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

Engagements

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

We have already heard about the huge increase in applications for universal credit, and whatever measures the Chancellor comes forward with to help the self-employed will take time to implement....

Catering: Coronavirus

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial assistance is available to mobile catering businesses affected by covid-19.

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

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, with reference to paragraph 1.185 of the Budget 2020 Red Book, when he plans to publish the details of the operation...

Coronavirus: Medical Equipment

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, how many ECMO machines the NHS has in England; and what plans he has to procure additional machines in response to covid-19.

British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

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, which EU member states will be served by each of the seven organisations that have been awarded the £3 million in funding...

Local Government: Coronavirus

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 additional expenditure incurred by local authorities in dealing with the covid-19 outbreak is eligible...

Covid-19

Commons debates

The Foreign Secretary rightly said that the Government do not want British nationals to be stranded overseas, but has referred to the practical difficulties of getting them all home. What are the...

Covid-19

Commons debates

Will the Secretary of State confirm that it is now the Government’s wish, subject to capacity being available, to test all those with symptoms who are at home? If so, as the capacity ramps...

Cameroon: Human Rights

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 assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Cameroon; and whether he has made representations to his...

Passports: Kurds

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 Iraqi Kurds have had their passports confiscated on grounds of identity in each of the last five years; and how many of those Iraqi...

Planning for the Future

Commons debates

I welcome the £1 billion cladding fund that was announced yesterday. It is a start but, as the Secretary of State knows, the devil is in the detail. May I encourage him to set up a contact...

Coronavirus

Commons debates

Earlier this week, the Secretary of State told the House that the NHS requires more ventilators. He will be aware that two weeks ago today Italy had the same number of confirmed cases as we have,...

5G: Health Hazards

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 her Department has commissioned any research studies on the potential effects of 5G on the ability of the human body to absorb oxygen.

High Rise Flats: Insulation

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2020 to Question 21888 on Buildings: Insulation, if he will waive the charging of VAT on the cost of repairs to buildings...

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 discussions he has had with representatives of the insurance industry on the cost of insurance for leaseholders...

Coronavirus

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 family members caring at home for people (a) with covid-19 and (b) in self-isolation to protect others from covid-19 should wear...

Coronavirus

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 having the pneumococcal vaccine has potential benefits for patients with covid-19.

Medical Equipment

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 number of (a) available ventilators and (b) staff trained in the use of those ventilators in the NHS in...

Coronavirus

Commons debates

A study of 52 critically ill patients at Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan has found that more than two thirds required invasive breathing support, and last Monday, as the Secretary of State will know,...

Pensions: Digital Technology

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department holds digital pension records for all pensioners.