Gill German
MP for Clwyd North
Lab
4 Jul 2024 - Present
Questions Asked by This MP
Parliamentary questions and government responses.
Response classifications show how directly each question was answered.
Will the Prime Minister agree that only with two Labour Governments working together can we restore pride in our Welsh seaside towns?
Context
The MP invited the Prime Minister to join her for a stroll on the new promenade in Rhyl, highlighting the investment and revitalisation efforts.
The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)
I am proud to be putting power and resources directly back in the hands of local people. That £20 million can be used for revitalising their high street—a cause that I know is crucial to many residents.
Session: PMQs
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Does the Minister agree that a 20% cut to business rates in Wales would be a welcome boost for the hospitality sector?
Context
Gill German highlighted the impact of business rates on pubs and venues in north Wales and asked if the Minister agreed that a 20% cut to business rates in Wales would be beneficial.
James Murray
I very much agree with my hon. Friend about the vital role that pubs and clubs play in local communities on either side of the border. As she rightly points out, business rates decisions in Wales are a decision for the Welsh Government. In England, we have taken action to support community venues and high streets, including the targeted business rates support for pubs. I urge the Welsh Government to consider doing the same.
Session: Business Rates Hospitality Sector 2026-09-08
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This summer, Denbigh Town football club did itself proud as the host of four UEFA under-19 championship games, including a Spain versus Germany match that saw record attendance of almost 2,000 spectators. Thanks to significant investment in Central Park, including a £300,000 Cymru Football Foundation grant funded by this Government, not only is the club now match fit to host international games, but it has top-class facilities all year round for the whole community. Does the Minister agree that the inspiration and opportunities that that brings to children from all walks of life are immeasurable? How are the Government ensuring that facilities like those are available across the country?
Context
The MP highlighted the success of Denbigh Town football club in hosting UEFA under-19 championship games and the significant investment made in Central Park.
Stephanie Peacock
My hon. Friend talks about the investment from the Government and the football foundation into Central Park. She is right; we know that the thing that is most likely to get young people active in sport is watching live sport. That is why we are so committed to investing in our community facilities.
Session: Access to Sport Poorer Families 2026-09-03
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Will the high streets organised crime unit ensure that coastal towns receive equal support against organised criminal activity?
Context
Concern about ensuring that seaside towns receive the same support as larger urban centres in addressing organised criminal activity.
Shabana Mahmood
The nationwide crackdown includes enforcement in coastal areas, with funding available to all police forces through the National Crime Agency.
Session: High Streets Organised Crime Unit 2026-07-13
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What assessment has been made by the Department regarding the effectiveness of the high streets organised crime unit?
Context
The question arises from concerns about the efficacy of measures against criminal activity on high streets.
Shabana Mahmood
Last year saw over 3,000 illegitimate premises raided and nearly 1,000 arrests. The Department provided £30 million in additional funding to support a permanent national crackdown on high street crime.
Session: High Streets Organised Crime Unit 2026-07-13
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What assessment has been made of the impact of the national minimum wage rise on younger workers?
Context
The second rise in the national minimum wage has impacted workers, particularly younger ones.
Dorking and Horley
About 300,000 young workers are expected to benefit from the national minimum wage increases in April 2026. The Low Pay Commission was given a remit to develop its preferred path and pace for the equalisation of the 18-to-20 national minimum wage and the national living wage.
Session: Topical Questions
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Ensuring safe and vibrant town centres is crucial for Clwyd North. The government's safer streets summer initiative has been positive. Will the Home Secretary ensure that North Wales police have sufficient resources all year round to maintain these standards in Rhyl, Denbigh, Abergele and Colwyn Bay?
Context
The Government’s safer streets summer initiative aims to improve safety in town centres. However, local concerns exist about year-round support.
Sarah Jones
So far, we have had really good feedback from over 500 town centres that have taken part in the safer streets summer initiative. That initiative finishes at the end of September, so we will have proper analysis then, but it is our priority to ensure that our police have the resources they need all year round.
Session: Topical Questions
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Does my hon. Friend welcome, as I do, the additional £20 million announced by the Welsh Government last week to improve education standards, on top of the £262 million extra in total for education in Wales? Is she as perplexed as I am as to why the Conservatives and Plaid Cymru voted against extra money for education in the Welsh budget?
Context
The Welsh Government announced an additional £20 million for education last week, and the budget was voted against by Plaid Cymru and Conservatives.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Dame Nia Griffith)
Like my hon. Friend, I am absolutely astounded by the way that Plaid Cymru and Conservative Senedd Members voted against the budget, but the important thing is that this year the Welsh Government will be investing an additional £1.1 million in literacy, numeracy and science support in schools. The Welsh Government have also announced a £10 million investment package for literacy and numeracy in the coming year, increasing local capacity to support schools, national support programmes and interventions to support budding learners.
