Commons
Oral Questions
Wales
17 June 2026
2 contributions
Job Creation
2. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help create new jobs in Wales.
The UK Labour Government are investing across the UK in initiatives that are creating jobs and fuelling economic growth, such as Parkwood Springs and Special Melted Products in my constituency of Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough. Will the Minister update the House on the difference that UK Gove…
Commons
Oral Questions
Health and Social Care
9 June 2026
Topical Questions
Last year I had the opportunity to witness a transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedure, which is a groundbreaking procedure for people who require valve changes. What I saw was quite incredible, and I recommend that all hon. Members go and see the procedure in St Thomas’ hospital. The patien…
Commons
Oral Questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
21 April 2026
Topical Questions
In my constituency, I recently met a young woman from Somaliland who in recent years has lost 14 members of her family to fighting in the region. She and other campaigners from Somaliland are understandably reticent to use the new e-visa system introduced by the Somalian Government due to fears abou…
Commons
Westminster Hall
26 March 2026
3 contributions
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical Instability
Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. We are hoping to give everyone five minutes, but we will see how we go.
We are doing quite well for time, but we need to finish Back-Bench speeches by 2.28 pm so that we can—as I am sure we want to—get the winding-up speeches and the Minister in.
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Commons
Oral Questions
17 March 2026
2 contributions
Bailiffs
16. What steps he is taking to help improve standards in the bailiff industry.
I welcome the Government’s commitment to legislating for a statutory bailiff regulator. Research by StepChange and others has uncovered shocking cases that show why that is urgently needed, including a bailiff pushing someone through their front door and then laughing when they said that they had me…
Commons
Oral Questions
Housing, Communities and Local Government
12 January 2026
Topical Questions
T5. Every two hours, someone in the UK is paralysed as a result of a spinal cord injury. After treatment, there is a 20% chance of being sent to a care home due to a lack of suitable available housing. I cannot imagine how a young person feels when they are coping with one of the most traumatic mo…
Commons
Westminster Hall
7 January 2026
4 contributions
UK Town of Culture
I ask Members to bob so that I can see how many people wish to speak in the debate. To start the debate, I call Jim Shannon.
I can let you all have four minutes.
+2 more contributions in this session
Commons
Oral Questions
Work and Pensions
8 December 2025
2 contributions
Pensioner Poverty
6. What steps he is taking to tackle pensioner poverty.
More than a quarter of a million pensioners received compensation from the Pension Protection Fund and the financial assistance scheme, but those who accrued their income before 1997 have suffered a real-terms cut of 24% in the past five years alone. I welcome the Chancellor’s commitment to provide …
Commons
Westminster Hall
8 December 2025
4 contributions
Digital ID
We are running quite well at the moment. We will be finishing completely at 7.30 pm, but the Member who moved the motion wants a minute to wind up, which he has a right to do. So the Minister has a bit longer should he need it.
Order. The Minister has every right to speak, just as everyone else has had the right to speak. He does not have to take interventions.
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Commons
Westminster Hall
13 November 2025
5 contributions
Rogue Builders
I am keen to bring this debate to a conclusion before the first of many expected Divisions is called, with all participants having had a satisfactory opportunity to contribute to it. Mr Garnier and the Front Benchers have graciously agreed to watch the clock, curtail their remarks and be very succin…
There will be a limit of four and a half minutes for each speech. I call Sarah Hall.
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Commons
Oral Questions
Women and Equalities
5 November 2025
2 contributions
Topical Questions
T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Endometriosis care is in urgent need of reform. I have lost track of the number of young women who have contacted me to share their horror stories, some of whom have waited more than a decade to receive a diagnosis. The system is failing them. I welcome the Government’s commitment to update the wome…
Commons
Oral Questions
4 November 2025
2 contributions
Financial Inclusion Strategy
12. What recent progress she has made on the development of a financial inclusion strategy.
Earlier this year, I chaired a roundtable with the all-party parliamentary group on debt and financial inclusion that highlighted our five key asks. Nearly 70% of adults in my constituency are considered to be in financially vulnerable circumstances—among the highest proportions in the city. What st…
Commons
Debate
3 November 2025
2 contributions
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
It has been a massive privilege to have all the families appearing with us today. Without their presence, this law would not be being passed. Let me also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool West Derby (Ian Byrne), my right hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool Garston (Maria Eagle), and all…
My neighbours and members of my community were opening their doors to people and giving them cups of tea, because they were clearly in shock, and also letting them use their telephones to tell their loved ones that they had survived. At that time, I was about nine and a half months pregnant. My daug…
Commons
Proceedings
16 October 2025
Business of the House
I recently had the pleasure of meeting the Sheffield Young Carers action group and some of the wonderful people who it supports. I was a young carer myself and know the deep impact that that can have on a young life. During our meeting, the children told me about their mental health struggles as a r…
Commons
Westminster Hall
16 October 2025
5 contributions
Ada Lovelace Day
Order. I remind all Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate.
I am afraid that I now have to limit future speakers to three minutes each.
+3 more contributions in this session
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 September 2025
Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved Families
It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool West Derby (Ian Byrne) for securing this important debate. As the MP for Sheffield and Hillsborough, who was living locally at the time, I will never forget the harrowing scenes—things that…
Commons
Debate
2 September 2025
Speciality Steel UK: Insolvency
I congratulate the Minister on the decisions she has made in the last few weeks. We in Sheffield are very proud of our steel industry, and we want to resurrect it. We want people to be proud of the city, and to get into the same work that their grandparents did many years ago. Constituents who have …
Commons
Oral Questions
24 June 2025
2 contributions
Gaza: Humanitarian Situation
6. What steps he is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
More than 450 Palestinians have been killed in recent weeks as Israeli forces have opened fire on those attempting to collect aid from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The people of Gaza not only face daily risks from bombs and bullets, but the ever-present danger of man-made drought and famine. Wi…
Commons
Westminster Hall
5 June 2025
3 contributions
Police Presence on High Streets
I will start by imposing an informal limit of four minutes on speeches. There are plenty of you here who can fill the time, so we are keen for you to get on with it. I call Sir Iain Duncan Smith.
I will be putting in a formal four-minute limit, which means that Members will be cut off after four minutes. Can Members try to get their speeches in within that time, so we can ensure everyone gets to speak?
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