Perran Moon
MP for Camborne and Redruth
Labour
4 Jul 2024 -
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Parliamentary questions and government responses.
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With small boat crossings down more than 40% this year, does the Prime Minister think it is time to establish a safe and legal route for immigrants?
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The effectiveness of the Prime Minister's immigration strategy, including small boat crossings and deportation figures.
Keir Starmer
I am pleased that net migration is down 82%, small boat crossings are down 40%, the asylum backlog is down, we are closing asylum hotels and deported 70,000 people.
Assessment
No new route established
Migration Figures
Session: PMQs 2026-07-15
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Since then, I have repeatedly asked Ministers for Cornwall’s unique place on this island to be recognised through devolution. When the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill comes back to the House next week, will the Prime Minister help me explicitly enshrine Cornish devolution and Cornish national minority status in that Bill?
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The MP referenced the Prime Minister's statement from March recognizing Cornish national minority status but expressed disappointment over the lack of progress on devolution for Cornwall.
The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)
I thank my hon. Friend for his question. Of course, he has raised this issue with me on a number of occasions already. He is a great champion for Cornwall. We will ensure that Cornwall’s national minority status is safeguarded in any future devolution arrangements. We have provided half a million pounds to support distinctive Cornish culture, including the Cornish language.
Assessment
The Prime Minister did not commit to explicitly enshrining Cornish devolution and national minority status within the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill as asked.
SafeguardingProviding Funding
Session: PMQs
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The Probation Service is suffering from thousands of vacancies and a poor retention rate. The extra £700 million announced for the Probation Service is welcome, but does the Minister agree that some of this funding needs to support Probation Service salaries, which have been eroded?
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The Probation Service has been facing a funding crisis with significant pay freezes and real-term cuts over the past decade and a half, leading to high vacancy rates.
Catherine McKinnell
My hon. Friend should be reassured to know that the retention rate of the Probation Service has improved significantly since this Government came to office. The south-west Probation Service has reported some of the best retention rates in the country, but we are investing £700 million into probation and the community. We are committed to supporting them, and discussions around pay are ongoing.
Session: Probation Service: Recruitment and Retention 2026-09-15
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Does the Minister accept that the £700 million announced for the probation service needs to support probation service salaries?
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The probation service has a high vacancy rate and poor retention due to a decade of pay freezes and real-term cuts.
Catherine McKinnell
The retention rate has improved since the Government came to office, and discussions around pay are ongoing.
Session: Probation Service: Recruitment and Retention
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What steps has the Department taken to increase the size of the probation workforce?
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There is a significant shortage of probation officers with thousands of vacancies and a high turnover rate.
Catherine McKinnell
The recruitment and retention of probation staff is a high priority for me and for the Government. We are committed to recruiting and retaining our brilliant and dedicated probation workforce so that they can supervise and manage offenders in the community and keep the public safe.
Session: Probation Service: Recruitment and Retention 2026-09-15
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What steps has the Department taken to increase the size of the probation workforce?
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The probation service faces significant staffing issues with thousands of vacancies and poor retention rates.
Catherine McKinnell
The recruitment and retention of probation staff is a high priority. The Department is committed to recruiting and retaining probation staff to supervise and manage offenders in the community and keep the public safe.
Session: Probation Service: Recruitment and Retention
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Several schools in my Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency are reporting profound concerns about the lack of availability of educational specialists right across Cornwall, including occupational therapists, educational psychologists and speech and language therapists. As a result of our remote coastal location, recruitment and retention is particularly difficult. Will the Minister meet Cornish MPs to discuss this issue?
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Several schools in the constituency are reporting concerns about the lack of availability of educational specialists, including therapists, due to the remote coastal location.
Georgia Gould
I can confirm that, after very strong lobbying from my hon. Friends the Members for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon) and for Truro and Falmouth (Jayne Kirkham), I will be visiting Cornwall to talk to them directly and see the issues at first hand. I absolutely recognise the issues around recruitment and retention in rural areas, and we are very much working on that.
Session: SEND Specialists: Schools 2026-09-14
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Conversion practices are a form of abuse, and this Government were elected on a manifesto commitment to ban them. While I welcome the publication of the draft Bill in June and the commitment by the Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield and Rothwell (Simon Lightwood), that there will be a Committee by the end of January, can the Secretary of State appreciate the frustration of many that the process of banning this abuse is taking so long?
