Speeches by Bailey.
Every Hansard contribution by Rebecca Long Bailey this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 21–40 of 92 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
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| 8 Dec 2025 | Digital ID “I completely agree. We have seen the consequences of reckless data sharing already. All too often, migrant victims of domestic abuse, rape and trafficking have been frightened to report crimes because police forces routinely pass on their information to immigration officers. The harm is real: the offenders go unpunishe…” technologyimmigrationeconomy-jobs | 122 |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Digital ID “My hon. Friend is spot on, and we all have constituency stories that replicate her experience. Finally, there is the question of exclusion. As we have heard, millions of people in Britain do not have reliable digital access, and millions more do not have the basic digital skills required to navigate systems like this. …” technologyimmigrationeconomy-jobs | 88 |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Digital ID “This is a watershed moment for our country, and not a good one. The argument for digital ID is that it will help tackle illegal working, but sadly the evidence does not stack up. Across Europe, nations with long-standing ID card systems—Germany, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Greece—have not seen reductions in irregular mig…” technologyimmigrationeconomy-jobs | 264 |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Local Media “It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank the hon. Member for Bromley and Biggin Hill (Peter Fortune) for securing this debate, and for his brilliant speech. I draw the House’s attention to my role as chair of the NUJ parliamentary group. Since 2005, nearly 300 local papers have closed t…” culture-communitylocal-governmenteconomy-jobs | 617 |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Local Media “I understand the importance of involving those at the coalface in the Government’s deliberations on the upcoming media strategy. Would he agree to meet the National Union of Journalists and consult it on the local media strategy?” culture-communitylocal-governmenteconomy-jobs | 37 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Budget Resolutions “When Government choose to act, when they choose to listen and when they choose compassion, millions of lives are changed. The decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap will lift nearly half a million children out of poverty and ease the suffering of almost a million more. It is a humane, necessary intervention, and t…” cost-of-livingeconomy-jobsutilities | 735 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Gaza and Sudan “My constituent was separated from her five-year-old son during the horrors of displacement in Sudan. By a sheer miracle, he made it to Saudi Arabia; he is now staying there temporarily until 1 December, after which time he will be forced to return to Sudan. What can the Foreign Secretary do to support families such as …” defenceimmigration | 65 |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Asylum Policy “The Home Secretary is aware that, in the absence of safe and legal routes, the law forces a refugee to set foot on UK soil to seek asylum, which has led to dangerous journeys and no checks or vetting taking place. She has referenced sponsorship as the primary safe route. Could she clarify whether this can be applied fo…” immigrationcost-of-livingcrime | 105 |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Financial Transparency: Overseas Territories “I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton West (Phil Brickell) for securing the debate. It is a simple principle: profits should be taxed where real economic activity takes place. Yet that simple principle is routinely violated, and multinational corporations move billions through paper subsidiaries, internal loans …” fiscal-policycrimeeconomy-jobs | 335 |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Ending Homelessness “I thank the co-sponsors of this debate, my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Paula Barker) and the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman). We start from a position where we have lost more than 260,000 social rented homes in the last decade. Even now, most so-called affordable homes are out of reach f…” housingsocial-carelocal-government | 322 |
| 7 Sept 2025 | Indefinite Leave to Remain “It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) for his poignant opening remarks. The White Paper has caused huge fear among many of my constituents who work here, have built lives here and have families and friendships here. They pay…” immigrationsocial-careeconomy-jobs | 641 |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Women’s State Pension Age: Financial Redress “The hon. Gentleman is a powerful advocate for women in Northern Ireland. He is right: what has happened is wrong, plain and simple. We need to see action today. I promise I am coming to the end, Madam Deputy Speaker—I do not want to try your patience. There are options to make sure that schemes are financially sustaina…” fiscal-policysocial-carelabour-market | 314 |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Women’s State Pension Age: Financial Redress “The hon. Lady is spot on. The women have suffered an injustice, and they have been ignored. They should not have had to fight for so long. The sad fact is that already so many women have died waiting to see justice. What will it take to fix this? Will it take an ITV drama to shine a light on what has happened before ev…” fiscal-policysocial-carelabour-market | 335 |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Women’s State Pension Age: Financial Redress “I want to thank the whole range of colleagues who have spoken today. It has been a fantastic collegiate debate that has shown the House at its best. For those outside of the Chamber who are watching, the campaign continues. It is a campaign that brings so many of us together, and there are so many formidable campaigner…” fiscal-policysocial-carelabour-market | 300 |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Women’s State Pension Age: Financial Redress “The hon. Lady has been a fantastic campaigner for her constituents during her time in this House. I say in response that this issue unites the House; we are all angry about the injustice that these women have faced, and we want the Government to take action. Spanning various Governments and various Administrations, the…” fiscal-policysocial-carelabour-market | 454 |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Women’s State Pension Age: Financial Redress “The right hon. Gentleman is right; it is not. That is why I place so much hope in the Minister to take action on this. To conclude, there were two statements made by colleagues that stood out for me. The first was from the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes), who said that in the name …” fiscal-policysocial-carelabour-market | 296 |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Women’s State Pension Age: Financial Redress “The hon. Lady is right. She, too, is a fantastic advocate for the women in her constituency. These women should not be forced to go through lengthy court battles, and the Government must recognise the cost of having to undertake those court battles versus the amount that they would actually pay through a redress scheme…” fiscal-policysocial-carelabour-market | 176 |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Women’s State Pension Age: Financial Redress “I thank the hon. Member for his suggestion. He is a fantastic campaigner for 1950s women in Scotland and has done an enormous amount of work in this House to support their cause. As I said earlier, we all recognise the difficulties that the Government face. They inherited a difficult financial situation, but that is no…” fiscal-policysocial-carelabour-market | 128 |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Women’s State Pension Age: Financial Redress “The right hon. Gentleman has been a formidable campaigner for the women affected and an ally in the campaign in this House. He is correct. I will explain in a moment how unprecedented it is for a Government to reject the ombudsman’s recommendations in this way, and how dangerous it is, in fact, for our democracy and fo…” fiscal-policysocial-carelabour-market | 516 |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Women’s State Pension Age: Financial Redress “The hon. Lady has been a formidable campaigner for these women. In answer to her question, no, I have not had any joyous information from the Government as of yet, which is why we are here today. I will outline why I think the Government’s statement and response to the ombudsman’s report was misinformed. While I unders…” fiscal-policysocial-carelabour-market | 287 |