Pat McFadden

Pat McFadden

Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP

Labour
House of CommonsActive

Member since 3 July 2024

Recent Debate Contributions

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National Security

09/07/2025Commons

3 contributions
The hon. Member makes a very good point about engagement with the public. Anyone who has watched the news in recent years will know that the defence p...
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Recent events have shown just how important cyber-security is. We have over 2,000 businesses across the UK generating revenues of an estimated £13 bil...
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Civil Service Relocation

09/07/2025Commons

5 contributions
On 14 May, the Government announced the launch of new thematic campuses in Aberdeen and Manchester and the closure of 11 buildings, and reaffirmed the...
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There have been problems at the Office for National Statistics. We launched a report into it, which has recently reported, and there will be a change ...
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The hon. Lady seems to want more delivery stats, so let me help her out. As my right hon. Friend, the Minister without Portfolio, said, we have had th...
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I hear a cry for more delivery statistics, so let me help the hon. Member out. We have also recruited 1,500 new GPs, deported 30,000 people with no ri...
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Topical Questions

09/07/2025Commons

8 contributions
If the right hon. Gentleman’s ambition is to move the staff out of East Kilbride, he should perhaps have a word with my hon. Friend the Member for Eas...
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I am not sure I will. While Ministers should attend on occasion, Ministers having to be in a certain place just to keep up with a published record is ...
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Government Resilience Action Plan

07/07/2025Commons

26 contributions
I congratulate the hon. Member on his wonderful tartan tie, which has caught my eye today—he is the best-dressed man in the House. He is absolutely ri...
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Those community initiatives sound excellent. As I said in my statement, the Government have set aside some £4 billion for investment in flood defences...
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National Security Strategy

23/06/2025Commons

29 contributions
The hon. Member asks what the is situation now. As the statement released overnight stated, under the current definitions of what we spend on core def...
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Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, we have stood by Ukraine. The strategy sets out the degree of support that this country has given Ukraine o...
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Topical Questions

04/06/2025Commons

8 contributions
I will not be going to Glastonbury, but I am very much looking forward to seeing Bruce Springsteen at Anfield stadium on Saturday night.
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Let me echo the right hon. Member’s words in paying tribute to the work that our intelligence and security agencies do in keeping us all safe every da...
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Relocating Civil Service Roles

04/06/2025Commons

7 contributions
Mr Speaker, as you can see, this issue will prompt a lot of Members to stand up for their areas, and they are quite right to do so. As we do this, we ...
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My hon. Friend will not be surprised to hear my strong enthusiasm for greater employment opportunities for young people in the Black Country. When we ...
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Civil Service Reform

04/06/2025Commons

3 contributions
My hon. Friend will know that waiting lists have fallen by around 200,000 since the election. We set an aim of 2 million extra appointments in the
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It is fair to ask for productivity improvements from civil servants on behalf of the taxpayer. We have had an increase in hiring over the past 10 year...
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I do not think the shadow Minister listened to my first answer. For the avoidance of doubt, I said that we have agreed to the Committee’s requested up...
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I am not quite sure that was the previous Government’s plan—maybe the right hon. Gentleman wishes it was. This is a hugely important issue for us. It ...
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