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)
HANSARD Pensions and Social SecurityI am pleased to follow the shadow Minister. I would like to challenge several things she said, but I will pick up on just a couple. First, one of the hon. Lady’s opening…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Pensions and Social SecurityMy hon. Friend may not know this, but the Minister and I were on the Work and Pensions Committee when the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Trussell Trust presented the case for…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Pensions and Social SecurityI am familiar with the child payment, but I need to understand it in the context of what else is happening in Scotland. I am aware of it, and I think it is an interesting way for…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Pensions and Social SecurityMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right about those two figures. The fact is that more than half of the current NEET cohort—52.9%—have experienced not just child poverty, but…10 Feb 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillOf the measures brought forward in this Government’s Budget last year, the abolition of the two-child limit is the one that most fills me with hope and more than a little pride,…03 Feb 2026
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