Information between 16th May 2024 - 1st April 2025
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Division Votes |
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21 May 2024 - High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (Instruction) (No. 3) - View Vote Context Grant Shapps voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 222 Conservative Aye votes vs 5 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 323 Noes - 7 |
Speeches |
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Grant Shapps speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Grant Shapps contributed 19 speeches (1,229 words) Monday 20th May 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence |
MP Financial Interests |
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28th May 2024
Grant Shapps (Conservative - Welwyn Hatfield) 2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation Name of donor: J C Bamford Excavators Ltd Address of donor: Rocester, Staffordshire ST14 5JP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000 Donor status: company, registration 00561597 (Registered 21 May 2024) Source |
Parliamentary Debates |
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Ukraine: UK Policy
42 speeches (10,806 words) Monday 17th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Skidelsky (XB - Life peer) Kyiv for as long as it takes to achieve victory”.This, in turn, echoed the previous Government’s Grant Shapps - Link to Speech |
Oral Answers to Questions
165 speeches (10,371 words) Monday 10th February 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk) this: given that the former Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron and the previous Defence Secretary Grant Shapps - Link to Speech |
Air Defence Capabilities
17 speeches (1,604 words) Thursday 9th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Browne of Ladyton (Lab - Life peer) wisdom about how this legacy black hole was going to be filled because the Secretary of State, Grant Shapps - Link to Speech |
Employment Rights Bill (Twelfth sitting)
49 speeches (9,964 words) Committee stage: 12th Sitting Thursday 12th December 2024 - Public Bill Committees Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Laurence Turner (Lab - Birmingham Northfield) It is for those extreme examples that Grant Shapps, the Conservative Business Secretary at the time, - Link to Speech 2: Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough) Member for Welwyn Hatfield, Grant Shapps, who said at the time, when P&O first started on that course - Link to Speech |
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
28 speeches (5,007 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Wednesday 20th November 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Lord Snape (Lab - Life peer) impressed when in government by the Williams report that the then Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps - Link to Speech |
Defence Programmes Developments
57 speeches (8,393 words) Wednesday 20th November 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk) If he is talking about Grant Shapps, he gave me his 100% backing in delivering the integrated procurement - Link to Speech 2: Richard Foord (LD - Honiton and Sidmouth) With Grant Shapps, we saw a Defence Secretary who was fascinated by technology—he came to the House and - Link to Speech |
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
77 speeches (26,561 words) 2nd reading Monday 18th November 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk) previous winter we had let down service families, and with the backing of Ben Wallace and then Grant Shapps - Link to Speech |
Remembrance and Veterans
127 speeches (28,982 words) Monday 28th October 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk) emboldened and with NATO’s borders potentially threatened.As the previous Secretary of State, Grant Shapps - Link to Speech 2: Alison Bennett (LD - Mid Sussex) I am pleased to say to Conservative Members that he met Gillian Keegan, Grant Shapps and the former Prime - Link to Speech |
International Special Tribunal: Ukraine
25 speeches (9,436 words) Tuesday 3rd September 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for International Development Mentions: 1: Richard Foord (LD - Honiton and Sidmouth) In the last Parliament, Grant Shapps, as Defence Secretary, announced an uplift in military aid for Ukraine - Link to Speech |
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
114 speeches (37,893 words) 2nd reading Monday 29th July 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Ruth Cadbury (Lab - Brentford and Isleworth) Lady agree with the former Secretary of State, Grant Shapps, when he admitted that the franchise system - Link to Speech |
King’s Speech
135 speeches (53,523 words) Thursday 25th July 2024 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Baroness Goldie (Con - Life peer) emulate that good example.I also pay tribute to former Defence Secretaries of State Ben Wallace and Grant Shapps - Link to Speech |
International Immunities and Privileges
53 speeches (12,447 words) Wednesday 24th July 2024 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk) that they gave prior to the general election.In responding to the statement from his predecessor Grant Shapps - Link to Speech |
Economy, Welfare and Public Services
151 speeches (47,061 words) Monday 22nd July 2024 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Andrew Lewin (Lab - Welwyn Hatfield) Grant Shapps, who served our community for 19 years and will be well known to all Members of this House - Link to Speech 2: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Andrew Lewin) paid tribute to Grant Shapps and his numerous and frequent - Link to Speech |
