United Kingdom parliament

Hilary Benn

Member of Parliament · Labour

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

11 sittings with a confirmed speech

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  1. House of Commons · House of Commons · 14 September 2026

    • Hilary Benn: truth, murder finding and reconciliation

      “Thank you very much indeed, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can I begin by congratulating my right honourable friend on his appointment as Secretary of State? It's the first chance I've had to do so, and to wish him every success for…”
      Watch from 2:51:50

  2. House of Commons · House of Commons · 11 September 2026

    • Medical and mental health perspectives on capacity and safeguards

      “Thank you very much indeed, Madam Deputy Speaker. This is a very difficult moral and practical question, but for me it is fundamentally about whether we can act to relieve human suffering. Now, we've heard a number of really profoundly…”
      Watch from 2:47:01

  3. House of Commons · House of Commons · 8 September 2026

    • Foreign Secretary statement: Israel-Palestine policy and settlement sanctions

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I congratulate my right honourable friend on both the substance but the moral clarity of his statement today? Last weekend, Mike Huckabee, the United States ambassador to Israel, condemned Israeli settler violence as terrorism.…”
      Watch from 2:58:35

  4. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee · House of Commons · 15 July 2026

    • Second panel opening: SoS on talks, ‘pressures’ and responsibility

      “Well, thank you very much for inviting us to come and talk about this. I've had a number of discussions with the Finance Minister in April and May. I talked to the party leaders on the 11th of June about…”
      Watch from 53:47

    • Executive duty to set a budget and potential UK intervention

      “Well, I really hope that that is not going to have to prove the case, because I repeat, it is the responsibility of the Executive to set a budget. It is. Now, they can set a budget as they did…”
      Watch from 1:02:26

    • Conditions on further funding, transformation and revenue raising

      “Well, that depends on what the work that is being undertaken now shows. We showed our willingness to provide support last year with the 400 million pounds reserve claim. That came with some conditions, but then I look back, the…”
      Watch from 1:07:10
    8 more clips in this sitting

  5. House of Commons · House of Commons · 8 July 2026

    • Speaker’s guidance and NI manufacturing question

      “The Troubles Bill will establish a reformed human rights compliant Legacy Commission that will carry out investigations and provide answers on behalf of families that have waited too long, enable information sharing by the Irish authorities, and provide in law…”
      Watch from 2:51

    • Troubles Bill: amendments, immunity and Irish cooperation

      “I would say to the honourable gentleman, he will have noticed that the new Defence Secretary, who himself served in Northern Ireland, said on Monday, and I quote, "This government is absolutely committed to the Troubles Bill," and he will…”
      Watch from 3:33

    • Belfast disorder and community cohesion: racism, online incitement and border issues

      “With permission, Mr. Speaker, I will answer questions three and five together. I meet regularly with the Northern Ireland Executive and the PSNI to discuss a range of issues in Northern Ireland, including community cohesion. However, given the recent serious…”
      Watch from 11:24
    2 more clips in this sitting

  6. House of Commons · House of Commons · 29 June 2026

    • Secretary of State: funding levels, Barnett formula and service outcomes

      “Thank you very much indeed, Madam Deputy Speaker. Well, can I join others in congratulating the honorable member, the chair of the select committee, on having secured this extremely, I think, important, timely, and useful estimates debate and for the…”
      Watch from 5:42:16

    • Overspends, structural fiscal problems and revenue raising

      “He clearly faces a huge challenge in trying to get agreement. And those conversations will continue this week, I can tell the House, because we need to try and get to a multi-year budget as quickly as possible. But I…”
      Watch from 5:47:13

    • Local growth fund, ports commitments and Casement Park

      “So that is an example of what can be done if we put our minds to it. The extra capital allocation in the local growth fund may be in part the answer to the question that was raised about the…”
      Watch from 5:51:09
    2 more clips in this sitting

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