About - Fabian Hamilton MP

Fabian with local Labour members

Fabian Hamilton was elected as the Labour Member of Parliament for Leeds North East in 1997. Fabian is currently the Labour Party’s Shadow Minister for Peace and Disarmament, Latin America and the Caribbean. Since his election to Parliament, Fabian has championed multilateral disarmament and international peacebuilding.

Alongside regional responsibilities in Latin America and the Caribbean, Fabian is responsible for Labour Party policy on arms control, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, conflict prevention and the UK’s soft power. He is married with three children and two grandchildren and is a keen cyclist and amateur photographer.

In 2016, Fabian authored a report into the UK’s housing crisis entitled ‘Building Homes for Britain’. You can view or download the report here – http://fabianhamilton.laboursites.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/1005/2022/03/BuildingHomes_compressed.pdf

You can view Fabian’s recent activity in Parliament below.

Electronic Cigarettes: Regulation

Department of Health and Social Care

Fabian Hamilton received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning single use disposable vaping devices.

Israel and Palestine

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton made a speech in the House of Commons

As we have already heard, on 26 February, following the appalling murder of two Israelis, a violent mob of 400 settlers attacked the Palestinian town of Huwara, killing one, injuring hundreds,...

Colombia: Demonstrations

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports that protestors who have occupied an...

Forests: Climate Change

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton 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 the article in Nature entitled Tropical deforestation causes large reductions in observed...

Energy Charter Treaty: Climate Change

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fabian Hamilton received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) the UK and (b) the EU withdrawing from the Energy...

Haiti: International Assistance

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton 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 Canadian counterpart on the Canadian Prime Minister's announcement on 17...

Financial Security and Reducing Inequality in the Caribbean: Government Role - [Philip Davies in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your direction this morning, Mr Davies. I am very grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis) for securing today’s rather timely...

Iran: Hezbollah

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton 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 Iranian counterpart on that country's financing of Hezbollah.

Ecuador: Drugs

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton 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 Ecuadorian counterpart on tackling illegal drug trafficking.

Iran: Warships

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports that two Iranian navy vessels, The...

Mexico: Elections

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of implications for his Department's policies of the demonstrations in Mexico relating...

Hereditary Diseases: Health and Social Services

Department of Health and Social Care

Fabian Hamilton received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the level of life-long provision of services for adults with mitochondiral diseases.

Conflict Resolution: Women

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the Government decided not to include Colombia as a priority focus country in its fifth UK Women,...

Chemical Weapons Convention

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has for the Fifth Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention..

New START Treaty

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his United States counterpart on Russia's announced suspension of participation...

Nicaragua: Politics and Government

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports that Nicaraguan courts have removed...

Venezuela: Elections

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Venezuelan counterpart on election observers at the 2024 Presidential...

Haiti: Jamaica

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to raise discussions on the Jamaican offer of military and policing assistance for Haiti at...

Raid of BBC Offices in India

Commons debates

India has a rich heritage and is rightly proud of its place as the world’s largest democracy. However, in a democracy with true media freedoms, criticism cannot be shut down unnecessarily...

Cuba: Sanctions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fabian Hamilton received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of comments made by Iran's Foreign Minister...

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