My speeches and debates in Parliament - Mike Amesbury MP

Child Maintenance Service - [Sir Edward Leigh in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) for securing such an important debate and for his continued...

Cricket: Sportsgrounds

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of cricket pitches that have been sold for (a) housing development and (b)...

European Social Fund

Department for Work and Pensions

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of employment support projects that are funded by the European Social Fund.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which projects currently in receipt of EU funding will continue to receive the same level of funding under the UK...

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the funding allocated to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be equivalent in real terms to those EU funding...

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date he plans to publish the consultation on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund; and if he will make a statement.

NHS and Future Trade Deals - [Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Will the hon. Gentleman clarify how many trade deals the Government have negotiated that include aspects of healthcare?

NHS and Future Trade Deals - [Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is clear that the NHS is already for sale. Only recently, the urgent care centre in my constituency was put out to tender. It was recommended that a private, for-profit company should run that...

Quarterly reports on environmental impact, costs and progress

High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill

Mike Amesbury made a speech in the House of Commons

In 2017, Northern rail should have been delivering two trains an hour from Northwich to Manchester on the mid-Cheshire line; it is still not doing that. When we hear of HS2’s costs...

Quarterly reports on environmental impact, costs and progress

High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill

Mike Amesbury made a speech in the House of Commons

Scepticism is shared by many of my constituents, especially given the track record of non-delivery for the north. If we genuinely want to power up the north, major infrastructure projects are...

Personal Independence Payment

Department for Work and Pensions

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who decided not to pursue an appeal for personal independence payments due to the length of...

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

Ministry of Justice

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of whether the HM Courts and Tribunals service has the capacity to reduce the waiting time for an appeal for personal...

Retail Strategy - [Sir David Crausby in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Does my hon. Friend agree that it is rather confusing to look at the ownership of some of those banks? Of course, we stepped in some time ago—they were bailed out to the tune of billions of...

Retail Strategy - [Sir David Crausby in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I agree on the point about quality. There should be a race to the top. Sometimes quality costs, so quality might mean better pay. Paddy Lillis, the general secretary of the Union of Shop,...

Retail Strategy - [Sir David Crausby in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Part of the solution has to be business rates; that is what is fed back to me in my community. We have had grand talk and some baby steps forward from the Government, but is it not now time for...

Breakfast Clubs

Department for Education

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding to support breakfast clubs in primary schools.

Schools: Uniforms

Department for Education

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the affordability of school uniforms for people on low incomes.

Agoraphobia: Mental Health Services

Department of Health and Social Care

Mike Amesbury received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to help people with agoraphobia to live independently.

Backbench Business - Whistleblowingbackbench Business

Commons debates

I commend the hon. Gentleman and the APPG for the excellent work they do in this field. Prior to this debate, the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association wrote to me. Referring to a...

City Deals: Scope

Oral Answers to Questions - Northern Ireland

Mike Amesbury made a speech in the House of Commons

On a recent visit to the wonderful city of Derry, I spoke with those involved in shaping the education offer in the city. They told me that a central aspect of the city deal is the establishment...