Tom Pursglove
MP for Corby
Con
Questions Asked by This MP
Parliamentary questions and government responses.
Prime Minister's Questions
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We take all fraud very seriously and have a range of measures in place, supported by two tranches of additional investment totalling around £900 million, which will prevent a further £2.4 billion of loss by 2024-25. In May last year, we published “Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System”, which details our proposals for reducing fraud and error, including legislative change and closer working across Government.
Context
The MP noted the government's existing measures to combat welfare fraud, including an investment of £900 million expected to prevent a loss of £2.4 billion by 2024-25.
Andrew Bridgen
I thank the Minister for that answer, but I have had numerous reports from constituents of alleged incidents of benefit fraud and what they perceive as a lack of action when they report them to the Department, so will the Minister inform the House by how many his Department plans to increase staff in the counter-fraud teams?
Session: Benefit Fraud
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Other Parliamentary Activity
Debates led and petitions presented.
Sport: Team GB and ParalympicsGB
10 October 2024
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
The House debates the remarkable achievements of Team GB and ParalympicsGB at the Paris 2024 games, with a third highest medal haul in history. The Minister highlights the importance of continued gove...
Passport e-Gates Network Outage
08 May 2024
Ministerial Statement
Led by this MP
Immigration Update
01 May 2024
Ministerial Statement
Led by this MP
British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill: Instruction
05 March 2024
General Debate
Led by this MP
The British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill, as currently drafted, allows only people born in Ireland after 31 December 1948 and have been resident in Northern Ireland for five years to register a...
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
04 March 2024
Ministerial Statement
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Immigration Rules and Border Security
20 February 2024
Ministerial Statement
Led by this MP
British Irish Citizenship Rights Act - Second Reading of the Bill
26 January 2024
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
The Bill seeks to allow individuals born in the Republic of Ireland but residing in the United Kingdom to attain UK citizenship without having to pay a naturalisation fee or complete a 'Life in the UK...
Rwanda Plan Cost and Asylum System
09 January 2024
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Moved an Humble Address requesting the Home Secretary to provide information on payments made or scheduled under the Economic Transformation and Integration Fund, per person costs of relocating indivi...
People with Learning Disabilities: Employment
04 December 2023
Adjournment Debate
Contributed to this debate
The MP highlighted the historical context of disabled people in employment, noting that over 90% had jobs post-World War II but today only about 60-65% do. He focused on individuals with learning diff...
Cost of Living Support
20 June 2023
Ministerial Statement
Led by this MP
0
PMQs Asked
1
Ministerial Questions Asked
35
House of Commons Debates Involved
0
Westminster Hall Debates Led
14
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 1457 MPs?
Prime Minister's Questions
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
-93% below average
This MP:
1
Average:
13.4
Westminster Hall Debates Led
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+620% above average
This MP:
35
Average:
4.9
Statements / Bills Proposed
+48% above average
This MP:
14
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.5
Voting Attendance Rate (%)
-100% below average
This MP:
0.0
Average:
69.2
Important Context
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- - 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 Tom Pursglove's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.