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Lucy Rigby

Labour - Northampton North

9,014 (21.6%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 4th July 2024

Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)

(since December 2024)

1 APPG membership (as of 20 Nov 2024)
Digital Inclusion
Lucy Rigby has no previous appointments


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lucy Rigby has voted in 48 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op))
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(4 debate interactions)
Maria Eagle (Labour)
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
(2 debate interactions)
Pat McFadden (Labour)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(2 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Cabinet Office
(2 debate contributions)
HM Treasury
(2 debate contributions)
Leader of the House
(2 debate contributions)
Ministry of Defence
(2 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Budget Responsibility Act 2024
(624 words contributed)
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Northampton North Petitions

e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.

If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.

If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).

Petitions with highest Northampton North signature proportion
Open
118
of 75,729 signatures (0.16%)
Open
4,142
of 2,959,166 signatures (0.14%)
Open
144
of 127,061 signatures (0.11%)
Open
113
of 134,756 signatures (0.08%)
Petitions with most Northampton North signatures
Open
4,142
of 2,959,166 signatures (0.14%)
Open
144
of 127,061 signatures (0.11%)
Open
118
of 75,729 signatures (0.16%)
Open
113
of 134,756 signatures (0.08%)
Lucy Rigby has not participated in any petition debates

Latest EDMs signed by Lucy Rigby

Lucy Rigby has not signed any Early Day Motions

Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Lucy Rigby, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Lucy Rigby has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Lucy Rigby has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

Lucy Rigby has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Lucy Rigby has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 4 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
23rd Oct 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit claimants were identified as (a) serving and (b) having served in the armed forces in each assessment period between July 2022 and June 2024.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) started collecting data on the Armed Forces status of Universal Credit (UC) claimants in Great Britain (GB) in April 2021. At first only new claimants were asked about their Armed Forces status. From June 2021 onwards, other UC claimants reporting changes in their work and earnings have also been able to report their status. From July 2021 onwards, UC agents have also been able to record claimants’ Armed Forces status if they are told about this via other means such as journal messages, face-to-face meetings or by telephone.

Data coverage continues to improve over time and by June 2024 data was held on the armed forces status of approximately 75% of the GB UC caseload (see table below). It should be noted that Armed forces status is self-reported by claimants and is not verified by the Ministry of Defence or Office for Veterans’ Affairs. A claimant’s status can be recorded as “currently serving”, “served in the past”, “not served” or “prefer not to say”. Data is not collected on the specific branch of the Armed Forces that claimants are serving in or have served in in the past.

Data is not held on the total number of UC claimants who are currently serving in the Armed Forces or who have served in the past, but data is held on those who have identified themselves so far.

The way the data is collected means the claimants for whom an Armed Forces status is recorded may not be representative of the UC caseload as a whole. This means it is not yet possible to produce reliable estimates of the overall number or proportion of UC claimants who are currently serving in the Armed Forces or who have served in the past.

Increases in the numbers of claimants with a recorded status of “currently serving” or “served in the past” do not necessarily mean the overall numbers of claimants who are currently serving or have served in the past have increased and may reflect increases in the number of claimants for whom data is held as data coverage improves over time.

The table below shows how the proportion of the GB UC caseload with a recorded Armed Forces status has changed over time. It also shows how many claimants on the caseload had a recorded status of each type.

UC caseload month

Proportion of caseload with a recorded status

Currently serving

Served in the past

Not served

Prefer not to say

No recorded status

July 2022

51%

3,000

39,000

2,800,000

21,000

2,800,000

August 2022

53%

3,200

40,000

2,900,000

22,000

2,700,000

September 2022

54%

3,200

41,000

3,000,000

22,000

2,600,000

October 2022

56%

3,300

43,000

3,100,000

23,000

2,500,000

November 2022

57%

3,300

44,000

3,200,000

24,000

2,500,000

December 2022

58%

3,400

45,000

3,300,000

25,000

2,400,000

January 2023

59%

3,500

46,000

3,400,000

25,000

2,300,000

February 2023

61%

3,500

48,000

3,500,000

26,000

2,300,000

March 2023

62%

3,600

48,000

3,500,000

27,000

2,200,000

April 2023

63%

3,700

50,000

3,600,000

28,000

2,200,000

May 2023

64%

3,800

50,000

3,700,000

28,000

2,100,000

June 2023

65%

3,900

51,000

3,800,000

29,000

2,100,000

July 2023

66%

4,000

52,000

3,900,000

30,000

2,100,000

August 2023

66%

4,000

53,000

3,900,000

30,000

2,000,000

September 2023

67%

4,000

54,000

4,000,000

30,000

2,000,000

October 2023

68%

3,900

54,000

4,100,000

30,000

2,000,000

November 2023

69%

3,900

55,000

4,200,000

31,000

1,900,000

December 2023

70%

3,900

57,000

4,300,000

31,000

1,900,000

January 2024

71%

3,900

58,000

4,400,000

32,000

1,900,000

February 2024

72%

4,000

59,000

4,500,000

32,000

1,800,000

March 2024

73%

4,200

62,000

4,700,000

33,000

1,800,000

April 2024

73%

4,200

63,000

4,800,000

34,000

1,800,000

May 2024

74%

4,300

64,000

4,900,000

34,000

1,800,000

June 2024

75%

4,500

65,000

5,000,000

35,000

1,700,000

Notes:

1. Figures are for Great Britain. Data is not collected on the Armed Forces status of UC claimants in Northern Ireland.

2. Figures in the table have been rounded to either the nearest hundred, thousand or hundred thousand in line with Department’s Official Statistics rounding policy.

3. Further information on the caseload definition used for the UC official statistics can be found on Stat-Xplore: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/

Stephen Timms
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
29th Oct 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that NHS dental practices in Northampton North constituency have the capacity to treat more patients.

The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to NHS dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.

The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including NHS dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. For the Northampton North constituency, this is the NHS Northamptonshire ICB.

Stephen Kinnock
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
28th Oct 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help improve access to NHS dentistry in Northampton North constituency.

The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild dentistry in the long term and increase access to NHS dental care, we will reform the dental contract, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.

The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including NHS dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. For the Northampton North constituency, this is the NHS Northamptonshire ICB.

Stephen Kinnock
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
28th Oct 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to reduce violence against women and girls in Northampton North constituency.

This Government has set out an unprecedented ambition to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.

In September, we announced a set of measures aimed at strengthening the police response to domestic abuse, increasing protections for victims, and holding perpetrators to account. Starting in early 2025, a new approach called "Raneem's Law" will place domestic abuse specialists within 999 control rooms to advise on risk assessments, collaborate closely with officers on the ground, and expedite referrals to appropriate support services for victims. We are rolling out a pilot of Domestic Abuse Protection Orders from November in order to further strengthen protections for victims, and we are working with the police to develop a national framework utilising data-driven tools to track and target high-harm perpetrators involved in domestic abuse, sexual assault, harassment, and stalking.

These early measures are important steps in tackling violence against women and girls across the country, including in Northampton North.

Jess Phillips
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)