United Kingdom parliament

Esther McVey

Member of Parliament · Conservative

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

13 sittings with a confirmed speech

Sittings appear here a month after they are held.

Latest speeches

  1. House of Commons · House of Commons · 7 September 2026

    • Economic growth debate: Fiscal rules, devolution and regional inequality

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Does the Minister believe that putting up taxes is good for economic growth or bad for economic growth?”
      Watch from 4:28:21

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

    • Votes at 16, franchise expansion and eligibility debates

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise to speak today on amendments 49 to 55 and amendments 56 to 62 tabled in my name to clause 1 and in support of amendments 6 to 12 to clause 1 in the…”
      Watch from 3:29:04

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

    • Responses to PM statement: Opposition scrutiny, defence, migration, tax and institutional reform

      “Could the Prime Minister explain what was so particularly deserving about the Avanti train drivers that they warranted such a pay increase? Or was it done just to avoid the embarrassment of the Cabinet not being able to get back…”
      Watch from 2:04:23

    • Criminal justice reform statement: Sentencing Act, early release and IPP sentences

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Cheshire Police estimate the additional cost to manage more criminals back on the streets due to Labour's early release scheme will be 1.4 million pounds a year. So can the Minister reassure police forces up…”
      Watch from 4:56:16

  4. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 15 July 2026

    • Peak Cluster pipeline introduced: project scope and accountability challenge

      “Thank you, Sir Roger Gale, and it's a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I beg to move that this House has considered the impact of the Peak Cluster pipeline and project. And it is good to see the minister…”
      Watch from 1:29:45

    • Costs, value for money and safety concerns: questions to government

      “Rather, it falls for the sign-off by government. The storage of the carbon dioxide beneath the seabed will require approval from the North Sea Transition Authority, another government quango with responsibility for offshore carbon dioxide storage, wholly owned by the…”
      Watch from 1:34:18

    • Minister’s reply (2): NSIP process, regulators and community engagement

      “So can the Minister confirm or not that the final sign-off of this project via a development consent order is done by the Secretary of State for Energy, i.e. by the government? Is that true or false?”
      Watch from 1:48:43
    2 more clips in this sitting

  5. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 13 July 2026

    • Rt Hon Esther McVey MP: defence of Rwanda and call to toughen regime

      “It's a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr. Twigg. And I'm grateful for the honorable member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk for moving this motion and to the vast number of people, 720,000, including 1,093 from my constituency…”
      Watch from 31:31

    • Minister: responses to members, ECHR debate and performance metrics

      “I'll give way. The average daily arrivals of illegal immigrants under this Labour government is 94% higher than under the previous government. So can the minister tell me which exact policies are working?”
      Watch from 1:15:27

    • Minister: responses to members, ECHR debate and performance metrics

      “I'll certainly give way. How much time exactly? The government has had two years in office and have already changed Prime Minister. How much time?”
      Watch from 1:18:15
    1 more clip in this sitting

  6. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 8 July 2026

    • Speech

      “I call Neil Duncan-Jordan to move the motion. Though it is a rather glorious day today, so if people would like to remove their jackets, please feel free to do so. Neil Duncan-Jordan.”
      Watch from 0:10

    • AI sovereignty, CMA powers and data centres

      “I remind members they should bob if they wish to be called in this debate. I will be going to the front bench at 3:30, so I won't put a fixed time on this, but there is about six, seven…”
      Watch from 13:28

    • Emily Darlington: UK as AI maker, not AI taker

      “There's three members wishing to speak, so I am now going to have to reduce time because we are going to the front bench at 3:30. Iqbal Mohamed, so it is three-four minutes for speeches.”
      Watch from 48:54
    4 more clips in this sitting

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