Opposition Whip (Commons)
ConservativeMP for North West Norfolk
“James Whale thank you, Mr. Speaker. The minister failed to respond to any of the questions that the shadow minister asked, so I'll try again with one of them. Some companies have expressed an interest in this business. So what discussions i…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Coast guard rescue officers I've met from Hunstanton responded to 150 emergency shouts last year, and the small payment helped them to perform this role for locals and visitors alike. But with 50% of officer…”
“Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker, and it's a privilege to follow my honourable Friend, who has given an incredibly powerful speech, giving voice to the victims and the horrific abuse and the impact that it has had on them. And it's…”
“I beg to report that the Committee has gone through the bill and directed me to report the same without amendment.…”
“Electricity generator levy. Review of rate.…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. No. If if a if prices, as they are at the moment, are, I believe, slightly above the threshold set in the electricity generator levy, those taxes will be will be due now from the 1st of July. Whether or not …”
“It is good that the Chancellor has had those meetings, but perhaps they have come too late, because when the former Defence Secretary resigned, he said that the Treasury was “unwilling” to provide the resources needed to defend the country …”
“The Minister has repeatedly referred to steel that “could be made” in the UK, but these tariffs come in in two weeks’ time. That is of no use to the manufacturers I have spoken to in North West Norfolk, where grade specification and volumes…”
“I am grateful, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to speak as we embark on the Government’s back to the future nationalisation plan. I will be speaking to new clause 35 and amendments 68 and 69, tabled in my name. Together, they are …”
“5. What steps she is taking to help support farmers with the cost of fertiliser.…”
“Youth unemployment in North West Norfolk has increased by 10% over the last year, and the Minister referred to paragraph 268 of the Milburn report on the jobs tax. It actually says that if policy aims to increase growth, “it has to help min…”
“Not true!…”
“Unemployment is rising, with youth unemployment now at 16%, and the jobs tax and the Employment Rights Act are destroying opportunities. Should Ministers not listen to the chief executive of M&S, who said that instead of “trying to run …”
“19. What estimate he has made of the number of prisoners released in error since July 2024.…”
“The Chancellor said, “National security always comes first”, but she delayed the helicopter contract for our industrial base and we know that she is blocking the defence investment plan. Labour’s former Defence Secretary and secretary gener…”
“Some £400 billion was spent on public procurement last year, so I would like to ask the Minister a question that I asked his predecessor over a year ago, which she was unable to answer then: what is the Government’s precise savings target f…”
“At the Queen Elizabeth hospital in King’s Lynn, nearly half of patients are waiting more than 18 weeks from referral to treatment and the trust is now part of the national improvement programme. Last month’s elective sprint delivered 2,000 …”
“I join the honourable and gallant Minister in paying tribute to our armed forces. After the Defence Secretary gave a press conference calling out this operation, Russia said that it posed no threat to undersea infrastructure. I asked this q…”
“It is six weeks since, at Prime Minister’s questions, I raised the case of my constituent who had three family members killed in a dangerous driving crime by a foreign offender, after which the Prisons Minister refused to act to prevent the…”
“The Government’s approach to devolution and local government reform has been chaotic and costly; the delay of the mayoral election in Norfolk and Suffolk is costing our counties £50 million in investment funding. Can the Minister confirm th…”
“14. What steps his Department is taking to help reduce household energy bills.…”
“Madam Deputy Speaker, “In these difficult circumstances, while the cost of living remains high and with a backdrop of global uncertainty, increasing fuel duty next year would be the wrong choice” —[ Official Report , 30 October 2024; Vol. 7…”
“We are grateful to the Minister for running through the plethora of Government amendments that are being added to this already stonkingly large Finance Bill. The sheer number of amendments is an admission that Ministers did not get this rig…”
“The Chancellor promised in her first Budget that she would not extend the freeze on income tax thresholds, because it “would hurt working people. It would take more money out of their payslips.” —[ Official Report , 30 October 2024; Vol. 75…”
“How much?…”
“When I met Big C in King’s Lynn recently, I heard about the anxiety caused; only 52% of local patients are treated within two months, whereas the national average is 71.9%. What action is the Department taking to support the Queen Elizabeth…”
“The motion passed by the House requires the Government to provide details of any payments made to Lord Mandelson. There are no national security or international relations issue in doing so. Will the Minister tell the House now how much mon…”
“This settlement is supposed to deliver fair funding; that is what the formula says on the tin, but it fails the Ronseal test. Norfolk’s core spending power in the first year of the settlement is lower than the national average, and the larg…”
“My constituent’s mum, sister and stepfather were killed in a horrific dangerous driving crime for which a foreign national offender was sentenced to 10 and a half years. However, the family have just been told that he may be released immine…”
“It is a pleasure to follow the honourable Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon), who made a powerful speech, particularly in relation to the impact of dangerous driving on her family. As the honourable Member said, more than 1,600 people tragical…”
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