Reform UKMP for Boston and Skegness
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. In the dictionary, the definition of to gerrymander is to manipulate boundaries to suit a particular party and decision after decision after decision. In Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and many, m…”
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, congratulations to the government for doing what I've been urging for seven years, which is to take the strategic national asset into public ownership. What is needed now is a comprehensive, Bold vision for the…”
“East Midlands Railway has cut replacement bus services on a stand-by basis when there is not sufficient railway capacity in peak season. I am concerned that that is because it is deliberately cutting any form of expenditure before going ove…”
“thank you, Mr. Speaker. There is complete chaos at the National Energy Systems Operator. Complete chaos. Whistleblowers are phoning, phoning politicians, expressing their concerns about blackouts. Independent investigators have had to be ap…”
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Whilst his own MPs may have sent him off without resorting to VAR, I have some good news for the Prime Minister. Yes. Under his tenure ship, 76% of England football matches have been won. Which is the greatest, most …”
“Is grateful to the Shadow Minister for giving way. Does he agree with me that with the rising asylum claims and the rising number of Approvals of the said asylum claims. Essentially, it's acting as a magnet for others, and essentially it's …”
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We are all reeling with shock, sadness and anguish at the loss of our own, and also the manner in which she has been taken from us. She was a colossus in public life. In political life, a legend adored and loved by m…”
“thank you, Mr. Speaker. In a week's time, we will have a new unelected Prime Minister, the Member of Parliament for Makerfield. Can the Minister confirm whether this honourable member, whether he supports this local government reorganisatio…”
“The British people will be absolutely disgusted and revolted that these child grooming gang perpetrators and rapists might be released early. Reform’s position is clear: they should receive mandatory whole of life sentences. If the excuse f…”
“I congratulate the Minister and his departmental colleagues on listening to the representations that were made. It is worth reinforcing that some 75% of steel imports are not impacted by the measure, which is good news. Does the Minister ag…”
“Will the Minister give way?…”
“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your advice on how to ensure that named day written parliamentary questions are answered by the Department on time. My written questions 10935 to 10940 to the Foreign Office about a company …”
“There is a reason why this request is actually fair and just. My honourable Friend talks so evocatively about the dangers undertaken by coalminers going underground, and in today’s world, that is almost impossible to imagine. That is the ke…”
“Enough is enough. Frankly, the sight of US hedge funds picking over the carcase of Thames Water’s pipe network is revolting—it stinks. The plan includes three quarters of a billion pounds of payments to hedge funds, shareholders, debt holde…”
“I welcome the Secretary of State to his place, and pay tribute and give thanks to our incredible armed forces in the successful seizure of the shadow tanker. It was nice to see the Chancellor alongside the Secretary of State for the first h…”
“As Mr Speaker noted earlier, the mood of the House is very much that the long-awaited defence investment plan must not be produced this Friday, yet the Minister is still unable to provide that confirmation. Through you, Madam Deputy Speaker…”
“Q7. Happy birthday, Mr Speaker. We all condemn, of course, the appalling violence in Belfast last night after the horrific attack on Monday. But this Prime Minister is in denial of the rising despair across the country over his failure to s…”
“The honourable Gentleman talks about the opportunities from an electric arc furnace, but does he recognise the vital importance of keeping blast furnace primary steelmaking capability, which can only take place in Scunthorpe?…”
“Calm is essential after this horrific, brutal attack—we all know that. The Secretary of State has referred to further information coming out as we speak. Will he commit to return to the House, later today if possible, to update us on the im…”
“To correct the record, I have been calling for British Steel to be nationalised for seven years. I urged the previous Conservative Government not to sell British Steel to the Chinese, and if they had followed my excellent advice, we would n…”
“As the shadow Minister was unable to respond to the previous intervention, would he like to explain why the Conservative Government sold British Steel to the Chinese in 2019 against my specific advice?…”
“Eighty-six years ago today, on 13 May 1940, Britain’s greatest and most popular Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, rose to give his first speech as Prime Minister. At a time of war, he said that he could offer nothing but blood, sweat and t…”
“Does my honourable Friend share my concern that the proliferation of these houses in multiple occupation is leading to whole streets being transformed and communities being torn apart, with no sense of engagement from those occupying these …”
“The motion to refer the Prime Minister to the Privileges Committee revolves around two words. Pressure is the first. The other, which is vital, is process. Of course, the Prime Minister is the master of process. He bangs on about it all the…”
“With regard to the release of these Mandelson documents, there is genuine concern about what may be redacted and what may not. Given the ongoing dispute as to the pressure brought to bear between No. 10 and the Foreign Office, can the Minis…”
“This scandal is essentially a China data theft of UK Biobank’s data, which is generously donated by some half a million British citizens. Let us remember that the UK taxpayer funded approximately £200 million for setting up UK Biobank. They…”
“I have constituents in Boston and Skegness who have suffered because of the ridiculous and appalling failures of Capita under these two contracts, and they are not the only contracts on which it is failing. To what extent has the Minister l…”
“Is the Chancellor aware that the price of gas in the US is 10% lower than at the start of the war, while here in the UK it is 30% higher? That proves that if we produce what we consume, there is actually a domestic price of gas. Will she ha…”
“The Modernisation Committee has indeed put forward some excellent proposals with regard to accessibility and our procedures. It also refers to the recently published 125-page restoration and renewal proposals, which we at Reform have rebran…”
“Is that it, Secretary of State? It has taken five months for the Secretary of State to come up with an energy price scheme which he has admitted here in the House today only supports 10,000 businesses. He seems to forget that there are mill…”
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