diff --git a/classes/Homepage/Scotland.php b/classes/Homepage/Scotland.php
index e87646dd5a..5e92dce6e9 100644
--- a/classes/Homepage/Scotland.php
+++ b/classes/Homepage/Scotland.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ protected function getSearchBox(array $data): \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Search\S
     protected function getEditorialContent(&$data) {
         $debatelist = new \SPLIST();
         $item = $debatelist->display('recent_debates', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 1], 'none');
-        if (isset($item['data']) && count($item['data'])) {
+        if (count($item['data'])) {
             $item = $item['data'][0];
             $more_url = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('spdebatesfront');
             $item['more_url'] = $more_url->generate();
diff --git a/classes/Homepage/UK.php b/classes/Homepage/UK.php
index 38b1c61908..57709f3f7b 100644
--- a/classes/Homepage/UK.php
+++ b/classes/Homepage/UK.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ protected function getEditorialContent(&$data) {
             $item = $this->getFeaturedDebate($gid, $title, $context, $related);
         } else {
             $item = $debatelist->display('recent_debates', ['days' => 7, 'num' => 1], 'none');
-            if (isset($item['data']) && count($item['data'])) {
+            if (count($item['data'])) {
                 $item = $item['data'][0];
                 $more_url = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url('debates');
                 $item['more_url'] = $more_url->generate();
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/hansardlist.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/hansardlist.php
index e4b0b87d1d..6a7c51fb70 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/hansardlist.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/hansardlist.php
@@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_debates($args = []) {
         // $args['days'] is the number of days back to look for biggest debates (1 by default).
         // $args['num'] is the number of links to return (1 by default).
 
-        $data = [];
+        $data = ['info' => [], 'data' => []];
 
         $params = [];
 
@@ -3010,7 +3010,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_debates($args = []) {
             $childbody = $r['body'];
             $speaker = $this->_get_speaker($r['person_id'], $r['hdate'], $r['htime'], $this->major);
 
-            $data[] = [
+            $data['data'][] = [
                 'contentcount'  => $contentcount,
                 'body'          => $body,
                 'hdate'         => $hdate,
@@ -3028,13 +3028,7 @@ public function _get_data_by_recent_debates($args = []) {
 
         }
 
-        $data =  [
-            'info' => [],
-            'data' => $data,
-        ];
-
         return $data;
-
     }
 
     public function _get_data_by_biggest_debates($args = []) {