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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Jan 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Minister has just heard from across the House continuing pleas to support the hospitality industry. It is always a good day when the Government U-turn and provide more support for pubs, so we welcome that. However, unless the Minister can explain to us when a pub becomes a gastropub, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 29 Jan 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"Of course, it is not just Bracknell, and one day those on the Labour Benches will understand that there are no workers’ rights if people have no work. Youth unemployment is up significantly. That is a tragedy that everybody should be ashamed of, and it is going up on Labour’s …..."
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Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Thursday 29th January 2026

Asked by: Andrew Griffith (Conservative - Arundel and South Downs)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to correspondence of (a) 2 December 2025, (b) 2 January 2026 and (c) 20 January 2026 from the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Minister for Policing responded on 29 January.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2026
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"Mr Speaker, you can feel the Deputy Prime Minister’s frustration. The Prime Minister is away, the Business Secretary is away, and here he is—left-behind Lammy, the designated survivor, having to defend the indefensible. It is very clear that he does not know the answer, so let me tell him. The …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2026
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"I do not know what is in the Deputy Prime Minister’s head; it is our party that is getting stronger. Overnight we learned that the former Deputy Prime Minister has got 80 names. On Sunday we learned that the Health Secretary’s allies claim he has got 200 names. Oddly, 50 …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2026
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"May I start by echoing the Deputy Prime Minister’s comments about Holocaust Memorial Day? We must never forget. May I also associate the Opposition with the condolences expressed by the Deputy Prime Minister to the family of Captain Philip Gilbert Muldowney. I also offer the condolences of the House to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2026
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"You do not make young people better off by putting them out of work. The Deputy Prime Minister’s MPs are already banned from pubs. Where next? Shops, restaurants, hair salons—that might not make a difference to him or to me, but it would for many of them. They should back …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2026
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"The Deputy Prime Minister wants to talk about experience. I spent 25 years building businesses and creating jobs; he spent 25 years manufacturing grievance. If the Labour party knew anything about business, it would know that this is too little, too late. Our high streets—their high streets—are bleeding out, and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"The thing that the Deputy Prime Minister did not want to say is that every Labour Government leave office with unemployment higher than when they arrived. There is a reason for that: they do not understand what it takes to be an employer. They do not understand business. The Government …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
28 Jan 2026 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Andrew Griffith (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 91 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 294 Noes - 108