Speeches

During a debate on last week’s G20 summit, Andrew Bridgen asks the Prime Minister what the UK's liability would have been had the Government not got us out of the European financial stability mechanism (EFSM) bail-out fund that was inherited from the previous Government.  read more »

Following the Chief Secretary to the Treasury’s statement on public service pensions, Andrew Bridgen condemns comments from the shadow education secretary condoning teachers’ strikes.  read more »

Andrew Bridgen backs the motion calling for a referendum on the Europe Union.  read more »

Andrew Bridgen welcomes reports that the UK bioscience industry is returning to levels of economic activity not seen for some time and calls for a Parliamentary debate on the subject.  read more »

Local MP Andrew Bridgen says the Government must stick to its plans on the economy.  read more »

Andrew Bridgen welcomes the Chancellor's commitment to deal with the deficit and on sticking with Plan A. He highlights the support given to the Chancellor by former Minister Lord Jones.  read more »

Following the Secretary of State's statement, Andrew Bridgen welcomes his apologies and give his full backing to Dr Liam Fox.  read more »

Andrew Bridgen calls for a Parliamentary debate on controlling the deficit.  read more »

Speaking in an Opposition Day debate, Andrew Bridgen highlights the Browne review estimate that the 3% graduate tax favoured by the Opposition would not provide sufficient revenue to fund higher education until the tax year 2041-42.  read more »

Local MP Andrew Bridgen has questioned the Prime Minister about the Government’s role in training military forces the new Libyan Government  read more »

Andrew Bridgen has told MPs that those who seek to excuse the recent disturbances in London, Leicester, and other cities in the UK, are themselves symptomatic of the no-blame, no-responsibility culture that has undermined our society.  read more »

Speaking in a House of Commons debate, Andrew Bridgen condemns the tripartite system of financial regulation installed by the previous Government which resulted in a lack of clarity about who was in charge.  read more »

Andrew Bridgen calls for a debate on the Government's policies for restoring the UK's economic health and also to address concerns raised by the Governor of the Bank of England about changing that policy.  read more »

Andrew Bridgen urges the Minister responsible to consider allowing larger Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to establish more than one enterprise zone and suggests Coalville would be a good example.  read more »

Speaking in the House of Commons, Andrew Bridgen calls on the Health Secretary to confirm that primary care trusts and strategic health authorities will be abolished and that the £5 billion saved as a result will be ploughed back into front-line medical services.  read more »

Following the Government announcement of plans for a green investment bank, Andrew Bridgen calls for reassurance that the new bank will complement, and not just replace, private sector investment in green technologies.  read more »

Andrew Bridgen supports the view of the independent inspectorate of constabulary that £1 billion-worth of savings can be made to the police without affecting front-line services.  read more »

Local MP Andrew Bridgen has welcomed latest employment figures for North West Leicestershire.  read more »

Andrew Bridgen backs calls for better broadband and mobile coverage for rural areas and for the Government to ensure it fulfils its commitment to build both the best superfast broadband network in Europe and provide everyone in the UK with a minimum of 2 Mbps by 2015.  read more »

Andrew Bridgen calls for a Parliamentary debate on the achievements of the past 12 months to mark the anniversary of the formation of the coalition.  read more »