In Parliament - Jonathan Reynolds

Engagements

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

Mr Speaker, I know that everyone on this side of the House would like to associate ourselves with those comments about the Father of the House. One of the most consistent things I have seen in...

Public Works Loan Board

Jonathan Reynolds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason (a) the borrowing rate for local authorities from the Public Works Loan Board was increased by HM Treasury by 100bps on 9 October 2019 and...

Restoring Nature and Climate Change - [Stewart Hosie in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, as that allows me to put on record my tribute to the Cheshire Wildlife Trust, which runs the Eastwood nature reserve in Stalybridge. On the things...

Autism: Health Services

Department of Health and Social Care

Jonathan Reynolds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will issue guidance on the duties of (a) statutory health providers and (b) local authorities in meeting the care needs of adults...

Topical Questions

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

TransPennine rail services between Leeds and Manchester through Stalybridge and Mossley are clearly vital to this country. The previous Government changed their mind quite a lot on improvements,...

Engagements

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

The National Farmers Union reported this week that 16 million apples have rotted away, because the immigrant workers that normally pick them for the country have chosen not to come. Immigration...

Health Visitors (England)

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for securing this timely debate. What he just said is so important. The mandatory health visitor contacts in my constituency are not taking place as they...

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

Commons debates

I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I am reminded of the debate on article 50. There was tremendous pressure to trigger article 50, and I personally voted for us to do that. It was a test...

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

Commons debates

The argument for the Bill is that it will get Brexit done. Having listened to the debate, that appears to me to be the only argument for it; I have heard very few people advocate for the measures...

Financial Services: EU Countries

Jonathan Reynolds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's preferred method is of ensuring continued market access to the EU for UK-based financial services firms after the UK leaves the EU.

European Union (Withdrawal) Acts

Prime Minister’s Statement

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

Surely the crucial point of this new deal is that it offers Great Britain a fairly hard Brexit in order to facilitate trade agreements with countries for which European standards are...

Public Services

Debate on the Address

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

It would in effect be a national ID scheme, as my hon. Friend says, and that in itself has other implications. That is why the Electoral Reform Society has called this measure “dangerous,...

Public Services

Debate on the Address

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

It would, to be fair, go some way to doing that: if the Government were willing to say, “If there is a new standard of proof to be able to cast your vote, we will provide that free of...

Public Services

Debate on the Address

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

That is completely unacceptable and I would hope there would be agreement across all sides of political opinion on that, but the question I have is: will this post-Brexit free trade world deliver...

Public Services

Debate on the Address

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

It is a privilege to follow the distinguished hon. Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford) and to be able to say a little in response to the Queen’s Speech on behalf of my constituents...

Railways: Huddersfield

Department for Transport

Jonathan Reynolds received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the latest timetable and scope of improvements being planned to TransPennine Services on the...

Leasehold and Commonhold Reform - [Albert Owen in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to the Minister for her generosity in giving way and to the hon. Member for Worthing West (Sir Peter Bottomley) for securing the debate. One thing I would beg the Minister for is a...

Economic Effect of No Deal

Oral Answers to Questions - Treasury

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

The Government’s current policy is that we can have higher public spending, falling debt and a no-deal Brexit, but those three things are impossible to deliver together, so on which of them...

Priorities for Government

Commons debates

The new Prime Minister has outlined a significant spending programme. The new Chief Secretary to the Treasury has already committed to Government debt falling every year, and we know that a...

Leasehold Reform

20 Years of Devolution

Jonathan Reynolds made a speech in the House of Commons

I have huge respect for the work that the hon. Gentleman has done on this issue, and I could not agree more. There are five things that I would like to see happen. First, the sale of leasehold...