Vector search: register of interests declarations
Last run date: 2024-11-02
2024-10-31
Paul Kohler (26570)
match score: 0.87
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Kit Malthouse (25346)
match score: 0.86
I draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (10119)
match score: 0.81
I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as a farmer
Josh Babarinde (26353)
match score: 0.72
Will the Minister meet me and local hospitality businesses to discuss those concerns? I declare an interest as the patron of the Eastbourne Hospitality Association
David Davis (10162)
match score: 0.7
Indeed, this question may be of interest to you
Wendy Chamberlain (25872)
match score: 0.69
I should declare an interest at this point: I am chair of the all-party parliamentary group for Scotch whisky and worked for Diageo for four years before my election. At the start of the debate, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster talked about choices. For me, the other aspect of choices is managing expectations. That is where the real issues that I have with the Budget come to the fore.
Douglas Alexander (10661)
match score: 0.66
First, let me commend my hon. Friend for his work with the local primary school. I know how assiduous he is in advancing the interests of his constituents. I can assure him that we fully understand the importance of fair trade. I have met a representative of the Fair Trade Foundation in recent weeks, and I pay particular tribute to the work that Fairtrade is doing with the Co-op. Thousands of farmers producing goods such as tea, coffee, sugar and flowers are helped by Co-ops in our high streets across the country. It is now the UK’s largest seller of fair trade products, and it deserves our commendation too.
Richard Baker (13952)
match score: 0.65
I was talking about matters in Scotland, which I am sure will be of interest to the hon Lady and her constituents
Alistair Carns (26599)
match score: 0.65
I urge everyone affected by past failings to register interest in restorative measures by visiting the LGBT veterans support page on gov
Lucy Powell (25165)
match score: 0.65
My hon. Friend raises a really important matter and I think that is why Mr Speaker granted an urgent question on it earlier this week. There is a lot of interest in this House and it was raised with the Prime Minister yesterday at Prime Minister’s question time. We continue to monitor the situation very closely. I will ensure, as I always do, that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Minister and Secretary of State do come to the House regularly to update us on these matters.
Oliver Ryan (26381)
match score: 0.65
There has been plenty of interest in the debate and I am pleased to see the Lord Commissioner of His Majesty’s Treasury, my hon. Friend the Member for Redcar (Anna Turley), and my hon. Friends the Members for West Ham and Beckton (James Asser), for Slough (Mr Dhesi), for Macclesfield (Tim Roca), for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven (Chris Ward) and for Wellingborough and Rushden (Gen Kitchen), and others in their places.
2024-10-30
Mark Ferguson (26310)
match score: 0.87
I wish first to refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Edward Leigh (10352)
match score: 0.77
I have to declare an interest: I am of pensionable age
George Freeman (24817)
match score: 0.77
I am also proudly and gladly pleased to declare my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Meg Hillier (11605)
match score: 0.74
Before I begin, I must—as well as drawing the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests—draw its attention to the fact that I have a family member who works for Allied Irish Bank
Ben Spencer (25889)
match score: 0.71
I wonder if you could give me some advice, Madam Deputy Speaker, because I fear that the Chancellor may have inadvertently failed to declare an interest
Sammy Wilson (11374)
match score: 0.69
There are some things in the Budget that I welcome. As the chairman of the loan charge and taxpayer fairness all-party parliamentary group, I welcome the fact that there will be a review of the loan charge. It will be interesting to see what its terms are; they are not outlined in the Red Book. We will have to tease that out from the Government. The all-party group would be more than happy to talk about what the terms should be, and what issues need to be addressed.
Rachel Reeves (24851)
match score: 0.69
I know that Conservative Members are deeply interested in our plans
Blair McDougall (26490)
match score: 0.67
There will be debate about how public debt is registered within the public finances, but these are not technical details. That we took such strict view of investment in this country is why we have so few scanners in hospitals, why kids in my constituency spend their whole childhood in crowded homes, why families are waiting for social housing, and why kids are in classrooms that should have been rebuilt. What a relief it is to see that investment today. In my constituency of East Renfrewshire, I welcome the investment in hydrogen, building on the advantage that we already have there.
Meg Hillier (11605)
match score: 0.67
The Chancellor has had to make tough choices, and she has set out her fiscal rules to provide clarity to the markets and a long-term trajectory for investment and growth. We on the Treasury Committee will watch net financial debt closely to see how the benefit is measured, and it is important for taxpayers and the market that we do so. She will be more aware than anyone about the impact on the market if she does not manage debt very carefully. International investors may use the existing debt model, so when she comes in front of the Treasury Committee, I would be interested in talking to her about how she sees this playing out in the international arena.
Meg Hillier (11605)
match score: 0.66
If I were the sort of person to get big-headed as a result of the number of Members asking me to do things that are probably not within my remit, I could extend the remit and the power of the Treasury Committee infinitely. Of course, it is the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) who chairs the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee. As I say, we Chairs are planning to ensure that we work closely together on issues where there is an overlap of interests, and we will pick up on all these issues. The Government have promised openness, transparency and accountability, and I take my Front Benchers at their word on that. I am sure that the Chancellor and her Ministers will be available to talk to people and address Members’ concerns about specific elements of the Budget.
