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.

Counter-terrorism: Protest

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the recent counter-terrorism police guidance released as part of the Prevent Strategy, how many individuals were reported...

Renewable Energy

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood (Cat Smith) is right about the geographical advantage. What infrastructure work are the Government undertaking—for example,...

Renewable Energy

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the renewable energy sector in Scotland.

Trade Agreements

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the information his Department holds on the number of rollover requests made by the EU to third party countries.

Trade Agreements

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many international agreements the UK that a party to through its membership of the EU that will require rolling over after the 31 January 2020.

Cervical Cancer: Screening

Department of Health and Social Care

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that women under the age of 25 with a history of cervical cancer can request a smear test.

Topical Questions

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

Does the Minister agree, with regard to the Trump so-called peace deal, that since no Palestinians were involved in negotiating it, it is not a negotiation or a deal but an imposition and that...

Carbon Emissions: Technology

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment she has made of the potential economic effect on the green technology sector of the withdrawal of...

Australia: Fires

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 progress has been made by the team of specialists from defence, health and fire sent by his Department to Australia to...

Environment Protection

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the loss of research funding from the EU emissions trading system on the...

Prevent Programme

Commons debates

The only factor that is radicalising people with these concerns is their legitimate and understandable worry that we are not addressing climate change quickly enough. Will the Minister respond to...

Elections: Personation

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many convictions there have been for in-person voter fraud in (a) London, (b) the North West, (c) Chester and (d) the UK in the last five years.

Housing: Construction

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 plans he has to change building regulations to mandate all new-build homes to be eco-friendly through the...

Animal Welfare

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Queen's Speech of December 2019 and background briefing notes, what plans she has to bring forward...

Teacher Recruitment and Retention

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

That means that one third are leaving, which is a high attrition rate. We know that pay freezes are one reason for that, but also the crushing workload. Just in Chester this morning, teachers...

Teacher Recruitment and Retention

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

What assessment he has made of trends in the level of teacher (a) recruitment and (b) retention.

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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

What plans the Government has to introduce a music strategy.

Staffing at Courts: Access to Justice

The Secretary of State was asked

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

That reform programme, which I read as court closures, is creating delays, but there are further delays in respect of the administrative staff who are supporting the courts: for example, I am...

Staffing at Courts: Access to Justice

The Secretary of State was asked

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

What assessment he has made of the effect of trends in the level of staffing at courts on access to justice.

Football Association and Bet365

Commons debates

The betting companies know there is a problem already, because they have undertaken not to advertise during live football matches, but of course that has not yet been implemented. Does the...