Lisa Nandy
MP for Wigan
Lab
6 May 2010 - Present
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Parliamentary questions and government responses.
Prime Minister's Questions
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But surely the Minister can see the problem. Unless the ICJ's provisional ruling is implemented and the ICC is allowed to go about its work, those words are simply meaningless; and unless the international community makes it crystal clear that rules will be upheld by all parties and those who do not uphold them will be held accountable, more people will die. Peace is built on the bedrock of international law. May I ask the Minister again to make it clear to the House that the Government will support the ICC's investigation of Hamas as well as its investigation of Israel and will press for the full implementation of the ICJ's provisional ruling, and that international law will be upheld not when it is convenient but always, as the precondition for peace?
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The UK has declined to say that the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice should be implemented in full.
Andrew Mitchell
Let me be very clear about this: we did not believe, and do not believe, that the ICJ referral is helpful to attempts to secure dialogue. We respect the role and independence of the ICJ and will consider any advisory opinion, but we did not think it helpful, without the consent of both parties, for the Court to deliver an advisory opinion on what is essentially a bilateral dispute.
Session: Humanitarian Situation in Gaza
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May I return the Minister to the serious allegations made today, following a BBC investigation, that medics in Gaza were detained, stripped and beaten while trying to perform their life-saving humanitarian duties? All of us in the House have repeatedly called on all parties to abide by international law, but the Government have so far declined to say that the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice should be implemented in full. Will he now tell us that they should be, and that the UK will support the International Criminal Court investigation, led by Andrew Cayley, to ensure not only that all allegations against all parties are investigated, but that there is accountability for those who break the law?
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The BBC reported that medics in Gaza were detained, stripped and beaten while trying to perform life-saving humanitarian duties.
Andrew Mitchell
The hon. Lady is quite right: there needs to be a full and thorough investigation and accountability in respect of what was reported today by the BBC, and I can assure her that the Foreign Office is pressing for full transparency and accountability on that matter.
Session: Humanitarian Situation in Gaza
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The Minister will know that there is rising anger in the region about the desperate situation in Gaza, which makes a ceasefire much harder to achieve. More people are now dying of hunger and thirst than from bombs and bullets. He said yesterday that the UK is pausing funding to UNRWA, not cutting it, but given its critical role, will he reassure us that nothing will disrupt the supply of aid—not just into Gaza, but through Gaza—now and in the months ahead? Will he promise that the UK will move heaven and earth to get that aid to them?
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There is rising anger in the region about the desperate situation in Gaza, with more people dying of hunger and thirst than from bombs and bullets. The UK has paused funding to UNRWA.
Andrew Mitchell
The shadow Minister for development is absolutely right about the balance that has to be struck. Of course, we need to investigate rapidly the very serious allegations that have been made against UNRWA, but the assets we use for getting aid and support into Gaza depend on the assets that UNRWA owns—warehouses, vehicles and the other distribution mechanisms. As such, we need that inquiry to be completed as rapidly as possible. In the meanwhile, Britain was not intending to give any further support to UNRWA in this financial year; in the next financial year we will consider the position in precisely the way the shadow Minister sets out.
Session: Gaza
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May I take this opportunity to thank the Minister of State for Development and Africa for the constructive cross-party way we have worked together since I was appointed in such grim times? Incubators have been switched off, children are drinking dirty water, fresh water and power are the most pressing issues. Despite shared hopes for progress, fuel was not permitted in convoys entering Gaza while several hospitals were hit or given warnings to evacuate. Can he share what the Government is doing to help broker an agreement protecting hospitals and getting fuel into Gaza so international law is upheld?
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Incubators have been switched off, children are drinking dirty water, and several hospitals have been hit or warned to evacuate. Fresh water and power are urgently needed.
Andrew Mitchell (Foreign Secretary)
First, I welcome the hon. Lady to her new position. It is one of the best jobs in opposition and government. We are having humanitarian discussions with everyone intent on getting humanitarian supplies to those who need them. Attacking a hospital is a war crime; we should be clear about that.
Session: Israel, Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories Humanitarian Access and Human Rights
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It is literally in the Government's own Bill—they are trying to block new houses from being built. They have had 17 housing Ministers and three planning overhauls, and house building is at its lowest level for a generation.