George Freeman (24817)
match score: 0.65
The hon. Member for Birmingham Edgbaston (Preet Kaur Gill) made an interesting point about the global investment summit, which we set up and which is now called the international investment summit. It is good news that that money is coming in, but I have to say that, in 30 years in the innovation economy, I have never seen so many people decide that they are going to sell their businesses and leave the country than I have over the past three or four months. The Government thought that they were playing a clever political trick of rolling the pitch, so that, on Budget day, the news would not be so politically damaging. However, they have misunderstood how mobile capital and talent are in the global economy.
2024-10-29
Victoria Collins (26539)
match score: 0.91
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.
Angus MacDonald (26637)
match score: 0.89
I invite hon Members to refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Brian Leishman (26492)
match score: 0.79
On that note, I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, where it also says that I am a member of Unite the Union, which I will refer to later in my remarks
Clive Jones (26377)
match score: 0.73
I declare an interest as a governor of the Royal Berkshire hospital, and a family member of mine has a shareholding in a health company
Emma Reynolds (24868)
match score: 0.73
I know that there is interest in this agenda across the House
Polly Billington (26360)
match score: 0.72
I will speak specifically to the amendments on community energy, and I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Llinos Medi (26454)
match score: 0.7
I must declare an interest as an officer of the marine energy all-party parliamentary group, of which the UK Marine Energy Council is the secretariat
Ed Miliband (11545)
match score: 0.69
I am sure that the House will be interested in the list
Stephen Kinnock (25297)
match score: 0.67
I know that my hon Friend the Member for Mid Cheshire (Andrew Cooper) has a keen interest in that issue
Claire Coutinho (25890)
match score: 0.67
As Government Members are looking their constituents in the eye—the small business owners, the struggling pensioners or the people who get on the bus to work—they should remember that a less ideological approach from this ministerial team, not one of whom has worked in industry or run a business, could have spared them those painful conversations. The British public deserve to have someone put their interests above ideology. That is why we have laid our amendments, to ensure that it is British interests, more jobs, cheaper bills and investment returns that are the guiding priorities for Great British Energy.
2024-10-28
Blair McDougall (26490)
match score: 0.88
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Clive Betts (10045)
match score: 0.79
Let me first draw attention to my declared interest as a trustee of Fields in Trust
David Lammy (10678)
match score: 0.78
I also covered areas of mutual interest
Alex Norris (25687)
match score: 0.71
I am grateful to the right hon. Lady for her question. As I understand it, the Member for Ilford South says in his statement that there have been no conflicts of interest and that all interests have been declared in line with his council’s rules.
Clive Jones (26377)
match score: 0.71
First, I declare my interest as a governor of the Royal Berkshire hospital, and I have a family member who is a shareholder in a health company
David Taylor (26576)
match score: 0.71
I declare an interest, in that before being elected to represent the people of Hemel Hempstead I worked for the Fairtrade Foundation
Jim Shannon (13864)
match score: 0.69
I declare an interest as a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, in which I served for three years
Matthew Pennycook (25379)
match score: 0.67
I am more than happy to look into what more can be done by convening to get the various interested parties around the table
James Cartlidge (25414)
match score: 0.67
This is a matter of supreme national interest
Harriett Baldwin (24785)
match score: 0.67
I have had a chance to read the Minister’s statement while I have been in the Chamber, and I declare an interest as an executive committee member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Assembly UK
Jim McMahon (25475)
match score: 0.67
I can see the shadow Secretary of State making that point repeatedly, because at this stage we are all waiting for the statement and the Budget that will contain that information, but I can say that the right decisions will be made in the interests of working people. We recognise the cost of living crisis that is being faced across the country. I am sure that she, like all Members of the House, is waiting with interest for Wednesday.
John Healey (10268)
match score: 0.65
Given the number of colleagues from all parts of the House who have put in to speak in this debate, I wish to keep my remarks brief, so that we can hear from others. It is striking how many colleagues on the call list, of all parties, have served in our UK armed forces; many were elected for the first time in July, and I welcome them all to this debate. That underlines the deep affinity between the House and our nation’s armed forces. Whether or not we have served, we in this House have the interests of our armed forces at heart; but we may debate, forcefully at times, the state of our armed forces and how best to use them. That matters to those who put on the uniform and accept a duty to give unlimited service to our nation, ready to do anything, at any time, anywhere, if this House and His Majesty’s Government will it.
Angela Rayner (25429)
match score: 0.65
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Compulsory purchase orders can be used by local authorities to acquire empty properties where the authority can demonstrate that the acquisition would be in the public interest. I am also aware that there is a problem with homes built under section 106 agreements being left empty. The Government will continue to work with house builders, local authorities and affordable housing providers to tackle the problems. I am sure that the Housing Minister will be happy to meet him.