Session: School Standards in Wales
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Tu Mundo, or Your World, is a growing independent business that recently opened its third coffee shop, in Rhyl. Tu Mundo has a distinctive style, not just with the toucan motif that graces everything, including its teapots, but with its commitment to economic growth in the local area. In partnership with the local employability service, Working Denbighshire, Tu Mundo hosts work-start placements for those entering or re-entering the workplace, with several graduates going on to become permanent employees. Will the Secretary of State join me in congratulating Tu Mundo and Working Denbighshire on that work? Does she agree that that is exactly the sort of partnership work that will bring fair economic growth across the UK?
Context
Tu Mundo is a local business that has opened three coffee shops, hosts work-start placements for job seekers in partnership with the employability service Working Denbighshire, and offers permanent employment to several graduates.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Liz Kendall)
Yes. I would like to say a massive thanks to Tu Mundo for all the work it is doing. There is a lot of evidence that work placements or work experience are a really important way to encourage more people into work. Last week, I visited B&M, the fastest growing retailer in the country, to look at what it is doing with short work experience placements, which are a form of “try before you buy” for the company and the employee. The placements have a huge success rate and B&M now recruits 85% of its workers through the scheme. We want to continue such success in the future.
Session: Employers Economic Growth
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Does my hon. Friend agree that helping people, particularly parents, into decent, well-paid jobs is a key part of the agenda for tackling child poverty?
Context
The question is prompted by the publication of the “Get Britain Working” White Paper and efforts to tackle child poverty.
Ellie Reeves
Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this Government's mission. The Employment Rights Bill plays a crucial role in increasing parental employment, earnings, and hours.
Session: Topical Questions
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Seaside towns such as Rhyl and Colwyn Bay in my constituency have much in common with our north-west neighbours. The 19 Future of Seaside Towns report highlights the need to avoid a one-size-fits-all approach, while recognising common issues. How do the Government plan to use national funding streams while ensuring local delivery to deliver long-term growth in our seaside towns?
Context
The MP is concerned about the impact of one-size-fits-all approaches on seaside towns and their specific needs.
Alex Norris
That is another important argument for why we need longer-term, allocative settlements. It is my hon. Friend, her local authority, her local residents and her community who know Rhyl. They are the experts, and they should have the flexibility to break the one-size-fits-all model to make things work for themselves.
Session: Local Growth Funding Allocation
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What steps her Department is taking to allocate local growth funding according to need. Seaside towns such as Rhyl and Colwyn Bay in my constituency have much in common with our north-west neighbours. The 2019 “Future of Seaside Towns” report highlights the need to avoid a one-size-fits-all approach, while recognising common issues.
Context
The MP is concerned with how local growth funds are allocated and the impact on communities like Rhyl and Colwyn Bay.
Alex Norris
We are intent on moving towards allocated, multi-year funding settlements targeted at need. What follows will be much better. That is another important argument for why we need longer-term, allocative settlements.
Session: Local Growth Funding Allocation
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A recent report by the Federation of Small Businesses Wales highlights the thriving creative businesses that exist in coastal areas like mine. What can the Secretary of State do to increase awareness of them and ensure that the next round of the creative clusters programme focuses on areas such as Clwyd North?
Lisa Nandy
I was very pleased to visit Blackpool recently to see the incredible work that Blackpool pleasure beach is doing. Coastal communities have an enormous role to play in our creative industries, and we are absolutely determined to do everything we can to support them. They have a very special place in the life of the nation; I think most people holidayed there as children. We hope that they continue to thrive, and I will be in a position to update the House soon.
Session: Topical Questions
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As a former member of a youth justice board, I know that young people who are drawn into offending often lead narrow lives with little opportunity for personal development. Has the Minister made an assessment of the provision of youth services, such as the Duke of Edinburgh's award scheme, to engage with these young people and prevent reoffending?
Context
The MP, a former member of a youth justice board, is interested in the provision of youth services to prevent reoffending.
Nicholas Dakin
We value youth services, such as the Duke of Edinburgh's award scheme, that enable young people to develop new skills to turn their lives around. In fact, the D of E scheme is available in all five of our young offender institutions, and 36 people in YOIs were enrolled in the scheme in August.
Session: Reducing Reoffending
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I am concerned that good reducing reoffending activity cannot happen in overcrowded prisons. What steps are being taken to help reduce reoffending?
Context
The MP is concerned about the impact of overcrowded prisons on reducing reoffending rates.
Nicholas Dakin
Good reducing reoffending activity cannot happen in overcrowded prisons, which is why we took immediate action to relieve the pressure. This will allow for better access to purposeful activity, which we all know reduces reoffending.
Session: Reducing Reoffending
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Will my right hon. Friend assure me that Cabinet colleagues in this Government will work closely with Welsh Government partners so that future earnings in Clwyd North reflect the potential of our children and young people?
Context
Wales has been working on breaking down barriers to opportunity, but progress has been hampered due to the UK Tory Government's control over many levers of change.
Bridget Phillipson
I give my hon. Friend that assurance. We will work closely with devolved Governments to break down barriers, which is why the work on child poverty by the Secretary of State and I is crucial.
Session: Impact of Socio-economic Disadvantage on Future Earnings
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Does my right hon. Friend agree that green energy offers huge growth and employment potential for areas such as Clwyd North?
