Chris Vince MP: speeches

Speeches

• 14 Sept 2026 · Sovereign Grant Bill · Hansard source

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. I desperately tried not to intervene at all, but I could not stop myself. I was on the Modernisation Committee when it had the opportunity to visit Buckingham Palace to see some of the regeneration work being done. Does the Minister feel as reassured as I do that the renovation work was done as efficiently and practically as possible, bringing in apprentices from elsewhere—I do not think any of them came from Harlow, unfortunately—to ensure it was successful?

• 10 Sept 2026 · National Resilience · Hansard source

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  I welcome the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office, my hon. Friend the Member for Gateshead Central and Whickham (Mark Ferguson), to his rightful place on the Front Bench. As Ministers may be aware, in late July there was a severe wildfire off Second Avenue in Harlow; I thank the fire services and fire officers who attended and dealt with the issue so well. What is the Minister doing to increase awareness of fires starting, particularly in the dry weather, which is likely to continue next year as well?

• 10 Sept 2026 · National Resilience · Hansard source

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  5. What steps her Department is taking to improve national resilience.

• 9 Sept 2026 · Removing Children from Poverty · Hansard source

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  5. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help remove children from poverty.

• 2 Sept 2026 · Representation of the People Bill · Hansard source

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  Will the Minister take an intervention?

• 2 Sept 2026 · Representation of the People Bill · Hansard source

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  I thank my hon. Friend for giving way, which enables me to welcome my two work experience students, Maja and Stacey, to the Gallery. I am sure they are enjoying his speech.

• 1 Sept 2026 · China: Threat to UK Interests · Hansard source

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  I thank the Minister for his comments about the terrible floods in Nepal. A number of residents in my constituency have lost family in the region, and they will be listening to what the Government have to say on the issue. What work is the Minister doing with Cabinet colleagues to tackle the important issue of online disinformation? We know that a lot of that disinformation comes from bad state actors.

• 15 Jul 2026 · Iran · Hansard source

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• 15 Jul 2026 · Iran · Hansard source

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  I liked the right hon. Gentleman saying earlier that he and I have discussed Ramsay MacDonald in the 1930s, over a tea and no other beverage. I very much messed up my words when I was trying to answer my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Gareth Snell). I was trying to make the point that the problem we have with these malign influences and hostile states is the drip-feeding of disinformation. It does not come all at once and say that people should support Russia. This drip-feeding is really concerning, and that is a real challenge for us to tackle, is it not?

• 15 Jul 2026 · Iran · Hansard source

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  You are absolutely right, and if you want to put forward your—

• 15 Jul 2026 · Iran · Hansard source

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  Three!

• 15 Jul 2026 · Iran · Hansard source

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  Yes please.

• 13 Jul 2026 · Violence against Women and Girls · Hansard source

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  A report by the National Audit Office in January 2025 said that there was a lack of buy-in from other Departments when it came to the previous violence against women and girls strategy. We know that if we are going to tackle violence against women in my constituency of Harlow and across the UK, we need to ensure that this is cross-party work and that Departments do not work in silos. What is the Home Secretary doing to ensure that that is the case?

• 6 Jul 2026 · Payment Scheme · Hansard source

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  I thank the Minister for giving way again; he is being very generous with his time. It strikes me that the victims of these sorts of scandals—sadly, this is not the first we have discussed; I think of the Horizon Post Office scandal—are put in this position through no fault of their own and do not necessarily have degrees in how to access compensation schemes. What support—for example, through some sort of caseworker—is he giving to people who are looking to claim?

• 6 Jul 2026 · Payment Scheme · Hansard source

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  I thank the Paymaster General for his speech and the way he is framing the debate by talking about the victims of this scandal, which is really important. Can he confirm the number of interim payments of £100,000 that have already been paid out?

• 6 Jul 2026 · Payment Scheme · Hansard source

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  On that point, will the Minister give way?