Sarah Pochin MP: speeches 2026

Speeches

• 8 Jan 2026 · Public Transport: Runcorn and Helsby · Hansard source

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  I thank the Minister for her response. Given that the 2016 funding agreement for the construction and operation of the Mersey Gateway bridge requires a review of the tolling arrangements this year, will the Minister commit today to ensuring that MPs representing directly affected constituencies, such as Runcorn and Helsby, are formally involved in that review, so that the concerns of local residents are properly heard?

• 8 Jan 2026 · Public Transport: Runcorn and Helsby · Hansard source

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  17. What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of public transport services in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency.

• 8 Jan 2026 · Business of the House · Hansard source

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  While Reform UK welcomed the Foreign Secretary’s update to the House on Monday regarding el-Fattah, will the Government give consideration to allocating time for debate on my presentation Bill, introduced yesterday, which addresses the national security risk posed by individuals who are convicted abroad of national security offences? If not, will the Home Secretary at least make a statement to the House on her assessment of the threat posed by this individual, and on whether the Government intend to deprive him of his British citizenship and deport him?

• 7 Jan 2026 · Support for Veterans · Hansard source

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  Does the Secretary of State agree with the Northern Ireland Veterans Commissioner that the troubles Bill treats our brave veterans more harshly than terrorists?

• 7 Jan 2026 · Support for Veterans · Hansard source

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  12. What steps he is taking to support Northern Ireland veterans.

• 5 Jan 2026 · HMP Leyhill: Offender Abscondments · Hansard source

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  What steps are being taken to ensure that prisons are adequately staffed with properly trained and equipped guards, and that IT systems receive long-overdue updates, to ensure that there are no further escapes across the whole prison network?

• 5 Jan 2026 · Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Armed Forces Recruitment and Retention · Hansard source

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  With the risk of future prosecutions for simply following orders, would the Minister join the British Army today if he was a young man again making a career choice?

• 5 Jan 2026 · Topical Questions · Hansard source

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  Does the Home Secretary agree that British citizens should be prioritised over asylum seekers in the allocation of publicly funded housing under the £100 million pilot scheme?