Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Neil O'Brien and Jo Churchill

Monday 18th March 2024 Commons Chamber

[Neil O’Brien (Harborough) (Con)]

T7. For many years, the Department published statistics giving a breakdown of welfare claims by nationality. Although the Department still has the data, it no longer publishes the statistics. Will the Minister look again at that, and start publishing those important statistics once again?

[Jo Churchill]

I thank my hon. Friend, but I would like to inform him that at the moment there are no plans to recommence the publication of those statistics.

Medicines and Medical Devices Bill (First sitting)

Debate between Neil O'Brien and Jo Churchill

Committee stage & Committee Debate: 1st sitting: House of Commons
Monday 8th June 2020 Public Bill Committees

[Jo Churchill]

As I said, I am willing to write to the Minister for Asia and the Pacific to explore this matter further, but I am afraid at this point that is all I can commit to.

[Neil O'Brien (Harborough) (Con)]

The hon. Member for St Helens South and Whiston made a hugely important and impassioned point, and I strongly support her. Will the Minister undertake to circulate her letter to members of the Committee?

[Jo Churchill]

Yes, of course, I will be happy to inform the Committee when I write to the Minister for Asia and the Pacific, if hon. Members would find that helpful. We heard from the hon. Member for St Helens South and Whiston, and I am sure we all read the pack she sent at the weekend about the trade in human organs, which is truly heinous.