Commons
Oral Questions
Health and Social Care
14 July 2026
2 contributions
Topical Questions
T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Now that the capital spending plan has been published, can the Minister confirm whether Warrington and Halton will receive funding for a desperately needed new hospital? The existing hospital estate has not been substantially upgraded since the 1960s and no longer has the capacity needed to serve th…
Commons
Westminster Hall
13 July 2026
Illegal Immigrants: Offshore Detention and Deportation
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg.
For three decades, successive Governments have promised to get tough on illegal immigration, yet according to Home Office figures, in the last seven years alone around half a million people have claimed asylum in the UK; of those, 200,000…
Commons
Proceedings
6 July 2026
Rochdale Grooming Gang: Offender Deportation
Will the Minister commit to reviewing every case where an individual has been stripped of his British citizenship on public protection grounds but remains in Britain because deportation has failed, and will he tell the House how many such people there are?
Commons
Oral Questions
Defence
6 July 2026
Topical Questions
Can the Secretary of State explain to this House, the British people and our NATO allies how it is that our welfare bill is increasing by roughly £19 billion this year, we spent £13 billion on foreign aid last year and £15 billion has been committed to net zero schemes, and yet the defence investmen…
Commons
Debate
2 July 2026
2 contributions
Access to Further Education
I beg to move,
That this House has considered access to further education.
I thank the Backbench Business Committee and all the Members who supported bringing this important debate to Parliament today. I want to raise an issue that goes to the heart of opportunity, aspiration and economic producti…
I thank everybody for their contributions this afternoon. This should not be a political issue; it should be addressed by all parties with the interests of young people at their hearts. In places like Runcorn, we are failing young people. Although I listened with some amusement about who has the bes…
Commons
Proceedings
15 June 2026
Defence Investment Plan
I have been told from a reliable source that our Prime Minister, in stark contrast to all other previous modern-day Prime Ministers, has never visited our special forces’ headquarters in Hereford. Is that a reflection of how low down defence is on his priorities list?
Commons
Oral Questions
Business and Trade
21 May 2026
Industrial Strategy
In my constituency, I have one of the last remaining chlorine production sites, Vynova. On a recent visit, I was told that its future is uncertain because of production costs—it is a highly energy-intensive industry. Does the Minister agree that it is strategically critical that the UK has its own c…
Commons
Oral Questions
Justice
19 May 2026
2 contributions
Jury Trial Proposals
20. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of restricting the right to trial by jury in some circumstances on levels of public confidence in the criminal justice system.
On Saturday, the Secretary of State promised extra court time for anyone arrested at the “Unite the Kingdom” march, yet there are grooming gang survivors who have waited more than 20 years for their cases to come to court. How is it that he is able to find court time to arrest protesters, yet some v…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
18 May 2026
Youth Justice
In my 20 years’ experience in the courts, I have watched young people’s attitude change: there is no respect for the courts when they walk into the courtroom, and no fear of the police. Prison—or young offenders institution—sentences are no longer a deterrent, because they are simply not given out. …
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
22 April 2026
Engagements
Every day that the Prime Minister fails to act on or even acknowledge Pakistani grooming gangs that rape and torture vulnerable white girls, more victims continue to suffer. Instead of spending his energy forcing friends of paedophiles into top jobs, why not use that energy to stop this national dis…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
14 April 2026
Knife Crime
While I of course welcome the statement and any attempt to reduce and tackle knife crime, does the Minister not agree that without saturation stop and search, and without immediate custody of anyone found in possession of a knife without a valid reason, the rest is just white noise?
Commons
Oral Questions
13 April 2026
2 contributions
Social Housing Standards
17. What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that housing associations improve the quality of social housing.
In my Runcorn and Helsby constituency, Riverside housing association is flattening 365 properties, demolishing them to build new homes. Residents have been left with no communication, no support and no number to ring—residents such as John and Barbara Wheldon, now in their 80s, who have lived in the…
Commons
Oral Questions
23 March 2026
Topical Questions
T10. Is the Home Secretary comfortable with the reality that, as a woman, she could not stand and pray alongside the Mayor of London at last week’s event in Trafalgar Square?
