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

Levelling Up Across the UK

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

The Conservatives have been in office for 12 years; they were not elected last week. This is the self-declared central mission of the Government. Tackling regional inequality is a good aim....

Levelling Up Across the UK

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

Last week, Bloomberg published a report that showed that, on the Government’s own chosen 12 measures of levelling up since the Prime Minister took office, most parts of the country are...

International Thalassaemia Day

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the speech he is making. On care, I do not know if he has had a chance to read the report from the sickle cell and thalassaemia all-party parliamentary group...

Regional Planning and Development: Advertising

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what fees have been paid to advertising agencies for work on levelling up advertisements in financial year 2021-22.

Regional Planning and Development: Advertising

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, who the advertising agency is for Government advertisements relating to its levelling up agenda.

Regional Planning and Development: Advertising

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much has been spent on levelling up advertisements in the West Midlands region as of 14 March 2022.

Regional Planning and Development: Advertising

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much the Government has spent on levelling up adverts (a) on billboards, (b) in newspapers and (c) on digital channels...

Regional Planning and Development: Advertising

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the Government's advertising budget is for levelling up in financial year 2021-22; and if he will publish a breakdown...

Cost of Living Increase: Impact on Households

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

Of course, there are global factors driving up energy prices and inflation in many countries, but what singles out the UK is this Government’s decision to impose a tax rise on working...

Cost of Living Increase: Impact on Households

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

The package on energy announced by the Chancellor last month has already been rendered obsolete by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Some estimates of average annual household energy bills...

Countering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit Finance

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

I will press on, because we are short of time. Our country and our capital city should not be a welcome home for illicit finance, the proceeds of looting and the proceeds of kleptocracy. There is...

Countering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit Finance

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

I respect the right hon. Member’s experience and agree absolutely with his intervention. Let us call things what they are: not breakaway republics, but step-by-step annexation; not...

Countering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit Finance

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank all the right hon. and hon. Members who have contributed to this debate. Many points have been made over the past few hours, but two in particular stand out. First, there was a consensus...

Fraud

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much (a) has been lost from the public purse as a result of fraud, scams and economic crime and (b) has...

Business: Coronavirus

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many businesses that received (a) bounce back loans, (b) coronavirus business interruption loans, and (c)...

Business: Loans

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the British Business Bank's performance targets are for lenders loan recovery in coronavirus business support loan...

Members: Correspondence

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South East (a) of 8 December 2021 on coronavirus loan fraud and (b) of 19...

Fraud: Coronavirus

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff at the National Crime Agency are working full time on the recovery of public money lost to fraud and economic...

Fraud: Coronavirus

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ongoing investigations are underway at the National Crime Agency to recover public money lost to fraud and economic crime from the...

Business: Coronavirus

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many members of staff at HMRC are working full-time on the recovery of public money lost to fraud and economic crime through the emergency covid-19...