Tom Rutland
MP for East Worthing and Shoreham
Lab
4 Jul 2024 - Present
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Seeing dentists is crucial not just for people’s dental health but for their broader health and wellbeing, but access to NHS dentistry has been a growing problem for a number of years. In my constituency, only two out of 10 dentists are taking on new adult NHS patients—the number is the same for children. Will the Deputy Prime Minister set out what the Government are doing to improve access to NHS dentistry and put healthy smiles on my constituents’ faces?
Context
The hon. Member is concerned about access to NHS dentistry in his constituency.
David Lammy
My hon. Friend is right to raise that issue, which is important up and down the country. We are taking action to address the appalling inheritance we received by rolling out extra urgent and emergency appointments across the country. We are also reforming the dental contract, recruiting more dentists and ensuring that they work in the national health service for a minimum of three years.
Session: PMQs
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I am pleased that we have made progress on the NHS. We promised 2 million extra appointments in the first year of a Labour Government, and there are now fewer patients on waiting lists at my local trust. But there is still more to do, including making it easier for constituents to see their GP. Will the Prime Minister set out how the Government will give my constituents access to the healthcare they deserve?
Context
There are 20,000 fewer patients on waiting lists at Tom Rutland's local trust since the election. However, more needs to be done regarding GP access.
The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)
I am pleased that we have made progress on the NHS. We promised 2 million extra appointments in the first year of a Labour Government, and we have delivered over 4 million extra appointments with 2,000 extra GPs. We are also clearing up dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in hospitals, publishing national league tables to ensure investment goes where it is needed most, and implementing our 10-year health plan which will see neighbourhood health centres in every community treating patients closer to home.
Assessment
The Prime Minister did not specify how his government would make it easier for constituents to see a GP.
Session: PMQs
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The number of young people not in employment, education or training should concern us all, so I was delighted to see the announcement earlier this month of a new youth hub for Adur. Can the Secretary of State set out how it will set young people up for success in my constituency?
Context
The youth hub is set up to provide holistic support for young people in areas such as mental health, housing, and vocational skills.
Pat McFadden
The youth hub will be able to help young people by treating them as human beings and bringing together holistic support to get them into employment, including in mental health, housing, and essential and vocational skills. As I said, it is about breaking down the barriers between Departments and seeing youngsters as people. So far, 67% of young people using youth hubs report that the support has met their needs.
Session: Topical Questions 2026-06-29
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I thank the Minister for her answer and her kind words. The recently inaugurated King Charles III England coast path winds its way through my constituency, passing Lancing's wonderful Widewater lagoon nature reserve, which I worked with the community—including the World of Widewater committee—to save when it was drying up last summer. Can the Minister set out what health and tourism benefits the newly inaugurated path will bring to coastal communities such as mine?
Context
Tom Rutland worked on the protection of Widewater lagoon during his time in DEFRA. The King Charles III England coast path passes through Lancing's Widewater lagoon nature reserve.
Mary Creagh
I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work he did on the protection of Widewater lagoon—holding the water on the land when it is raining and ensuring that it is there during very dry spells is one of the challenges we face. The coastal path will boost everybody's mental and physical health, and will bring significant opportunity to his businesses in Worthing. We know that visitors to England's coastal paths already generate £350 million in spending in local coastal economies each year and support nearly 6,000 jobs.
Session: Access to Nature
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BP's profits have more than doubled due to the conflict. Does she agree that a windfall tax on oil and gas is necessary at this time?
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BP's profits have more than doubled due to the conflict in the Middle East, raising concerns about excessive profits made by oil companies.
Rachel Reeves
The energy profits levy remains in place for now, capturing profits made by UK companies during conflicts. The Conservative opposition opposes this tax, which would just mean higher profits for oil and gas companies.
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What more is being done to work with businesses and get more young people into opportunities that they can thrive in? My local council has joined the Connect to Work programme to aid job seekers. However, challenges remain for youth employment.
Context
Local Labour councils in Adur and Worthing are integrating with the Connect to Work programme, aiming to help young individuals find appropriate jobs.
