News and Updates - Connor Rand MP

Skip to main content

News

See more

Christie Hospital Engagement Event

Blog News

My thoughts on the social media ban for under 16s

Blog

Good news on local school places!

Blog News

Reporting Back – Connor’s Work on SEND

Blog News

Christmas in Altrincham and Sale West

Blog News Uncategorised

Christmas Card Competition 2025 Winner

Blog News

High Street Renewal

Connor Rand made a speech in the House of Commons

In Altrincham and Sale West, we know how much our pubs and bars contribute to the local high streets of which we are so proud. That contribution goes beyond their economic impact; they create the...

High Street Renewal

Connor Rand made a speech in the House of Commons

What fiscal steps he is taking to support the renewal of high streets.

Safety of the Jewish Community - [Sir Christopher Chope in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Friern Barnet (Catherine West) on securing this vital debate. The conversations I have with my Jewish constituents and friends about...

Infants, Parents and Carers Bill

Commons debates

Would my hon. Friend join me in welcoming the fact that our new Mayor of Greater Manchester, Bev Craig, has agreed to provide free bus travel for children in sheltered accommodation, which will...

Infants, Parents and Carers Bill

Commons debates

Yes, I agree that we should be thinking about the support provided to babies and parents in that way as an important component of national infrastructure; indeed, it is just as important as any...

Infants, Parents and Carers Bill

Commons debates

It is a privilege to speak in support of the Bill today, and I commend the right hon. Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne) on introducing it. If he will permit me to say so, he did so...

Retail Trade: Crime

Connor Rand received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to lay commencement regulations for Sections 45-47 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026.

Late Payment: Small Businesses

Business and Trade

Connor Rand made a speech in the House of Commons

Small businesses are at the heart of Altrincham and Sale West, and when I meet them, often alongside the Altrincham district improvement board, they tell me that one of the biggest problems they...

Late Payment: Small Businesses

Business and Trade

Connor Rand made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps his Department is taking to help tackle late payments for small businesses.

Diethylstilbestrol: Intergenerational Impact

Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend for the powerful speech she is making, and for her campaigning work on this really important issue. I recently met my constituent Susannah, who is a victim of the DES...

Violence against Women and Girls

The Minister for Women and Equalities was asked

Connor Rand made a speech in the House of Commons

Suicides caused by domestic violence are growing at such a rate that a woman in an abusive relationship is now more likely to take her own life than to be killed by her partner, yet we know that...

Violence against Women and Girls

The Minister for Women and Equalities was asked

Connor Rand made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.

Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep Industry

Commons debates

I appreciate the hon. Member’s support. We owe it to people who are working in the industry and behaving responsibly to ensure that those standards are in place right across the industry....

Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep Industry

Commons debates

Yes, I completely agree. I know that the hon. Member has worked with the Lullaby Trust, and I am grateful to have met its representatives myself and to have had their input into my campaign on...

Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep Industry

Commons debates

The hon. Member is an assiduous campaigner on these issues and I am always happy to give way to him.

Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep Industry

Commons debates

Yes, I will come to some of that. Whether parents are following advice or performing these duties themselves, it is important that they think about safe sleeping extremely seriously—that is...

Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep Industry

Commons debates

I thank the hon. Member. The vulnerability that parents feel in that moment is one of the reasons why it is so important that we ensure adequate regulation in this area. At the moment, we run the...

Maternity Nurses, Nannies and the Infant Sleep Industry

Commons debates

Being a parent is the one of the greatest joys we can have in life, but let me be clear, it is also one of the hardest things we ever do. I remember the first year of my son’s life and the...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Altrincham minor injuries unit closed under the previous Government due to a shortage of specialist staff in our national health service, and last year our integrated care board confirmed that it...

Russia: Level of Threat

Connor Rand made a speech in the House of Commons

This Government have rightly increased military support to Ukraine to its highest ever level. That is vital not just for Ukraine’s security, but for ours. Our leadership on this issue...