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

Students: Mental Health Services

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 steps she is taking to support students whose courses have been affected by the insolvency of Supporting Minds CIC.

Asylum: Albania

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 and what proportion of Albanian nationals who have applied for (a) asylum, (b) refugee status and (c) protection under modern...

Said Ferjani

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, what recent discussions he has had with his Tunisian counterpart on the release of Said Ferjani.

Northern Ireland

Commons debates

I confess that when I read the Windsor framework I was surprised, and pleasantly so, because as the Secretary of State told the House earlier, there were things in it that I did not think...

Travel Requirements: EEA Nationals and 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, whether she will take steps to enable EU and EEA nationals and residents under 18 to travel to the UK with their ID card using a group...

Marriage: Fraud

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2023 to Question 157620 on Marriage Fraud, how many individuals have been reported for fraudulent marriage...

Slavery

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 has provided guidance to people reporting that they are victims of trafficking or modern slavery of the potential...

Asylum: Albania

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 arrived in the UK from Albania in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and how many people were returned to...

Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid

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, when he expects the humanitarian fund set up with the proceeds of the sale of Chelsea FC will start delivering...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Further to the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham West and Penge (Ellie Reeves) a moment ago, the Leader of the House knows that there is an affordable housing crisis in...

Refugees: Afghanistan

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 waive the requirement for an English language test for refugees from Afghanistan who are in Pakistan seeking to join their...

Saudi Arabia’s Execution of Hussein Abo al-Kheir

Commons debates

This barbaric execution was in breach of the Saudi authorities’ commitment to stop using the death penalty in drugs cases. They have also promised to stop executing minors, but Abdullah...

Members: Correspondence

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, when he plans to respond to the email of 1 March from the Rt hon member for Leeds Central on his constituent's...

High Rise Flats: Leeds

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his oral contribution of 30 January 2023, Official Report, column 54, on Cartier House, the Gateway and...

Bail

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken by courts in England to deal with pre-charge bail extension applications was in the last 12 months.

Building Safety

Commons debates

I very much welcome this statement, but I want to ask the Secretary of State about people living in buildings under 11 metres. The Government were not prepared to extend full coverage to them but...

HS2: Revised Timetable and Budget

Commons debates

Despite having been repeatedly promised that HS2 to Leeds would be built, the Government broke their word. At the time, they promised they would look at the most effective way to run HS2 trains...

Topical Questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hilary Benn made a speech in the House of Commons

The Foreign Secretary will be well aware of the huge demonstrations in Israel opposing the Government’s plans to control the judiciary, which will undermine the rule of law—a...

Integrated Review Refresh

Commons debates

Given the close way in which we have been working with our European allies to resist Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is it not now time to seek a formal foreign policy and security...

Brain Tumour Research Funding

Commons debates

I am listening carefully to the Minister. What does he say to the argument that we heard during the inquiry that the people who sit in judgment, quite properly, on bids might not have a...