In Parliament - Karen Buck MP

Here you’ll find all the speeches I’ve made and the questions I’ve asked in Parliament as MP for Westminster North.

I do my best to speak up on the issues that really matter to our community and our country. If you ever want to know where I stand on something that matters to you, please feel free to email me at buckk@parliament.uk

Coronavirus Outbreak: DWP Response

Commons debates

I will start by congratulating the Select Committee on a superb report, as always, and on the introduction by the Chair of the Committee, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham (Stephen...

Leaseholders and Cladding

Commons debates

We have already heard about the difficulties that leaseholders have had with the EWS1 form backlog when they are seeking to sell. At the weekend, the Secretary of State claimed that his proposal...

Train Operating Companies

Department for Transport

Karen Buck received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made changes to the governance arrangements for train operating companies as a result of the decision made by the Office for National...

Train Operating Companies: Finance

Department for Transport

Karen Buck received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish details of the performance terms and conditions applied to train operating companies in receipt of covid-19-related funding to...

Southern: Coronavirus

Department for Transport

Karen Buck received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the emergency funding provided to the national railways, whether he has asked Southern Railway to deliver an assessment of the...

Southern: Coronavirus

Department for Transport

Karen Buck received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to emergency funding provided to the national railways, what cumulative efficiency savings he has asked Southern Railway to achieve by...

Public Transport: Concessions

Department for Transport

Karen Buck received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government funds (a) travel concessions and (b) other benefits to (i) rail and (ii) bus travellers in England outside London.

Train Operating Companies: Finance

Department for Transport

Karen Buck received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of financial support provided to train operating companies (a) individually and (b) in total during the period from (i) 31...

Train Operating Companies: Finance

Department for Transport

Karen Buck received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his Department's estimate of the total covid-19-related financial support to be provided to train operating companies, by each...

Trains: Innovation

Department for Transport

Karen Buck received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has commissioned a Government-led expert review of the potential implementation of driverless trains in areas outside London.

Southern: Public Appointments

Department for Transport

Karen Buck received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to appoint special representatives to attend all Southern Railway board meetings as a result of the decision by the Office for...

Southern: Annual Reports

Department for Transport

Karen Buck received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has required Southern Railway to provide monthly management accounts and cashflow forecasts to be reviewed by his Department in response to...

Southern: Finance

Department for Transport

Karen Buck received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what formula was used to calculate the emergency funding given to Southern Railway to cover the period from (a) 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020 and...

Southern: Finance

Department for Transport

Karen Buck received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the emergency funding provided to the railways, whether the Government plans to take steps to assess whether actual cumulative...

New Clause 7 - Regulation of pension superfunds

Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]

Karen Buck made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

With proper parliamentary scrutiny.

New Clause 1 - Auto-enrolment

Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]

Karen Buck made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

It is a pleasure to conclude our consideration of the Bill under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. As the Committee has agreed, I will make a short contribution on new clauses 5, 6, 7 and 8. New...

Clause 26 - List of authorised schemes

Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]

Karen Buck made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I ask my right hon. Friend to confirm my understanding, which is that when we talk about diversity, we are not simply talking about it being a good thing to have a range of different experiences...

Transport Funding in London

Karen Buck made a speech in the House of Commons

In the past 48 hours, Conservative Members have already begun campaigning about what they are describing as the Mayor of London’s proposed extension of the congestion charge. Will the...

Transport Funding in London

Karen Buck made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent discussions he has had with Transport for London on the adequacy of funding for transport provision in London.

Ministry of Justice: Legal Aid Spending

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to have you in the Chair for this debate, Mr Robertson. I congratulate the Chair of the Justice Committee, the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Sir Robert Neill), on...