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01 May 2025

Stop Ticket Office Closures

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05 September 2023

8,200 Truro & Falmouth families hit by Tory mortgage penalty

Economy Housing News

29 June 2023

Labour candidate Jayne Kirkham raises plight of Fal oyster fisheries

Environment Jayne Kirkham MP News

06 June 2023

Moresk & Trehaverne candidate Sara Barnicoat

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20 May 2023

Cornwall’s Labour candidates pushing for extensive new housing powers from the next Labour government

Candidates Housing Jayne Kirkham MP

08 May 2023

Labour calls for urgent action to address the Cornish housing crisis

Candidates Housing

14 April 2023

Labour Party MPs meet local Cornish business leaders

Candidates Economy

14 April 2023

Wes Streeting, Shadow Secretary for Health & Social Care, visits Cornwall

Health & social Care

07 March 2023

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Jayne Kirkham MP – Latest Parliamentary Activity

See how our fantastic new Labour MP is representing you in parliament!

Coastguard Volunteers: Remuneration and HMRC Guidance - [Sir Alec Shelbrooke in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Coming from Falmouth in Cornwall, I know that coastguards and the brilliant work they do are crucial. May I suggest a potential solution for the Minister to consider, whereby HMRC agrees some...

Topical Questions

Jayne Kirkham made a speech in the House of Commons

One of my constituents experienced horrific abuse at the hands of her ex-husband. Deepfakes were put online on porn sites. This is something he did to other women as well. He is now in prison,...

High Streets

Westminster Hall debates

In Truro, the city council has bought a property to convert to commercial and residential use. It is using some of its town deal—what would have been Pride in Place money—to invest in...

Temporary Accommodation

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Jayne Kirkham received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help local authorities reduce their number of out of area placements in temporary accommodation.

Disabled Facilities Grants: Social Rented Housing

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Jayne Kirkham received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered making Disabled Facilities Grants available to social housing tenants due to the long delays...

Business of the House

Commons debates

The UK Parliament’s school outreach worker for the south-west saw 20,000 children and 780 adult learners last year. In rural and coastal areas, that provision is absolutely vital. Some...

Topical Questions

Jayne Kirkham made a speech in the House of Commons

As a previous chair of a local government pension scheme, I was really pleased to hear that the Government are going to bring catering, security, cleaning staff, porters and repair people back...

Public Procurement: UK Businesses

Jayne Kirkham made a speech in the House of Commons

A&P Falmouth, now owned by Balaena, at Falmouth docks in my constituency, bid for a maintenance and repair contract for the Sir David Attenborough research vessel from UK Research and...

Public Procurement: UK Businesses

Jayne Kirkham made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he is taking to prioritise UK businesses in Government procurement.

Ports and Port Connectivity - [Christine Jardine in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Jayne Kirkham made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I thank you, Ms Jardine, for chairing today, and I thank the Members who have come from all edges of the country and spoken so beautifully about their ports. Some themes have come out, and I...

Ports and Port Connectivity - [Christine Jardine in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Jayne Kirkham made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

There is a real issue of clunkiness in the co-ordination between different Departments to speed up the progress of getting these ports into use. That is one example of how we could work together...

Ports and Port Connectivity - [Christine Jardine in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Jayne Kirkham made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

Yes, of course. There is so much more to do and so much that can be done, and we should have a co-ordinated strategy. That is so important for growth. I want to say a bit about the Transport...

Ports and Port Connectivity - [Christine Jardine in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Jayne Kirkham made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

Obviously, I agree. Places such as Cornwall will be fundamental to growth in renewable energy, particularly with the critical minerals strategy. The industrial strategy zones will be so important...

Ports and Port Connectivity - [Christine Jardine in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Jayne Kirkham made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I beg to move, That this House has considered ports and port connectivity. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. As an island nation, our prosperity has always been closely...

Climate Change

Commons debates

While my hon. Friend is talking about energy in the south-west, I wanted to point out what is going on in Cornwall, with floating offshore wind in the Celtic sea. This green economy could bring...

Topical Questions

The Minister for Women and Equalities was asked

Jayne Kirkham made a speech in the House of Commons

The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s guidelines were to provide clarity. However, washing facilities adaptations will be difficult and costly for businesses, and providers such as...

Digital Technology: Infrastructure

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Jayne Kirkham received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the role of the National Planning Policy Framework in...

Prison Safety

Westminster Hall debates

I thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. I, too, went to HMP Wandsworth not very long ago. There was an incident on the wing: something happened and the prison officers had to...

Buses: Carbon Emissions

Department for Transport

Jayne Kirkham received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether businesses that re-power existing buses will be eligible for future government funding rounds for zero-emissions buses.

New Clause 1 - Visiting forces: ICC arrest warrants and war crimes

Armed Forces Bill

Jayne Kirkham made a speech in the House of Commons

It is not, actually, although I can always talk about the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in the context of clause 31, in which it is brilliantly included and which will give the RFA a commissioner at...