Josh Babarinde (26353)
match score: 0.65
There is also local support in the form of the brilliant Eastbourne and District Veterans Association; I was proud to lead on its incorporation as a community interest company
2024-10-24
Nick Thomas-Symonds (25279)
match score: 0.76
I urge people with an interest to register with the authority, which is already sending out newsletters
Gareth Snell (25601)
match score: 0.7
I draw the House’s attention to my registered interest as a governor of a special educational needs school
Lucy Powell (25165)
match score: 0.7
It has captured a great deal of interest in this place, and I encourage Members to do as she suggested
Lucy Powell (25165)
match score: 0.66
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I, too, look forward to being able to announce business decided by the Backbench Business Committee in future weeks. He might want to have a word with the shadow Leader of the House about the importance of providing time for general debates and Backbench Business debates, which he seems to think are not of interest to this House. The Government have provided time for some of those debates in the absence of a fully formed Backbench Business Committee. The hon. Gentleman makes a good point: there are some really good debates happening in Westminster Hall next week, including on online safety, the funding of children’s hospices and the readiness of the NHS this winter—a number of issues that get raised in these sessions regularly. I hear what he says about the report into Mermaids, and I will make sure that if there is not a forthcoming statement, he gets a response from the relevant Department.
Rushanara Ali (24958)
match score: 0.66
We have a real opportunity to get this agenda right, and in that spirit I welcome this debate. I really appreciate the turnout and the interest—Adjournment debates are normally attended by only a couple of people. It is crucial that we build alliances and use the insights of Members of Parliament, who—as I have found throughout my political career—are at the sharp end, trying to support their constituents. I hope that colleagues can see that there is a real openness in this Government to work together to tackle this challenge once and for all.
Lucy Powell (25165)
match score: 0.65
I wholeheartedly encourage all the association members to vote for Pride in Gloucestershire. I am sure that the event would really help to put Gloucester on the map, would bring a huge amount of interest and, and would support the local economy. As the MP for Manchester Pride, I know how important these events are, and I wish my hon. Friend and his town all the best with that.
2024-10-23
Stephen Doughty (25166)
match score: 0.68
He asked about public registers of beneficial ownership and ensuring transparency
Polly Billington (26360)
match score: 0.66
Will my right hon Friend confirm that the commission will investigate regulatory standards, so that when raw sewage is dumped, there is actually a fine and a punishment for the water companies? I must also make a declaration as a customer of Southern Water and a sea water swimmer
Pete Wishart (11333)
match score: 0.66
The future operation of support schemes is also important. The decision to continue existing support scheme payments for life for those who were registered with a scheme before 1 April 2024 was a welcome development. The House will know how important that is to me as a Scottish Member of Parliament, as we had a very effective, productive and useful support scheme that I think will now be concluded and no longer open to new members. I would like to hear a little more on that point.
Chris Philp (25377)
match score: 0.65
I should be interested to know the thoughts of the Leader of the House on those specific practical questions, but in principle we support this change
Helena Dollimore (26507)
match score: 0.65
I declare an interest as a customer of Southern Water who lost my water supply for five days earlier this year, as did 30,000 of my constituents
2024-10-22
Karen Bradley (24725)
match score: 0.87
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Jack Rankin (26622)
match score: 0.81
Please see my updated entry in the register of interests next month
Laura Kyrke-Smith (26629)
match score: 0.71
I declare an interest as a former board member of the Disasters Emergency Committee
Simon Hoare (25427)
match score: 0.69
I want to give the House some facts provided by the Royal Mail, which I think are of interest to put this issue into scope and scale
John Martin McDonnell (10383)
match score: 0.69
I declare an interest: I am the honorary life president of the Prison Officers Association
Shabana Mahmood (24788)
match score: 0.68
I knew immediately that the right hon. Gentleman was going to ask about the meeting he referenced last week, when I made my other statement. I assure him that I will follow that up. I am interested in the work of the group that he mentions, and I am sure that the sentencing review panel will also be interested in it.
Stephen Doughty (25166)
match score: 0.68
The right hon. Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian Lewis) always makes important points. I heard very clearly what he had to say, but, as I take a key interest in these matters as well, I would gently stress the point that, as he knows, the Clerks have particularly strong rules relating to the scope of Bills, and the amendment that he suggested may not be in the scope of this Bill. Obviously, it is for the Clerks to opine on the matter. I have heard the right hon. Gentleman’s remarks and will certainly take them away, but there is clearly a stark difference between the Intelligence and Security Committee situation that he described and the position of the CPA and the ICRC.
Shabana Mahmood (24788)
match score: 0.67
My hon. Friend raises really important points about how we break the cycle of recalls to prison and ensure that licence conditions are abided by, and about the scope for putting more offenders to work. I am sure that these will be matters of great interest to the sentencing review panel. I look forward to seeing its findings in due course.
