Stephen McPartland
MP for Stevenage
Con
Questions Asked by This MP
Parliamentary questions and government responses.
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Millions of leaseholders face staggering bills to fix historic fire safety defects they did not cause. Will the Prime Minister assure me that leaseholders will not have to pay these costs, and rule out loans as a solution?
Context
Millions of leaseholders are unsure about the safety of their buildings and facing significant bills for fixing historic fire safety defects.
Boris Johnson
Leaseholders should not worry about costs of fixing historic safety defects. Loans are not a solution, but I appreciate my hon. Friend's care in representing their interests.
Session: PMQs
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How does the Government's plan for jobs help people who are now looking for new jobs that require new skills?
Context
The question addresses the impact of the pandemic on certain sectors and the need to help people looking for new jobs requiring new skills.
Therese Coffey
We have provided an unprecedented economic support package to protect and create jobs through the pandemic. The sector-based work academy programmes offer training, work experience and a guaranteed job interview to help people learn industry-specific skills. Our flexible support fund has been boosted by an extra £150 million so that work coaches can help individuals facing redundancy through retraining and overcoming barriers to work.
Session: Topical Questions
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I welcome the increased Government funding in Hertfordshire, but the county council does not pass it through to families on the frontline. It is cutting funding to our Delivering Special Provision Locally groups. Our child and mental health services are overwhelmed. It is focusing on process, instead of our children with SEND. Will the Minister undertake a review of the real accessibility of SEND services in Hertfordshire and help me hold the council to account, so that we can fix SEND in Hertfordshire?
Context
McPartland welcomed the increased government funding but criticised the council for not passing it on to families. He highlighted cuts to Delivering Special Provision Locally groups, overwhelmed child and mental health services, and a focus on process over support.
Vicky Ford
I thank my hon. Friend for his concern for the young people of Hertfordshire and their families. The Government are undertaking a major review of the special educational needs and disabilities system. It is a major priority for the Government and we are considering improvements to make sure that the SEND system is consistent, high quality and integrated across education, health and care and, importantly, that it works with parents, carers and families to make sure that they and their children are at the heart of the system.
Session: SEND Education Funding
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What recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of funding arrangements for special educational needs and disability (SEND) education?
Context
Stephen McPartland raised concerns about the effectiveness of current SEND education funding arrangements.
Vicky Ford
We are putting an extra £730 million into funding those with complex special educational needs and disabilities next year, which represents a 10% increase year-on-year in the high needs block, and that comes on top of the £780 million increase for this year, which means that the block will have grown by £1.5 billion, which is an increase of nearly a quarter. In Hertfordshire, funding for the high needs block will grow by 24% over that two-year period.
Session: SEND Education Funding
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Millions are trapped in unsellable, cladded flats. Mortgage companies refuse to remortgage and shared ownership tenants face 100% costs despite owning only 10%. When will the Secretary of State help our constituents?
Context
The MP raised concerns about millions of people trapped in unsellable, cladded flats, with mortgage companies refusing to remortgage and shared ownership tenants facing unfair costs.
Robert Jenrick
I do not agree with that analysis. We are bringing forward building safety regulations changes, outlining plans for a £1.6 billion fund to support those in need.
Session: Topical Questions
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As the crisis develops in our care homes across the country, does my right hon. Friend agree that our military are ready and able to help our local authorities if they need that support to get into care homes and provide the logistical support to get PPE to the people who need it?
Context
There is a growing concern about the infection rates in care homes and the need for logistical support to ensure proper PPE distribution.
The Minister for the Armed Forces, Ben Wallace
My hon. Friend raises a very important point about care homes. There are two parts to the issue: one is infections in care homes; and one is, effectively, leakage of infections from care homes into the wider community. Only this morning I spoke to the Prime Minister about offering up more military support if needed to make sure that our local resilience fora and care homes get the assistance they need, whether that is bringing testing to care homes or helping them with the routine and structure of decontamination, so that staff can come and go better from care homes. We stand ready to do that as required by the Department of Health and Social Care and any other stakeholder.
Session: Covid-19 Support Armed Forces
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What assessment has Defence made of the additional support that armed forces personnel could provide to help tackle the covid-19 outbreak?
Context
The UK is facing a significant outbreak of covid-19, and there are concerns about the strain on local care homes.
The Minister for the Armed Forces, Ben Wallace
Defence remains ready to contribute however requested, with a further 16,000 troops available at high readiness if required. We keep our support under constant review and adjust the capabilities available to meet demand.
Session: Covid-19 Support Armed Forces
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Other Parliamentary Activity
Debates led and petitions presented.
Health and Disability Reform
29 April 2024
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
War in Ukraine
24 October 2023
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Building Safety
30 January 2023
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Fire Safety Bill - Before Clause 117 - Meaning of ‘relevant building’
20 April 2022
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
Business of the House Bill - Clause 2
19 January 2022
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
I move that clause 2 be read a second time. This clause aims to streamline the business of the House by introducing new procedural rules that enhance efficiency and fairness in legislative processes.
Building Safety
10 January 2022
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
The Building Safety Bill - After Clause 2 - Prohibition on passing remediation costs on to leaseholders and tenants pending operation of a statutory scheme
27 April 2021
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
Mr Pincher moves that the House disagrees with Lords amendment 4J, arguing that the Bill is crucial for delivering legal clarification on fire safety orders and updating fire risk assessments. He emph...
Fire Safety Bill - Amendments 4B, 4C, 4D and 4E moved by the Lords
22 March 2021
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
The Minister Christopher Pincher opens the debate by disagreeing with the Lords amendments. He highlights the Government's commitment to delivering recommendations from the Grenfell Tower inquiry and ...
Fire Safety Bill - Lords amendments 1-5, Government motion to disagree/amend/accept
24 February 2021
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
I move that the House agrees with Lords amendment 1. The amendment proposes to prohibit passing remediation costs onto leaseholders and tenants. This is crucial as it ensures fairness for residents wh...
Universal Credit: Delayed Roll-Out
04 February 2020
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to make a statement regarding the delay to the full roll-out of universal credit. Highlighted the lack of respect shown by the UK Government towards ...
1
PMQs Asked
6
Ministerial Questions Asked
12
House of Commons Debates Involved
0
Westminster Hall Debates Led
2
Statements / Bills
0
Petitions Presented
0
Voting Record
Activity Compared to Peers
How does this MP's parliamentary activity compare to the national average across 1370 MPs?
Prime Minister's Questions
-73% below average
This MP:
1
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
-56% below average
This MP:
6
Average:
13.7
Westminster Hall Debates Led
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+148% above average
This MP:
12
Average:
4.8
Statements / Bills Proposed
-79% below average
This MP:
2
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.4
Important Context
- - Ministers answer questions rather than asking them, so have different activity patterns
- - Activity quantity doesn't measure quality or effectiveness of representation
- - Some MPs focus more on constituency work than parliamentary questions
- - Newly elected MPs will have less parliamentary history
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This page tracks Stephen McPartland's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.