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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Mar 2026
Palliative Care

"Palliative and end-of-life care is one of the clearest tests of a health and care system. It is about whether people can live their final months, weeks or days with dignity, comfort and choice, and whether families are supported, rather than left to cope alone. It should never be a …..."
Mary Kelly Foy - View Speech

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Written Question
Universal Credit: Fraud
Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Asked by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit fraud prosecutions were (a) withdrawn by his Department and (b) dismissed by a judge before trial in each of the last three financial years; and if he will provide a breakdown of these cases by (i) region and (ii) the primary reason recorded for the withdrawal of the prosecution.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) do not make decisions on whether to prosecute individuals and cannot make the decision to withdraw a prosecution. The DWP will complete the investigation and when appropriate hand the case files to the Crown Prosecution Service (Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service for Scotland), who will make the decision on whether to prosecute.

Written Question
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Asked by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of its internal review process for fraud investigations in cases where a claimant provides evidence of (a) identity and (b) location that contradicts the Department's initial findings.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department has robust investigation processes in place to address allegations of identity and residency fraud. The Department is also bringing in additional inspection of our end-to-end investigations following the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 through His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire Rescue Services (HMICFRS) in England and Wales and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMICS) in Scotland.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"T2. I truly welcome the reform to SEND provision, but, with some schools already making redundancies because of funding, I echo the concerns of teaching unions that the recently announced inclusion grant is too small; it equates to one part-time teaching assistant for the average primary school and two TAs …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
2 Mar 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 327 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 410
Division Vote (Commons)
23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 284 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 286
Division Vote (Commons)
23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 282 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 361 Noes - 84
Division Vote (Commons)
23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 276 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 280
Division Vote (Commons)
23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 271 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 156 Noes - 273
Division Vote (Commons)
23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 270 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 161 Noes - 272