Speeches

Following the Prime Minister's statement on the European Council meeting, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown welcomes the PM's strategy of rejecting the fiscal union treaty but pushing for free trade agreements with countries such as Canada, Japan and India.  read more »

Speaking during a debate on trade between the UK and India, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown highlights the importance of trade. He calls for better educational links with India and to examine trade barriers, both here and in India.  read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown welcomes the announcement on HS2 and calls on the Government to ensure good connectivity from the west into the new network.  read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown backs the PM's use of the veto in Europe and calls on eurozone members to focus on the euro sovereign debt crisis rather than unwanted treaty changes.  read more »

During a debate on the Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown raises his concerns that cyber attacks are likely to increase in the future and he says the intelligence agencies must make use of consultants who are likely to know the latest technologies rather than rely on those employed by the intelligence agencies for a long time.  read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown welcomes the Government's housing strategy and in particular efforts to reduce the number of houses standing empty.  read more »

Following the urgent question to the Financial Secretary on the euro crisis and its implication for the United Kingdom, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown calls on the Government for assurance that before the IMF gives money to bail out the eurozone there are sufficient financial conditions to ensure the money will be repaid.  read more »

Following the Chief Secretary to the Treasury's statement on public service pensions, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown urges the public sector to examine the offer very carefully before announcing strike action as it would merely serve to hurt millions in the private sector who pay their taxes in order to produce public sector pensions that they themselves can only dream of.  read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown calls on Government to use the UK Chairmanship of the Council of Europe to undertake a thorough review of the working practices of the European Court of Human Rights which currently has a backlog of 166,000 cases.  read more »

During a debate on the Government's draft national planning policy framework, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown raises his concerns about the draft guidance, particularly relating to the increased supply of housing and what counts towards housing numbers in a local authority area.  read more »