Commons
Debate
11 September 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
On the specific point of hospices, I absolutely understand what the hon. Lady is saying; I have visited our local hospices, and I have sat beside my father when he was dying, but not in a hospice. The point about palliative care absolutely matters, but the Government do not recognise the funding tha…
Commons
Oral Questions
Cabinet Office
10 September 2026
Topical Questions
T5. One of my constituents served His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for 43 years, yet more than five months on from taking partial retirement she is still waiting for her pension and lump sum. My office has attended two casework surgeries with Capita and the Cabinet Office, neither of which has secu…
Commons
Proceedings
8 September 2026
Falkland Islands: Sovereignty
Let me say at the outset that we on the Conservative Benches are clear that the Falkland Islands are British, and they will remain British for as long as the Falkland Islanders wish them to be. British soldiers fought and died to defend our sovereignty and the freedom of the Falkland Islanders. That…
Commons
Oral Questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
1 September 2026
2 contributions
Topical Questions
The Foreign Secretary has declared that development and climate finance will be “central” to his tenure, yet the aid watchdog has found that the system has too often focused on meeting a spending target, rather than clear priorities or value for money. Before he embarks on an expensive road map back…
Let me touch on Nepal and Tibet. The situation there is truly harrowing, with hundreds of lives lost, thousands still missing and British nationals among those unaccounted for. We welcome the deployment of the UK’s rapid response team and the humanitarian package, but when it comes to British nation…
Commons
Oral Questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
1 September 2026
China: Threat to UK Interests
The new shadow Foreign Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tonbridge (Tom Tugendhat), is in Taipei, where Taiwan’s Defence Ministry has warned that an increasingly unpredictable China is intensifying preparations to blockade and encircle the island. That comes in the same week that the US…
Commons
Oral Questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
1 September 2026
UK-Mauritius Chagos Treaty: Future Spending
I welcome the new Foreign Secretary and his Ministers to the team, and I convey the apologies of the shadow Foreign Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tonbridge (Tom Tugendhat), who is overseas. May I associate Conservative Members with the Government’s condolences following the devastat…
Commons
Proceedings
1 September 2026
4 contributions
Speaker’s Statement
I welcome the new Foreign Secretary and his Ministers to the team, and I convey the apologies of the shadow Foreign Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tonbridge (Tom Tugendhat), who is overseas. May I associate Conservative Members with the Government’s condolences following the devastat…
The new shadow Foreign Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tonbridge (Tom Tugendhat), is in Taipei, where Taiwan’s Defence Ministry has warned that an increasingly unpredictable China is intensifying preparations to blockade and encircle the island. That comes in the same week that the US…
+2 more contributions in this session
Commons
Oral Questions
Transport
16 July 2026
Topical Questions
As this could conceivably be the right hon. Lady’s last appearance at the Dispatch Box as Transport Secretary, will she respond to my one last ask? Will she leave a note for her successor, asking them to look again at Aldridge railway station? Will she perhaps remind Mayor Parker to put back the fun…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
16 July 2026
Gibraltar: UK-EU Treaty
Let me start by joining the Minister in expressing the Opposition’s sincere condolences to all those affected by the recent wildfires in Spain.
I am grateful to the Minister for advance sight of his statement. Our starting position is that an agreed legal basis for Gibraltar’s relationship with the…
Commons
Debate
16 July 2026
Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment
It is a pleasure to speak in this debate on the last day before Parliament rises. As ever, I have so much to say and there is never enough time.
As we approach the summer recess, I have reflected on the issues that matter to my constituents. What makes the communities that I represent so special is…
Commons
Westminster Hall
8 July 2026
Draft UK-EU Agreement on Gibraltar
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I visited Gibraltar as a guest of the Government of Gibraltar.
I am very grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Immingham (Martin Vicke…
Commons
Westminster Hall
30 June 2026
2 contributions
High Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefronts
I will be delighted to do so, Ms Vaz. It is, as always, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I perhaps should abandon my prepared speech and just go for it.
