The EFRA Select Committee this week held an evidence session with the Environment Secretary. Barry’s line of questioning focused on the issues facing pig farmers, including the Government’s haphazard response to the labour shortages as a result of Brexit and the pandemic.
Barry responds to the Autumn Budget
Barry responded to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget in the Chamber. In his speech, Barry touched on matters such as:
This Budget is the result of 11 years of austerity and under-investment.
No Government since the war has implemented a higher tax take from the people of this country.
Growth in the next three years will slow to a sluggish 1.3% and our country’s debt stands at the astonishing figure of £2.2 trillion
The growing deficit
The total lack of strategy to tax wealth on unearned income
The failure of the Government to work towards a net zero economy
You can watch Barry’s speech in full below.
Barry speaks in Westminster Hall debate on Sustainability and Climate Change in the National Curriculum
Barry was pleased to speak in the debate on the vital topic of Sustainability and Climate Change in the National Curriculum. A debate that was introduced by Nadia Whittome MP.
Barry spoke about how young people today should be angry. Angry with the way that successive generations have left them a world that they are going to have to cope with. The problems that we have created are the problems that they will have to deal with.
Barry agrees that there is a strong need for us to teach about climate as an integral part of the curriculum and not just a tick-box exercise within schools. He also spoke about the hope that the Dasgupta review brings- an economic review commissioned by the Treasury to look into the integration of biodiversity and the natural world with economics—something that is long overdue.
You can watch my speech in full below
Please note: Change of Date for Next Immigration Surgery
PLEASE NOTE:
Barry’s next immigration surgery has now been moved to Friday 19th November. This will now be an Appointment Only surgery.
If you would like to book an appointment for this immigration surgery, then please email barry.gardiner.mp@parliament.uk and include a brief description of your case, as well as your full address including postcode.
This surgery is for Immigration matters only. If you would like to book an appointment for a non-immigration surgery then please email barry.gardiner.mp@parliament.uk. His next non-immigration advice surgery will be held on Friday 12th November.
Barry speaks in debate on COP26 and limiting global temperatures to 1.5 degrees
Barry joined colleagues from across the House for a Backbench Business debate this afternoon to discuss the pressing need to keep global temperatures to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. This debate comes less than two weeks before COP26, which the UK Government will host in Glasgow. Barry spoke of the importance of the ‘Green Grids’ initiative he is championing with the Climate Parliament group which will aim to create a connected electricity grid across many countries in the global South harnessing wind, solar and tidal energy. He also spoke about some of the plans in the Government’s Net Zero Strategy released on Tuesday, including nuclear which is not as cost-effective as renewable sources.
You can watch his full speech below.
Barry visits Stockport to talk fire and rehire
Whilst in Manchester for Conservative Party Conference, Barry paid a visit to Stockport to see his friend and colleague Navendu Mishra MP and trade union representatives and local councillors to discuss how they can best support his Bill to stop fire and rehire as a negotiating tactic and how they can best lobby and put pressure on Government.
Barry speaks at Conservative Party fringe.
Barry was at Conservative Party Conference as invited by the NASUWT to discuss his Private Member’s Bill to Stop Fire and Rehire.
Barry spoke in a cross party nature with Conservative MP, Christian Wakeford on why the issue of fire and rehire is a moral issue and why compromise shouldn’t be a dirty word when bettering the lives of working people.
Barry attends Tory Party Conference protest
Barry was in Manchester this weekend to join with 20 thousand others to protest against the Tory Party Conference. The protest’s aim was to shine a light on subjects the government is currently ignoring from institutional racism, violence against women and girls, fire and rehire in the workplace.
During Barry’s speech he outlined his vision for a better country, tackling climate change, a proper living wage, stopping fire and rehire as a negotiating tactic and a return to decency in public life.
Barry speaks in Backbench debate on Kashmir
Barry spoke in a backbench Business debate on Kashmir.
Barry spoke of the Importance of people understanding the connections between democracy, pluralism and human rights, and the equally strong connections between fundamentalism, terrorism, insurgency and the loss of human rights.
Barry also spoke about the complicated political history of the area, as well as the human rights abuses faced by many religious groups, as well as women.
Unfortunately, due to time constraints in the debate Barry was not able to conclude his speech.
You can watch his speech below.
Barry to hold a special Afghanistan related surgery this Saturday
EMERGENCY AFGHANISTAN SURGERY THIS SATURDAY- Over the past week I have been contacted by hundreds of constituents who have family in Afghanistan and are desperately looking to bring them over to the UK. I have therefore decided to hold a special surgery so people can bring their cases to me in person. Please note that this is exclusively for cases related to Afghanistan and not general immigration queries. I will be resuming my regular advice surgeries in September.
The surgery will be held at Brent Civic Centre from 9am on Saturday 28th August. If you wish to attend please report to the reception area at Brent Civic Centre on the ground floor. Cases will be seen on a first come-first served basis. Please note that this is only for Brent North constituents and I will not be able to take cases on behalf of residents of other constituencies. To see which constituency you belong to please type your postcode here.
Please also bring with you relevant copies of documents pertaining to your case.