Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
ConservativeMP for Farnham and Bordon
“I thank the honourable member for giving way, and I intervene on this on him at this point, because he said and finally, so I assume he's coming to the end of his speech. I've not yet heard him, apparently not essential, but perhaps he's ab…”
“. The leader of Surrey County Council wrote to the Department of Transport on 27th March with serious concerns about the future funding arrangements for the A31 corridor scheme in my constituency. Despite my writing twice to the Secretary o…”
“4. What steps he is taking to reduce sickness absence in the NHS workforce.…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I currently have 11 unresolved constituency cases in my constituency, and like him, those numbers are going up. Those constituents deserve certainty under these unacceptable delays. During Cabinet Office que…”
“1. What recent discussions he has had with Capita on the performance of civil service pension scheme administration.…”
“My honourable Friend says that we do not know the effects, but a number of children have been put through this process via the now discredited Tavistock process. Why does she think that the NHS will not refer to the data linkage study and u…”
“4. What diplomatic steps she is taking with international partners to help prevent the sale of Russian oil to companies in China, Turkey and India.…”
“I thank my fellow sponsors of this debate: the honourable Members for Yeovil (Adam Dance) and for Waveney Valley (Adrian Ramsay), and the honourable Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson), who is not in his place. Oral health is fun…”
“8. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on levels of employment in the renewables sector in Scotland.…”
“At my constituency surgery on Friday, Mr De Mesquita spoke to me about his concerns that Report Fraud was not passing on to local police forces information about victims of identity fraud. Given that those victims are often vulnerable and l…”
“I have asked this question both as a member of the Health and Social Care Committee and on the Floor of the House to the Secretary of State’s predecessor. Given that the new Secretary of State is a numbers man, I hope that he can answer it …”
“6. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system.…”
“The Secretary of State talks about deregulation, but does he not accept that adding 330 pages-worth of regulation in the Employment Rights Act 2025, at a cost of a billion pounds to the economy, is having the opposite effect? Youth unemploy…”
“On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your guidance on a long-established convention of this House that Members notify other Members when they intend to visit another Member’s constituency in an official or political capacity. Over the we…”
“May I wish you a very happy St George’s day, Madam Deputy Speaker? It is a privilege to respond to this debate on behalf of His Majesty’s most loyal Opposition and to recognise the invaluable contribution of allied health professionals, esp…”
“Yesterday’s statement from the Prime Minister should have brought clarity. Instead, it has left this House with more questions than answers. This is not a narrow procedural issue; it goes to the judgment of the Prime Minister. It is a disgr…”
“On 4 February, my right honourable Friend the Leader of the Opposition asked the Prime Minister whether the vetting process had disclosed information about Epstein. The Prime Minister answered, “Yes, it did.” In his response to my right hon…”
“I beg to move, That this House believes that SEND is an issue that affects every constituency; acknowledges that all honourable Members represent families who face daily challenges in navigating a system that can feel complex, inconsistent …”
“6. What steps his Department is taking to help prevent family voting in UK elections.…”
“It is always a pleasure to follow the honourable Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman); it is like a greatest hits of the 1970s. At a time when the war in Ukraine continues and instability spreads across the middle east, energy …”
“I support a number of the things that the honourable Lady is saying about the dangers of online harms, especially for children, but I am unclear about her position on a social media ban for those under 16. Although I accept her overall poin…”
“Two weeks ago, the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister gave me two pithy answers, so I ask him to do the same this week. First, did Peter Mandelson receive top-secret so-called STRAP security clearance? Secondly—we will try this question …”
“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During Cabinet Office questions on 5 March, the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister informed me that the appointment of the new director general of the propriety and ethics team was made on an in…”
“19. What recent progress he has made on implementing the humble Address of 4 February 2026.…”
“The name of the Labour Member of Parliament whose husband has been arrested is circulating widely via the media. I do not intend to name that Member of Parliament, but if the reports are true, that Member of Parliament sits on a Select Comm…”
“7. What recent discussions she has had with her Chinese counterparts on the release of Jimmy Lai.…”
“Why, if the Secretary of State is allowing 16-year-olds to vote, is he not allowing them to stand for Parliament? If somebody can vote for the lawmaker, they can be a lawmaker. That is the logical incoherence in his argument.…”
“I associate myself with the Prime Minister’s comments about our service personnel in Bahrain and Akrotiri, which I had the pleasure of visiting in the summer. It is difficult to know where to start with the confusion and cognitive dissonanc…”
“4. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the energy profits levy on the oil and gas sector in Scotland.…”
“He wants your job! [ Laughter. ]…”
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