Parliamentary Activity Feed - Thangam Debbonaire MP

Us Troop Withdrawal from Northern Syria

Commons debates

The Minister rightly says he is proud of DFID’s support in the region and he rightly speaks of the vulnerable persons resettlement scheme, but that is 20,000 people from Syria over the...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Tempting as it is to ask the Leader of the House whether he will change the Order Paper for Tuesday and bring the Agriculture Bill, the Fisheries Bill or any of the other missing Bills back into...

EU (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act: Implementation

Attorney General

Thangam Debbonaire made a speech in the House of Commons

EU (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act: Implementation

Attorney General

Thangam Debbonaire made a speech in the House of Commons

Notwithstanding all that, I am going to ask the Attorney General a nice yes-no question. The Act requires the Prime Minister to ask for an extension unless Parliament has agreed a withdrawal...

EU (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act: Implementation

Attorney General

Thangam Debbonaire made a speech in the House of Commons

What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the implementation of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019.

Leaving the EU: Creative Industries

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Thangam Debbonaire made a speech in the House of Commons

I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Will the Minister guarantee that musicians and others in the creative industries, with their roadies and their...

Leaving the EU: Creative Industries

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Thangam Debbonaire made a speech in the House of Commons

What assessment her Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the UK’s creative, digital and media industries in the last three months.

Domestic Abuse Bill

Commons debates

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Romsey and Southampton North (Caroline Nokes) and others—especially my hon. Friend the Member for Canterbury (Rosie Duffield), who is...

Forced Migration

Oral Answers to Questions - International Development

Thangam Debbonaire made a speech in the House of Commons

Refugee settlement is one way to allow people to secure a safe and legal route to a safe country if they are classified as refugees by the United Nations. DFID funds and supports that, but there...

Forced Migration

Oral Answers to Questions - International Development

Thangam Debbonaire made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps the Government are taking to help reduce the number of people who are forced to migrate.

No-Deal Brexit: Short Positions Against the Pound

Commons debates

Does the Minister not understand that my constituents in Bristol West are smart enough to spot the hypocrisy of Members on the Treasury Bench telling us that we should vote for a deal when,...

International Climate Action

Commons debates

The Secretary of State told my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy) that she could not answer her question because it was a matter for DEFRA, which I understand. Will she...

Prime Minister's Update

Commons debates

In the last two hours and seven minutes, the Prime Minister has mocked us, belittled us, told us that it is his way or nothing, and used language that he knows incites fear. He has patronised us,...

Cabinet Office: Brexit

Thangam Debbonaire received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings his Department has had with Bristol City Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the...

Wales Office: Brexit

Thangam Debbonaire received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings his Department has had with Bristol City Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.

Seed Potatoes

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Thangam Debbonaire received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of businesses involved in the (a) production, (b) distribution, (c)...

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Thangam Debbonaire received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Statutory Instruments (a) laid and (b) proposed by his Department in relation to...

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Thangam Debbonaire received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings her Department has had with Bristol City Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a...

Department for Education: Brexit

Department for Education

Thangam Debbonaire received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings his Department has had with Bristol City Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.

Boarding Schools: Special Educational Needs

Department for Education

Thangam Debbonaire received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provision is being made for former pupils of St Christopher's residential school for children with special educational needs in Bristol who have...