Vector search: register of interests declarations
Last run date: 2025-04-03
2025-04-02
Keir Starmer (25353)
match score: 0.8
I do take a personal interest
Greg Smith (25925)
match score: 0.74
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, particularly as it relates to the use of synthetic fuel donated for my summer surgery tour last August
Michael Wheeler (26551)
match score: 0.7
I feel as though I should declare an interest, as I am the proud dad of a little boy who is literally taking his first steps as our Government take these important steps in a critical area
Keir Starmer (25353)
match score: 0.68
I thank the hon. Member for raising this important issue. There are issues in relation to Northern Ireland in particular that we have to deal with very carefully. We will always put the national interest first, and that is why I am pleased that talks are ongoing, and they are constructive talks. I believe that a trade war is in nobody’s interest, and all of the sectors and industries impacted are of the same view, so we will continue to make that progress in the national interest.
Keir Starmer (25353)
match score: 0.67
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising this issue, which is of real importance to his constituents and to everybody in Northern Ireland. It is a very serious issue. That is why we need to be calm and pragmatic, and that is what workers and businesses in Northern Ireland would want to see from this Government at a time like this. We are, as he would expect, looking carefully at the details of any retaliatory tariffs announced by the EU, if they are announced, and what impact they might have on businesses. As he knows, where goods do not enter the EU, businesses can claim a full reimbursement of any EU duties paid, but I reassure him that the interests of Northern Ireland are at the forefront of our decisions. He may want to know that this morning the Business Secretary spoke to the Northern Ireland Executive, because this is a serious issue and we need to work together to resolve it in the interests of everybody in Northern Ireland.
Stephen Doughty (25166)
match score: 0.67
It is crucial to our interest and that of our allies
Stephen Doughty (25166)
match score: 0.66
I know that the hon. Gentleman asks his question with sincerity, and he is much liked in this place too. I suggest that he makes it clear to his constituents that a financial element to this deal was crucial to protect operations. It is crucial for the security of his citizens in Strangford and the citizens of the United Kingdom and of the United States, and our interests overseas. Some of the figures that have been quoted in the media are simply inaccurate, and of course, this will happen over a 99-year period. We will not scrimp when it comes to our security. It is important that we invest in it, and that is exactly what this Government are doing.
2025-04-01
Lewis Atkinson (26309)
match score: 0.79
I declare an interest as a member of the NHS pension scheme
Andrew Murrison (11132)
match score: 0.72
I declare my interest as a practising doctor and a public sector pensioner who has been through the McCloud process
Luke Evans (25805)
match score: 0.72
What is going on with NHS pensions administration under this Government? I declare an interest as someone with an NHS pension
Dan Jarvis (25067)
match score: 0.7
In most cases, registrations under this tier will be made available on a public register
Dan Norris (10458)
match score: 0.69
I should declare an interest as chair of the League Against Cruel Sports
Dan Jarvis (25067)
match score: 0.69
I am sorry that I will not be able to speculate on which countries may be specified in the future, but I hope the right hon. Gentleman will accept that the announcement we have made offers real value in three particular areas. There is the point about transparency, and he will have noted the point on the political tier about requiring all countries to register. He will also have noted the point about disruption and the point about deterrence. This policy will introduce a difficult choice for those who are seeking to influence the UK in a way that has not previously been the case. That is the right way to proceed, but as I say, we keep these matters under very close review. I am always happy to discuss them outwith this Chamber should he wish to do so.
Caroline Nokes (24809)
match score: 0.69
I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving notice of his point of order. Of course, the Chamber has just been hearing a statement that was in part about threats posed by Iran to the United Kingdom and its interests. However, I can inform him that the Chair has not received any notification of a statement on the specific matter he raises. He will know that those on the Treasury Bench have been listening to his point carefully. As an experienced Member of this House, he will also be considering other ways in which he can make sure that this matter is raised.
Daniel Zeichner (25386)
match score: 0.69
I also thank all hon Members who intervened during my hon Friend’s speech, because they showed the interest and passion there is on this subject
Laurence Turner (26517)
match score: 0.69
I fear that I am about to commit an unwise act by referencing Magna Carta in this place, as that text has been the subject of one or two interesting emails that I suspect a number of hon Members have also received, but it is telling that it stipulated:
Jonathan Reynolds (24929)
match score: 0.68
I want to directly answer the point made by the right hon. Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison) and provide clarification that I have just sought. Clause 2(7)(a) is not about alignment; it is about recognition. We already recognise certain EU product requirements on a mutual recognition basis, and where it is of benefit to do so, that is what the clause allows. Rather than take European standards as the basis for our own and align with them, it enables that where it is recognised that we have the interest. I can write to him in detail if he wishes.
Dan Jarvis (25067)
match score: 0.68
The hon. Lady helpfully asked about the political influence tier, which will strengthen the resilience of our democratic institutions against covert foreign influence. It will require those in arrangements with foreign powers who conduct, or arrange for others to conduct, political influence activities in the UK to register those activities within 28 days. Most registrations made under the political influence tier will be included on a public register, and I am sure she will recognise the transparency associated with that.
Munira Wilson (25820)
match score: 0.68
I declare an interest as vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on kinship care and co-chair of the APPG on children
Lisa Smart (26556)
match score: 0.67
Can the Minister say more about how the political influence tier will be administered? How do we ensure that every relevant foreign individual signs up to the register? It is right, if there is a top tier of the scheme, that Russia and Iran are on it, but will the Government now go further by proscribing the IRGC as a terrorist organisation?
Josh Newbury (26317)
match score: 0.67
I declare that I am an adoptive parent and a foster carer
Iain Duncan Smith (10180)
match score: 0.67
I am interested in the hon Gentleman’s argument
John Hayes (10265)
match score: 0.67
Our role in this place is to defend the national interest. I know that a kind of heady internationalism permeates particular parts of this Chamber—I look to my left towards the Liberal Democrats—but I have always thought that it was more important to stand up for the British people, to represent my constituents to the best of my ability and to be, as I described earlier, sensitive to the particularities of the locale that I represent and the country that I love. Is that too much to ask of Members of this House?
