Hilary’s Parliamentary Activity - Hilary Benn - Member of Parliament for Leeds Central

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Department of Health and Social Care

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve early intervention and treatment in cases of eating disorder among young people.

Buildings: Insulation

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it remains his policy that the cost of removing unsafe cladding on buildings should be borne by the freehold...

Buildings: Insulation

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which types of non-ACM cladding systems have failed the combustibility test.

Leaseholders and Cladding

Westminster Hall debates

I thank all colleagues for the force and clarity of their arguments. It is no good pretending that the leaseholders listening to the debate will not be very disappointed by the response that they...

Leaseholders and Cladding

Westminster Hall debates

My right hon. Friend makes an overwhelmingly powerful case for treating all unsafe cladding as unsafe and needing to be replaced. The Minister has a tough job, because negotiations with the...

Leaseholders and Cladding

Westminster Hall debates

I agree with my hon. Friend. When the problem of ACM cladding was first identified, the Government quite properly said that it all has to come off and be replaced. Importantly, they also said...

Leaseholders and Cladding

Westminster Hall debates

The hon. Gentleman, who has great expertise in this matter, is correct. I will come to what the Government have said about the responsibility of freeholders, but I think the point we are all...

Leaseholders and Cladding

Westminster Hall debates

The hon. Member makes a really important point. Lots of my constituents say to me, “But it was signed off under building regs. Surely that means it’s safe.” Well, it does not...

Leaseholders and Cladding

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend has painted a picture, as we all can, of the strain, the heartache and the worry, which are not difficult to understand. If we had received one of those letters and it was...

Leaseholders and Cladding

Westminster Hall debates

I agree completely, and I hope that today’s debate is part of the dialogue that has already begun. Leaseholders want to feel that they are being listened to, and they want to be able to...

Leaseholders and Cladding

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend is correct: there is a fundamental unfairness in the treatment of different types of leaseholders. That is the argument that I will make. As we have just heard from two colleagues,...

Leaseholders and Cladding

Westminster Hall debates

That is absolutely my view. My right hon. Friend anticipates what I will come on to say.

Leaseholders and Cladding

Westminster Hall debates

I beg to move, That this House has considered leaseholders and cladding. May I say what a great pleasure it is to serve under your chairship, Mr Davies? I am grateful to all colleagues present. I...

Wuhan Coronavirus

Commons debates

Will the Secretary of State tell the House about the latest scientific advice he has had on when, as we all hope, a vaccine might be available?

Transport Infrastructure

Commons debates

I welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement but, given what he has said about reviewing phase 2b, could he tell the people of Leeds when he now expects the new HS2 station to open?

UK Relations With EU: Ministerial Responsibility

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister has lead responsibility for negotiations on the UK's future relationship with the EU.

Insects: Electromagnetic Fields

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect on insects of electro-magnetic radiation.

High Rise Flats: Insulation

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the (a) relative fire risk and (b) consequent need for waking watches in high-rise...

Syria: Armed Conflict

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his (a) Russian and (b) Syrian counterpart on the humanitarian effect of the bombing...

Beer: Excise Duties

Hilary Benn received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to continue the existing scheme for small breweries' relief.