men
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The bill drew criticism from nine former four-star generals, regimental associations, and others. The Defence Secretary said he dealt with their concerns and would make 'significant amendments'. Every time we ask for detail, the response is stonewalled. Will you lay out today exactly what protections are proposed?
Context
The previous session's troubles Bill faced criticism from nine former four-star generals, regimental associations, and other veterans. The Defence Secretary promised significant amendments to deal with concerns but failed to provide details.
Hilary Benn
We are looking at amendments to improve the process for families, further safeguard Operation Banner veterans, ensure oversight of protections, differentiate roles between security forces and paramilitary terrorists. All consistent with joint framework and human rights obligations.
Session: Replacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
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What steps are being taken to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles Act? I am concerned that the bill has drawn criticism from former generals and veterans associations. The Defence Secretary promised amendments but stonewalled on details. Will you provide exact protections for veterans?
Context
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 faced criticism. The question arises from the need to address concerns about victims, veterans' protections, and the differentiation between security forces and paramilitary terrorists.
Hilary Benn
We are looking at amendments to improve the process for families, further safeguard veterans from Operation Banner, ensure oversight of protections, differentiate roles between security forces and paramilitary terrorists, consistent with joint framework and human rights obligations.
Session: Replacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
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Can the Government explain why the UK Attorney General is hesitant about intercepting Russian shadow fleet tankers?
Context
France and other allies have no hesitation in intercepting Russian vessels, while UK's Attorney General has doubts.
John Healey
The hon. Gentleman is entirely wrong in his assertion and facts. With the Attorney General, I led a meeting of 10 joint expeditionary force nations' military experts to discuss the legal basis for interdicting and seizing Russian shadow ships.
Session: Russia Level of Threat
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Does the Government agree that unchallenged passage of Russian vessels through UK waters signals weakness?
Context
France seized sanctioned Russian vessels legally, while UK has not acted despite legal basis confirmed.
John Healey
On the contrary, this is deterrence in action. We supported the French operation and are proud to do so. Defence stands ready to lead on our own interdiction, but we disrupt Russian shadow fleet shipping with escorted vessels and detoured tankers.
Session: Russia Level of Threat
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Given the volatility of the international system, we must learn from our mistakes. In a written answer on 9 March, the Minister for the Armed Forces confirmed that discussions took place before the decision to deploy HMS Dragon. We know those conversations happened and that the Royal Navy put forward recommendations. When British personnel are under threat, those delays carry consequences. I ask again: will the Secretary of State tell the House which Minister chose not to act on that advice sooner, and, crucially, why?
Context
The question arises from discussions before the decision to deploy HMS Dragon, where Royal Navy recommendations were put forward but not immediately acted upon. This delay is under scrutiny for potential consequences on British personnel safety.
John Healey
As I have said to the House more than once, and as the Chief of the Defence Staff said on the BBC the weekend before last, the day the deployment was put to Ministers as an option, in the circumstances of conflict that were changing at the time, we adapted our actions to protect British lives, to protect British allies and to protect citizens right across the region.
Session: Middle East UK Armed Forces Personnel
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The Government now admit that they cannot ratify the Chagos treaty without first amending the UK-US agreement on Diego Garcia. Currently, that binding agreement requires Chagos to remain under UK sovereignty until at least 2036. Can the Minister confirm that if the United States does not agree to amend that agreement, the UK would be in breach of international law? More importantly, does this not mean that the Chagos giveaway deal is now dead in the water?
Context
The MP questions the possibility of breaching international law if the US does not agree to amend the UK-US agreement on Diego Garcia. He also inquires about the future of the Chagos Islands treaty.
The Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry (Luke Pollard)
I am sorry that the shadow Minister missed my concluding remarks at the end of the Opposition day debate on the subject last week. Not once did he say why his Government started that deal; nor did he give details of the preparatory work that his Government were supposed to do to answer his own question. This deal secures the future of that UK-US base. We will continue working closely with our American allies to progress the deal, and will continue those conversations, but I am afraid that all the shadow Minister is asking for is more uncertainty. We are securing the future of that base; he is just talking it down.
Session: Military Independence from US
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The NATO Secretary-General, our service chiefs and intelligence leaders have warned repeatedly about the growing risk of conflict with Russia, yet the recent Budget did not reflect that reality. In fact, the MOD is cutting £2.6 billion in-year, and we have discovered this week that it is cutting overseas training just to try to balance the books. When the Minister speaks to service chiefs about the defence investment plan, does he ask them to plan for credible deterrents, or simply to accept that there is no cash behind the Government’s rhetoric?
