In Parliament

Andrew Bridgen highlights the Government's vested interest in ensuring the survival of Derby County FC and urges the Government to act to remove the obstacles to a successful takeover.

Andrew Bridgen welcomes the new MOD £460 million logistics contract and asks the Secretary of State for Defence what the new logistics information system contract will mean for jobs in the east midlands.

Andrew Bridgen sets out his opposition to vaccine passports and mandatory vaccination which make unvaccinated peoplen second class citizens and achieve nothing as we know vaccination does not prevent transmission of the virus. We must end the dangerous epidemic of fear sweeping the world and our country.

Andrew Bridgen questions the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and asks if Plan B measures against the omicron variant of Covid-19 may be counterproductive and that a mild form of covid-19 would have huge benefits for herd immunity and protection.

Andrew Bridgen calls on the Government to work with employers and skills providers to address the skills and training gap affecting the jobs market.

Andrew Bridgen notes that the normal evolution of a virus is to increase in transmissibility, but reduce in pathogenicity over time and, given that none of the 336 cases of omicron variant confirmed in the UK has yet resulted in hospitalisation, calls for all restrictions to be lifted shortly.

Andrew Bridgen raises concerns at the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and asks if it is time to look again at the rulings of the Dayton Accords to prevent any renewed conflict in the region.

Andrew Bridgen asks the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care how Parliament will be able to scrutinise the Government's three-week review of the Covid-19 omicron variant restrictions when Parliament is in recess.

Andrew Bridgen calls on Government to look at funding to reopen the Ivanhoe line in North West Leicestershire.