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PARLIAMENTARY ACTIVITY. SAM RUSHWORTH MP.

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Countryside Stewardship Scheme

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sam Rushworth received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier agreements have been accepted since September 2025; and how many farmers have...

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sam Rushworth received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average waiting time is for applicants between between being invited to apply online by the Rural Payments Agency...

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sam Rushworth received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether everyone with a legacy Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier agreement that expired on 30 December 2025 secured a new...

Getting Britain Working Again

Debate on the Address

Sam Rushworth made a speech in the House of Commons

I fully agree with my hon. Friend. It would be remiss of me if I did not mention my absolute delight at the education for all Bill included in the King’s Speech. I intend to speak in the...

Getting Britain Working Again

Debate on the Address

Sam Rushworth made a speech in the House of Commons

I am coming on to talk about the importance of FE funding, while understanding the challenges the Government face. There is enormous demand to spend money everywhere, but I want to make the case...

Getting Britain Working Again

Debate on the Address

Sam Rushworth made a speech in the House of Commons

I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in that I am the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for T-levels. I thank Harrison Willmott, a...

Getting Britain Working Again

Debate on the Address

Sam Rushworth made a speech in the House of Commons

I hear what the hon. Lady is saying—we have exactly the same challenges in my rural community, where people cannot get to job interviews or to jobs—but we passed the Bus Services Act...

Getting Britain Working Again

Debate on the Address

Sam Rushworth made a speech in the House of Commons

I certainly do. It is this Labour Government and it is getting people off NHS waiting lists and back into work. However, it is not for me to answer the questions; my intervention was simply to...

Getting Britain Working Again

Debate on the Address

Sam Rushworth made a speech in the House of Commons

[1st Day]

Debate on the Address

Sam Rushworth made a speech in the House of Commons

It would be interesting to be reminded of how the right hon. Member voted on Andrew Lansley’s reforms of the NHS, many of which are still creating problems in our NHS today.

Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

Commons debates

Will the hon. Member give way?

Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

Commons debates

I think the hon. Lady may be inadvertently misquoting the Prime Minister, but if I am wrong, I invite her to quote exactly what the Prime Minister said about pressure to expedite the process. My...

Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

Commons debates

I think the hon. Member knows that I have great affection for her, so I am disappointed in the way she has just made that point. In Sir Olly Robbins’s testimony, he said that No. 10 was...

Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

Commons debates

Will the hon. Member give way?

Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

Commons debates

I will not take any more interventions, because Madam Deputy Speaker is looking at her watch. The allegation simply has not been substantiated. There is pressure going on at the moment: documents...

Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

Commons debates

I simply disagree. Pressure to get things done is part and parcel of what we do in government all the time. I am always under pressure and under deadlines. On the central allegation that the...

Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

Commons debates

We have seen no evidence and, indeed, Sir Olly Robbins made it quite clear that he did not feel pressure to change his mind, that pressure was exerted on him with regard to the decision that he...

Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

Commons debates

I am happy to answer that point—[Interruption.] If Opposition Members stop chuntering, they will hear the answer, which is no, not at all. It is my personal view, although I am not an...

Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

Commons debates

I will in a moment. I want to address my colleague’s question about pressure. Clearly there are different types of pressure that can be exerted, and Sir Olly Robbins was clearly talking...

Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

Commons debates

I will address that point in just a moment. First, let us address the point about process. Sir Chris Wormald’s letter to the Prime Minister said: “The evidence I have reviewed leads...