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Division Vote (Commons)
30 Jun 2025 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context
Elsie Blundell (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 287 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 4
Written Question
Police: Housing
Monday 30th June 2025

Asked by: Elsie Blundell (Labour - Heywood and Middleton North)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure the provision of appropriate accommodation for police officers whose careers were shortened by significant injury.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

Where a police officer is assessed as permanently medically unfit and leaves the service, there are a range of benefits that may be payable under the occupational pension and injury benefit schemes. The entitlement for an individual would depend on the particular circumstances.

This government has also committed to supporting policing through the Police Covenant and National Police Wellbeing Service (NPWS). The covenant is a pledge by government that those who work or have previously worked in policing are not disadvantaged as a result of their service.

NPWS have compiled a leavers package focusing on supporting officers and staff who are leaving the service to transition from a career in policing.

We are not taking any steps to ensure provision of accommodation for former police officers leaving due to illness or injury and as far as we know, there are no other formal provisions for doing so. However, as the answer explains, there are enhanced provisions through the injury benefits and pension arrangements designed to provide financial support to police officers who are no longer able to perform the role through illness or injury.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"Digital black spots—areas without good mobile broadband connectivity—are holding communities back. In Middleton, an area that my right hon. Friend knows well as a fellow Greater Manchester MP, many local businesses and people remain cut off from the economic growth of the wider city region due to the lack of …..."
Elsie Blundell - View Speech

View all Elsie Blundell (Lab - Heywood and Middleton North) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions

Written Question
Immigration
Wednesday 25th June 2025

Asked by: Elsie Blundell (Labour - Heywood and Middleton North)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the standard qualifying period for settlement to people who are already on the five year pathway to settlement.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

A technical annex has been published alongside the White Paper. It can be found at the following link: Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper - GOV.UK

We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and further details on the proposed scheme will be updated at that time. An impact assessment will be developed alongside any finalised policy.


Written Question
Immigration
Wednesday 25th June 2025

Asked by: Elsie Blundell (Labour - Heywood and Middleton North)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the white paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, whether people who (a) are already living in the UK and (b) hold active visas will still be able apply for indefinite leave to remain.

Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and further details on the proposed scheme will be updated at that time.


Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2025 - Victims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting) - View Vote Context
Elsie Blundell (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 5 Noes - 8
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2025 - Victims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting) - View Vote Context
Elsie Blundell (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 8 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 3 Noes - 8
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2025 - Victims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting) - View Vote Context
Elsie Blundell (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 3 Noes - 9
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2025 - Victims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting) - View Vote Context
Elsie Blundell (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 5 Noes - 9
Division Vote (Commons)
24 Jun 2025 - Victims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting) - View Vote Context
Elsie Blundell (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 9 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 3 Noes - 11