Debbie Abrahams
MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth
Lab
13 Jan 2011 - Present
Questions Asked by This MP
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In Oldham, 727 families are currently living in temporary accommodation, and 8,000 families are on the waiting list. That obviously has a devastating impact, particularly on children in those families. Will the Deputy Prime Minister outline how she will use the £39 billion that was allocated to her Department in the spending review to fix the housing crisis left by the Opposition, so that families in Oldham, Saddleworth and wider can get the affordable homes they need?
Context
In Oldham, there are currently 727 families living in temporary accommodation and over 8,000 on the waiting list for housing. The MP highlights that this situation has a devastating impact on children.
The Deputy Prime Minister (Angela Rayner)
My hon. Friend is right, and as neighbouring MPs we know the impact that temporary accommodation and children being homeless has on their life chances. She is absolutely right to raise the issue, and to highlight the excellent work of Dr Laura Neilson, who is supporting us to develop a cross-Government homelessness strategy. All children should have a safe and secure home. That is why I am so proud that we have confirmed the biggest boost to social and affordable housing investment in a generation. We are getting on with the job, after the mess that the Conservatives left behind.
Session: PMQs 2025-06-25
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Let me first wish you, Mr Speaker, all Members on both sides of the House and especially the House staff a very merry Christmas. Let me also associate myself with those who have thanked our emergency services and armed forces for their service. Christmas is a time for peace and good will. Given that there are more conflicts now than at any time since world war two and that all wars end with a peace, what is the Prime Minister's resolution to work with others for a more peaceful world in 2025?
Context
The MP wished everyone a merry Christmas and asked about the Prime Minister's resolution for a more peaceful world.
Keir Starmer
I am sure that colleagues on both sides of the House support the values of the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace—with which I know my hon. Friend is involved—and its work to support human rights across the globe. That, I think, is the sentiment that we take into this festive period.
Session: PMQs 2024-12-18
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As my right hon. Friend knows, Sir Charlie made a number of recommendations, including providing evidence of returns on investments that would incentivise more businesses to take part in preventive measures to ensure that their workers remain healthy and in work. Given the excellent network of academic centres across the UK, how will the proposed workplace health intelligence unit harness their expertise, and ensure that we are reducing health inequalities that also dampen productivity and economic growth?
Context
The 'Keep Britain Working' report made several recommendations, including providing evidence of returns on investment to incentivize more businesses to implement preventive measures.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Pat McFadden)
My hon. Friend raises a number of issues. As I said, we are setting up the unit that Sir Charlie recommended, and I very much hope that it will work with academic expertise across the country. Her initial point about this being a win-win for employers is important, because if an employer lets someone go, they lose that experience and have to go through the effort of hiring somebody new and training them up. It is a worthwhile experience to try to help someone stay in work if they have a decline in their health over a period of time.
Session: “Keep Britain Working” Review Recommendations 2026-01-26
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The Minister will recall that last week I mentioned two cases in my constituency involving juveniles and child sexual abuse. Those cases of alleged sexual abuse have been adjourned a number of times and, as I explained to her, the damage done to the lives of those children cannot be underestimated. I appreciate that reforms are under way, but what urgent steps can be taken now to ensure that those children have the justice that they deserve and can continue with their lives?
Context
Cases involving juvenile sexual abuse have been adjourned multiple times, causing significant harm to victims. The question addresses urgent steps needed for these cases.
The Minister for Courts and Legal Services (Sarah Sackman)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this shocking case. I am aware of it and I will be writing to her on the particulars of it. It graphically demonstrates precisely why we need reform of our criminal courts. As the Deputy Prime Minister has just explained, that will take three things: investment in sitting days and criminal legal aid, which we are currently seeing; systemic reform; and modernisation. That third component is about how we can improve efficiencies in the here and now, through better adoption of technology and improving the smoother running of our courts, which will help the victims in the case that she outlines.
