Many constituents are concerned that there had been delays to the publication of the Windrush Lessons Learned review.
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On Thursday (9 January 2020), the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs made a statement on the bushfires in Australia.
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Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed on 2 January by a US drone strike and on Tuesday the Defence Secretary made a statement to MPs on the security situation in the Middle East .
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The Queen's Speech is a traditional part of the State Opening of Parliament. It is written by Ministers but it is delivered by the Queen from the throne of the House of Lords.
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On Wednesday (23 October 2019), MPs resumed debate on the Queen’s Speech with a focus on the National Health Service.
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On Wednesday (16th October), the debate on the Queen’s Speech focused on public services.
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On Tuesday (1 October 2019), the Government was asked to make a statement on the action it is taking to prevent the deaths of people who are homeless.
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On Thursday (26 September 2019), the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy made a statement on the UN climate action summit in New York.
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Prorogation is the formal name for the suspending of Parliament at the end of a parliamentary session before the state opening of Parliament and Queen’s Speech that begin the next session. Parliament was prorogued at the end of Monday’s (9 September 2019’s) sitting and will not return until 14 October.
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On Thursday (5 September 2019), MPs debated a motion on the British housebuilding industry, which called on the Government to tackle the housing crisis as an urgent priority.
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On Tuesday (3 September 2019), the Education Secretary made a statement confirming a commitment to give an extra £14 billion to schools across England over the next three years. He outlined that this includes a cash increase, compared with 2019-20, of £2.6 billion to core schools funding next year, with increases of £4.8 billion and £7.1 billion in 2021-22 and 2022-23.
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On Tuesday (23 July 2019), the Work and Pensions Minister responded to an Urgent Question on last week’s Supreme Court ruling on Personal Independence Payments (PIP) for individuals with mental health problems.
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Peter Dowd says he is committed to rebuilding youth services through a statutory funded scheme that provides all young people with access to high-quality youth work and provision that matches their need.
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Peter Dowd MP said the early years of a child’s life have a lasting impact. It is vital that the Government sets aside funding to rebuild services for our most vulnerable children.
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It’s now three years since the EU referendum. Three Prime Ministers, three Brexit Secretaries and a three-times-rejected deal later, it has been three long years of failure.
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Issues relating to animal rights are always in postbag from concerned residents in Bootle and many have contacted me about the treatment of animals during export.
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The progress and wide ranging impact of the Environment Bill continues to be an issue that residents contact me about.
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Many residents continue to contact me about their individual circumstances relating to problems with universal credit. However many residents have contacted me about the inbuilt five-week wait for Universal Credit (UC) payments.
Many residents have contacted me about their personal, or family and friends experiences relating to the accessibility of taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (PHV) and the enforcement of equalities legislation relating to guide dogs.
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Many residents have contacted me about the Government’s decision to abolish student nurse bursaries. I share those concerns about this decision and I agree with you that Ministers should reinstate NHS bursaries and invest in nursing higher education.
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