Jo White

Jo White

Labour — Bassetlaw

Speaking in the House of Commons on 9 January 2025

Debate

Business of the House

Contribution

I have tabled an early-day motion calling for Disclosure and Barring Service checks for all Members of both Houses. [That this House believes that all Parliamentarians should be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check when they take their place in the House of Commons or House of Lords.] That would make us all feel safer in the corridors of power, but more importantly, would give the institutions we visit—such as care homes and schools—much greater confidence in who they are letting through their doors. My submission to the Modernisation Committee also makes that proposal. Would the Leader of the House support such a proposal?

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