Hilary’s Parliamentary Activity - Hilary Benn MP

Eu: Future Relationship White Paper

Commons debates

May I say to you, Mr Speaker, that I hope a new principle has been established today that, in future, Members of the House will receive copies of White Papers at the same time as members of the...

Migrant Workers: Industrial Disputes

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases in each of the last five years a Tier 2 visa holder has had their leave to remain terminated as a result of taking...

Immigration: Pakistan

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of non-settlement applications from Pakistan were processed within (a) three weeks, (b) six weeks and (c) 12 weeks in each...

Saudi Arabia: Females

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 representations he has made to his Saudi counterpart on the recent arrest of women's rights advocates in that country.

Leaving the EU

Commons debates

The Prime Minister welcomed the new Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to his post, and I join her in doing so. The Exiting the European Union Committee looks forward to seeing him...

Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

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, whether the adoption support fund can be used for the treatment of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

NHS: Drugs

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 assessment he has made of any potential risks to the supply of medicines to patients in the event that the UK leaves the EU without...

Afghanistan: Visits Abroad

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 the cost to the public purse was of his recent trip to Afghanistan; and how much CO2 was generated by undertaking that trip.

Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar

Oral Answers to Questions - Prime Minister

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

It is, sadly, all too clear that, as well as destroying people’s homes, as we have heard today, the Government of Israel are in the process of severely damaging their international...

Counter-Daesh Update

Commons debates

Can the Secretary of State update the House on the Syrian assault on the province of Daraa, in which some 750,000 civilians are now effectively trapped—the border with Jordan has been...

June European Council

Commons debates

Since the Prime Minister has now wisely accepted that we would be willing to respect the remit of the European Court of Justice when it comes to co-operation on security and EU agencies, will...

Financial Services: Misleading Advertising

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

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what penalties the Financial Conduct Authority can impose on payment services companies that have been found to have engaged in misleading advertising.

Financial Services: Misleading Advertising

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

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what powers the Financial Conduct Authority has to investigate complaints of misleading advertising by payment services companies.

Exiting the European Union

Commons debates

I grappled with this question when I was Environment Secretary. I would talk to my opposite number, Richard Lochhead, and he would sometimes come to Brussels and we would discuss the matter in...

Exiting the European Union

Commons debates

I suspect that that is the case. Why did the Government eventually seek a transitional period? They did so because we all agreed that falling off the edge of a cliff in March next year without an...

Exiting the European Union

Commons debates

On my hon. Friend’s last point, the Committee does indeed hope and expect that it will receive a response from the Government in the allotted time. We have produced a number of reports, and...

Exiting the European Union

Commons debates

We have taken some evidence previously on that question, and clearly there is currently a difficulty in respect of the withdrawal Act between the UK Government and the Scottish Government about...

Exiting the European Union

Commons debates

That is not directly covered in the report, but I will give the hon. Gentleman a personal view, since he asks me the question. It is going to take two to reach an agreement, and I have already...

Exiting the European Union

Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend for his work on the Committee. I hope he will forgive me if I do not comment on party considerations in making this statement here today, but he raises an important issue...

Exiting the European Union

Commons debates

Ministers have said to us that work is going on to prepare for the possibility of no deal. The Committee has previously expressed its view that a no deal outcome would be very damaging to the...