Session: Court Backlogs 2025-12-16
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Health Equity North recently produced an analysis for the Select Committee that revealed that getting just 5% of people with disabilities or health conditions into employment would yield cost savings of over £12 billion. What progress is being made with employers to enable sick and disabled people who want to work, and are able to do so, to get into employment?
Context
The MP referenced an analysis by Health Equity North showing that getting just 5% of people with disabilities or health conditions into employment could yield significant cost savings.
The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
My hon. Friend raises an important point. I agree with her about the tremendous value, for the people who benefit and for the economy more widely, of opening up opportunities in employment in the way that she described. That is exactly what the Keep Britain Working review, led by Sir Charlie Mayfield, is looking at.
Session: Employment People with Health Conditions 2025-10-27
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My constituents in Oldham East and Saddleworth were delighted to learn that Oldham has received a £20 million award from the Pride in Place programme. Will the Secretary of State expand on the transformational change that the award will mean to places like Oldham, where Government support was decimated under the Conservatives? In particular, what difference will be made by local people having a say in how the money will be spent?
Context
The Pride in Place programme has awarded Oldham £20 million, a significant amount of funding to support the local area.
Steve Reed
I thank my hon. Friend, the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, for her work in supporting disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Oldham and her strong support for the Pride in Place programme, which offers a significant amount of long-term flexible funding and support to areas like Oldham. Best of all, it is local people who will take the decisions about what the investment needs to look like to make a real difference to their high streets, public services and public transport, so that they can take back pride in the place they belong.
Session: Topical Questions 2025-10-13
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I was delighted to see the establishment of the disability advisory panel a week or so ago. How will the advisory panel link with the co-production in the Timms review?
Context
The MP is pleased about the establishment of a disability advisory panel.
The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend. We have announced that Zara Todd will be the chair of the Department’s disability advisory panel. The panel was announced in the “Get Britain Working” White Paper last year. Separately, we will set up a group to work with me on the review of the PIP assessment. I will, of course, talk to the disability advisory panel about the arrangements, but they will be separate structures.
Session: Topical Questions 2025-09-01
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Can my hon. Friend update me on the conference that was due to be held at the weekend but was postponed following the bombing of Iran by Israel, at which the potential for recognition was to be discussed?
Context
A conference was scheduled to discuss the potential for recognition of a Palestinian state but had to be postponed due to recent events in Iran.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Mr Hamish Falconer)
I think my hon. Friend refers to the two-state solution conference that was due to take place in New York last week. It has been suspended for understandable reasons, given events in the region, by its French and Saudi co-hosts. We expect that it will be rearranged, and I have been in conversation with my Saudi colleagues about when that might be.
Session: Recognition of the State of Palestine 2025-06-24
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Previous changes in eligibility for disability benefits have resulted in significant adverse health impacts, including an additional 600 suicides in 2010 and 130,000 more people with new onset mental health conditions in 2017. What estimates have the Government undertaken of the impacts on health of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, which is due to have its Second Reading next week?
Context
Previous changes in eligibility for disability benefits led to significant adverse health impacts, including an additional 600 suicides in 2010 and 130,000 more people with new onset mental health conditions in 2017. This context prompts a question about the current bill's potential health impacts.
The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
I am looking forward to answering questions about these matters in front of the Committee on Wednesday morning. We are working very closely with the Department of Health and Social Care to ensure that the health and care needs of people who lose benefits as a result of this process are met.
Session: Topical Questions 2025-06-23
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I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for what she said about resolving issues with the Access to Work application process. Will she also reassure disabled people that there will be no cuts in the budget for Access to Work?
Context
The question arises from concerns about the application process for Access to Work, prompting a request for reassurance regarding the program's future without budget cuts.
Liz Kendall (The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions)
Our reforms are not about savings; they aim to ensure the service is available to more people in future. We are also looking at how it might be delivered—whether through the Department, an arm’s length body, or by an organisation run by and for disabled people—to create a bigger opportunity to make changes to this brilliant programme.