Across the country, our high streets are facing huge pressure. I think all of us in Westminster Hall this morning understand that. Sho…
On the regeneration of our high streets and town centres, does the hon. Gentleman agree that there should be much more emphasis on bringing empty shops and empty homes back into use? It would help the high streets and the housing situation.
Commons
Proceedings
23 June 2026
2 contributions
Defence Spending and Readiness
Is it not the truth that we have a Government who said they were prepared to meet the threats that we face as a country, yet are simply dithering and delaying? With all the infighting on the Labour Benches, what hope is there for our country at a time when we need sustainability and certainty, not c…
Will the Minister give way?
Commons
Debate
10 June 2026
4 contributions
Railways Bill
rose—
Will the Minister give way?
+2 more contributions in this session
Commons
Westminster Hall
9 June 2026
Summit on Illicit Finance
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) on securing a debate on an issue of significant importance to the UK’s national security and economic integrity.
There is clearly broad agreement across the House that ill…
Commons
Debate
1 June 2026
Health Bill
I welcome the right hon. Gentleman to his new role as Secretary of State. The point about ICBs and the devolution of responsibility for NHS eye tests is one that we often forget to talk about in this place, as is the case with eyecare—I know that there are some ophthalmic experts in the Chamber. On …
Commons
Oral Questions
28 April 2026
2 contributions
Fuel Costs: Support for Motorists
14. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of fuel duty on the cost of living.
Labour is at war with motorists, and Reform’s idea of protesting about fuel prices was revealed at their non-event yesterday—and, indeed, its members are not even here today. Only we on the Conservative Benches are standing up for our motorists and our constituents. Will the Chancellor take this opp…
Commons
Westminster Hall
28 April 2026
2 contributions
International Parental Child Abduction
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate the hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel Gilmour) on securing this important debate, shining a light on the topic of international parental child abduction and providing an opportunity to highlight the devastatin…
Perhaps, if it is in order, the Minister could provide a written update to my right hon. Friend.
Commons
Debate
21 April 2026
5 contributions
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Will the Minister give way?
I am grateful to the Minister for giving way, as I am conscious that we do not have a huge amount of time this evening. If this Labour Government were really serious about a brownfield-first approach, they would accept these amendments from the House of Lords, because they are exactly about ensuring…
+3 more contributions in this session
Commons
Oral Questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
21 April 2026
Gibraltar: UK-EU Treaty
The Minister made a statement to the House on 26 February. Sadly, that has not been followed by the detail that Parliament was promised. In his most recent answers to my written parliamentary questions he says that the final treaty will be laid “As soon as possible” after EU processes conclude, yet …
Commons
Oral Questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
21 April 2026
Russian Federation: Financial Pressure
In recent months, western sanctions have really been biting Putin, with the foundations of Russia’s economy failing. However, as we highlighted with the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation in December 2025, concerns have been reported that Russian crude is reaching refineries—including one …
Commons
Debate
14 April 2026
5 contributions
Crime and Policing Bill
I rise today to speak to the Lords amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill. I have spoken previously on this piece of legislation, but today I want to focus specifically on Lords amendments 6, 10 and 11, and urge Ministers to accept them. They are on topics on which we Opposition Members have been…
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. So often when I travel around the constituency, I see gateways where people have fly-tipped, and I have seen piles of fridges and mattresses. It is industrial fly-tipping, and it is disgraceful and disgusting.
Fly-tipping costs around £1 billion to deal with each…
+3 more contributions in this session
Commons
Oral Questions
13 April 2026
2 contributions
Protecting the Green Belt
14. What steps he is taking to protect the green belt.
The approach to the green belt taken by Labour Members is the clearest example yet of their saying one thing and doing another. The Secretary of State campaigns against building on green spaces in his own constituency, but he is more than happy to see green spaces in my constituency concreted over b…
Commons
Oral Questions
24 March 2026
2 contributions
Household Energy Bills
21. What steps his Department is taking to help reduce household energy bills.
The Prime Minister stood on the steps of Downing Street and promised families that energy bills would fall by £300, yet, since the general election, bills have already gone up by £73 and are forecast to go up more. It is hardly surprising that my constituents do not believe a word that they hear fro…