Foreign Affairs and Defence
97 speeches (36,129 words) Thursday 18th July 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: John Healey (Lab - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough) regain trust in Government and return politics to public service.I pay tribute to my predecessors, Grant Shapps - Link to Speech 2: James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk) Secretary of State for paying tribute to the two previous Secretaries of State, Ben Wallace and Grant Shapps - Link to Speech |
Select Committee Documents |
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Friday 28th February 2025
Written Evidence - Reset.Tech SCS0004 - Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections Speaker’s Conference on the security of candidates, MPs and elections - Speaker's Conference (2024) Committee Found: Conservative Party Angela Rayner Labour Party Priti Patel Conservative Party Diane Abbott Labour Party Grant Shapps |
Tuesday 18th February 2025
Written Evidence - Council for Arab British Understanding (Caabu) IPC0066 - The Israeli-Palestinian conflict The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: Israeli leaders that demonstrate otherwise. 104.Also in January, the then Defence Secretary Grant Shapps |
Wednesday 5th February 2025
Written Evidence - Antisemitism Policy Trust CCI0012 - Community cohesion Community cohesion - Women and Equalities Committee Found: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/20/jewish-groups-criticise-nigel-farage-for-calling-grant-shapps |
Tuesday 21st January 2025
Oral Evidence - 2025-01-21 10:00:00+00:00 Home Affairs Committee Found: At that time, the Home Secretary was Grant Shapps. |
Wednesday 27th November 2024
Written Evidence - Makhmalbaf family and Jimmy Mulville AFG0001 - Creative artists in Afghanistan Culture, Media and Sport Committee Found: of MPs and peers wrote to the former Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron, former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps |
Wednesday 27th November 2024
Oral Evidence - Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Jimmy Mulville, Hana Makhmalbaf, and Maysam Makhmalbaf Culture, Media and Sport Committee Found: It was to David Cameron, Grant Shapps and Lucy Frazer, and the ask was basically for safe passage |
Wednesday 13th November 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Transport, Department for Transport, and Department for Transport Transport Committee Found: Grant Shapps, in his foreword, talks about how franchising had failed and had created a very fragmented |
Tuesday 12th November 2024
Written Evidence - Aurora Properties Limited TGB0005 - The Grey Belt The Grey Belt - Built Environment Committee Found: adopted by that Council following pressure being placed on the Inspector by Michael Gove and Grant Shapps |
Wednesday 29th May 2024
Report - Seventh Report - Net zero and UK shipping Environmental Audit Committee Found: In September 2021 the then Transport Secretary, Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, signalled his ambition for international |
Tuesday 28th May 2024
Formal Minutes - European Scrutiny Committee Formal Minutes 2023-24 European Scrutiny Committee Found: Grant Shapps MP , to give evidence, dated 8 November 2023 Correspondence with Baroness Goldie DL , |
Friday 24th May 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence to the Secretary of State for Defence, relating to Defence Spending in Northern Ireland, 24 May 2024 Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Found: Westminster SW1A 0AA northircom @parliament.uk +44 (0)20 7219 3672 Social: @ CommonsNIAC Grant Shapps |
Thursday 23rd May 2024
Formal Minutes - Defence Committee Formal Minutes 2023-24 Defence Committee Found: Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Defence, David Williams, Permanen t Secretary , Paul Wyatt, |
Friday 17th May 2024
Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, UK-Republic of Senegal Defence Cooperation Agreement International Agreements Committee Found: Letter from the Chair to the Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, UK-Republic of Senegal Defence Cooperation Agreement |
Tuesday 14th May 2024
Oral Evidence - Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Bòrd na Gàidhlig, and Professor Rob Dunbar Minority languages - Culture, Media and Sport Committee Found: Jane Stevenson: I will take that back to Grant Shapps. |
Tuesday 14th May 2024
Oral Evidence - Scots Language Centre, Dr Dawn Leslie, and Professor Joanna Kopaczyk Minority languages - Culture, Media and Sport Committee Found: Jane Stevenson: I will take that back to Grant Shapps. |
Written Answers |
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High Speed Two
Asked by: Lord Berkeley (Labour - Life peer) Tuesday 11th March 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will name the accounting officers, officials and ministers with responsibility for HS2 from 2015 to present. Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill - Minister of State (Department for Transport) Within the Department for Transport, the Permanent Secretaries and Principal Accounting Officers with responsibility for High Speed Two (HS2) from 2015 to present are Philip Rutnam and Bernadette Kelly. The Directors General and Senior Responsible Owners for the project during that time period are David Prout, Michael Hurn (acting), Clive Maxwell, and Alan Over.
