Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
ConservativeMP for Exmouth and Exeter East
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In Devon, local government reorganisation is taking up a great deal of bandwidth and detracting from what councils should actually be doing. Now, my constituents want to know if this announcement on Thursday will hol…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Now, the next month, the next East, the local Coast Guard rescue team covers the exe estuary, mudflats, tidal waters and busy open coastline. And it's called on when local people and visitors cut off by the …”
“Iain Duncan Smith…”
“I thank the Minister for giving way. Just to raise the point, though, from the member for Leeds South West and Morley, it's clear to see that this new piece of legislation could allow hostile states to set up shell charities or hide behind …”
“Earlier this year, when I served on the Armed Forces Bill Select Committee, the then Armed Forces Minister, the honourable Member for Birmingham Selly Oak (Al Carns), assured us that funding for service housing was “ringfenced” and: “Nothin…”
“I start in the same way that the Minister did, by thanking all the Clerks and parliamentary staff who made the Bill come together. They have kept things on track, and it has been impressive to watch. Given the strength of the political head…”
“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During the urgent question on the defence investment plan, the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry said that the Government are committed to all 62 recommendations laid out in the strategic…”
“It is a privilege to lead this evening’s Adjournment debate on improving national resilience. I am also glad that the Security Minister is responding. He is a man for whom I have a great deal of respect. As we have both served in what is no…”
“7. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of health services for men.…”
“The Minister will know from our conversations that sewage pollution is a regular problem in Exmouth and Exeter East. However, the Lib Dems on East Devon district council propose to build tens of thousands of new homes, and I do not have fai…”
“10. What steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.…”
“The social contract that we all had growing up was, “Work hard and you get ahead.” Now artificial intelligence is ripping that apart, and young people do not understand what their relationship is with the state. How would the Minister descr…”
“This morning, France once again demonstrated that seizing sanctioned Russian shadow fleet vessels in international waters is both legal and achievable. In contrast, although the Prime Minister confirmed on 25 March that we have the legal ba…”
“I welcome the Minister to her new role. On the criteria, I have pushed for a banking hub in Budleigh Salterton for a great deal of time, but it was pushed back because there is a post office in the town. The post office was closed for 10 we…”
“It is an honour to wind up the final day of debate on the King’s Speech for His Majesty’s loyal Opposition. We have heard many sterling speeches from Members across this House, and I will turn to some of them shortly. First, however, I want…”
“The honourable Gentleman is making an impassioned speech. One of my big concerns, about which we need to be talking far more, is that jobs for young people in the 18 to 24 category are being replaced by automation and artificial intelligenc…”
“I thank the honourable Gentleman for bringing this important topic to the Chamber. We have had a great deal of development in my constituency, and we are seeing these issues play out in places like Cranbrook, Pinhoe and Lympstone. In Cranbr…”
“The Minister says that 300 documents have now been shared with the ISC, but how many are left to be processed? More importantly, what has the process been in ascertaining a document’s relevance, and who decides whether a document is importa…”
“The Prime Minister has chosen to blame his officials for this debacle, so can he confirm that he knows the names of the FCDO civil servants who made the decision to override UKSV on 29 January 2025—yes or no? Has he made the decision to sus…”
“I thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. With all eyes on the middle east, let us not forget that Russia remains the most acute, persistent and active threat to the United Kingdom. Putin’s goal of conquering Ukraine is uncha…”
“The honourable Gentleman speaks with a great deal of experience. Marilyn is a blind lady in my constituency who has faced the issues of floating bus stops. During the design and implementation processes, her voice really was not listened to…”
“I, too, welcome the Health and Social Care Committee’s statement and thank the honourable Member for all her work in leading the Committee. We all know that we have an ageing population. It is an issue that is going to increase, and we know…”
“I thank the honourable Member and her Committee for this excellent report. I have the start of the Jurassic coastline in my constituency, and I share a coastline with my neighbour and honourable Friend—I will call him a friend—the Member fo…”
“I thank the Secretary of State for his robust view and position on the BMA. In reference to what was said by the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, the honourable Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan), on the inflationary pressures that we…”
“I say to Labour Members that we all want to get this issue sorted out. When I spoke to the Chancellor during the spring statement, she said that the way that she was going to control student loan interest rates was by controlling inflation,…”
“I appreciate the honourable Gentleman bringing this important debate to the Chamber. Exeter airport, which is one of the key transport nodes for the Isles of Scilly, is based in my constituency. My grandparents and great-grandparents on my …”
“It is a known known that the Iranian regime will close down the strait of Hormuz in a period of conflict. Back in June 2025, I asked the former Foreign Secretary, now the Deputy Prime Minister, what contingencies we had in place to offset a…”
“British personnel in Cyprus, Bahrain, Iraq and across the middle east have been attacked by Iran and its proxies. In such circumstances, we must act quickly to protect our people and interests. Having served on Royal Navy vessels, I know it…”
“Blairite policies told 50% of my generation to go to university. Looking back at those conversations, we see that rarely did anyone ever talk about who would pay for those students to go to university, or how the jobs market would then take…”
“I think we can all agree that international law has an important role to play, but the world is changing and we must adapt to protect our national security. Given that international law is broad in nature and open to interpretation—we have …”
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