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Tessa Munt

Member of Parliament · Liberal Democrat

Transcripts of what Tessa Munt said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.

19 sittings with a confirmed speech

Sittings appear here a month after they are held.

Latest speeches

  1. House of Commons · House of Commons · 14 September 2026

    • Education questions opened: Q1 student loans

      “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Question number one. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can I associate myself with the comments of the Secretary of State, and I'm sure that all of us on these benches feel deeply sad for the Prime Minister.…”
      Watch from 36:42

  2. House of Commons · House of Commons · 10 September 2026

    • Topical Cabinet Office questions: contaminated blood, Number 10 North, political finance

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Returning to the emergency alert, I wonder what assessment the Secretary of State had made of issuing alerts on a regional or county basis for important but more local emergencies, such as bluetongue outbreaks in…”
      Watch from 1:07:07

    • Backbench business and topical issues: suicide prevention, RNLI, local concerns

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. As the leader knows, it's World Suicide Prevention Day today. And suicides are the leading cause of death under the amongst the under-35s. After nearly 30 years, Papyrus, the national youth suicide prevention charity, went…”
      Watch from 2:58:35

  3. Justice Committee · House of Commons · 8 September 2026

    • Speech

      “Order, order. Welcome to this session of the Justice Committee. This is the second session of our youth justice inquiry and focus on sentencing in youth justice cases and community-based alternatives to custody. For our second panel, we'll be hearing…”
      Watch from 0:03

    • Opening of session and witness introductions

      “I'm Tessa Munt, I'm acting chair this afternoon until we elect our chair for the next session of Parliament. So, I'm the member of Parliament for Wells and Mendip Hills, which is in Somerset, and I'm also a director and…”
      Watch from 0:46

    • Youth sentencing framework vs adult system

      “Do you have a sense that there are any changes needed? Have you very specific recommendations of...?”
      Watch from 6:18
    7 more clips in this sitting

  4. House of Commons · House of Commons · 8 September 2026

    • Adjournment debate: regulation of retirement property management companies

      “Thank you. I thank the honorable gentleman very much indeed. I just wanted to point out exactly that. I've a constituent whose property's been on the market since 2022. The landlord chooses whom the new owner will be. The adult…”
      Watch from 7:40:26

    • Adjournment debate: regulation of retirement property management companies

      “Thank the minister for giving way. When she says managing agents, does she mean management companies, a bit like FirstPort, the lamentable service of organisations like FirstPort? And I mean, one of the retirement buildings in my patch, they've just…”
      Watch from 7:56:46

  5. House of Commons · House of Commons · 3 September 2026

    • Church Commissioners & House Commissions: Palestine, abuse casework and church finances

      “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can I encourage the Church Commissioners to support the Church in facilitating community events? Wells Cathedral and Wells Bishop's Palace are at the centre of an amazing programme of year-round festivals, fairs and markets. But the…”
      Watch from 43:15

    • Business statement: upcoming legislation and scrutiny of No.10 North

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Like others, one of my constituents has inherited responsibility for a retirement property on the death of the resident. It's been on the market since 2022, incurring annual costs of about £14,000: a falling sale…”
      Watch from 2:41:37

  6. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 1 September 2026

    • Opening aluminium debate: value, exports and council returns

      “Thank you. It's a pleasure to serve under you as chair, Mr. Twigg. And I'm grateful to secure this debate today. I believe what I'm about to set out is one of the most significant and least understood failures in…”
      Watch from 1:59:58

    • Local authority disparities, secrecy and High Court challenge

      “I thank the honourable lady for her intervention. Yes, of course I agree. And the more that we can do to recycle everything that we potentially throw away, the better. So, going back to the 12 billion aluminium cans per…”
      Watch from 2:03:17

    • Northern Ireland and Lib Dem perspectives: infrastructure and DRS

      “I thank my honourable friend for his intervention. No, I would say that probably they've done absolutely nothing. It's clear, I'll give the honorable gentleman an example in a moment of where a council has changed hands, control has changed…”
      Watch from 2:07:25
    3 more clips in this sitting

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