In Parliament - Jo Stevens MP

In Parliament

Israel & Hamas Statement

The horrific scenes of suffering and death of innocent civilians in Gaza and Israel are shocking and distressing. I understand the instinctive calls for a ceasefire because we all want the killing and the suffering to stop. And we all want to see the immediate release of the hostages taken…

ACS Local Shop Report

The Local Shop Report 2023, produced by the Association of Convenience Stores, highlights the important contribution convenience retailers make to the local economy and local communities. Here in Cardiff Central, we have 60 local shops, employing 532 people. Convenience stores are important job creators, supporting 437,000 jobs across the UK.…

Labour will get UK Steel’s Future Back

Labour’s missions for government, including sustained economic growth and clean electricity by 2030 will be achieved through a big contribution from Welsh steelmaking. Our plans to double onshore wind, treble solar and quadruple offshore wind in the UK will need a lot of steel. This month Keir Starmer, Mark Drakeford…

Girl Guiding Attitudes Survey

In September, Girlguiding published the 15th annual Girls’ Attitudes Survey, the UK’s largest survey of girls and young women aged 7-21. Reading the report, I was moved by the issues that are important to girls and young women, as well as their experiences growing up across the UK. Almost 9…

Israel & Hamas Statement

Thank you for writing to me about the horrific situation in Israel and Gaza. We have all seen footage and heard reports of appalling human suffering in the past week which I will certainly never forget. Innocent men, women, and children dead, injured, tortured and taken hostage. I know that…

My Speech to UK Labour Conference 2023

We had a very successful Labour conference in Liverpool with over 18,000 people attending. It came on the back of our byelection victory in Rutherglen and Hamilton West and our newest MP, Michael Shanks was introduced to a huge and very happy crowd. In my speech I set out how,…

Energy Bill

Labour proposed amendments to the Conservative government’s Energy Bill that would have cut customers’ bills by £93 billion, make Britain energy secure and end, once and for all, the Tories’ ban on onshore wind in England. This would put us on the path to becoming a clean energy superpower by…

Online Safety Bill

After six long years, the Online Safety Bill reached its final stages. I first started working on the issue of online safety in 2017 as a member of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee. We held two detailed enquiries and produced two lengthy reports with a substantial number…

Labour is the Party of Economic Stability

The economic damage done by the Conservatives’ mini-budget last year is still being felt by people right across Cardiff Central. Never again can a Prime Minister or Chancellor be allowed to repeat those disastrous mistakes which have left our economy in tatters. As Rishi Sunak contemplates unfunded tax cuts for…

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