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The government was elected on a manifesto commitment to ban conversion practices, and a draft Bill was published in June.
Bridget Phillipson
As my hon. Friend the Minister set out earlier, this Government published our draft Conversion Practices Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny in June, and we will shortly confirm the members of the Joint Committee. It is an incredibly important piece of legislation and a safeguard for LGBT people. I look forward to working with all Members of this House on this important legislation to ensure that a ban is effective in targeting these abusive and harmful practices that have no place in modern Britain.
Session: Topical Questions 2026-09-09
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As the furthest southerly Labour MP, I note several recent funding announcements going to the north of England and mayoral strategic authorities. How will changes to regional funding support the Cornish economy?
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Concern about recent funding announcements going to the north of England and mayoral strategic authorities, specifically for Cornwall's economy.
Emma Reynolds
The Prime Minister has been engaging with Cornwall on a devolution agreement that supports the economy through transport and housing powers and the ability to introduce an overnight visitor levy. The Government is already investing in Cornwall's high potential sectors with the £30 million Kernow industrial growth fund.
Session: Regional Funding 2026-09-08
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What assessment has been made of the potential impact of changes to regional funding arrangements on the economies of local communities? I note several recent funding announcements going to the north of England and mayoral strategic authorities. How will changes to regional funding support the Cornish economy?
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Concern about changes to regional funding affecting local communities, specifically Cornwall.
Emma Reynolds
The Government will support good growth in every postcode, including Cornwall, and has established No. 10 North to work with local leaders. The Prime Minister has been engaging with Cornwall on a devolution agreement that supports the economy through transport and housing powers and the ability to introduce an overnight visitor levy. The Government is already investing in Cornwall's high potential sectors with the £30 million Kernow industrial growth fund.
Session: Regional Funding 2026-09-08
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I associate myself with the comments of the Minister of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty), about the appalling scenes in Nepal. The success of our action on climate change is dependent on working collaboratively with international allies to secure resilient supply chains and limit dependencies on states hostile to the national interest. Cornwall council, as part of its international strategy, is working with the likes of the Breton government and the Quebec government to enhance the resilience of renewable energy and critical minerals supply chains. What is the Foreign Office doing to support national security through such outward-looking initiatives?
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The questioner supports the comments made about Nepal and asks about initiatives to enhance the resilience of supply chains and limit dependencies on states hostile to the national interest.
Ed Miliband
We love Cornwall, and we love my hon. Friend for his brilliant advocacy on behalf of his constituents and for what Cornwall is doing. He is right, and I will look at his initiative, because working with Governments across the world on these issues—including state governments—is crucial. This is a collective action problem and we have to tackle it collectively.
Session: Climate Change: National Security 2026-09-01
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What assessment he has made of the potential impact of international action on climate change on national security?
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The questioner asks about the impact of international climate action on national security, referencing recent events.
Ed Miliband
Keeping the British people safe is the first duty of government. This summer we have seen the effects of the climate crisis in starker terms than ever. We are impacted here at home and by what happens overseas. Showing leadership on this will be a core priority for me as Foreign Secretary, and I will bring a group of Foreign Ministers together at the United Nations later this month to discuss how to respond.
Session: Climate Change: National Security 2026-09-01
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Whenever the Secretary of State reviews the ZEV mandate, will she confirm that she will consider the entire electric vehicle supply chain, including the billions invested in domestic lithium mining, battery production and charge point operators, and not just the views of ICE-based legacy car manufacturers?
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The ZEV mandate review should consider the entire EV supply chain, including domestic lithium mining, battery production, and charge point operators.
Keir Mather
My hon. Friend is right to point to the fact that the EV industry depends on not only automotive manufacturers but the billions of pounds in the charge point sector and the workers who underpin it. Throughout our consideration of the ZEV mandate, we will ensure that our environmental obligations are met alongside making good business sense for all relevant partners in the sector.
Session: Topical Questions 2026-07-16
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Wrightbus in Ballymena is an example of a company interested in being part of decarbonisation. What has been done to ensure they can be involved in this future?
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The MP wants to ensure that Northern Irish businesses like Wrightbus are part of the decarbonisation efforts.
Heidi Alexander
Through the bus expert manufacturing panel, chaired by Simon Lightwood, we are working with mayors to find ways of supporting UK manufacture of electric vehicles. I look forward to working with the hon. Gentleman and Wrightbus on this.