Stephen Doughty (25166)
match score: 0.67
I have answered those questions on a number of occasions, including earlier. I have been very clear that a financial element is crucial to protect the operation of such a vital base for our security and for the security of our allies. Once the treaty is signed, it will be put before the Houses for scrutiny before ratification in the usual way, and that will include costs. We will not scrimp on security: protecting our interests and those of our allies is the most important thing.
Karin Smyth (25390)
match score: 0.67
We know that this matter is really important and that there are high numbers of high earners in the NHS, which is why we have taken the decision to be open and transparent about the timeline that we can now commit to, having worked tirelessly to reduce the delays. Although these delays will cause inconvenience to some members, I have been crystal clear that no one will face any financial detriment as a consequence. Compensation arrangements are in place for direct financial losses, certain HMRC interest charges, and the costs of financial and accountancy advice.
Jake Richards (26486)
match score: 0.66
I think they agree with that now—interesting
Kirsteen Sullivan (26501)
match score: 0.66
It is of great interest to my constituents, especially the members of Torphichen community council in my constituency who asked me to speak in this debate
Graham Stringer (10576)
match score: 0.66
I am interested that my hon Friend mentions AI
Joy Morrissey (25878)
match score: 0.66
If it mentioned realignment with market values in relation to Japan, so we could export things to Japan or to other markets, I would be interested in looking at the Bill holistically, but not once is any country or trade grouping mentioned except the EU
Stella Creasy (24949)
match score: 0.65
What we need to do in the Bill—I hope the Minister will be open to this—is be clear about the direction of travel and the proper, right way and point for Parliament to be part of that process. If we are going to diverge, we should be clear why that would be in the British interest and how we as a Parliament will have that conversation. Where we have information, we should update our constituents, who might have businesses with products that take 18 to 36 months to develop. They need to know the regulatory regime, for example of the toys they want to make, and which markets they can sell into. That is why it matters that we have parliamentary scrutiny.
Karin Smyth (25390)
match score: 0.65
I thank the hon. Lady for her question. I do not have to hand the exact number of people working on this, but I will make sure that I respond to her on that point in writing. We are ensuring that individuals do not face detriment as a result of these delays. The NHS cost claim back compensation scheme provides resources for direct financial losses incurred by the NHS pension scheme members impacted by the McCloud remedy, including professional service fees and certain HMRC interest charges that may arise, as I outlined in my statement. HMRC has also confirmed that self-assessment late filing penalties will be waived on appeal in certain circumstances where a member receives a delayed pension savings statement as a consequence of the implementation of the McCloud remedy.
Michael Wheeler (26551)
match score: 0.65
I thank the hon. Lady for giving way. As a fellow member of the Procedure Committee, I do enjoy a good procedural debate, but I wonder whether she will get to the meat of the Bill at any point. Will we be talking about Brexit bogeymen, or will we be talking about consumer safety, representing those we are here to represent, looking after their interests and making them safer?
2025-03-31
Stephen Flynn (25867)
match score: 0.94
I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
John Slinger (26564)
match score: 0.82
I declare an interest as a member of the Speaker’s Conference
Vikki Slade (26582)
match score: 0.79
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I am an elected member of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council
Laurence Turner (26517)
match score: 0.72
At this point, for the avoidance of doubt, I draw attention to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my membership of the GMB and Unite Construction trade unions, because I want to return to a clarification and reassurance that the Minister made in a letter to the Public Bill Committee’s members in respect of the implications of clause 10. She clarified that nothing in those powers could override the constitutions of the Construction Industry Training Board and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board.
Jim McMahon (25475)
match score: 0.7
When common interest is applied, people can find a way through
Stephen Doughty (25166)
match score: 0.69
The hon. Member raises an important point, and I pay tribute to him for his work. He and I travelled together on a number of visits to the region—including to Bosnia and Kosovo—so I am well aware of his interest and engagement there. There are many opportunities for increased economic linkage and trade with all the countries in the region, and we continue to promote those. Indeed, I discussed them on my recent visits to Serbia and Montenegro.
Sarah Olney (25596)
match score: 0.68
I wish to speak in support of new clause 1, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (Ian Sollom), which would require the Secretary of State to bring forward proposals for the Executive agency to be known as Skills England. There should be greater emphasis on developing sector-specific skills that support the natural abilities and interests of each student. I believe that we should focus on strengthening careers advice and links with employers in schools and colleges to allow students clear alternative steps into a career that does not require them to go to university if that is not the best option.
2025-03-28
Clive Lewis (25356)
match score: 0.88
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Neil Coyle (25326)
match score: 0.71
I am interested in results for the people I serve
Liam Conlon (26401)
match score: 0.69
Those residents are entitled to sign up to what is called the priority services register
Jerome Mayhew (25904)
match score: 0.69
4%, which I submit is a reasonable return on capital and one that individuals might get from a high-interest account
James Frith (25622)
match score: 0.67
Does my hon. Friend agree that the register of children that is being introduced through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is a start to what he is advocating? Knowing exactly where children are at any given point would be a healthy start for us.
Emma Hardy (25646)
match score: 0.67
One thing I would ask each hon Member to do is to encourage the vulnerable people in their community to be on the priority services register, because they are entitled to support in the event of an outage
Neil Coyle (25326)
match score: 0.66
Madam Deputy Speaker, I know you will be interested to know what my constituency party thinks
Clive Lewis (25356)
match score: 0.66
I will be very interested to hear what it says
2025-03-27
Adam Jogee (26541)
match score: 0.88
I refer hon Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Liam Conlon (26401)
match score: 0.88
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Karen Bradley (24725)
match score: 0.79
I start by referring to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which I failed to do in my opening speech
Blair McDougall (26490)
match score: 0.75
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and to my position as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Uyghurs
Seamus Logan (26534)
match score: 0.74
I feel I must check his entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, though, to see whether he is on the board of Irish Tourism or Tourism NI
Jess Phillips (25364)
match score: 0.69
Like her, I have a long-standing interest in these issues. They have been a feature of my work since before I came to this House. In fact, I spent many hours in meetings in Marsham Street as somebody running one of the support services in preparation for the Bill. It is truly something to be celebrated.
