SPEECH ON SUPPORT FOR TOURISM INDUSTRY AFTER LOCKDOWN 11th September 2020 Please note: This speech was not delivered. The content was sent to the Minister responsible, and their reply can be viewed below. Thank you, Mr Speaker, as... Speeches
SPEECH ON COVID-19 RESPONSE 13th May 2020 My contribution today will also be mostly one of thanks. I thank my constituents in Clacton, who on the whole have acted responsibly and stayed home. I thank... Speeches
SPEECH ON BEER AND PUB TAXATION 7th February 2020 It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I had prepared a speech but will throw it away, as you have 17 speakers; you will be delighted with... Speeches
RESPONSE TO QUEEN'S SPEECH 20th December 2019 It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), and I absolutely agree with him about the Union. The Union is important in relation not... Speeches
SPEECH ON ENVIRONMENT BILL 29th October 2019 It is a great honour to speak in this debate, and I echo the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford), who mentioned hedgehog... Speeches
SPEECH ON FURTHER EDUCATION FUNDING 4th April 2019 Thank you for putting me on the list, Sir Roger. It is lovely to be in a Chamber in which, for once, everybody is largely agreeing with each other. I... Speeches
SPEECH ON INDICATIVE VOTES 28th March 2019 Thank you, Mr Speaker —brevity, brevity. I sincerely hope that we will have some clarity at the end of this process, and that it will move us closer to the... Speeches
SPEECH ON EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL ACT) 7th December 2018 It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Ruth Smeeth). Like my right hon. Friend the Member for Mid Sussex (Sir Nicholas Soames), I... Speeches
SPEECH ON THE BUDGET 2nd November 2018 It looks like our economy is once again defying the naysayers. UK growth has an inexorably upward direction, which is to be encouraged, and debt as a percentage... Speeches