Session: Transport Decarbonisation 2026-07-16
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What steps she is taking to help decarbonise the transport sector? A key aspect of transport decarbonisation is attracting more people from cars to trains, yet train wi-fi services are often hopeless. Great Western Railway has been trialling superfast wi-fi successfully. Will this be rolled out across all GWR trains by the end of the year?
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The question addresses the government's efforts to reduce carbon emissions in transportation. The MP is concerned about the transition from cars to trains and improving connectivity for train users.
Heidi Alexander
Mr Speaker, if we want a sustainable transport network, more people must move from cars to trains. Good connectivity is essential for train users. Procurement for enhanced wi-fi on all GWR long-distance services will start in the second half of this year.
Session: Transport Decarbonisation 2026-07-16
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South Crofty in my Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency is approaching the historic restoration of Cornish tin mining, but high energy costs risk the UK losing control of the supply chain in domestic processing and refining. If the Government are serious about building up a sovereign critical minerals supply chain, will the Minister meet me to discuss extending BICS and the industrial supercharger scheme to critical minerals?
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Concern over high energy costs impacting the restoration of tin mining at South Crofty.
Chris McDonald
My hon. Friend knows how eagerly I am anticipating the return of tin production in Cornwall—I want it just as much as him and his colleagues. I would be happy to meet him to see how South Crofty and the rest of the Cornish industry can benefit from the Government's schemes.
Session: Topical Questions 2026-07-07
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Does she agree that access to important information should never be dependent on a victim's ability to pay? Court transcripts are vital to ensuring victims feel justice has been served. Does this principle apply here?
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Court transcripts are crucial for a victim's sense of justice, but the current system depends on the ability to pay, which is inequitable.
Sarah Sackman
Equality before the law should mean just that. The current approach prioritises victims of serious crimes, and eligibility will extend from spring 2027 through the Sentencing Act 2026. Developments in technology may eventually make transcripts freely available.
Session: Court Transcripts 2026-06-30
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What lessons have been learned from the aftermath of Storm Goretti regarding the 'identifying local vulnerability' project's ability to support communities during crises?
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Storm Goretti caused significant damage in Cornwall, leading to community rescue efforts for isolated individuals. The question seeks information on how such incidents inform the vulnerability identification project.
Andrew Western
The hon. Friend's shock at the storm incident is shared. Sending further details of specific cases to the Minister would help feed into ongoing work, aiming to recognise urgent service needs through data sharing.
Session: Identifying Local Vulnerability 2026-06-29
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Will the Secretary of State meet me to discuss how Pride in Place criteria are affecting areas like Cornwall? The criteria count against such towns. What support is available?
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Cornish towns face challenges with the Pride in Place criteria that may disadvantage them due to their green spaces.
Steve Reed
I am happy to continue meeting my hon. Friend to discuss high street support, including the high street rental auctions programme backed by Government funding.
Session: High Streets
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How can the Government ensure that neighbourhood funding does not get held up by ICBs and flows to where it has the highest impact?
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Funding for neighbourhood health services is getting caught up in ICB management structures.
James Murray
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Funding must not be held up; it must get to the frontline to help patients, his constituents and people across the country. We are supporting ICBs to work differently with providers to identify and meet the needs of their communities on a new population-based approach. We are also reviewing the outdated GP formula for the distribution of funding to ensure that, for the first time in two decades, it will accurately reflect need and ensure that deprived communities get their fair share.
Session: Health Inequalities
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The horticultural sector in Cornwall is worth about £100 million a year, but it is reliant on the seasonal worker scheme. The scheme numbers are announced annually at the end of the year, but the daffodil season in Cornwall begins in January. Will Ministers meet me to discuss an earlier announcement and a two-year rolling scheme?
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The horticultural sector in Cornwall is worth about £100 million a year but relies on the seasonal worker scheme which announces numbers annually at the end of the year.
Mike Tapp
It is important that we continue our strategy to bring net migration down while also maintaining agricultural industries. I have met a number of people across the sector and of course I am happy to meet my hon. Friend after questions.
Session: Topical Questions
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In recent years, families across Cornwall have been offering safe and welcoming homes to Syrian and Afghan refugees through the community sponsorship scheme. Without using the words “dreckly”, “mañana” or “in due course”, can the Minister specify when the community sponsorship scheme will be extended, as promised?
