United Kingdom parliament

Steve Yemm

Member of Parliament · Labour

Transcripts of what Steve Yemm said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.

4 sittings with a confirmed speech

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Latest speeches

  1. House of Commons · House of Commons · 10 September 2026

    • Backbench business and topical issues: suicide prevention, RNLI, local concerns

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Many of us on all sides of the House remain incredibly frustrated by Capita's performance and ongoing failures related to their administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme. My office, and I'm sure many other…”
      Watch from 2:59:45
  2. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 8 September 2026

    • Backbench MPs: local synagogue security and cohesion strategy

      “Thank you, Sir Christopher, and it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning. And I thank the honourable member for Hornsey and Friern Barnet for securing a very important debate. The safety of the Jewish community is…”
      Watch from 37:59
  3. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 7 September 2026

    • Short speeches opposing automatic parenthood: child-first and consent arguments

      “Thank you, Mr. Pritchard, and it's a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon. I want to begin by recognizing the very understandable motivation behind this petition. People who pursue surrogacy do so, I believe, because they desperately want…”
      Watch from 28:40
    • Josh Newbury MP and allies: support for pre‑birth pathway with retained safeguards

      “Yes, I will. One thing that the honorable member neglected to mention in his list was the consent of the mother. Would he agree that that is also of paramount importance?”
      Watch from 42:52
    • Shadow minister: case for retaining parental orders and international safeguards

      “My point is that in the UK now we prohibit commercial arrangements in this country, and yet we allow intended parents to travel overseas to exploit that type of purely commercial arrangement. I'm interested to know if the shadow minister…”
      Watch from 1:13:35
  4. House of Commons · House of Commons · 7 September 2026

    • Housing Questions Q13–Q21: Council housing finance and rough sleeping

      “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I recently wrote praising the Prime Minister and Secretary of State's determination to make rough sleeping a priority and highlighted how the Old Eight Bells in Mansfield turned a derelict building into a lifeline for adults…”
      Watch from 38:26

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