Session: Topical Questions 2025-05-12
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I welcome the energy efficiency measures that my right hon. Friend mentions, which will really make a difference to many families in the future, but what can the Government and energy providers do to help families struggling to pay their energy bills today?
Context
The MP welcomed the energy efficiency measures but expressed concern about families struggling to pay their bills immediately.
The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband)
My hon. Friend speaks with expertise on these issues. The Minister for Energy Consumers put in place £500 million this winter to help families struggling with bills, while Ofgem is working on a plan to relieve debts from the cost of living crisis after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Session: Warm Homes Plan 2025-03-18
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Can my right hon. Friend confirm that there will be an analysis alongside the Green Paper on the impacts it will have on poverty, employment and health?
Context
The MP seeks confirmation on whether there will be an analysis alongside the Green Paper to assess its impacts on poverty, employment, and health.
The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
I can confirm to my hon. Friend that we will produce a full impact assessment in due course.
Session: Benefit Reforms Disabled People 2025-03-17
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In January it was reported that nearly 7,000 construction firms were on the brink of insolvency. Given that project bank accounts are used only by some Departments, will the Minister act where the previous Government failed to do so and introduce these accounts across all Departments?
Context
The question is prompted by the financial instability of construction firms due to payment delays and the need for better protection.
Georgia Gould (Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office)
Project bank accounts should be used unless there are compelling reasons not to. We recognise that timely payments are crucial and we will continue to work on improving this aspect of procurement to support the financial stability of construction firms.
Session: Public Procurement Support for SMEs 2025-03-06
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T3. The International Court of Justice delivered its advisory opinion last July, in which it made crystal clear that the illegal settlements at that time were just that—unlawful. Yet we have seen threats to displace Gazans and tanks on the west bank. When will the Government deliver their response to the advisory opinion? Will it be before the conference in Switzerland in a few weeks?
Context
The question is about the UK's response to the advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice regarding illegal settlements.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Mr Hamish Falconer)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her question and for her long commitment to these issues. As I made clear in the Westminster Hall debate on 12 February, the UK respects the independence of the ICJ, and we are considering the court’s advisory opinion with the rigour and seriousness it deserves. We remain clear that Israel should bring an end to its presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories as rapidly as possible, while making every effort to create the conditions for negotiations towards a two-state solution.
Session: Topical Questions 2025-02-25
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Can my hon. Friend reassure Government Members that the health inequalities weighting will be reinstated so that we can ensure that deprived areas get the funding they need and that lives are saved?
Context
In 2013, the coalition government reduced the health inequalities weighting in the NHS formula, resulting in less funding for deprived areas. This reduction was despite evidence showing that £10 million invested in such areas resulted in four fewer men and two fewer women dying early.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Ashley Dalton)
The Government mandate to NHS England published on 30 January makes the importance of tackling health inequalities clear. NHS England has an existing programme targeting the most deprived 20% of the population, with funding incorporated into ICB allocations. The weighting of the health inequalities adjustment has been increased from 10% to 10.2%, ensuring that ICBs still benefit from extra investment, with funds redistributed to areas based on measures of avoidable mortality.
Session: Reducing Healthcare Inequalities 2025-02-11
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A recent Public Accounts Committee report bears out that my hon. Friend has inherited an appalling situation from the last Government. Can she give more information on how she will reduce the number of families not getting timely assessments? How will she address the doubling of demand for assessments?
Context
The Public Accounts Committee report highlighted issues in the SEN system, and there is a need to reduce the number of families not receiving timely assessments.
The Minister for School Standards (Catherine McKinnell)
We are working incredibly hard to reform our system with a curriculum and assessment review, by allocating capital investment, and by collaborating with local authorities. This will help reduce the challenges for families and improve outcomes for children.
Session: SEND Provision 2025-01-27
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Will Ministers update the House on the implementation of the advisory opinion from the ICJ on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, particularly in relation to the consequences for the UK and other nation states?
