United Kingdom parliament

Lewis Atkinson

Member of Parliament · Labour

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

16 sittings with a confirmed speech

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Latest speeches

  1. Home Affairs Committee · House of Commons · 15 September 2026

    • Lewis Atkinson: impact of new PM on police force reform

      “Hello, Home Secretary, good afternoon, and congratulations on your reappointment. Clearly we have a new Prime Minister, and I wondered your assessment of what that means for your previously stated intention to reform and reduce the number of police forces…”
      Watch from 7:34

    • Lewis Atkinson: force boundaries and devolution alignment

      “Thank you. And you touched on rightly, I was going to ask you about Lord Hogan-Howe's review. So in terms of that point around the alignment with rewiring the state, you responded to me in the chamber around the Cleveland…”
      Watch from 11:04

    • Lewis Atkinson: Welsh arrangements and National Police Service design and funding

      “And just quickly on on Wales, would you consider devolving responsibility for policing to Wales as part of these reforms? So I think I hear clearly that there's clearly been a bit more work being done on the regionalization of…”
      Watch from 13:36
    9 more clips in this sitting

  2. House of Commons · House of Commons · 9 September 2026

    • Health statement scrutiny: opposition, Lib Dem and backbench concerns

      “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I welcome the Secretary of State to her place and I look forward to engaging with her regularly along with her ministerial team. There's increasingly clear international evidence of the link between extreme heat and poorer…”
      Watch from 1:41:31

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

    • Cleveland policing statement: A66 crash, police deaths and funding support

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The deaths of PCs Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough have of course been felt acutely in Cleveland but also more widely across the whole of the North East and the policing family in it.…”
      Watch from 5:58:34

  4. House of Commons · House of Commons · 16 July 2026

    • Business Questions Backbench Round: Domestic policy and constituency issues

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Fulwell Community Library, run by a fantastic team of volunteers led by Richard Beck, provides a welcoming space for people to enjoy books, a cuppa, as I did the other week. In the centre of…”
      Watch from 1:59:58

    • Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment Debate: Constituency priorities

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. In the last year, Sunderland has shown it is truly a city on the up, with a new hospital, library, bridge, construction skills academy, offices, housing, all open or opening soon, all secured under a…”
      Watch from 6:09:05

  5. Home Affairs Committee · House of Commons · 14 July 2026

    • Burden of inspection, bureaucracy and ethical use of AI

      “Thank you. Sir Andy, I just wanted to pick up on the point I think you made around, I guess, the cost or the burden of inspection on forces and services. So I've heard feedback from some that that burden,…”
      Watch from 18:26

    • Independence from forces, conflicts and government

      “Thank you. So just continuing on the testing of independence, in terms of independence from government, clearly the inspector is independent of government, appointed by the Crown, etc. So I guess, you know, there's a recognition that the inspector will…”
      Watch from 42:34

    • Stakeholder management, super‑complaints and inspectorate influence

      “Thank you. The HMICFRS has a vast range of stakeholders, often organisations that are in the public eye, involved in controversies. Some of the biggest controversies of recent years have involved a lot of the stakeholders that you'll be dealing…”
      Watch from 43:59
    2 more clips in this sitting

  6. House of Commons · House of Commons · 14 July 2026

    • Q6 GP partnership model : Rural access and Carhill review

      “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The GP patient satisfaction survey is out and I'm really proud that the Sunderland Central and East PCNs show satisfaction of 83%, notably higher than the national average. So will the Minister join me in thanking…”
      Watch from 18:49

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