Zöe Franklin
Liberal DemocratMP for Guildford · Since 2024
Recent Activity
Spoke in debate: Conflict in the Middle East: Cost of Living
Parliamentary appearance by Zöe Franklin
Conflict in the Middle East: Cost of Living
5. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the conflict in the middle east on the cost of living.
Conflict in the Middle East: Cost of Living
I thank the Chancellor for her answer. The tensions in the middle east are pushing up energy and food prices, adding further pressure to households who are already struggling due to the cost of living. The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister warned this weekend that families face “eight-plus months” of difficulty ahead. With the school holidays approaching in both the May half-term and the summer, many low-income families in my constituency of Guildford are asking how they will get through the
Voted NO on: Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)
Zöe Franklin voted NO on 'Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)' (279-164, passed)
Voted NO on: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123
Zöe Franklin voted NO on 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123' (271-171, passed)
Voted NO on: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
Zöe Franklin voted NO on 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C' (269-170, passed)
Voted NO on: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a)
Zöe Franklin voted NO on 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a)' (270-170, passed)
Voted NO on: Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
Zöe Franklin voted NO on 'Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X' (272-64, passed)
Voted NO on: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion
Zöe Franklin voted NO on 'Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion' (279-176, passed)
Voted NO on: Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)
Zöe Franklin voted NO on 'Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)' (279-164, passed)
Voted NO on: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123
Zöe Franklin voted NO on 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123' (271-171, passed)
Voted NO on: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
Zöe Franklin voted NO on 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C' (269-170, passed)
Voted NO on: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a)
Zöe Franklin voted NO on 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a)' (270-170, passed)
Voted NO on: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
Zöe Franklin voted NO on 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C' (273-167, passed)
Voted NO on: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
Zöe Franklin voted NO on 'English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C' (273-167, passed)
Child Maintenance Service
8. If his Department will review the adequacy of the treatment of redundancy payments by the Child Maintenance Service.
Spoke in debate: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Parliamentary appearance by Zöe Franklin
Voted NO on: Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
Zöe Franklin voted NO on 'Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X' (272-64, passed)
Voted NO on: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion
Zöe Franklin voted NO on 'Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion' (279-176, passed)
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
I am happy to thank the Government for agreeing to put that on the face of the Bill. I turn now to the issue of brownfield development. We on the Liberal Democrat Benches continue to believe that development must follow a clear principle of brownfield first—not green belt by default, and certainly not the vague concept of grey belt. From experience in my constituency, I know how important that principle is in practice. Brownfield first is not an abstract planning preference; it is how we protect