In Parliament - Matt Rodda

Here is a log of all Matt’s interventions in the House of Commons as the MP for Reading East. You can click a link to find out more about each

Football Governance Bill [Lords]

Commons debates

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell (Peter Swallow). I speak in favour of the Bill, which I hope will prevent what happened to our club, Reading FC, from ever...

Flood Preparedness: Carlisle

Commons debates

I appreciate the work that the Minister is doing in this area. She is proving herself to be an excellent Minister who is willing to listen to those of us with concerns about flooding. As part of...

Flood Preparedness: Carlisle

Commons debates

My hon. Friend makes a very good point. In my own experience and that of local residents, alerts sometimes happen in the middle of the night, so it is extremely worrying and difficult for...

Flood Preparedness: Carlisle

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is making an excellent and powerful speech about this awful problem that affects so many people, particularly in her part of England. Can wider lessons be learned from the...

New Clause 3 - Credit Unions accessing Bank of England liquidity facilities

Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords]

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

I appreciate that the Bill’s scope is limited, and the Minister is making an excellent case for the Government. I realise that bank collapses are unusual and that the Government take a...

Business of the House

Commons debates

May I ask the Leader of the House to join me in supporting the Football Governance Bill, which will have its Second Reading on Monday? I appreciate that she does not support Reading football...

Ukraine War: London Talks

Commons debates

I associate myself with the Minister’s comments about the appalling attacks on Ukraine last night, and I thank him for his statement today. Will he update the House on the support the...

Sewage

Commons debates

Sewage

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is right on cue and entices me to the next area I want to talk about, which is the general problems with Thames Water. Those of us who represent constituencies in the Thames Water...

Sewage

Commons debates

I would of course like to see further work carried out by all agencies. My hon. Friend makes a good point about the river in his constituency. In my own constituency, there are a number of...

Sewage

Commons debates

First, I should declare an interest: I have close relatives working in the water sector, although in science rather than in the water industry. I rise to speak in favour of the amendment in the...

Road Safety and Active Travel to School

Matt Rodda made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover) for his work in securing today’s debate. I realise that time is...

School-based Nursery Capital Grants

Commons debates

I pay tribute to the early years workforce, and I strongly support the Secretary of State’s announcement, which builds on other announcements made recently by her and others in her...

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is making an excellent point. Many constituents around the country will appreciate the specific points he makes about the changing product environment, and the way that product...

New Clause 11 - Age verification in relation to tobacco and vaping products etc

Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I particularly like the way he summed up the inherent risks of vaping and his explanation that vaping could be helpful to people who wish to give up,...

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Commons debates

My right hon. Friend is making a very thorough speech, and has raised some interesting points about the nature of the system and how to speed up decision-making. She has just mentioned sites....

Disruption at Heathrow

Commons debates

I thank the Secretary of State for her statement, and for the way in which she has approached this very serious issue. Heathrow is clearly a vital piece of national infrastructure; it is also...

New Clause 39 - Trade union recognition

Employment Rights Bill

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

I refer colleagues to my entry on the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech about the situation in her county. Does she agree that this is a...

Kashmir: Human Rights and Peace - Dr Andrew Murrison in the Chair

Westminster Hall debates

I commend my hon. Friend for securing today’s debate. I want to raise a specific issue about internet communications, which has been raised with me by my constituents and is of great...

Crime and Policing Bill

Commons debates

I thank the Home Secretary wholeheartedly for her work on this important matter. In my constituency, 13-year-old Olly Stephens was attacked and brutally murdered by two other boys. They had seen...