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

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...

Child Poverty: Covid-19

Work and Pensions

Karen Buck made a speech in the House of Commons

We already know that child poverty rates have been rising across north-west England, and that is before the economic impact of the restrictions consequent upon tier 3. The Chancellor talks about...

Universal Basic Income - [Philip Davies in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I totally accept that security is fundamental to people’s physical and mental wellbeing. That is implicit in the idea of recognising the weaknesses of the existing system and how it...

Universal Basic Income - [Philip Davies in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to contribute to this debate under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for Inverclyde (Ronnie Cowan) and others for securing the debate. We have heard...

Topical Questions

International Trade

Karen Buck made a speech in the House of Commons

I have had more representations on the overlapping issues of food safety and animal welfare in trade agreements than on almost any other issue for a long time. The Conservative party was keen to...

Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on improving Universal Credit Support Delivered Locally and wider partnership support in support of vulnerable...

Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made in ensuring that universal credit claimants can make and maintain claims in a number of ways regardless of...

Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis she has undertaken on the effectiveness of the new functionality outlined in the Universal Credit Programme Board minutes from...

Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Information Commissioner’s decision requiring the publication of the 2017 Universal Credit Programme Board papers,...

Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on improving the universal credit service to customers without bank accounts, as outlined as a priority in the...

Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on the new agent-led process for both personal and corporate appointees, as outlined as a priority in the Universal...

Covid-19 Update

Commons debates

Despite all the billions that have been spent on testing, we learned at the end of last week that the testing hours in London fell by 43% on the week before. There is also a staggering variation...

Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Information Commissioner’s letter to her Department of 10 April 2019 which stated that explicit consent for...

Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Information Commissioner's Office's recommendation of 10 April 2019, RFA0715409, if she will publish, alongside her...

End of Eviction Moratorium

Commons debates

Housing advisers are reporting a surge in illegal evictions, and indeed, I have had experience of this myself. Do the Government recognise those figures? Do the Government collect data on illegal...

Welfare Benefits: Rent Arrears

Work and Pensions

Karen Buck made a speech in the House of Commons

Direct payments to landlords can help vulnerable tenants, but the issue remains that the design flaws in universal credit leave many tenants at risk. We now know that on average, new claimants of...

Early Years Providers: Covid-19

Karen Buck made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the Minister for that answer, but last week research was published by the TUC showing that four out of 10 working mothers either did not have or could not rely on childcare to enable them...

Early Years Providers: Covid-19

Karen Buck made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he is taking to ensure the financial stability of early years providers during the covid-19 outbreak.