In Parliament
Your voice in Parliament
In my maiden speech (which you can watch here), I spoke about my pride in representing our beautiful and diverse community of Erith and Thamesmead in Parliament, with its rich history and exciting future, and in that speech and my activity locally and in Parliament since then I have laid out some of my priorities as communicated by you:
- Bringing the DLR to Thamesmead and improving local transport links
- Improving local housing and ending homelessness
- Tackling the threat of climate change and protecting our environment
- Addressing concerns about crime and anti-social behaviour
- Fighting to improve our schools and invest in education
I’ll be using every opportunity I can to raise these and other issues which matter to you in Parliament, with Ministers, as your MP and in my role as Labour’s Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury. You can see my speeches, interventions and questions in Parliament below.
Abena’s Parliamentary Appearances
- Car Parking: Care Workers - [Sir Robert Syms in the Chair] | Backbench Business | Westminster Hall debates
- Business of the House | Commons debates
- Animal Experiments and Animal Welfare | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers
- River Thames: Waste Disposal | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers
- Care Homes: Private Sector | Department of Health and Social Care | Written Answers
- Teachers: Hearing Impairment | Department for Education | Written Answers
- Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis | Department for Work and Pensions | Written Answers
- Bexleyheath Line: Timetables | Department for Transport | Written Answers
- International Women’s Day | Commons debates
- International Women’s Day | Commons debates
- International Women’s Day | Commons debates
- International Women’s Day | Commons debates
- Southeastern Trains: Overcrowding | Department for Transport | Written Answers
- Bexleyheath Line: Timetables | Department for Transport | Written Answers
- Bexleyheath Line: Timetables | Department for Transport | Written Answers
Abena in Parliament
We must tackle serious youth crime, RIP Charlie and Kearne
Centenary Action Group Parliamentary Event
Remembrance Sunday
Abena speaks out on ending the ban on onshore wind
October 2022 Newsletter
Campaign to reverse the cuts to Southeastern Trains
September 2022 Newsletter
October 2023 – Black History Month
Pathway to Success 2022 at the House of Commons
