My work - Sarah Owen MP

In Luton

Thank you Luton North!

It is an absolute honour that I was re-elected as the MP for Luton North…

General Election: Here we go!

Rishi Sunak has finally called it – and we are ready for the election to…

I want to hear from you! Speeding in Luton North

Many people have told me that speeding in Luton North is a big concern for…

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Bedford Prison: Standards

Ministry of Justice

Sarah Owen received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons report into HMP Bedford, published in February 2024, what steps she is taking to improve...

Prisons: Religious Practice

Ministry of Justice

Sarah Owen received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure faith and pastoral care guidance for prisoners is being upheld.

Healthcare Provision: East of England - [Sir Christopher Chope in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Christopher. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis) on securing this important debate. As we have heard from the...

NHS: Pay

Department of Health and Social Care

Sarah Owen received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of the recent pay award for Agenda for Change staff will be funded from (a) existing NHS budgets, (b) the Departmental...

Gaza: Israel

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sarah Owen received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement of 19 July 2024 on Israel and Gaza, Official Report, column 301, what his...

Building Homes

Commons debates

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I welcome you to your new place. I thank the Deputy Prime Minister for the speed with which she and her fantastic team are tackling the housing crisis. It is...

Timesharing: Misrepresentation

Sarah Owen received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has had recent discussions with the Financial Ombudsman Service on resolving complaints of mis-sold timeshares in a timely manner.

Bangladesh: Human Rights

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sarah Owen received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Bangladesh on (a) ending violence and unrest and (b)...

Bangladesh: Human Rights

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sarah Owen received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Bangladesh on (a) possible human rights violations against...

[1st Day]

Debate on the Address

Sarah Owen made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank the Prime Minister for giving way during his excellent speech, outlining the hope and renewal within the King’s Speech, which is much needed in constituencies such as mine, Luton...

Social Services: Expenditure

Department of Health and Social Care

Sarah Owen received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the proportion of funding from central Government for adult social care that has been spent on...

Social Services

Department of Health and Social Care

Sarah Owen received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to adult social care services by people of working age.

Social Services

Department of Health and Social Care

Sarah Owen received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to encourage the standardisation of social care commissioning by local authorities.

Care Workers: Registration

Department of Health and Social Care

Sarah Owen received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her department has made of the potential merits of a compulsory national register of care workers.

Shipping: Pay and Working Hours

Department for Transport

Sarah Owen received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Seafarers in the UK shipping industry: 2023 statistics, published on 22 February 2024, what (a) estimate he has made of the...

Social Services: Employment

Department of Health and Social Care

Sarah Owen received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to bring forward a workforce strategy for social care.

Telegraph Media Group Ltd: Acquisition

Commons debates

A number of staff at the Telegraph Media Group will be worried about their jobs, so what conversations has the Secretary of State had with trade union representatives of staff at TMG? I have just...

Business of the House

Commons debates

So you back those statements. That is very dangerous.

Business of the House

Commons debates

The Leader of the House will know that we have had many debates in this place relating to the Nolan principles and MPs, but in just days residents across Bedfordshire will vote in the police and...

Childcare Entitlements

Commons debates

For all the Minister’s glib responses, he has failed to address the fact that the children’s organisation Coram has reported that just 6% of local areas have sufficient childcare...