"It is an issue of fairness. The people of Beaconsfield, Marlow and the south Bucks villages have seen their taxes go up and they are seeing those taxes being given to people who are not working. It is unfair...." Joy Morrissey - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend agree that it is an issue of fairness for the taxpayer if people are working hard in a job but being rewarded less than someone else getting benefits? That is why we need to keep the two-child benefit cap...." Joy Morrissey - View Speech
"Today was my brother’s birthday. He was a veteran who died at age 36, and he would be proud that today I am talking about the 250,000 veterans of Operation Banner. Those veterans put their lives at risk to fight to keep us safe and free and they deserve our …..." Joy Morrissey - View Speech
"I appreciate that all Members across the House care about youth unemployment, but the way it is tackled is very different depending on from which party a Member hails.
We have rising youth unemployment, and the issue is taxation. Our businesses are facing an increased national insurance rate, and business …..." Joy Morrissey - View Speech
"That intervention leads me to the statistics that we have today. Nearly 16% of young people—that is 729,000—are out of work. That figure is a staggering 103,000 higher than a year ago, and a further 2.88 million young people are economically inactive. Just to point out: that is more than …..." Joy Morrissey - View Speech
"This is a youth unemployment crisis of Labour’s own making. It is because of the national insurance tax hikes and the restrictions on business—..." Joy Morrissey - View Speech
"I will make some progress. The crisis will continue to be a problem that this Government face—mark my words.
Turning to my constituency of Beaconsfield, Marlow and the South Bucks villages, we have an incredible restaurant in Beaconsfield called The Greyhound. I strongly urge everyone to go to eat there. …..." Joy Morrissey - View Speech
"I congratulate the Minister on his new position, or poisoned chalice, whatever the case may be. Given that the Government have now realised that mandatory ID cards were never going to stop small boat crossings, as they claimed, will the Minister confirm when the Prime Minister will complete his U-turn …..." Joy Morrissey - View Speech
"My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. In Buckinghamshire there are many single-lane country roads, which is where many of the accidents occur. It would be wonderful to highlight that and how to address that moving forward...." Joy Morrissey - View Speech