Dan Tomlinson MP: speeches

Speeches

• 14 Sept 2026 · Sovereign Grant Bill · Hansard source

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  I will turn briefly to each of the short clauses in the Bill. Clause 1 gives effect to the central purpose of the Bill. It sets the amount of the sovereign grant for the financial year 2027-28 at £99.9 million. In doing so, it resets the level of the grant following the completion of the Buckingham Palace reservicing programme. As that programme nears completion, the temporary funding associated with it is no longer required. Both the previous Government and this Government recognised that the level of the grant should therefore be reset and that legislation would be necessary to achieve that outcome. That is what clause 1 does: it establishes a grant of £99.9 million for 2027-28, reflecting the conclusions of the 2026 royal trustees review. The practical effect, therefore, is that funding falls from £137.9 million in this financial year to £99.9 million in 2027-28.

• 10 Sept 2026 · No. 10 North · Hansard source

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  For me, as a north London MP, visiting Manchester is very much going north, but it is fantastic to go up there and meet local businesses when I do so. On the hon. Member’s specific question, the expenditure on No. 10 North will of course be published in the usual way, along with the Cabinet Office accounts.

• 10 Sept 2026 · No. 10 North · Hansard source

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  As permanent teams are formed, and they will be formed, we will ensure that those who live nearby and at a commutable distance are encouraged to apply, and we hope they will do so. There are already some 80,000 civil servants working in the north-west of England, and I think it is a fantastic change, introduced by this Government, that more civil servants and more people from more parts of the country can contribute, at the heart of Government, to building the change that this Government want.

• 15 Jul 2026 · Northern Ireland Hospitality Sector · Hansard source

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• 15 Jul 2026 · Northern Ireland Hospitality Sector · Hansard source

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• 15 Jul 2026 · Northern Ireland Hospitality Sector · Hansard source

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• 15 Jul 2026 · Northern Ireland Hospitality Sector · Hansard source

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