Information between 3rd May 2025 - 13th May 2025
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Division Votes |
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7 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 283 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 287 |
7 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 287 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 160 Noes - 294 |
7 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 288 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 97 Noes - 363 |
7 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Richard Burgon voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 292 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 76 Noes - 295 |
Speeches |
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Richard Burgon speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Richard Burgon contributed 2 speeches (142 words) Monday 12th May 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
Richard Burgon speeches from: Personal Independence Payment: Disabled People
Richard Burgon contributed 1 speech (208 words) Wednesday 7th May 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Work and Pensions |
Written Answers |
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Health: Employment
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Monday 12th May 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of potential additional costs to his Department of the provisions outlined in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published in March 2025. Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Government is committed to championing the rights of disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, and our mission-driven approach relies on regular cross-Government collaboration. The Department of Health and Social Care is working with the Department for Work and Pensions to understand the impacts of the Green Paper and the associated consultation, and will continue to do so as the package is developed in detail. |
Personal Independence Payment
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Tuesday 13th May 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who (a) receive and (b) will receive (i) the daily living allowance and (ii) the enhanced Personal Independence Payment after the measures in her Pathways to Work Green Paper are enacted. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
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Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Tuesday 13th May 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with disability organisations on the impact of (a) eligibility changes to Personal Independence Payment and (b) freezing the Universal Credit health element. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) We urgently need reform to stop people from falling into inactivity, to restore public trust and fairness in the system, and to protect disabled people. That is why we are bringing forward some reforms in a Bill, including the changes to PIP eligibility and Universal Credit rates. It is right that we do this via Primary Legislation so that Parliament can fully debate and vote on these changes.
As we develop detailed proposals for change, we will continue to consider the potential impacts of reforms. We are consulting on how best we can support those who might lose entitlement to PIP, including how to make sure health and eligible care needs are met. We have also launched a wider review of the PIP assessment, which I shall lead, which will bring together a range of experts, stakeholders and people with lived experience to consider how best to do this.
As we make changes to Universal Credit, we will ensure that we protect the incomes of the most severely disabled people, so they can live with dignity and security, while supporting those who can work to do so. Existing Universal Credit claims will also be protected by holding the health top up (LCWRA) steady in cash terms, while they will also benefit from the new higher standard allowance.
This government strongly values the input of disabled people and representative organisations. Ahead of the formal consultation for the Green Paper, we have engaged with a number of disability organisations and other stakeholders, and we will continue to explore ways of engaging with disabled people and their representatives. We are now also hosting virtual and in-person public consultation events across the country to further facilitate input and voices of disabled people and stakeholders on the Pathways to Work Green Paper consultation directly.
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Personal Independence Payment
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Tuesday 13th May 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of disabled people who receive the standard rate of Personal Independence Payments and are expected to no longer receive PIP following the changes to eligibility. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) By the time the proposed changes take effect in November 2026, it is expected that there will be 3.6 million working age people claiming PIP or Disability Living Allowance. The assessment of the Office for Budget Responsibility is that 370,000 claimants at implementation in November 2026 will lose their entitlement by 2029-30, or just over 10% of the PIP caseload in 2026-27. |
Social Security Benefits: Health
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Monday 12th May 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's estimate that there will be an additional 250,000 people in relative poverty after housing costs in 2029-30 as a result of modelled changes to social security on levels of health inequalities; and whether she plans to publish a health impact assessment. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The figure referred to does not take account of increased employment as a result of the Green Paper changes, or of other initiatives such as the forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy. Further information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, alongside information published at the Spring Statement. Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper - GOV.UK A further programme of analysis to support development of the proposals in the Green Paper will be developed and undertaken in the coming months.
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Personal Independence Payment
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Monday 12th May 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Personal Independence Payments recipients do not meet four points on a single descriptor for (a) arthritis, (b) cardiovascular diseases, (c) respiratory diseases, (d) multiple sclerosis and neuropathic diseases, (e) cancer, (f) cerebral palsy and neurological muscular diseases and (g) psychotic disorders. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The information you requested can be found in Table 2.28 in the Pathways to Work: Evidence Pack: Chapter 2. |
Social Security Benefits: Reform
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Monday 12th May 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to launch a public consultation on the measures outlined in Annex A of her Department's Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The Pathways to Work Green Paper set out our plans and proposals for reform to health and disability benefits and employment support. This includes some urgently needed reforms to PIP eligibility and Universal Credit rates that are not subject to consultation but on which Parliament will fully debate and vote. We included these changes in the Green Paper to allow readers to see the proposals in wider context and so they can provide more informed views.
The Green Paper does consult on many key elements of the reform package, including employment support and Access to Work, which are at the centre of our plans to improve the system for disabled people. We hope that a wide range of voices will respond to the consultation, and we are holding a programme of public consultation events across the country to help facilitate input.
