Syrian Refugees

Debate between Meg Munn and John Bercow

Wednesday 29th January 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I hope that others will have studied that textbook.

[Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op)]

I commend the Secretary of State for International Development for her regular updates to MPs. I ask the Home Secretary and the Foreign Secretary to work together so that we get regular updates on what is happening, including the total number of refugees and the progress of the scheme so that hon. Members who are concerned about what is happening can be kept up to date regularly.

Heart Surgery (Leeds)

Debate between Meg Munn and John Bercow

Monday 15th April 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

The hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull East (Karl Turner) is a very excitable fellow—he might remind some people of his predecessor in the House in that respect.

[Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op)]

A baby born with a heart condition in Sheffield who needs a complex intervention would normally go to Leeds. One of the concerns about the Safe and Sustainable review was that children from my constituency would have had to travel further. The decision to suspend the Leeds unit created that very situation. The Secretary of State needs to acknowledge that children could, as it turns out, have been put at risk unnecessarily by closing a unit that was in fact safe, because they would have had to travel further, which for very ill babies is a risk in itself. At the heart of this has been a lack of transparency and a failure to put information into the public domain. I have had to table parliamentary questions to try to get information about what is happening. Nobody wants an unsafe situation. Will the Secretary of State now commit to complete transparency in respect of all the information?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Meg Munn and John Bercow

Tuesday 27th November 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Last but not least, Meg Munn.

[Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op)]

Is the Secretary of State disappointed by the low number of GPs who have come forward to take on accounting officer roles in clinical commissioning groups, and can he say why he thinks that is?

Bovine TB and Badger Control

Debate between Meg Munn and John Bercow

Tuesday 23rd October 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. A very large number of hon. and right hon. Members are seeking to catch my eye. I am keen to accommodate them, as this is a hugely significant matter, but if I am to do so, economy from Back Benchers and Front Benchers alike would greatly assist.

[Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op)]

In July 2011, Natural England estimated that there would be 3,300 badgers in each 350 sq km cull area, using data from the randomised badger cull trial, yet DEFRA used the figure of only 1,300 badgers for each 350 sq km area. Why did DEFRA get the figures so badly wrong?

Speaker’s Statement

Debate between Meg Munn and John Bercow

Wednesday 30th June 2010 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I am grateful to the Home Secretary for what she has said, and I will take—[Interruption.] Order. I will take no points of order on that matter.

[Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op)]

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. On Tuesday 22 June the Deputy Prime Minister told the House that he was due to meet with the chief executive of Sheffield Forgemasters the following Friday. I understand that no such meeting took place. Can you inform me how the Deputy Prime Minister can set the record straight?

[Mr Speaker]

It is not a responsibility of the Chair—[Interruption.] Order. The House really must calm down; otherwise it gives a very bad impression to the public who take an interest in our proceedings. A commitment may or may not have been made. The matter is important and the hon. Lady has registered her concern forcefully on behalf of her constituents. The matter is on the record—and I suspect that she will pass copies of the record to those in her constituency interested in it—but it is not a matter for the Chair.