Pat McFadden MP: speeches

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Speeches

  • 27 Apr 2026 · Apprenticeships · Hansard source
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    We always listen to representations that ask for more funding for many good causes. On the issue of construction, a specific construction sector skills package was announced last year. It is aimed precisely at training the bricklayers, electricians and plumbers we need to meet our construction targets, not only in housing but in the many investment projects around the country that are being supported by this Government.

  • 27 Oct 2025 · Pension Age Increase: Institute for Fiscal Studies Report · Hansard source
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    The clocks went back at the weekend, and you nearly put them forward again, Mr Speaker. I am pleased to be here answering my first set of questions as the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. I look forward to my exchanges with the shadow Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Helen Whately), and the other spokespeople in the House. The state pension age will rise to 67 from 2028. We continue to support later-life planning by helping people review their health, finances and skills—for example, by having specific work coaches for over-50s in our jobcentres. Consideration of the future of the state pension age is already under way, as asked for under the Pensions Act 2014.

  • 10 Jul 2025 · Civil Service Relocation · Hansard source
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    My hon. Friend and parliamentary neighbour is absolutely right to raise the importance of having a civil service presence around the country. He will know the importance of the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government presence in Wolverhampton to the local area. We want to see half of our UK-based senior civil servants located outside London by 2030. We recently announced plans to relocate thousands of civil service roles to towns and cities across the whole UK.

  • 10 Jul 2025 · Plan for Change: Tracking Dashboard · Hansard source
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    If the hon. Gentleman wants more facts about delivery, let me help him out right now. Last week we launched the biggest social and affordable housing programme in a generation, meeting a need that has been unmet for years in this country; we have extended free school meals to half a million more children; and this year, we will be putting 3,000 more neighbourhood police back on the beat. I am very happy to give the hon. Gentleman all the figures he wants.

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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained.

View as listCommunities and local government: 24Communities and local government24Culture, media and sport: 4Culture, media and sport4Defence and foreign affairs: 12Defence and foreign affairs12Democracy and constitution: 31Democracy and constitution31Economy and business: 130Economy and business130Education and skills: 109Education and skills109Environment and energy: 13Environment and energy13Health and care: 15Health and care15Housing and planning: 4Housing and planning4Immigration and borders: 2Immigration and borders2Justice and policing: 4Justice and policing4Social security and pensions: 73Social security and pensions73Transport: 11Transport11Unclassified: 68Unclassified68
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Communities and local government24
Culture, media and sport4
Defence and foreign affairs12
Democracy and constitution31
Economy and business130
Education and skills109
Environment and energy13
Health and care15
Housing and planning4
Immigration and borders2
Justice and policing4
Social security and pensions73
Transport11
Unclassified68

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