"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger.
When creating new unitary councils, it is important that we take communities with us, and community identity is really important. I have raised concerns about this whole devolution and unitarisation process and how we take all the communities within …..." Lewis Cocking - View Speech
"I completely agree. I do not think the Government have spent much time considering that fundamental flaw and how we take communities with us by getting that identity right.
The people of Spelthorne feel strongly about their historical ties to Middlesex, and I urge the Minister to listen to those …..." Lewis Cocking - View Speech
"The SEND system needs urgent and serious reform. Families I speak to in Broxbourne have been battling against an unfair funding formula that sees pupils get thousands of pounds less than elsewhere in the country. Will the Secretary of State reassure me and my constituents that historical demand will no …..." Lewis Cocking - View Speech
"Having decided that elections should go ahead after all, will the Secretary of State join me in congratulating Conservative-run Broxbourne council on defending democracy from day one and never once considering delaying its elections? Will he confirm that this Labour Government will not use the same tactics to delay the …..." Lewis Cocking - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr (Ayoub Khan) on securing this important debate.
Supported exempt accommodation plays a critical role across the country, but as we have heard, there are clear issues that need to be …..." Lewis Cocking - View Speech
"As we have heard, the number of young people not in education, employment or training is at its highest level for more than a decade. Astonishingly, the most recent figures show that 946,000 young people are in that position, which is almost one in every eight young people across the …..." Lewis Cocking - View Speech
"My right hon. Friend makes an incredible point, and that is precisely what businesses tell me. As I have said, it comes as no surprise to any of my constituents or businesses in Broxbourne—it is a surprise only to the Chancellor and the Labour party—that if the Government tax jobs …..." Lewis Cocking - View Speech
"Of course I am pleased about that target, but anyone can stand at the Dispatch Box, set a target and make it sound good. We want action on the ground. The Government have been in power for 18 months, and when I speak to my constituents, including young people, they …..." Lewis Cocking - View Speech
"I would gently say to the hon. Lady that her party colleagues had 13 years to come up with a plan for government when they were in opposition. That paper should have landed the day after the general election; that is when the Government should have been getting on with …..." Lewis Cocking - View Speech
"My hon. Friend does not look a day over 30, so it cannot be his 40th birthday coming up.
Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to go further? Of course we need economic growth. We need to tax jobs less and let the people outside create that economic …..." Lewis Cocking - View Speech