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The Government have had 17 housing Ministers and three planning overhauls, yet house building is at its lowest level for a generation.
Rachel Maclean
That was a flight of fantasy with several hundred questions. I am happy to engage with the hon. Lady on the detail of the clauses in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, but I am proud of the Government's record in bringing forward levelling-up across the whole country, with house building backed by billions of pounds of public funding and taxpayers' money.
Session: House Building
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Do the Government realise how absurd all of this sounds? Their own flagship Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, which is currently making its way through the House of Lords, has measures in it to block new homes from being built, and yet the Minister stands here berating councils for getting in the way. All of this is happening because Conservative Back Benchers have more control of housing policy than their Government.
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The Government's Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill has measures to block new homes from being built.
Rachel Maclean
I do not quite know how to give that a serious response. I have just set out in huge detail all the work backed by public funding—taxpayers' money—going into delivering the houses that people need up and down the country.
Session: House Building
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Over one million households are waiting for social homes, including more than 9,000 in Nottingham. When will the Government take action on this housing crisis and enable mass construction of council homes?
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There is a national shortage of social homes, including over 9,000 in Nottingham alone. There was a net loss of 14,000 council homes last year.
Michael Gove
I share the hon Lady's commitment but note we have built more social homes under this Administration than under the previous Labour Government. Under a previous Conservative Mayor, more homes were built than under the current Mayor.
Session: Topical Questions
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Does the Minister agree that the council's underperformance on EHCPs is letting children and parents down? When will we see a real improvement?
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The ONS reports that Kirklees Council is underperforming in delivering education, health and care plans within the 20-week target.
Felicity Buchan
Colleagues from the Department for Education are working closely with Kirklees Council to support it in improving its performance. We are awaiting the imminent release of figures.
Session: Topical Questions
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Next month is National Pet Month. Sadly, I have been contacted by a number of constituents renting in the private sector who have been refused pets. Will he confirm whether he is still committed to enshrining, in the renters reform Bill, the right for tenants to request a pet and for such a request not to be unreasonably refused?
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Many constituents renting in the private sector have been refused pets.
Rachel Maclean
My hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight that issue. Pets can bring joy, happiness and comfort, which is why the Government will prevent landlords from unreasonably refusing a tenant's request to have a pet.
Session: Topical Questions
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The desperation is absurd, Mr Speaker—8% of the levelling-up funds have been spent. In just one day, his Government spent three times more on a tax cut for the richest 1% than they have managed to spend on the whole of the north of England in well over a year. Doesn't that just sum the Government up?
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The Government spent three times more on a tax cut for the richest 1% than they have managed to spend on the whole of the north of England in over a year.
Michael Gove
The hon. Lady does not have to wait for the truth. The truth is that in the Budget, we adopted a policy put forward by Labour to get waiting lists down.
Session: Topical Questions
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Seriously, the Secretary of State no longer has the power to sign off on a park bench. There are now reports of significant underspends in his Department that are about to be clawed back by the Treasury. Can he guarantee to the towns crying out for investment in town centres, high streets and affordable housing that the full allocation of the towns fund, the future high streets fund and the affordable homes programme will be spent? If he cannot, will he tell us who is to blame—him, or the Chancellor?
Michael Gove
My apologies to you, Mr Speaker, and to the right hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer)—the “human roadblock”, as he was once memorably described by my right hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson). Returning to the issue, it is absolutely the case that this Department is responsible for the disbursement, successfully, of funds to the frontline, helping to transform communities that were overlooked and undervalued by the last Government. No one is going to get in the way of this Department spending the money we need on the communities that need it. The only thing I would say is that there is not a single spending commitment that the hon. Lady has been able to make because of the shadow Chancellor. Labour—
Session: Topical Questions
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I wish the Secretary of State good luck with that. Last week, he told ITV News that, “nobody will get in the way of making sure we get money to those who are vulnerable and who deserve it”. Was he referring to the Chancellor or the Chief Secretary to the Treasury?
Michael Gove
Keir Starmer.