With respect to ministers, the Secretaries of State for Transport since 2015 bore ultimate ministerial responsibility for the project. In chronological order, they have been Patrick McLoughlin, Christopher Grayling, Grant Shapps, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Mark Harper, Louise Haigh, and Heidi Alexander.
Under the Secretary of State for Transport, various ministers have shared ministerial responsibility for HS2 within the Department since 2015. In chronological order, they have been Robert Goodwill, Paul Maynard, Nusrat Ghani, Andrew Stephenson, Trudy Harrison, Kevin Foster, Huw Merriman, and Lord Peter Hendy.
Within HS2 Ltd, individuals holding Chief Executive Officer and Accounting Officer responsibilities since 2015 have been, in chronological order, Simon Kirby, Roy Hill, Mark Thurston, Sir Jon Thompson, Alan Foster, and Mark Wild.
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Department for Transport: Redundancy Pay
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath) Monday 9th September 2024 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received. Answered by Mike Kane - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) Since 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024 the cost of ministerial severance payments are as follows:
19 December 2019 – 31 December 2019: nil 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020: nil 1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021: nil 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022: £41,575 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023: £7,920 1 January 2024 – 30 May 2024: nil
The following Ministers received a severance payment of the following value:
Grant Shapps MP received a compensation payment of £16,876 when he left Government on 6 September 2022. Karl McCartney MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when he left Government on 7 September 2022. Robert Courts MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when he left Government on 18 September 2022. Kevin Foster MP received a compensation payment of £7,920 when he left Government on 25 October 2022. Katherine Fletcher MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when she left Government on 26 October 2022. Jesse Norman MP received a compensation payment of £7,920 when he left Government on 13 November 2023. |
Parliamentary Research |
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Countering Islamic State/Daesh in Africa, Syria and Iraq 2025 - CBP-9613
Mar. 18 2025 Found: The then UK Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, said that “about a third” of these attacks involved UK |
Rough sleeping in England: Causes and statistics - CBP-10173
Jan. 20 2025 Found: publication of the rough sleeper counts in July 2010, the new Housing Minister at that time, Grant Shapps |
What is the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)? - CBP-10143
Nov. 14 2024 Found: Grant Shapps MP, then Secretary of State for Defence, told the Commons in September 2023 that the |
Support for Veterans: Policy overview - CBP-10130
Nov. 05 2024 Found: In the foreword, the then Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, said the report “paints a shocking and shameful |
Armed Forces pay 2024/25 - CBP-10071
Aug. 02 2024 Found: recruit and retain suitably qualified people.12 In his letter instructing the 202 4/25 review, Grant Shapps |
Sanctions against countries supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine - CBP-10048
Jul. 17 2024 Found: The US did not, however, share the assessment of the former UK Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, who |
International affairs and defence: Parliamentary debates and statements in the 2023-24 session - CBP-10039
Jul. 10 2024 Found: has considered the situation in the Red Sea (See also Ministerial correction ) Lead Member: Grant Shapps |
2023/24 Israel-Hamas conflict: US, UN, EU and regional response - CBP-10007
May. 15 2024 Found: American casualties, including three deaths in action.221 On 5 February the UK Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps |
Bill Documents |
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Oct. 18 2024
Employment Rights Bill 2024-25 Employment Rights Bill 2024-26 Briefing papers Found: If it passes, the next Labour Government will repeal it. ” 188 The then Business Secretary, Grant Shapps |
Department Publications - Transparency |
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Thursday 30th January 2025
Ministry of Defence Source Page: MOD: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to December 2024 Document: (webpage) Found: of Hospitality Received Accompanied by Guest Andrew Murrison 2024-01-30 ADS Group Ltd Dinner No Grant Shapps |
Thursday 30th January 2025
Ministry of Defence Source Page: MOD: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to December 2024 Document: (webpage) Found: Individual or Organisation that offered hospitality Type of Hospitality Received Accompanied by Guest Grant Shapps |