Alicia Kearns (25906)
match score: 0.67
My right hon. Friend has been vocal in his efforts, particularly on global LGBT rights. I have been able to use the CPA family as an opportunity to flag my concerns when there have been attacks on LGBT rights globally, and about women’s rights and the way in which national security legislation sometimes can be perverted or misused for the interests of individuals. Although we talk about the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in such a positive light, is an important vehicle for challenge within our own communities. He also set out the importance of the Bill to the Commonwealth. I congratulate him on his re-election, and when he goes to the Commonwealth meeting hopefully he will be able to confirm that the Bill has passed Second Reading—that seems to be the will of the House in today’s discussion, although I would never prejudge any vote—and that it is making progress through the Houses.
Julian Lewis (10358)
match score: 0.67
This uncontroversial Bill seeks to change the status of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the International Committee of the Red Cross, to convert each of them into what is known as a body corporate. These are sensible proposals, which I broadly support. However, as stated during the Sir David Amess Adjournment debate on the rising of the House on 12 September, there is one other organisation, with which I am rather familiar, that requires the same change in status as the CPA and the ICRC, to make it into a body corporate too. That organisation is the office that supports the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament, and this Bill presents us with the timeliest opportunity to achieve that necessary change. Indeed, it is a perfect fit, so I trust that the House will bear with me while I explain the serious conflict of interest that has arisen, why that conflict matters to Parliament and how it can easily be rectified with a simple addition to the Bill before the House today.
Adam Jogee (26541)
match score: 0.66
I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the debate on this important Bill, but I start by paying tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford South (Jas Athwal) for his maiden speech, which shared his story and the promise of our country. I declare my interest as co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for the Commonwealth, a role I was elected to before the summer recess, and my newly minted role as a member of the executive of the UK branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
Alicia Kearns (25906)
match score: 0.65
I have been privileged to both attend and speak at CPA summits under Mr Speaker’s presidency and I have learned a huge amount from Commonwealth colleagues—although, perhaps surprisingly for those in the House, I do not have any foreign visits with them to declare. The CPA creates pathways to friendships across the Commonwealth, building up the person-to-person relationships that matter so very much. We are all very aware of the acute threats to democracy internationally. The CPA is a genuinely positive institution, allowing best practice to be shared, linking parliamentarians in friendship, and strengthening resilience across our societies. Long may it continue.
2024-10-21
Richard Burgon (25391)
match score: 0.94
I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Kit Malthouse (25346)
match score: 0.93
I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Johanna Baxter (26375)
match score: 0.92
I draw hon Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Imran Hussain (25375)
match score: 0.91
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.
Nadia Whittome (25845)
match score: 0.9
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Marie Tidball (26390)
match score: 0.9
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Alison Griffiths (26536)
match score: 0.9
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Zarah Sultana (25909)
match score: 0.9
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Paula Barker (25819)
match score: 0.88
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Apsana Begum (25914)
match score: 0.88
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Jonathan Pearce (26362)
match score: 0.87
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Kirsteen Sullivan (26501)
match score: 0.86
I draw the attention of the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Lola McEvoy (26315)
match score: 0.84
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests—I am a proud trade union member
John Martin McDonnell (10383)
match score: 0.82
I refer you to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, Madam Deputy Speaker
Wendy Chamberlain (25872)
match score: 0.82
I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a trustee of the Links Trust
Melanie Ward (26610)
match score: 0.81
I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and to my proud membership of Community and Unison
Kirith Entwistle (26378)
match score: 0.8
I point Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, where I declared donations from those unions
Ian Lavery (24963)
match score: 0.8
I refer the House to my declaration of interests.
Mary Foy (25833)
match score: 0.8
I declare my interest as a member of Unison and Unite
Tom Hayes (26566)
match score: 0.8
I proudly refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Sonia Kumar (26590)
match score: 0.8
I declare my interests as a member of the GMB, Unison and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Mike Amesbury (25702)
match score: 0.79
How fantastic is that? I also proudly refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Graham Stuart (11406)
match score: 0.78
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and the contribution from small businesses to my election campaign earlier this year
Andy McDonald (25169)
match score: 0.78
I am proud to refer the House to my membership of Unite and my declarations in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and to advise Members that I have run several of my own businesses
Graeme Downie (26503)
match score: 0.77
I draw attention to my declaration of interests, including my proud membership of Unison
Sarah Russell (26571)
match score: 0.77
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my membership of the Employment Lawyers Association, the Industrial Law Society, Unite the Union, Community and the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
Steve Yemm (26469)
match score: 0.77
I, too, draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and my membership of Unite and the GMB
Darren Paffey (26431)
match score: 0.77
As a proud member of Unison, I am delighted to refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Michael Wheeler (26551)
match score: 0.76
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, to my membership of USDAW and the GMB and to the fact that I chair USDAW’s parliamentary group.
Yuan Yang (26600)
match score: 0.76
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, in particular the perhaps interesting fact that, like the majority of journalists at the Financial Times, I am a proud member of the National Union of Journalists. I am able to enjoy that right to membership of a trade union, and the right to assembly and discussion that follows from it, because I am fortunate enough, unlike many of my aunts, cousins and uncles, to be a British citizen living in the UK who enjoys protection of not only my right to vote but my right to collective bargaining and representation in the workplace.
