In Parliament - Matt Rodda

Matt at work in parliament

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

Business of the House

Commons debates

My constituent Olly Stephens was just 13 years old when he was stabbed and brutally murdered. Legal but harmful pictures and videos were repeatedly watched by the boy who stabbed him. Eleven...

Clause 1 - Increase in rate of tax

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the Minister for her extensive description of the current policy, but it still appears that the Government are not yet planning to assess the likely decline in the take-up of electric...

Clause 1 - Increase in rate of tax

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

Can the Minister update the Committee on what research is being carried out by her colleagues in Government on the future impact of this measure? There has been a healthy take-up of electric...

Greening the Financial System - [Mr Peter Bone in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. I just want to draw out some detail in relation to that final point from my constituency. It is a tragedy that the Government have made that mistake,...

Greening the Financial System - [Mr Peter Bone in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake) for securing today’s important debate, and I commend...

Finance Bill

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Is he, like me, thinking about all the people who wrongly profited from selling personal protective equipment to the Government and the lack of...

Fertility Treatment (Employment Rights) Bill

Commons debates

The hon. Lady is making an excellent speech on an important issue that means so much to so many of our constituents. I commend her for her work with employers and for bringing the Bill to the...

Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech, and I wholeheartedly support his Bill. I have had a number of pieces of correspondence from constituents supporting this work, and I am grateful...

Service Personnel and Veterans: Rehabilitation

Commons debates

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for securing today’s debate; I commend what she says. In my constituency, there are many retired Gurkha soldiers. Unfortunately, those who retired before...

Cop27

Commons debates

Despite some progress being made at COP27, we did not see the transformation that the world so urgently needs. Will the Minister set out what the Government will do in the next year to drive this...

Management of the Economy and Ministerial Severance Payments

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman is being very generous with his time, but I would like to point out that, as I understand the figures, home ownership is actually declining at the moment. Certainly in my...

Management of the Economy and Ministerial Severance Payments

Commons debates

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for going back to the 1990s. It is fascinating to hear him recall that long period of higher growth compared with when the Conservatives have been in power....

Management of the Economy and Ministerial Severance Payments

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and is contrasting effectively the Government’s reckless disregard for the everyday reality of residents across the country. Does she agree that...

Sri Lanka

Commons debates

I am grateful to the hon. Member for securing the debate and raising such important matters. Does he agree that it is vital for the UK Government to demonstrate support for Sri Lanka’s fair...

State Pension Triple Lock

Commons debates

I am pleased to close this important debate for the Opposition. As my right hon. Friend the Member for Leicester South (Jonathan Ashworth) said, it is about a simple and very important question:...

Mental Health Services: Reading East

Department of Health and Social Care

Matt Rodda received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support young people with eating disorders in Reading East constituency.

Mental Health Services: Reading East

Department of Health and Social Care

Matt Rodda received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to mental health services in Reading East constituency.

Care Homes: Reading East

Department of Health and Social Care

Matt Rodda received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of residential care homes that have closed in Reading East constituency since...

Cost of Living Crisis: Support for Pensioners

Work and Pensions

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

I welcome the new Minister to her place. The last few weeks have been difficult and, at times, chaotic. The Government have crashed the economy and there has been a revolving door in Downing...

Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill

Commons debates

I am pleased to respond on behalf of the Opposition to this important debate. We support this important Bill and see it as a welcome step forward. Domestic abuse has an appalling impact on women...