ConservativeMP for Gainsborough
“Well, on that point, one of the poorest wards in the entire country is Gainsborough South West Ward. Why is he splitting West Lindsey in half? Why is he taking Southampton away from from Gainsborough? This makes no sense. Why is he cutting …”
“Concerns me is the jobs of my constituents who work at Scunthorpe. That's all I'm worried about. I have no ideological objections to this if it's what's needed now. Fair enough. But it can only be a sticking plaster, as long as the blast fu…”
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“I agree with everything the Foreign Secretary said in her initial statement, particularly the point about the fact that we're living in a more dangerous world than ever. But I also agree, obviously, with the shadow Foreign Secretary. The po…”
“I'm just wondering if the minister was looking forward to a new summer job at the end of July. And whether he can give us any confidence that the MP for Makerfield has any new ideas to get young people into work? I'm not aware of it yet.…”
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“I agree with everything the Prime Minister has said and I join in his apology. And of course, whilst historical misdeeds and these are misdeeds have got to be condemned, individuals have to be judged by the standards and morality of their o…”
“Many wonder whether aircraft carriers are going to go the way of the old battleships, uniquely vulnerable to drones that cost a tiny fraction of their cost. To protect aircraft carriers, we need destroyers and frigates. Moreover, in two wor…”
“I thank the Minister for confirming that RAF Scampton is not cost-effective. Frankly, he has been a lot more helpful than his predecessor Conservative Ministers, who have now left the Conservative party, so I thank him. The problem with the…”
“When the nation is at risk and the Leader of the Opposition asks a question, it is frankly cowardly for the Secretary of State not to turn up. His duty is to be here in our House of Commons.…”
“On dynamic management, I thought the Bill was about putting community at the heart of things. My honourable Friend knows that, for years, I have been campaigning for a through train from Grimsby through Market Rasen into London. When Mark H…”
“I agree with the Foreign Secretary’s statement, and I agreed with the Government’s decision, which I supported from day one, to stay out of this totally counterproductive war. I hope that we have all learnt our lesson and that we are never …”
“Yes, the Minister is right: Greg Clark nationalised it. As far as my constituents who work at Scunthorpe are concerned—and, I am sure, those of my honourable Friend the Member for Brigg and Immingham (Martin Vickers)—all we want is a viable…”
“Rather than trading party political points, can we all agree that these huge companies are rotting our children’s minds with addictive algorithms? While we know that banning things seldom works because people circumvent it and it leads to c…”
“On Monday, I asked a question to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister about the fact that it is extraordinary that there appeared to be no WhatsApp or text messages from the Prime Minister—that was the information available to us at th…”
“I agree with everything the Home Secretary says. I agree that we should not weaponise this issue, but neither should we tiptoe around it. The truth is that many white people in this country feel that the police are so terrified of being cal…”
“As far as the House of Commons generally is concerned, this statement is fairly meaningless, because it is impossible to ask questions about hundreds of pages, having had a few minutes to read them. So many general debates are damp squibs, …”
“It is a pleasure to follow the honourable Member for Sefton Central (Bill Esterson), who speaks with great authority and talks a lot of good sense. I have to say to Labour Members that a change of Prime Minister will solve nothing. We tried…”
“I want to speak only briefly. I am not particularly party political. I do not like making personal attacks and I am not calling for the Prime Minister to resign. I am not questioning the appointment of Peter Mandelson—this debate is not abo…”
“Does the Chancellor agree that, post Brexit, Government Departments have much more freedom to buy British? Under the Procurement Act 2023, they can ignore EU directives. Will the Chancellor walk with us into the broad, sunlit uplands of pos…”
“Fly-tipping is very important, but can I refer my honourable Friend to a matter of life and death? As a result of Lords amendment 361 and the amendments to it, somebody who illegally procures a late-term abortion will receive a free pardon.…”
“The Prime Minister may recall that on day one of this war, I supported his defensive attitude to it and said that we could not change the regime from the air. We agreed and he has been proved right, but—with apologies to Leon Trotsky —we ma…”
“Lincolnshire is such a huge county geographically that there is no enthusiasm for abolishing districts. Be that as it may, the Government are determined to override local residents. There is a rumour coming out of the Labour-controlled City…”
“Nationalisation was supposed to put local communities in touch. Grimsby is the largest town in the east of England without a direct train to London. We have been campaigning for one for years, and now the Secretary of State has written to m…”
“On a point of order, Mr Speaker. May I refer you to paragraph 22.9 of “Erskine May”, which stresses the primary importance of ministerial responsibility? We have to admit that Prime Ministers have always tried to dodge questions at Prime Mi…”
“I have listened carefully to this debate, which has been an interesting knockabout. On the question of what we are achieving, I refer the Minister back to the comments of the honourable Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Dame Meg Hill…”
“In an attempt to get some consensus here, I commend one part of the Chancellor’s statement, where she said: “We must guarantee that our domestic oil and gas industry can…play a role in our energy system for decades to come”. Is there not a …”
“On an occasion like this, it is right that we should not apportion blame, but try to unite as the House of Commons and say that it is fine to be a critical friend of Israel, but it is not fine to go around fully masked up and call for the d…”
“1. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the number of asylum seekers on levels of recorded crime.…”
“I suspect that the problems of Scunthorpe, where many of my constituents work, are less to do with the anti-protectionist policies of Mrs Thatcher—given that she left office 36 years ago—and more to do with the fact that Scunthorpe is payin…”
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