Antonia Bance (26342)
match score: 0.76
As a proud member of Unite and a former TUC staffer, I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. In addition, I think ASLEF and the GMB for their kind support of my election campaign.
Mark Ferguson (26310)
match score: 0.75
I proudly draw attention to my declarations in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which include my former role working for Unison, my membership of Unison, my donation from Unison, and being co-chair of its parliamentary group
Laurence Turner (26517)
match score: 0.75
I am glad to draw the House’s attention to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and to my membership of the GMB and Unite trade unions
Mike Tapp (26605)
match score: 0.75
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I am a proud small business owner and a union member, and it is fantastic to see so many Labour Members who are small business owners speaking in support of the Bill
Florence Eshalomi (25759)
match score: 0.73
Like many other hon Members, I refer the House to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a proud member of GMB and Unison
Becky Gittins (26568)
match score: 0.73
Madam Deputy Speaker, I refer you to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, where you will see that I have worked for a trade union that is not affiliated to the Labour party and that did not donate to my campaign. You will also see a number of other trade unions listed, not because of any campaign donations or vested interests —I can see why Opposition Members were led there; that is far more familiar to them—but because of the fantastic trade union representatives who have supported me and, I am sure, many Members on the Labour Benches. For me, that was Jim, my Unite rep in my very first job when training as a finance management trainee, all the way through to Laura, Trudy and Claire, the GMB reps who looked after me and supported me in my job before I was elected to this place.
Sarah Gibson (26585)
match score: 0.72
In the interests of transparency, I would like to mention that I have been a small business owner for most of my adult life, but I have also been an employee
Jonathan Brash (26339)
match score: 0.72
As many Members have done, I proudly register my membership of the GMB and Unison, and that I am a co-owner of a small business
Josh Simons (26328)
match score: 0.71
He was, like me—as my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests will attest—a proud trade union member
Kevin Hollinrake (25415)
match score: 0.7
Much like the more than 200 Labour MPs who have taken trade union cash, the Deputy Prime Minister has her donations to think of. She declared her interests as a union member, but she did not declare her interests as someone who had taken £13,000 from unions in donations. The question of what is orderly is up to your judgment, Madam Deputy Speaker, but it seems to me that that should be declared at the start of any Member’s contribution.
Jayne Kirkham (26525)
match score: 0.7
I worked as a teaching assistant at a local secondary school—I declare my interest in the register as a Unison member—and I was also an equity partner in a trade union law firm, so I have some experience of employing people, too
Catherine Atkinson (26405)
match score: 0.7
I proudly declare the interests set out in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, including my position as chair of the Society of Labour Lawyers, which has considered and campaigned on these issues for years
Jess Phillips (25364)
match score: 0.7
I thank my hon Friend and as a local to Warwickshire I take a keen interest in those matters myself
Nusrat Ghani (25354)
match score: 0.69
Order. Before the Deputy Prime Minister responds, may I say that if there are declarations of interest to be made, even in interventions, they should be made on the Floor of the House?
Sarah Smith (26410)
match score: 0.68
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. As a proud trade union member, I refer to the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and congratulate the hon. Member for Weald of Kent (Katie Lam) on her moving maiden speech.
Stephen Doughty (25166)
match score: 0.68
I know that these are issues of keen interest to you, Mr Speaker
Zubir Ahmed (26483)
match score: 0.67
I must declare an interest as the son of a long-standing taxi driver. Does the Minister agree that taxi drivers are, as they proved in covid, key workers and key to our economy, and furthermore, that in recent years their business costs, specifically their insurance costs, have risen to a prohibitively high level? Will he undertake to investigate the root causes of those rising business costs, which are stifling individual taxi drivers from maintaining their businesses?
Imogen Walker (26409)
match score: 0.67
I am delighted to have the opportunity to declare that I am a proud member of GMB, which does so much for so many
Jonathan Reynolds (24929)
match score: 0.65
I thank right hon. and hon. Members across the House for an informed debate on the Employment Rights Bill and the Government’s plan to make work pay. In closing, I declare to the House that I am a proud member of the Unite and USDAW trade unions. Even more proudly, I declare that I come from exactly the kind of working-class family that stands to gain from the measures.
Stephen Doughty (25166)
match score: 0.65
I thank the hon Gentleman for his question; I know he takes a very keen interest in this matter
2024-10-17
Josh Babarinde (26353)
match score: 0.93
I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Edward Leigh (10352)
match score: 0.83
I declare a personal interest
Ian Lavery (24963)
match score: 0.83
I refer the House to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Interests
Kevin Hollinrake (25415)
match score: 0.68
I very much welcome what happened on Monday. Having 300 investors come to this country is very welcome; this country is clearly open for business. We are keen to help the Government to succeed, because it is in everybody’s interests. I speak not only as a constituency MP, but as a former businessperson.