Sarah Russell (26571)
match score: 0.68
I thank my hon. Friend for drawing that to my attention; I am very interested to hear about it. I am pleased to report that the overwhelming majority of takeaways in my constituency remain physical premises that also operate as restaurants, but I am aware that that is not necessarily the case in the whole of my local authority area, and certainly not across the whole country.
Christopher Vince (26350)
match score: 0.68
I declare an interest as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for young carers and young adult carers
Wendy Chamberlain (25872)
match score: 0.66
I declare an interest as an honorary vice-president of Carers UK, and I sit on the board of the Fife Carers Centre
Lucy Powell (25165)
match score: 0.66
I know that brewing heritage is a particular interest for my hon Friend and his constituents
Lucy Powell (25165)
match score: 0.65
That sounds like quite a worrying development—Bidfood breaking the recognition agreement with its trade union. My hon. Friend is right to say that the evidence is clear that where recognition agreements exist, they work in the interests of the business and its employees. That is why we are strengthening measures on some these matters in the Employment Rights Bill, but I will ensure that Ministers take a look at this case.
2025-03-26
Chris Coghlan (26445)
match score: 0.74
I declare an interest as an alumnus of London Business School
Euan Stainbank (26407)
match score: 0.73
I declare an interest as an officer of the APPG on responsible vaping
Nigel Farage (26352)
match score: 0.71
I must declare an interest: I am a co-founder of Action on World Health.
Mary Foy (25833)
match score: 0.71
I begin by declaring an interest as the co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on smoking and health. I will speak to my amendments and one or two others.
Jim Dickson (26547)
match score: 0.68
I declare an interest as vice chair of the all-party parliamentary group on smoking and health
Judith Cummins (25393)
match score: 0.68
“any persons or bodies as appear to him or her representative of the interests concerned
Mary Glindon (24927)
match score: 0.67
“any persons or bodies as appear to him or her representative of the interests concerned”,
Bob Blackman (24945)
match score: 0.66
I declare my interest as the co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for action on smoking and health for nine and a half years
None ()
match score: 0.65
(b) section 65 and Schedule 9 (extension of retailer register etc in Scotland)
2025-03-25
Sally Jameson (26406)
match score: 0.83
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and to my trade union membership
Liz Twist (25623)
match score: 0.81
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I am a member of the Unison trade union
David Pinto-Duschinsky (26632)
match score: 0.77
I start by declaring an interest as a proud member of the GMB and Unison unions
Roger Gale (10217)
match score: 0.74
As such, I have taken a particular interest in this subject
Karin Smyth (25390)
match score: 0.7
I am happy to update my hon Friend outside the Chamber, and I know other Members are also interested in how we are delivering on these commitments
Deirdre Costigan (26384)
match score: 0.69
May I begin by declaring an interest as a member and former employee of Unison? I know that its young members will welcome the unprecedented rise in the minimum wage for 18 to 20-year-olds
Michael Shanks (26276)
match score: 0.67
There has understandably been significant interest in this amendment from Members in the other place and on both sides of this House
Jim McMahon (25475)
match score: 0.66
We welcome scrutiny through amendments and the insight that the other place can provide, just as we welcomed scrutiny in the evidence sessions and Committee sittings; it adds value. We need to be honest: it is natural for Members to want to widen the scope of legislation during its passage, and to include more. In Government, we have to deal with the art of the possible, which means balancing a number of competing interests, not least the impact on taxpayers in the round. The Bill is targeted at those who need it the most—communities and local economies—and it is fully funded to ensure that it is sustainable. We cannot draw the legislation so wide that it does not stand the test of time and does not cover its own cost. That would not be responsible, and certainly would not be sustainable.
Rachel Gilmour (26543)
match score: 0.65
I thank the hon. Member for his interesting intervention. I agree, and I will talk about farmers in particular in a moment.
2025-03-24
Lewis Cocking (26316)
match score: 0.91
I refer hon. Members to my entry in the register of interests.
Blake Stephenson (26355)
match score: 0.82
As a central Bedfordshire councillor, I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.
Chi Onwurah (24807)
match score: 0.77
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests regarding hospitality tickets received from Newcastle United last year
Nesil Caliskan (26474)
match score: 0.77
I declare an interest as the vice-president of the Local Government Association
Kevin Hollinrake (25415)
match score: 0.69
I am pleased to lead the response on behalf of the Opposition, and I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which includes more than 30 years of business experience and interest in the property sector.
Heidi Alexander (24953)
match score: 0.68
My hon. Friend is tempting me to make a whole series of interesting comments about Stansted. I can assure him that when we get the reviews back, we will look at their implications for other airports, including Stansted, which provides employment for a number of his constituents.
Paul Holmes (25808)
match score: 0.68
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I appreciate being able to make this point of order. I would like to seek your guidance on the speech from the hon. Member for North Warwickshire and Bedworth (Rachel Taylor), in which she defended developers and also solicitors. Did she have to declare her interest as a practising solicitor, for which privilege she was paid £7,500 this quarter?
Valerie Vaz (24852)
match score: 0.68
I also want to raise the issue of buy to let. I hope the Deputy Prime Minister will speak to her colleagues in the Treasury about the fact that buy-to-let companies have become the largest single type of business in the UK. There are more companies set up to hold properties registered with Companies House than any other kind. Homes are for people to live in.
Ben Obese-Jecty (26354)
match score: 0.68
I would be interested to hear what the Government are going to do
Maria Eagle (10183)
match score: 0.67
I have met a number of my equivalents bilaterally, but it is important to say that we welcome the ReArm initiative and that it is in all our interests for SAFE to allow member states to partner with the UK
Luke Pollard (25690)
match score: 0.67
It is important that we meet the threats we face, which are not just from state actors but relate to a range of issues. I would be very happy to meet the hon. Lady to discuss her interest in this topic further.
