Pat McFadden
Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP
Labour
•House of Commons•ActiveMember since 3 July 2024
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National Security
09/07/2025 • Commons
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...
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
09/07/2025 • Commons
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...
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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Plan for Change: Tracking Dashboard
09/07/2025 • Commons
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...
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
09/07/2025 • Commons
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...
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
07/07/2025 • Commons
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...
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
23/06/2025 • Commons
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...
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
04/06/2025 • Commons
I will not be going to Glastonbury, but I am very much looking forward to seeing Bruce Springsteen at Anfield stadium on Saturday night.
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
04/06/2025 • Commons
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 ...
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
04/06/2025 • Commons
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
View full contribution →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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Intelligence and Security Committee
04/06/2025 • Commons
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...
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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