Context
NATO Secretary-General, service chiefs, and intelligence leaders have repeatedly warned about the growing risk of conflict with Russia. However, recent budget cuts by the MOD indicate a lack of preparedness for credible deterrence.
The Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry (Luke Pollard)
What a load of nonsense. We are increasing defence spending, with £5 billion extra in our budget this year. We are moving to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence three years before anyone thought it was possible. The defence investment plan will set out what we are investing in and how we are moving towards warfighting readiness.
Session: Defence Investment Plan
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On defence spending, is not the truth that Labour’s promise to reach 3% of GDP, let alone 3.5% or 5%, is just smoke and mirrors, because there is no actual plan to pay for it? How can the Government claim that they will properly invest in our defence and keep the country safe when they cannot even deliver the limited savings they have promised on welfare? So I ask the Secretary of State: where is the money coming from?
Context
The MP questions the feasibility of Labour's promise to reach 3% of GDP on defence spending, especially given their failure to deliver on welfare savings.
The Secretary of State for Defence (John Healey)
I welcome the hon. Gentleman to the Dispatch Box and to the Conservative Front Bench team, alongside his two very distinguished colleagues, the right hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mr Francois) and the hon. Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge). I gently say to him that, since the election, his colleague the shadow Defence Secretary argued 13 times for 2.5% by 2030. He only changed his tune after February, when the Prime Minister showed how it was going to be funded and said that we would do it three years earlier, in 2027. We have shown how we will raise the extra funding for this record increase in investment in defence since the end of the cold war. We have shown exactly how it is costed and exactly how it will be funded in this Parliament, and in the next Parliament we will do the same.
Session: Defence Spending Cross-party Talks
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A blind resident in my constituency, Marilyn, relies on her guide dog and the local bus network to live independently. However, changes under the Government’s £1.7 million active travel grant, including floating bus stops on Rifford Road in my constituency, force her to cross fast, bidirectional cycle lanes just to board a bus. That goes against safety advice from the Guide Dogs organisation and the Royal National Institute of Blind People and is causing real distress. Does the Secretary of State agree that Government-funded infrastructure must be safe and accessible for everyone, and will she commit to reviewing active travel guidance to consider the role of floating bus stops that put blind and visually impaired people at risk?
Context
A blind resident relying on the local bus network is experiencing distress due to changes in infrastructure that include floating bus stops near cycle lanes.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Simon Lightwood)
During the passage of the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill in the other place, we committed to writing to all local transport authorities asking them to pause the installation of a specific kind of floating bus stop, where passengers get off the bus straight into a cycle lane or an island.
Session: Local Bus Services
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How much and what proportion of the funding due to be allocated to Mauritius as part of the agreement concerning the Chagos archipelago will come from his Department?
Context
The MP sought details on the funding to be allocated to Mauritius as part of an agreement concerning the Chagos archipelago.
Stephen Doughty (Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I have set out the costs very clearly. They average out at £101 million over the course of the deal. That compares very favourably with, for example, what France pays for its military facility in Djibouti. This treaty has been entered into in good faith by the UK and Mauritius, it will be legally binding, and we are absolutely clear that it is compliant with international law and all our other obligations.
Session: Chagos Archipelago Sovereignty
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Our United Kingdom and the United States are aligned in the view that a nuclear-armed Iran would pose a serious threat to global stability. With nuclear negotiations currently under way between the US and Iran, can the Secretary of State inform the House what outcome his Department would consider to be a success from a British perspective? Crucially, does he have a contingency plan if those talks fail to produce an acceptable result?
Context
The MP asks about the outcome the UK would consider a success in current US-Iran nuclear negotiations.
The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Mr David Lammy)
Iran is now producing roughly one significant quantity of highly enriched uranium every six weeks. That is 40 times above the limit in the joint comprehensive plan of action—the deal that we struck with Iran, which I have in front of me.[Official Report, 15 May 2025; Vol. 767, c. 7WC.] (Correction) I am really crystal clear about this. Iran must never develop a nuclear weapon; it must reverse its escalations—we have seen that in its enrichment programme; it must not carry out any critical weaponisation work; and these terms have to be fully verifiable. Unless we get that, we will see a snapback of the sanctions regime that we struck with it 10 years ago.
Session: US Policy on Iran
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In my constituency of Exmouth and Exeter East, the Lib Dem local council is proposing to build tens of thousands of new homes with little thought for corresponding infrastructure. I have spoken to local councillors, and they believe they have no agency in this process and central Government are telling them what to do. What more can be done to ensure that local authorities are held accountable for their decisions?
Context
Concerns about Lib Dem local council plans for building tens of thousands of new homes with little thought for corresponding infrastructure.