James Asser (26594)
match score: 0.65
As the Secretary of State is aware, my constituency contains London City airport, which sits closely alongside residential and business buildings, so safety is something we are very alive to. It is also an area of massive regeneration, so we are also alive to power pressure, and that part of her statement will be interesting for my constituents. Can she assure us not only that the review and the lessons learned will be shared, but that we will look at how they can be adapted, so that other airports can adjust and carry out future-proofing for their resilience, and so that we are not just learning lessons after the event?
2025-03-20
Johanna Baxter (26375)
match score: 0.71
I declare an interest as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on cats
Paul Kohler (26570)
match score: 0.7
I will read it with interest
Ben Obese-Jecty (26354)
match score: 0.7
I have gone on long enough; I want to give others an opportunity to speak. I hope to hear many important and interesting contributions from hon. Members. I open the debate to others.
Steffan Aquarone (26491)
match score: 0.69
I would be very interested in talking in more detail about our shared interest in this matter at another time
Steffan Aquarone (26491)
match score: 0.66
I thank the hon. Member for his contribution. I am a little surprised. I am not too familiar with Reform’s tax policies, but I am not sure whether that is just me or most of us. Nevertheless, I hope that I have done my neighbour, the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Richard Tice), a favour by raising some of the challenges in his constituency. I am sure that he will be most supportive of whatever is in its best interests.
Polly Billington (26360)
match score: 0.65
I declare an interest as chair of the coastal parliamentary Labour party and co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for coastal communities, alongside my hon. Friend the Member for Scarborough and Whitby (Alison Hume). We are in danger of violently agreeing with each other, so I will not repeat much of what has been said—needless to say, much of it also applies to East Thanet.
2025-03-19
Aphra Brandreth (26553)
match score: 0.93
I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Alistair Carmichael (10785)
match score: 0.86
I remind the House of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Caroline Dinenage (24873)
match score: 0.72
I rise to speak in support of the Lords amendments, and I direct the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Matthew Patrick (26432)
match score: 0.66
I will take interventions—I am happy to do so—but I will make some progress first. Hon. Members may have heard earlier that the right hon. Member for Herne Bay and Sandwich (Sir Roger Gale)—I do not believe that he is currently in his seat—said it was nonsense for him to be receiving the winter fuel allowance. I think he revealed—it was news to me—that the Conservative Government had had plans to means-test it. I will be interested if those who wish to intervene would confirm whether he was right.
2025-03-18
Jodie Gosling (26314)
match score: 0.86
At this point, I must refer to my entry on the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and to my partner’s interests
Vikki Slade (26582)
match score: 0.74
Let me be clear: I support the principle of the register
Judith Cummins (25393)
match score: 0.71
“(1B) Before deciding whether to issue an Academy order in respect of a maintained school, the Secretary of State must issue an invitation for expressions of interest for suitable sponsors.
None ()
match score: 0.71
Amendment 136, page 49, line 6, after “pupil” insert “or a student registered”
Abtisam Mohamed (26413)
match score: 0.7
Amendments 5 and 7, also in my name, are about registration and the contents of the register
David Baines (26565)
match score: 0.68
I can assure Opposition Members, who might be concerned about my motives for speaking, that my interest lies in what is best for children and their families
Catherine McKinnell (24818)
match score: 0.67
Many Members have a great interest in city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts, and they have raised with me the excellent practice supported by those institutions. The Government amendments ensure that these schools can be named on school admission orders, and make it clear that families with children attending those schools will benefit from other measures in the Bill, such as those tackling the cost of school uniform.
Kerry McCarthy (11455)
match score: 0.66
I thank my hon Friend for her continued interest in this issue
Catherine McKinnell (24818)
match score: 0.66
I turn to amendments 8 and 12. Local authorities will be able to require parents of eligible children to provide information for registers. This will give them sight of this cohort of children, including those who are home educated, so that they can ensure that they receive a suitable education and are safe. Removing this sanction from local authorities would make the provision less effective. Members will understand that it is considered poor practice for this Government or our predecessors to impose a legal duty on individuals without ensuring any sanction or consequence for failing to comply.
Lizzi Collinge (26592)
match score: 0.65
Looking through the amendment paper, I was interested to read new clause 1, tabled by my hon Friend the Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes), on auto-enrolment for free school meals
2025-03-17
Emma Lewell-Buck (25181)
match score: 0.91
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.
Gavin Williamson (24729)
match score: 0.88
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Phil Brickell (26368)
match score: 0.88
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Rebecca Smith (26512)
match score: 0.76
I should at this point declare an interest as a member of Plymouth city council
Bobby Dean (26371)
match score: 0.7
My other area of interest is kinship care
Sarah Russell (26571)
match score: 0.7
One can apply to withhold the details of addresses and so forth, but that involves paperwork, possible court proceedings and a fee of £300, which is a huge amount of money for someone who is already in an insolvency process. There is a strong argument that we need to reform the process and potentially make the insolvency register private.
Lee Dillon (26584)
match score: 0.7
On the second amendment I wish to speak to, I declare an interest as a member of the all-party parliamentary group on households in temporary accommodation
Stephen Timms (10596)
match score: 0.69
I welcome my hon Friend’s interest in this subject, which she and I have met to discuss
Jim Allister (25122)
match score: 0.67
I have previously urged the Secretary of State to liaise with the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland over its pitiful pursuit of benefit fraud. In the same vein, is the Minister aware that of the 39,000 new vehicles registered in Northern Ireland last year, 18,000 were under the Motability scheme? Is that not indicative of appalling abuse of that scheme? Will he raise with the Department for Communities what it is doing about that?
Tristan Osborne (26589)
match score: 0.66
I also support new clauses 44 to 46, which provide much greater clarity on registered providers. In my area of Medway, many young people were placed with providers where people had serious contextual safeguarding concerns, and many of these residencies were unregistered. Unsurprisingly, these children ended up being involved with the police, and with local authorities as the environment and management of these homes was in some cases unscrutinised and poor. Sadly, as chair of the community safety partnership in Medway, I regularly saw waves of criminality associated with some of these homes. I therefore welcome the measures to tighten up the audit and scrutiny of them by regulators.
