In the House - Chris Matheson MP

Below is a feed of all my contributions in Parliament. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions.

Newspaper Press: Coronavirus

Chris Matheson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 May 2020 to Question 40655, if he will list all newspaper print and online titles that as at 11 May 2020 received...

Mass Media: Coronavirus

Chris Matheson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 11 May 2020 to Question 40655, what criteria his Department used for selecting the (a) print and (b) online news publications...

Digital Election Campaigning: Transparency

Electoral Commission Committee

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

The Electoral Commission has a regulatory role and regulatory authority which are the same as those of many regulators throughout the United Kingdom. I suggest that the track record of the...

Digital Election Campaigning: Transparency

Electoral Commission Committee

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

At its meeting on 24 March, the committee approved the commission’s interim corporate plan, which includes plans to address voter concerns about digital campaigning. The commission’s...

Boundary Review in England

Electoral Commission Committee

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

When coronavirus-related restrictions were introduced, the commission shifted entirely to home working. It took forward work on reviews where further external information or input was not...

Boundary Review in England

Electoral Commission Committee

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England continues to recommend fair electoral and boundary arrangements for local authorities in England. Last week, it published final...

Electoral Commission: Effectiveness

Electoral Commission Committee

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

I hope that the hon. Gentleman feels that the Speaker’s Committee is doing a decent job in maintaining scrutiny of the Electoral Commission. It is entirely appropriate, from time to time,...

Electoral Commission: Effectiveness

Electoral Commission Committee

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

In accordance with its functions under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Speaker’s Committee met on 24 March to examine the Electoral Commission’s main...

UK Membership of EU: Referendums

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Chris Matheson received a response to a question they put to the government

The Electoral Commission was directly involved in eight court cases in which registered campaigners for the leave outcome in the 2016 EU referendum were also involved. In all instances the cases...

UK Membership of EU: Referendums

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Chris Matheson received a response to a question they put to the government

The Commission is responsible for regulating political finance in the UK. This includes making assessments of evidence of possible offences and, where there is evidence that an offence may have...

Newspaper Press: Coronavirus

Chris Matheson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 27 April 2020 to Questions 37724 and 37725, which newspaper titles have received Government-funded advertising arising from...

Credit Facility for Access to Medicines: Coronavirus

Department for International Development

Chris Matheson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the Credit Facility for Access to Medicines is contributing to efforts to tackle covid-19 by making treatments and vaccines affordable.

India: Ventilators

Department for International Development

Chris Matheson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the CDC Group has provided to the ventilator manufacturer Skanray Techologies; and how that investment is supporting...

Covid-19: Large-scale Testing and Tracing

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

It is clear that testing, tracing and tracking will be an essential part of our battle against coronavirus, and tech and IT will be required to support that. There have been concerns in the past...

Covid-19: Large-scale Testing and Tracing

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on large-scale testing and tracing for covid-19.

Palestinians: Health Services

Department for International Development

Chris Matheson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Palestinians' access to healthcare throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territories...

Travellers: Coronavirus

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chris Matheson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the needs of Travellers during the covid-19 outbreak.

Newspaper Press: Coronavirus

Chris Matheson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria were used to select the (a) national and (b) regional or local newspapers that carried Government's coronavirus crisis advertising...

Newspaper Press: Coronavirus

Chris Matheson received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which (a) national, (b) regional and (c) local newspapers were selected to publish the Government's messages on covid-19 in April 2020.

Covid-19: Support for Businesses

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

I have plenty of constituents who work across the border in north Wales, all of whom are desperate to get back to work. Some of them cannot because they fall into the protected or shielded group...