Commons
Westminster Hall
23 March 2026
2 contributions
Puberty Blockers Clinical Trial
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I am concerned about the motivation behind the trials. I went to the initial meeting hosted by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, where we met the panel of so-called experts, and came away with the impression that this wa…
No, I will not.
Overall, we are creating a generation of lost, anxious young people who are confused about their identity, socially insecure and physically scarred.
Commons
Debate
10 March 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill
I speak today in favour of the reasoned amendment standing in the names of Reform UK MPs. Although it has not been selected for debate, I would like to draw hon. Members’ attention to the wording, particularly where it says that
“the right to trial by one’s peers…has been an essential part of UK fr…
Commons
Oral Questions
10 February 2026
Topical Questions
Many of my constituents are anxious about the consultation process and the environmental impact of the Peak Cluster project in rural Cheshire. Will the Secretary of State commit to meeting me and local representatives to ensure that community concerns are properly addressed before the development co…
Commons
Debate
3 February 2026
3 contributions
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
Although the reasoned amendment tabled by my Reform UK colleagues and myself has not been selected, I would still like to speak to the contents of that important amendment.
Scrapping the two-child benefit limit does nothing to help hard-working parents who set their alarm clocks every morning, and …
Let me make some progress. It increases the support to non-working families beyond that given to working parents earning above the benefit level, so those who work are being punished while those who play the system are rewarded. The cost to the taxpayer of scrapping the cap is estimated at £15 billi…
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Commons
Oral Questions
Justice
3 February 2026
Victims of Domestic Abuse: Criminal Justice System
Will the Deputy Prime Minister join me in congratulating Cheshire police, led by the exceptional Chief Constable Mark Roberts, on its well-executed Operation Crossbow, which I witnessed yesterday? More than 40 perpetrators of domestic violence wanted by the police and the courts were arrested and de…
Commons
Debate
21 January 2026
Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation
This remedial order is just another step by this Government towards repealing and overriding the previous Government’s legacy Act. This Government, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Prime Minister and the Attorney General, Lord Hermer—who has, in the past, represented Gerry Adams—clai…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
20 January 2026
2 contributions
Mobile Phones and Social Media: Use by Children
Will the Secretary of State confirm to the House that the Government have no intention of introducing criminal sanctions against parents or guardians of children who access social media through parental accounts?
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In response to my perfectly reasonable question, the Secretary of State said I had “got this wrong”. She did not explain in what way exactly I had got it wrong. Does she not agree that all Members in this Chamber—
Commons
Proceedings
19 January 2026
Proposed Chinese Embassy
The Minister stated several times that national security is a priority for this Government, so why are they letting a hostile state that wants to sabotage and spy on us into the very heart of Government?
Commons
Debate
19 January 2026
Local Elections: Cancellation
Last year, a junior Housing Minister, the hon. Member for Peckham (Miatta Fahnbulleh), stood at the Dispatch Box and said that
“local council elections are happening in 2026. We are cracking on with it”. —[ Official Report , 4 December 2025; Vol. 776, c. 1164.]
For some communities, this is the se…
Commons
Proceedings
19 January 2026
Iran: Protests
Given the horrific scenes of pro-democracy protesters being attacked by the police in London over the weekend, what steps will the Minister take to ensure that peaceful protest can take place in this country?
Commons
Proceedings
15 January 2026
Digital ID
Does the Minister accept that announcing mandatory digital ID, only to then retreat to voluntary digital ID, has merely created an expensive and chaotic shambles? Will he rule out unequivocally that this retreat is not a trojan horse for compulsory digital ID being imposed on the public at a later d…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
14 January 2026
4 contributions
Northern Powerhouse Rail
As a north-west MP, I of course welcome all efforts to improve connectivity across the north for my constituents, but the devil is always in the detail. I have looked at the Liverpool to Manchester proposals, and the journey would actually be 20 minutes slower than it is currently. The Secretary of …
No, we haven’t. That’s a lie! [ Interruption. ]
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