Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown intervenes in an Opposition Day debate on farming and food security to highlight the need for capital investment in the Animal and Plant Health Agency and proper biosecure laboratories as failure to do so risks the biosecurity of the nation.
Following the Government statement on the conclusion of negotiations on the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown asks the Foreign Secretary to ensure that when he publishes the treaty, he includes details of the exclusion zone around the vital strategic base on Diego Garcia and provisions to prevent any other foreign power establishing a sovereign military base on any of the archipelagos of the territory.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown calls on the Government to do more to reduce delays in the criminal justice system on serious sexual and rape cases as some cases are taking five years or more from prosecution to trial, and some traumatised victims are simply disappearing because they can not stand it any longer.
Following the highly disputed election of President Maduro in Venezuela, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown asks the Foreign Secretary what steps are being taken by the UK, alongside the US, to prevent any possible Venezuelan incursion into disputed land in Guyana.
Following the Prime Minister’s statement on the NATO summit and the meeting of the European Political Community at Blenheim Palace, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown asks the PM when his new policies to deal with illegal migration across the channel, and to return illegal migrants from this country, can be expected to start having an effect.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown highlights the urgent need for Europe and the US to provide significant support to Ukraine to deter further Russian aggression. He warns that failure to do so will be exploited by Russia as they seek to strengthen co-operation with China leading to potentially dangerous repercussions in other regions of the world.
Speaking in a debate on changes to agricultural subsidies, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown raises concerns that if farmers’ incomes get squeezed, it is the infrastructure that is likely to suffer and he calls on the Government to ensure that there are sufficient incentives in the new scheme for farmers to invest in infrastructure such as cattle barns, grain stores and drainage.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown calls on the Government to appeal to Israel to allow more aid into Gaza and, in particular, to allow those in miles-long queues in Rafah to rapidly go into Gaza to relieve the suffering of the people there.
