Giles Watling, MP for Clacton, has questioned Ministers from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on protections for businesses as we leave the European Union.

This took place at BEIS questions on 19th March, the transcript of which is below:

Giles Watling, MP for Clacton, has attended the Young Carers in Schools Parliamentary event on 4th March.

Giles Watling, MP for Clacton, has joined Sir David Attenborough CBE and International Development Secretary Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP in parliament to speak out on tackling plastic pollution across the globe. 

Giles Watling, MP for Clacton, has welcomed the announcement that the Department for Work and Pensions will introduce the first Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) pension scheme in the UK.

I have always wanted to deliver on the result of the referendum, and that has not changed. Some 70% of my constituents voted to leave and residents often tell me that they want Brexit sorted as soon as possible.

Giles Watling, MP for Clacton, has welcomed announcements in the Spring Statement, many of which will be of benefit to the Clacton constituency.

Tonight, I voted to support the Government’s deal for one reason and one reason alone: it is now the only way to deliver the Brexit that the majority of my constituents voted for.

The Prime Minister announced on 26th February that a series of votes will take place in Parliament over the next few days. The first vote will be on the Government’s deal and may be followed by votes on leaving the EU without an agreement, and whether to seek a short extension to Article 50.

Giles Watling, MP for Clacton, has attended YoungMinds’ Wise up and Act: prioritising wellbeing in schools reception, to support the mental health charity’s recent campaign.

Giles Watling, MP for Clacton, has attended the Tendring Business Briefing, organised by Jamesons Accountants and Ellisons Solicitors.