Following the demonstrations in Hong Kong, Andrew Bridgen calls on the Government to support the demands of the protesters for the permanent withdrawal of the contentious extradition treaty and urge China to uphold the one country, two systems agreement.
Speaking in a debate on the arrangements for the sharing of the surplus generated by the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme, Andrew Bridgen highlights the fact that any increase in pension to retired coalminers and their widows will, in the main, benefit the former coalmining communities where the vast majority still live and would be a good investment for the Government.
Andrew Bridgen calls on the Government to ensure that any refugee family reunion policy does not create incentives for even more people to leave their homes and undertake an extremely dangerous journey in the hope that they can bring all their relatives to the UK at a later date.
Andrew Bridgen calls on the Minister to look at the use of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) as an expert witness, given that it has no training for that function, no guidelines, keeps no record of its recommendations and does not give sworn statements, so cannot be held to account for the recommendations it makes.