Amanda Hack MP

2 hours ago

My week in the life as an MP in Parliament 👇

On Monday afternoon I asked a question to the Minister for Social Security and Disability on supporting people with health conditions into work:
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-03-09/debates/F5934FEA-B26B-4420-BE3A-EBE1125825B0/details#con...

I then spoke to a Minister from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero alongside colleagues representing other rural areas about the impact of domestic heating price rises. 📈

I ran straight from that meeting to a Westminster Hall debate on an e-petition relating to Type 1 Diabetes screening in infants and young children, after over 200 of you in North West Leicestershire signed the petition. You can read my full speech here: hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-03-09/debates/140525A1-26CC-48A6-8FB9-E2E91CB67807/details#con...

Rounded off the evening with a series of very late votes - voting until nearly midnight!

On Tuesday morning I was selected to sit on a piece of ‘Delegated’ or ‘Secondary’ Legislation relating to Goods Vehicles. There’s so much legislation to get through that we don’t often have the time or capacity to discuss it in the Chamber, so these smaller bits of legislation are dealt with separately. 🚛

Tuesday was also one of the days where nothing goes quite as expected! I sat in the Chamber for 6 hours waiting to speak in the Courts and Tribunals Bill, and so my team covered my Westminster commitments, including a couple of meetings and a roundtable on Gluten Free Foods.

Following a series of votes, I had a great conversation with other parliamentarians and Members of the House of Lords on rethinking Breast Cancer Screening. Screening is something I’ve been passionate about since my early days as a County Councillor, and I’ve carried this over into Parliament. 🏥

It was straight back to it on Wednesday morning as I sit on the Work and Pensions Select Committee (I’ll be posting a clip of my question later in the week).

Immediately after my Committee meeting, I attended a briefing with the Financial Secretary on heating oil impacts for rural areas, and then it was straight to the Chamber for PMQs.

At a lunchtime meeting with Peter Kyle (the Secretary of State for Business and Trade) we had a great conversation about businesses, and the importance of the high street, as well as the worrying closure of Lloyds in Coalville. 🏦

Then two online meetings, a catch up with local representatives, and I had the pleasure of being introduced to two constituents at a Home Builders Federation Skills Reception who shared their experiences as apprentices. 👷

On Thursday morning I guested on the Public Accounts Select Committee, in their inquiry looking into the Access to Work Scheme, and then it was right back on the train up to the constituency! ... See MoreSee Less

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