Session: Topical Questions
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I think “Sorry” would have been a good start. But seriously, it is chaos, isn't it? Rents are rising at their fastest rate for seven years and mortgage payments are going through the roof since the Government crashed the economy. Leaseholder reforms have stalled and half a million people are still stuck in unsafe homes with unsafe cladding five years after Grenfell. Where is the mortgage emergency plan? Where is the end to no-fault evictions? Where is the affordable housing we were promised? What are the Government actually doing all day?
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The government is facing criticism for lack of action on mortgage payments, rent increases, leaseholder reforms, unsafe cladding, and affordable housing.
Lucy Frazer
From 1980, this Government have delivered 2 million social homes. This Government have a proven track record: the period since 2020-21 has seen the third highest annual rate of additional homes built in the last 30 years. This Government have provided people with £37 billion-worth of support. This Government are on people's side, helping them through this difficult time as well as when times are good.
Session: Topical Questions
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What do the Government have to say to the 1.4 million households who woke up this morning to find that they are facing eye-watering hikes in their mortgage interest payments this year?
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1.4 million households are facing significant increases in mortgage interest payments due to the economic policies of the government.
Lucy Frazer
The hon. Member will know that the Government are already taking steps to help people with the cost of living. We have already taken steps to help people with their energy bills. I know that she will know, because she is a shadow Minister on top of her game, that the Chancellor met banks at the end of last year and put in place a package of measures to ensure that bankers are helping people with their mortgages, whether through flexibility or further switching.
Session: Topical Questions
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We have almost as many funding pots in the Secretary of State's Department as we have had Ministers in the past 12 months. Can he not see the problem? We both know that the only way out of this crisis is to get local and regional economies growing, so how can it be that the key Department responsible for that was the biggest loser in last week's autumn statement?
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Criticism over perceived lack of support for regional economies in the autumn statement, with concerns raised about funding cuts.
Michael Gove
The autumn statement was at a time of challenging news for the global economy. It was absolutely the right response and, again, not only did we secure a significant, record increase in funding for local government at the previous spending review, but we secured billions additionally for adult social care and for children's services.
Session: Regional Inequality
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Only a third of the levelling-up funds has been allocated, and after wasting our time with the short-lived investment zones, the second round is months behind schedule. Can we bring some sense to this madness, end the “Hunger Games”-style competition, and allow all our communities—not just his favourites—to decide how their own money is spent?
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Criticism over the delay in allocating levelling-up funds, with some areas performing poorly compared to others.
Michael Gove
If it is “The Hunger Games” we are talking about, it is the Labour party leadership contest that is closer to that than any other contest in this House. On the substantive point that she makes, it is important that we look at how we fund local government overall.
Session: Regional Inequality
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Oh my word, the Secretary of State has not done an assessment, has he? This is literally the only policy that the Government have left and he has not checked whether it will work. He said a moment ago that this is the Treasury's money. It is not the Treasury's money that he is using for this experiment; it is our money, and they have not checked whether it will work.
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The Secretary of State has not done an assessment of the impact of investment zones.
Simon Clarke
The hon. Lady is asking me to evaluate the impact of bids that we received only on Friday, so I am afraid that her logic is back to front. We are proposing investment zones because they are needed to drive jobs, growth and opportunity. Councils can recognise that even if, sadly, the Labour Front-Bench team cannot.
Session: Topical Questions
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I welcome the Secretary of State to his place. He is the third Secretary of State I have had the pleasure of shadowing in the past 10 months and I wish him well for however long he remains in office. In an hour's time, it looks like his investment zones will be the only thing left of this bin fire of a Budget. Can he tell us what assessment he has made of the amount of growth they will generate by the end of 2024 and will it be enough to offset the £26 billion he and his friends have just added to people's mortgages?
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The Budget has added £26 billion to people's mortgages.
Simon Clarke
I thank the hon. Lady for her welcome to the Dispatch Box. I am really proud, as someone who represents a classic community that needs to benefit from levelling up, to be in this post. On her point about investment zones, we are clear and, more importantly, local councils are clear that this is a transformational programme and we are evaluating the bids that have come forward so that we can give her an estimate of the numbers that will be unlocked by the bids that have been received.
