Issues - Hilary Benn - Member of Parliament for Leeds Central

Leeds Night-time Economy

I have been contacted by many businesses and workers in the Leeds night-time economy. As the MP for the city centre, I am only too aware of the importance of pubs, restaurants and the night-time economy to Leeds and to the livelihoods of all those why rely on those businesses…

Agriculture Bill

Lots of constituents have contacted me about the protection of UK environmental, animal welfare and food safety standards and child health in future trade deals. I support the #SaveOurStandards campaign. While the UK Government’s Trade Bill and Agriculture Bill have been making their way through Parliament, I have supported amendments…

Coronavirus Act

A lot of constituents have been in touch with me about the renewal of the Coronavirus Act so I thought I would set out my views. There has been considerable criticism, which I share, of the Government’s approach to Parliamentary scrutiny of this emergency legislation. After pressure from MPs and…

Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill

Many constituents have contacted me about the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill. We need urgent action on this issue. The flash floods, landslides, and wildfires we have witnessed in recent years tell us that climate breakdown is not a distant threat but something that is happening here and now. Yet…

Trade Bill

I have been contacted by many constituents about the Trade Bill which was debated in the House of Commons on 20 July. The Trade Bill gives the Government powers to implement agreements with countries that the UK had a trade agreement with as a member of the EU and provides…

Coronavirus and higher education

Page updated 30th September – You can see the response Hilary has now had from the Department for Education about this issue here. Many constituents have been contacting me about the impact of coronavirus on higher education. Universities are of enormous value to our country and I am deeply concerned…

Shukri Yahya Abdi

Page updated 21st June – You can read the response Hilary has now had from the Education Secretary about this case here. Lots of constituents have contacted me about the death of Shukri Abdi. I was very sorry to hear about this extremely sad case and send my deepest condolences…

Black British History

Page updated 18th September 2020 – You can read the response Hilary has now had from the Minister of State for School Standards about this issue here https://www.hilarybennmp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/285/2020/06/2020-0032098-Rt-Hon-Hilary-Benn-MP-signed-response.pdf I have been contacted by many constituents about Black British history in the national curriculum following the brutal killing of George Floyd…

Leeds Bradford Airport Planning Application

Hilary has sent the letter below objecting to the recent Leeds Bradford Airport planning application. David Feeney Chief Planning Officer Leeds City Council 7 June 2020 Dear Mr Feeney Re: Planning Application: Leeds Bradford Airport (20/02559/FU) I am writing to object to the above planning application. The idea of…

George Floyd – Black Lives Matter

I have been contacted by many constituents about the death of George Floyd. What happened to George Floyd was truly shocking and I completely understand the anger that so many people, myself included, feel at what we saw on that horrible video. I am glad to hear that legal proceedings…

Labour’s Climate Change Plans

Now is the time we must act on the climate and environmental crises we are facing. It was for this reason that I supported the House of Commons’ declaration of an environment and climate emergency on 1 May. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – the international body responsible for…

Labour’s Commitments on School Funding

Labour will ensure that high-quality early years education is available for every child. We will reverse cuts to Sure Start and create provision for a genuinely universal service, focused on the under-2s to rising 5s. Considerable investment will be required to radically reform early years provision over two-terms, and we…

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