Sarah Russell
Labour - Congleton
3,387 (6.8%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 4th July 2024
Division 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
(3 debate interactions)
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(2 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
(2 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(4 debate contributions)
(3 debate contributions)
(2 debate contributions)
(2 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(466 words contributed)
Congleton Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 105,553 signatures (0.12%)
of 105,553 signatures (0.12%)
of 45,773 signatures (0.17%)
Latest EDMs signed by Sarah Russell
Pension credit threshold
Tabled by: Mike Amesbury (Independent - Runcorn and Helsby)That this House notes that the current threshold of pension support to open the gate way of winter fuel allowance is too low; further notes the need to change the cliff-edge nature of the pension credit threshold; and calls upon the Government to capture the gateway support for those citizens …
(Most recent: 30 Oct 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 23
Independent: 7
Green Party: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Sarah Russell, 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.
Sarah Russell has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Sarah Russell has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
Sarah Russell has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Sarah Russell has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 1 Written Question
(View all written questions)There is no plan to assess the potential impact of the Minimum Income Floor specifically for self-employed childminders on Universal Credit.
The department does not systematically collect data about the sector self-employed customers work in. Universal Credit treats all forms and sectors of self-employment in the same way, focusing on the level of the customer’s earnings rather than the sector. There is no link between the sector that a customer works in and the level of their Minimum Income Floor.
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)