Context
The ICJ has issued an advisory opinion regarding the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Falconer (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs)
We continue to consider the advisory opinion of the ICJ carefully. It is a far-reaching opinion that took months in the production, and we hope to be able to report back soon.
Session: Topical Questions 2025-01-14
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The recently published freedom of information request indicates that AI tools used to detect DWP fraud are biased and disproportionately discriminate against people by age, disability, marital status and nationality. This has caused considerable concern. What assurances can the Minister give that the procurement and use of such tools will be covered by strict governance standards, including tests for fairness?
Context
A recent freedom of information request revealed that AI tools used to detect DWP fraud are biased and disproportionately discriminate against people based on age, disability, marital status, and nationality.
Andrew Western
My hon. Friend will know that we face a significant challenge, with fraud and error costing the Department almost £10 billion a year. It is right that we look to utilise all available tools to tackle it. However, I understand her concerns, although I would remind her that the final decision on whether someone receives a welfare payment is always made by a human. That is the most robust safeguard that we can have in place—although of course it sits alongside a broader suite.
Session: Topical Questions 2024-12-16
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Today marks International Day for Persons with Disabilities. With gaps of 29.8% in employment and 14% in pay, how is the Chancellor helping to address these inequalities?
Context
There is a significant disability employment gap of nearly 30% and a disability pay gap of almost 14%. These inequalities need addressing.
Rachel Reeves
The Government launched a disability finance code for entrepreneurship to help people from all backgrounds start their own businesses.
Session: Topical Questions 2024-12-03
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Australia, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands have called on Afghanistan to stop violating the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. This is a precursor before they take their case to the ICJ. Will the UK be joining them?
Context
Other countries like Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands have expressed concern about violations of the UN convention on eliminating discrimination against women in Afghanistan. They are preparing to take their case to the International Court of Justice.
Bridget Phillipson
Mr Speaker, please forgive me, but I did not quite hear all of my hon. Friend's question, but I will make sure that the issue she identifies is picked up by the relevant Minister and that she receives a full response.
Session: Topical Questions 2024-11-13
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Yesterday, it was reported that a blind woman with complex needs had her PIP assessment over the phone, which was approved, but then sent a letter to confirm. The charity Sense says over half feel humiliated by the process. Will he expand on what changes are being made?
Context
A Sunday paper reported a case of a blind woman with additional complex needs undergoing a phone-based PIP assessment, which was approved but later questioned.
Stephen Timms
We will continue to look at this issue. I am not familiar with the case that she refers to, but I will dig out the details. Clearly, it is vital that the process should be accessible to people with sight impairments or any other impairments.
Session: PIP Application Process 2024-11-11
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How will my right hon. Friend ensure that children with special and complex needs are incorporated into the child poverty strategy?
Context
Children with special educational needs and disabilities are more likely to live in poverty.
Bridget Phillipson
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the work that she leads on behalf of this House on the Education Committee. Our child poverty taskforce is absolutely focused on this area. We will listen to and engage directly with families across the UK, including those who have children with SEND. As she identifies, child poverty blights the life chances of far too many, and that must change.
Session: Topical Questions 2024-11-04
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I welcome yesterday's publication of the child poverty taskforce framework. Is the Minister able to say more about the delivery of the strategy, other than that it will come out in spring?
Context
The child poverty taskforce framework was published the day before, but details about its delivery strategy are still awaited.
Pat McFadden
This shows the importance of the issue to the Government. The last time we were in office we reduced child poverty; it is an issue dear to our hearts. That is why the strategy is coming forward and why Ministers are working hard on it. We have been clear since we took office that while we want economic growth throughout the country, we also want the benefits to be felt by people in every part of the country and in every income group.
Session: Topical Questions 2024-10-24
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Disabled people are also concerned about the use of artificial intelligence in Departments under the previous Government, including within the Department for Work and Pensions. Given the recent United Nations report on AI governance, what discussions has the Minister had with other colleagues across different Departments on the equity principles that will be integrated in the Government's use of AI?
