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

Community Debt Advice Services

Westminster Hall debates

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate, and she is making a very powerful speech. Supported by Unite the union, a number of debt agencies in my constituency, including the Ebor...

Community Energy Schemes - [Mr Clive Betts in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

The hon. Gentleman raises a really interesting example, because the future will require a huge increase in renewable electricity generation, whether for heat pumps for homes, for cars or for...

Community Energy Schemes - [Mr Clive Betts in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

In view of the fact that there is a bit of time left, I thought I would say one or two things. I have come to learn about the Local Electricity Bill. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bath...

Community Energy Schemes - [Mr Clive Betts in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I congratulate my hon. Friend—she is my hon. Friend on this subject—on securing the debate. As I understand it, the Government argue that the means to enable new suppliers to come...

Coronavirus: Vaccination

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, if he will make it his policy to allow people who have a religious objection to being vaccinated against covid-19 to obtain a Covid pass;...

Covid-19 Update

Commons debates

Given the change to the rules for booster vaccinations announced by the JCVI this afternoon, how long does the Secretary of State think it will be before all the people between 18 and 40 who have...

Topical Questions

Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

The Secretary of State said earlier that his revised plans to solve the cladding crisis would be published shortly. Will that be before the forthcoming recess? All long-suffering leaseholders in...

Dublin Regulations

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is holding discussions with the EU Commission on a replacement agreement for the Dublin Regulation.

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism

Commons debates

I recognise that, and it is one of the consequences of the blockade that has affected the people of Gaza for a very long time. Secondly, what about peacebuilding organisations such as Forward...

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism

Commons debates

I support this measure for the reason set out by the shadow Home Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Torfaen (Nick Thomas-Symonds)—namely, that there is no doubt that the...

Electricity Generation

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Licence Lite applications have been made in each year since 2009; and how many were awarded by Ofgem in each...

Leeds-Sheffield Railway Line

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the fastest journey time from Leeds to Sheffield by rail is; and what that journey time is planned to be under the proposals set out in the...

Rapid Transit Systems: West Yorkshire

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what routes his Department has produced costings in the first phase of the proposed West Yorkshire Mass Transit system.

Special Educational Needs: Leeds

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish High Needs Block funding per pupil for every local education authority in England in each of the last five years.

Special Educational Needs: Leeds

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will remove the cap on gains under the High Needs Block within the National Funding Formula.

Special Educational Needs: Leeds

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason Leeds local authority received £20.8 million less for High Needs between 2018-19 and 2021-22 than indicated by the National...

Myanmar: Politics and Government

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will recognise the National Unity Government of Myanmar.

Channel Crossings in Small Boats

Commons debates

The Home Affairs Committee was told recently that the total number of asylum seekers returned so far this year to the European Union was five and of course the Dublin regulation, which did permit...

Fireworks: Carbon Emissions

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact of fireworks and bonfires on the level of CO2 emissions in England around 5...

Electric Vehicles: Renewable Energy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the additional renewable electricity generating capacity required to support the estimated...