Matthew Pennycook
Local electors can hold local authorities accountable for all of the decisions they make. On infrastructure, I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer. However, local authorities should, as part of the local plan development process, have infrastructure strategies in place that set out the requirements for infrastructure and how they should be funded.
Session: Topical Questions
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I am starting to feel like DEFRA Ministers are purposefully ignoring me and Devon’s farming community. I have given the Secretary of State since early December to answer my letters and my invitations to meet with Devon’s farming community, in order to explain how changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief are going to affect them. So far, those platitudes have gone unrealised. With less than a month until these changes take effect, Devon’s farmers are still in the dark about how the changes are going to affect them. If this is how Ministers treat fellow MPs, is it any wonder that farmers up and down the country feel completely abandoned by this Labour Government?
Context
David Reed has been trying since early December to get a response from the Secretary of State about how the changes will affect Devon’s farming community. He is concerned that the minister’s platitudes have not materialized into action.
The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs (Daniel Zeichner)
I hear the hon. Gentleman’s complaint, but I have been to Devon in my role before, and I will come to Devon again. I am always happy to meet farmers. I have spent quite a lot of time at this Dispatch Box answering questions from Conservative Members, so perhaps fewer questions will mean more time to go out and meet farmers.
Session: Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs
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The Crusty Cob bakery has been a constant in east Devon for the past 55 years, but last week the family-run business closed the doors on all nine of its shops, making over 100 local people redundant. The owners stated a panoply of issues, from manufacturing costs to reduced high street footfall and energy prices, but the kicker is the decision that this Business Secretary’s party has made to slam companies with increases to the national living wage and employer national insurance contributions. The effects of this Labour Government’s decisions are setting in and literally destroying working family businesses.
Context
The MP references the closure of Crusty Cob bakery, a local business with a long history in east Devon, due to various issues including manufacturing costs, reduced high street footfall, energy prices, and increases to the national living wage and employer national insurance contributions.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Gareth Thomas)
I understand that this will be an extremely worrying time for employees of the Crusty Cob and their families. I gently say to the hon. Gentleman that we are offering a 40% discount to retail, hospitality and leisure properties as part of our business rates package. We are going to reform business rates more substantially, with a permanently lower multiplier in 2026 that, while it clearly will not help the Crusty Cob and its employees, will help other businesses on the high street.
Session: Hospitality Industry
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The Prime Minister has just held talks for a UK-EU defence and security partnership, where the development of artificial intelligence was a key theme. However, last night, the UK chose not to join EU countries in signing the international agreement on AI. Will the Secretary of State please explain the dissonance in the Government’s approach?
Context
The Prime Minister held talks for a UK-EU defence and security partnership with AI development as a key theme. The UK did not join EU countries in signing the international agreement on AI.
The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (Peter Kyle)
First, let me congratulate President Macron on laying on an incredible summit in Paris which brought together Governments, tech companies and investors. Britain’s voice was heard loud and clear, which is why we are delivering such extraordinary investment into this country. The Labour Government signed up to and fully engaged with most of the aspects that were negotiated. In a few areas, we will put Britain’s interests first.
Session: Topical Questions
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Farmers across Devon are rightly concerned about Labour’s planned changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief, particularly the serious impact on family farms and on the sustainability of rural communities. In early December I wrote to the Secretary of State to invite him to meet Devon’s farming community, at an event to be organised in conjunction with the NFU in Devon, to provide clarity on the policies’ objectives and to address their concerns. I am yet to receive a response. I ask him directly now: will he come to Devon, meet local farmers, and explain how these policies will not undermine their livelihoods and the future of British farming?
Context
Farmers in Devon are concerned about Labour's planned changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief, which may impact family farms and rural community sustainability. The MP wrote to the Secretary of State inviting him to meet local farmers but has not received a response.
The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs (Daniel Zeichner)
I thank the hon. Member for his question, which is one that I have been asked at the Dispatch Box many times over the past few weeks. I have been to meet farmers in Cumbria, and last week I met farmers in south Cambridgeshire. I would love to meet farmers in Devon, so I am happy to add him to the list for my grand tour across the country to reassure people that there is a strong plan to ensure that farmers have a viable future, which they did not have under the last Government.
Session: Budget Impact on Farmers
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Could I ask for an update on recruitment progress for a national armaments director, creation of a military strategic headquarters, and release of the defence industrial strategy, to ensure they are in place to contribute to the strategic defence review recommendations?
Context
Concerns about delays in creating key defence roles, including a national armaments director and military strategic headquarters, with implications for the defence industrial strategy and recommendations of the strategic defence review.
John Healey
Yes, we will have these roles and strategies in place.
