Parliamentary Activity Feed - Thangam Debbonaire MP

EU Exit Negotiations

Commons debates

This is a very divided country, and with the rise of the far right, we should be reaching out across differences, not narrowing down and looking only at our own sides. I have sought out and...

Automotive Industry

International Trade

Thangam Debbonaire made a speech in the House of Commons

The Minister says that he will support all measures to help the supply chain, including small businesses in my constituency, but can he guarantee that he and the Secretary of State will still be...

Democratic Republic of Congo: Torture

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the the use of torture in that...

Access to Legal Aid

Oral Answers to Questions - Justice

Thangam Debbonaire made a speech in the House of Commons

Investing in high-quality legal advice for asylum seekers at an early stage is critical if we are not subsequently to waste large amounts of public money supporting failed asylum seekers who...

Bus Services: Concessions

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has undertaken on the effect of recent reductions to funding for concessionary bus passes on adults with (a) learning...

Children: Maintenance

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the level of successful collections of child maintenance for (a) employed payees and (b) self...

Refugees: Families

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Oral contribution of 25 October 2015 on Immigration: DNA Tests, Official Report, column 467. whether he plans to...

Universal Credit

Commons debates

Child poverty and street homelessness are both going up, so I would like the Secretary of State to put on record her prediction for the future under the new universal credit system. Will child...

Leaving the Eu: Rights of EU Citizens

Commons debates

Telling people that they are welcome just sounds hollow, given the terrible treatment meted out to Commonwealth citizens who were also once told that they were welcome but who did not have...

General provision connected with payments to farmers and other beneficiaries

Agriculture Bill

Thangam Debbonaire made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Domestic Abuse Victims

Attorney General

Thangam Debbonaire made a speech in the House of Commons

Prosecuting cases of domestic violence is only possible if the police have sufficient officers and resources, so what conversations did the Solicitor General or Attorney General have with the...

Points of Order

Commons debates

In helping my constituent C to push the Child Maintenance Service to pursue the well-off but self-employed father of her two young children, I tabled a written parliamentary question about the...

Points of Order

Commons debates

On a point of order, Mr Speaker.

Secretary of State’s powers to give financial assistance

Agriculture Bill

Thangam Debbonaire made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Syria: Civilians

Oral Answers to Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Thangam Debbonaire made a speech in the House of Commons

I am grateful to the Minister for that response, but could he take this a little bit further and tell us what conversations he is having with his counterparts in other countries to ensure that...

Nuclear Treaty: Us Withdrawal

Commons debates

Mr Speaker, you know that I am by nature a conviction optimist, but my optimism—and, more importantly, that of my constituents in Bristol West, who turned to me over the weekend for hope...

Topical Questions

Exiting the European Union

Thangam Debbonaire made a speech in the House of Commons

We hear a lot of fighting talk from the Front Bench, but what attempt are the Government making to heal the terrible divisions that still scar our country, and what attempt are they making to...

Asylum Seekers: Right to Work

Westminster Hall debates

The Minister is being incredibly generous. On that point, I welcome her commitment to more holistic schemes. Does she therefore agree that if we want to prevent dangerous journeys, one of the...

Asylum Seekers: Right to Work

Westminster Hall debates

Will the Minister give way?

Asylum Seekers: Right to Work

Westminster Hall debates

May I clarify something with the Minister? When she gives figures on those refused asylum, do they take into account the numbers who, having been refused initially, will subsequently be granted...