My Latest Parliamentary Appearances - Wes Streeting MP

Below you can find every question, statement and speech I’ve recently given as Ilford North’s MP. I do my best to speak up on the issues that really matter to our community and our country. If you ever want to know where I stand on an issue that matters to you, please feel free to e-mail me at wes.streeting.mp@parliament.uk

[Sir David Crausby in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I strongly agree with my hon. Friend, and thank him for his consistent engagement with the all-party group, for raising the issues, and for bringing them to the attention of Ministers. The report...

[Sir David Crausby in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) on securing the debate, and on his consistent work over the...

Bank Notes

Wes Streeting received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Governor of the Bank of England on the person who will be represented on the new £50 note.

Finance (No. 3) Bill

Commons debates

What the Financial Secretary has neglected to mention but the Treasury Committee has heard clearly is that in respect of the long-run impact of the tax and benefit changes under this Government...

Topical Questions

Oral Answers to Questions - Education

Wes Streeting made a speech in the House of Commons

I was not happy with the Minister’s answer earlier, so maybe the Secretary of State can do better. Will the Government rule out charging higher tuition fees for STEM than for non-STEM...

Tuition Fees: Social Mobility

Oral Answers to Questions - Education

Wes Streeting made a speech in the House of Commons

Given the importance of science, technology, engineering and maths subjects for the future of higher education and the economy and given the importance of social mobility in those subjects, will...

Mental Health Services

Department of Health and Social Care

Wes Streeting received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for patients in need of mental health treatment.

Budget Resolutions - Income Tax (Charge)

Commons debates

Yesterday, the Chancellor boasted of a “jobs miracle”. If there is a jobs miracle, why is the chemotherapy unit at King George Hospital in my constituency closing because of a...

Sexual Violence in Conflict

Oral Answers to Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Wes Streeting made a speech in the House of Commons

The use of sexual violence was an ugly characteristic of the Sri Lankan civil war under the stewardship of Mahinda Rajapaksa, and now the very same man is back in office, illegitimately, as the...

Income Tax (Charge)

Commons debates

Today we have had the unusual spectacle of a Halloween Budget that was certainly more trick than treat when we look at the numbers in the book. The Chancellor stood at the Dispatch Box today and...

Income Tax (Charge)

Commons debates

That is a bit of wishful thinking.

Income Tax (Charge)

Commons debates

She did listen.

Violent Crime

Oral Answers to Questions - Home Department

Wes Streeting made a speech in the House of Commons

The recent murder of a 23-year-old man in my constituency has once again brought violent crime to the forefront of concerns in my community. My constituents understand that whether in Labour-led...

Violent Crime

Oral Answers to Questions - Home Department

Wes Streeting made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps his Department is taking to tackle violent crime.

Extension of period for Executive formation

Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill

Wes Streeting made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend has brilliantly exposed the hypocrisy of our country on the international stage. She talks about the impetus for change in these islands. Is it not a complete absurdity—and...

Paediatric Cancers of the Central Nervous System

Wes Streeting made a speech in the House of Commons

I am grateful to the Minister for his thoughtful response to the debate. Will he and the Department look carefully at the issue of access to experimental treatment and financial support, and also...

Paediatric Cancers of the Central Nervous System

Wes Streeting made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is being very generous with his time. I am reticent to introduce Brexit to this debate as we spend so much time discussing it, but on that specific point we have to ensure that we...

Paediatric Cancers of the Central Nervous System

Wes Streeting made a speech in the House of Commons

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this debate. This year, I have attended the funerals of two very special and inspirational people. One was well known to us in this place: Dame Tessa...

Death of Jamal Khashoggi

October EU Council

Wes Streeting made a speech in the House of Commons

The integrity of the rules-based international system relies on red lines and on consequences for breaching those red lines. What has happened to Jamal Khashoggi should be a red line, but so...

October EU Council

Commons debates

No one in the Labour Party underestimates how difficult the Prime Minister’s job will be when she sits at the negotiating table with her MPs trying to hammer out a deal. If she is so...