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match score: 0.65
(a) the subsidiary undertaking is registered under this Part as carrying on one or more establishments or agencies for which the CIECSS is the registration authority, and
Nusrat Ghani (25354)
match score: 0.65
(a) the subsidiary undertaking is registered under this Part as carrying on one or more establishments or agencies for which the CIECSS is the registration authority, and
2025-03-14
Charlie Maynard (26544)
match score: 0.81
I should state my personal interest
Scott Arthur (26591)
match score: 0.74
There is fantastic expertise in our universities across the UK; as I say that, I have to refer hon Members to my registered interests because of my connections with the university sector
Mike Wood (25362)
match score: 0.72
At this point, Madam Deputy Speaker, I ought to declare an interest
Josh Fenton-Glynn (26545)
match score: 0.68
The case of the hon Member’s constituent is a really interesting one, although I do not know the full details
Christopher Chope (10103)
match score: 0.67
I am more interested, actually, in looking at the number of people in the civil service
Stephen Morgan (25658)
match score: 0.66
Further to that, my Department is aware of a range of measures that are being implemented by local authorities to boost the take-up of free lunches. We welcome locally led approaches and I am personally keen to learn from them. By working directly with their communities, local authorities can overcome the barriers to registering and take action to ensure that families have access to the support for which they are eligible, subject to those activities meeting legal requirements, including those on data protection.
2025-03-13
Kevin McKenna (26529)
match score: 0.94
I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Rebecca Smith (26512)
match score: 0.88
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Mike Wood (25362)
match score: 0.88
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Jim Shannon (13864)
match score: 0.81
I declare an interest as a member of the Ulster Farmers Union
Stephen Morgan (25658)
match score: 0.75
A number of Members are interested in the role of councils in this important issue
Alistair Carmichael (10785)
match score: 0.74
However, I have spoken about those issues before, so those who are interested in my views can refer to my previous contributions
Martin Rhodes (26575)
match score: 0.73
First, I declare an interest as chair of the all-party group for Fairtrade
Alistair Carmichael (10785)
match score: 0.73
First, I remind the House of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and place on record my appreciation for the Backbench Business Committee in allowing us this time in the Chamber
Gareth Thomas (10594)
match score: 0.72
I looked with interest at his website recently, which has a “My plan” section
John Milne (26624)
match score: 0.72
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In my speech, I referred to West Sussex county council but neglected to mention that, as declared in my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, I am still a member of that council. I want to put that on the record—my apologies.
Jamie Stone (25668)
match score: 0.72
I declare an interest because my brother is a cheesemaker
Dr Caroline Johnson (25597)
match score: 0.72
I declare an interest as the wife of a farmer and agricultural contractor
Justin Madders (25378)
match score: 0.68
The Government are committed to simplifying the process and law around trade union recognition so that working people have a more meaningful right to organise through trade unions—of course, I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in this respect
Stephen Morgan (25658)
match score: 0.68
I recognise that there is interest across the House in a number of different forms of support, such as counselling provision, as we have heard this afternoon
Gareth Thomas (10594)
match score: 0.68
I recognise that there is considerable interest in that question from the hospitality industry, so I am happy to meet to hear, in a bit more detail, the particular concerns expressed to him
Alistair Carmichael (10785)
match score: 0.66
I can think of no better definition of what is meant by “national interest”
Dr Caroline Johnson (25597)
match score: 0.65
I should also declare an interest: I am a consultant paediatrician and have worked throughout my career with children usually at the point of severe crisis when they have been admitted through A&E to hospital following episodes of deliberate self-harm, such as cutting themselves or taking overdoses, and I have clearly seen the heartbreak for families as they have struggled to understand what they can do to best help their young person get better
Wera Hobhouse (25648)
match score: 0.65
I declare an interest as the vice-chair of the newly formed all-party parliamentary group on emergency care
2025-03-12
James Frith (25622)
match score: 0.93
I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests—
Matt Rodda (25691)
match score: 0.88
I refer colleagues to my entry on the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Katrina Murray (26494)
match score: 0.88
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
John Martin McDonnell (10383)
match score: 0.88
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Becky Gittins (26568)
match score: 0.87
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my proud trade union membership
Zarah Sultana (25909)
match score: 0.87
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Laurence Turner (26517)
match score: 0.85
Much has been heard about registers of interests
Gregor Poynton (26428)
match score: 0.85
I draw the House’s attention to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Saqib Bhatti (25847)
match score: 0.85
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, not least because I worked in a small family business and retain an interest in the family business
Baggy Shanker (26489)
match score: 0.84
I, too, refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Sonia Kumar (26590)
match score: 0.82
I draw attention to my entries in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which include my membership of GMB, Unison and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Sarah Russell (26571)
match score: 0.82
I draw attention to my entries in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I am a member of Community and the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
Nusrat Ghani (25354)
match score: 0.81
It is the responsibility of individual Members to ensure that they declare their interests properly
Sarah Russell (26571)
match score: 0.8
I should first mention that I am a member of the Community union and the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, and I refer everyone to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Jayne Kirkham (26525)
match score: 0.8
I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and declare my Unison membership, although I am also an ex-solicitor
Steve Yemm (26469)
match score: 0.79
I must also draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my membership of both the GMB and Unite trade unions
Marie Tidball (26390)
match score: 0.79
I would like to correct the record and make a declaration of interests
Jerome Mayhew (25904)
match score: 0.78
In addition to a general reference to their entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, in this instance, where there is a direct link, should they not also set out the actual amount of money they have received?
Jo White (26358)
match score: 0.78
I refer Members to my declaration of interests, which clearly states my positive relationship with the trade union movement
Justin Madders (25378)
match score: 0.78
I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and declare my membership and financial interests in trade unions, as I have done throughout the passage of the Bill
Nusrat Ghani (25354)
match score: 0.77
I thank the hon. Member for advance notice of her point of order. I know that she has been diligent in seeking advice on how and when to declare an interest. That is now on the record.
