Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Oral Answers to Questions
"The north-east is still picking up the pieces of the destruction and decimation of 14 years of Tory government. Men in the north-east of England still expect to live 10 years less than people in other parts of the country. Women in the north-east of England are making, on average, …..."Ian Lavery - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Oral Answers to Questions
"Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 December...."Ian Lavery - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 3rd March 2025
Asked by:
Ian Lavery (Labour - Blyth and Ashington)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the life expectancy is for (a) women and (b) men in each local area in the UK.
Answered by Georgia Gould
- Minister of State (Education)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 25th February is attached.
Written Question
Monday 27th February 2023
Asked by:
Ian Lavery (Labour - Blyth and Ashington)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason his Department allowed Vesa Equity to increase its stake in Royal Mail group.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani
The Secretary of State takes decisions under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 in a quasi-judicial capacity. The Investment Security Unit coordinates expertise from across Government so that the Secretary of State may make decisions based on the evidence. It would not be appropriate to comment on the detail of national security assessments.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Infected Blood Inquiry and Compensation Framework
"As ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Angela. It is fantastic that my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) has secured such an important debate. I will try to bring some human context to it. Plenty of facts …..."Ian Lavery - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Infected Blood Inquiry and Compensation Framework
"I am sure that an enormous amount of work is going on, but if we consider the recent trend of one individual dying every four days since 2007, my calculation is that if we have to wait until the middle of next year, in excess of another 50 people, all …..."Ian Lavery - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"Q5. During the lockdown we clapped them, and then we laid wreaths for healthcare staff who had died on the frontline. How quickly our nurses have gone from the country’s heroes to this Government’s villains—offered a derisory 72p a week pay rise and then painted as militants for daring to …..."Ian Lavery - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jul 2022
Heatwave Response
"The men and women of the fire and rescue services were quite simply awe-inspiring yesterday, as they regularly are, but they cannot continue to work miracles. The impact of 12 years of cuts and austerity on the fire and rescue services has been an absolute disaster. They quite simply need …..."Ian Lavery - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Jul 2022
Contaminated Blood Scandal: Interim Payments for Victims
"The contaminated blood victims are entitled to be fed up to the back teeth with bluster, delay and dithering from the Government. Two victims are dying each week. There are 208 victims who have died in Wales, 548 in Scotland, 100 in Northern Ireland and 3,000-plus in England. There are …..."Ian Lavery - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 13th June 2022
Asked by:
Ian Lavery (Labour - Blyth and Ashington)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Infected Blood Inquiry on (a) ongoing funding for the support scheme payments and (b) financial settlements recommended in Sir Robert Francis' report.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Government has committed to providing support for those infected and affected. Ex-gratia support has been provided to those affected by this issue since 1988. No policy discussions have taken place with the statutory Inquiry, that is independent.
As the responsible Minister for the Infected Blood Inquiry, I announced earlier this week the publication of the study by Sir Robert Francis QC into a framework of compensation for people directly affected by infected blood. Sir Robert will give evidence about his work to the Infected Blood Inquiry on 11th and 12th July. The government is considering Sir Robert’s recommendations.