Adam Jogee (26541)
match score: 0.67
The Minister is making a very interesting and important speech, and she has set out exactly what this Government are doing to benefit my constituents. Could she find some time to meet me so that we can discuss how together we can ensure that the people of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire more widely can benefit from the investment secured at the summit this week?
Shabana Mahmood (24788)
match score: 0.66
I am very interested in the role that AI and other technology and digital solutions can play in increasing efficiency and productivity in the Crown court system and the court system more broadly. That is subject to discussions in relation to the Budget and the spending review. I hope to update the House in due course.
Julia Lopez (25652)
match score: 0.65
I spoke to some of the DCMS stakeholders who went to the investment summit, and they came away worried. They see a Government who absolutely milk their stardust, but all they hear is new taxes, new employment regulations, other Departments riding roughshod over DCMS interests and delays to decisions. Can the Secretary of State be specific? When she says that she is “putting rocket boosters” under the creative industries, what does that mean in practice?
Chris Philp (25377)
match score: 0.65
I congratulate colleagues who introduced Bills yesterday. The Bill on terminally ill adults has attracted particular interest. Getting the details right will be critical. If the Bill proceeds, will the Government commit to providing the time needed in Committee and on Report for full debate and votes?
2024-10-16
Peter Prinsley (26383)
match score: 0.76
I have, therefore, an interest in this matter, but so do we all
Blake Stephenson (26355)
match score: 0.73
Our local councils—as a councillor myself, I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests—have done fantastic work to support residents
Wendy Chamberlain (25872)
match score: 0.72
I declare an interest as I am in the process of joining the board of Fife Carers in an unpaid capacity; it is a privilege to join the organisation
Feryal Clark (25896)
match score: 0.72
I thank the hon. Member for her question. She will have seen from the investment summit earlier this week that there is huge interest from a number of companies in investing in the UK, and there is huge support from this Government for those companies that wish to invest.
Joshua Reynolds (26608)
match score: 0.71
The land that is needed is owned by the local council, of which I am a member, as is declared in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and the council was ready to sell it
Jim Shannon (13864)
match score: 0.7
The Secretary of State has an interest in Northern Ireland, so can I ask him whether he holds statistics on how much research and development tax relief support has been issued to Northern Ireland in the last 12 months to help support science and technology? If he does not have the figures today, I would be happy for him to send them to me
Rachel Blake (26546)
match score: 0.68
I wish to mention an interest: my husband works for an organisation that allocates funding to Carers UK
Andrew Griffith (25927)
match score: 0.68
Thanks to Whitehall Watch, we have a copy of the form. It is clear the Secretary of State failed to mention the conflicts of interest, as required by the ministerial code. In the words of the Prime Minister’s favourite pop star, some would say he is “Guilty as Sin”. Will he refer himself to the adviser on standards, or do we have to wait for the Prime Minister to finish organising VIP motorcades and do it for him?
Manuela Perteghella (26569)
match score: 0.67
We should give our constituents the right to register with their local NHS dentist
2024-10-15
Wes Streeting (25320)
match score: 0.71
I must declare an interest, because Whipps Cross hospital serves my constituents, as well as those of the right hon Gentleman
Richard Holden (25893)
match score: 0.69
The hon Member makes an interesting point
John Hayes (10265)
match score: 0.67
I would be interested to see what amendments come forward, given my right hon Friend’s remarks
James Wild (25866)
match score: 0.66
I begin by declaring an interest as my wife, the noble Baroness Evans of Bowes Park—although she does not always make me call her that—is a Member of the other place. She was also Leader of the House of Lords for more than six years, so I have perhaps had more dealings with Members of the other place, including hereditaries, than most. As a result, I have a view about how our two Houses operate effectively in practice, rather than the somewhat theoretical perspective we have heard from some of the newer Members of this House.
Ellie Reeves (25681)
match score: 0.65
What I am interested in is whether the right hon Member, with his new radicalism, will be voting with the Government tonight
2024-10-14
Richard Holden (25893)
match score: 0.72
Will the Minister provide clarity on how we can ensure that the true figures are represented in the register?
Sarah Olney (25596)
match score: 0.71
Will the Minister guarantee that we will now see a full register published, just as there is for MPs, and set out the timescale? Will the Government rectify the fact that we went months under the previous Government without a list of interests being published by retrospectively publishing those interests? Will the Government enshrine the ministerial code in law, and include in that law timescales for regularly publishing a register of interests, so that we can have confidence that it will be published? Finally, will the Government make the role of the ethics adviser truly independent by empowering the adviser to begin their investigations and publish their own reports?
Patricia Ferguson (13984)
match score: 0.7
I was interested in the point made by the right hon Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale about the Lobby
Yvette Cooper (10131)
match score: 0.68
The right hon Member makes an important point and I thank him for his long-standing interest in the issue
Ellie Reeves (25681)
match score: 0.66
Under the last Government, Labour Front Benchers who attended events could end up sitting next to their Tory counterparts. Labour MPs had to declare details in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests—importantly, including value—while Tory Ministers did not, under the equivalent ministerial process. The Government will correct this imbalance: the Tory freebies loophole will be closed. In the future, the Government will publish a register of Ministers’ gifts and hospitality on a basis broadly equivalent to that which is published in the registers of Members’ and Lords’ interests. This will bring the publication of ministerial transparency data more closely into line with the parliamentary regime for gifts and hospitality. The Government intend that these arrangements should be in place as soon as possible and will set out further details in due course.