Session: Topical Questions
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It would be laughable if the Government's failure to do their job had not brought this country to a standstill and was not about to get much worse. The Secretary of State talks about Labour Members doing their jobs, but the last time we had strikes on this level was under the Thatcher Government in 1989, and he was on a picket line—I prefer his earlier approach. If he is serious about getting the economy moving, why does he not do his job? My hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham North (Alex Norris) talked about the billions of pounds that the Government have poured down the drain on levelling up, because the Secretary of State does not have the first clue how to spend it. He knows that the only way out of this low growth, high tax spiral that his Government have created is to get the economy firing on all cylinders. Can he remind me again whose job that is? It is his. If he will not do it, why will he not get out of the way and give that money to local council leaders so that they can?
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The MP is following up on the previous question, emphasizing the government's failure to address economic issues and calling for the Secretary of State to take action.
Michael Gove
That was beautifully scripted. I offer my support to the hon. Lady in her leadership bid; I am behind her 100% of the way, as, I am sure, are her friends in the RMT and that other figure who joined Labour MPs on the picket line last week: Arthur Scargill. She talks about going back to the future, but she would take us back to the future of the '80s with strikes, inflation and borrowing. She is the Marty McFly of politics: someone who lives in the past, even as she aspires to greater things.
Session: Topical Questions
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We have had a week of travel chaos while the Transport Secretary has sat idly by, and there is another crisis on the horizon: the local government cleaners, social workers and refuse workers who cannot afford to feed their families on the wages they are paid. They need and deserve a pay rise. The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities knows that workers and council leaders struggling with record Tory inflation cannot square the circle alone. Nobody wants rubbish piling up in the streets, nobody wants older people left in their homes, and nobody wants families left to break. Will he commit to making a better fist of this than his hopeless colleague at the Department for Transport? He should do as they ask and come to the table to protect our vital workers, who kept this country going during the pandemic, and the communities they serve so well.
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There has been a week of travel chaos, with local government workers struggling due to record inflation.
Michael Gove
I am surprised that the hon. Lady talks about “Tory inflation”—presumably the inflation in Germany is Social Democratic inflation, inflation in France is En Marche inflation, and inflation in the United States is Democrat inflation. The truth is that when it comes to dealing with the cost of living crisis and ensuring that our economy is on the right track, she and her colleagues would be better served by using their links with the trade unions to get workers back to work, rather than she and her colleagues supporting the RMT in strike action that gets in the way of our economy moving forward.
Session: Topical Questions
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Households are suffering due to the cost of living crisis. Scotland's resource budget allocation has been cut by 5.2% and the capital budget by 9.7% in real terms. How can the Minister claim support for economic growth when the Scottish Government's ability to help businesses, investment, and people is severely limited?
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The MP criticises cuts to Scotland's resource and capital budgets, questioning how the government can claim to support economic growth across the UK with these constraints.
Neil O'Brien
The record block grant settlement for Scotland is huge. For every £100 of spending elsewhere, there is £126 in public spending in Scotland. The implication that Scottish public spending has been cut by Westminster is not correct.
Session: Economic Growth
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Households across the UK are suffering severe hardship because of the cost of living crisis. The Secretary of State has failed to get money from the Chancellor or convince colleagues to support levelling up initiatives, such as moving civil servants out of London. How can he claim to be supporting economic growth when his own team is not willing to move?
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The MP criticises the government's failure to support levelling up, pointing out that Stoke has lost £55 million due to policy changes and that civil servants are still based in London.
Neil O'Brien
The Cabinet's visit to Stoke drew attention, highlighting successful levelling-up bids. Under the last Labour Government, regional development agencies decided funding from Brussels; now, money goes directly to councils like Stoke without strings attached. This transformation contrasts with years of neglect under Labour.
Session: Economic Growth
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My constituents have shown generosity towards people fleeing Ukraine, including items driven to Poland in 48 hours. Can the Minister confirm that more details on the humanitarian sponsorship scheme will be announced later today?
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The humanitarian sponsorship pathway will likely lead to Winchester. The questioner seeks confirmation on more details being announced later.
Michael Gove
There are more details to come regarding the expansion of the humanitarian sponsorship scheme.
Session: Topical Questions
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The existing community sponsorship scheme is described as an absolute shambles, and desperate people are being asked to wait months for access. While quarreling with Home Office, refugees are turned away while oligarchs linked to Kremlin offload millions of pounds from UK property market. Will the Minister support amendments that would address this situation?
