In Parliament - Toby Perkins MP

Toby in Parliament

My recent contributions in Parliament can be found below. All of my contributions in Parliament, since I was elected in 2010, can be found here

Economic Update

Commons debates

Businesses face collapsing revenues and the biggest part of the Chancellor’s response is to invite them to take on substantially more debt. That will not save people’s jobs. For the...

Topical Questions

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Toby Perkins made a speech in the House of Commons

The Iranian regime has taken a country rich in natural resources and cultural history to a position of poverty that is brutal to its own people. However, rather than being supportive of the...

Football Attendances: VAR - [Mr Clive Betts in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am somewhat nervous now, Mr Betts! I thank those Members who have contributed. I appreciate that, as everyone has said, there are other matters that concern us, but the case that I have made...

Football Attendances: VAR - [Mr Clive Betts in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

We should be a little careful about those statistics. The vast majority of fans at premier league games are watching via season tickets. It is a hard habit to break, and no one is suggesting that...

Football Attendances: VAR - [Mr Clive Betts in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I beg to move, That this House has considered VAR and its effect on football attendances. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, particularly as it is so difficult to...

Topical Questions

Toby Perkins made a speech in the House of Commons

Members across the House take huge pride in the people in their constituency who join our armed forces, but would it not give greater focus to our pride if figures were published regularly to...

Topical Questions

Toby Perkins made a speech in the House of Commons

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Army Equipment

Toby Perkins made a speech in the House of Commons

If the range and capability of our battle tanks and armoured vehicles are inferior to that of our potential adversaries, it is difficult for our world-class armed forces to continue to operate in...

Army Equipment

Toby Perkins made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Army equipment.

Topical Questions

Health and Social Care

Toby Perkins made a speech in the House of Commons

The Secretary of State is absolutely right to say that we need to take advantage of all the medical evidence. In the light of that, is it not deeply damaging for the Prime Minister to go on...

Points-based Immigration

Health and Social Care

Toby Perkins made a speech in the House of Commons

The phrase “brightest and best”, when it appears in immigration talk, is obviously subjective and deliberately vague. What the private sector and local authorities want to know is:...

Planning Permission

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding each local authority in England has (a) allocated to planning services and (b) raised in planning...

Parking: Fees and Charges

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the total surplus earned through car parking charges was by each local authority in 2018-19; and what proportion...

Parking: Fees and Charges

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many fee-paying car parks in each local authority in England are owned by (a) local authorities and (b) private...

Parking: Fees and Charges

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) lowest and (b) average car parking price in council owned car parks in town centres was in 2018-19 in...

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to encourage local authorities to provide electric charging points in local...

Health Inequalities

Commons debates

The Minister is right that this is a very complicated issue and that health inequalities have existed for a considerable amount of time. On the research she refers to, will she tell us whether...

Health Inequalities

Commons debates

Will the Minister give way?

Health Inequalities

Commons debates

I absolutely congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing this crucial issue to the Chamber. The health inequalities that we have seen in our communities are bad enough, and the additional...

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support an increase in the number of local authorities providing electric charging points in...