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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Feb 2026
National Cancer Plan

"I, too, thank the Government for bringing forward this cancer plan. I visited York Against Cancer’s Leveson centre last Friday, and I really welcome the holistic care it gives to cancer patients. I want to highlight prevention. We know that four in 10 cancers are preventable, and the right interventions …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Feb 2026
Sudan

"Let me say to the Foreign Secretary that that was the most powerful statement this House has heard on Sudan over the 1,000 days of the conflict. I thank her for all her work in this area, but we know that this war is being fuelled by external actors with …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
Rachael Maskell (LAB) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 316 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116
Written Question
Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment
Wednesday 4th February 2026

Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average end-to-end clearance time for a Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment was in each month since January 2025 for (a) new and (b) existing claimants.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The department regularly publishes Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics and the development of clearance times is detailed in the release strategy for those statistics. Further details on the future publication of clearance times will be published in the DWP Statistical Work Programme in due course.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Government were making great strides on imprisonment for public protection sentences, yet after my constituent, who was held for nearly two decades, had a minor infringement—he missed an appointment—he ended up back inside. That cannot be right. We need to ensure that people get proper support outside. Will the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Town and City Centre Safety

"I thank my hon. Friend for all the work she is doing in Darlington. Clearly, PSPOs can be used in a really powerful way to create safer spaces in our town and city centres.

I called two meetings in York, one for the night-time economy in the city and one …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Town and City Centre Safety

"Thank you for your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Derby South (Baggy Shanker) for securing the debate. York may have a purple flag, but the feeling of security is certainly not spread across my community. There are particular areas of crime where we have …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Taxation: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

"I am grateful to the hon. Member for securing this debate. I held a business rates summit in my constituency last week, and what came across is that in York we are seeing an average increase in business rates of 35% compared with the national average of 19.4%, so there …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Taxation: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

"It might not have filtered through, but I have written to the Chancellor on behalf of many Labour MPs regarding concerns about small businesses and the fact that many of them will not receive the vital support that they need. They are very fearful of what is going to happen …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
Rachael Maskell (LAB) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 358 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104