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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Sep 2025
Business of the House

"I too welcome the new Leader of the House to his position. I suspect he will have rather more fun at the Dispatch Box than his successor in the Government Whips Office will. I associate myself with his kind remarks about Colin Lee, whose service as one of the Clerks …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Sep 2025
UK Ambassador to the US: Appointment Process

"The Minister is a decent man, and the House knows that the business of the House was delayed while he hurriedly had to rewrite the statement that he was expected to make, but he is stretching the bounds of credibility too far. Yesterday, the Prime Minister told the House that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Sep 2025
Life Sciences Investment

"Discovery Park in my constituency at Sandwich is the phoenix that rose from the ashes of Pfizer. It is now a cluster of over 100 enterprising and successful small companies in the life sciences field. The loss of cornerstones such as AstraZeneca and MSD could have a devastating effect upon …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"The International Court of Justice ruling is not binding. It is not in law. We did not have to abide by it. Why are we giving away British territory to Mauritius and then renting it back? There was no need for us to do so. Why are we doing it?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"We have been given an assurance from the Front Bench that no advance notice will need to be given about operational arrangements from the base. However, my hon. Friend the Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) earlier indicated that there had to be Mauritian Government approval for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"The point has been made over and over in this discussion that we are giving away something that we did not have to give away, and are renting it back—and the British taxpayer is paying for it. Last week, I asked the Leader of the House how much this was …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Sep 2025
Business of the House

"Regardless of the fact that there is no legal requirement on the Government of the United Kingdom to transfer ownership of the British Indian Ocean Territories to Mauritius, the Government have challenged the Opposition’s figures about the cost of that exercise. Before the debate on Tuesday, will the Government place …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Sep 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"It has now been some weeks since President Trump invited the leader of the Russian Federation to the United States of America. Since then, Putin has increased his assault on the civilian population of Ukraine and shown no sign whatsoever of reaching the ceasefire that was desired, so Trump’s initiative …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Jul 2025
Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment

"Order. I call Jodie Gosling...."
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