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Bobby Dean

Member of Parliament · Liberal Democrat

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

16 sittings with a confirmed speech

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Latest speeches

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

    • Backbench opposition and Lib Dem concerns on Sovereign Grant

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Liberal Democrats understand the purpose of this bill and accept some of the government's conclusions about how the grant needs to change, but we maintain some concerns about transparency. It's important to make clear…”
      Watch from 3:26:33

    • Lib Dem amendment: NAO oversight of Sovereign Grant increases

      “Thank you, Madam Chair. The Liberal Democrats support the thrust of this bill. It understands why the household budget has increased and agrees that it's right for the grant to be reset now that the Buckingham Palace program has finished.…”
      Watch from 3:50:44

    • Sovereign Grant Bill: third reading and passage

      “I'd like to thank the Minister for his comments in response to our amendment that we laid earlier. We recognize the arguments that he made in response to us, and I support this bill at third reading.”
      Watch from 3:58:58

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

    • Backbench debate on social housing: disposals, Capita, domestic abuse and empty homes

      “Deputy Speaker, 7.9 billion pounds a year. That's how much the Chartered Institute of Housing estimates is spent on housing benefit for tenants renting privately. Now, in my local area, a lot of that will be going to people living…”
      Watch from 6:00:05

  3. Treasury Committee · House of Commons · 9 September 2026

    • Random enquiry sampling, wealthy compliance and fraud investigations

      “The mandatory random inquiry bit you just spoke about there. Is that, is this the 300 sample? Because it's been questioned in evidence sessions before about whether or not that's large enough. I know you mentioned the random element makes…”
      Watch from 19:17

    • Making Tax Digital: uptake, costs and behavioural change

      “Just a very quick follow-up about the penalty points regime is that only applicable to the making tax digital regime?”
      Watch from 52:48

    • Online marketplaces, VAT compliance and funding business rates relief

      “Yeah, thank you. Just looking for a quick update on trade sanctions. I'm not sure who the best person to direct this to, so I might start with Mr. Marks if that's okay. When we spoke to you in February,…”
      Watch from 1:30:02
    2 more clips in this sitting

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

    • Opening and witnesses: monetary policy focus

      “Yeah, we have some work experience students in my office as well come to observe. And they'll be writing up your performance.”
      Watch from 0:58

    • Monitoring second-round effects and market expectations

      “Yeah, we're getting into discussion around the judgment and second-round effects, and I guess I want to get into a bit more detail. You just started to allude to, I was going to ask you what indicators would start to…”
      Watch from 15:37

    • Monitoring second-round effects and market expectations

      “Ms. Greene I want to just come back to to you because I just flicked through the papers and I saw your history of voting you you wanted to hold at other times when other members on the panel have…”
      Watch from 20:17
    2 more clips in this sitting

  5. House of Commons · House of Commons · 7 September 2026

    • Economic growth debate: Fiscal rules, devolution and regional inequality

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Minister said in her opening remarks about global instability, and there's no doubt that energy costs are having an impact on the cost of doing business. But local businesses this summer also said to…”
      Watch from 4:26:57

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

    • Inequalities, surrogacy, infant feeding and breastfeeding support

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and thank you again to the right honourable member for New Forest West for bringing this bill to this House. I know at first it was perhaps reluctantly, but I feel like it is enthusiastically…”
      Watch from 2:14:24

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