In Parliament - Marsha de Cordova

Below is a list of my contributions in Parliament, including speeches, debates, interventions, and oral & written questions.

New Clause 13 - Regulation of approved substances and devices for self-administration

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Marsha de Cordova made a speech in the House of Commons

I will not take any interventions. It is clear that the Bill does not protect vulnerable patients from coercion. In 2021, the UN’s human rights experts raised concerns that, even if...

New Clause 13 - Regulation of approved substances and devices for self-administration

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Marsha de Cordova made a speech in the House of Commons

I rise to speak to amendment 27, which would require the doses and types of lethal drugs to be properly licensed by the MHRA. It is important that I put it on the record that I do not think the...

Additional Curates Society: Finance

Church Commissioners

Marsha de Cordova received a response to a question they put to the government

The Church Commissioners have not received any reports regarding the Additional Curates Society. As a separate charity, the Additional Curates Society does not come under the remit or management...

Church of England: Land

Church Commissioners

Marsha de Cordova received a response to a question they put to the government

The Church Commissioners do not own land in the constituency of Lewes, and the closest assets are situated in West Sussex and Kent. The Church Commissioners register all farmland holdings with...

Church of England: Land

Church Commissioners

Marsha de Cordova received a response to a question they put to the government

The Church Commissioners do not have a target to allocate a fixed percentage of land exclusively for nature protection. Much of the land managed by the Church Commissioners is leased to tenants...

Human Trafficking and Slavery

Church Commissioners

Marsha de Cordova received a response to a question they put to the government

Modern slavery remains hidden in British society, and the National Church Institutions of the Church of England take human trafficking and modern slavery seriously. With the support of the then...

Housing: Disability

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Marsha de Cordova received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Homes England allocate appropriate funding for developments that provide...

Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Commons debates

In relation to sanctions.

Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Commons debates

The sanctions imposed on the two Israeli Ministers are long overdue, but a welcome first step. I continue to ask the Minister and the Foreign Secretary: why are we still arming Israel, when will...

F-35 Aircraft: Components

Department for Business and Trade

Marsha de Cordova received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of steps taken by his Department to (a) track the final destination of F-35 components and (b)...

Poverty: Carers

Department for Work and Pensions

Marsha de Cordova received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment in the her Department's Green...

Government Departments: Women

Marsha de Cordova received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps Government Departments have taken to comply with the Supreme Court's ruling on For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.

Gaza: Genocide

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Marsha de Cordova received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made any (a) formal or (b) informal assessment of the potential risk of genocide in Gaza.

Poverty: Children

Department for Work and Pensions

Marsha de Cordova received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce child poverty in Battersea constituency.

Sports: Girls

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Marsha de Cordova received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of black girls participating in sport.

New Clause 69 - Examination of applications for development consent

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Marsha de Cordova made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech, and she touches on developers. My new clause 67 focuses on developers’ obligations when they have committed, at the planning application stage,...

Churches: Heating

Church Commissioners

Marsha de Cordova received a response to a question they put to the government

The National Church Institutions, Cathedral and Church Buildings Department does not recommend that parish churches use hydrated vegetable oil for heating. They have issued the following advice...

Overseas Trade: Israel and Occupied Territories

Church Commissioners

Marsha de Cordova received a response to a question they put to the government

The Church Commissioners do not disclose details of restricted companies due to commercial sensitivity. As stated in the answer issued in UIN 52266 on 20th May, the Church Commissioners have a...

Victims of Domestic Abuse and Violence

Marsha de Cordova made a speech in the House of Commons

In April, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner warned that without additional funding, London will see a sustained increase in violence against women and girls. My right hon. Friend the Secretary...

Victims of Domestic Abuse and Violence

Marsha de Cordova made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps her Department is taking to support victims of domestic abuse.