Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Dec 2015 ISIL in Syria
"I have given way once; I shall make progress.
I hear Members opposed to the Government’s motion saying, “Why don’t we challenge Daesh on the internet?” I hear colleagues today ask why we do not try to attack the ideology. We can do all these things. None of them militates …..." Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
"What are my hon. Friend’s views about the job creation in his constituency and across Britain that we have seen in the past five years and that, hopefully, we will continue to see in the course of this Government?..." Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to speak in this debate, Mr Speaker, and an honour to follow the hon. Member for Bassetlaw (John Mann), who made an impassioned speech. It is good to see him returned. I notice that not many of his colleagues were returned, which is good for Conservative …..." Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
"I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who will not be surprised to know that I have noticed the difference that the Government’s policies have made. I am proud that the unemployment rate in my constituency is now less than 1%, having been about 3% at the beginning of the …..." Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
"I am very pleased to have been enlightened. I thought that it might have something to do with Yorkshire, but, although my knowledge of British geography is poor, I understand that Scotland is slightly further to the north.
I welcome the Scottish nationalists. The election result has clearly been fantastic …..." Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
"I found many things on the doorsteps in Spelthorne, where people spoke passionately about a range of matters. However, my hon. Friend is right. The issue of the deficit—the fact that, if we continue to build up debts, our children and grandchildren will have to pay them off, or at …..." Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
"I think that we are balancing the books over a longer period. We have not run a balanced budget since 2001. There have been 15 years of deficits, and, in my view, that is too many. Anyone who has heard anything that I have said in the House about the …..." Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
"4. What benefits he expects will be achieved by the continued merger of departmental legal advisers into the Treasury Solicitor’s Department...." Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech
"I am grateful to my hon. and learned Friend for his answer, but what steps is he taking to ensure that TSOL actually does provide value for money, and how will the Government’s legal bill be reduced as a consequence of this merger?..." Kwasi Kwarteng - View Speech