Chris at the Despatch Box

Parliamentary Activity

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Business of the House

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

It is absolutely the case and I will not take any heckling from the right hon. Gentleman. We need to address concerns about free movement and the exploitation of migrant labour by bad employers,...

[3rd Allotted Day]

Business of the House

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

I was and remain a very firm remainer, but nevertheless I voted to activate article 50 because I wanted to respect the result of the referendum. After that, my responsibility is to secure what I...

Business Growth

Oral Answers to Questions - Wales

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

Business growth in north Wales is being choked off by congestion on the M56, on my side of the border. Will the Secretary of State sit down with the Transport Secretary to work out when it will...

Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill

Public Bill Committees

What a great pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship once again, Ms Dorries! That pleasure continues, even if the pleasure of turning up unproductively to this Committee week after week...

Regulations and directions

Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill

Chris Matheson made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I am grateful to my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for giving way. Would he have been a little more reassured by the Minister’s attempts at reassurance if this was not part of a...

Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Advice

Commons debates

May I express my sympathy for the Solicitor General, who has been sent out today to defend the indefensible and take one for the team? May I also say, however, that responsible government means...

Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill

Public Bill Committees

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Owen, and an even greater pleasure to echo the words of my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Gorton and the hon. Member for...

RAF Centenary

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

If I happen to catch the eye of the Chair later, Mr Deputy Speaker, I will make this point more fully. During those difficult early years of the war, it was only Bomber Command that took the war...

Progress on EU Negotiations

Commons debates

The hallmark of this process has been slogans and empty platitudes, and I am afraid that this document just continues that run of poor form. May I draw the Prime Minister’s attention...

Bombardier

Commons debates

I visited Bombardier last month, along with my hon. Friend the Member for Sefton Central (Bill Esterson), in a visit organised and paid for by the Industry and Parliament Trust. Bombardier is...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. We do not mention or identify officials in this place, and rightly so, but may I ask if it is not also utterly unacceptable that officials standing and...

Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill

Public Bill Committees

I can only speak for myself on that one and as I am addressing you in the Chair, Ms Dorries, I can confirm I am not on my phone. My hon. Friend makes her own point, in her own inimitable style....

Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill

Public Bill Committees

Indeed, I congratulate you once again. I share the indignance of my hon. Friend the Member for Lincoln at what is becoming a farce. My hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Gorton is right that...

Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill

Public Bill Committees

It is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Dorries. Did not I see you in the Chair in the Chamber yesterday? I should like to think that that is a promotion for you, and that I may offer...

Tanzania: LGBT People

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of recent press reports on threats to members of the LGBT community in Tanzania.

Domestic Abuse Survivors: Workplace Policy

Women and Equalities

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

Victims of domestic abuse and violence tell us that a short period of leave from work while they manage to sort out the difficulties in their lives would be helpful. Will the Minister agree to...

Domestic Abuse Survivors: Workplace Policy

Women and Equalities

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

If the Government will take steps to ensure that companies put in place workplace policies to support survivors of domestic abuse and reduce its effect on the workplace.

Topical Questions

International Trade

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

European and British companies trading lawfully with Iran may soon face sanctions from the Trump regime, which has withdrawn from the Iran deal. When that happens, will the Secretary of State...

Electoral System: Overseas Interference

Oral Answers to Questions - Cabinet Office

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

A lot of the focus on foreign interference, particularly from the Russians, is on technological interference, but there is also a large amount of Russian money swilling around that is finding its...

Offence of registering to vote as overseas elector in more than one constituency

Overseas Electors Bill

Chris Matheson made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

During this process, the Opposition have sought, as is our role, to probe, test, check and pause for thought. We hope that we have done that in a constructive manner that reflects some of the...