Ellie Reeves (25681)
match score: 0.66
I thank my hon Friend for that interesting suggestion
John Hayes (10265)
match score: 0.66
The second is about how the whole House comes together on these matters; as the right hon Lady knows, I have had an interest in this subject for some time and I entirely endorse what she says
Ellie Reeves (25681)
match score: 0.65
The hon. Member makes a number of important points. In relation to value, yes, this is about a closer alignment of the two schemes. MPs need to declare value at the moment, but value does not need to be declared under the ministerial scheme. That is the loophole that we are looking to close, and we will do so as soon as possible.
Gareth Snell (25601)
match score: 0.65
May I suggest that my hon Friend retrospectively apply the new rules to the last 12 months of every serving Member who was a Minister? They should have to declare every piece of hospitality and gift that they received as Ministers, so that we can see exactly what their own record was compared with our cleanliness
Alistair Strathern (26278)
match score: 0.65
I am sure that many Members will share my disbelief and that of my constituents at reports in The Times today that as many as one in 10 Conservative Members are considering standing down early because of the closing down of loopholes on second jobs. Regardless of political affiliation, one of our most important responsibilities is making sure we build and maintain our constituents’ trust in politics. Whether it is by tightening up the rules on second jobs or making sure we clamp down on some of the loopholes on Ministers’ declarations that we had under the last Government, will the Government remain resolute in ensuring that when we come to this House, we do so to serve our constituents and not ourselves?
2024-10-10
Toby Perkins (24845)
match score: 0.88
Let me begin by drawing the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Matt Rodda (25691)
match score: 0.78
In a sense, I have to declare an interest: my family and I have benefited from it
Nigel Huddleston (25381)
match score: 0.73
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my declarations when I was Sports Minister—I may touch on that in a moment
Natasha Irons (26404)
match score: 0.72
I must declare an interest: I will mention Channel 4 in my speech, and I was previously an employee of that organisation
Vicky Foxcroft (25380)
match score: 0.7
I should declare an interest in that, as recorded in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, I was fortunate enough to attend the Paralympic games in Paris and see our athletes in action in sessions of athletics, cycling and swimming
Mark Ferguson (26310)
match score: 0.7
I must declare an interest before asking my question: before serving in this place, I am proud to have served as a national officer for Unison, the biggest trade union and, by membership, the biggest organisation for women in the country
Natasha Irons (26404)
match score: 0.68
I declare an interest: I had the privilege of working at Channel 4 before joining Parliament
Michael Wheeler (26551)
match score: 0.67
I am proud to call this community my home, and even prouder that its people have chosen me as their representative. I will always work to deliver for them and in their interests. However, should I fail in that duty, I hope it is a measure of reassurance for them to know that one among them will always be able to bring me to task: my mum. It is a particular kind of privilege and terror to have your own mum as your constituent.
2024-10-09
Ayoub Khan (26631)
match score: 0.92
I have registered my interest in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Steve Darling (26349)
match score: 0.88
I refer colleagues to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Joe Powell (26477)
match score: 0.78
I note here my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, because I have worked on a number of new government registers in recent years, including the public register of beneficial ownership and the register of overseas entities
James Naish (26329)
match score: 0.74
Moving on to this debate, I draw the House’s attention to my registered interest in a property from which I receive a rental income
Rachel Blake (26546)
match score: 0.72
I declare an interest in that my husband works for an organisation that has allocated some funding to the Renters Reform Coalition. I would like to associate myself with the remarks by my hon. Friends the Members for Mitcham and Morden (Dame Siobhain McDonagh), for Barking (Nesil Caliskan) and for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green (Florence Eshalomi) about the experience of so many Londoners living in the private rented sector.
Stella Creasy (24949)
match score: 0.71
Of course I will let the hon. Gentleman in. If he is going to make a declaration of interest, obviously I will let him intervene.
Angela Rayner (25429)
match score: 0.71
I am sure that his entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests proves that he is one of those landlords I would like to commend for being decent landlords
Richard Tice (26399)
match score: 0.7
I congratulate hon. Members on their excellent maiden speeches this afternoon and declare an interest as someone who has been involved in the commercial and residential property sector for over 35 years.
Desmond Swayne (10580)
match score: 0.7
Changing tenants involves significant expense for both tenant and landlord—my interests can be found in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests—and the ability of a tenant to end a tenancy after two months presents a significant risk to the landlord, particularly in the student rental market, where re-letting a property within the academic year can present a considerable difficulty. Will the Secretary of State at least consider amendments in Committee to address that issue?
