Liberal DemocratMP for Tunbridge Wells
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm curious about this mantra that there haven't been any blackouts over the past six months. Businesses in the Saint John's area of Tunbridge Wells have complained of blackouts. I surveyed my constituents who live i…”
“Will you give way? Certainly.…”
“A thank you for giving away. I mean, we actually have examples of water companies lying. We had southeast water coming to the select committee in January and giving false evidence, so much so that the chair considered bringing them back in …”
“Thank you speaker. So she advocates leaving the ECH, and I'm assuming this is after a process of analysis. So could she tell the House two good things that the a C does for British citizens?…”
“Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. There are a number of options on the table for Kent, and no matter which one the minister chooses, we will need to do some tidying up of ward and division boundaries, because there are vast disparities betw…”
“Friday the 29th of January 2027. I will allow a couple of moments for the front benchers to swap over. We now come to the backbench debate on UK rearmament and war fighting readiness. Mike Martin to move.…”
“Mr. speaker, I'd like to thank the Minister for all of his efforts here, trying to basically sort out a Tory mess. And, you know, as a fellow Kent MP, I like and greatly respect the member for Herne Bay and Sandwich, Herne Bay and sandwich.…”
“Thank you. Petition local government reorganisation in Staffordshire.…”
“Protecting British interests in the High North requires a strong Royal Navy. Under the current DIP, the Type 45s will go out of service in 2035 and be replaced by some CCVs and other uncrewed systems that currently exist only on PowerPoint.…”
“Thank you, Madam Speaker.…”
“This is a tale of two DIPs. The first DIP is covered by the period in the current spending review, up to about 2030, and the second DIP is the bit beyond that, from 2030 to 2035. The first has detailed spending commitments, and the latter h…”
“Could I draw the Secretary of State’s attention to the Sir Jonathan Michael inquiry and report, which followed on from the David Fuller case at Pembury hospital in my constituency? It dealt with sexual impropriety with cadavers, so there is…”
“My question is in a similar vein to that asked by the honourable Member for West Bromwich (Sarah Coombes). I was really concerned to hear of the cuts at the BBC; “The World Tonight” is going, and “Today” is being cut back. This follows on t…”
“A strategy is not a plan. A strategy is about ways, ends and means. The ways are the plan. The means are the resources. The ends are where one is going to.…”
“I would just like to add my view that releasing the DIP when the House is not sitting is totally unacceptable, as my colleague the Chair of the Defence Committee and Mr Speaker said. I think the whole House agrees with that. As well as ruli…”
“I thank the honourable Member for Belfast South and Mid Down (Claire Hanna) for securing this urgent question, and I thank the Security Minister for his characteristically serious and thoughtful responses. It strikes me that there are three…”
“Should I carry a picture of Gladstone?…”
“indicated dissent.…”
“The Minister proudly touts jobs, hiring bonuses, youth guarantees, Government-funded work experience and job placements, but these are all treating the symptoms of the problem. Frankly, it is all a bit old Labour. The problems are structura…”
“I think it is clear from these exchanges that this is an issue that divides the House, and it also divides the country. There are many different opinions. Will the Minister commit herself to putting the statutory instrument to a vote?…”
“Madam Deputy Speaker, you do not normally introduce me like that, so thank you very much. It is an honour to share a constituency border with you and to follow the honourable Member for Liverpool West Derby (Ian Byrne), who made a heartfelt…”
“Picking up the theme of mishandled communications, and the anxiety that they caused many of our constituents, the Financial Times is still reporting an easing of sanctions, as is the BBC. Those are not outlets known for hyperbole. Perhaps t…”
“Is not the biggest problem with first past the post that often people are voting against rather than for someone? That poisons our democracy, because everyone ends up with someone who they do not want.…”
“Following the comments by the right honourable Member for Tonbridge (Tom Tugendhat), may I make a plea that we put this political blame game to one side? The fleet halved under the previous Labour Government. We all have our fingerprints on…”
“I hope to give the Minister a focused question. He has rightly laid out the importance of the data cables to the UK as an island, and also highlighted Russia’s continued activity over many decades. The frigates that we have in the Royal Nav…”
“This process is, among other things, about protecting British access to the communications spectrum. That is why the previous Government started it, and why the current Government are carrying it on. If we are not able to pass the treaty an…”
“This crisis has laid bare the parlous state of the British military. The three main parties of government should put aside the blame game and accept that we have all played our part in getting the British military into the state that it is …”
“I thank Philip Rycroft for his review and the Secretary of State for the announcement today. I am particularly happy that we have this idea about it being retrospective and applying the measures from today because we do not know when the Bi…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. My honourable Friend is making a powerful speech, is he not? The egg is now on the other face, and Conservative Members are very excited. Which of the Tory cuts does my honourable Friend think was the most d…”
“I congratulate the honourable Gentleman on having the largest wind farm in Europe in his constituency.…”
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