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Oligarchs linked to the Kremlin are offloading millions of pounds from the UK property market. The questioner asks if the Minister will support amendments that would address this issue.
Michael Gove
The scheme is expanding with more details to come, but no direct commitment on backing specific amendments.
Session: Topical Questions
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Thanks for that—I will ask the Chancellor. That is not actually what I asked. I asked the Minister to guarantee that no part of this country will see its funding collapse in just 10 weeks' time. It is absolutely great to see investment going into Newark, but what use is that for someone living in Barnsley or Bolton? Can he not see the problem? Money has been flowing to Cabinet Ministers' constituencies and to key marginals, and still he refuses to come clean on how those decisions are being made. This weekend it became clear that the only way to get money out of his Department is to be at the beck and call of the Chief Whip. How can any community have confidence that they have a fair shot at getting some of their money back from his Department if he will not release, in full, the information he holds about how these decisions are being made?
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The questioner refers to the previous answer and asks for a guarantee that no part of the country will see its funding collapse.
Neil O'Brien
It is true that levelling-up funds have been going to the constituencies of Cabinet Ministers—[Interruption.] I am sorry; I mean shadow Cabinet Ministers. Levelling-up funds have been flowing to—[Interruption.] I will admit at this Dispatch Box that money is going to the shadow Leader of the House, the shadow Education Secretary, the shadow Health Secretary, the shadow Culture Secretary: guilty as charged of levelling up those places, and on that we do agree.
Session: Support for Town Centres and High Streets
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The Secretary of State has not really proved very successful so far. Since the Secretary of State took office, the Chancellor has blocked any new money for levelling up, the Transport Secretary has halved bus funding and scrapped our trains, and while the Secretary of State is moving 500 civil servants into smaller cities and towns, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs is taking 65,000 of them away. In April our nations and regions stand to lose billions unless he does his job. South Yorkshire alone will be short-changed by £900 million if money that once reached us via Europe is now blocked in Whitehall. That is money for skills, new infrastructure, apprenticeships and science. “It could be deployed in our NHS, schools and social care”—those are not my words but those used by the right hon. Gentleman in the referendum. Will he keep his promise that no part of this country will be worse off? Or should I ask the Chancellor?
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The questioner points out that since the Secretary of State took office, no new money has been allocated for levelling up. She also mentions South Yorkshire's loss of billions due to changes in European funding.
Neil O'Brien
I am grateful to the hon. Lady for drawing attention to the fact that we are moving DLUHC staff to the great city of Wolverhampton. As I walk to my office in the morning, I walk past previous Labour Ministers looking radiant and John Prescott looking something, and I remember that they could have done this, but we are the party that is actually doing it and getting on with moving civil servants out of London. As for the hon. Lady's wider points, she will have to wait for the contents of the White Paper. As well as the UK shared prosperity fund, matching those funds from Europe for each nation, we have the levelling-up fund, the community ownership fund and the high streets fund. Other than that, we are barely doing anything.
Session: Support for Town Centres and High Streets
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When the Foreign Secretary's budget has been devastated over the past 10 years of Tory Government, can she not see the problem with no new money being announced in the Budget tomorrow?
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The MP queries the impact of budget cuts on the Department's ability to influence global policy, particularly in relation to China.
Elizabeth Truss
I completely agree with the hon. Lady about the terrible atrocities that are taking place in Xinjiang, and I raised that with the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, on the phone last week, as well as our concerns over Hong Kong, which I have also raised publicly.
Session: Economic and Security Ties with Allies
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With just days to go until COP26, has she clawed back some of that funding in tomorrow's Budget, or will we see the same story playing out of a Foreign Secretary who is not taken seriously in Beijing because she is not taken seriously around her own Cabinet table?
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The MP raises concerns over the reduction in non-official development aid and questions if funding has been clawed back to support international commitments.
Elizabeth Truss
I thank the hon. Lady for her warm welcome to the Dispatch Box. I look forward to working with her over the coming years—many, many years. I do not think the Chancellor would be very happy if I announced the spending review today—and I am not sure you, Mr Speaker, would be very happy either. However, I assure her that we are absolutely prioritising our humanitarian aid budget. We are prioritising women and girls as part of our development budget, and we are prioritising investing in honest, reliable infrastructure in developing countries, particularly clean, green infrastructure.
