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.

Voter ID: Electoral Participation

Electoral Commission Committee

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

Increasing participation is one of the Electoral Commission’s core missions. It tells me that it undertakes significant public awareness activity ahead of major polls to ensure that voters...

Voter ID: Electoral Participation

Electoral Commission Committee

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

The commission’s independent evaluation of the Government’s pilots held in 2018 and 2019 found that a large majority of people already had access to the forms of ID that were used in...

Voter ID: Electoral Fraud

Electoral Commission Committee

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

I will indeed convey that. The commission has highlighted that polling station voting in Great Britain remains vulnerable to fraud since there are no checks in place to prevent somebody from...

Voter ID: Electoral Fraud

Electoral Commission Committee

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

The commission collects and annually publishes data from all UK police forces on allegations of electoral fraud. The data show that the UK has low levels of proven fraud. In 2019, police forces...

Elections Bill: Electoral Commission’s Discharge of Functions

Electoral Commission Committee

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

The Electoral Commission tells me that effective enforcement when the rules are broken gives voters and campaigners confidence in the system. Where any political party or campaigner deliberately...

Elections Bill: Electoral Commission’s Discharge of Functions

Electoral Commission Committee

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

Any changes to the commission’s accountability are a matter for the UK Parliament through statute and not the Speaker’s Committee. The Elections Bill was introduced to the House...

Ofcom: Public Appointments

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many applicants in the first process for the appointment of Chair of Ofcom had their applications carried forward...

Ofcom: Public Appointments

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will list the members of the interview panel for the first selection process for the Chair of Ofcom.

BBC: Recruitment

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions (a) he, (b) his officials and (c) advisors have had with representatives of the BBC about internal staff...

BBC: Recruitment

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the BBC about internal staff appointments at the BBC.

Magdalene Laundries

Northern Ireland

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

We know that girls as young as 12 were sent to the mother and baby homes and the Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland and that the research report revealed the painful neglect and abuse...

Magdalene Laundries

Northern Ireland

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the research report “Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries in Northern Ireland”, published in January...

Channel 4: Privatisation - [Mr Nigel Evans in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I have a presumption against privatising successful public assets, simply because among Conservatives there is an ideological...

Channel 4: Privatisation - [Mr Nigel Evans in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Fovargue. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wallasey (Dame Angela Eagle) on her outstanding introduction. I thank all hon....

Local Government Finance Settlement

Housing, communities and local government

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

The prevailing problem for local councils is, of course, the massive cuts from central Government funding, but may I ask the Minister to reflect on another issue—the patchwork of funding...

Local Government Finance Settlement

Housing, communities and local government

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

What plans he has to review the local government finance settlement.

International Aid: Treasury Update

Commons debates

This is all well and good, but the Government had already taken the decision to scrap the Department for International Development before covid came along. That is how committed they were to...

International Aid: Treasury Update

Commons debates

The Prime Minister told the House earlier that there was common ground in the House. I think he is right, but I suspect, having listened to contributions from the Conservative Benches, that he is...

International Aid: Treasury Update

Commons debates

Is my right hon. and learned Friend aware of the words of General James Mattis, the former United States Defence Secretary? When President Trump proposed cutting overseas aid, General Mattis...

Covid-19 Update

Commons debates

I have constituents who are absolutely ready for restrictions to be lifted, and I have others who are very concerned about the effect of the Johnson variant, which is prevalent in my area, so I...