Speeches

Dear friends and neighbours, The last few weeks for me have been dominated by the events in Ukraine, following a visit there that I undertook around the time of...

Today, I asked the Secretary of State for International Trade Kemi Badenoch to outline what is included in her department’s trade and industry guide for doing...

I was delighted and honoured to be elected Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Kurdistan region of Iraq again. I am looking forward to working...

Today in the budget debate I spoke in support of the government's commitment to increase defence spending by an additional £11 billion over the next five years...

Today, Jack asked what the Ministry of Defence are doing to support SMEs in the defence sector who are adversely affected by Environmental, Social and...

Today, Jack asked Foreign Secretary James Cleverly whether he agrees that the welcome increase in defence spending will not only help keep our country safe, but...

Today I asked the Foreign Secretary if he is confident that we will continue to have the industrial capacity to maintain (and increase) our support to Ukraine...

Today I asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris, what unresolved issues the government will address as the Northern Ireland...

Recently I spoke in a debate secured by Luke Hall MP on train services across South Gloucestershire where I raised the planned new railway station on the YTL...