In the House - Chris Matheson

Below is a feed of all my contributions in Parliament. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions.

Brexit: Publicity

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, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2019 to Question 6416 on Brexit: Publicity, in which cities in those EU...

USA: Diplomatic Immunity

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, how many requests by the US Administration were (a) made to and (b) granted by HM Embassy Washington DC for diplomatic immunity...

UK Border Force: Northern Ireland

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force officers are on standby to be placed at the Irish border on 31 October 2019 in the event that the UK leaves the EU...

Blood: Contamination

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, if he will make it his policy to equalise all payments to those (a) infected and (b) affected by the contaminated blood scandal...

Blood: Contamination

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, how many haemophiliac registrant victims of the contaminated blood scandal were paid the full £20,000 from the £10 million that...

Employment: Taxation

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential reduction in the number of contracting roles as a result the roll-out of the off-payroll rules.

Colombia: Homicide

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, if he will make representations to his Colombian counterpart to investigate the reported murders of (a) Alberto Armando...

Period Poverty

Women and Equalities

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

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress has been made by the joint taskforce on period poverty on bringing together (a) public, (b) private and (c) third sector organisations...

Business: North West

Department for Exiting the European Union

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many meetings on the UK leaving the EU his Department has had with businesses with supply chains connected to the EU in (a)...

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, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2019 to Question 1906, what assessment his Department has made of the most appropriate test for...

Brexit: Publicity

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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2019 to Question 1712, in which EU countries his Department is running...

Animal Cruelty

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

One way of preventing animal cruelty would be to tighten the law on illegal foxhunting. Will Ministers undertake to introduce a system of monitoring before the foxhunting season starts in order...

Pupils: Sanitary Protection

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spring Statement 2019, what the timeframe is for the roll-out of free sanitary products in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary...

Brexit: Chester

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 proportion of the Brexit Readiness Fund has been allocated to Chester.

Cystic Fibrosis Drugs

Health and Social Care

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

It may have taken a few years, but I warmly welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement and congratulate him on it. I echo his congratulations to all the campaigners, particularly my...

Cystic Fibrosis Drugs

Health and Social Care

Chris Matheson made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he is taking to help ensure access to Orkambi on the NHS.

Knives: Crime

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

What steps her Department is taking to tackle recent increases in knife crime.

Military Aircraft

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 effect on the development of future combat air systems of the UK leaving the EU.

Defence: Research

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 his Department has made of the effect on military research and development of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

Homelessness

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 steps the Government is taking to prepare the homeless population for the winter months.