Parliament - Keir Mather MP - Keir Mather MP

Students: Neurodiversity

Department for Education

Keir Mather received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle discriminatory language towards neurodiverse students in mainstream education.

Fuel Poverty

Energy Security and Net Zero

Keir Mather made a speech in the House of Commons

The best way to cut fuel poverty is through a nationwide home upgrade scheme, but the Secretary of State seems unaware of the reality when it comes to home upgrades. Her officials said in recent...

Fuel Poverty

Energy Security and Net Zero

Keir Mather made a speech in the House of Commons

What estimate she has made of the number of households that were in fuel poverty in winter 2023-24.

Miners and Mining Communities

Commons debates

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (Allan Dorans). I thank the hon. Member for Leigh (James Grundy) and my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame...

Treasury Committee

Commons debates

I am also a member of the Treasury Committee, and I thank the Chair for all her hard work on this report. On the overall question of the confidence of SMEs in their ability to access finance, the...

Visas: Married People

Keir Mather received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to raise the minimum income threshold for the spouse/partner visa to (a) £34,500 and (b) £38,700.

Postal Services: Rural Areas

Department for Business and Trade

Keir Mather received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with Ofcom on the adequacy of the provision of postal services in rural areas.

Business of the House

Commons debates

In recent weeks, I have been running a Selby Shoutouts competition, where local people can nominate for recognition small and medium-sized enterprises that make an outstanding difference to our...

Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Prescriptions

Department of Health and Social Care

Keir Mather received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of adding medications related to (a) asthma and (b) chronic obstructive...

York Hospital: Waiting Lists

Department of Health and Social Care

Keir Mather received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce A&E waiting times at York Hospital for residents of Selby and Ainsty constituency.

Metro Mayors: Local Economies

Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Keir Mather made a speech in the House of Commons

Voters in the upcoming North Yorkshire mayoral election are facing significant economic hardship and deserve to know that their money is being spent responsibly. Does the Secretary of State share...

Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Keir Mather received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on allocating the £75 million additional funding for Internal Drainage Boards.

Energy: Standing Charges

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Keir Mather 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 her Department is taking to reduce the daily standing charges for gas and electricity in Ofgem's (a) Yorkshire and (b)...

Mining: Industrial Diseases

Department for Work and Pensions

Keir Mather received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution by the Leader of the House in Business Questions on 21 March 2024, what progress his Department has...

Topical Questions

Keir Mather made a speech in the House of Commons

Selby is classed by the Law Society as a legal advice desert for housing, education and family legal aid. What are the Minister’s plans to fix that?

Armed Forces Personnel

Keir Mather made a speech in the House of Commons

Like other colleagues, I thank the Minister for his years of service. Since 2010, the size of our armed forces has decreased by over 43,000 personnel; the number of Royal Navy warships has...

Armed Forces Personnel

Keir Mather made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he is taking to end the hollowing out of the armed forces.

Business of the House

Commons debates

It is getting on for two months since the debate on mining communities was set to take place on 1 February, when it was displaced by the reforming of the Northern Ireland Executive. My...

New Clause 1 - Review of the effects of reducing employee and self-employed NIC contributions to zero

National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) Bill

Keir Mather made a speech in the House of Commons

Not only is there concern about where the funding would come from, but in the Treasury Committee just now the Chancellor refused to rule out increasing income tax in order to fund the abolition...

Income Tax (Charge)

Commons debates

This is my first opportunity to respond to a Budget in this House and, like so many other milestones I reach in this place, I feel like I am doing so while living through a form of parliamentary...