Session: Economic and Security Ties with Allies
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While the Foreign Secretary continues to duck the question, the Chinese Government have raised the stakes. Yesterday, he admitted that China was responsible for the Microsoft Exchange hack, which saw businesses' data stolen and hackers demanding millions of pounds in ransom. He said that the Chinese Government can expect to be held to account. He might want to have a word with the Treasury, because just two weeks ago, at Mansion House, the Chancellor said that it was time to realise the potential of a fast-growing financial services market with total assets worth £40 trillion. While the Foreign Secretary is imposing sanctions, the Chancellor is cashing cheques. How does the Foreign Secretary expect to be taken seriously in Beijing if he is not even taken seriously around his own Cabinet table?
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Concern over inconsistency between the Foreign Secretary's stance on sanctions and the Chancellor's support for Chinese financial services.
Dominic Raab
I thank the hon. Lady, but she is wrong on two counts. It was yesterday that the UK, along with our EU, NATO and US allies and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, publicly attributed the Microsoft Exchange server attacks to the Chinese; it was not then that they took place. She is also wrong in her characterisation of the Mansion House speech. Of course, we have made it clear right across Government that we will hold the Chinese Government to account on human rights, but also on cyber-attacks or other nefarious activities, while also seeking a constructive relationship.
Session: Hong Kong National Security Law
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We have watched as the situation has deteriorated in Hong Kong and as genocide is committed in Xinjiang. The Foreign Secretary has issued statements and introduced sanctions while clinging to the absurd prospect of boarding a plane to Beijing next year to participate in a public relations coup for the Chinese Government. He is asking the royal family and senior politicians to stand by while journalists are rounded up, pro-democracy protesters are arrested and 1 million Uyghurs are incarcerated in detention camps. In October, before he was overruled by the Chancellor and the Prime Minister, he said that there comes a point where sport and politics cannot be separated. When is that point?
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Concern over the Foreign Secretary's approach to attending a sports event amid human rights violations in Xinjiang.
Dominic Raab
The hon. Lady knows that the participation of any national team in the Olympics is a matter for the British Olympic Association, which is required, as a matter of law under the International Olympic Committee regulations, to take those decisions independently. We have led the international response on Xinjiang, and also on Hong Kong. Of course, as we have said, we will consider the level of Government representation at the winter Olympics in due course.
Session: Hong Kong National Security Law
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Does the Secretary of State regret whipping his MPs to support preferential trade deals with countries that commit genocide? Can he explain why the Government rejected almost every recommendation by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee to toughen stance on China over forced labor in Xinjiang?
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The MP references the UK's trade deal negotiations with countries accused of genocide, specifically mentioning forced labor in Xinjiang. She criticizes the government for not addressing these issues.
Dominic Raab
The UK would never do a trade deal with any country engaged in genocide. We have imposed sanctions on Xinjiang, raised it at G7 level, and support constructive relationship with China where possible, including climate change cooperation.
Session: Topical Questions
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I associate myself with the tributes paid to the brave workers of the HALO Trust and put on record our unequivocal condemnation of the targeting of a BBC journalist outside Parliament yesterday. Press freedom is under attack around the world; we must defend it here. Yesterday, NATO recognised China as a systemic challenge to our security and the values that underpin it for the first time. While we welcome the reference to forced labour in the G7 communiqué, the failure to agree concrete measures in relation to Xinjiang was a missed opportunity to send a clear message that the world stands against genocide and anyone who seeks to profit from it. Can the Secretary of State assure us that he and the Prime Minister supported the stronger language and tougher measures that President Biden made it clear were needed, and that, despite the failure of the G7 to agree them, he will continue to do so?
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The MP expresses concerns about press freedom globally, especially after a BBC journalist was attacked outside Parliament. She also raises issues regarding NATO's stance on China.