Context
Creating Enterprise in Rhyl works with local social housing providers to develop energy-efficient housing solutions and trains local people in renewable energy, green heating, and solar technologies.
Jo Stevens
The Government have a clear mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower, creating high-quality jobs across the country including in north Wales. We have the resources and skills to be leaders in cutting-edge technologies.
Session: Clean Energy Projects
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Other Parliamentary Activity
Debates led and petitions presented.
Defence Readiness
20 May 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Youth Unemployment
17 March 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill 2026-02-03
03 February 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Northern Powerhouse Rail 2026-01-14
14 January 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Offshore Wind 2026-01-14
14 January 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Budget Resolutions 2025-12-01
01 December 2025
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
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...
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill 2025-07-09
09 July 2025
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
I beg to move amendment 39, page 1, line 21, leave out subsection (4) and insert—
(4) The relevant uplift percentage for tax years 2026-27 to 2029-30 is 4.8%.
This amendment would apply the full stand...
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill 2025-07-01
01 July 2025
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Spending Review 2025 2025-06-11
11 June 2025
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
As Chancellor, the speaker's main focus is to improve working people's lives and rebuild schools and hospitals. She highlights the previous government’s £22 billion black hole in public finances and e...
Attendance
69.4%
68 of 98 votes
Aye Votes
25
25.5% of votes
No Votes
43
43.9% of votes
Abstentions
30
30.6% of votes
11 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Closure motion
Ayes: 293
Noes: 218
Passed
11 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
Ayes: 270
Noes: 286
Failed
10 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Ayes: 77
Noes: 292
Failed
09 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Ame...
Ayes: 371
Noes: 100
Passed
08 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
Ayes: 79
Noes: 300
Failed
08 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Ayes: 108
Noes: 357
Failed
08 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Ayes: 106
Noes: 302
Failed
08 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Ayes: 162
Noes: 297
Failed
07 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
Ayes: 77
Noes: 317
Failed
07 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Ayes: 170
Noes: 316
Failed
04 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Motion to sit in private
Ayes: 1
Noes: 79
Failed
02 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
Ayes: 166
Noes: 346
Failed
02 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
Ayes: 105
Noes: 410
Failed
02 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
Ayes: 85
Noes: 427
Failed
02 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading
Ayes: 411
Noes: 102
Passed
01 Jul 2026
VOTED AYE
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and...
Ayes: 322
Noes: 107
Passed
01 Jul 2026
VOTED AYE
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment...
Ayes: 318
Noes: 107
Passed
01 Jul 2026
VOTED NO
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Ayes: 80
Noes: 281
Failed
01 Jul 2026
VOTED NO
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
Ayes: 173
Noes: 282
Failed
01 Jul 2026
VOTED NO
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
Ayes: 177
Noes: 308
Failed
24 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026
Ayes: 323
Noes: 160
Passed
24 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026
Ayes: 332
Noes: 94
Passed
24 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipp...
Ayes: 329
Noes: 94
Passed
24 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026
Ayes: 330
Noes: 93
Passed
23 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness
Ayes: 108
Noes: 307
Failed
23 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amen...
Ayes: 294
Noes: 110
Passed
23 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers
Ayes: 112
Noes: 283
Failed
22 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4
Ayes: 164
Noes: 311
Failed
22 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
Ayes: 104
Noes: 391
Failed
22 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22
Ayes: 74
Noes: 323
Failed
22 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11
Ayes: 171
Noes: 322
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion
Ayes: 233
Noes: 94
Passed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
Ayes: 85
Noes: 317
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8
Ayes: 143
Noes: 249
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13
Ayes: 135
Noes: 258
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 144
Noes: 244
Failed
16 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 77
Noes: 255
Failed
16 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 151
Noes: 258
Failed
16 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 162
Noes: 246
Failed
16 Jun 2026
VOTED AYE
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulatio...
Ayes: 262
Noes: 86
Passed
24 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
Ayes: 69
Noes: 279
Failed
23 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
Ayes: 161
Noes: 272
Failed
23 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Ayes: 156
Noes: 273
Failed
23 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 77
Noes: 280
Failed
23 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 73
Noes: 256
Failed
23 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
Ayes: 361
Noes: 84
Passed
11 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Marit...
Ayes: 362
Noes: 107
Passed
11 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Ayes: 277
Noes: 143
Passed
11 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2...
Ayes: 279
Noes: 90
Passed
04 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Ayes: 392
Noes: 116
Passed
1
PMQs Asked
16
Ministerial Questions Asked
22
House of Commons Debates Involved
0
Westminster Hall Debates Led
0
Statements / Bills
0
Petitions Presented
98
Voting Record
Activity Compared to Peers
How does this MP's parliamentary activity compare to the national average across 1370 MPs?
Prime Minister's Questions
-73% below average
This MP:
1
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
+19% above average
This MP:
16
Average:
13.4
Westminster Hall Debates Led
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+353% above average
This MP:
22
Average:
4.9
Statements / Bills Proposed
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.5
Voting Attendance Rate (%)
+0% above average
This MP:
69.4
Average:
69.2
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
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This page tracks Gill German's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.