ConservativeMP for Isle of Wight East
“I thank the Minister for pausing the MCA’s brutal decision about coastguard rescue officers, and for convening meetings on cross-Solent ferry transport to the Isle of Wight, which will start next month. It is of some concern, however, that …”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I thank the Right Honourable Member for his statement. What a shame. He has only been asked to look at this now, when his government had 14 long years in opposition to work out what they wanted to do. Gi…”
“Thank you, Madam Speaker. The boss of the Maritime Coastguard Agency told MPs in person that 93% of CROs surveyed were happy with moving to an unpaid volunteer model. That was false. The survey data shows that in many areas across the UK, n…”
“I thank the Minister for giving way. Nowhere is the summer job more important for young people finding work than on the Isle of Wight, but employers are telling me that it's increasingly hard to employ young people because of the tax and th…”
“I thank the right honourable Member for his point of order. He will know that ministers themselves are responsible for their words at the despatch box. The Treasury Front Bench will have heard his concerns, and I'm sure that they'll pass it…”
“I congratulate both honourable Members who gave their maiden speeches a few moments ago. We know that the outgoing Prime Minister wanted to cut welfare spending—or at least he did a year ago when he brought forward some pretty rough and rea…”
“Given that there are so many unanswered questions and such little information, rather than estimates day, wouldn’t the better name for this debate be “a complete stab in the dark” day?…”
“I support an individual’s freedom to choose to live their life in whichever manner they want, subject only to the law. That includes someone’s right to want to live a life in a different gender identity to that which they were born with. Bu…”
“A parent cannot consent to their child engaging in sexual activity and soon they will not be able to consent to their child having a social media account, so why does the Secretary of State think that a parent should consent to drugs being …”
“Soaring taxes are putting visitors off coming to the UK—that is what the boss of British Airways says. Does the Minister agree?…”
“Southern Water is preparing to dump sewage on a beach in Bembridge, on the Isle of Wight, in a new location. The Environment Agency says that that is okay because there is an old combined sewer overflow pipe there, notwithstanding the fact …”
“The conflict in the middle east is not the Chancellor’s fault, but she has chosen this time to make it more expensive for my constituents to take a car from Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight to Portsmouth. Will she do the right thing and scra…”
“The security and price of energy affect every household, individual and business in every constituency, up and down the country. It is a matter that concerns everyone. That is why, when the Secretary of State was in opposition, he promised …”
“13. What estimate he has made of the number of prisoners released in error since July 2024.…”
“I realise that the honourable Member is struggling to read his own handwriting, but does he have anything at all to say about the Prime Minister’s conduct in appointing Peter Mandelson?…”
“My honourable Friend is articulating it perfectly. Does he agree that the principle of innocent until proven guilty is no comfort at all for these people who are subjected to years of gruelling inquiry just to establish what we already know…”
“The Prime Minister has been absolutely clear that he should have been shown the recommendation of UKSV. He knew he had not seen it, so why did he not ask for it?…”
“Labour is failing young people. Youth unemployment is up since Labour took office—it is now higher than in the eurozone. There are more people not in education, employment or training since Labour took office—now nearly 1 million. There is …”
“My honourable Friend is giving a characteristically well-informed speech. Might she reflect on the cost of moving around by car for the Prime Minister in his Holborn and St Pancras constituency and the necessity to move around by car for hi…”
“Will the honourable Member give way?…”
“Drinks producers warn that, because of the UK Government’s decision to allow Wales to include glass in a deposit return scheme, there is the threat of up to 90% of products being removed from shelves. Why have the Government taken the decis…”
“1. What diplomatic steps she is taking to support Ukraine to determine its future.…”
“The honourable Member talks about the legitimacy of the voting system and the votes nationally not being proportionately represented here. Is the example that he is using the current Government, which got 34% of the vote but has 63% of the …”
“The England Beach Soccer association has an agreement with the Football Association, as its delivery partner into FIFA. However, beach soccer is not recognised as a stand-alone sport by Sport England, which means that it cannot benefit from…”
“It is all very well for the Secretary of State to talk about her version of support for youth services, but that is of little consolation to young people who cannot get a job because youth unemployment is up under this Government. Will she …”
“The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has compared GPs’ salaries to that of the Prime Minister. I can understand why he is taking a keen interest in how much a Prime Minister is paid, but can the Government assure the House that…”
“2. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Government policies on the economy in Northern Ireland.…”
“Perhaps I can rephrase the question asked by the honourable Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley). How was the Prime Minister to know that the famous serial liar Peter Mandelson would lie to him?…”
“8. What steps his Department is taking to support the hospitality sector.…”
“Will the Minister give way?…”
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