Speeches by Kyrke-Smith.
Every Hansard contribution by Laura Kyrke-Smith this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 61–80 of 239 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2025 | 10-Year Health Plan: Perinatal Mental Health “I am really grateful to the Minister for her answer and for her focus on this. I would like to ask about midwives, who do incredible work supporting parents and babies, including identifying and supporting women who are facing mental health challenges. We desperately need more of them, yet the Royal College of Midwives…” healthsocial-care | 95 |
| 21 Jul 2025 | Humanitarian Situation in Sudan “I agree with my hon. Friend that that is what is at stake here—I am sure the Minister will say more. I think that we are looking at that atrocity prevention strategy and we need to update it. I will conclude by saying that for me Sudan is a test of whether we can successfully push to get aid into the most awful humanit…” healthdefencesocial-care | 172 |
| 21 Jul 2025 | 10-Year Health Plan: Perinatal Mental Health “3. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10-year health plan for England on perinatal mental health.” healthsocial-care | 21 |
| 21 Jul 2025 | Humanitarian Situation in Sudan “It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Huddersfield (Harpreet Uppal) for securing this debate. The crisis in Sudan is something that we should all be seeing on our TV screens and social media feeds, and we should be debating it here in Parliament every day…” healthdefencesocial-care | 928 |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Topical Questions “Last week, I heard from a mum who applied for an EHCP for her son in December and was told it would be ready in June. She has now been informed by Buckinghamshire council that he remains unallocated, with 789 children ahead of him. I am very grateful to the Secretary of State for the work she is doing to grip and refor…” educationsocial-care | 85 |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Middle East “Najwa Ahmed Fathi Radwan and Mohammed Hassan Yousef Daoud are just two of the tens of thousands of Palestinian children who have been killed in Gaza. Many of their names were read out over the course of 12 hours at a really powerful vigil, which I joined in Aylesbury town centre this weekend. Yet today, that list of de…” defencecost-of-livingsocial-care | 83 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Business of the House “Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting Martyn Waters to discuss the closure of Cublington’s only and much-loved pub, the Unicorn. Martyn is working hard with the community to buy it and to give it a future, and I have told him that he has my full support. I am grateful to the Leader of the House for making space to d…” local-governmentdefencehealth | 92 |
| 14 Jul 2025 | SEND Provision: South-east England “It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. In the 12 months since I was elected as the Member for Aylesbury and the villages, I have been struck again and again by the urgent need to reform our SEND system, given the sheer number of people who get in touch having been let down by different parts of the…” educationlocal-governmentsocial-care | 558 |
| 6 Jul 2025 | Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life “I join others in hugely welcoming today’s announcement. I will get straight on the case and urge Buckinghamshire council to prioritise Aylesbury for a Best Start family hub, given that we have the highest levels of deprivation in our county. I have been campaigning for better understanding of and support for maternal m…” educationsocial-carelocal-government | 98 |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill “I do agree. It is exactly that: if we are going to rebuild trust in democracy, that has to start with elections, and with a voting system that people have faith in. We have discussed the urgent need to rebuild engagement and trust in our democracy. That is fundamental, and the Bill, which will make absent voting more u…” local-government | 111 |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill “I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Tracy Gilbert) for bringing forward the Bill, which I rise to support. It seeks not only to modernise our democratic processes but to safeguard the rights of every citizen across the devolved nations of the UK. At its heart, the Bill is about strengthen…” local-government | 415 |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill “I agree; the education system plays a big part. I thank my hon. Friend for making that point, which brings me to a related point. I recently ran a work experience programme for a fantastic group of 16 to 18-year-olds in Aylesbury, and I asked the students to come up with ideas for what more the Government could do for …” local-government | 192 |
| 25 Jun 2025 | G7 and NATO Summits “I thank the Prime Minister for his commitment to keeping our country safe and for his effective diplomacy to that end. While our international aid budget is now diminished, it remains my belief that the work we do to prevent and respond to humanitarian crises around the world plays a crucial role in global stability an…” defenceeconomy-jobsimmigration | 80 |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Business of the House “One in four women experience mental health challenges during pregnancy or after birth; in fact, it is the most common complication of pregnancy in the UK. Last month, almost 50 hon. Members of this House pledged their support for improved maternal mental health provision at an event that I hosted with the Maternal Ment…” fiscal-policylabour-markethealth | 81 |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Local Bus Services “I am grateful to the more than 300 residents who took part in my bus survey. Many expressed frustration about Arriva’s decision to cut the X5 service, leaving schoolchildren stranded and people unable to get to work. Fortunately, on this occasion, Red Eagle Buses stepped in, but what happened speaks to the wider issue …” transportlocal-government | 90 |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Local Bus Services “3. What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services.” transportlocal-government | 12 |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Gaza: Humanitarian Situation “19. What steps he is taking to help ensure that humanitarian aid is delivered to Gaza.” defencehealthother | 16 |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Gaza: Humanitarian Situation “Mussa Abu Darabi is just one of hundreds of Palestinians who have been killed trying to access food from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in recent weeks. Fifteen international human rights organisations have now warned that the GHF may face legal consequences for “aiding and abetting, or otherwise being complicit, in …” defencehealthother | 85 |
| 22 Jun 2025 | Middle East “I commend the Foreign Secretary for urging calm and restraint at this troubling time. I know that he has been engaging with our European counterparts—notably with France and Germany as the E3—but as the positions of the US and Israel on Iran harden, does he agree that this is the moment when our relationship with Europ…” defenceenergyeconomy-jobs | 67 |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Business of the House “On Monday evening, two reckless individuals had their vehicles seized in Aylesbury town centre due to antisocial driving. I am really grateful to Thames Valley police, who acted quickly against them, and I am pleased that the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill will give the police stronger powers in this area, removi…” economy-jobslabour-marketfiscal-policy | 90 |