Speeches in Parliament

In Prime Ministers Questions, Jason stood up for the Performing Arts.

We are so lucky to have fab theatres, live music venues, festivals, orchestras, choirs & so many talented performers in our area & they need support! ⁦

During the debate on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Jason spoke out for our local farmers.

In the House of Commons, Jason welcomed the special Covid Summer Food Fund supporting vulnerable kids in these exceptional times.

It’s time to Get a Grip of Law and Order!

Jason asked the Lord Chancellor about measures to clear the backlog of court cases caused by the COVID pandemic.

Yesterday in Parliament, Jason joined the Equalities Minister in condemning the horrific murder of George Floyd #BlackLivesMatter 

Jason started another busy week in the House of Commons with a question to the Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock about how the R rate will dictate decisions on lockdown restrictions.

Jason asked the Health Secretary Matt Hancock, whether he’d envisage reintroducing village or street level lockdowns if there are localised spikes in new cases of Covid 19.

A busy day back in the House of Commons chamber, starting with a question to the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab about the situation in Hong Kong.

In between Zoom calls with the Secretary of State for Transport and MoneySavingExpert Martin Lewis, where I asked him about support for the self-employed and new starters - in the Virtual Parliament, I asked Michael Gove about the latest Trade Negotiations with the EU.