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.

Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]

Commons debates

I am grateful for the advice my hon. Friend has given to me and my constituents on this matter, as he is a neighbouring MP with particular expertise. He will be aware of one estate in my...

Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]

Commons debates

I have listened to my right hon. Friend the Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mark Tami) and others. The Minister is waiting for the Competition and Markets Authority report, but is he prepared to...

Regional Planning and Development

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to provide detailed feedback to hon. Members and local authorities who submitted unsuccessful bids for...

Regional Planning and Development

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to publish the criteria and framework used to assess successful bids to round 1 of the Levelling Up Fund...

Chester Station

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 assessment he has made of the potential role of (a) Cheshire West and Chester Council, (b) Merseyrail, (c) Transport for Wales and (d) other...

Chester Station

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 the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline, what estimate he has made of the amount of time it will take for Chester station to move from...

Chester Station

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason Chester Station's access to the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline is delayed.

Chester Station

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department expects to begin Chester Station's inclusion in the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline.

Chester Station

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 his Department has to include Chester Station in the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline.

Railways: Timetables

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 his Department has to include local stakeholders outside of the rail industry in the consultations on covid-19 recovery timetables.

Railways: Chester

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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of direct Avanti services currently being provided to Chester and North Wales.

Railways: Chester

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 does his Department has to restore hourly direct Avanti West Coast services between Chester and London that were in place prior to the...

Colombia: Environment Protection

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made for the implications of her policies of companies domiciled or listed in the UK...

Colombia: Environment Protection

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help protect environmental defenders in Colombia who face potential threats...

Colombia: Environment Protection

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help protect environmental defenders in Colombia who are being threatened...

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...