Speeches

Responding to the Home Secretary's launch of a consultation paper of the future of the policing and the introduction of directly elected police and crime commissioners, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown calls on her to ensure that these new commissioners do not create a paid bureaucracy around them but are instead assisted by unpaid advisory boards.  read more »

Members of Gloucestershire’s Youth Parliament will gain the opportunity to use the Chamber in the House of Commons over the Summer following the passing of a vote in Parliament in favour of such a step. This will be the second year in a row it has occurred and was actively supported by Cotswolds MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown.  read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown welcomes the abolition of housing targets and the introduction of incentives for local authorities to deliver sustainable development, but cautions that the current arrangements have created a “window of ambiguity” for developers to push through controversial projects.  read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown calls for demonstrations in Parliament Square to be permitted but not permanent. He says "The square should be used on a much wider basis by more demonstrators and by people for recreation, including tourists."  read more »

Speaking in the Budget debate in the House of Commons, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown reinforces the importance of dealing with the deficit as early as possible and calls for more support for British companies exporting to India and China particularly.  read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown calls on the Government to recognise that this is a contentious issue and allow for proper pre-legislative scrutiny of constitutional changes on fixed term Parliaments and the requirement for 55% of MPs to call an early general election.  read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown calls on the Government to do whatever it can to ensure Zimbabwe moves towards a democratically elected Government and to enable a country that was once the 'bread basket of Africa' to be able to feed its own people.  read more »

During a debate on the business rates revaluation and the effect on rural petrol stations, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown highlights the unfairness whereby petrol stations are uniquely assessed not only on rental value but also on turnover.  read more »

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown raises a number of concerns of his constituents in particular funding for the National Star College and business rating revaluation - especially the effect on small petrol stations.

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown presents one of over 120 petitions opposing the compulsory registration and monitoring of home-educated children.  read more »