Thursday 30th January 2025
Ministry of Defence Source Page: MOD: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to December 2024 Document: (webpage) Found: Minister Date Name of Individual or Organisation Purpose of Meeting Grant Shapps Nil Return Nil Return |
Tuesday 30th July 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Ministry of Defence annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP (to 30 August 2023)Secretary of State for Defence 0 of 1 The Rt Hon Grant Shapps |
Department Publications - Guidance |
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Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: UK/Australia: Agreement for Defence and Security Cooperation [CS Australia No.1/2025] Document: (PDF) Found: the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: GRANT SHAPPS |
Thursday 19th December 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Convention on the Establishment of the "Global Combat Air Programme – GCAP International Government Organisation" [TS No.98/2024] Document: (PDF) Found: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland GUIDO CROSETTO KAMIKAWA YOKO GRANT SHAPPS |
Department Publications - Statistics |
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Thursday 9th January 2025
Department for Transport Source Page: Active Travel Fund tranche 2: stage 2 process evaluation Document: (PDF) Found: This followed direction from DfT Ministers (letter of 16 October 2020 from Grant Shapps) to ensure that |
Monday 29th July 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body: Fifty-Third Report 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: Yours ever, RT HON GRANT SHAPPS MP 127 Appendix 5 AFPRB VISITS Our evidence base for |
Department Publications - News and Communications |
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Monday 9th September 2024
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Trelavour Downs, Cornwall: Section 35 Direction, Planning Act 2008 Document: (PDF) Found: (iv) The former Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Grant Shapps said: “Today’s inv |
Tuesday 21st May 2024
Department for Education Source Page: Children at heart of D-Day 80 with ultimate history lesson Document: Children at heart of D-Day 80 with ultimate history lesson (webpage) Found: Onboard, they met Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, learned more |
Friday 17th May 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: General Sharon Nesmith appointed new Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Document: General Sharon Nesmith appointed new Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (webpage) Found: Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed that His Majesty The King has approved the new appointment |
Thursday 16th May 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: 30,000 forces families helped to buy own home with life-changing government support Document: 30,000 forces families helped to buy own home with life-changing government support (webpage) Found: Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, said: Getting onto the housing ladder is an aspiration for so many |
Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation |
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Aug. 05 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Source Page: Planning guidance: letters to chief planning officers Document: Letter about design and planning (20 May 2011) (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: However, Housing Mini ster Grant Shapps recently confirmed his support for the Design Council to take |
Non-Departmental Publications - Statistics |
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Jul. 29 2024
Armed Forces' Pay Review Body Source Page: Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body: Fifty-Third Report 2024 Document: (PDF) Statistics Found: Yours ever, RT HON GRANT SHAPPS MP 127 Appendix 5 AFPRB VISITS Our evidence base for |
Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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May. 17 2024
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Source Page: UK aid delivered to Gaza shore Document: UK aid delivered to Gaza shore (webpage) News and Communications Found: Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said: The newly operational pier off the coast of Gaza will enable truckloads |
Deposited Papers |
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Monday 10th June 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 28/05/2024 from Grant Shapps MP to Jeremy Quin MP regarding the Royal Navy and shipbuilding: Multi Role Support Ships, and Landing Platform Docks. 2p. Document: Multi_Role_Support_Programme-PQ_Jeremy_Quin_MP.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 28/05/2024 from Grant Shapps MP to Jeremy Quin MP regarding the Royal Navy and shipbuilding |
Tuesday 21st May 2024
Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 13/05/2024 from Grant Shapps MP to Jason McCartney MP regarding a question concerning military equipment support for Ukraine, as raised following an oral statement on defence spending. 2p. Document: 20240513_Support_to_Ukraine_MSU_4-1-2-1_SofS_to_Jason_McCartney_MP.pdf (PDF) Found: Letter dated 13/05/2024 from Grant Shapps MP to Jason McCartney MP regarding a question concerning military |
Scottish Government Publications |
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Tuesday 26th November 2024
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate Source Page: European Union gene editing rules documentation: EIR release Document: EIR 202400437152 - Information Released - Annex A (PDF) Found: Truss & leader of the House of Commons Penny Mord aunt, as well as former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps |
Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Source Page: UK Government's Minimum Service Levels: FOI release Document: FOI 2024004140282 - Information Released - Annex (PDF) Found: The Secretary of State, Grant Shapps , has made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions |
Thursday 16th May 2024
Culture and Major Events Directorate Source Page: Correspondence regarding public energy company and other various topics: FOI release Document: FOI 202400391851 - Information Released - Annex 1 (PDF) Found: Energy Secretary Grant Shapps maintained his attack on Labour's oil and gas plans, calling the speech |
Welsh Government Publications |
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Thursday 16th January 2025
Source Page: Ministerial meetings and engagements Document: Ministerial meetings and engagements October to December 2022 (ODS) Found: 2022-12-14 00:00:00 Cyfarfod/Meeting Visitor Economy Forum 2022-12-14 00:00:00 Cyfarfod/Meeting Grant Shapps |
Monday 30th October 2023
Source Page: Draft Budget 2023 to 2024 Document: Ministers' written evidence to Senedd scrutiny committees on allocations within each MEG (PDF) Found: Tata Steel at a senior level to understand its latest thinking and look forward to dialogue with Grant Shapps |
Tuesday 28th March 2023
Source Page: Written Statement: Cost of Living - Energy Crisis (28 March 2023) Document: Written Statement: Cost of Living - Energy Crisis (28 March 2023) (webpage) Found: Most recently I wrote to Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for the Department for Energy, Security and |
Friday 24th April 2020
Source Page: Statement on Holyhead Port Document: Statement on Holyhead Port (webpage) Found: I have again written to the UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today to press the case for Holyhead. |
Tuesday 26th November 2019
Source Page: Written Statement: The Public Services Vehicle Accessibility (PSVAR) Regulations 2000 (26 November 2019) Document: Written Statement: The Public Services Vehicle Accessibility (PSVAR) Regulations 2000 (26 November 2019) (webpage) Found: Grant Shapps MP, on the impact of the Regulations on learner transport I am pleased to be able to report |
Welsh Senedd Research |
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Scrutinising the Welsh Government on the cost of living
Friday 24th March 2023 www.senedd.wales Welsh Parliament Senedd Research Scrutinising the Welsh Government’s response to cost of living pressures Research Briefing March 2023 The Welsh Parliament is the democratically elected body that represents the interests of Wales... Found: The then UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Grant Shapps MP, wrote |
Regulated Mobile Home Sites (Wales) Bill
Tuesday 23rd September 2014 Bill summary Regulated Mobile Home Sites (Wales) Bill November 2012 Research Service The National Assembly for Wales is the democratically elected body that represents the interests of Wales and its people, makes laws for Wales and holds the Wels... Found: managing park home sites. 19 The Committee specifically disagreed with the UK Housing minister, Grant Shapps |
Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Bill - Bill Summary paper
Wednesday 11th June 2014 Bill Summary Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Bill January 2012 Research Service The National Assembly for Wales is the democratically elected body that represents the interests of Wales and its people, makes laws for Wales and holds the Welsh Go... Found: of byelaws, 2008 [accessed 6 January 2012] 4 Department for Communities and Local Government, Grant Shapps |
Regulated Mobile Home Sites (Wales) Bill - Bill Summary
Wednesday 11th June 2014 Bill summary Regulated Mobile Home Sites (Wales) Bill November 2012 Research Service The National Assembly for Wales is the democratically elected body that represents the interests of Wales and its people, makes laws for Wales and holds the Wels... Found: managing park home sites. 19 The Committee specifically disagreed with the UK Housing minister, Grant Shapps |
Welsh Senedd Debates |
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7. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Economic policy
