Matt Turmaine MP: speeches

Speeches

• 4 Feb 2026 · Topical Questions · Hansard source

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  T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

• 15 Jan 2026 · Persecuted Christians Abroad · Hansard source

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  1. What steps the Church of England is taking to help support persecuted Christians in other countries.

• 16 Dec 2025 · Magistrates · Hansard source

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  14. What steps his Department is taking to support magistrates.

• 3 Nov 2025 · Video Games: Consumer Law · Hansard source

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  I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) for securing this important debate. As we are all making declarations, I should say I am a self-confessed fan of survival horror games. Does my hon. Friend agree that the evolution of video games over the years to include an online component has created a cultural product that is unfamiliar to us in other territories, which therefore presents potential problems in terms of the longevity of the online component as opposed to a game’s stand-alone playability? For example, would one expect to be able to revisit a concert 10 years after it had taken place, rather than simply playing the album of that music again?

• 22 Oct 2025 · Financial Inclusion · Hansard source

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  I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. Does he agree that the publication of the Government’s financial inclusion strategy is welcome, given the urgency of the circumstances that many people face? For example, 37,000 people are affected in my constituency of Watford, and we are higher than the national average in three major metrics of need for this vulnerability.

• 4 Jul 2025 · Licensing Hours Extensions Bill · Hansard source

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  My remarks were entirely oriented around the suggestion that those wishing to celebrate would be able to do so. No compulsion to do so was intended.

• 4 Jul 2025 · Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill · Hansard source

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  I thank the hon. Member for bringing forward this very important Bill. The point about very young animals is really pertinent. In my family, we have two kittens. They were brought into our house at an appropriate age, and we can see the importance of their first relationships after birth. One of my constituents owns ferrets, and I met both those ferrets at civic events in my constituency of Watford. They clearly have personalities, and it is really important that this Bill seeks to protect them.