Exiting the European Union: Meaningful Vote

11 Dec 2018

Commons debates

Some people say that talk of poverty and food banks is a distraction from Brexit. Given the impact on food prices, does not my right hon. Friend think that actually, it is the central issue?

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Business of the House

10 Dec 2018

Commons debates

This is a farce. Along with other members of the Treasury Committee, I have spent days toiling to produce a report for the biggest vote for a generation, only for it to be pulled at the last...

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Engagements

05 Dec 2018

Oral Answers to Questions - Prime Minister

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

The Prime Minister knows that in March 2017, New Ferry in my constituency was devastated by a huge explosion, and many people were injured. I raised this with her in Prime Minister’s...

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1st Allotted Day

04 Dec 2018

European Union (Withdrawal) Act

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

I must intervene at this point. The Prime Minister claims that this political declaration is detailed and specific. If that is the case, why was the Treasury Select Committee told today that it...

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Leaving the Eu: Economic Analysis

28 Nov 2018

Commons debates

I cannot help feeling sorry for Government economists today, because not only have they had people in the House disparaging their work, but what is more, they seem to have been asked by the...

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Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit: Two-child Limit - [Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair]

27 Nov 2018

Westminster Hall debates

Does the Minister concede that a reduced cut to someone’s income is still a cut?

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Community Hospitals

27 Nov 2018

Health and Social Care

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

I will be honest, I am confused. We have heard the Minister say several times that community approaches are important, but our walk-in centre in Eastham is yet again being threatened with...

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Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit: Two-child Limit - [Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair]

27 Nov 2018

Westminster Hall debates

Does my hon. Friend agree that there is a simple unfairness at the heart of the policy? We should no more support it than support one child in a family getting access to education and another...

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Leaving the EU

26 Nov 2018

Commons debates

On Friday, my constituents got the desperate news of 241 job losses at Vauxhall Motors, Ellesmere Port, bringing the total to 900 job losses since the referendum. When the Government will not...

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UK Aid

21 Nov 2018

Oral Answers to Questions - International Development

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

Because of DFID’s priority to get money to where it is most needed, this country has committed vast resources to the conflict in Syria. In addition, the Home Office says that about 10,000...

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Universal Credit: Lone Parents

19 Nov 2018

Oral Answers to Questions - Work and Pensions

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

The whole House will be aware that lone parent employment increased radically under the last Labour Government, but unfortunately lone parents now face being worse off because of universal...

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Universal Credit: Lone Parents

19 Nov 2018

Oral Answers to Questions - Work and Pensions

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

What assessment she has made of the effect of universal credit on lone parents.

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EU Exit Negotiations

15 Nov 2018

Commons debates

Today is truly a sad day for our country: the Government is collapsing while we are riddled with food banks, child poverty rises and 30% of workers are in hardship jobs. What from this three-page...

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Leaving the EU: Tax Revenues

06 Nov 2018

Oral Answers to Questions - Treasury

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

Our country already suffers from brutal inequality, so will the Minister say whether that analysis will be broken down by region and sub-region so we can see exactly what the impact of Brexit...

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Budget Resolutions - Income Tax (Charge)

01 Nov 2018

Commons debates

I rise primarily to raise on behalf of my constituents a glaring injustice: the lack of funds for rebuilding New Ferry. Members will remember the horrific explosion in my town in March 2017. To...

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Budget Resolutions - Income Tax (Charge)

01 Nov 2018

Commons debates

I thank the Secretary of State for giving way, just as I was grateful to him for meeting my constituents from New Ferry, but when they heard the Budget on Monday and heard about the investment he...

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Broadband: Finance

30 Oct 2018

Treasury

Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding his Department plans to allocate to the provision of ultra-fast broadband in each region of the UK in each of the next two years.

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Infrastructure: Finance

30 Oct 2018

Treasury

Alison McGovern received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding his Department plans to allocate to infrastructure development in each region of the Uk in each if the nest two years.

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Syria: Civilians

30 Oct 2018

Oral Answers to Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

As the Minister has said, civilians in Syria desperately need calm, and they need a political process to lead them out of this conflict. On Saturday, France, Germany, Turkey and Russia met in...

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Syria: Civilians

30 Oct 2018

Oral Answers to Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Alison McGovern made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent assessment he has made of the conditions for civilians in Syria.

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