Your voice in Parliament - Paula Sherriff MP

Public Lavatories: Disability

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Paula Sherriff received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there was a tendering process for the £70,000 contract awarded to develop an online map to help carers...

Public Lavatories: Disability

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Paula Sherriff received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, who was awarded the £70,000 contract to develop an online map to help carers and disabled people find Changing...

Topical Questions

Oral Answers to Questions - Home Department

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

Further to the question of my hon. Friend the Member for Batley and Spen (Tracy Brabin), last week we saw a further 55 arrests regarding historical and horrific child sexual offences in Kirklees....

Schedule to be inserted as Schedule AA1 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]

Paula Sherriff made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I am grateful the Minister has agreed to have another look at the requests we have made today, but, in summary, medical and capacity assessments are a fundamental part of the proposed LPS system....

Schedule to be inserted as Schedule AA1 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]

Paula Sherriff made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I will move on to amendment 31, which addresses who should be able to carry out medical assessments. As hon. Members know, one of the three criteria for authorising the deprivation of liberty is...

Schedule to be inserted as Schedule AA1 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]

Paula Sherriff made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

It is a particular honour to speak for the very first time from the Front Bench in a Bill Committee under your chairmanship, Mr Austin. I will speak to the amendments and ask some questions of...

Schedule to be inserted as Schedule AA1 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]

Paula Sherriff made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I beg to move amendment 32, in schedule 1, page 13, line 46, at end insert— “(aa) a determination made on an assessment in respect of the cared-for person as to...

Mental Health Services

Health and Social Care

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

Recent analysis of NHS digital mental health workforce statistics reveals that NHS England is not on course to meet its targets of 21,000 additional mental health staff by 2021. This means that...

Business of the House

Commons debates

As temperatures drop, we need more than ever to tackle the growing epidemic of homelessness, which is frankly killing people. I will be joining the Big Sleep Out at Huddersfield Town stadium in...

Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions

Paula Sherriff received a response to a question they put to the government

What assessment her Department has made of the effect of explicit consent restrictions placed on advice agencies on the ability of people to make a claim for universal credit.

EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legal Changes

Commons debates

The Secretary of State has alluded to various contingency arrangements that his Government are making in the event of no deal. Further to the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for...

Deaths of Homeless People

Commons debates

Is it not a reflection on today’s society that before I came here this morning, a major TV channel talked about this issue of deaths of the homeless for about 30 seconds, yet spent 25...

Train Operating Companies: Yorkshire - [Dame Cheryl Gillan in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am incredibly disappointed by the Minister’s response. He did not respond to a number of points. Once again it seems that sorry is the hardest word. He can be in no doubt—he must...

Train Operating Companies: Yorkshire - [Dame Cheryl Gillan in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

If that is the case, and if the Minister recognises the impact that the chaos had on people’s lives, why is he allowing the fare increase from January?

Train Operating Companies: Yorkshire - [Dame Cheryl Gillan in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I have a similar problem at Dewsbury. We do not have any toilets in our stations, and TransPennine Express have suggested that my constituents and passengers using the station should use the pub...

Train Operating Companies: Yorkshire - [Dame Cheryl Gillan in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Does my hon. Friend agree that in order to achieve improvements, we will work in a cross-party way with the Minister and with the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton, and that we will do anything...

Train Operating Companies: Yorkshire - [Dame Cheryl Gillan in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I thank my hon. Friend and neighbour for that intervention, and I look forward to the Minister’s response to that question. Frankly, what we have heard from our Transport Secretary, who...

Train Operating Companies: Yorkshire - [Dame Cheryl Gillan in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I absolutely agree. A very similar level of service is being delivered to my constituents, so I fully sympathise with his constituents. Late or...

Train Operating Companies: Yorkshire - [Dame Cheryl Gillan in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I beg to move, That this House has considered the performance of train operating companies in Yorkshire. It is truly an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Cheryl. I thank my hon....

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]

Commons debates

I thank all right hon. and hon. Members who have participated in this important debate. There have been many worthwhile and thoughtful contributions from all parts of the House, including from my...