Kanishka Narayan
MP for Vale of Glamorgan
Lab
4 Jul 2024 - Present
Questions Asked by This MP
Parliamentary questions and government responses.
Prime Minister's Questions
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We have a proud community in St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan that is both growing and thriving thanks to the economic opportunity provided by the Bro Tathan enterprise zone. Will the Secretary of State work with Welsh colleagues to progress funding for a new railway station in St Athan to support that growth and provide dignity for the residents?
Context
Narayan asks about the progress of a new railway station in St Athan, an area with growing economic opportunity thanks to the Bro Tathan enterprise zone.
The Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander)
Through the spending review and infrastructure strategy, this Government will provide at least £445 million of rail enhancements over the next 10 years to deliver long-term infrastructure needs in Wales, including new stations. Details of how this funding will be allocated will be announced in due course.
Session: Transport Economic Growth 2025-06-26
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I very much welcome the Minister’s recognition of the chemicals sector’s contribution as a foundational sector and an anchor employer in constituencies such as mine; we have the Dow site there. What can we do to support the deeply integrated supply chains across the UK and Europe that the chemicals sector, and Dow in particular, relies on?
Context
The chemicals sector is a foundational and anchor employer in constituencies such as Vale of Glamorgan, which houses the Dow site.
The Minister for Industry (Sarah Jones)
I do not want to underestimate the challenges that the chemical sector faces. Between 2021 and 2024, UK chemicals manufacturing fell in real terms by about a third. We are working to improve the UK’s trade and investment relationship with the EU. We want to build exports and investment opportunities and reduce barriers to trade. Conversations are at an early stage, so I will not go into specifics, but we are certainly working to help the chemicals industry.
Session: Industrial Strategy Chemicals Sector 2025-05-01
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I thank my right hon. Friend for her response, not least given the dire inheritance from the previous Government: the worst performance of an employment rate in the G7 since the pandemic. I see that inheritance in my community, in Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, where individuals carry not the indulgence, and not the offence, but the misfortune of ill health. What is the Secretary of State doing to tackle economic inactivity, so that we give hope again, not just to those individuals, but to my community?
Context
The MP notes the high unemployment rate in her constituency due to long-term health conditions and asks about specific measures.
Liz Kendall
In the Vale of Glamorgan, the economic inactivity rate is almost one in four people. That is higher than the rate for Wales as a whole, and certainly higher than the UK average. From spring next year, we will launch eight trailblazers to support more people with long-term health conditions into work, including in Wales. That is backed by £125 million of additional funding. We will design the programme jointly with the Welsh Government, and we aim to launch it in the spring.
Session: “Get Britain Working” White Paper 2024-12-16
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What recent estimate has been made of the number of people who will be supported into work through the proposals outlined in the “Get Britain Working” White Paper?
Context
The Labour MP references the government's "Get Britain Working" White Paper and its employment rate target.
Liz Kendall
Our ambition is an 80% employment rate over a decade of national renewal. We will get Britain working by creating a new jobs and careers service in our overhaul of jobcentres. We will bring forward a new youth guarantee, so that every young person is earning or learning, and will give local areas the power to join up work, health and skills support to help the 2.8 million people who are out of work due to long-term health conditions.
Session: “Get Britain Working” White Paper 2024-12-16
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Other Parliamentary Activity
Debates led and petitions presented.
Rural Mobile Connectivity
12 February 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
The debate focuses on the inadequate mobile signal coverage in rural England, particularly highlighting the frustrations and inconveniences faced by constituents due to poor connectivity. Helen Morgan...
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Fourth sitting) 2026-02-05
05 February 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Third sitting) 2026-02-05
05 February 2026
General Debate
Led by this MP
The Bill will make crucial updates that build on the NIS regulations by expanding their scope to cover data centres, large load controllers, and managed service providers. It introduces powers for reg...
Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund 2025-10-22
22 October 2025
General Debate
Led by this MP
The Minister emphasised the importance of the life sciences sector to UK's economy and healthcare system, highlighting its role in driving jobs, investment, and innovation. He presented the Government...
Welfare Spending 2025-07-15
15 July 2025
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Conservatives argue that the two-child benefit cap should remain in place, asserting it reflects principles of personal responsibility, fairness, and living within means. They claim lifting the cap wo...
Government Performance against Fiscal Rules 2025-07-07
07 July 2025
Urgent Question
Contributed to this debate
Will the Chancellor confirm that she will not make any commitments that are not fully funded and fully costed, but the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has just said that we now expect to wait until th...
Family Businesses 2025-02-26
26 February 2025
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Moves a motion regretting the Government's decision to introduce a cap on Business Property Relief, raising employers' National Insurance contributions, reducing business rates relief, making employer...
Growing the UK Economy 2025-01-29
29 January 2025
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
The Government's work to unlock investment and secure economic growth is the No. 1 mission, essential for delivering on priorities such as cutting NHS waiting lists and rebuilding schools. The focus i...
UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue 2025-01-14
14 January 2025
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Growth is the No. 1 mission of this Labour Government. To help Great British businesses to export around the world, including to China, we need to engage actively with them. The Chancellor led a deleg...
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
18 December 2024
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Attendance
81.8%
18 of 22 votes
Aye Votes
8
36.4% of votes
No Votes
10
45.5% of votes
Abstentions
4
18.2% of votes
03 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
Ayes: 458
Noes: 104
Passed
28 Jan 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
Ayes: 103
Noes: 284
Failed
28 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
Ayes: 91
Noes: 287
Failed
27 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
Ayes: 91
Noes: 378
Failed
27 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
Ayes: 88
Noes: 310
Failed
27 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
Ayes: 61
Noes: 311
Failed
21 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Commi...
Ayes: 195
Noes: 317
Failed
21 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial...
Ayes: 373
Noes: 106
Passed
21 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Thir...
Ayes: 316
Noes: 194
Passed
21 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Commi...
Ayes: 191
Noes: 326
Failed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to...
Ayes: 347
Noes: 184
Passed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
Ayes: 319
Noes: 127
Passed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to...
Ayes: 344
Noes: 182
Passed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to...
Ayes: 347
Noes: 185
Passed
13 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part
Ayes: 348
Noes: 167
Passed
13 Jan 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
Ayes: 172
Noes: 334
Failed
13 Jan 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9
Ayes: 181
Noes: 335
Failed
13 Jan 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part
Ayes: 344
Noes: 173
Passed
13 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25
Ayes: 187
Noes: 351
Failed
13 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24
Ayes: 184
Noes: 331
Failed
12 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
Ayes: 188
Noes: 341
Failed
12 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
Ayes: 185
Noes: 344
Failed
0
PMQs Asked
4
Ministerial Questions Asked
14
House of Commons Debates Involved
0
Westminster Hall Debates Led
1
Statements / Bills
0
Petitions Presented
22
Voting Record
Activity Compared to Peers
How does this MP's parliamentary activity compare to the national average across 649 MPs?
Prime Minister's Questions
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
1.9
Ministerial Questions
-50% below average
This MP:
4
Average:
7.9
Westminster Hall Debates Led
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
1.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+492% above average
This MP:
14
Average:
2.4
Statements / Bills Proposed
-80% below average
This MP:
1
Average:
5.1
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.2
Voting Attendance Rate (%)
+8% above average
This MP:
81.8
Average:
75.6
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