Recent speeches, debates, and oral and written questions in the House of Commons
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My latest news – more updates here
- Reacting to Labour’s Green Paper on welfare reform
- Writing to all Labour MPs urging them to vote against cruel welfare cuts
- Defending new Sentencing Council guidelines
- Labour should listen to the public on Gatwick expansion
- Expanding Heathrow in the face of a climate emergency is the definition of irresponsible
- Listen to science not the aviation lobby
My latest publications – see more letters and reports here
- My Submission to Ofcom’s Universal Service Obligation consultation About Royal Mail
- Letter to Liz Kendall about proposed welfare cuts
- Letter to Labour MPs on proposed cuts to welfare benefits
- My comments on Brighton and Hove City Council’s consultation on school admission arrangements.
- Green MPs spending review submission
- Letter to Minister of State for Social Security and Disability on the Work Capability Assessment
My recent work in Parliament – see more entries here
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to monitor the effective implementation of Government consultation principles on the needs of […]
- To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled £2 billion new investment to support biggest boost in social and…
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2025 to Question 40020 on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services, whether he […]
- To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Office for Students' regulatory case report for the University of Sussex, published on 26 March 2025, what was […]
- To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Office for Students’ staff hours were spent on work relating to the Office for Students' regulatory case report for the […]
- To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Office for Students commissioned external legal counsel in relation to their (a) regulatory case report for the University of Sussex,…
- To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Office for Students' regulatory case report for the University of Sussex, published on 26 March 2025, whether the […]
- I am concerned about public health. We all know that diesel and petrol hybrids are not zero emission, we know that the 2035 extension is not about tariffs—it applies only […]
- It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this debate. This issue is of great concern […]
- On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Yesterday, the Chancellor incorrectly stated that, on Second Reading, Green party MPs “voted against the Planning and Infrastructure…