Matt Western
Matt Western MP
Labour
•House of Commons•ActiveMember since 3 July 2024
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Strategy for Elections
16/07/2025 • Commons
The Minister will be aware that the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, which I chair, has been doing a lot of work on defending democr...
Hospitality Sector
16/07/2025 • Commons
In my constituency, Lydia and Frankie both run businesses that employ around 50 individuals. They both have covid loans and energy loans on top of the...
London’s National Economic Contribution
09/07/2025 • Commons
I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. Just a gentle reminder please to speak through the Chair —so “you” is m...
Order. I remind hon. Members to keep interventions short.
Government Resilience Action Plan
07/07/2025 • Commons
I welcome this statement. The point about Exercise Pegasus reminds me of Exercise Cygnus, the findings of which, I am saddened to say, the previous Go...
Neighbourhood Policing
06/07/2025 • Commons
We need good community policing, but we also need good senior leadership teams in our forces. A recent review of Warwickshire police showed the leader...
China Audit
23/06/2025 • Commons
I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. I am the first to recognise, along with him, the need for pragmatism on this issue. He speaks of our c...
National Security Strategy
23/06/2025 • Commons
I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. I totally agree that defence and security have to begin at home, in the home and in the workplace. Thi...
Businesses in Rural Areas
17/06/2025 • Commons
Before I call the Minister, I gently remind him to allow a couple of minutes for the mover of the motion at the end.
Last, but certainly not least, I call Jim Shannon.
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Asbestos Removal: Non-domestic Buildings
17/06/2025 • Commons
I will call Emma Lewell to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior p...
Political Prisoners
17/06/2025 • Commons
Order. I am afraid I am going to have to reduce speeches to three minutes.
Order. We will now formally make speeches four minutes long.
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