Allison Gardner (26621)
match score: 0.77
I declare that I am a proud member of Unison, and I refer the House to my entries in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Greg Smith (25925)
match score: 0.77
For the avoidance of all doubt and in all transparency, I declare all my entries in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests for all to look at. They are all there for anybody to see.
Johanna Baxter (26375)
match score: 0.76
I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and to my proud trade union membership—I am a member of the Communication Workers Union and the GMB
Angela Rayner (25429)
match score: 0.76
I refer hon. Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and declare that I am a lifelong proud trade unionist.
Andy McDonald (25169)
match score: 0.75
I proudly refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a member of Unite the union
Greg Smith (25925)
match score: 0.75
I am happy for the hon Gentleman to look at all my declarations in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Gareth Snell (25601)
match score: 0.73
I am happy to declare my interest as a member of three trade unions, but I got less from them than the shadow Minister got from a small business—I think his declaration is £12,500. Does he feel the need to declare that, given that he is now making a case against legislation that would impact that company?
Liam Byrne (11360)
match score: 0.73
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will start with my declaration of interests, as a former member of the Confederation of British Industry and a current member of the trade union Unison.
Jerome Mayhew (25904)
match score: 0.71
Here we have it: a clause of direct financial interest to Labour Members
Ian Lavery (24963)
match score: 0.7
I begin by declaring my interest as a proud trade union member—a member of the National Union of Mineworkers and Unite the union, and an honorary member of the Prison Officers Association—and as the chair of the trade union group of Labour MPs.
Gareth Snell (25601)
match score: 0.7
We can find out, Madam Deputy Speaker; I believe it is. Can you advise whether Conservative Members who received money from businesses affected by this legislation should make a declaration in the same way that we trade unionists do?
Laurence Turner (26517)
match score: 0.69
As has been said already in this debate, trade union donations have been declared, but donations from employers who have a direct private interest in particular sectors that we have debated in this place have not been declared. If any of the hon. Member’s colleagues have not drawn attention to such an interest, will he encourage them to do so? Does he agree with us on the Labour Benches that they were wrong not to make such a declaration?
Chris Law (25270)
match score: 0.69
I listened to the hon. Member with interest, but I suggest that she has that debate in the Scottish Parliament. After all, we are talking about the devolution of powers here in the UK Parliament.
None ()
match score: 0.68
(b) for “the ballot concerned is arranged” substitute “the declaration is issued”
Antonia Bance (26342)
match score: 0.68
I proudly draw attention to my membership of the Unite union and my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and I thank my friends at the GMB and ASLEF for their support of my election campaign
Douglas McAllister (26334)
match score: 0.68
In speaking in support of the Bill, I declare that I am a Unison member
Lincoln Jopp (26573)
match score: 0.68
It did help that the then Secretary of State for Defence was a friend of mine, with whom I served in the Scots Guards. We did get the £20 bung for all the service personnel who stood in—regardless of the fact, interestingly, that all the generals, air marshals and admirals were against it, as were all the officials. There you go—I very much have the same values at heart.
Nusrat Ghani (25354)
match score: 0.67
Order. There were two points of order on declarations earlier, and I think I made the situation quite clear. I just wish to let Mr Mayhew know that, if he is referring to Members directly with any form of criticism, he is meant to give them prior warning, so he should be mindful of that for what comes next in his speech.
Becky Gittins (26568)
match score: 0.66
The hon. Member is working incredibly hard to try to make a case for vested interests in relation to this Bill. Those vested interests are in the working people of this country. Nevertheless, I appreciate his efforts, and he certainly has earned his afternoon snack today. This precedes my time in this Chamber, and my hon. Friends may be able to help me, but was he as vociferous during the pandemic—a time of national crisis—when close relationships with senior Government figures secured contracts that produced no personal protective equipment when the country was in such desperate need?
Gavin Williamson (24729)
match score: 0.65
Does my hon. Friend agree that there is an interesting contrast in the Government’s approach? They are quite happy to put extra burdens, responsibilities and work on businesses of all sizes, yet when it comes to any element of transparency or giving members of trade unions a real choice and understanding of where their money is going, they refuse to do that.
2025-03-11
Aphra Brandreth (26553)
match score: 0.94
Let me begin by drawing attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
John Martin McDonnell (10383)
match score: 0.9
I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Lee Barron (26554)
match score: 0.9
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Matt Western (25701)
match score: 0.89
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my union membership
Ian Byrne (25816)
match score: 0.88
I refer hon Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Neil Duncan-Jordan (26633)
match score: 0.88
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Sarah Owen (25823)
match score: 0.87
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and the fact that I am a trade union member
Jeevun Sandher (26521)
match score: 0.87
I happily refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Lola McEvoy (26315)
match score: 0.87
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Jessica Asato (26386)
match score: 0.87
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Sarah Russell (26571)
match score: 0.84
I need to highlight to the House that I am a member of the Community and USDAW trade unions, and I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Imogen Walker (26409)
match score: 0.83
As per my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, I am a member of GMB
Alistair Strathern (26278)
match score: 0.82
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my trade union membership
Deirdre Costigan (26384)
match score: 0.82
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my Unison membership
Alex Sobel (25680)
match score: 0.81
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and my 28-year membership of the GMB union
Justin Madders (25378)
match score: 0.81
I start by referring to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I have done throughout the passage of the Bill
Anna Dixon (26524)
match score: 0.8
I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and I am a proud member of Community
Jonathan Pearce (26362)
match score: 0.8
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and I am a proud member of the GMB
Catherine Atkinson (26405)
match score: 0.8
I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and the fact that I am a proud trade union member
Alison Griffiths (26536)
match score: 0.8
Would the right hon Lady be kind enough to declare her union interests from her entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests? I believe there is a £10,000 donation—
Michael Wheeler (26551)
match score: 0.8
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and my proud membership of USDAW and the GMB
Polly Billington (26360)
match score: 0.8
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and declare that I am a proud member of the GMB
Nadia Whittome (25845)
match score: 0.78
I am a proud trade unionist, and I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Steve Witherden (26583)
match score: 0.77
I am proud to declare my membership of Unite the union and the NASUWT, and I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Laurence Turner (26517)
match score: 0.77
As is customary, I draw attention to my declarations in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and to my membership of the GMB and Unite trade unions
Andy McDonald (25169)
match score: 0.77
As a proud trade unionist, I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Louise Haigh (25357)
match score: 0.77
I am very grateful for that point of order. I am, of course, very happy to declare my interests, as set out in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, just as I am in the process of criticising a trade union.
