United Kingdom parliament

Sarah Russell

Member of Parliament · Labour

Transcripts of what Sarah Russell 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. House of Commons · House of Commons · 15 September 2026

    • Treasury Committee Statement – Government response on student loans

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. My constituent has been in touch. He is a neonatal nutritionist. He is paying a marginal tax rate on his loan of 57%. Does the chair of the Select Committee agree with me that this…”
      Watch from 3:53:13

  2. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 14 September 2026

    • Sarah Russell: Victorian standards, business impacts, and legal barriers to renationalisation

      “It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship and I'd like to thank the honourable member for Colne Valley for bringing this debate and very much the gentleman who brought the petition in the first place. My constituents are,…”
      Watch from 1:45:42

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

    • Backbench debate on social housing: disposals, Capita, domestic abuse and empty homes

      “Many thanks for giving way. Does the honourable gentleman find, as I do in my patch, that those who are on the social housing waiting list far longest are often those with a disability who need a fully adaptable home,…”
      Watch from 5:56:01

    • Backbench debate on social housing: disposals, Capita, domestic abuse and empty homes

      “Might I suggest a fourth area on which the Minister could go further, which is producing social housing which has flooring as standard? That is what's delivered by the private market, but it's not a requirement for social housing providers…”
      Watch from 6:19:17

  4. Justice Committee · House of Commons · 8 September 2026

    • Opening of session and witness introductions

      “Hello, I'm Sarah Russell, I'm the member for Congleton. My interests are as on the register, but I'm a member of various trade unions and I chair the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Access to Justice and I'm a solicitor.”
      Watch from 1:12

    • Fordingbridge case: implications and harmful sexual behaviour

      “Earlier this year, there was significant controversy generated by the sentencing of three children in the Fordingbridge case. Do you have reflections on the wider implications of that case for the youth justice system? So can I just add in…”
      Watch from 10:59

    • Public confidence, serious offences and victims vs rehabilitation

      “It is helpful. I mean, my concern is that almost invariably, if I go into a scout group, a ranger group, a guide group, basically a group of sort of middle to upper teenagers, at some point a young woman…”
      Watch from 15:51
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  5. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 3 September 2026

    • JCHR Q&A: devolved sharing, contact, mental health and protected status

      “Thank you very much for that introduction to the work. I have a particular concern having met with the National Association of Contact Centres this week about the ability for children in social care to continue to have supervised and…”
      Watch from 11:39

    • Russell and others: measles, HPV, flu and lifetime consent

      “Thanks, it's a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, and I'd like to thank the members for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Oxford West and Abingdon, and for Worthing West for securing this debate on such an important issue. I…”
      Watch from 57:04

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

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

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. And I would like to thank the Prime Minister for the words that he has said around cross-party working. I know my constituents believe in it very, very strongly. And on that basis, I would…”
      Watch from 3:31:04

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

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Lord Chancellor, you have inherited an absolute mess in terms of the prisons and I feel heart sorry for you trying to balance the needs of victims with the needs for justice and the ability…”
      Watch from 5:24:00

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