Stephen Timms
I welcome the fact that my hon. Friend's local authority is joining Connect to Work, which will be available across England and Wales by summer. We are working on proposals to eliminate delays in Access to Work support services, aiming to give people confidence when moving into work or volunteering without fear of benefit reassessment.
Session: Disabled People Benefits Reassessments
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What steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people are able to try work without automatically triggering a benefits reassessment. I am concerned about disabled people's confidence in trying employment without fear of benefit loss.
Context
The question addresses the concern that disabled individuals might be discouraged from trying work due to fears of losing benefits.
Stephen Timms
We are determined that disabled people should have the confidence to try work. Our “right to try” legislation will come into force on Thursday, allowing people claiming universal credit or new style employment support allowance and personal independence payment to take steps towards employment without automatically triggering benefit reassessment.
Session: Disabled People Benefits Reassessments
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What more can be done to improve the performance of the Sussex MSK service given that it holds about 10% of NHS England's overall MSK waiting list and my constituents remain on the waiting list?
Context
The local acute trust in East Worthing and Shoreham has seen a reduction of more than 20,000 patients on waiting lists since the general election but faces ongoing challenges with musculoskeletal (MSK) waits.
Wes Streeting
A new multimillion-pound MRI scanner will be installed at Southlands hospital's community diagnostic centre, and we are sending top clinicians to drive down waiting times and improve outcomes for MSK patients.
Session: NHS Waiting Lists
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Will the Secretary of State update the House on the work being done to ensure that businesses like Worthing's Hobgoblin Music can benefit from the reset in relations with the European Union?
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Tom Rutland highlights the Labour Government's efforts to repair relations with the EU and improve trade for businesses such as Worthing's Hobgoblin Music.
Peter Kyle
The reset relationship with the EU has been fundamental and has delivered for businesses right across Britain, including Hobgoblin in Worthing. We are tackling barriers to trade and working with the EU on business mobility and recognition of professional services.
Session: Trade with Europe
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This week, we have seen volatility in the global energy markets, following the escalation of conflict across the middle east. Will the Minister set out how, in the face of global turbulence, he will deepen co-operation and trade with the EU, as well as our allies across the world? My constituents are very keen to see that happen.
Context
There is volatility in the global energy markets following the escalation of conflict in the Middle East.
Nick Thomas-Symonds
My hon. Friend makes a really important point. We have agreed an ambitious security and defence partnership with the EU. We are negotiating a deal on carbon emissions trading. We are in exploratory talks about an electricity agreement. All those things assist with our economic and energy security, and the Conservative party is opposed to them.
Session: Topical Questions
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I am proud of our country’s history of offering refuge to those fleeing persecution and want this to continue, as do many of my constituents in East Worthing and Shoreham. Can the Home Secretary set out how she will establish safe and legal routes for people while taking action to secure our borders from the criminal gangs profiting from dangerous small boat crossings?
Context
The MP expressed concern about balancing safe and legal migration with border security.
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood)
Alongside restoring order and control of our borders, we will open new safe and legal routes for refugees and displaced people who are fleeing danger. We are currently developing routes for refugee students and workers alongside a community sponsorship route. A cap will be set each year in Parliament, and further details on the design of these routes will be set out in due course.
Session: Migrants Safe and Legal Routes
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In my constituency more than 10,000 residents are renting privately. These families, couples, friends and individuals have too often been the victims of excessive rent hikes, no-fault evictions, substandard conditions, and a private rented sector that benefits bad landlords and disadvantages fair landlords and good tenants. Can my right hon. Friend tell me when the measures in the Renters’ Rights Act will come into effect and give security to my constituents who rent privately?
Context
The Labour Renters’ Rights Act 2025 aims to strengthen tenant protections. In East Worthing and Shoreham, over 10,000 residents rent privately, facing issues such as excessive rent hikes and no-fault evictions.
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Steve Reed)
My hon. Friend is, I know, an outstanding advocate for his constituents. We will deliver our reforms in three phases. On 1 May next year, we will implement reforms to reshape the tenancy system and remove barriers to renting, including abolishing section 21 no-fault evictions, limiting rent increases to just one a year, and outlawing bidding wars. The implementation dates for Awaab’s law and the decent homes standard are subject to consultation.
