Parliament - Bracknell Labour

Local Labour MPs latest work in Parliament

The Growth Plan

Prayers - [Mr Speaker in the Chair]

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

The Chancellor has clearly put the interests of large energy firms ahead of those of families and small businesses. Is that not why he is unwilling to publish the OBR’s report?

Shale Gas Extraction

Commons debates

Residents across the south of England are deeply concerned about the risks of fracking and oil drilling. Why is the Secretary of State not listening to those concerns, or to the concerns of the...

Tributes to Her Late Majesty the Queen

Commons debates

It is an honour to speak today, and to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II personally and on behalf of my constituents in Reading East. Queen Elizabeth was our longest serving and...

Clause 2 - Extent, commencement and short title

Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [Lords]

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the Minister for her remarks as well as all the hon. Members who have taken part today, including my hon. Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden); the former Minister the...

Clause 1 - Rules to apply where death expected within 12 months

Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [Lords]

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

May I support and associate myself with the comments made by the Leader of the Opposition about how we are thinking about the royal family at this difficult time? I have already outlined our...

Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [Lords]

Commons debates

I welcome the Secretary of State and the Minister of State to their new posts. I thank the Secretary of State for introducing this short but important Bill. As we have heard, the intention of the...

UK Energy Costs

Commons debates

I am grateful that my hon. Friend mentions teaching assistants because one contacted me recently. Many low-paid workers and others on moderate incomes be staggered by the Government’s...

Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill

Commons debates

I very much appreciate my right hon. Friend giving way; he has been very generous with his time. He mentions the threat of the Government to British agriculture—he is absolutely right on...

Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill

Commons debates

Will my right hon. Friend give way?

Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I would just like to add that the same issue can be found across the country, in every part of it including the south of England. She is making an...

Sri Lanka

Commons debates

As we have heard today, Sri Lanka is a Commonwealth country, and there are very deep community ties to many towns and cities across the UK; I pay tribute to the local Sri Lankan community in...

Ambulance Services and National Heatwave Emergency

Commons debates

I urge the Minister to consider the position again, and consider declaring an emergency. I especially want to draw her attention to issues in the South Central Ambulance Service area, where there...

Badger Culling - [Peter Dowd in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am pleased to hear that the Minister and DEFRA are working with the Welsh Labour Government and that there can be a process of learning from how they have moved on from culling. I appreciate...

Badger Culling - [Peter Dowd in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way and I offer my support for her work in this important area. She is speaking eloquently about this ongoing and serious problem that affects one of our...

Cost of Living Increase: Pensioners

Work and Pensions

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

Following the resignation of the Prime Minister, there is a real risk that the House turns in on itself. I want to draw the Minister’s attention to the serious cost of living crisis facing...

Functioning of Government

Commons debates

The current situation is clearly unsustainable. As we heard earlier from my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner), it is damaging crucial decision making and harming...

Strategy for International Development

Commons debates

The hon. Lady is making an excellent speech about very important matters. As she says, there are a significant number of very poor people in the world and we have a duty to support them. Will she...

Affordable and Accessible Childcare

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

The Secretary of State has described the Government policy very eloquently, but given the soaring cost of childcare and the enormous pressure on parents and, indeed, on the sector, would it not...

Affordable and Accessible Childcare

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he is taking to ensure that childcare is (a) affordable and (b) accessible.

Delivery of Public Services

Commons debates

My hon. Friend makes a good point about the need to respond to crises and the pressure on the public sector as a whole. I thank the Minister for Security and Borders, the right hon. Member for...

NHS: Vacancies

Department of Health and Social Care

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to reduce potential risks to patient safety driving from unfilled NHS job vacancies.

Ukraine

Commons debates

Recent shocking reports of war crimes and mass graves discovered in newly liberated areas of Ukraine are further evidence of the appalling conduct of Russian forces and the need to hold them to...

Health and Social Care Update

Commons debates

Under the last Labour Government, patients were guaranteed a GP appointment within 48 hours, but when the Conservatives came to power they scrapped that standard. This is all part of the managed...

General Practitioners: Slough

Department of Health and Social Care

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the number of face-to-face appointments with General Practitioners available in Slough.

Knives: Crime

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley on tackling knife crime.

Knives: Crime

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding has been made available for early intervention and prevention programmes to support young people at high risk of involvement in...

Knives: Crime

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions has she had with local police force leaders in (a) Slough and (b) the South East on tackling knife crime.

Knives: Crime

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to increase policing resources in Slough constituency in the context of recent incidents of knife crime in that area.

