diff --git a/classes/SectionView/SectionView.php b/classes/SectionView/SectionView.php
index cbe569e770..b3054b9c94 100644
--- a/classes/SectionView/SectionView.php
+++ b/classes/SectionView/SectionView.php
@@ -241,13 +241,14 @@ protected function display_section_or_speech($args = array()) {
 
         $data = $this->setTitleAndAlertText($data, $subsection_title);
 
-        $data['debate_time_human'] = format_time($first_speech['htime'], TIMEFORMAT);
-        $data['debate_day_human'] = format_date($first_speech['hdate'], LONGDATEFORMAT);
-
-        $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this->list->listpage);
-        $URL->insert(array('d' => $first_speech['hdate']));
-        $URL->remove(array('id'));
-        $data['debate_day_link'] = $URL->generate();
+        if ($first_speech) {
+            $data['debate_time_human'] = format_time($first_speech['htime'], TIMEFORMAT);
+            $data['debate_day_human'] = format_date($first_speech['hdate'], LONGDATEFORMAT);
+            $URL = new \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Url($this->list->listpage);
+            $URL->insert(array('d' => $first_speech['hdate']));
+            $URL->remove(array('id'));
+            $data['debate_day_link'] = $URL->generate();
+        }
 
         $data['nextprev'] = $DATA->page_metadata($this_page, 'nextprev');
 
@@ -261,8 +262,8 @@ protected function display_section_or_speech($args = array()) {
             "%s %s%s %s",
             $data['intro'],
             $this->location,
-            $data['debate_time_human'] ? " at $data[debate_time_human]" : '',
-            $data['debate_day_human']
+            isset($data['debate_time_human']) ? " at $data[debate_time_human]" : '',
+            isset($data['debate_day_human']) ? $data['debate_day_human'] : '',
         ));
 
         return $data;
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/hansardlist.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/hansardlist.php
index 247afefb82..71c3d905e7 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/hansardlist.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/hansardlist.php
@@ -2821,12 +2821,14 @@ public function _get_data_by_featured_gid($args=array()) {
                                     ':subsection_id' => $item_data['subsection_id'],
                                 )
                             )->first();
-                $section_body  = $r['sec_body'];
-                $subsection_body = $r['sub_body'];
-                if ( $section_body && $subsection_body ) {
-                    $parentbody = "$section_body : $subsection_body";
-                } else {
-                    $parentbody = "$section_body$subsection_body";
+                if ($r) {
+                    $section_body  = $r['sec_body'];
+                    $subsection_body = $r['sub_body'];
+                    if ( $section_body && $subsection_body ) {
+                        $parentbody = "$section_body : $subsection_body";
+                    } else {
+                        $parentbody = "$section_body$subsection_body";
+                    }
                 }
             } else if ( $item_data['htype'] == 10 ) {
                 $parentbody = $body;
@@ -2847,8 +2849,10 @@ public function _get_data_by_featured_gid($args=array()) {
                                 ",
                                 array( ':object_id' => $item_data['epobject_id'] )
                 )->first();
-                $childbody = $r['body'];
-                $speaker = $this->_get_speaker($r['person_id'], $r['hdate'], $r['htime'], $this->major );
+                if ($r) {
+                    $childbody = $r['body'];
+                    $speaker = $this->_get_speaker($r['person_id'], $r['hdate'], $r['htime'], $this->major );
+                }
             }
 
             $contentcount = 0;
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/section.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/section.php
index 76a57ff5c2..ef3e6eb6fc 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/section.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/section/section.php
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@
             <h1><?= $heading ?></h1>
             <p class="lead">
                 <?= $intro ?> <?= $location ?>
-                <?php if ($debate_time_human) {
+                <?php if (isset($debate_time_human)) {
                     printf(gettext("at %s"), $debate_time_human);
                 }
                 print ' ';
-                printf(gettext('on <a href="%s">%s</a>'), $debate_day_link, $debate_day_human);
+                if (isset($debate_day_human)) {
+                    printf(gettext('on <a href="%s">%s</a>'), $debate_day_link, $debate_day_human);
+                }
                 ?>.
             </p>
             <p class="cta">