"When my grandfather Lieutenant Austin Coghlan, a naval officer, served in the battle of the Atlantic, he did not expect to survive. That he did was in no small part due to the codebreakers at Bletchley Park, who diverted convoys away from U-boats. In the process, the codebreakers invented the …..." Chris Coghlan - View Speech
"I was very pleased to see the Chancellor announce £5 billion more in the Budget for defence research and development, which—[Interruption.]..." Chris Coghlan - View Speech
"Does the hon. Member agree that the announcement of £5 billion more in the Budget for defence R&D through the British Business Bank could have profoundly positive implications for our national security and growth, as I have urged, if the Government scale it further from here?..." Chris Coghlan - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for calling this important debate. In my constituency, we have a serious problem with antisocial motorbike noise from modified exhausts. Does she agree that we should have more public spaces protection orders to help the police enforce against antisocial behaviour, and funding for trials of …..." Chris Coghlan - View Speech
"In 2006 my constituent, Ruth, had pelvic mesh implanted. It has corroded and caused her severe pain. She has been desperate for me to raise this issue with the Government. Three years ago, she paid for surgery to remove it but that has left her tens of thousands of pounds …..." Chris Coghlan - View Speech
"We owe our special forces an enormous debt. I understood that more clearly when I served in counter-terrorism in the Foreign Office. That debt has not been honoured with the endless and unjustified litigation against Northern Ireland veterans. In Northern Ireland, there has been a sustained attempt to paint a …..." Chris Coghlan - View Speech
"I have given the Government evidence that hundreds of children with special educational needs and disabilities are avoidably killing themselves because of public authority negligence and misconduct, including my constituent Jen Bridges-Chalkley. Does the Minister agree that the first step in tackling this problem is knowing how many of these …..." Chris Coghlan - View Speech
"Three years ago, my 22-year-old constituent, Hannah Byrne, whose family are in the Gallery, died on the first night of her holiday in Corfu. Two British women left the scene without ever being interviewed by police. We know that the Greek authorities have submitted two requests to the Home Office …..." Chris Coghlan - View Speech
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require persons discharging functions on behalf of certain other persons to assess the mental capacity of those persons in specified circumstances; and for connected purposes.