Your voice in Parliament - Paula Sherriff MP

Adult Eating Disorders

Health and Social Care

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

Data from NHS Digital show that the number of beds for people with serious mental health conditions, such as eating disorders, has fallen by nearly 30% since 2009. The Government say that they...

Business of the House

Esa Underpayments

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

The Safe Anchor Trust is a charity in my constituency that does wonderful work with people who are disadvantaged through social isolation, age, deprivation and physical or mental disabilities. I...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Since 2010, we have seen eight Housing Ministers, with the latest one on the ministerial merry-go-round, the hon. Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse), having once said that he was...

Visit of President Trump: Policing

Commons debates

Will the Minister confirm that West Yorkshire police are providing nearly 300 officers, even though there is a planned English Defence League demo in our region? Further to the question from my...

Transforming Care Programme

Commons debates

I thank the right hon. Lady for her intervention. I absolutely agree. There are some incredible examples around the country of excellent work that is being done, but that makes it all the more...

Transforming Care Programme

Commons debates

My hon. Friend makes a very valid point. Everybody here this afternoon could not fail to be shocked and horrified by the case outlined by my hon. Friend the Member for Dulwich and West Norwood...

Transforming Care Programme

Commons debates

Let me start by congratulating and thanking the right hon. Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb) for securing this debate and the Backbench Business Committee for granting the time on this very...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Loraine Farren from the Red Box Project and Sarah Watkinson from Mirfield Winter Warmers are doing tremendous work in my constituency collecting and distributing menstrual products for girls in...

Rail Disruption: Passenger Compensation

Oral Answers to Questions - Transport

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

Well, that all sounds very good in principle, but owing to weeks of chaos, cancellations and delays, my constituent, Alex Hodgson, has had to use a significant proportion of his annual leave. He...

Rail Disruption: Passenger Compensation

Oral Answers to Questions - Transport

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he is taking to ensure the provision of compensation to passengers affected by recent rail disruption.

Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar

Oral Answers to Questions - Prime Minister

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

I have just heard that 35 people have been injured so far today as a direct result of the demolition. I know the Minister to be a very decent man, so will he pledge specifically to investigate...

Saddleworth Moor and Tameside: Ongoing Fire

Commons debates

I join colleagues in thanking our incredibly brave firefighters, including those from West Yorkshire, and I do hope that the Minister will reassess their funding situation. Will he join Kirklees...

Topical Questions

Oral Answers to Questions - Work and Pensions

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

A gentleman in his 80s attended my recent surgery regarding his son, who in his 50s and has complex and multiple disabilities. It beggars belief that he is being found fit for work. Will the...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Mr Speaker, I warmly welcome your announcement about flying the St George’s flag over this building next week. I, too, was sorry to see Germany exit the World cup yesterday, mainly because...

Topical Questions

International Trade

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

The Secretary of State has previously suggested that outward direct investment is often seen as a fig leaf for outsourcing jobs and cutting costs at the expense of domestic investment in jobs....

Exports in Global Markets

International Trade

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

What direct support is being given to businesses that want to export overseas and, crucially, how is it being signposted?

Exports in Global Markets

International Trade

Paula Sherriff made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he is taking to promote UK exports in global markets.

Toilets (Provision and Accessibility)

Commons debates

I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require certain buildings to have toilets which meet the needs of persons with a range of disability and accessibility requirements; and...

Football: Safe Standing - [Mr Laurence Robertson in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

The hon. Gentleman has actually taken the words about those ’80s terraces right out of my mouth. There is a perception among some that we are going back to crowded terraces with far too...

Insecure Work and the Gig Economy

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend and I have heard from members of our trade union, GMB, who work in warehouses in Yorkshire on relentless shift patterns, which means that they never actually get a weekend....