Session: Private Rented Sector
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Over the recess, we witnessed the horrific antisemitic attack on one of Manchester’s synagogues and then, just days later, an Islamophobic attack on one of our Sussex mosques. It is in these difficult and worrying times that religious leaders can continue to play an important role in bringing communities together. What support can the Church provide to its leaders to continue to work across communities and across faiths, and to foster the supportive, inclusive and diverse tolerant communities that we are all proud to represent in this place?
Context
Manchester experienced an antisemitic attack on a synagogue, followed by an Islamophobic attack at a mosque in Sussex. These incidents raised concerns about the role of religious leaders in promoting community unity.
Marsha De Cordova
My thoughts and prayers are with those communities affected by the tragic attack at Heaton Park synagogue, as well as that at the mosque in Sussex. The Church of England responded by offering direct support through its Manchester interfaith adviser, who worked closely with the authorities and is known and respected in the local community. The Church Urban Fund, including the near neighbours programme, has played a vital role in strengthening community relations, as does the Church’s presence and engagement initiative.
Session: Community Relations Impact of Church Leaders
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I have been working with disabled constituents, our local jobcentre and employers to ensure that everyone is working together to maximise opportunities for disabled people, and that they are not just recruited but retained and thriving in jobs locally. However, some people will never be able to work or return to work, including many people with advanced progressive multiple sclerosis, and it is right that they are properly supported. Will my right hon. Friend confirm what support will be in place for people like my constituents living with this disease?
Context
Tom Rutland is concerned about the support provided to severely disabled individuals who cannot work. He cites working with disabled constituents, local jobcentre, and employers.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Liz Kendall)
Those with severe lifelong conditions—progressive conditions that will never improve, and which mean they will never work—will be protected. Even more importantly, they will never again be reassessed for their benefits, removing that unnecessary and unacceptable anxiety and stress, and giving them the dignity and security they deserve.
Session: Severely Disabled People East Worthing and Shoreham
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This month, we marked eight years since the Westminster bridge attack, a cowardly assault on our parliamentary democracy that killed five people, including the late PC Keith Palmer, and injured almost 50 others. As the survivors seek to rebuild their lives, what measures is the Department putting in place to support the survivors and honour the victims of terrorist attacks?
Context
Eight years since the Westminster bridge attack, survivors are seeking support to rebuild their lives.
The Minister for Security (Dan Jarvis)
The victims and survivors of terrorism need and deserve the highest levels of support to recover and rebuild their lives. The Government will set up a new, dedicated support hub for victims and survivors, supporting their needs in the immediate and long-term aftermath of a terrorist attack. Proposals for a new national day for victims and survivors of terrorism will also be consulted on, helping the country to remember and honour those who have been tragically killed or impacted by terrorist attacks.
Session: Topical Questions
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Does the Secretary of State agree that it is crucial to wider European security, and to our own security here in the UK, that we continue to support Ukraine and ramp up the pressure on Putin?
Context
The UK is providing more financial aid through military support than at any time since Putin’s illegal invasion.
The Secretary of State for Defence (John Healey)
I do indeed. Putting the Ukrainians in the strongest possible position as they choose to go into discussions is part of the responsibility and commitment of this Government. We plan very closely with Ukraine the support we provide, and our 2025 plan to support Ukraine has been developed with the Ukrainians and reflects what they need most: drones, air defences and ammunition. That is why this month the Prime Minister announced a £1.6 billion deal to supply more than 5,000 lightweight multi-role missiles for air defence that were built in the UK.
Session: Military Aid to Ukraine
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We are blessed to be nestled between the beautiful River Adur and the sea in my constituency, but that leaves us prone to flooding. Last year, my constituents in Shoreham found their homes and businesses flooded. I welcome the Government’s £2.65 billion for flood defences and must stress the importance of East Worthing and Shoreham getting its fair share of that funding. Will the Minister confirm when the Government will announce funding allocations for local flood defence projects?
Context
The Government has announced £2.65 billion for flood defence funding.