None speech (None words) Wednesday 12th June 2024 - None |
1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language
None speech (None words) Wednesday 1st May 2024 - None |
1. Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
None speech (None words) Wednesday 13th September 2023 - None |
1. Joint item with the Welsh Youth Parliament
None speech (None words) Wednesday 21st June 2023 - None |
4. Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Cost of Living
None speech (None words) Tuesday 23rd May 2023 - None |
6. Debate on the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Report—Scrutiny of the Welsh Government’s Accounts 2020-21
None speech (None words) Wednesday 26th April 2023 - None |
3. Decarbonisation of the steel industry in South Wales - evidence session with Trade Unions
None speech (None words) Wednesday 26th April 2023 - None |
1. Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
None speech (None words) Wednesday 29th March 2023 - None |
2. Cost of Living
None speech (None words) Friday 24th March 2023 - None |
5. Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Prepayment meters and energy advice services
None speech (None words) Wednesday 22nd March 2023 - None |
1. Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
None speech (None words) Wednesday 1st March 2023 - None |
4. Topical Questions
None speech (None words) Wednesday 1st March 2023 - None |
3. Topical Questions
None speech (None words) Wednesday 8th February 2023 - None |
2. Business Statement and Announcement
None speech (None words) Tuesday 31st January 2023 - None |
10. Short Debate: Supporting people in a cost-of-living crisis
None speech (None words) Wednesday 25th January 2023 - None |
1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
None speech (None words) Wednesday 18th January 2023 - None |
2. Welsh Government's Draft Budget for 2023-24 (spending in relation to justice) and general scrutiny: Evidence Session with Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
None speech (None words) Monday 16th January 2023 - None |
5. Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Cost of Living
None speech (None words) Tuesday 10th January 2023 - None |
1. Questions to the Minister for Economy
None speech (None words) Wednesday 14th December 2022 - None |
4. Cost of doing business
None speech (None words) Wednesday 7th December 2022 - None |
1. Questions to the First Minister
None speech (None words) Tuesday 22nd November 2022 - None |
1. Questions to the First Minister
None speech (None words) Tuesday 21st June 2022 - None |
6. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Ukraine
None speech (None words) Wednesday 9th March 2022 - None |
3. Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Update on the Metro
None speech (None words) Wednesday 20th October 2021 - None |
3. Issues related to the UK's withdrawal from the European Union
None speech (None words) Thursday 11th February 2021 - None |
1. Questions to the Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales
None speech (None words) Wednesday 27th January 2021 - None |
1. Questions to the Minister for Economy and Transport
None speech (None words) Wednesday 4th December 2019 - None |
Welsh Senedd Speeches |
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Wed 12 Jun 2024
No Department None 7. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Economic policy <p>Thank you. The cruel reign of the punitive workhouse model was eroded and lost and dumped because of this social network welfare net, and the destruction of that welfare net has delivered us today high rates of poverty, particularly of child poverty in Wales, as a result of the direct Conservative dismantling of such. These scars and the impacts of grinding poverty will be with us all for the foreseeable future, and I remain embarrassed and appalled that the UN rapporteur for the disabled and children deeply criticised this UK Government on its regressive choices, which severely deepened inequality across the UK, and that is a fact. Food price levels are quantitively higher than just three years ago, and still rising, as are household bills for utilities and rent and mortgages and debt, VAT on children's clothes and sanitary products, with real wages barely above what they were in 2010. And, indeed, analysis by the Resolution Foundation evidences that real household disposable income per head in the UK is now below even the pre-pandemic level by the end of last year. And this has led to the Trussell Trust being forced to provide record numbers of food parcels and Citizens Advice providing record numbers of people with debt advice. We are the UK's food-bank-reliant nation as the UK Government reneges on its No. 1 function, and that is to protect its people. Households and businesses still face the highest interest rates for over 16 years, hampering badly needed business investment and placing more pressure on household finances.</p> |