We are also developing other ways to facilitate the involvement of stakeholders and disabled people in our reforms. In addition to the consultation itself, we will establish ‘collaboration committees’ that bring groups of people together for specific work areas and our wider review of the PIP assessment will bring together a range of experts, stakeholders and people with lived experience. |
Personal Independence Payment
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) Monday 12th May 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Personal Independence Payments on helping disabled people into work. Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) The Pathways to Work Green Paper sets out our plans for reform to stop people from falling into inactivity, restore trust and fairness in the system and protect disabled people. The Office of Budget Responsibility has committed to produce an assessment of the labour market impacts of the proposals in the Pathways to Work Green Paper at the time of the autumn budget. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper has been published here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’(opens in a new tab). A further programme of analysis to support development of the proposals in the Green Paper will be developed and undertaken in the coming months. |
Early Day Motions Signed |
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Wednesday 21st May Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Wednesday 21st May 2025 42 signatures (Most recent: 23 May 2025) Tabled by: Zarah Sultana (Independent - Coventry South) That this House calls on the Government to immediately suspend all arms exports to Israel in line with majority public opinion and urgently provide full transparency over Britain’s military relationship with Israel considering new evidence of significantly increased military shipments during the war on Gaza; notes a new report evidencing … |
Tuesday 6th May Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 20th May 2025 Better Jobs, Better Services campaign 34 signatures (Most recent: 22 May 2025)Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside) That this House notes that the Government has committed to oversee the biggest wave of insourcing for a generation; welcomes the RMT’s new Better Jobs, Better Services campaign, calling for an end to outsourcing of essential rail services such as cleaning, station staffing, catering, security, infrastructure and engineering across the … |
Tuesday 13th May Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 19th May 2025 Reductions to CrossCountry trains catering services 25 signatures (Most recent: 22 May 2025)Tabled by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central) That this House is concerned that CrossCountry trains is the latest passenger train operator to announce cuts to the provision of on-board catering services on long-distance rail services; is further concerned that these short-sighted cuts risks hundreds of railway jobs, while pushing passengers away from the railway network; notes that … |
Friday 16th May Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 19th May 2025 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 31 signatures (Most recent: 22 May 2025)Tabled by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West) That this House recognises 17 May as the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia; further recognises the concern and fear that many LGBTQ+ people have felt in recent years, particularly in the trans community, despite the progress made in securing rights and protections for LGBTQ+ people in law; notes … |
Friday 16th May Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 19th May 2025 23 signatures (Most recent: 22 May 2025) Tabled by: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat - Newbury) That this House recognises the profound impact of dementia on both those living with the condition and their loved ones; commends the work of the Alzheimer's Society in establishing Dementia Action Week to encourage people experiencing signs of dementia to seek vital help and support; applauds the initiatives of Thatcham … |
Monday 7th April Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 19th May 2025 Securing habitat for endangered swifts and other cavity nesting birds 41 signatures (Most recent: 22 May 2025)Tabled by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West) This House notes with concern the dramatic decline in the breeding population of swifts whose numbers have dropped by 60% since 1995; recognises that the loss of natural nesting habitat for swifts and other cavity nesting birds has meant that four species of these birds are now on the International … |
Wednesday 14th May Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Thursday 15th May 2025 Import of goods from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 28 signatures (Most recent: 20 May 2025)Tabled by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) That this House notes that the International Court of Justice has called for all states to abstain from entering into economic or trade dealings with Israel concerning the Occupied Palestinian Territory or parts thereof which may entrench its unlawful presence in the territory and to take steps to prevent trade … |
Wednesday 8th January Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Tuesday 13th May 2025 32 signatures (Most recent: 22 May 2025) Tabled by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion) That this House notes that many local authorities and other public authorities use pesticides to manage unwanted vegetation in public places such as parks and green spaces, streets, school grounds, churchyards, train stations and car parks; is concerned that the most commonly used pesticide in urban areas is glyphosate, which … |
Monday 12th May Richard Burgon signed this EDM on Monday 12th May 2025 Future of the UK baking industry 21 signatures (Most recent: 20 May 2025)Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford) That this House notes with concern recent media reports that Associated British Foods, parent company of Allied Bakeries which produces Kingsmill bread, are in talks over a potential merger with Hovis, owned by Endless LLP; further notes that this comes as a response to reports of unsustainable losses in the … |
Bill Documents |
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May. 12 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 12 May 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Zarah Sultana Olivia Blake Ian Byrne Rachael Maskell Kim Johnson Ellie Chowns Carla Denyer Richard Burgon |
May. 12 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 12 May 2025 - large print Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Zarah Sultana Olivia Blake Ian Byrne Rachael Maskell Kim Johnson Ellie Chowns Carla Denyer Richard Burgon |
May. 09 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 9 May 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Claire Hanna Nadia Whittome Rachael Maskell Ms Stella Creasy Rosie Duffield Imran Hussain Richard Burgon |
May. 07 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 7 May 2025 Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Bell Ribeiro-Addy Jeremy Corbyn Nadia Whittome Andy McDonald Grahame Morris Ian Lavery Richard Burgon |
May. 07 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 7 May 2025 Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Bell Ribeiro-Addy Jeremy Corbyn Nadia Whittome Andy McDonald Grahame Morris Ian Lavery Richard Burgon |
May. 07 2025
Report Stage Proceedings as at 7 May 2025 Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Bell Ribeiro-Addy Jeremy Corbyn Nadia Whittome Andy McDonald Grahame Morris Ian Lavery Richard Burgon |