My Work in Parliament - Pat McFadden MP Wolverhampton South East

Priorities for Government

Commons debates

Do the Government stand by the commitment they made in the joint UK-EU statement of December 2017: “In the absence of agreed solutions, the United Kingdom will maintain full alignment with...

British Steel

Commons debates

I echo the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Redcar (Anna Turley) in thanking the Secretary of State for his approach to the industry in general and this issue in particular. He has...

Resignation of Uk Ambassador to Usa

Commons debates

I thank the Minister for his opening statement. The resignation of Sir Kim Darroch marks a dark moment for our democracy and for the standing of the United Kingdom. He is a hugely respected...

Resignation of Uk Ambassador to Usa

Commons debates

(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the resignation of the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States.

Uk Ambassador to Usa: Leaked Emails

Commons debates

As the Minister has said, Sir Kim Darroch was doing his job, and the kinds of things that have been reported have been reflected in many other accounts of the White House, including in published...

G20 and Leadership of EU Institutions

Commons debates

Did the Prime Minister see the embarrassing sight yesterday of the Brexit party MEPs turning their backs on the European Parliament? Does she agree that such acts are born of the absurd notion,...

Gulf of Oman Oil Tanker Attacks

Commons debates

The Minister has said in response to several questions that he does not want to be drawn further on intelligence. Will he arrange a briefing for Privy Counsellors from across the House with the...

Jewish Community: Contribution to the UK - [Sir David Amess in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

That is a very good illustration of my point. It is just the same as the fact that in this country we have a Government and a Prime Minister—perhaps a new one soon—and millions of our...

Jewish Community: Contribution to the UK - [Sir David Amess in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I begin by thanking and congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for City of Chester (Christian Matheson) on securing this debate. As he set out very eloquently, the Jewish community has been...

British Steel

Commons debates

I am grateful to the Secretary of State for his approach in recent weeks and for his statement today. I thank him for his comments about the difficulty of turning off steel mills like a tap,...

Leaving the European Union

Commons debates

I have been listening to the Prime Minister respond to several questions about the consequences of no deal. Given what is likely to happen in the European Parliament elections tomorrow and in the...

Leaving the EU: Expenditure

Exiting the European Union

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

Despite talking up and legitimising a no-deal outcome for two years, the Prime Minister applied for two different extensions to the article 50 period to avoid that outcome, because she knows it...

Leaving the EU: Expenditure

Exiting the European Union

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

How much Government Departments have spent on preparations for leaving the EU without a deal.

Death of John Smith: 25th Anniversary

Acquired Brain Injury

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

That is an eloquent reminder of how deeply his death was felt in the country. A debate such as this is also a moment to consider what John Smith stood for and what he would make of today. When we...

Death of John Smith: 25th Anniversary

Acquired Brain Injury

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

It is a pleasure to take part in this debate today. I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh South (Ian Murray) on securing it and on his wonderful opening speech. It is...

TV Licences for over-75S

Commons debates

I am not going to give way, if that is okay, because there is a lot of pressure on time and others want to speak. The first impact of the policy will be on the BBC itself. The second impact will...

TV Licences for over-75S

Commons debates

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Laura Smith), and I want to begin where she left off. I agree with her that free TV licences were introduced as a...

TV Licences for over-75S

Commons debates

The right hon. Gentleman is implying that the BBC was happy with all this at the time, but in the press statement announcing the consultation, the BBC said: “The BBC could copy the...

TV Licences for over-75S

Commons debates

On giving a welfare policy to the BBC, a lot of footballing metaphors have been used in the past 24 hours, after Liverpool’s glorious result against Barcelona last night, but does my hon....

Sikhs: Contribution to the UK - [Sir Edward Leigh in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I thank the Minister for his opening remarks, and I am sure that the Sikh community will be very grateful for his Vaisakhi greetings, but the Government missed an opportunity a couple of weeks...