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.

Prorogation (Disclosure of Communications)

Commons debates

Prorogation (Disclosure of Communications)

Commons debates

Girls’ Education

Commons debates

I welcome this statement. When I go on “Send My Friend to School” visits in Chester, girls’ education is always the No. 1 issue raised with me by British schoolchildren....

Severn Bridge Tolls

Oral Answers to Questions - Wales

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

I am really pleased to hear of those benefits. Will the Minister have a word with the Transport Secretary—just along from him on the Government Front Bench—and get him to take notice...

Severn Bridge Tolls

Oral Answers to Questions - Wales

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent economic assessment he has made of the effect of the removal of tolls on the Severn bridge.

Topical Questions

Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

Will the Minister work with other Government Departments to establish a mandatory register for foxhunts and a mandatory reporting system for the killing of foxes, so we can see just how...

Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [Lords]

Commons debates

My hon. Friend has been pushing this issue with perseverance and resilience. Representations have been made to the Minister by those and other religions and ethnic groups. It may well be that...

Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [Lords]

Commons debates

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his introduction, and I also thank the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster), for his willingness, once again,...

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Department for International Development

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

What progress his Department has made on achieving sustainable development goal 4 on education for children.

BBC - [Phil Wilson in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend suggests that I should be. It does not give off a particularly pleasant smell to have a part of the Government giving out favours to get a policy through. It stinks, and it ought...

BBC - [Phil Wilson in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Wilson, and to take part in the debate opened by my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington North (Helen Jones), who gave an outstanding...

Strengthening the Union

Oral Answers to Questions - Cabinet Office

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

I have a lot of time for the right hon. Gentleman, but these answers are a disgrace. While he is giving us these platitudes, both Tory leadership contenders are willing to sell the rest of the...

Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill

Public Bill Committees

I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Gorton, whose resilience and persistence in this matter is an object lesson to us all. This could well be the Committee’s final...

Cycling

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to implement the cycle to work scheme across all Departments; and if he will make a statement.

Cycling

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Departments have introduced the cycle to work scheme.

Uk Ambassador to Usa: Leaked Emails

Commons debates

In common with other right hon. and hon. Members, I have had meetings with Sir Kim Darroch in the past, and they have been both a pleasure and an honour. We have a convention in this place that...

Fleet Solid Support Ships

Oral Answers to Questions - Defence

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

This has been a shambolic process in which overseas bidders have dropped out and the Government have begged them to rejoin the bidding process. Have Ministers not read the report by the right...

Fleet Solid Support Ships

Oral Answers to Questions - Defence

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

When her Department plans to make an announcement on the award of the contract for the fleet solid support ships.

Football Regulation

Commons debates

I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish an independent regulator of football clubs; and for connected purposes. On 9 March this year, supporters of Blackpool football...

Free Childcare

Oral Answers to Questions - Education

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

Nursery schools in Chester are closing and parents are being charged for extras just so that the nursery schools can make ends meet. Will the Minister not accept that there are real problems with...