Mr Toby Perkins
LabourMP for Chesterfield · Since 2010
Recent Activity
Voted NO on: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Toby Perkins voted NO on 'Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading' (68-242, defeated)
Voted NO on: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Toby Perkins voted NO on 'Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading' (68-242, defeated)
Voted AYE on: King's Speech Motion for an Address
Toby Perkins voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address' (307-171, passed)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
Toby Perkins voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)' (104-316, defeated)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
Toby Perkins voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)' (78-408, defeated)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
Toby Perkins voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)' (104-317, defeated)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
Toby Perkins voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)' (104-316, defeated)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
Toby Perkins voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)' (78-408, defeated)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
Toby Perkins voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)' (104-317, defeated)
Voted AYE on: King's Speech Motion for an Address
Toby Perkins voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address' (307-171, passed)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
Toby Perkins voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)
Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
Toby Perkins voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)
Spoke in debate: Energy Security
Parliamentary appearance by Mr Toby Perkins
Spoke in debate: High Speed 2 Reset
Parliamentary appearance by Mr Toby Perkins
Energy Security
The shadow Secretary of State said that for energy independence we need our own oil and gas, rather than investing in renewables. She will know that her Government paid £44 billion to subsidise our energy during the time of the Ukraine price spike. Will she tell us by how much our bills were reduced as a result of having our own oil and gas when the Ukraine crisis happened?
Energy Security
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Energy Security
The shadow Secretary of State did not take my second intervention when I attempted to get an answer from her. We know that Conservative Members propose to get rid of the energy profits levy, costing the Government about £12 billion, and they want to get rid of VAT, costing about £5 billion or £6 billion. We know they have a plan for oil or gas that might be here in four or 10 years, although it is owned by somebody else, and they believe they will use that collection of policies to reduce people
Energy Security
His Majesty’s Gracious Speech set out a legislative programme for the Government, including plans to build our national security, our economic security and our energy security. I welcome this agenda, which is consistent with the manifesto on which my hon. Friends and I were elected. I urge all members of the Government to exhibit a relentless urgency, and a focus on delivery of that programme, to ensure that the ambition is matched by its impact. We were elected in 2024 on a mandate for change—f
High Speed 2 Reset
My Chesterfield constituents at one time hoped that they might be beneficiaries of HS2. That feels like many years ago. I share the Secretary of State’s fury about the incompetence that has got us to this stage. We would not have supported a programme like this, had we known that the line would go only to Birmingham. The line should be going to Manchester and Leeds, at the very least; any serious country that had high-speed rail would agree. I am glad that the Secretary of State has laid out how
Spoke in debate: Debate on the Address
Parliamentary appearance by Mr Toby Perkins