Session: Topical Questions
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Ministers are committed to reaching 2.5% of GDP on defence, but do not specify when this will happen. There are reports of potential cuts in R&D programmes. Will the Minister rule out cuts to R&D and science spending for this financial year and next?
Context
Ministers repeatedly state commitment to a 2.5% of GDP defence spending target, but have not specified timelines or ruled out potential R&D cuts.
Luke Pollard
The Government is committed to 2.5% of GDP on defence. The exact timeline will be announced at a future fiscal event. The Opposition should apologise for economic issues left behind.
Session: Defence Research and Development Funding
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What plans does he have for future levels of spending on defence research and development? Frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence are already shaping every domain across the modern battlefield. To stay ahead of our adversaries, it is imperative that we have the ability to develop these technologies domestically. As supercomputing is essential for AI system development, the Labour Government's cancellation of an £800 million exascale supercomputing project at the University of Edinburgh was disappointing. The Minister understands the need to invest in AI for defence. Will he inform the House how the Department intends to create these technologies?
Context
Defence R&D is critical for maintaining military advantage. The questioner notes the importance of domestic capability in developing frontier technologies like AI.
Luke Pollard
Defence R&D is critical for maximising operational advantage. The new Government sees AI as important across technology domains. The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology leads related work in his Department. AI technologies are being considered within the strategic defence review to upscale innovative UK work and provide skills and supply chain support.
Session: Defence Research and Development Funding
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Royal Mail: Performance
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['The MP is concerned about the decline in trust in Royal Mail due to missed delivery targets, increased prices, and poor communication with the public. He highlighted that while Royal Mail has made a profit of £14 million last year after previous losses of around £200 million, service quality has suffered. The failure to meet delivery targets for three consecutive years is causing significant frustration among constituents who rely on physical mail for important communications such as NHS appointments and bank statements. I am concerned about the performance of Royal Mail in North Somerset. According to my survey, 87% of respondents reported delays and 53% said that delayed deliveries had caused them to miss appointments and deadlines. One constituent with stage 4 cancer has missed a critical NHS letter due to delivery issues. A property business went nearly two weeks without any deliveries and was told it could not collect its post directly from the sorting office.']
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['The MP urges Royal Mail to initiate an honest national conversation with the British public about what they can expect from the service, improve communication regarding missed deliveries, and take proactive measures rather than waiting for criticism in the press or Select Committees. I urge the Government to work with Royal Mail to address these systemic issues, ensure timely delivery of all mail including important medical documents, and engage constructively with local CWU representatives.']
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Failed
11 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Marit...
Ayes: 362
Noes: 107
Passed
11 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Ayes: 277
Noes: 143
Passed
11 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2...
Ayes: 279
Noes: 90
Passed
04 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Ayes: 392
Noes: 116
Passed
03 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
Ayes: 458
Noes: 104
Passed
28 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
Ayes: 91
Noes: 287
Failed
28 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
Ayes: 103
Noes: 284
Failed
28 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
Ayes: 294
Noes: 108
Passed
27 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
Ayes: 88
Noes: 310
Failed
27 Jan 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
Ayes: 61
Noes: 311
Failed
27 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
Ayes: 91
Noes: 378
Failed
21 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Commi...
Ayes: 195
Noes: 317
Failed
21 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial...
Ayes: 373
Noes: 106
Passed
21 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Commi...
Ayes: 191
Noes: 326
Failed
21 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Thir...
Ayes: 316
Noes: 194
Passed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to...
Ayes: 347
Noes: 185
Passed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
Ayes: 319
Noes: 127
Passed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to...
Ayes: 344
Noes: 182
Passed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to...
Ayes: 347
Noes: 184
Passed
13 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25
Ayes: 187
Noes: 351
Failed
13 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part
Ayes: 344
Noes: 173
Passed
3
PMQs Asked
24
Ministerial Questions Asked
64
House of Commons Debates Involved
1
Westminster Hall Debates Led
0
Statements / Bills
0
Petitions Presented
81
Voting Record
Activity Compared to Peers
How does this MP's parliamentary activity compare to the national average across 1370 MPs?
Prime Minister's Questions
-19% below average
This MP:
3
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
+76% above average
This MP:
24
Average:
13.7
Westminster Hall Debates Led
-60% below average
This MP:
1
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+1222% above average
This MP:
64
Average:
4.8
Statements / Bills Proposed
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.4
Voting Attendance Rate (%)
-9% below average
This MP:
63.0
Average:
69.5
Important Context
- - Ministers answer questions rather than asking them, so have different activity patterns
- - Activity quantity doesn't measure quality or effectiveness of representation
- - Some MPs focus more on constituency work than parliamentary questions
- - Newly elected MPs will have less parliamentary history
About This Page
This page tracks David Reed's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.