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

Knives: Sales

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason it is legal to sell machetes; and if she will make a statement.

Knives: Crime

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested for possession of a machete and (b) injured or killed by a machete in England in each of the last...

Football Index: Compensation

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to compensate people who have lost money as a result of the collapse of Football Index.

Building Safety Fund

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, if he will extend the deadline for applications to the Building Safety Fund beyond the end of June 2021.

G7 and NATO Summits

Commons debates

The G7 announcement of 1 billion additional vaccine doses for developing countries was, of course, welcome, but the Prime Minister knows that the head of the World Health Organisation says that...

Middle East: Two-state Solution

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

As the Minister has said, for many years there has been widespread international support for a two-state solution, but he will know that a growing number of voices now say that the window on this...

Middle East: Two-state Solution

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent assessment he has made of the prospects for a two-state solution in the Middle East.

National Wildlife Crime Unit: Finance

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 the future funding arrangements will be for the National Wildlife Crime Unit; and whether that funding will be for 12...

Small Businesses: Coronavirus

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 recent estimate he has made of the number of small businesses fined by Companies House and HMRC during the...

Travel: Coronavirus

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the prevalence of people from covid-19 red list countries seeking to enter the UK via third...

Honresfield Library

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to help ensure that the Honresfield Library remains in the UK.

Au Pairs: EU Nationals

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances an EU citizen coming to the UK as an au pair requires a work permit.

Migrants: Detainees

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department collects figures on the number of people detained in short-term detention facilities run by (a) UK border force and...

Hare Coursing

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 plans he has to strengthen the law against hare coursing.

Coronavirus: Screening

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 estimate he has made of the proportion of covid-19 tests (a) which have been lost in transit and (b) where the results have not been...

0.7% Official Development Assistance Target

Commons debates

With respect to the hon. Gentleman, that is not the point. We made a promise. I presume he is as committed to keeping promises he makes as the rest of us here in this Chamber. What of the human...

0.7% Official Development Assistance Target

Commons debates

Well, this issue is not going to go away, is it? Why? Because it is about the promise, as we heard in the brilliant speech made by the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell). It is...

Cars: Electronic Equipment

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making it mandatory for all new cars sold to be fitted with an electronic tracking...

Abu-Ali Abdul'Rehman

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 he will make urgent representations to the Government of Pakistan to halt the planned execution of Mr Abdul...

Pupils and Students: Protective Clothing

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what advice he received from Public Health England prior to his decision that from 17 May face coverings for pupils and students in classrooms or...