ConservativeMP for Brigg and Immingham
“Tim Bickers thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. earlier this week I spoke in the Westminster Hall debate about isolation of coastal communities. I prepared a five minute speech, but we were only allowed 2.5 minutes. So here's the other 2.5 min…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, as the Minister knows from the debate we had in Westminster Hall last week, I was part of a delegation to Gibraltar a couple of months ago when we had a wide ranging, set of meetings. and I add my words of c…”
“thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you for your earlier comment. It is surprising that the Secretary of State isn't here to make a statement before he visits Scunthorpe, which I understand he is doing today. as as the father of House has poi…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I welcome the fact that the government have accepted the Lords amendments. As members will know, part of my constituency takes in the Scunthorpe steelworks and hundreds of my constituents work there, and my …”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Could I take the. Foreign Secretary's.…”
“First time Minister Pennycook has agreed to give a short speech to accommodate the next debate.…”
“Hundreds of my constituents work at Scunthorpe steel, so I am obviously supportive of any action that the Government take that will protect those jobs. I also welcome the adjustments that the Minister has announced, and I agree that it is p…”
“As the Leader of the House and Members from across the House will be aware, when charities and voluntary groups arrange drop-in sessions in Parliament, we Members receive emails from constituents urging us to attend and support them. Yester…”
“I have been relying on the BBC to deliver news since the days when Jack de Manio was presenting the “Today” programme and John Snagge was reading the news, and I still rely on the BBC to a considerable extend, but it does annoy me intensely…”
“As Members will be aware, part of the Scunthorpe steelworks site falls within my Brigg and Immingham constituency. As such, hundreds of my constituents work there, and hundreds more are employed in the supply chain. With that in mind, I mad…”
“I have already made clear to my constituents that I do not oppose the Bill, but I support the Opposition Front Benchers in trying to constrain its cost. Will the honourable Gentleman give a specific figure, or is the Reform policy just to s…”
“I will be brief because my question has already been asked by the honourable Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn). I met exactly the same group of hospitality business at Healing Manor in my constituency and Stallingboroug…”
“I recently visited the North Cotes shooting club in my neighbouring constituency, where hundreds of my constituents gather every week to participate in their chosen sport. They tell me that there are proposals to merge section 1 and section…”
“My right honourable Friend is making an excellent point about British Steel, where hundreds of my constituents work. Does he agree that in the short term, nationalisation may be the way forward, but in the longer term, we need to get privat…”
“Having chaired the all-party parliamentary group on rail for the last nine or 10 years, I have seen a procession of Ministers and officials come along and give reassurances such as those we have heard from the Secretary of State today. It i…”
“Last Sunday, along with the honourable Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn), I attended the annual service for lost fishermen at Grimsby minster, organised by the Fishermen’s Mission. The timing was unfortunate because the…”
“It is a pleasure to take part in this King’s Speech debate. I join with others in congratulating the honourable Members for Bradford West (Naz Shah) and for Harlow (Chris Vince) on the way they spoke earlier. I want to focus in particular o…”
“Yesterday I held a meeting with representatives from Hydrogen UK, a number of whose members have projects planned for my constituency. They expressed concern about the delay in the publication of the Government’s hydrogen strategy. The dela…”
“Last Friday, along with the leader of North Lincolnshire council, I visited the carers support centre in Brigg, and met the staff and volunteers who do such an excellent job. I also heard from individual carers about the challenges they fac…”
“Many rural areas are served by clergy who are responsible for multiple parishes. Will the honourable Lady urge the archbishop to focus on providing more priests for rural parishes?…”
“My constituents share the same hospital trust as those of my right honourable Friend the Member for Goole and Pocklington (David Davis), who raised a number of issues earlier. I certainly share his concerns and criticisms. It is important t…”
“Following on from the reference to Lincolnshire by the Father of the House, my right honourable Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh), I warn the Government that this will come back to bite them. It is over 50 years since no…”
“Further to the pleading of my right honourable Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh) about the train service—[Honourable Members: “On your knees!”] That makes two of us pleading with Ministers for that service, and I know th…”
“Hundreds of my constituents work at the Scunthorpe steelworks, and hundreds more are reliant on the supply chain. They want certainty about their future. Will the Secretary of State give a clear indication of how long he anticipates the exi…”
“For workers at Lindsey oil refinery in my constituency, the clock is ticking towards the end of this month, when they will receive their final redundancy notice. We had a useful meeting with the Energy Minister on site a couple of weeks ago…”
“9. Whether the Attorney General has advised the Lord Chancellor on the potential impact of the Courts and Tribunals Bill on the rule of law.…”
“In addition to the business that the Leader of the House has announced, I can advise Members that on Thursday 26 March, there will be debates in the Chamber on transport accessibility for disabled people, and on support for Gurkha veterans.…”
“My constituents who have lodged complaints with the local Royal Mail are receiving messages that say: “We’re sorry to advise that deliveries in parts of the DN31-DN37 postcodes are being disrupted due to resourcing issues at the Grimsby Del…”
“I agree with the Chancellor that de-escalation is desirable, but this conflict is likely to go on for many months. She talks about reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, which I agree with, but businesses are operating in the here and now, …”
“I congratulate the honourable Lady on the work that she has done on this issue. Two hospices serve my constituency—Lindsey Lodge in Scunthorpe, and St Andrew’s in Grimsby—and the percentage of funding that they get through the NHS, as oppos…”
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