"Capita’s management of the civil service pension scheme—the latest in a string of failures—is a total disaster. My constituents are dealing with errors and delays, and are struggling to make ends meet, yet we are rewarding Capita by handing it another multimillion-pound contract. Can we have a debate about preventing …..." Anneliese Midgley - View Speech
"Last week I met with Knowsley chamber of commerce, and we all welcomed the Government’s youth guarantee. Some 55,000 placements is a great start, but no scheme starts are currently planned in Knowsley, where the likelihood of young people not being in employment, education or training is higher than average. …..." Anneliese Midgley - View Speech
"11. What steps she is taking through the National Year of Reading 2026 to improve phonics attainment at key stage 1. ..." Anneliese Midgley - View Speech
"As the Secretary of State said, 2026 is the National Year of Reading. This week, I am reading “Ghost Town” by Jeff Young. Reading changed my life, and in fact I read a book a week. In Knowsley, one in four children fail their key stage 1 phonics standards, so …..." Anneliese Midgley - View Speech
"After 14 years of the Tories and coalition Governments, councils like mine in Knowsley were cut to the bone. When I was elected, my constituency was the third most deprived constituency in the country—we did not just experience pressure; we were absolutely stretched to breaking point—and deep and sustained cuts …..." Anneliese Midgley - View Speech
"Will the Minister clarify that the documentation will go to the ISC, and that the ISC, not the Cabinet Secretary, will be the decision maker on risk to national security and international relationships, and on what should be in the public domain?..." Anneliese Midgley - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell.
As so many colleagues have said, at the heart of this debate are people who have worked as public servants, many of them for decades. Everything that I am getting in my mailbox relates to hard-working people who have …..." Anneliese Midgley - View Speech
"8. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Parole Board hearings on victims and their families. ..." Anneliese Midgley - View Speech
"Members of James Bulger’s family are my constituents, and they are yet again facing the agony of another parole hearing for Jon Venables, an ordeal that continues to retraumatise them more than 30 years after James’s horrific murder. While Parole Board decisions are rightly independent, the system must command public …..." Anneliese Midgley - View Speech