Context
There are growing concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in various government departments, including the Department for Work and Pensions. A recent United Nations report highlighted issues with AI governance.
Bridget Phillipson
Discussions are ongoing across government, including with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology. There are wider opportunities and challenges that technology presents us, and we want to ensure we get the balance right.
Session: Impact of Energy Costs on Disabled People 2024-10-09
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her response. I absolutely recognise that energy prices over the last few years have escalated, putting particular pressure on households with low incomes and also those with high energy needs, such as disabled people and pensioners. I agree that the warm home discount scheme is valuable, but it is limited and I am concerned for people with high energy needs but on low incomes, who might fall foul of the system as it stands.
Context
The MP raises concerns about the limitations of the current warm home discount scheme, especially for those with high energy needs but low incomes.
Miatta Fahnbulleh
We have been working flat out with energy suppliers to ensure that they are providing additional support to families who will struggle with bills this winter. In August, I met all the suppliers, and there was a shared commitment to do everything we can to support vulnerable households.
Session: Energy Social Tariffs 2024-10-08
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What recent assessment has been made of the potential merits of introducing energy social tariffs?
Context
No background context provided in the record.
Miatta Fahnbulleh
We know that people are worried about their energy bills going into the winter and that, for a growing number of people, energy is simply unaffordable. We are absolutely determined to take this affordability issue and tackle it head on. There are many different ideas about what a social tariff could look like, and it means different things to different people. We are clear that we will tackle the affordability question and look at the full range of options available to us.
Session: Energy Social Tariffs 2024-10-08
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I welcome the work that my right hon. Friend is doing in ensuring that the uptake of pension credit is increased, but there are genuine concerns about people who are just above that threshold who will remain in poverty—just under a quarter of a million in the north-west alone. In addition to the fantastic commitment there has been through the household support fund, will my right hon. Friend be undertaking any other mitigations to ensure that those pensioners living in poverty, particularly disabled pensioners, will not fall foul of this?
Context
There are concerns about people who are just above the pension credit eligibility line, particularly in regions like the north-west.
Liz Kendall
I thank my hon. Friend for her question, and I welcome her to her position as Chair of the Select Committee. Alongside our work to increase pension credit uptake, the household support fund is available for those just above the pension credit level. My own council has done a lot of work to make sure that pensioners just above that level can get extra help with the costs of heating or energy debt. There is also the warm home discount, which is available not just to those on pension credit, but again to those just above that level if they are on low incomes and have high housing costs.
Session: Winter Fuel Payment 2024-10-07
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Given the seriousness of increased crimes against women and girls, what plans do the Government have to ensure effective and quick prosecution?
Context
The question highlights the serious issue of rising crime rates affecting a significant number of victims, particularly in Greater Manchester.
Sarah Sackman
I congratulate my hon. Friend on her election as chair of the Work and Pensions Committee. The statistics that she has given are indeed worrying, and the mission of halving violence against women and girls is therefore central to the Government's agenda. Behind each of those statistics lie heartbreaking personal stories. We need to do much better, which is why the Lord Chancellor has committed herself to introducing specialist rape courts to fast-track rape cases and why the Home Office is delivering plans to introduce specialist rape and sexual offence teams in every police force.
Session: Violence against Women and Girls 2024-09-12
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I welcome my right hon. Friend and all the team to their place. I thank him for calling for a ceasefire when he visited Israel; that has had a profound impact in my constituency. Does he agree that a permanent ceasefire in Gaza is essential for the future of the people in Gaza, and would help to cool tensions in the middle east, in particular given the attack on the Golan Heights and the escalating tensions between Hezbollah and Israel, and even the Houthis?
Context
The MP follows up on the importance of a permanent ceasefire, emphasizing its impact on regional tensions and the need for stability.
