Deirdre Costigan

Lab

41 parliamentary sessions on record in this archive

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Commons Oral Questions Education 16 June 2025
Employer National Insurance Contributions: School Redundancies
I very much welcome the 2,300 extra teachers that Labour’s plan for change has seen in our schools, but school support staff are just as important as teachers in ensuring the delivery of the well-run schools we have in Ealing Southall. Will the Minister update the House on progress in reinstating th…
Commons Debate 11 June 2025 2 contributions
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
My hon. Friend, like me, represents a west London constituency. Brentford and Isleworth is very close to my constituency of Ealing Southall. She will know that while our constituents support the work towards a more sustainable air industry, they also want to see work to reduce the noise we hear in w…
I support the right of my hon. Friend’s Stockton North constituents to go on holiday to Alicante. Equally, in my Ealing, Southall constituency, 53% of people—including me—were born in a different country. Does he agree that they have the right to go home and visit family and friends, so it is import…
Commons Ministerial Statement 11 June 2025
Spending Review 2025
A woman came to my surgery in Ealing Southall last Friday and showed me photos of the one bedroom she shares with her four children. The five of them share beds and they live with black mould on the walls. All the kids have been hospitalised, no doubt because of related bronchial infections. It is t…
Commons Debate 5 June 2025
Bank Closures and Banking Hubs
I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. In West Ealing, in my constituency, we have seen all the banks close over the past decade or so. In fact, the town centre itself has visibly declined, in the way that he alluded to. Does he agree that the Labour Government’s decision t…
Commons Proceedings 4 June 2025
Street Parking on Estates: Bracknell Forest
I thank my hon. Friend for raising these very important issues, and his constituents will be delighted that he is doing so on their behalf. In Ealing, electric vehicle charging points have been a major concern for the council to ensure they meet the need. There are currently 900 electric vehicle cha…
Commons Westminster Hall 3 June 2025
Serious Fraud Office
I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. He mentions constituents: two of my constituents in Ealing Southall were victims of the collapse of JVIP Group, a complicated network of 100 companies. Although some victims were compensated by their banks, the collapse of the company …
Commons Ministerial Statement 22 May 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base
I thank the Secretary of State for his statement. As the Prime Minister confirmed earlier today, the cost of this deal is slightly less than the average annual cost of just one aircraft carrier without the aircraft. Does the Secretary of State agree that this is a price well worth paying to ensure o…
Commons Oral Questions 22 May 2025 2 contributions
UK-India Cultural Co-operation Agreement
4. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cultural co-operation agreement between the UK and India on economic growth in the UK.
The Liberty cinema in my constituency of Ealing Southall, now the Himalaya Palace shopping centre, was the first cinema in the country to regularly show Bollywood films, and Southall has formed the backdrop of many a Bollywood movie since then, so I welcome this agreement to increase co-operation be…
Commons Debate 21 May 2025
Business and the Economy
The hon. Gentleman has spoken now for, I think, 23 minutes. He has criticised on many fronts the decisions the Labour Government have made to fix the foundations of the economy and clear up the mess that his Government left. Would he mind spending maybe 30 seconds on what decisions his party would t…
Commons Debate 20 May 2025
Reasonable Adjustments (Duty on Employers to Respond)
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about a deadline by which employers must respond to requests for reasonable adjustments from disabled workers; and for connected purposes. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interest…
Commons Oral Questions Treasury 20 May 2025
Topical Questions
T7. Does the Chancellor agree that four interest rate cuts, three trade deals, two successive quarters of growth and almost 1% of growth announced last week show that our plan for change is working? Does she also agree that it is now essential that this House supports the Government’s Planning and I…
Commons Westminster Hall 14 May 2025 6 contributions
Glass Packaging: Extended Producer Responsibility
Would my hon. Friend also accept that because glass is heavier than other products, it costs more to recycle and transport? It may break during transport, so it is not the case that it is a more sustainable product.
Will my hon. Friend give way?
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Commons Oral Questions Work and Pensions 12 May 2025
Personal Independence Payment: Disabled People
I welcome the Secretary of State’s confirmation that there will be a full review of PIP in consultation with disabled people and their organisations. PIP was designed 13 years ago, but since then we have increased our understanding of the impact that fluctuating conditions and mental health problems…
Commons Ministerial Statement 8 May 2025
Trade Negotiations
I congratulate the Minister and this Labour Government on achieving not just one trade deal but two historic deals in the space of a week. I am a vegetarian, but many of my constituents like nothing better than a chicken curry on the streets of Southall Broadway. Can the Minister categorically assur…
Commons Ministerial Statement 6 May 2025
Trade Negotiations
I welcome the conclusion of negotiations on what is the best deal that India has offered any country when it comes to free trade. Many of my constituents are part of the living bridge of 1.9 million people of Indian heritage living in and contributing to this country. Can the Minister, at a time of …
Commons Prime Minister's Questions Prime Minister 30 April 2025
Engagements
Q13. After 14 years of a Conservative Government who let fly-tipping increase to record levels across the country, my constituents in Ealing Southall will welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement today that fly-tippers will now face tough action, new technology for enforcement and up to five years …

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