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 constituents have been appalled by accounts of sewage being dumped into the Thames and its tributaries. A recent BBC investigation showed that Thames Water and two other companies had carried...

Reading Gaol

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the Minister for his answer, and for meeting me and the right hon. Member for Reading West (Sir Alok Sharma) recently to discuss this matter. Reading Gaol is a hugely important historic...

Reading Gaol

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

What progress he has made on the sale of Reading Gaol.

Inflation and Food Prices: Pensioners

Work and Pensions

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

As inflation rises, being able to top up pension contributions is vital for many part-time workers, who would otherwise not be able to claim the full state pension. However, a Daily Mail...

Universal Credit Deductions - [Dame Maria Miller in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Universal Credit Deductions - [Dame Maria Miller in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) on securing today’s debate. The issue of...

Energy Bills Rebate: Boats

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has held recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on establishing a way of providing proof of address...

Energy Bills Rebate

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of people that have not been able to apply for alternative fuel payment support because...

Energy Bills Rebate: Boats

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to enable itinerant liveaboard boaters to provide proof of address for the purpose of...

Energy Bills Rebate: Boats

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on providing itinerant liveaboard boaters with alternative fuel payment support.

Construction Workers: Pension Age

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) on securing today’s debate, and I thank him for his work in this...

Adult and Further Education

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does she agree with me that it is also deeply disappointing to see the decline in the number of part-time mature university students, who also...

Energy Infrastructure

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that there is also an important role for further education and university technical colleges? Members from across the House met young people and staff from UTCs...

In-work Poverty

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi), my Berkshire colleague, for his excellent work on this important issue. He...

Mortgage and Rental Costs

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

I would like to speak in favour of the motion. Time is pressing, so I will touch briefly on the scale of the problem facing the UK. It is fair to say that many families—indeed, up to 7.5...

Topical Questions

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

The Ministry of Justice has been trying to sell Reading jail to a commercial developer for some time, but our community hopes that it can instead be turned into an arts hub. Can the Minister...

Local Radio: BBC Proposals

Commons debates

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous), and I pay tribute to the right hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) for his excellent work in securing the...

Animal Welfare (Kept Animals)

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and I hope that today we can have an element of consensus and that the Government will reconsider their position. It seems strange, when the official...

Animal Welfare (Kept Animals)

Commons debates

Will the Minister give way?

New Clause 4 - Domestic top-up tax to apply from 31 December 2023

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Matt Rodda made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is making an excellent, powerful speech. Does she agree that the inequality she has described also extends across a range of other fields, such as the quality of housing and of food?