Commons
Oral Questions
Health and Social Care
14 July 2026
2 contributions
Support for Bereaved Parents
8. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing funding to organisations that support bereaved parents.
The death of a child seems to violate the natural order of things, leaving parents shocked, grieving and in unimaginable pain. The charity Love, Jasmine in my constituency was founded by Rob and Kathy Lapsley in 2016 after the death of their daughter Jasmine to support other bereaved parents on Mers…
Commons
Oral Questions
Defence
6 July 2026
2 contributions
Veterans: Homelessness
3. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on veteran homelessness.
I associate myself with the comments about the loss of Sir George Howarth. His loss will be felt deeply in this place. Organisations in Liverpool, such as Veterans HQ, do incredible work to support homeless veterans, and the Government have made tackling the issue a priority through their reducing v…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
1 July 2026
Flood Insurance: Reform of Flood Re
I thank the Minister for her statement. The vital importance of protecting and insuring people against flooding is highlighted by the case of my constituents who live next to Thingwall allotments, where extensive surface water flooding has blighted their lives for four years. Residents of Abbeystead…
Commons
Oral Questions
Work and Pensions
29 June 2026
3 contributions
Benefit Cap
4. What steps he is taking to ensure that people affected by the benefit cap are not in poverty.
The abolition of the two-child limit by this Government was a key step in cutting child poverty, but some of the poorest families still see their benefit capped, and there are shockingly high levels of child poverty in parts of my constituency, with 70% of children in Arundel ward and 61% of those i…
+1 more contribution in this session
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
24 June 2026
Engagements
Q7. My constituent Jake McGregor-How, a 16-year-old with everything to live for, has been diagnosed with Friedreich’s ataxia—a rare neurodegenerative condition that is cruel and swift-acting. The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with it is just 37. Despite the NHS’s founding principle tha…
Commons
Westminster Hall
15 June 2026
2 contributions
Brain Cancer
Order. I am sorry to all hon. and right hon. Members, because I will have to impose a two-minute time limit straightaway, and it is clear that we will not get everyone in.
I thank the hon. Member for setting a fine example of keeping to the time limit.
Commons
Westminster Hall
11 June 2026
5 contributions
Clean Power by 2030
We begin with the Select Committee statement. Mr Angus MacDonald will speak on the publication of the first report of the Scottish Affairs Committee, “Clean Power by 2023: A fair deal for Scotland?” for up to 10 minutes, during which no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of his statement,…
I remind Members to bob if they wish to be called to ask a question.
+3 more contributions in this session
Commons
Proceedings
8 June 2026
Water Companies
Several barriers to taking water back into public ownership have been floated—pardon the pun—but the myth around the cost has been debunked and the impact on pensions has been dealt with by leading academics. What will it take for the Government to take water back into public ownership?
Commons
Westminster Hall
2 June 2026
4 contributions
Preparedness for National Emergencies
Order. After the next speaker, I will have to impose a two-minute speaking limit. I call Dr Ben Spencer.
After the next speaker, I will have to reduce the time limit to one minute. I am really sorry; this is obviously a very popular debate. I will call the Lib Dem spokesperson at around 5.10 pm.
+2 more contributions in this session
Commons
Ministerial Statement
21 May 2026
Middle East
Yet again, we have seen a flotilla taking essential aid to Gaza intercepted by Israel. Subsequently, the people who were trying to ensure that aid was delivered were subjected to violence, humiliation and abuse by Ben-Gvir. We should not be surprised, because last month the Israeli military approved…
Commons
Debate
27 April 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Carry-over)
I pay tribute to the families of the Hillsborough victims, and to all other families whom this law encompasses. I welcome this carry-over motion, but in all honesty, it is absolutely shameful that it is needed. In September 2024 in Liverpool, in his speech to the Labour party conference after being …
Commons
Westminster Hall
22 April 2026
Junior Doctors’ Foundation Programme
Order. I remind the hon. Member that this is not a chance for a second speech; it is just a winding-up speech.
