REGULATORY INVESTIGATION RAISED AT DEFRA QUESTIONS 29th September 2022 A couple of weeks ago DEFRA held their first departmental questions with the new Secretary of State Ranil Jayawardena MP and the then Waste Minister Steve... Speeches in Parliament
OUR PLAN FOR GROWTH 24th September 2022 In the face of Putin’s war in Ukraine and rising energy prices we must adopt a new approach focused exclusively on economic growth. The Government are being... Speeches in Parliament
SWEARING IN 22nd September 2022 Today I had the honour of swearing the oath of allegiance to King Charles III. Members of both the House of Commons and House of Lords are required to swear in... Speeches in Parliament
ENERGY BILL RELIEF SCHEME 22nd September 2022 We have seen an unprecedented rise in energy prices following Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine, which has affected consumers up and down the country and... Speeches in Parliament
TRIBUTE TO HER LATE MAJESTY THE QUEEN 10th September 2022 It was a sad privilege to speak today on behalf of constituents in Newcastle-under-Lyme to offer my condolences, and theirs, to His Majesty and to the whole... Speeches in Parliament
SIR DAVID AMESS SUMMER ADJOURNMENT DEBATE 24th July 2022 On the last day of each term in Parliament, we have a debate in which members can raise any matters they like. Sir David Amess, who was murdered last autumn... Speeches in Parliament
CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP ELECTION SURVEY 13th July 2022 Thank you to everyone who voted in my 'Conservative Leader Election' survey. As you can see from the results, the top three Conservative MPs people choose were... Speeches in Parliament
ASSISTED DYING 5th July 2022 Yesterday I contributed to a 3-hour Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying: this was extremely well attended and a very thoughtful discussion. Coping with... Speeches in Parliament
POST OFFICE HORIZON SCANDAL COMPENSATION 1st July 2022 Postmasters have been terribly impacted by the issues with the Post Office’s Horizon IT system that began over 20 years ago, with many wrongfully convicted (now... Speeches in Parliament