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.

Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) Bill

Commons debates

On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Minister is not giving way, but he is making allegations about these firms that are simply incorrect. Thompsons Solicitors works exclusively for trade...

Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) Bill

Commons debates

Let me say at the outset that although I did not agree with all his conclusions, I found the speech by the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West (Stuart Anderson) to be stark, powerful and...

Ministry of Defence: Land

Ministry of Defence

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will delay the decision on disposal of his Departments land at Chorlton Cum Backford, Chester, until further consultation with (a) previous...

Question

Ministry of Defence

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

What recent assessment he has made of the contribution of defence procurement contracts to the UK economy.

Land: Sales

Ministry of Defence

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the sale of land which was the site of his Departments former fuel store depot at Chorlton by Backford, Chester, is...

Blood: Contamination

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when a framework of compensation for the (a) victims and (b) families of the contaminated blood scandal is...

Blood: Contamination

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to introduce a framework of compensation for the (a) victims and (b) families of the...

Japan Free Trade Agreement

Commons debates

Further to the question from the hon. Member for Stirling (Alyn Smith), if the FT article is correct, the Government have, in this deal, signed up to more restrictive conditions on state aid...

Electoral Commission

Electoral Commission Committee

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

I refer the right hon. Gentleman to the figures I gave earlier to the hon. Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone). The track record of the Electoral Commission is one in which over 500...

Electoral Commission

Electoral Commission Committee

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

The committee has received no representations regarding the media reports to which the right hon. Gentleman refers, which relate to a submission to the Committee on Standards in Public Life. That...

Electoral Commission: Independence

The hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, was asked

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

Again, I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the clarity of his position. The commission will continue to undertake its role independently, as decided in statute by this House. I would say...

Electoral Commission: Independence

The hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, was asked

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

The hon. Gentleman has always made his views in the House very clear on this matter, for which I am always grateful. I have seen the reports of Mr Straker’s comments, which have been made...

Electoral Commission: Independence

The hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, was asked

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

The Electoral Commission’s independence is established in statute. It is a public body independent of Government and accountable to Parliament through the Speaker’s Committee on the...

Covid-19: Electoral Arrangements

The hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, was asked

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

It is true that electoral law as it stands predates much of what we now have from the internet, in terms of the way that information can be found. Any changes to those laws will be a matter for...

Covid-19: Electoral Arrangements

The hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, was asked

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

The commission is working to ensure that the elections in England, Scotland and Wales next May can be delivered safely and effectively. This includes close collaboration with the UK Government,...

Local Government: Single Member Constituencies

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

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

The Local Government Boundary Commission is responsible for recommending fair electoral and boundary arrangements for local authorities in England. In doing this it balances three statutory...

Colombia: Violence

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

What recent discussions he has had with his Colombian counterpart on increased incidents of violent conflict in that country.

Northern Ireland Protocol: UK Legal Obligations

Commons debates

Hon. Members across the House have talked about the importance of trust and how this will damage the trust of our European Union partners in the trade negotiations that we are currently...

Travel: Coronavirus

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to include Portugal on the list of countries from which people are not required to quarantine on return to the UK; and what criteria...

Maldives: Coronavirus

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's guidance, Coronavirus (covid-19): travel corridors, published on 3 July 2020, what plans he has to include the...