My Work in Parliament - Pat McFadden Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East

Covid-19: Economic Support

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Despite the interventions that the Chancellor has announced, some of our major industrial companies find themselves locked out of the lending scheme for the largest...

Covid-19: Repatriation of UK Nationals

Commons debates

I have a number of constituents who are still stranded in Punjab in India—some of them in real distress. I recognise the effort from the Foreign Office in chartering flights from Amritsar,...

Economic Update

Commons debates

The difference with this crisis is the profound effect it is having on human behaviour. The Chancellor has acknowledged that the big missing piece from the package announced tonight is direct...

Covid-19

Commons debates

The Secretary of State said that this was a national effort and he is right, but it is more than that; this is a global crisis that has seen different approaches taken in different countries....

Income Tax (Charge)

Commons debates

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for West Worcestershire (Harriett Baldwin). This Budget is the Government’s attempt to make a turn in the road. Gone are the logic, the rhetoric...

Income Tax (Charge)

Commons debates

Before my right hon. Friend moves on from his point about a co-ordinated international response, one of the things put in place at that time, about which there has been a lack of discussion this...

Coronavirus

Commons debates

One of the questions in the public’s mind is the degree of resistance acquired by those who have contracted the virus and then recovered. I appreciate that this is more a question for his...

Low-Carbon Industries

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

One of the UK’s great industrial success stories in recent decades has been the automotive industry. What discussions does the Secretary of State plan to have with the industry to help...

Podiatry: Waiting Lists

Department of Health and Social Care

Pat McFadden received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for an NHS chiropody appointment in England.

Podiatry: Training

Department of Health and Social Care

Pat McFadden received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the NHS budget is for chiropody training; and what that budget was 2015.

Podiatry: Staff

Department of Health and Social Care

Pat McFadden received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many qualified chiropodists there are in the NHS in England; and how many there were in 2010.

European Union: Future Relationship

Commons debates

The Minister’s statement and the document published today show that the Government have made a fundamental choice, which is to prioritise sovereignty over any economic argument or...

Streatham Incident

Commons debates

I want to return to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson). Does the Secretary of State not accept that it was a mistake to weaken the...

Global Britain

Commons debates

When did the European Union reach a trade agreement with Australia?

UK Telecommunications

Commons debates

In the discussions with the United States over the Huawei decision, did the US Administration make any linkage between our decision and any potential trade deal between the UK and the US?

Middle East: Security

Commons debates

The key question is about where all this is going. Iran has announced since this happened that it will not abide by limits on the use of centrifuges agreed under the JCPOA. What is the...

Early Parliamentary General Election Bill

Commons debates

I am going to wind up soon. In my view, the right way to have dealt with this issue is not to do what the Prime Minister has wanted to do since day one—to go for an election before these...

Early Parliamentary General Election Bill

Commons debates

The right hon. Gentleman makes a very wise point. When hon. Members such as the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) say, “You have blocked everything”, it is...

Early Parliamentary General Election Bill

Commons debates

I voted for a number of proposals that would have kept us close to the EU economically, including customs unions, single market arrangements and other proposals. It is not the case that I have...

Early Parliamentary General Election Bill

Commons debates

I do. There are many other points about this deal that we should properly explore, not least because for the first time, the proposal before us is to have two Brexits, not one—one Brexit...