Your voice in Parliament - Paula Sherriff MP

Non-Invasive Precision Cancer Therapies

Commons debates

I thank the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) and my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) for securing this debate, and the Backbench Business Committee for...

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Commons debates

I, too, thank the Minister for his tone this afternoon, but may I press him to agree, no ifs or buts, that when the incoming Prime Minister joins us, he must make Nazanin’s release an...

Engagements

Oral Answers to Questions - Prime Minister

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

Passengers across the north of England are wondering which has been delayed the longest—the northern powerhouse, or their next train. Will the Prime Minister and her legendary Transport...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Dewsbury Memories, a group that helps older sports fans who are suffering with dementia, was established by Allison Simpson after her beloved dad, Tony Boothroyd, was diagnosed with...

Engagements

Oral Answers to Questions - Prime Minister

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

A dental practice in my constituency has this week been forced to close due to unfair NHS dental contracts, leaving yet another neighbourhood without any dental service at all. Residents who...

Business of the House

Commons debates

My constituent was refused a home visit to assess her employment and support allowance entitlement, despite her GP having advised that her health needs absolutely necessitated one. After three...

World War Two: Polish Contribution - [Mark Pritchard in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Dziękuję. As the hon. Gentleman knows, my paternal grandfather was Polish; he served in the Polish merchant navy, which is what brought him to the UK. I would love to work with the hon....

World War Two: Polish Contribution - [Mark Pritchard in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Sixth-Form Students: Funding

Oral Answers to Questions - Education

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

The Government’s own review of tertiary education said that there was no justification for funding 18-year-olds in sixth forms or colleges at a lower rate than 17-year-olds and recommended...

Healthy Pupils Capital Fund

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was allocated from the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund for projects on (a) mental health, (b) physical health and (c) other purposes.

Mental Health Services

Health and Social Care

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

This week, the Children’s Society published research to show that more than 110,000 children and young people were turned away from mental health services because their problems were not...

USA: State Visits

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of President Trump's state visit in June.

State Visits: USA

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse of police support for the visit of President Trump was; and whether his Department provided additional...

Local Authorities: Government Funding

Housing, Communities and Local Government

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

The local government funding settlement did nothing to tackle the crippling financial pressure on councils following eight years of austerity. Will the Secretary of State tell the House how he...

Business of the House

Commons debates

A constituent of mine is in the process of applying for a visa, but she has experienced technical problems online and is attempting to resolve the issue by phone. It would appear that the...

Sure Start: Ifs Report

Commons debates

I remember a conversation with a constituent who said her Sure Start centre literally saved her life. She was suffering from post-natal depression but she went to the centre and spoke to other...

Interim NHS People Plan

Commons debates

Crime and Antisocial Behaviour: Small Towns

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend and constituency neighbour is making an excellent speech. Does she agree that it is often the low-level antisocial behaviour that is an absolute blight on neighbourhoods? The...

National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme

Commons debates

With record numbers of people struggling with in-work poverty, this Government should be doing everything they can to reverse this shameful record. Instead, they are removing schemes that expose...

Business of the House

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

Last Saturday, I attended a community iftar at the Salfia centre in Dewsbury. It was a fabulous evening with people from all walks of life coming together to understand and celebrate Ramadan with...