Speeches in Parliament

Yesterday, I asked the Ministry of Defence what steps they are taking to tackle recruitment challenges in the armed forces. As well as things like...

The dualling of the A47 at Blofield was fully funded and ready to go a year ago. Since then, a former Green party parliamentary candidate has bogged it down in...

Costs are rising for growing a business in Cambridge, yet Norwich, a finer city, is just down the road and, more importantly, just down the railway. We need a...

It has been an absolutely fascinating debate, and I am grateful to Emily Thornberry for proposing this motion, because it has given us an opportunity to explore...

We are no strangers to hyperbole in the Chamber, but I think the exaggeration of the importance of this Bill in the debate has surprised even Government Members...

I should start my speech with a personal apology for not having been here for the full course of this debate. I very much wanted to be here, but I had duties in...

Some dental practices are taking advantage of post-covid demand to take their NHS practices private, earning more money but leaving behind those most in need. I...

I will start by looking at the foundation and principles of the Bill. It is worth remembering that it tries to do what our constituents want us to do. That is...

Contribution to the Debate on the Government's proposed Sentencing Bill I will try to be brief, and will pass quickly over clause 1 of the Bill, other than to...