NHS: Drugs

14 Dec 2015

My written Parliamentary question to the Secretary of State for Health on the trends in the number of medicines supplies to the NHS: Stephen Kinnock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on trends in the number of medicines supplied…

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Financial Effect Of Companies Leaving The Voluntary Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme

14 Dec 2015

My written Parliamentary question to the Secretary of State for Health on the financial effect of companies leaving the voluntary pharmaceutical price regulation scheme: Stephen Kinnock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the financial effect of companies leaving the voluntary pharmaceutical price regulation…

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Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme

14 Dec 2015

My written Parliamentary question to the Secretary of State for Health on companies that have left the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme: Stephen Kinnock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which companies have left the voluntary pharmaceutical price regulation scheme in each month since January 2014 to date; and if he…

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EU Referendum Votes At 16

09 Dec 2015

In the 20 seconds that remain to me—[Interruption.] It is now 19 and counting, so I will not take any interventions. I wish to argue that this measure makes sense. We need to trust our young people and empower them. Let us give them this vote and this chance. The…

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Stance on Syria Air Strikes

30 Nov 2015

After a great deal of thought, my stance on bombing in Syria is detailed below. I continue to hold the view that a Syrian Government of National Unity – GNU (ultimately without Assad) has to be formed before all else. Once formed, the GNU would then become the vehicle for…

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TU Bill Will Subject Pickets To Levels Of Police Scrutiny And Control That Go Far Beyond What Is Fair Or Necessary

11 Nov 2015

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab): I declare an interest as a proud member of Community union. I represent the south Wales constituency of Aberavon which is steeped in the history of the trade union movement—Members will imagine the strength of feeling and amount of correspondence that I have received in opposition…

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Right To Choose – Scotland Bill

10 Nov 2015

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab): Does the Secretary of State agree that a woman’s right to choose should be universal? David Mundell: That is not the nature of this debate. We are debating whether the Scottish Parliament should have responsibility on this issue, and I believe that it has the capacity to…

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British Council Best To Build Trust Between Britain And The Rest Of The World, It Should Be Adequately Funded

10 Nov 2015

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab): It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate the hon. Member for Somerton and Frome (David Warburton) on securing this important debate. I must declare an interest. I worked for many years at the British Council, with overseas postings in Brussels,…

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European Union Membership Is An Important Aspect Of The Backdrop To The British Council’s Work

10 Nov 2015

Stephen Kinnock: As my hon. Friend will know, one of the council’s important functions is to manage programmes such as Erasmus, as well as English language teaching assistants going out to other countries, particularly those in the European Union. Does he agree that Britain’s membership of the European Union is…

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Reputation Of The British Council And The United Kingdom Is An Important Aspect Of The Financial Discussion

10 Nov 2015

Stephen Kinnock: Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the effect on the reputation of the British Council and the United Kingdom is an important aspect of the discussion of financing? Is there a risk of a negative reputational effect if the British Council starts to be perceived as a money-making…

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Aberavon MP Pays Tribute to Pioneering Politicians

10 Nov 2015

Stephen Kinnock MP recently attended the unveiling of a Blue Plaque at the former home of Aneurin Bevan and Jennie Lee. Bevan, born in Tredegar in 1897, was elected as the MP for Ebbw Vale in 1929, and is revered as the architect of the National Health Service which came…

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MP Meets With Members of the Welsh Regiments

10 Nov 2015

Aberavon MP, Stephen Kinnock, recently attended a Parliamentary Reception with members of the 3 Welsh Regiments, the 1st Queens Dragoon Guards, the Welsh Guards and the Royal Welsh. Mr Kinnock was able to meet with soldiers from the regiments and to learn about their recent activities. Mr Kinnock said, “It was…

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Put Systemic Measures In Place In Order To Manage Risk

03 Nov 2015

Stephen Kinnock: We have talked a lot about accountability and trust today, but another important word here is “risk”. We saw in the events leading up to 2008 and the collapse of Lehman Brothers a systemic failure to manage risk. It is in the interests of both Government and the…

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Financial Services Sector Must Regain The Trust Of The British People

03 Nov 2015

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab): It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing North (Stephen Pound) on his inspiring and passionate speech. The image he gave towards the end of his speech of Al Pacino playing Arthur Scargill will…

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Fundamental Flaws Are Impacting Service Delivery – Rehabilitation Programme

28 Oct 2015

I beg to move, That this House has considered implementation of the transforming rehabilitation programme. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Nuttall. It is now almost 12 months since the formal creation of the 21 community rehabilitation companies and the establishment of the new national probation…

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Unilateral Action To Deal With Steel Crisis

28 Oct 2015

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab): On those five asks, particularly around anti-dumping and state aid, does my hon. Friend agree that the principle that should now be applied is shoot first and answer questions later? Is it not time that we started looking at unilateral action, as we are now dealing…

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Steel Closures Will Cost Treasury Millions Of Pounds

21 Oct 2015

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab): The Secretary of State will be aware that the hard closure of the Redcar steelworks will cost hundreds of millions of pounds to secure the assets that are there, and the continued bad news on closures will cost hundreds of millions of pounds more, potentially running…

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Time For The UK To Smarten Up How It Uses Anti-Dumping Measures

19 Oct 2015

The Prime Minister is aware of the fact that the British steel industry faces a crisis and that massive dumping of Chinese steel is a major contributory factor. Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab): The Prime Minister is aware of the fact that the British steel industry faces a crisis and that massive…

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Welfare Benefit Changes

15 Oct 2015

In the political to-ing and fro-ing that surrounds the decisions taken in this place, the consequences for innocent children are all too often shunted down the list of priorities. I agree with the numerous calls from children’s charities for us to start to put children at the centre of our…

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Redcar Coke Ovens

14 Oct 2015

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab): The Back-Bench debate secured by my hon. Friend the Member for Redcar (Anna Turley) was held shortly before the trip to China, which took place amid much fanfare. The Minister pledged to go to China and lobby strongly against the massive dumping of Chinese steel in…

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Make The Business Case For Wage Restraint

02 Oct 2015

Speaking at a fringe event I pressed for the need to nudge business towards wage restraint through making the business case for it and how Labour need deeper engagement with the business community. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34397255#_=_

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