Dominic Raab
I agree with much of what the hon. Lady said. Of course, she will know that there are varied views at the G7, including among our European partners, about quite how robust to be with China on some of these issues. She will know, because of the stance that the United Kingdom has taken in the Human Rights Council, the UN General Assembly, the United Nations and other forums, and indeed from the statements that we have put out and the sanctions that we have imposed in relation to Xinjiang, how importantly we take the issue, but the reality is that in relation to China, on this and many other issues, we need to be able to carry a broader group of like-minded countries with us. That is why the Prime Minister invited India, South Korea and Australia to join the G7 as guests, and why it is important to engage with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the way that we have been doing.
Session: Topical Questions
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We have had no action on golden visas, no sanctions against corrupt officials; half of laundered money from Russia goes through UK. The Conservative party has received £5 million since David Cameron became leader from a former Russian arms dealer who is 'untouchable' due to his Kremlin links. When will the 23 recommendations be implemented in full?
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The Conservative party has received £1 million from Russian-linked sources since receiving the Intelligence and Security Committee's Russia report. There have been no actions on golden visas or powers to sanction corrupt officials.
Dominic Raab
In relation to agent registration, the Home Secretary has already announced and proposed it. She is talking over me because she does not like my response; I galvanised international reaction against Putin when this Prime Minister was Foreign Secretary.
Session: Ukraine Border Russian Forces
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Russia has amassed 100,000 troops on Ukraine's border; Alexei Navalny lies deteriorating in prison. Yet the Conservative party has taken £1 million from Russian-linked sources since the Foreign Secretary received the Russia report. What accounts for the delay in implementing these recommendations?
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The UK remains a safe haven for Russian-linked sources and oligarchs despite the Intelligence and Security Committee's Russia report.
Dominic Raab
I thank the hon. Lady, but I have to say that her attempt is a weak weave of partisan political considerations in a serious international issue. We have taken multiple actions against Russian threats; introduced new powers at UK ports for security checks; are introducing legislation for additional tools to tackle hostile state activity; and will introduce an extension of Magnitsky sanctions soon.
Session: Ukraine Border Russian Forces
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Is there a single thing that he will actually stand up for?
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The MP is critical of the UK's relationship with Saudi Arabia in terms of human rights.
Dominic Raab
I again say to the hon. Lady that we were already right out in the lead in imposing asset freezes and visa bans on 20 of the most directly responsible. She refers to the US report. The US has not put sanctions on the Crown Prince, as she well knows. More generally, she will have seen the action that we have taken—[Interruption.] She ought to listen.
Session: Topical Questions
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Can he confirm that he will be bringing forward sanctions against bin Salman following this report?
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The US intelligence report released last Friday makes a clear and compelling case that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Dominic Raab
The hon. Lady is a bit behind the curve here. Of course, we have an important relationship with Saudi Arabia on security, on trade and on other things, but the reality is that it was this Government, and me, who introduced Magnitsky sanctions on 20 Saudis involved in the murder under our global human rights regime—[Interruption.] We did it last July. She ought to catch up.
Session: Topical Questions
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The Secretary of State seems to be struggling with the answer. Of 21 recommendations made 15 months ago, none have been implemented: no action on foreign agents, golden visas, or the London laundromat. Can he commit to bringing forward legislation to fix this before recess next month?
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The Labour party is concerned about the UK's response to dirty money and espionage from Russia.
Dominic Raab
The hon. Lady raises the report that preceded the poisoning of Alexei Navalny. We have introduced sanctions on individuals and an organisation, and led the joint statement in December supported by 58 countries in the OPCW.
Session: Topical Questions
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The Foreign Secretary had strong words regarding Alexei Navalny but how many recommendations from the Russia report have been implemented?
Context
The arrest of Alexei Navalny has raised concerns about the UK's response to Russian actions.
Dominic Raab
We are appalled by Alexei Navalny's detention. We have taken action, including imposing sanctions on six individuals and the State Scientific-Research Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology. We led efforts in the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Session: Topical Questions
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Does the Secretary agree with incoming US officials that it's time to end any form of support for the disastrous Saudi-led campaign? Will he commit to playing the UK's part by ending arms sales to Saudi Arabia?
Context
Yemen's humanitarian crisis is exacerbated by the Saudi-led campaign, prompting calls for ending participation in or support of it.
Dominic Raab
Agrees on pursuing every effort to get peace in Yemen, supportive of UN efforts. Encouraged and promoted regional push for a political end to conflict, noting Houthi's need to move as well.
