Steve Darling
Steve Darling MP
Liberal Democrat
•House of Commons•ActiveMember since 3 July 2024
Parliamentary Activity
Recent Debate Contributions
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Welfare Spending
14/07/2025 • Commons
Children are 20% of our population in the United Kingdom but 100% of our future, and it is shocking that almost a third of those children are growing ...
SEND Provision: South-east England
14/07/2025 • Commons
Can the Minister provide reassurance on how she is holding health services to account? They can be part of the solution, if they play their part.
Will the Minister give way?
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Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
08/07/2025 • Commons
I really welcome the fact that disabled groups are going to be meaningfully engaged, according to the Minister’s proposal, and I look forward to seein...
Colleagues have described the events surrounding this Bill as “chaotic” and “shambolic”, and they were right to do so. Sadly, by failing to consult on...
Road and Rail Projects
07/07/2025 • Commons
Just one large storm could sever the rail network at Dawlish, so will the Secretary of State commit to stage 5 of Network Rail’s resilience programme?...
Pension Schemes Bill
06/07/2025 • Commons
As the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, I will not disappoint the Minister: I assure him that broadly agree with an awful lot in the Bill. However, as w...
Whistleblowers
01/07/2025 • Commons
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I congratulate the hon. Member for South Dorset (Lloyd Hatton) on obtaining this extreme...
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill
30/06/2025 • Commons
The Access to Work system has been here for years, and it continues to be broken. The Government could easily fix it, but they are choosing View full contribution →
I am happy to give way.
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Welfare Reform
29/06/2025 • Commons
The Prime Minister and many Ministers have identified that the benefits system is broken and its cost is skyrocketing, but balancing the books on the ...
HS2 Reset
17/06/2025 • Commons
The Devon and Cornwall rail network is only one severe storm away from being decapitated at Dawlish. Phase 5 of the south-west rail resilience network...
Disabled People in Poverty
16/06/2025 • Commons
I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention—I always look forward with great relish to his interventions.
I am concerned at the lack of consul...
I am reminded of the gentleman who won “Strictly Come Dancing” last year, who said that what people with disability need is “opportunity, support and ...
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Written Questions Asked
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Written Questions Answered
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Early Day Motions (Primary Sponsor)
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Early Day Motions (Co-sponsored)
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