Esther McVey MP: speeches

Speeches

• 23 Jun 2026 · Puberty Blockers · Hansard source

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  I have been listening to the debate and have not yet heard what the Government will deem to be a measure of success of this puberty blocker trial before it goes ahead. What are the criteria, the measurements, the percentages and the numbers, and what are the timelines over which they will be measured? Can the Minister explain what those are? If someone is unhappy, can they sue the Government?

• 23 Jun 2026 · Puberty Blockers · Hansard source

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  I thank the hon. Lady for giving way; I am listening to her very intently. Does she know what a measure of success would be in this puberty blocker trial? If 80% of the children on it were happy with the outcome, would that be a success? What are the ultimate measurements of success?

• 1 Jun 2026 · Child Sexual Offender Data · Hansard source

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  Perfectly timed!

• 1 Jun 2026 · Child Sexual Offender Data · Hansard source

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  I thank the hon. Member for all her work on this matter over many years. I know the abuse that she went through for standing up for those girls.

• 20 May 2026 · Engagements · Hansard source

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  Q11. For the purpose of clarity, does the Prime Minister agree with Andy Burnham when he says we should rejoin the European Union, or does he agree with Andy Burnham when he says we should not rejoin the European Union?

• 28 Apr 2026 · Park Home Owners · Hansard source

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  Never!

• 27 Apr 2026 · Lord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response Update · Hansard source

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  Is there any truth in the claims that the delay in the Government adhering to the Humble Address motion is because Cabinet Ministers are refusing to hand over their mobile phones because of the messages between them and Mandelson that they contain, and the embarrassment that that will cause them?

• 3 Mar 2026 · Spring Forecast · Hansard source

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  Does the Chancellor now accept that there is a correlation between increasing national insurance contributions on employers and higher unemployment, or does she still believe that those two things are not connected in any way?

• 23 Feb 2026 · Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review · Hansard source

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  The steps taken by the former head of Labour Together to smear journalists when they dared to look into the murky finances of this Labour think-tank are nothing short of chilling. No longer head of Labour Together, he is now serving as a Minister in the Cabinet Office, which is the Department currently looking into his actions, so he will be marking his own homework. When is the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office going to be sacked, if he will not do the decent thing and resign?

• 11 Feb 2026 · Rural GPs: Funding · Hansard source

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  I beg to move, That this House has considered GP funding in rural areas. I am pleased to have the opportunity to talk about this important topic. Statistics show that, as of 2024, 17% of England’s population, equating to 9.6 million people, live in rural areas. For these communities, accessing healthcare can be challenging. The challenges are well known: rural GP practices serve elderly and often isolated populations, and are tasked with delivering complex care in large and often sparse geographical areas. The demands have long been accounted for in our funding formula for GPs, the Carr-Hill formula. The model was introduced in 2004 and was designed to ensure that GP funding reflected variations in workload and local population characteristics, including a measure of rurality.

• 11 Feb 2026 · Rural GPs: Funding · Hansard source

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  I will indeed, although I am keeping an eye on the time.

• 4 Feb 2026 · Lord Mandelson · Hansard source

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  I am going to raise a very sensitive issue. My hon. Friend raised a point about vulnerable women being abused, about powerful men taking advantage, and about a friend who was appointed when he was known to be a friend of a convicted paedophile. We also have a Labour Government who ran away from investigating grooming gangs—again, vulnerable women being taken advantage of by powerful men. The Labour Government have said they stand up for women, women’s rights and vulnerable women. They have shown now that they do not, at any level—whether at the highest level or in respect of white working-class girls. Labour, I am afraid, has a lot of questions to answer about protecting women.

• 4 Feb 2026 · Lord Mandelson · Hansard source

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  When we talk about the appointment of Mandelson, what we are really talking about is the judgment of the Prime Minister. Mandelson is now a key part of the Starmer Government —appointments, what goes on, the key people—which brings into question every judgment made by this Prime Minister, from Chagos and China to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill. I would say that today is the crumbling of Starmer. His judgment is poor, and it is ruining this country and the Labour party.

• 28 Jan 2026 · Ivanhoe Line: Restoration · Hansard source

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  I will call Amanda Hack to move the motion and I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with the prior permission of both the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention with a 30-minute debate.

• 28 Jan 2026 · Firearms Licence Holders: Mandatory Medical Markers · Hansard source

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  Order. I remind Members to bob if they wish to be called in the debate.

• 7 Jan 2026 · Jury Trials · Hansard source

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  You’re going soft!

• 29 Oct 2025 · Sentencing Bill · Hansard source

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  Will the Minister give way?

• 21 Oct 2025 · Sentencing Bill · Hansard source

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  “Shocking” actually is the word for this Bill. As the Minister did not offer any way forward and has not agreed to a sunset clause, I will push my amendment 46 to a vote. Question put, That the amendment be made.

• 21 Oct 2025 · Sentencing Bill · Hansard source

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  And did you?

• 21 Oct 2025 · Sentencing Bill · Hansard source

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  I thank the hon. Lady for making that point, although I would point out that under the last Government three prisons were built—HMP Five Wells, HMP Fosse Way and HMP Millsike—which added an extra 8,500 places. Three further prisons will also be built.

• 21 Oct 2025 · Sentencing Bill · Hansard source

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  It might be helpful to give some of the numbers. Three prisons were built, with 8,500 places—they were delayed because of lockdown—and another three prisons are on the way.

• 15 Oct 2025 · Tree Maintenance: Guidance to Local Authorities · Hansard source

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  I know that the Minister cares passionately and knows a lot about this issue. Would she meet me and my constituent so that we can discuss Chris’s law?

• 16 Jul 2025 · Information Commissioner’s Office: Relocation · Hansard source

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  I made it clear that the office size was shrinking, so I gave the Minister the cost per square foot. Those are the raw data and information that we need. It would have been much cheaper to stay in Wilmslow per square foot and reduce the headcount down from 800 to 250. That is the difference, and we do not have the raw data for that.

• 16 Jul 2025 · Information Commissioner’s Office: Relocation · Hansard source

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  Will the Minister give way?

• 16 Jul 2025 · Information Commissioner’s Office: Relocation · Hansard source

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  Will the Minister give way?