Emma Hardy
I thank my hon. Friend for raising that important issue. We are taking decisive action to halt the steady decline in the condition of flood defences that we saw under the previous Government, including shifting an extra £108 million into maintenance. We will announce further projects in due course.
Session: Topical Questions
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Food wholesale and distribution company Bidfood, which has been awarded public sector contracts and has a site in my constituency, recently unilaterally tore up union recognition agreements that have been in place for more than 30 years. What steps are Ministers taking to ensure that trade union recognition and access is valued and considered as part of the process of awarding public sector contracts?
Context
Bidfood, a food wholesale and distribution company with a site in East Worthing and Shoreham constituency, has unilaterally torn up union recognition agreements that have been in place for over 30 years.
Georgia Gould
The Employment Rights Bill will introduce new measures that will give staff and their chosen trade union a meaningful shot at gaining statutory recognition. I hope those provisions will ensure that GMB Union members across the country can have their voices heard in their workplaces.
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Many of my constituents face extortionate hikes in service charges while getting little in return, with repairs not being carried out, poor service and a lack of transparency and accountability from their managing agent, FirstPort. Can the Minister outline what the Government are doing to bring an end to the scandalous fleecehold system that is ripping off leaseholders across the country?
Context
Many residents face significant hikes in service charges with little to show for it, including poor maintenance and lack of transparency from their managing agent.
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)
To add to the responses I gave earlier, we intend to take action to provide leaseholders with the transparency of standardised service charge invoices, so that they can better challenge unreasonable rent hikes. We also need to strengthen the regulation of managing agents, including those such as FirstPort that, as is clear from the feeling in the House, are not performing the necessary services for their residents.
Session: Topical Questions
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The brilliant Adur Ukraine Support Association has raised concerns with me that the 18-month limit on the extension of Ukrainians’ permission to remain in the UK is causing issues in securing tenancies, jobs and undergraduate university courses. Will the Minister meet me to discuss that issue facing Ukrainians in my constituency?
Context
The MP raises concerns about Ukrainian refugees facing issues securing tenancies, jobs, and university courses due to an 18-month limit on their permission to remain.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Seema Malhotra)
The UK’s support for Ukraine remains steadfast. The scheme will provide an additional 18 months’ temporary permission to Ukrainians here under one of the existing Ukraine schemes. When a person’s leave expires during their course and they are granted further leave to remain—for example, on a student visa—they will continue to be able to complete their studies. I am happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss that issue further.
Session: Topical Questions
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I welcome the review into the overpayment of carer's allowance, which will come as a huge relief to many people in East Worthing and Shoreham. Can the Minister confirm that the Department will do everything it can to prevent family carers unnecessarily getting into debt?
Context
The MP welcomes the review into carer's allowance overpayments. He wants confirmation on preventing unnecessary debt for family carers.
Stephen Timms
Yes, I can confirm that. We place a very high value on the contribution of family carers. As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State said, the Budget announcement on the carer's allowance earning threshold will help avert inadvertent overpayments, and will make an additional 60,000 carers eligible for carer's allowance.
Session: Topical Questions
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After years of failure by West Sussex county council to plan properly for secondary school places, parents in Shoreham face another year of waiting to find out if their children will have to travel a long distance for their education. Will the Minister meet me to discuss their concerns?
Context
Parents in Shoreham face uncertainty regarding their children's secondary education placement due to poor local authority planning.
Catherine McKinnell
Local authorities have a statutory duty to ensure that there are sufficient secondary school places and that children can go to school, and travel should not be a barrier to their getting to school. I know how important this issue is for parents, and I would be happy to arrange a meeting for my hon. Friend to discuss it further.
Session: Topical Questions
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How does my right hon. Friend plan to tackle this issue, so that shoppers and businesses can operate with confidence?
Context
Shoplifting has become so severe that it is now described as an epidemic in the constituency of East Worthing and Shoreham.
Diana R. Johnson
The Government plans to restore neighbourhood policing by introducing 13,000 new officers, respect orders, abolishing the £200 threshold limit, and establishing a stand-alone offence of assaulting a shop worker.
