My Work in Parliament - Pat McFadden MP Wolverhampton South East

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

Yes, please find the letter attached. Letter to Joe Robertson MP (pdf, 119.7KB)

Topical Questions

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

We want to see more apprenticeships. The numbers have come down, compared with where they should be. The area that the hon. Gentleman highlights would be a very good and fruitful one for people...

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Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

I have both appetite and full faith in our excellent intelligence and security services, who protect us every day.

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Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for the work that he did on public sector productivity. It was probably essential given that in the eight years between 2016 and 2024 the previous...

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Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

As I have said a few times this morning, reform is important, particularly when the taxpayer is being asked to put in extra investment. That is true in schools as well as in the NHS, because we...

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Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

I think on this one I had better write to the hon. Gentleman.

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Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for reading my speeches so closely, but what he has misunderstood is that the teams are on the ground, and the process is to learn every week. I am glad to...

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Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

The hon. Member is absolutely right: the people who are attacking us are trying constantly to probe our defences, and as I have said a few times in the past hour, this is therefore a constant...

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Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

The right hon. Gentleman has great experience in this area, and I respect his judgment very much. He will also have seen the world rapidly change before our eyes in recent weeks. The leadership...

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Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

Special advisers are appointed by the Minister whom they advise, and the line of accountability is through Ministers to Parliament. That is why the Prime Minister takes questions every week at...

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Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

The shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster will be aware that accountability to Parliament is through Ministers. The Prime Minister is regularly accountable to Parliament, and I am very...

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Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

Since the last Cabinet Office questions, new procurement rules have come into force, which will help to deliver growth, drive value for money and, crucially, give small businesses greater access...

Democratic Processes: Foreign Interference

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

We had some earlier exchanges about cyber-attacks. It is important that our democratic processes uphold their integrity and that people who take part in our elections exercise their choice freely...

Democratic Processes: Foreign Interference

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

It is an absolute priority to protect the UK’s democratic processes from foreign interference. The defending democracy taskforce has been set up to protect the democratic integrity of the...

National Resilience

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is absolutely right to point not just to specific resilience measures but the most fundamental thing for national resilience: the underlying strength of the country and its...

National Resilience

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

We are taking action to strengthen the UK’s resilience. Next month, the UK Resilience Academy will formally launch with the capacity to train over 4,000 people a year. Later this year, we...

Plan for Change

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend puts it well. The missions that we have set out are focused on delivering long-term and ambitious outcomes that will make a meaningful difference to people’s lives....

Plan for Change

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is absolutely right; the additional resources for the NHS were only made possible by the Budget proposed by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor back in October. My hon. Friend is...

Plan for Change

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

I am pleased to report to the House that we are making progress in delivering our plan for change. After years of rising NHS waiting lists under the Conservatives, those waiting lists are now...

Cyber-security

Pat McFadden made a speech in the House of Commons

There is a well-established process for transparency about meetings between Government Ministers and outside organisations, and TikTok will be treated in the same way as anyone else.