David Lammy
My hon. Friend is right. The death and destruction in Gaza in intolerable. The war needs to end now. It is also the case that, given the escalation of tensions in the region, if the Biden plan is adopted by both sides, we would see that escalation come down. For life in Gaza and across the region, it is important that that plan is adopted now.
Session: Gaza Permanent Ceasefire 2024-07-30
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What steps he is taking to help secure a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The situation in Gaza remains tense with continued violence and humanitarian crisis. A permanent ceasefire is essential to alleviate suffering and promote peace in the region.
Context
The MP addresses the ongoing conflict in Gaza, highlighting the need for a permanent ceasefire to address death and destruction.
David Lammy
In my second week in the role I travelled to Israel and to the west bank and called for an immediate ceasefire—something that none of my predecessors had done. In my meetings with both leaders I called for an immediate ceasefire and made the urgent case, as has been described, for a credible and irreversible pathway towards a two-state solution.
Session: Gaza Permanent Ceasefire 2024-07-30
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I thank my right hon. Friend for his response and welcome all the team to their places. Will he expand a little bit more on exactly what the terms of reference might include? For example, will they also include participative and deliberative democracy methods that might also help to restore trust in politics, which, as he knows, is at an all-time low?
Context
The government had promised an ethics and integrity commission to restore public confidence. Specific details on its terms of reference were lacking.
Pat McFadden
I am grateful to my hon. Friend. I will certainly keep her up to date with this as it goes. In truth, this is always going to be about “show, not tell”. We will set up the best system that we can with the new commission. On that front, the Leader of the House, my right hon. Friend the Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell) is taking immediate action to tighten the existing prohibition on MPs providing paid parliamentary advice. The House will be debating that later today. We are also setting up a modernisation committee.
Session: Ethics and Integrity Commission 2024-07-25
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What progress the Government has made on establishing an ethics and integrity commission?
Context
The government promised an ethics and integrity commission to restore public confidence. No specific progress had been announced.
Pat McFadden
It is important to restore confidence in Government and public life, and to ensure the best possible standards. This was an important manifesto commitment. We will establish a new independent ethics and integrity commission, with its own independent chair, to ensure the highest possible standards. Work has begun on that, and I will keep the House up to date as it develops.
Session: Ethics and Integrity Commission 2024-07-25
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Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill 2026-02-03
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Middle East and North Africa 2026-01-05
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Child Poverty Strategy 2025-12-08
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Pension Schemes Bill 2025-12-03
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Attendance
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40.9% of votes
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54.5% of votes
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03 Feb 2026
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Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
Ayes: 458
Noes: 104
Passed
28 Jan 2026
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Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
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Noes: 284
Failed
28 Jan 2026
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Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
Ayes: 91
Noes: 287
Failed
27 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
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Noes: 378
Failed
27 Jan 2026
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Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
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Failed
27 Jan 2026
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Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
Ayes: 61
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Failed
21 Jan 2026
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National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Commi...
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21 Jan 2026
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The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial...
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Noes: 106
Passed
21 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Thir...
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Passed
21 Jan 2026
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National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Commi...
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Failed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to...
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Passed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
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Passed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to...
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20 Jan 2026
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Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to...
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Passed
13 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part
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Passed
13 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
Ayes: 172
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Failed
13 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9
Ayes: 181
Noes: 335
Failed
13 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part
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13 Jan 2026
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Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25
Ayes: 187
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Failed
13 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24
Ayes: 184
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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
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PMQs Asked
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Ministerial Questions Asked
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Average:
7.9
Westminster Hall Debates Led
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
1.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+2268% above average
This MP:
56
Average:
2.4
Statements / Bills Proposed
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
5.1
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.2
Voting Attendance Rate (%)
+26% above average
This MP:
95.5
Average:
75.6
Important Context
- - Ministers answer questions rather than asking them, so have different activity patterns
- - Activity quantity doesn't measure quality or effectiveness of representation
- - Some MPs focus more on constituency work than parliamentary questions
- - Newly elected MPs will have less parliamentary history
About This Page
This page tracks Debbie Abrahams's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.