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The community sponsorship scheme has been offering safe homes to refugees, raising expectations for an extension of the programme.
Alex Norris
We are working with stakeholders on what that looks like but getting this right is crucial to the programme's success. Further details will be set out in due course.
Session: Migration: Safe and Legal Routes
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What steps her Department is taking to introduce new safe and legal routes for migrants. In recent years, families across Cornwall have been offering safe and welcoming homes to Syrian and Afghan refugees through the community sponsorship scheme. Without using the words “dreckly”, “mañana” or “in due course”, can the Minister specify when the community sponsorship scheme will be extended, as promised?
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The community sponsorship scheme has been offering safe homes to refugees, raising expectations for an extension of the programme.
Alex Norris
The Government committed to new safe and legal routes in the “Restoring Order and Control” statement, and my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary announced that the student refugee route will open this autumn, with arrivals in autumn 2027. We are working with partners to design new routes to ensure they are safe and controlled, but no specific timeline is provided for extending the community sponsorship scheme.
Session: Migration: Safe and Legal Routes
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Given that over 80% of the world's cut daffodils come from Cornwall and the industry relies entirely on seasonal workers, can Ministers help me lobby the Home Office for a rolling two-year scheme to be announced no later than October each year?
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The horticultural sector in Cornwall is heavily dependent on the Seasonal Workers Scheme, but numbers are only announced annually at the end of the year.
Angela Eagle
I lobby the Home Office constantly on quite a lot of things; I will certainly make sure that daffodils are also taken into account.
Session: Topical Questions
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Over 95% of Cornish businesses are small or microbusinesses. These innovative and agile businesses were supported by European Union objective 1 funding and shared prosperity funding, both now ended, with no chance for Cornwall to join an English mayoral combined authority. How can the Minister outline how we can protect these businesses?
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Cornwall has relied on EU objective 1 funding and shared prosperity funding, both of which have ended, leaving small businesses without support.
Peter Kyle
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' rural taskforce is taking a strategic view of the challenges faced by businesses in rural areas. The business growth service includes growth hubs across the UK supporting businesses in rural areas so that they can get the growth they need.
Session: Small Businesses: Rural Areas
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Hundreds of small family businesses across Cornwall will soon be subject to a significant increase in their property costs as a result of the Valuation Office Agency's decision to reclassify serviced offices, business centres and co-working spaces. Will the Chancellor arrange for me to meet Treasury officials and the VOA to discuss how the impacts of that reclassification may be mitigated?
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A decision by the Valuation Office Agency to reclassify serviced offices, business centres, and co-working spaces will lead to increased property costs for hundreds of small family businesses across Cornwall.
Dan Tomlinson
I thank my hon. Friend for his question. I am aware of the issue that he raises; I have met representatives of the sector in recent weeks to discuss it. It follows changes to case law over recent years, but it is of course an important issue that affects many businesses. I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss it.
Session: Business Property Relief: Family-owned Businesses
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The Secretary of State has just misled the House. Can he explain why the price of gas in the US is a third of the price in the UK? Is it because the Americans use it domestically?
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Concern about the disparity in gas prices between the United States and the UK.
Ed Miliband
No, it is not. The idea of more drilling would be precisely the wrong thing for our country because it will make no difference to the price. The answer is home-grown clean renewables that we control.
Session: Middle East Conflict: Energy Security
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The UK economy needs more and more critical minerals, and in Cornwall we have loads of them. Private capital has flown into the duchy on the back of the Labour Government's investments of about £100 million through the national wealth fund and the Kernow industrial growth fund, but will the Minister update the House on Government plans to unlock more private investment in our critical minerals sector to unleash the Cornish Celtic tiger?
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Private capital has flown into Cornwall due to the Labour Government's investments of about £100 million.
Chris McDonald
My hon. Friend is right: Cornwall has loads of critical minerals. They will be beneficial in driving not only the UK economy but great businesses and export opportunities. As we have said before, we want companies to scale and grow in the UK, to be headquartered and listed in the UK, and to provide great jobs in the UK. That is why I am working with my hon. Friend and his Cornish Labour colleagues, and with the industry and capital markets in the UK, to corral capital into Cornish critical minerals.
Session: Topical Questions
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The Government's new industrial strategy has signposted a path to further economic growth and prosperity. There are certain regions of the UK that can play a significant role in this growth, so would Treasury Ministers consider working with the Department for Business and Trade to make Cornwall an industrial strategy zone?
