Anna in Parliament - Anna Turley MP

Modern Slavery Act: Independent Review

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend is making a passionate and well-informed speech. Will he join me in paying tribute to the brilliant businesses around the country who understand the agenda and are trying to do...

Free Prescriptions

Health and Social Care

Anna Turley made a speech in the House of Commons

I appreciate the Minister’s response, but I am afraid that that is just not the reality out there. One of my constituents—a woman with severe learning disabilities and anxiety, who...

Free Prescriptions

Health and Social Care

Anna Turley made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he is taking to ensure that vulnerable people are not unfairly penalised for incorrectly claiming free prescriptions.

British Steel

Commons debates

I thank the Secretary of State for engaging with me constructively on the phone this morning, which I appreciate. I also pay tribute to all those at British Steel who have worked so hard,...

Examination of Witnesses

Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill

Anna Turley made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q So you have not had to call a vet for any of your wild animals?

Examination of Witnesses

Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill

Anna Turley made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q You said that you have substantial regulation to monitor all that. Have you had any issues where you have had to bring vets in, or any crises in the last year? What sort of situations have you had?

Examination of Witnesses

Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill

Anna Turley made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q That is a question I was going to ask. During those training stages, what happens if an animal does not comply or does not respond?

Examination of Witnesses

Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill

Anna Turley made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q How long would it take to train an animal to do that?

Examination of Witnesses

Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill

Anna Turley made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q That is really helpful, thank you. What sort of performance is it? What do they typically do?

Examination of Witnesses

Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill

Anna Turley made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Q Thank you very much for coming to give evidence. Could you talk us through a bit more about how you look after animals, and what their sleeping conditions and training regime are like? Could...

British Steel

Commons debates

Redcar steelworks was closed by the Government three and a half years ago, with the loss of 3,100 jobs. After that biggest act of industrial vandalism, everybody came together and said,...

Topical Questions

Oral Answers to Questions - Treasury

Anna Turley made a speech in the House of Commons

I have listened in astonishment to the answers from the Financial Secretary and the Chancellor about the loan charges. Given that the Financial Secretary admitted that the Government were...

Examination of Witnesses

Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill

Anna Turley made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Thank you very much for your evidence this morning. It is clear that there is support for the Bill not only in Parliament but in the wider public, as we have heard. Given that you here to give...

Vulnerable Claimants: UC and the Legacy System

Oral Answers to Questions - Work and Pensions

Anna Turley made a speech in the House of Commons

Since the roll-out of universal credit in Redcar and Cleveland last November, I have seen an increasing flow of people coming to my office in crisis and desperation, such as the new mother who...

Business of the House

Commons debates

I have had two yellowing newspaper front pages pinned to the wall in my office for nearly two years now, with headlines saying, “Five years for monsters who harm animals” and...

TV Licences for over-75S

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is being extremely generous in giving way. He mentions the impact on the vulnerable. My constituent Elizabeth Tombling, who is 95 years old, says that her TV licence is one of the...

Food

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Anna Turley received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the development of local food plans.

Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Services: Redcar and Cleveland

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The levels of conviction for rape are a national scandal; more has to be done. The idea that we are seeing cuts to services and safe spaces for women coming...

Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Services: Redcar and Cleveland

Westminster Hall debates

I beg to move, That this House has considered funding for rape and sexual abuse support services in Redcar and Cleveland. As always, it is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship,...

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say that huge steps have been made, but it is clear that we are in a climate emergency and that every step we can take will have an impact. We have a...