My Work in Parliament - Pat McFadden MP Wolverhampton South East

Engagements

Oral Answers to Questions - Prime Minister

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

Yesterday, Her Majesty’s inspectorate of probation issued a devastating report on its findings relating to the murder two years ago of my constituent Lisa Skidmore. The report sets out...

Salisbury Update

Commons debates

The first duty of anyone occupying the Prime Minister’s office is to protect the public and to be clear-eyed about the threats that the country faces. I thank her for her statement today...

Brexit Negotiations and No Deal Contingency Planning

Commons debates

When the Exiting the European Union Committee met Mr Barnier yesterday what we got was not a bit of questioning or push back, but an emphatic and clear rejection of both the customs proposals and...

EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation

Commons debates

The Secretary of State said that the withdrawal agreement was 80% agreed, but he did not mention the biggest and toughest outstanding issue, which is that of the Northern Ireland border and...

UK Service Industry

Exiting the European Union

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

The White Paper says repeatedly that on services, which make up 80% of the UK economy, the Government’s proposals will mean less market access for UK businesses to European markets compared...

Electoral Commission Investigation: Vote Leave

Commons debates

I reported the leave campaign’s intentions to both the Electoral Commission and the police two-and-a-half years ago, and four months before the referendum itself. In February 2016, the...

Nato Summit

Commons debates

The post-war Labour Government played a pivotal role in the foundation of NATO because their Ministers understood the value and importance of collective security. As the Prime Minister said in...

Carillion

Forced Adoption in the Uk

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

That is a very good question and is exactly the kind of thing that Ministers had to look at when considering this request. In letting the company go under, the Cabinet Office realised that the...

Carillion

Forced Adoption in the Uk

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

I shall endeavour to be brief, Madam Deputy Speaker, as many of the points about the collapse of Carillion have already been made by my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds West (Rachel Reeves) and...

Leaving the EU

Commons debates

On 18 December, the Prime Minister told the House: “We will be going in and negotiating for services and for goods.”—[Official Report, 18 December 2017; Vol. 633, c. 761.] We...

Amesbury Incident

Commons debates

The Home Secretary referred in his statement to the strong solidarity that Britain’s allies had shown to us in the wake of the Skripal incident a few months ago. Is he confident that we can...

Department for Education

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

It is pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Jack Brereton), whose constituency I suspect shares many problems with mine. We could range widely in this debate about...

June European Council

Commons debates

Are there any circumstances in which the Prime Minister would support the extension of either the article 50 period or the transition period?

Childhood Obesity Strategy: Chapter 2

Leaving the Eu: Airbus Risk Assessment

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

On Friday, I met Councillor Hazel Malcolm, Wolverhampton’s cabinet member for public health. We discussed this challenge for the city, where, unfortunately and sadly, the child obesity...

Leaving the Eu: Airbus Risk Assessment

Commons debates

Fourteen thousand jobs directly affected; over 100,000 in the supply chain, including in our crucial aerospace cluster in Wolverhampton. What does the Secretary of State think is in the minds of...

NHS Long-Term Plan

Commons debates

It is important to be honest about where public spending is coming from. Can the Secretary of State confirm that the Government’s own estimates, released in part by the Brexit Select...

International Business Community

Exiting the European Union

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

Business is getting more nervous as it watches the Government negotiating more with themselves than with the European Union. Can the Minister confirm that it is Government policy to ensure that...

Commencement and short title

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

I cannot give way anymore because so many Members want to speak. I know that there is a great deal of working-class disaffection behind the Brexit vote, and that people want action on migration...

Commencement and short title

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

I agree. It is irresponsible to exclude options—that is what I am saying. The second big objection to the EEA agreement is that there is a customs border between Norway and Sweden, but that...

Commencement and short title

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

I want to speak to Lords amendment 51 and the amendment to it tabled by those on my own Front Bench. These amendments focus on our future trading and economic relationships, and our aims on this...