Carla Denyer (26379)
match score: 0.69
I congratulate the new Members who have made their maiden speeches on the interesting and important points raised
Hilary Benn (10669)
match score: 0.68
I have already indicated to the House that I of course give that assurance. As I said in answer to the previous question, all those who have an interest in these schemes progressing and who are concerned about the impact of the pause—the plug has not been pulled, and you cannot pause a plug, but I think the hon. Member will understand the point—should be making the case, too.
Stella Creasy (24949)
match score: 0.67
In the final minute I have, I want to make a plea to the Minister about the credit rating of those in our private rented sector. It is not true that renting in the private sector automatically damages someone’s ability to get a mortgage, but if they are having to move time and again, their credit rating clock goes back to the start because lenders look at their addresses, they have to re-register for all their utility bills and they have to keep building up their good record. That gets taken into account by some lenders. People are finding that this affects other forms of credit, including the credit cards that many of them are using to pay their bills. In my constituency, the average percentage of people’s income spent on rent is 44%. If they have kids and are trying to pay for childcare, it does not take a rocket scientist or Ayn Rand to realise that this market is not working for them.
David Simmonds (25892)
match score: 0.67
I add my thanks to all Members who made so many interesting points about different aspects of policy, but I would like to start with the contribution by the hon Member for Rugby (John Slinger), who said that most landlords are good landlords
Hilary Benn (10669)
match score: 0.67
There is quite a lot of information already available about the two schemes that are going ahead, what they have achieved and what the plans are. I think that is readily available, if the right hon. Gentleman needs it, and I will bear in mind the point he makes about information on the other schemes. He and the House have already heard me say a number of times that clarity as soon as possible would be in the interests of everybody.
Hilary Benn (10669)
match score: 0.67
It is the responsibility of all of us in the House who have the interests of these two deals at heart to make representations to everyone who can influence the final decision
Bridget Phillipson (24709)
match score: 0.66
I encourage all those who need extra support to sign up to the priority services register
Gideon Amos (26531)
match score: 0.66
My own experience is limited to being a tenant and landlord—only ever a landlord of registered social housing; I am happy to declare that interest today
Allison Gardner (26621)
match score: 0.65
I thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate and promoting my ex-employer, Keele University, which is an interest I declare. I recently had the great honour of visiting the Burslem campus of the prestigious Stoke-on-Trent College, in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (David Williams), to meet with apprentices, including inspirational young people such as Robbie and superb employers such as Carson Powell Construction. Does my hon. Friend agree that apprenticeships, including degree-level apprenticeships, provide an excellent alternative route for young people and career changers to access higher education, in our FE colleges and universities, and that such apprenticeships provide a real benefit to our local employers and economies, by developing the workplace skills of the future?
2024-10-08
James Frith (25622)
match score: 0.9
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Mims Davies (25330)
match score: 0.73
I have a personal and constituency interest in wanting all education settings to thrive, so I agree with my right hon Friend
Laurence Turner (26517)
match score: 0.7
At this point I draw the House’s attention to my declarations in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my background as an officer of the GMB, one of the unions that represents school support staff.
Andrew Murrison (11132)
match score: 0.7
I am following the hon Gentleman’s remarks with a great deal of interest
Dr Caroline Johnson (25597)
match score: 0.69
I declare an interest as I have three children in private school, one of whom is in her final year
Roz Savage (26603)
match score: 0.67
I am so grateful to my constituents for trusting me to represent their interests and those of this country
Steve Reed (25170)
match score: 0.66
I have also been speaking with my right hon Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who shares that interest
James Murray (25801)
match score: 0.66
I am still responding to the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans), so please let me come back to that point. HMRC is putting in place bespoke guidance, and it is standing by to make sure that schools are properly registered for the change. All the evidence we have seen from the IFS and so on suggests that the impact on the state sector will be very small, which means that it will not have a material effect on children’s education.
Alicia Kearns (25906)
match score: 0.66
For those who are interested, I did go to my local comprehensive, and my children go to their local comprehensive, but I think it is right that we support choice for all
Ben Spencer (25889)
match score: 0.65
I must declare that I have chosen independent education for my children
Munira Wilson (25820)
match score: 0.65
Just yesterday, I was discussing with one of the headteachers in my constituency the number of children on their SEND register and how they go about identifying them
2024-10-07
Stuart Anderson (25818)
match score: 0.71
I am interested in our country
Victoria Atkins (25424)
match score: 0.68
I hope the hon. Gentleman knows by now that when he makes a suggestion, I will take it away. He will appreciate that, as part of a constructive Opposition, I want to look carefully at the ramifications—both the intended and unintended consequences—of policies suggested in the Chamber, but that sounds very interesting. I thank him for his contribution, as always.
David Lammy (10678)
match score: 0.66
As I have said, these are issues that we can discuss when we have the treaty. It is not routine for any Government to comment on basing arrangements. The hon. Lady would not expect us to do that and put our national interests at stake.
Keir Starmer (25353)
match score: 0.65
I was interested to hear the particular example that the hon Lady referred to