Speeches by Kumar.
Every Hansard contribution by Sonia Kumar this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 201–220 of 359 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2025 | Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls — Oral Evidence (HC 798) “If you have a high level of suspicion that a company is committing some crime, when do you start getting collateral information from other agencies? What is the process from there?” | 31 |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls — Oral Evidence (HC 798) “Do you think that we could be learning, or taking segments of learning, from other countries and maybe implementing those here?” | 21 |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls — Oral Evidence (HC 798) “Have you looked at modelling in other countries that may be doing a better job when it comes to fees and prosecutions? We could learn from some of their best practice, which could be implemented in the UK.” | 38 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 727) “You had a vaccine that was prepared and ready and the R&D was going to be then used to further see whether it was safe and was a viable option. Is that correct? I want to get the first point right. Is that right?” | 44 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 727) “Could some of this process have been done somewhere else in the UK in the interim while you were waiting for this funding package to be agreed?” | 27 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 727) “Back to NICE, is it just payment or are there any other reasons in terms of the rigour that goes on in the clinical trials that they are looking into that they have rejected this drug in particular? Is payment the only reason?” | 43 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 727) “NICE rejected two of your trials for a new advanced breast cancer drug in the NHS. What are your thoughts on the NHS and the NICE decision on this? Has it affected your thoughts about investing in the UK?” | 39 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 727) “This is to the whole panel. You talked about exports and scale-ups and SMEs. What tangible outcomes would you like to see from the defence industry strategy by the end of the Parliament? What must be successful? I will start with Chris, because I am an SME fan.” | 48 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 727) “This is to Mr Nair. The Government have said that the electric arc furnace will reduce entire carbon emissions by 1.5%. Are you on course for the new furnace to open and be operational by 2028?” | 36 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 727) “You told the Welsh Affairs Committee that you were losing over £1 million per day. How will the electric furnace change this?” | 22 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 727) “Has National Grid agreed a solid date for the connection?” | 10 |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Employment Rights Bill “I draw attention to my entries in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which include my membership of GMB, Unison and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. When I spoke on Second Reading, I welcomed the advancements that this Bill would make on statutory sick pay, maternity and paternity pay and protections …” labour-marketeconomy-jobs | 561 |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Topical Questions “T2. Red Hall primary school in my constituency of Dudley is split down the middle by Zoar Street. The theft of lead from the Victorian roofs, leakages and no real playground do not make an environment for children to thrive. In 2010, the Conservatives shelved the plans to consolidate and repair the school on one side o…” educationlabour-market | 70 |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Department for Business and Trade “As a member of the Business and Trade Committee, I welcome this debate and the opportunity to look at our priorities for the future. Small and medium-sized businesses make up 99.9% of British businesses, employing over 16 million people. As the daughter of a greengrocer, my speech will focus on supporting SMEs to grow …” economy-jobsfiscal-policylabour-market | 344 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Data (Use and Access) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting) “It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Hobhouse. I congratulate you on your new position. The national underground asset register will form a more comprehensive digital mapping exercise throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Currently, owners of buried assets such as water and electricity compan…” technologyutilitieslocal-government | 154 |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Women’s Health “Will the hon. Member give way?” healthsocial-care | 6 |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Women’s Health “It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Helena Dollimore) on securing this important debate. Today, I want to talk about the stigma and embarrassment in relation to women’s incontinence: stress incontinence, urinary or faecal incontinence…” healthsocial-care | 574 |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Topical Questions “Gaza’s healthcare system has been devastated, and many civilians are in desperate need of treatment and specialist care, which is not available in Gaza itself. Will the Minister ensure that the Government continue to raise with Israel the importance of allowing safe passage out of Gaza for those children in need of urg…” defenceeconomy-jobsother | 65 |
| 25 Feb 2025 | SEND Education Support “It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Jenny Riddell-Carpenter) for securing this important debate. This issue resonates deeply with families in Dudley and across the nation. We all know that too many families are navigating a SEND sy…” educationhealthsocial-care | 287 |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Plant Oxford Site “Will the Minister update the House on progress on the industrial strategy for the automotive industry? How will that support supply chains in places like Dudley and across the west midlands?” economy-jobsenvironmentenergy | 31 |