Member of Parliament
Debbie Abrahams
Member since
13 Jan 2011
Bills sponsored
4
Speeches (30d)
5
Speeches (all)
845
Written questions
87
Last spoke
27 Apr 2026
Recent contributions (845)
HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Torbay (Steve Darling), my fellow Select Committee Member. I entirely agree with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State about…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillWe have to ensure that that does not happen. There are risks: I am being very honest about that. As we heard in the evidence that my Committee received as part of our “Pathways to…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI have not yet seen the details, but it is a subject that I raised, and, as we know, the funding will follow. Covid exacerbated these problems, as did the mental health crisis…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillNo—I am sorry, but I will not get an extra minute. Pushing people into poverty will, in itself, worsen their condition. It will make it easier for people to live independently,…01 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for her statement. I absolutely agree that we must reform our social security system; under the previous Government, it neither supported nor…30 Jun 2025
Bills sponsored (4)
BILLStandards in Public Life (Codes of Conduct) Bill2nd reading20 Mar 2024ActiveBILLElected Representatives (Codes of Conduct) Bill1st reading10 Jan 2023ActiveBILLPublic Sector Supply Chains (Project Bank Accounts) Bill2nd reading15 Jan 2019ActiveBILLEmployment of People with Disabilities (Reporting) Bill2nd reading25 Feb 2015Active