Session: UK-US Co-operation
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Does the Foreign Secretary now regret emboldening those who attack democracy by not asserting that all votes should be counted? Will he stand with me and defend free and fair elections?
Context
President-elect Joe Biden's victory raises concerns about the integrity of US democratic processes due to President Trump's refusal to concede.
Dominic Raab
Welcomes the historic election of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The US has checks and balances in place for a definitive result. We warmly welcome the new Administration and look forward to working with them on strengthening democratic norms.
Session: UK-US Co-operation
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Other Parliamentary Activity
Debates led and petitions presented.
Online Safety
08 September 2026
Ministerial Statement
Led by this MP
Major Events (Hosting Powers and Ticketing) Bill - Second Reading
03 September 2026
Bill Debate
Led by this MP
The Bill will provide a framework for delivering major events, sending a clear message to event organisers across the world that the UK is serious about being a world leader in major sporting events. ...
Media Green Paper
24 June 2026
Ministerial Statement
Led by this MP
Ministerial Code 2025-11-24
24 November 2025
Urgent Question
Contributed to this debate
Will the Minister confirm that the Government will take immediate steps to address breaches of the ministerial code, particularly in relation to pre-Budget briefing and conflicts of interest involving...
Independent Football Regulator 2025-11-12
12 November 2025
Urgent Question
Contributed to this debate
Will the Secretary of State confirm that she has breached the governance code for public appointments three times in her involvement with the appointment process for the chair of the Independent Footb...
BBC Leadership 2025-11-11
11 November 2025
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Football Governance Bill [Lords] 2025-04-28
28 April 2025
Ministerial Statement
Led by this MP
Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords] 2025-02-11
11 February 2025
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
I am delighted to have another opportunity to debate this transformative Bill in this Chamber. I thank all Members for continuing to take an interest in this important piece of legislation, which demo...
National Youth Strategy
12 November 2024
Ministerial Statement
Led by this MP
Film Industry
09 October 2024
General Debate
Led by this MP
The Government's support for the film industry includes introducing secondary legislation to enhance tax credits for independent films, aiming to attract investment and reflect diverse British stories...
Attendance
38.8%
38 of 98 votes
Aye Votes
19
19.4% of votes
No Votes
19
19.4% of votes
Abstentions
60
61.2% of votes
11 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Closure motion
Ayes: 293
Noes: 218
Passed
11 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
Ayes: 270
Noes: 286
Failed
10 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
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
DID NOT VOTE
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
DID NOT VOTE
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
Ayes: 77
Noes: 317
Failed
07 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
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
DID NOT VOTE
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
Ayes: 166
Noes: 346
Failed
02 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
Ayes: 105
Noes: 410
Failed
02 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
Ayes: 85
Noes: 427
Failed
02 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
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
DID NOT VOTE
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Ayes: 80
Noes: 281
Failed
01 Jul 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
Ayes: 173
Noes: 282
Failed
01 Jul 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
Ayes: 177
Noes: 308
Failed
24 Jun 2026
VOTED AYE
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
VOTED NO
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness
Ayes: 108
Noes: 307
Failed
23 Jun 2026
VOTED AYE
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
VOTED AYE
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
DID NOT VOTE
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 77
Noes: 255
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 151
Noes: 258
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 162
Noes: 246
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulatio...
Ayes: 262
Noes: 86
Passed
24 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
Ayes: 69
Noes: 279
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
Ayes: 161
Noes: 272
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Ayes: 156
Noes: 273
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 77
Noes: 280
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 73
Noes: 256
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
Ayes: 361
Noes: 84
Passed
11 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
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
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Ayes: 392
Noes: 116
Passed
0
PMQs Asked
44
Ministerial Questions Asked
56
House of Commons Debates Involved
0
Westminster Hall Debates Led
27
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 1457 MPs?
Prime Minister's Questions
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
+228% above average
This MP:
44
Average:
13.4
Westminster Hall Debates Led
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+1052% above average
This MP:
56
Average:
4.9
Statements / Bills Proposed
+185% above average
This MP:
27
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.5
Voting Attendance Rate (%)
-44% below average
This MP:
38.8
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
About This Page
This page tracks Lisa Nandy's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.