Chris’s Parliamentary Activity - Chris Elmore MP

Internet: Racial Discrimination

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Chris Elmore received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether racism that falls short of the standard of a racial hatred offence will be covered by the Online Safety Bill as...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Will the Leader of the House ask Ministry of Justice Ministers to make a written statement about what is happening in the probate service? My constituent Mrs Dixon started probate in May 2020....

Covid-19: Disabled People on Legacy Benefits

Women and Equalities

Chris Elmore made a speech in the House of Commons

The Minister claims that legacy payments were not increased because disabled people have not faced additional costs during the pandemic, but the Disability Benefits Consortium found that 82% of...

Covid-19: Disabled People on Legacy Benefits

Women and Equalities

Chris Elmore made a speech in the House of Commons

What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to ensure the adequacy of support for disabled people on legacy benefits during the covid-19 outbreak.

UK Community Renewal Fund

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chris Elmore received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to use the methodology for the determination of priority places for the UK Community...

Business of the House

Commons debates

On 27 May, in response to the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme decision on suspending Members not being subject to a recall petition, the Leader of the House said that he would deal...

UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chris Elmore received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to engage and consult representatives of local authorities in Wales on the design of the...

Disadvantaged

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chris Elmore received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the Legatum Institute's UK Prosperity...

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chris Elmore received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Legatum Institute's UK Prosperity Index 2021 area rankings will inform the design of the UK Shared...

Rail Infrastructure Funding

Chris Elmore made a speech in the House of Commons

indicated dissent.

Rail Infrastructure Funding

Chris Elmore made a speech in the House of Commons

In a previous answer, the Secretary of State said that the UK Government’s priority was investment. That clearly is not the case with Welsh railways: we have more than 11% of the track but...

Rail Infrastructure Funding

Chris Elmore made a speech in the House of Commons

What plans the Government have to provide funding for rail infrastructure in Wales.

Topical Questions

Work and Pensions

Chris Elmore made a speech in the House of Commons

On Friday, I was pleased to meet Carole Dawe, who is the manager of the Maesteg JCP office in my constituency. What came across was that this deeply dedicated team of people have been working...

UK Military Personnel Serving Overseas: Vaccination

Commons debates

It is obviously deeply troubling, no matter how many service personnel who have been deployed have now got covid—whether the number is 80 or 28 or whatever the clarification the Minister...

Child Poverty

Chris Elmore made a speech in the House of Commons

The Scottish Government recently spoke of making the eradication of child poverty a “national mission”. Those are welcome words, but statistics released last month show that child...

Levelling Up Fund

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chris Elmore received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to announce the deadlines for the subsequent bidding rounds of the Levelling Up Fund.

Community Renewal and Levelling-up Funds

Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chris Elmore made a speech in the House of Commons

I have tabled written parliamentary questions on this, which the Minister is yet to answer, but he also knows that I support the levelling-up fund, in that it is the only available funding on the...

Community Renewal and Levelling-up Funds

Housing, Communities and Local Government

Chris Elmore made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he is taking to measure the effectiveness of the (a) community renewal fund and (b) levelling-up fund.

Community Renewal Fund and Levelling Up Fund in Wales - [Christina Rees in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees, I think for the first time. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones) on securing the debate and covering...

Protection of Retail Workers - [James Gray in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I thank the Member in charge, the hon. Member for Stockton South (Matt Vickers), for agreeing to lead the debate for the Petitions...