Speeches and Articles - Hilary Benn - Member of Parliament for Leeds Central

Unsafe Cladding and the Building Safety Bill

Many constituents have been contacting me about the remediation of unsafe cladding on high-rise residential buildings, the impact on leaseholders and the amendment now being put forward to the Building Safety Bill. As you may be aware, I have been pressing the Government to honour its promise that leaseholders should…

Watch Hilary Benn’s Question to Sajid Javid About NHS Staff and Vaccinations

My question to Sajid Javid on the Government’s decision to overturn the policy of requiring all NHS staff to be vaccinated against COVID.

Watch Hilary Benn Speak About Benefits Assessments

There is something fundamentally wrong with the system when so many appeals against DLA, ESA and PIP assessments, including in Leeds, are being overturned in favour of the claimants at the Tribunal. My intervention in the recent disability benefits debate in Westminster Hall.

Watch Hilary’s Speech on the Building Safety Bill

Watch Hilary Benn’s speech on the Building Safety Bill.

Watch Hilary’s question to Michael Gove MP following the recent announcement on cladding

Watch Hilary’s question to Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities following the recent announcement on cladding legislation.

Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – January 2022

As I write this article on the 23rd December, it’s not yet clear whether further measures may be put in place in England immediately after Christmas to deal with the rising number of Omicron cases of Covid. Meanwhile, the devolved governments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have all announced…

Watch Hilary’s question on the plight of British Council staff in Afghanistan

Watch Hilary’s question to Victoria Atkins MP, the Minister for Afghanistan Resettlement, about British Council staff in Afghanistan.

Hilary’s Article for South Leeds Life – December 2021

HS2, violence to shop staff and remembrance There is real anger at the decision to scrap the eastern leg of HS2 which would have brought high-speed rail to Leeds. We were repeatedly promised that both HS2 East and Northern Powerhouse Rail – a new high speed route connecting Manchester and…

HS2 – Rail Investment in the North

Many constituents have contacted me about the Government’s announcement on rail investment, including in Leeds and the North. We need to invest in additional rail capacity to improve connectivity, meet the climate crisis and support economic development in the North. The Prime Minister repeatedly promised that HS2 East and Northern…

Watch Hilary’s question to Grant Shapps on the scrapping of HS2 to Leeds

Why the scrapping of HS2 to Leeds is a broken promise and a betrayal of the North.

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