Commons
Debate
13 April 2026
Southport Inquiry
I thank the Home Secretary for her statement, and place on record my sympathies for the families of Alice, Elsie and Bebe, who are living with the most unimaginable loss.
The Southport attack has been ruled a “disaster waiting to happen” after the perpetrator was referred to Prevent on three separa…
Commons
Westminster Hall
11 March 2026
3 contributions
Rough Sleeping: Families with Children
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the matter of rough sleeping among families with children.
I place on the record my co-chairship of the all-party parliamentary group for ending homelessness. It is always an honour to speak in a debate under your stewardship, Dr Murrison, but I deeply…
I thank the Minister for the contribution she is making. Will she commit to publishing the minutes of the interministerial group?
+1 more contribution in this session
Commons
Proceedings
5 March 2026
Business of the House
Transforming Choice, led by Frances Molloy and her amazing team, is an alcohol detox and rehabilitation service based in Sefton Park in my constituency. It does incredible work to support people who are struggling with alcohol dependency and who have often also experienced homelessness, and the resu…
Commons
Westminster Hall
5 February 2026
Scottish Affairs Committee in 2024-25 and Industrial Transition
We begin with the Select Committee statement. Elaine Stewart will speak on the publication of the fifth report of the Scottish Affairs Committee, “The work of the Committee in 2024-25, and Industrial transition in Scotland”, for up to 10 minutes, during which no interventions may be taken. At the co…
Commons
Debate
4 February 2026
2 contributions
Lord Mandelson
I place on record that my thoughts are with the women and girls who were victims of Epstein and his cronies. I am also deeply concerned for those who suffered incredible loss through the financial crisis in 2008.
This House is at its best when we can find common ground and put aside party politics …
I think I have made it clear what I think of the Government amendment.
I will end by saying, as my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) did, that the Prime Minister said consistently during the general election campaign that we must always put country before party. He promised the…
Commons
Westminster Hall
26 January 2026
6 contributions
Key Stage 1 Curriculum
Before I call the next speaker, I suggest an informal time limit of four minutes per speaker, because of the popularity of this important debate. I hope that Members will help each other out by keeping speeches to four minutes, please.
Order. I am sorry, but I am going to have to take the limit down to three and a half minutes. It is an informal limit; if we can stick to it, I will not have to impose a formal limit.
+4 more contributions in this session
Commons
Ministerial Statement
19 January 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
I pay tribute to the families, some of whom are in the Public Gallery; to Elkan Abrahamson and Pete Weatherby KC, who have done phenomenal work for the past 37 years; and of course, to my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool West Derby (Ian Byrne), and to the Minister for the work that she has done …
Commons
Debate
5 January 2026
Middle East and North Africa
As the Minister alluded to, British taxpayers have witnessed atrocities committed by Israeli authorities in Gaza and then acted by donating to NGOs that are ordinarily able to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid there. However, Israeli authorities continue to impede full humanitarian access, leavin…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
5 January 2026
Venezuela
Compliance with international law is not an either/or, and I am extremely concerned that the action of the United States shows utter disdain for international law and leaves enormous uncertainty over the future of Venezuela. It removes a leader whose rule was corrupt and cruel, but rather than celeb…
Commons
Debate
3 November 2025
2 contributions
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
I rise to support the Bill. I start by thanking the Prime Minister for delivering on our manifesto promise to bring the Hillsborough law before the House. As a Liverpool MP and someone who had family and friends at Hillsborough —they fortunately all came home—I would not have accepted anything that …
Will the hon. and learned Member give way?
Commons
Westminster Hall
21 October 2025
Ending Homelessness
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. As co-chair of the APPG for ending homelessness and the co-sponsor of this debate, I thank all colleagues who have attended; our new Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Birkenhead (Alison McGovern); Crisis, the secretariat for the APP…
Commons
Debate
20 October 2025
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans Ban
I would like to preface my comments by saying that everybody in this place was horrified by the attack on the synagogue in Heaton Park, and that my comments today are purely based on safety.
A year before the Hillsborough disaster, safety concerns at Sheffield Wednesday’s stadium were raised by an …