Lorraine Beavers (26475)
match score: 0.75
I proudly declare my membership of Unite and the Communication Workers Union and I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
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match score: 0.72
(ii) employers’ associations representing the interests of employers of social care workers
Shabana Mahmood (24788)
match score: 0.72
I know this matter is of great interest to him and to Members across the House
Luke Evans (25805)
match score: 0.68
My hon. Friend is a learned man and he may have seen the report in the Financial Times that, for the first time ever, the number of companies registered at Companies House has fallen. Does he think this Bill being on the horizon has anything to do with that, particularly given the points that have been made about it not being fit for purpose?
Damian Hinds (24782)
match score: 0.67
I would be interested to hear from the Government their assessment of that
None ()
match score: 0.67
4I Request for declaration relating to other working conditions
2025-03-10
Lewis Cocking (26316)
match score: 0.92
I draw the attention of Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Mark Ferguson (26310)
match score: 0.9
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Tracy Gilbert (26526)
match score: 0.81
I declare an interest as a member and former employee of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
Jim Allister (25122)
match score: 0.68
In clause 123, we have hidden away something of particular interest to many in Northern Ireland: for the first time, it will be an offence to put something on a lamp post or to have a banner that glorifies a proscribed organisation. That is a good and necessary thing. I welcome the fact that that is the intent. The explanatory notes tell us that that is exactly the purpose of the clause: it would, for example,
Emily Darlington (26412)
match score: 0.67
I want to talk about stalking and how important our measures are on that. If I had had time, I would have shared my own story of how I was stalked. My stalking happened in person, but more and more of it is happening online. I am interested in hearing from the Minister about how the Bill will help to tackle that.
Sarah Hall (26416)
match score: 0.66
I begin by declaring an interest: I am proud to be married to a serving Cheshire police officer.
Yuan Yang (26600)
match score: 0.66
“that the House of Commons urge the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee and the Business and Trade Select Committee to launch an inquiry into the ownership and governance affairs of Reading Football Club since 29 May 2012 on grounds of public interest, with a particular focus on the governance of Reading Football Club since May 2017. And the petitioners remain, etc.”
Yvette Cooper (10131)
match score: 0.65
That is an interesting point
Yvette Cooper (10131)
match score: 0.65
I am very conscious of the time, and I know that many Members wish to speak, so I want to make some progress now. Through the Bill we will protect people better by making stalking protection orders more widely available and introducing a new criminal offence of administering a harmful substance, for instance by spiking. I know that my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) has long campaigned for our measures to strengthen the management of offenders in the community and introduce enhanced notification requirements for registered sex offenders, as well as a bar on their changing their names when there is a risk of sexual harm.
2025-03-07
Josh MacAlister (26321)
match score: 0.85
I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, to see the value of the contributions in kind that they have made to get us here today
Martin Rhodes (26575)
match score: 0.77
I declare an interest as a member of the all-party parliamentary group for space
John Grady (26426)
match score: 0.68
It may be of interest to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, that Bradford, part of which you represent, contains a centre of space expertise, namely the University of Bradford. I will return to that later.
John Grady (26426)
match score: 0.67
In summary, we have a huge opportunity and it is one that we must seize. The Bill has one, sole objective: to help get investment into the space sector so that we seize this opportunity. With that in mind, I now turn to provide more detail about the legal and commercial background to the proposed Bill. I must admit that, given my previous career as a lawyer, I find this bit the most interesting. However, I quite accept that for others it may have a more treacle-esque quality to it. I beg forgiveness, but I am afraid I must proceed!
Rebecca Paul (26466)
match score: 0.66
I am pleased to speak in support of the Bill. I must start by declaring an interest: I am a mother of three children who enjoy nothing more than staring at their screens day in, day out—if they could, they would be on them 24/7. No longer are our children clamouring to go out and play or to see their friends; instead, they want to do everything through a screen. They want to watch endless YouTube videos. I never realised that the unpacking of a toy or slime making could hold such interest. It seems that they take their joy in watching others do things online—even, rather bizarrely, playing computer games—instead of actually doing them in the real world.
2025-03-06
Tom Rutland (26467)
match score: 0.9
I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Stella Creasy (24949)
match score: 0.82
Like everybody in the Chamber, I must be sure to draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Lloyd Hatton (26471)
match score: 0.8
I begin by declaring an interest: I am a member of a political party
Claire Hazelgrove (26496)
match score: 0.77
I declare an interest as a member of the all-party group on political and media literacy
Dawn Butler (11447)
match score: 0.74
I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate and draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Ellie Reeves (25681)
match score: 0.73
I know that my hon Friend takes a keen interest in these matters
Richard Holden (25893)
match score: 0.7
I declare my interest as vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary media group and chair of the all-party parliamentary group on freedom of speech
Lucy Powell (25165)
match score: 0.69
Access to cash and banking services is probably the single biggest issue that is raised with me in business questions, so I know that it is of great interest to the House and to the hon. Member’s constituents, and it is vital that we take it seriously. That is why we are bringing in banking hubs—we are committed to opening 350 of them, and we are along the way to do that—but this is not something that the Government alone can deal with; we all need to take more action to ensure that our rural communities can access banking services.
