In Parliament
Spoken contributions and written questions involving Oliver Ryan.
Spoken contributions
Recent contributions in the House of Commons and Westminster Hall.
- Debate
Local Government Reorganisation (opens in new tab)
Unitary authorities have big benefits, but I am angry about the proposals. According to our own statistics, the new East Lancs authority—with Blackburn, and without the Ribble Valley—will create the most deprived unitary authority in the country, with an awful lot of debt…
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Local Government Reorganisation (opens in new tab)
I thank the Minister for her listening ear throughout this process. I know that she will make a bigger statement on Thursday, but while she is giving these matters consideration, may I make a last-ditch attempt to convince her to keep Burnley and Blackburn very separate? Will…
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Summer Jobs (opens in new tab)
Summer jobs are really important, as are summer schools. Will the Minister join me in welcoming students from the Burnley summer school, who join us in the Gallery today, and will he perhaps include in his speech the fact that over the Tories’ time in power from 2010 to 2024,…
Spoken contributions from the ParlParse Hansard dataset published by mySociety. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
Written questions
Questions tabled to government departments.
- Question
Tabled a written question on Imran Khan (opens in new tab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Pakistani counterpart regarding (a) the detention conditions, (b) welfare and (c) access to medical care of former Prime Minister Imran
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Tabled a written question on Imran Khan (opens in new tab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Government of Pakistan on the imprisonment and detention conditions of former Prime Minister Imran Khan; and what further
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Tabled a written question on Pakistan: Trials (opens in new tab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Government of Pakistan regarding the trial of civilians in military courts since February 2024.
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Tabled a written question on Harassment: Pakistan (opens in new tab)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information she holds on the involvement of Pakistani state actors in the surveillance, intimidation and physical harassment of Pakistani diaspora members residing in the UK.
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Tabled a written question on Financial Services: Regulation (opens in new tab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Civil Justice Council’s review of litigation funding to strengthen protections for consumers, whether she plans to extend Financial Conduct Authority regulation to cover portfolio-based liti
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Tabled a written question on Schools: Sports (opens in new tab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to provide funding for the School Games Organisers Network and the Primary PE and Sport Premium beyond the 2025-26 academic year; what her planned timeline is for the procurement o
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Tabled a written question on Crisis and Resilience Fund (opens in new tab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether funding provided through the Crisis and Resilience Fund from 1 April 2026 may be used by local authorities to provide holiday food vouchers for children eligible for free school meals; and what
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Tabled a written question on Courts (opens in new tab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.
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Tabled a written question on Companies: Audit (opens in new tab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to reform corporate reporting requirements to support economic growth and competitiveness.
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Tabled a written question on Screening and Vaccination: Age (opens in new tab)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the age-related eligibility criteria for NHS screening and vaccination programmes, if he will make an assessment of (a) the evidential basis and decision-making process by which t