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Speeches
Conor McGinn speeches from: Financial Risk Checks for Gambling
Conor McGinn contributed 6 speeches (2,075 words)
Monday 26th February 2024 - Westminster Hall
Department for Business and Trade
Conor McGinn speeches from: Northern Ireland
Conor McGinn contributed 1 speech (95 words)
Thursday 1st February 2024 - Commons Chamber
Northern Ireland Office
Conor McGinn speeches from: Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill
Conor McGinn contributed 1 speech (101 words)
2nd reading
Wednesday 24th January 2024 - Commons Chamber
Northern Ireland Office


Written Answers
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Wednesday 31st January 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for child and adolescent mental health services in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West in the latest period for which data is available; and what steps she is taking to reduce those waiting times.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

Since 2018, we have invested an extra £2.3 billion a year to expand mental health services in England, with the aim of enabling two million more people, including 345,000 more children and young people to access mental health support.

We’re rolling out mental health support teams to schools and colleges. These now cover approximately 35% of pupils and are expected to reach 50% of pupils by March 2025. NHS England is also developing a new waiting time standard for children and their families to receive community-based mental health care within four weeks of referral.

Whilst the relevant data is not available at a constituency level, the following table shows the number of referrals for children and young people aged under 18 years old, supported through National Health Service-funded mental health, and waiting times for first contact between September and November 2023 for NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB), North West Commissioning Region, and England:

Location

Number of referrals

Median waiting time between referral start date and first contact

90th percentile waiting time between referral start date and first contact

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB

8,550

21 days

469 days

North West Commissioning Region

26,125

11 days

250 days

England

179,295

13 days

225 days

Source: Mental Health Services Data Set, NHS England

Notes:

  1. These metrics are in line with the proposed new waiting time standards for mental health but are not yet associated with a target, due to significant data quality concerns on the part of NHS England.

The 90th percentile waiting time was 469 days meaning 10% of children and young people who received a first contact in this period waited over 469 days.

Liver Diseases: North West
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Thursday 1st February 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate she has made of the rate of liver disease in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) publishes Liver Disease profiles that compare local areas within England. Data for the prevalence of liver disease is not collected. The profiles provide liver disease mortality and hospital admissions rates for areas to assess their local level of disease.

The profiles do not publish data by constituency; however, the profile does publish data for local authorities. For St. Helens Metropolitan District Council, the rate of mortality during 2021 from liver disease was 31.3 (23.4 to 40.9) per 100,000 population aged under 75 years old. In 2021/22, the hospital admission rate due to liver disease was 196.8 (150.9 to 246.4) per 100,000 population across all ages.

For the North West region, the rate of mortality during 2021 from liver disease was 29.3 (28.0 to 30.7) per 100,000 population aged under 75 years old. The regional rate was significantly higher than the England mortality rate of 21.2 per 100,000 and was the highest regional rate in England. In 2021/22, the hospital admission rate due to liver disease was 160.6 (154.5 to 166.7) per 100,000 population across all ages in the North West region. The regional rate was significantly higher than the England hospital admission rate of 150.6 per 100,000 and was the fourth highest regional rate in England.

Measles: North West
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Thursday 1st February 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of measles cases there are in (a) St Helens and (b) the North West.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

The UK Health Security Agency publishes routine data on laboratory confirmed measles. As provided in the latest published data between 1 January 2023 and 30 November 2023 there have been eight laboratory confirmed cases in the North West.

Monthly cases by age and region are available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measles-epidemiology-2023/confirmed-cases-of-measles-in-england-by-month-age-and-region-2023

This routine report does not include a breakdown of cases by local authority due to small numbers and the risk of deductive disclosure.

Storms: North West
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Thursday 8th February 2024

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken with relevant authorities to improve storm (a) resilience and (b) recovery efforts in (i) the North West and (ii) St Helens.

Answered by Robbie Moore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

(a) The Environment Agency (EA) is investing £748 million in the current capital programme (2021-27) to reduce the impact of flooding across the North West.

The EA has 850 assets in the Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire area which it operates and maintains, and staff available 24/7 to respond to incidents. The EA’s network of river telemetry informs its operation of the Flood Warning Service which helps at risk communities prepare for flooding. As part of the recovery from storms, the EA inspects its assets for damage and to confirm that they have operated as expected and meets with communities on the ground to determine the extent of flooding.

The EA attends regular operational meetings with St Helens Borough Council (BC) and United Utilities to review flood risk management issues and solutions. The EA is supporting St Helens BC on updating its multi-agency emergency flood plan and in the development of two new flood risk schemes – Black Brook and Rainford Brook. St Helens BC has an allocation of £769k towards flood defence schemes in the current capital programme

The EA conducts a routine maintenance programme in 13 locations in St Helens to reduce flood risk. It has completed removal of a silt island in Windle Brook, at the silt trap immediately upstream from Dilloway Street debris screen, in the previous 12 months to improve channel capacity and flow.

(b) The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities activated the Flood Recovery Framework on 6 January. For the Storm Henk Flood Recovery Framework activation, eligible areas are those upper and lower tier authority areas:

  • reporting over 50 internally flooded properties (any combination of households and businesses) at their Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) level; and
  • with properties flooded as a direct result of Storm Henk; and
  • with properties flooded between the dates of 2 January 2024 and 12 January 2024.

Local Authorities and LLFAs are responsible for distributing funding to affected people. They are able to do as soon as they notify the Government their area becomes eligible so the scheme can be extended. Government funding for eligible properties will be paid to Local Authorities retrospectively, based on the certified cost of providing relief.

Casement Park: Investment
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to announce the investment decision on Casement Park.

Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

My Department is engaging with the Department for Communities, which is responsible for the procurement process for the redevelopment of Casement Park, including direct engagement with local partners on their funding contribution. I wrote to the Northern Ireland Minister for Communities on 27 February to say that it is vital to understand what the most recent costs associated with the redevelopment of Casement Park are.

Casement Park: Finance
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Thursday 7th March 2024

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for Casement Park.

Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

My Department is engaging with the Department for Communities, which is responsible for the procurement process for the redevelopment of Casement Park, including direct engagement with local partners on their funding contribution. I wrote to the Northern Ireland Minister for Communities on 27 February to say that it is vital to understand what the most recent costs associated with the redevelopment of Casement Park are.

Euro 2028: Northern Ireland
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Thursday 7th March 2024

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure Northern Ireland can host Euro 2028 games alongside the rest of the UK and Ireland.

Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Department for Communities is responsible for the redevelopment of Casement Park, including direct engagement with local partners on their funding contribution.

The UK Government will need to receive confirmation of the updated cost of the Casement Park project from the Department for Communities before detailed consideration can be given to allocating taxpayers' money, particularly given wider public sector funding challenges. This has yet to be received. The Northern Ireland Minister for Communities has written to me on this matter and I replied on 27 February 2024 to say that it is vital to understand what the most recent costs associated with the redevelopment of Casement Park are.

Casement Park: Finance
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Thursday 7th March 2024

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Irish Government on the funding of Casement Park.

Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

My Department has engaged with a number of stakeholders in relation to funding for Casement Park, including with the Irish Government. I welcome the announcement by the Irish Government that it is willing to contribute €50m to the redevelopment of the stadium.

The Department for Communities is responsible for the procurement process for the redevelopment of Casement Park, including direct engagement with local partners on their funding contribution. I wrote to the Northern Ireland Minister for Communities on 27 February to say that it is vital to understand what the most recent costs associated with the redevelopment of Casement Park are.



MP Financial Interests
30th October 2023
Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Racecourse Association Ltd
Address of donor: Winkfield Road, Ascot SL5 7HX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A pass entitling the bearer to admittance to certain horse racing meetings in the UK until further notice. The badge is not available for purchase, but its estimated value is between £0 and £1,000 per annum, depending on usage.
Date received: 1 January 2024
Date accepted: 1 January 2024
Donor status: company, registration 00093447

Source
30th October 2023
Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Betting and Gaming Council
Address of donor: 1 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4BU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): One ticket to the Dublin Racing Festival, including flights and accommodation, total value £868.73
Destination of visit: Dublin
Dates of visit: 3-6 February 2024
Purpose of visit: To attend the Dublin Racing Festival.

Source
30th October 2023
Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
1. Employment and earnings
23 January 2024, received £1,000 from Primary Access and Research, 64 Eaton Place, London SW1X 8AT, for speaking at a lunch for their Advisory Board. Hours: 1.5 hrs.
Source


Early Day Motions Signed
Monday 19th February
Conor McGinn signed this EDM as a sponsor on Friday 8th March 2024

Women and girls in global conflict zones

7 signatures (Most recent: 13 Mar 2024)
Tabled by: Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat - Somerton and Frome)
That this House notes with concern that the number of women and girls living in conflict zones worldwide reached 614 million in 2022; recognises the gendered risks conflict poses to women and girls through sexual violence, lack of healthcare, food insecurity, disruption to education and trafficking; acknowledges that women in …
Wednesday 24th January
Conor McGinn signed this EDM on Monday 4th March 2024

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome awareness

31 signatures (Most recent: 26 Mar 2024)
Tabled by: Cat Smith (Labour - Lancaster and Fleetwood)
That this House notes that Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) is an autonomic nervous system abnormality where sitting, standing and exercise can cause symptoms including shortness of breath, chest pain, brain fog, dizziness, pain, fainting, vomiting and fatigue; recognises that many people suffer a combination of symptoms, which can be chronic …
Tuesday 21st November
Conor McGinn signed this EDM on Friday 1st March 2024

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

53 signatures (Most recent: 26 Mar 2024)
Tabled by: Paulette Hamilton (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
That this House acknowledges that November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month; recognises that survival rates in the UK still lag behind much of the rest of Europe and the World; notes that pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect and that diagnosis takes too long with slow processes and multiple tests …
Monday 8th January
Conor McGinn signed this EDM on Monday 5th February 2024

Pension restitution for women born in the 1950s

97 signatures (Most recent: 25 Mar 2024)
Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool, Riverside)
That this House welcomes the positive interventions from so many hon. Members from across the House on behalf of women born in the 1950s who have suffered pensions loss through the targeting of their pension rights; pays tribute to constituents and campaigners in their ongoing fight for justice; recalls that …



Conor McGinn mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Financial Risk Checks for Gambling
118 speeches (27,212 words)
Monday 26th February 2024 - Westminster Hall
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Laurence Robertson (Con - Tewkesbury) Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn)—the co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on racing - Link to Speech
2: David Mundell (Con - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn), who is a much greater expert on this issue than I am. - Link to Speech
3: Philip Davies (Con - Shipley) Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn)? - Link to Speech
4: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley East) Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn)? - Link to Speech

Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill
67 speeches (18,135 words)
2nd reading
Wednesday 24th January 2024 - Commons Chamber
Northern Ireland Office
Mentions:
1: Jeffrey M Donaldson (DUP - Lagan Valley) Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn), who is no longer in his place, that we recognise the pressures - Link to Speech
2: Chris Heaton-Harris (Con - Daventry) Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn) that the whole House wishes his uncle well; the hon. - Link to Speech