Kieran Mullan (25883)
match score: 0.67
The hon. Member is completely right—forgive me, she is also a member of the APPG although I did not recognise that at the start of my remarks. One thing we can do through the APPG—we started to do this in the last Parliament, and I am trying to reconstitute it—is to help interested local authorities form a group and support them. This technology is new to them, and they do not necessarily have the expertise and understanding. Again, the hon. Member is right: these are the sorts of things that a comprehensive Government-led strategy could help to address close the gaps.
2025-03-05
Julian Smith (24961)
match score: 0.84
I refer the House to my registered voluntary interests
Dr Caroline Johnson (25597)
match score: 0.79
I draw right hon and hon Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I am a consultant paediatrician
Justin Madders (25378)
match score: 0.77
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, just to make sure that the shadow Minister is not disappointed
Emily Thornberry (11656)
match score: 0.74
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. For clarification, when I made my contribution, I referred to Jordan. I should have referred the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I recently went to Jordan at the invitation of the King, and I should have said so.
David Taylor (26576)
match score: 0.69
My hon. Friend makes an interesting point, which I hope he will get to make in more detail in due course. In the time available to me, I will carry on with a few other suggestions.
Andrew Bowie (25703)
match score: 0.68
I read with some interest that the leader of the Scottish Labour party is considering publishing a league table to rank the performance of his Scottish Labour MPs. I will not ask the Secretary of State to say where he thinks he may sit in that table, but I will ask about jobs and the economy, specifically in relation to the energy industry.
Ashley Dalton (26123)
match score: 0.67
I also thank all other colleagues for taking part. The number of right hon. and hon. Members who have contributed today speaks to the significant interest in our health and social care services not only in this House but in the country. The wide range of issues raised shows how broad and overarching our NHS and social care services are. I will try to cover as many of those issues as I can, and if I miss anything, I will happily pick it up with hon. Members afterwards. I will also attempt to respond to all hon. Members who have spoken, but if I miss anyone, I hope they will forgive me, because we have had so many contributions.
Keir Starmer (25353)
match score: 0.67
On the question of assets, we are using the interest on the assets to help fund Ukraine and we are looking, with others, at whether it is possible to go further. Obviously, I will update the House if that is possible. But I have to say that, at a time when defence and security in Europe and the UK must be ramped up for all the reasons that the hon. Gentleman readily understands, the SNP maintaining its position of wanting to get rid of the single most effective deterrent that we have—the nuclear deterrent—really has to be explained in its historical context.
David Taylor (26576)
match score: 0.66
Other Members have made points about how aid is in our national interest, and they are right to say so
Justin Madders (25378)
match score: 0.65
First, I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne), and indeed the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway (John Cooper), for securing the debate, and for the work that they do on the Business and Trade Committee. The hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway littered his speech with football analogies, to the extent that I wondered whether you were going to show him a red card, Madam Deputy Speaker, but you did not. He made many criticisms of the Government, but all I would say is that we are not even at half-time yet. Let us wait until we get to the end of the match. There were a number of important and interesting contributions to the debate. I will try to address as many of them as I can in the time that I have.
2025-03-04
Douglas Alexander (10661)
match score: 0.74
I should begin, as others have done, by declaring an interest, in that I myself am a member of the Church of Scotland
John Lamont (14026)
match score: 0.73
I should declare an interest as a member of the Church of Scotland and an elder of the Kirk
Alex Norris (25687)
match score: 0.71
I am grateful to the Chair of the Select Committee for those questions. I agree with what she said about competitive tendering; the quid pro quo is that the Government of the day have to be very clear about how allocations are made. My commitment is that we will always be very transparent about how the decisions are made, and I know that the Select Committee will take a strong interest in that.
Florence Eshalomi (25759)
match score: 0.7
The Minister said that it was important for communities to have a say in their future, so is the Department looking at the community right to buy? I declare my interest as a Labour and Co-operative MP
Dan Jarvis (25067)
match score: 0.68
Given the hon. Member’s strong constituency interest, I completely understand why he raises those concerns. I hope that he and other hon. Members will understand that, from a national security perspective, we take these matters incredibly seriously.
Dan Jarvis (25067)
match score: 0.68
I know that my hon Friend has a long-standing interest in these matters, and I can give him the assurances that he seeks
Jim Shannon (13864)
match score: 0.67
I congratulate the hon. and learned Member on securing this debate. Small businesses in my constituency have told me that they are now having to pay His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs a duty for buying goods from English suppliers and then selling the same goods in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland consumer, remaining within the internal market. Last Friday, one trader told me that he is now having to pay more in duties to HMRC than the invoice was for the goods. That is because HMRC does not trust that the goods will remain, but assumes that they will be sold into the EU. Does the hon. and learned Member not agree that the same HMRC displays greater trust and acceptance of VAT declarations, on the premise that they will be checked at random, than it does for internal trade within the United Kingdom? What a backward step that is.
Dan Jarvis (25067)
match score: 0.66
I agree about the importance of our relationship with the United States and that we absolutely have a mutual interest with colleagues in the new Administration
Patricia Ferguson (13984)
match score: 0.66
I should declare an interest: I have known Lady Elish since we were both teenagers and members of our respective schools’ debating societies
Dan Jarvis (25067)
match score: 0.66
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his work through the APPG and his long-standing interest in this particular matter, and for his practical question. BNO status holders and their families are making significant contributions to our economy and local communities. He asked an important question about passports. I can assure him that there is no requirement for a person’s passport to be valid in order for them to apply to extend leave or for indefinite leave to remain under the BNO route. I know that colleagues in the Foreign Office will have heard his point about those who remain in Hong Kong, but I would be happy to discuss it further with him should that be helpful.
Melanie Onn (25317)
match score: 0.65
The two towns in my constituency are delighted to be included on the list of towns that will receive this long-term funding—such certainty has been absent from previous financial commitments—but I am particularly interested in the Government’s arrangements for the future. Under the previous arrangements for town board deals, decisions have been made about putting money into parts of projects that have been left to suffer delay and incur extra costs; in my case, money that had been intended for the library was reallocated. Can my hon. Friend reassure my constituents that there will be an opportunity to review the Government’s arrangements for the new neighbourhood boards?