Knives: Crime

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to tackle knife crime in (a) Slough constituency and (b) the South East.

Sewage: Pollution Control

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure that untreated sewage is not discharged into rivers, inland waterways and the sea.

Voluntary Work

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps she has taken to ensure the fair treatment of volunteers within the voluntary and charitable work sector.

Knives: Crime

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to tackle knife crime in (a) Slough constituency and (b) the South East.

Railways: Accidents

Department for Transport

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Network Rail regarding the provision of supporting evidence to the Office of Rail and Road setting out the steps...

Department for Work and Pensions: Labour Turnover

Department for Work and Pensions

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the staff turnover rate in her Department was in the last 12 months; and what recent assessment she has made the potential impact of...

Railways: Finance

Department for Transport

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the impact of the delay in publishing the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline.

Bank Services: Post Offices

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the number of banking hubs that will open in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire in the next five years.

Bank Services: Post Offices

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the impact of bank branch closures on access to cash in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.

Bank Services: Post Offices

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of recent bank and ATM closures on elderly and vulnerable people who rely on cash.

Bank Services: Post Offices

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of banking hubs that have opened in the last 12 months.

Custody: Fathers

Ministry of Justice

Tan Dhesi received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to fathers going through custody proceedings.

Women and Equalities: Ministerial Responsibility

Women and Equalities

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what his responsibilities are; and when he plans to populate the responsibilities section of the Minister for Equalities webpage on www.gov.uk which...

Monkeypox: Vaccination

Department of Health and Social Care

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the UK Health Security Agency plans to release its assessment of the efficacy of fractional dosing in vaccination against monkeypox...

Incontinence

Department of Health and Social Care

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the provision of free incontinence products across Integrated Care Boards; and what...

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a Ukrainian national on the Homes for Ukraine Scheme who has been issued a visa on the form for affixing a visa FAV can be issued...

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a Ukrainian national on the Homes for Ukraine Scheme without a Ukrainian passport who holds a Form for Affixing a Visa which has now...

Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2022 to Question 9997 on Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Advisory Board, when...

Literacy: Primary Education

Department for Education

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the average number of hours of literacy teaching received per pupil in each year of Key Stage One.

Armed Forces: Sexual Offences

Ministry of Defence

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s response to the Defence Sub-Committee’s report, Women in the Armed Forces: From Recruitment to Civilian...

Armed Forces: Disciplinary Proceedings

Ministry of Defence

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s response to the Defence Sub-Committee’s report, Women in the Armed Forces: From Recruitment to Civilian...

Armed Forces: Females

Ministry of Defence

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's response to the Defence Committee’s Second Report, Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces...

Armed Forces: Females

Ministry of Defence

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Select Committee's Fourth Special Report of Session 2021–22, Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed...

Armed Forces: Females

Ministry of Defence

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s response to the Defence Sub-Committee’s report, Women in the Armed Forces: From Recruitment to Civilian...

Cost of Living: People with Protected Characteristics

Women and Equalities

Anneliese Dodds made a speech in the House of Commons

There we have it: there is no Conservative plan to support women’s employment. Women are being hammered by the Conservative cost of living crisis, which is getting worse by the day. After...

Cost of Living: People with Protected Characteristics

Women and Equalities

Anneliese Dodds made a speech in the House of Commons

Today’s report from the Resolution Foundation shows that our economy is over a decade into a period of stagnation after 12 years of Tory rule, yet all we see from the Government Benches is...

50 Years of Pride in the UK

Commons debates

I am grateful for that important intervention, which links with some of the contributions from SNP speakers on the role and responsibilities of companies in this space. I pay tribute to the...

50 Years of Pride in the UK

Commons debates

I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate and pay tribute to the hon. Member for Lanark and Hamilton East (Angela Crawley) for opening it. I also thank every single...

LGBT+ People: Armed Forces

Anneliese Dodds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made towards the appointment of a chair of the independent review into the impact of the pre-2000 ban on LGBT+ personnel in the...

Transgender Conversion Therapy - [Sir Graham Brady in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I thank my hon. Friend for that important comment. Indeed, there is no rationale for exclusion. Ministers have had almost four years to work up a ban on all forms of conversion therapy that does...

Transgender Conversion Therapy - [Sir Graham Brady in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point and sharing that experience. Let me say clearly in response to the comments of the hon. Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher): of course, a...

Transgender Conversion Therapy - [Sir Graham Brady in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to participate in this debate with you in the Chair, Mr Mundell. I am grateful to the petitioners, and I thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for...