Parliamentary Activity - Mary Kelly Foy MP

Social Rented Housing: County Durham

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Mary Foy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of social housing provision in County Durham.

Topical Questions

Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Mary Foy made a speech in the House of Commons

Across Durham, social housing in in short supply, while much of the stock that is available is of poor quality, and housing associations, such as Believe Housing, are struggling to meet the needs...

Bus Services: North-east England

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to my former MP, my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist), for securing the debate. Bus travel is particularly relevant to my constituents in the city of Durham, which has...

Coronavirus: Vaccination

Department of Health and Social Care

Mary Foy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to enable the NHS App to display booster vaccines as part of the COVID Pass.

New Clause 2 - Health warnings on cigarettes and cigarette papers

Health and Care Bill

Mary Foy made a speech in the House of Commons

I have listened carefully to the debate, and I beg to ask leave to withdraw the clause. Clause, by leave, withdrawn.

New Clause 2 - Health warnings on cigarettes and cigarette papers

Health and Care Bill

Mary Foy made a speech in the House of Commons

Yes, it is absolutely incredible. We have heard that a tobacco plan might be on its way, but every day that goes by without our putting these recommendations in place is another day on which...

New Clause 2 - Health warnings on cigarettes and cigarette papers

Health and Care Bill

Mary Foy made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. A theme throughout these new clauses is that most people start smoking when they are children or when they are young, and most of them say that they...

New Clause 2 - Health warnings on cigarettes and cigarette papers

Health and Care Bill

Mary Foy made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the hon. Gentleman, and I will address that issue. New clause 5 would close another loophole in the law, which allows the free distribution of e-cigarettes and other consumer nicotine...

New Clause 2 - Health warnings on cigarettes and cigarette papers

Health and Care Bill

Mary Foy made a speech in the House of Commons

I entirely agree. Tobacco is the only legal product that kills one in two of those who use it, and most people start smoking at a young age. These new clauses are therefore extremely important,...

New Clause 2 - Health warnings on cigarettes and cigarette papers

Health and Care Bill

Mary Foy made a speech in the House of Commons

Again, I could not agree more. In Committee, the Minister said that the Department could already legislate under the Children and Families Act 2014 to require the insertion of such information...

New Clause 2 - Health warnings on cigarettes and cigarette papers

Health and Care Bill

Mary Foy made a speech in the House of Commons

Most of my new clauses are indeed intended to prevent young people from starting to smoke in the first place.

New Clause 2 - Health warnings on cigarettes and cigarette papers

Health and Care Bill

Mary Foy made a speech in the House of Commons

I could not agree more. Michael Marmot is one of the most important health inequalities experts around. To make matters worse, smoking rates among young adults have surged to 25% above...

New Clause 2 - Health warnings on cigarettes and cigarette papers

Health and Care Bill

Mary Foy made a speech in the House of Commons

Before I address the amendments tabled in my name, I want to briefly voice my support for amendments 11 to 13 and new clauses 15 to 17, in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool,...

New Clause 2 - Health warnings on cigarettes and cigarette papers

Health and Care Bill

Mary Foy made a speech in the House of Commons

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

Prison Officers: Pension Age - [Sir Charles Walker in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to the hon. Member for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (Gordon Henderson) for securing the debate. My constituency contains three prisons: Frankland Prison, Durham Prison and Low Newton...

Tobacco Control Plan - [Mr Peter Bone in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) for securing the debate and for his work as chair of the all-party...

Colombia: Farmers

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mary Foy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of reports of threats against leaders of the ASCAMCAT rural...

Children: Disability

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Mary Foy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of the £4.8 billion in new local authority grants, announced at the Spending Review on 27 October...

Disability: Children and Young People

Department of Health and Social Care

Mary Foy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to use the £5.9 billion NHS covid recovery funding, announced at the Spending Review on 27 October...

Railways: North East

Department for Transport

Mary Foy received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral contribution on 3 November 2021 in response to the Hon. Member for Jarrow and published in the Official Report,...