Session: Retail Crime
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The puffins and other native seabirds in my constituency on the Isle of May were very grateful for the ban on sand eel fishing and trawling, but that ban is now subject to legal challenge. Will the Secretary of State commit to fighting that legal challenge?
Context
The ban on sand eel fishing and trawling has been subject to a legal challenge. Puffins and other native seabirds are grateful for the protection.
Daniel Zeichner
The hon. Lady raises an important question. That is a delicate issue because it has been raised by the European Union, but we are absolutely determined to maintain our position.
Session: Topical Questions
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Will the Minister meet me to discuss the serious repair issues facing St Nicolas and St Mary primary school?
Context
St Nicolas and St Mary primary school in East Worthing faces serious repair issues, affecting children's ability to thrive.
Stephen Morgan
We are proud of our investment in school buildings. I would be delighted not only to meet my hon. Friend but to visit his constituency.
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What steps is my right hon. Friend taking to ensure UK meets its NATO obligations and strengthen leadership in NATO?
Context
The Prime Minister hosted President Zelensky and welcomed new NATO Secretary-General to London.
John Healey
First priority, will be centrepiece of defence plan. Strategic Defence Review heart of it. President Zelensky promoted victory plan; UK must support Ukraine during coming weeks.
Session: Ukraine Military Support
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What steps is the government taking to increase military support to Ukraine?
Context
The question follows Russia's brutal, illegal invasion of Ukraine.
John Healey
Travelling to Odesa on second day in job, met President Zelensky. Stepped up military aid, sped up battlefield supply deliveries. Confirming £3 billion per year in military aid for this year and every year needed.
Session: Ukraine Military Support
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The great turbines of the Rampion wind farm are off my beautiful coastal constituency. Although the UK has done well on offshore generation, the jobs in this sector have not always been here in the UK. What plans do the Government have to expand offshore wind, and to ensure that UK workers and supply chains benefit from that expansion?
Context
UK has done well on offshore generation but jobs in the sector have not always been local. Rampion wind farm turbines are visible off the coast of East Worthing and Shoreham.
Sarah Jones
My hon. Friend asks an important question. Of course, we and the Opposition have fundamentally different views. We believe in an industrial strategy that will help to deliver our supply chains. We believe in Great British Energy, and we believe in a sovereign wealth fund, which so many other countries have and the previous Government failed to deliver. We will make sure we have resilient supply chains that create jobs, deliver energy security and maximise the economic benefits of the transition.
Session: Topical Questions
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With the Chancellor announcing a new covid fraud commissioner this week, can the Minister outline how his Department will work with the Treasury to ensure that money lost through fraudulent practices is recovered?
Context
The MP highlighted the estimated £7.6 billion cost of covid contract fraud, mentioning VIP lanes for dodgy contracts.
Pat McFadden
My hon. Friend is right; we will do everything possible to recover funds, and my Department will work closely with the Treasury on this issue to ensure best value for the taxpayer.
Session: Government Departments and Agencies Fraud and Error
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Last week, Worthing hospital came close to having to consider downgrading its maternity services due to a shortage of specialist neonatal nurses and midwives. Will the Minister please update the House on the Government's plans to build an NHS that is fit for the future, including by addressing staffing shortages?
Context
Worthing hospital nearly downgraded its maternity services due to a shortage of neonatal nurses and midwives.
Karin Smyth
We will listen to women and deliver evidence-based improvements to make maternity and neonatal services safer and more equitable for women and their babies, and we have committed to delivering the long-term workforce plan.
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Passed
2
PMQs Asked
28
Ministerial Questions Asked
13
House of Commons Debates Involved
0
Westminster Hall Debates Led
0
Statements / Bills
0
Petitions Presented
83
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
-46% below average
This MP:
2
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
+105% above average
This MP:
28
Average:
13.7
Westminster Hall Debates Led
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+169% above average
This MP:
13
Average:
4.8
Statements / Bills Proposed
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.4
Voting Attendance Rate (%)
+7% above average
This MP:
74.7
Average:
69.5
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 Tom Rutland's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.