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The Government's new industrial strategy has signposted a path to further economic growth and prosperity. Certain regions of the UK can play a significant role in this growth.
Rachel Reeves
In the Budget last year, we introduced the Kernow growth fund to support the Cornish economy because of its specific strengths around critical minerals, defence and clean energy. The National Wealth Fund and the wider Government will do everything we can to unlock the huge opportunities that we know exist in Cornwall.
Session: Topical Questions
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As the Secretary of State knows, there is much concern in my Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency about the off-rolling of children with SEND. Will the Minister elaborate on the reforms in the schools White Paper to ensure that mainstream secondary multi-academy trust exclusions will be measured, and that schools will be incentivised to provide the effective SEND provision that all our children deserve?
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There are concerns about the off-rolling of children with special educational needs and disabilities in the Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency.
Georgia Gould
Every school has to support children with special educational needs and disabilities. Every teacher has to be trained to be a SEND teacher, and every secondary school will be expected to have an inclusion base. The Department for Education will closely monitor pupil flow, including off-rolling, to ensure that no child falls through the cracks.
Session: Supporting Children with SEND
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Last year, 9.7% of vehicles sold in the UK were Chinese-manufactured electric vehicles—a near doubling of the market share that they had the year before, which stood at 4.9%. What assessment has the Secretary of State's Department made of the threat that this may pose to national security and to our industrial resilience, and does she share my concerns?
Context
Last year, Chinese-manufactured electric vehicles doubled their market share in the UK.
Heidi Alexander
I can assure the hon. Gentleman that this Government take our national security duties very seriously. We are taking significant steps to support the UK car manufacturing sector, but we will continue to ensure that all the security issues to which he refers are front and centre of our minds.
Session: Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate
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Domestic production of clean energy infrastructure technologies insulates us from Chinese security issues. In Cornwall we are on the cusp of significant geothermal baseload energy production. Geothermal Engineering Ltd in my constituency will imminently open the UK's first ever geothermal electricity plant, producing energy and lithium from beneath our feet. Will the Minister ensure that there will be ministerial representation at this key milestone in the UK's clean energy transition?
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Geothermal Engineering Ltd in Cornwall is on the verge of opening the UK's first ever geothermal electricity plant, which will produce energy and lithium from beneath the ground.
Katie White
From China to Cornwall, Mr Speaker! I thank my hon. Friend for his continued championing of Cornwall, geothermal energy and critical minerals. This Government support geothermal, and we will engage constructively at any key moment.
Session: Energy Infrastructure Technology: Chinese Imports
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Given the significant lack of resilience in mobile communications in areas such as Mawnan Smith during Storm Goretti, will the Minister review those constituencies where mobile communications are inadequate?
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Some constituencies, like Camborne, Redruth and Hayle, are highly vulnerable due to poor mobile communication infrastructure.
Dan Jarvis (Minister of State, Cabinet Office)
The Minister gives an absolute commitment to work closely with Government colleagues, local authorities and stakeholders to ensure that lessons from Storm Goretti are learned. He met the Member at the Eden Project recently to discuss these matters.
Session: Emergencies: Rural and Coastal Areas
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What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Camborne and Redruth constituency. Given that Cornwall faces 14,000 second homes and 25,000 Airbnbs leading to an exodus of young people and a lack of key workers.
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The MP is concerned about the lack of social and affordable housing in Camborne and Redruth, compounded by a high number of second homes and Airbnbs.
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)
On 11 November last year, I set out the full details of our £39 billion, 10-year social and affordable homes programme. In the coming weeks, we will provide registered providers with the remaining information that they need to finalise their business and future supply plans, so that they can submit large and ambitious proposals when bidding opens next month.
Session: Social and Affordable Homes: Camborne and Redruth
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The recent Pretty Poverty report highlighted just how vital buses are to the daily lives of Cornish people, and given the massive lack of investment in public transport by the Conservative Government, it is no wonder that Cornwall suffers from one of the highest figures for car ownership per capita in the country. With First Bus, one of our main operators, pulling out of Cornwall next month, constituents fear that essential routes will disappear. Will the Minister meet me and Cornish colleagues to discuss how the integrated national transport strategy will ensure long-term funding for Cornwall’s bus network?
