Clive in Parliament - Clive Efford MP

Clause 22 - Restriction on showing live coverage of listed events

Clive Efford made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Has the hon. Lady consulted any of the bodies involved in her proposal as to whether they welcome being listed in the way she has proposed? I know from discussions with some bodies that they are...

Legal Migration

Commons debates

Immigration figures have trebled since the 2019 general election, and it is worth reminding ourselves that, back then, the Conservatives told us that they were going to reduce immigration to the...

Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

Commons debates

I accept that Hamas are a terrorist organisation and their infrastructure needs to be dismantled so that they cannot commit any more atrocities, but that does not justify the unrelenting bombing...

Autumn Statement

Commons debates

Can the Chancellor confirm that, after today’s tax cuts, we will still have the highest tax burden for 70 years—up £4,000 per household on pre-pandemic levels—when we go...

MPs Staff: Employment Conditions

Commons debates

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Andrew Jones). I too took part in the Speaker’s Conference, and I echo his thanks to the Speaker for setting up...

Independent Football Regulator

Culture, Media and Sport

Clive Efford made a speech in the House of Commons

There was concern that the Premier League made very late representations and tried to water down the powers of the regulator. Will the Secretary of State say what the Government’s response...

Illegal Immigration

Commons debates

I know from my recent visit to Colfe’s School that they will welcome their former pupil to his new role, as I do. I urge him to resist calls from people on his own Benches to remove us from...

Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Commons debates

Before we talk about humanitarian pauses, should we not agree first what we want to achieve by them? Would they not need to be for days or weeks, not just for four hours? We need to repair...

Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian Situation

Commons debates

The Secretary of State has said that he is discussing with partners how to increase the amount of aid going into Gaza, and that humanitarian pauses must be part of that, but how long must a...

Israel and Gaza

Commons debates

Clearly, Israel is not going to have a ceasefire while it is still under attack, and it has every right to defend its citizens. However, the deaths in Palestine are increasing, and international...

Zero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2

Commons debates

The Secretary of State did not make any specific reference to his comments at Conservative party conference about the proposals for 15-minute communities that are out there. He has, however,...

Prison Capacity

Commons debates

Last man standing, Mr Deputy Speaker. No early release for me. The Secretary of State’s statement would be all the more impressive had it not come after 13 years of continuous Conservative...

School Building Closures

Commons debates

I am sure that all the people the Secretary of State told to get off their backsides will be very sympathetic to the fact that she needed to go on holiday while this crisis was in progress. On...

Post Office Compensation

Commons debates

I pay tribute to the Minister for his handling of the matter. I also pay tribute to his predecessor, the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Scully), to Lord Arbuthnot and to my right hon....

Crime Reduction

Home Department

Clive Efford made a speech in the House of Commons

Since 2015, the proportion of crimes that result in a perpetrator facing a punishment has gone down by two thirds. Is that because the Government had a policy of cutting 21,000 police officers?

G20 Summit

Commons debates

In answer to my right hon. and learned Friend the Leader of the Opposition, the Prime Minister wanted praise for the inception of the partnership for global infrastructure and investment. The...

Support for Veterans

Clive Efford made a speech in the House of Commons

In July, the Government published a review of the treatment of LGBTQ+ veterans. The previous Secretary of State’s response to that won him many plaudits and his reaction was welcomed, but...

Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education Settings

Commons debates

What has been exposed is how close the Government were prepared to go to catastrophe in one of our schools before they took last-minute action this summer, just before schools went back. A school...

Veterans Update

Commons debates

I welcome this statement, and I sincerely welcome the manner in which it has been delivered. It shows the Defence Secretary’s leadership qualities, which have been all too lacking in many...

Southeastern Trains: Rolling Stock

Department for Transport

Clive Efford received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Southeastern on new rolling stock.