6 APPG memberships (as of 30 May 2024)
Council Housing, Electric Vehicles, Motor, Pubs, Small and Micro Business, SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders28 Former APPG memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Air Ambulances, Anti-Social Behaviour, Belt and Road Initiative and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Business Support and Engagement, Chalk Streams, Clean Quarrying, Climate Change, County, Cycling, Cycling and Walking, Down Syndrome, Fatherhood, Football Supporters, Healthcare Infrastructure, Lebanon, Mental Health, Morocco, One Belt One Road and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Palestine, Parks and Green Spaces, Polar Regions, School Food, Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention, Theatre, Town Centres, Ukraine, Video Games and EsportsDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Sparring Partners
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(2 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(2 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
Matt Western has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLatest EDMs signed by Matt Western
P&O Ferries and DP World
Tabled by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)That this House condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision of P&O Ferries to fire 800 staff without notice or consultation with their trade unions, the RMT and Nautilus; demands the immediate reinstatement of the sacked workers; condemns their replacement with agency workers earning as little as £1.80 per …
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 87
Scottish National Party: 12
Independent: 10
Liberal Democrat: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Campaign to secure the future of the Covid Memorial Wall
Tabled by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester Rusholme)That this House welcomes the creation of the Covid Memorial Wall on Albert Embankment by Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice; notes that this memorial now includes over 150,000 hand-painted hearts to symbolise all those who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic; praises the work of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for …
(Most recent: 21 Feb 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 92
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 10
Independent: 9
Conservative: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Matt Western, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Matt Western has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Matt Western has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
2 Bills introduced by Matt Western
A Bill to introduce a presumption in planning decision-making against approving quarry development in close proximity to settlements; to require the risks of proposed quarrying sites to health and the environment, including through silica dust, to be assessed as part of the planning process; to make provision about the use of quarries for waste disposal; and for connected purposes.
Friday 6th May 2022
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to limit bus drivers on local routes to driving for no more than 56 hours in any one week and 90 hours in any two consecutive weeks; and for connected purposes.
8 Bills co-sponsored by Matt Western
Planning (Quarries) Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Paul Holmes (Con)
Digital Devices (Access for Next of Kin) Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Ian Paisley (DUP)
Welfare (Terminal Illness) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Jessica Morden (Lab)
Disabled Facilities Grants (Review) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Liz Twist (Lab)
Ground Rents (Leasehold Properties) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Eddie Hughes (Con)
Unauthorised Encampments Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Toby Perkins (Lab)
Packaging (Extended Producer Responsibility) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Anna McMorrin (Lab)
National Health Service Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Eleanor Smith (Lab)
Latest 1 Written Question
(View all written questions)In response to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the UK Government established three Ukraine visa schemes to provide temporary sanctuary to displaced Ukrainians and their families. Those granted under the schemes have the right to work, rent or study and access to benefits and services for the full duration of their permission.
The Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme is due to open for applications in advance of the expiry of the first Ukraine scheme visas in early 2025, providing the same rights and access to benefits and services that individuals on the existing Ukraine schemes have.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)