"I wholeheartedly agree that we need greater regulation. I can only apologise that my hon. Friend has been at the raw end of our tankers.
My staff and I have tried to influence the company to install the measures that are needed, particularly in Cuxham, to resolve the issue, but …..." Freddie van Mierlo - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) for securing this debate.
Every week my office is inundated with emails relating to Thames Water. Issues range from miscalculated and aggressive billing to the …..." Freddie van Mierlo - View Speech
"My hon. Friend speaks of the under-investment in sewage treatment works and other assets. Nowhere is that truer than in Oxford sewage treatment works, which serves residents in my constituency outside of Oxford city. The site already cannot cope with the amount of sewage that it has to deal with. …..." Freddie van Mierlo - View Speech
"With the increased frequency of stormy weather as a result of climate change, the rural communities I know are sadly all too familiar with long periods without power. What are the Government doing to ensure that older and more vulnerable residents get the support that they need during cuts? Will …..." Freddie van Mierlo - View Speech
"The public watching will have been rightly confused to hear the Minister and the shadow Minister speak of the importance of aid when it was their Governments who walked the aid budget back to 0.3%, a large percentage of which is spent in the UK. What assessment has the Minister …..." Freddie van Mierlo - View Speech
"On Monday, I enjoyed a coffee with a lovely couple in my constituency who run a charity with the goal of delivering e-books to primary schools. Although digital is often more difficult to read, in the sense that it is on a screen, it can go further, faster, in reaching …..." Freddie van Mierlo - View Speech
"The inclusion of Oxford University hospitals NHS foundation trust in the rapid review of maternity and neonatal services is welcome. Reports today in the New Statesman and on Channel 4 set out failures at that trust. Will the Deputy Prime Minister commit to carrying out in full the outcomes of …..." Freddie van Mierlo - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend agree that choice is an extremely valuable part of the education system, and we should be supporting the Europa School?..." Freddie van Mierlo - View Speech
"I am grateful to my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for giving way. I have constituents who attend the Europa School in his constituency, and they have been in touch with me about this issue. He speaks of choice. If we can have faith schools, free schools, maintained schools, academies, …..." Freddie van Mierlo - View Speech