Asylum Seeker Accommodation Off Wirral Peninsula

25 May 2023

Commons debates

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I think this debate is all about dignity and respect, and I hope the Home Office and Ministers will be mindful of that. The Government’s policy of...

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Asylum Seeker Accommodation Off Wirral Peninsula

25 May 2023

Commons debates

I am grateful to have finally secured an Adjournment debate on a matter of such great significance to my constituents and, I would hope, to all those who believe in the need for a more...

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Clause 4 - Extent

22 May 2023

Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

Mick Whitley made a speech in the House of Commons

I declare an interest as a trade unionist with more than 50 years’ experience and as a proud member of Unite the Union. I rise to speak in support of amendments 5 and 4, tabled by Lord...

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Artificial Intelligence (Regulation and Workers’ Rights)

17 May 2023

Commons debates

I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to regulate the use of artificial intelligence technologies in the workplace; to make provision about workers’ and trade union rights...

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UK Car Industry

17 May 2023

Commons debates

Stellantis’ warning that it might be forced to close its UK factories will be greeted with dread by the large number of my constituents who work in the Vauxhall car plant in Ellesmere...

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Coronation: Policing of Protests

09 May 2023

Commons debates

Does the Minister accept that the troubling scenes witnessed during the coronation vindicate Opposition Members who warned that the Government’s new anti-protest laws would be used to...

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Fire and Rescue Services: Merseyside

02 May 2023

Home Office

Mick Whitley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times fire cover has been removed from Merseyside by the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority due to staffing shortfalls since 1...

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Artificial Intelligence and the Labour Market - [Dame Maria Miller in the Chair]

26 Apr 2023

Westminster Hall debates

I thank Members for their contributions this afternoon, which were eloquent and well put. It is good that we are bringing this issue to the seat of power—the seat of Government—so...

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Artificial Intelligence and the Labour Market - [Dame Maria Miller in the Chair]

26 Apr 2023

Westminster Hall debates

I thank the hon. Member for those points. I have already said that we must embrace AI and what it does for us. We are not here to stop progress, but my point is that the Government need to build...

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Artificial Intelligence and the Labour Market - [Dame Maria Miller in the Chair]

26 Apr 2023

Westminster Hall debates

The hon. Member makes a good point. When it comes to AI, all workers need protections. Research by PricewaterhouseCoopers suggests that AI will be responsible for 46% of the UK’s long-term...

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Artificial Intelligence and the Labour Market - [Dame Maria Miller in the Chair]

26 Apr 2023

Westminster Hall debates

I beg to move, That this House has considered the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the labour market. It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. I am grateful...

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Asbestos in Workplaces

19 Apr 2023

Westminster Hall debates

I congratulate the hon. Member for Loughborough (Jane Hunt) on securing this important debate. It is particularly timely for those constituents of mine who were forced to take strike action in...

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Cost of Living

19 Apr 2023

Wales

Mick Whitley made a speech in the House of Commons

Last month, we learned that household incomes are falling at the fastest rate since records began, forcing the people of Wales to work even harder for less in return, but Britain’s leading...

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Cost of Living

19 Apr 2023

Wales

Mick Whitley made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the cost of living in Wales.

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Points of Order

17 Apr 2023

Commons debates

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I echo my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson) in welcoming you back to your place—it is good to see...

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Finance (No. 2) Bill

29 Mar 2023

Commons debates

I rise to speak in support of the reasoned amendment tabled in the name of the Leader of the Opposition, my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer),...

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Clause 37 - Suspensive claims: interpretation

27 Mar 2023

Illegal Migration Bill

Mick Whitley made a speech in the House of Commons

I rise to speak in support of new clause 10, tabled in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake), but before I do, I want to reflect on the unusual circumstances...

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Industrial Strategy

23 Mar 2023

Business and Trade

Mick Whitley made a speech in the House of Commons

While the EU and the US are investing billions in accelerating their transition to net zero, including through the Inflation Reduction Act, the lack of a robust green industrial strategy in...

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Industrial Strategy

23 Mar 2023

Business and Trade

Mick Whitley made a speech in the House of Commons

If she will take steps to publish a new industrial strategy.

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Local Government: Elections

22 Mar 2023

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Mick Whitley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data will be recorded by polling stations during the local elections in May 2023; how that data will be recorded; and...

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