Speeches in Parliament

A major issue before and after the general election campaign was of course the problem over the amount of funding that West Sussex schools receive compared with...

Tim Loughton MP (East Worthing and Shoreham) used one of the last House of Commons debates before the dissolution of Parliament to discuss the closures of the...

At Culture, Media and Sport questions, I asked the minister about illegal content on social media. In a woeful performance in front of the Home Affairs Select...

I asked the Prime Minister at PMQs about the European Court of Justice's ridiculous ruling that employers can ban their staff from wearing religious symbols and...

Having had experience of children’s Bills over the past 15 years or so, I find it interesting that they have a propensity to be hijacked by things not present...

Last Friday I presented my Private Member's Bill, Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2016-17, unfortunately it did not pass the Second Reading stage...

I put forward a 10 Minute Rule Bill in the House of Commons that would establish a network-wide Rail Ombudsman and redesign the system of compensation. My Bill...

I am deeply concerned that A-level Archaeology is set to disappear from the syllabuses of schools and colleges up and down the country, as no exam board has...

At PMQs on Wednesday (14-12-2016) I asked the Prime Minister about the politically motivated industrial action being taken by ASLEF which is causing untold...