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The MP references the Pretty Poverty report highlighting the importance of buses to Cornish people's daily lives, and raises concerns about cuts by First Bus.
Simon Lightwood
I have met Go Ahead, which is working with the council to pick up services that otherwise would have been lost. The Government are providing long-term investment for bus services, totalling £30.2 million for Cornwall, and I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend to talk about bus services in Cornwall.
Session: Local Bus Services
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What assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing energy bills by £150 on family finances? Kensa, based in my Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency, is the largest manufacturer of ground source heat pumps to neighbourhoods and council flats. This technology delivers low energy bills for family finances but requires policy certainty and a plan to grow.
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The UK government has decided to reduce energy bills by £150 for families. Kensa, a company in the questioner's constituency that manufactures ground source heat pumps, is looking for policy certainty and public funding support.
The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Ed Miliband)
I really enjoyed my visit to Kensa—which I recommend all Members go to—as it is a truly innovative company leading in heat pump manufacture. We will be publishing our warm homes plan shortly, which aims to drive forward the uptake of heat pumps and support companies such as Kensa, given there is also significant job creation involved.
Session: Energy Bills Reduction
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Before Christmas, I met care workers from my Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency who came to the UK through legal routes. They shared with me their anxieties about the changes to immigration policies affecting the care sector and other key worker sectors. Specifically for migrants who are already part-way through the five-year leave-to-remain qualification process, working and paying their taxes in the UK now, can the Secretary of State confirm when the new fast-track leave to remain process will be established following the end of the 12 February consultation?
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The MP met care workers who are already part-way through the five-year leave-to-remain qualification process, expressing concerns about immigration policy changes affecting the care sector.
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood)
Safe and legal routes relate to those who we would accept as refugees before they enter this country, in order to drive down the number of people who seek to enter the country illegally. My hon. Friend refers to routes for people who come to this country to work. It is right that we acknowledge, as we have done in our planned reforms to settlement, that settlement in this country is a privilege that has to be earned, not a right. It is perfectly proper for this country to be able to set the rules for how settlement is earned. Previous considerations about how many people might arrive through particular routes in order to work have shown that more people have arrived than anticipated, and therefore it is right that we change our approach; the discussion about care workers is particularly pertinent to that point. We are consulting on how those changes are delivered—as he rightly points out, that consultation ends on 12 February—and we will then set out our proposals for delivering our reforms.
Session: Migrants: Safe and Legal Routes
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Cornwall has been identified as a strategically important region for renewable energy and critical minerals, but we currently have a worrying shortage of places at our outstanding further education colleges. Can the Minister reassure me that the necessary skills funding will be made available to support these growth industries in an area of high social deprivation that was neglected by the Conservatives for 14 years?
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The MP highlighted Cornwall's strategic importance in renewable energy and critical minerals, but noted a shortage of places at further education colleges.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Andrew Western)
My hon. Friend will be pleased to know that we published our clean energy jobs plan in October, which set out how we will deliver the pipeline of skilled workers that the sector needs. The plan includes five technical excellence colleges that will specialise in training skilled clean energy workforces as part of a £182 million investment to support engineering skills in clean energy occupations and other priority sectors.
Session: Post-16 Skills Education
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The whole of Cornwall, one of the most deprived regions in northern Europe, missed out on Pride in Place funding. Can the Minister confirm that Cornwall will not be disadvantaged because of that in the next tranche of Pride in Place funding?
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Cornwall missed out on Pride in Place funding due to the 'trusting your neighbour' indicator being misinterpreted as a marker of affluence rather than deprivation.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Miatta Fahnbulleh)
My hon. Friend is always a champion for Cornwall. To confirm, there were two things that drove the allocation: indices of multiple deprivation and our community needs index. For places that did not receive Pride in Place funding, within our strategy there is a whole suite of tools and levers that communities can grip in order to drive the change that they want to see. I hope we will see that in Cornwall.
Session: Topical Questions
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Yesterday, along with the Veterans Minister, I met a group of special forces veterans based in Cornwall. The legacy Act’s immunity scheme, which would have enabled immunity for terrorists and included other key provisions, was ruled against by our domestic courts. Is it not the case that any new Government would have had to deal with that?
Context
The previous legacy act was ruled against by domestic courts for providing immunity to terrorists.
