Sorcha Eastwood

Debate on the Address

I agree entirely with the hon. Member. To me, we have one of the most business-hostile environments. You made comments about young people not getting work. Do you agree that that is made worse by the national insurance hikes that have seen almost a generation being unable to get employment? Do you agree with me in that contention?

Spoke in debate: Debate on the Address

Parliamentary appearance by Sorcha Eastwood

Voted AYE on: Privilege

Sorcha Eastwood voted AYE on 'Privilege' (223-335, defeated)

Voted AYE on: Privilege

Sorcha Eastwood voted AYE on 'Privilege' (223-335, defeated)

Spoke in debate: Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

Parliamentary appearance by Sorcha Eastwood

Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

Does that make it better?

Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

I want to put two things on record at the outset. The Labour party does not stand for election in Northern Ireland. We do not have elections next week or the week after, so everything I am about to say has got absolutely nothing to do with a so-called political stunt, and everything to do with the integrity of this House. By the way, I find patronising the idea that we should not be discussing these things because the Government of the day want to get on with discussing the cost of living. I hav

Dunmurry Police Station Attack

I am sure the whole House will join me in sending a message that terrorism never succeeds—neither in the past nor in 2026. I too wish to put on record my thanks to the Police Service of Northern Ireland for the work that it does every day, keeping communities safe in the face of ongoing threats. In particular, I pay tribute to those police officers who were in Dunmurry police station on Saturday evening and who were helping to evacuate babies as the device detonated. I also pay tribute to the of

Voted AYE on: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion

Sorcha Eastwood voted AYE on 'Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion' (279-176, passed)

Voted AYE on: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion

Sorcha Eastwood voted AYE on 'Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion' (279-176, passed)

Spoke in debate: Dunmurry Police Station Attack

Parliamentary appearance by Sorcha Eastwood

Dunmurry Police Station Attack

(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the car bomb attack outside Dunmurry police station on 26 April 2026.

Voted AYE on: Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026

Sorcha Eastwood voted AYE on 'Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026' (380-7, passed)

Voted AYE on: Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026

Sorcha Eastwood voted AYE on 'Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026' (380-7, passed)

Spoke in debate: Middle East: Economic Update

Parliamentary appearance by Sorcha Eastwood

Spoke in debate: Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment

Parliamentary appearance by Sorcha Eastwood

Middle East: Economic Update

Just so the Chancellor is aware, my constituents in Lagan Valley did not get £150 off their electricity bills. I am sure the Chancellor knows that that is because Northern Ireland is not in the same electricity market as the rest of the UK. Even if we add together the sums that we received through the Barnett consequentials, they do not total £150. We hope that her lack of knowledge does not reflect the importance of Northern Ireland when this Government come to tackling the cost of living crisi

Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment

As others have already said, we can almost feel like everything has been said at this point. However, one thing that strikes me in all this is that this place is called the House of Commons. Our job is to come here and represent the common person, yet this entire debate is so far removed from the common person. As I said last night, if one of my constituents in Lagan Valley is accidentally overpaid on a benefit, that is clawed back. No matter the human cost to that person, it is clawed back righ

Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment

The hon. Gentleman is getting to the nub of the issue. This is about fairness in society. We tell everybody else outside of here, who we make the rules for, to play by the rules, but when you are in here yourself and you are the chief man, you can do what you want. That is what flies in the face of what the vast majority of the public think. Does he agree?