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Hilary Benn)
My hon. Friend is right—that is indeed the case. It was wrong to bring forward legislation to seek to give immunity to terrorists, which is what the last Government’s legacy Act did, and that is probably the principal reason why it had no support in Northern Ireland, including from victims and survivors. It is a fundamental principle that we believe in the rule of law and that it should apply to everyone. That is why the Government are acting, through the legislation and the remedial order, to finally lay that failed attempt at immunity to rest.
Session: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
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Critical minerals are essential to power our renewable energy future. Since the general election, the National Wealth Fund has invested £28 million into the South Crofty tin mine and £35 million into Cornish Lithium, both in my constituency of Camborne Redruth and Hayle. This is alongside major clean energy investment nationwide, including £33 billion from SSE, with 80% going into upgrading the UK’s power grid. Does the Minister agree that this is exactly the kind of long-term investment that we need, using public funding to crowd in private investment, which was inexplicably ignored by the Conservatives and would be cancelled by Reform?
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The MP referenced private sector investment since the general election, including £28 million into South Crofty tin mine and £35 million into Cornish Lithium. He also mentioned SSE's £33 billion investment with 80% for grid upgrades.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Chris McDonald)
The Government recognise the important role of the public sector and private sector working together to unlock these benefits, such as in critical minerals. The Minister thanked the MP for his invitation to visit companies mentioned in Cornwall, expressing readiness for a soon-to-be-arranged visit.
Session: Clean Energy: Private Sector Investment
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Perran Moon asked if the Department was considering a new fund similar to those established by Canada, the US, and Australia for supporting junior exploration companies in building energy security and contributing to export-led growth.
Context
The critical minerals strategy is due to launch soon, focusing on mineral exploration funds in the UK.
Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald thanked Perran Moon for his advocacy. He stated that the UK has significant lithium deposits and is eager to exploit these resources, ensuring all options are considered.
Session: Topical Questions
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Other Parliamentary Activity
Debates led and petitions presented.
Global Tin Availability
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Responding: Blair McDougall
Main Concerns
Perran Moon is concerned about the economic and geopolitical risks associated with the overconcentration of tin processing and supply among a small number of countries. He notes that tin is crucial for modern technologies, yet its supply is highly concentrated, with China alone refining more than half of global tin. He highlights that demand for tin is rapidly expanding, particularly in sectors like electric vehicles and renewable energy, but there is a significant risk of supply shortages by 2035 due to declining ore grades and environmental concerns in producing regions. He also mentions the closure of the South Crofty mine in Cornwall, which could reopen in 2028, potentially producing up to 4,700 tonnes annually. The Member for Falmouth and Camborne emphasised the importance of the Kernow industrial growth fund, which is supporting exploratory mining opportunities in Cornwall, including the work of Cornwall Resources. He highlighted the need for unblocking planning and permitting issues and the critical role of the skills agenda in maximising opportunities in the sector. The Member also stressed the urgent need for exploration of critical minerals beyond tin, tungsten, and lithium, including nickel, cobalt, uranium, and silver, to obtain necessary data.
Specific Asks
Moon asks the Government to recognise the strategic importance of tin and to develop an investment case for a tin smelter based on UK economic security. He also inquires about the steps the Government will take to strengthen domestic critical minerals supply chains, the progress made in implementing the critical minerals strategy, and the consideration given to supporting domestic processing and refining capacity. The Member invited the Minister to visit the South Crofty tin mine and to focus closely on the tin sector across Cornwall, aligning with the devolution deal.
English Rugby Union: Governance
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Responding: Stephanie Peacock
Main Concerns
The health of grassroots rugby clubs in England is under threat, with some clubs facing financial difficulties. Grassroots clubs are vital for the well-being of communities, especially those suffering from poverty and deprivation, providing children with life-enhancing schooling in discipline, respect, teamwork, and resilience. However, there is a lack of recent grassroots men’s coaching or administration experience on key governance bodies like the RFU board and council.
Specific Asks
The lead MP asks for better representation of grassroots clubs on governance bodies to ensure their voices are heard and for the implementation of data collection to monitor player welfare issues such as concussions.
Critical Minerals: Domestic Production
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Responding: Sarah Jones
Main Concerns
I am concerned about the UK's heavy reliance on imported critical minerals, which exposes our economy to supply chain insecurity. According to the British Geological Survey, there are 34 different materials that are crucial to our economy, including lithium, tin, and tungsten, which are essential for clean energy technologies such as electric vehicles and wind turbines. However, at present, we import almost all of these minerals due to a concentration of production in just three countries, with China dominating the refining operations. This situation poses significant geopolitical risks and threatens our ability to meet environmental standards.
Specific Asks
I urge the Government to implement de-risking financial instruments such as price floors and consider mineral-extraction projects as part of the enterprise investment scheme to encourage domestic production. Additionally, I ask for a clear commitment from the Minister on how the critical minerals industry will form a core part of the UK's industrial strategy.
Tourism: Overnight Visitor Levy
Tuesday 15 September 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Speciality Steel UK
Monday 14 September 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Ukraine and Russia
Thursday 10 September 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Full name of the bill being debated - Which clause or amendment is being debated
Thursday 10 September 2026
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
The reasoned amendment tabled by the official Opposition has been selected. The amendment aims to introduce significant changes to the bill to address issues related to [specific issue], highlighting ...
SPEAKER’S COMMITTEE ON THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
Thursday 3 September 2026
General Debate
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Asked the Electoral Commission for an assessment of introducing legal protections for the use of minority languages in election materials, noting that Cornish has part III protection under the Europea...
Bluetongue Virus in Livestock
Thursday 3 September 2026
Ministerial Statement
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Building Homes and Renewing Communities
Thursday 3 September 2026
Ministerial Statement
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NHS Corridor Care
Wednesday 8 July 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Expressed deep concern about the issue of 'corridor care' in NHS, highlighting that treatment in corridors is not care due to lack of proper equipment and dignity. Stressed the importance of accurate ...
Early Release of Prisoners
Tuesday 7 July 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Calls on the Government to exempt from automatic early release under the Sentencing Act 2026 offenders who have been convicted of sexual offences against adults or children, including rape and groomin...
Middle East: Economic Response
Thursday 21 May 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Geothermal Energy
Thursday 6 March 2025
The potential for deep geothermal energy in the UK as a clean, secure power source and heat provider was discussed in Parliament, with emphasis on its ability to support job creation and reduce relian...
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Attendance
76.5%
75 of 98 votes
Aye Votes
28
28.6% of votes
No Votes
47
48.0% of votes
Abstentions
23
23.5% 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
VOTED NO
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Ayes: 77
Noes: 292
Failed
9 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Ame...
Ayes: 371
Noes: 100
Passed
8 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
Ayes: 79
Noes: 300
Failed
8 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Ayes: 108
Noes: 357
Failed
8 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Ayes: 106
Noes: 302
Failed
8 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Ayes: 162
Noes: 297
Failed
7 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
Ayes: 77
Noes: 317
Failed
7 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Ayes: 170
Noes: 316
Failed
4 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Motion to sit in private
Ayes: 1
Noes: 79
Failed
2 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
Ayes: 166
Noes: 346
Failed
2 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
Ayes: 105
Noes: 410
Failed
2 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
Ayes: 85
Noes: 427
Failed
2 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading
Ayes: 411
Noes: 102
Passed
1 Jul 2026
VOTED AYE
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and...
Ayes: 322
Noes: 107
Passed
1 Jul 2026
VOTED AYE
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment...
Ayes: 318
Noes: 107
Passed
1 Jul 2026
VOTED NO
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Ayes: 80
Noes: 281
Failed
1 Jul 2026
VOTED NO
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
Ayes: 173
Noes: 282
Failed
1 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
VOTED NO
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
Ayes: 85
Noes: 317
Failed
17 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8
Ayes: 143
Noes: 249
Failed
17 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13
Ayes: 135
Noes: 258
Failed
17 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
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
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
VOTED AYE
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Ayes: 277
Noes: 143
Passed
11 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2...
Ayes: 279
Noes: 90
Passed
4 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Ayes: 392
Noes: 116
Passed
2
PMQs Asked
70
Ministerial Questions Asked
75
House of Commons Debates Involved
3
Westminster Hall Debates Led
0
Statements / Bills
1
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
-45% below average
This MP:
2
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
+422% above average
This MP:
70
Average:
13.4
Westminster Hall Debates Led
+19% above average
This MP:
3
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+1434% above average
This MP:
75
Average:
4.9
Statements / Bills Proposed
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-60% below average
This MP:
1
Average:
2.5
Voting Attendance Rate (%)
+11% above average
This MP:
76.5
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 Perran Moon's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.