United Kingdom parliament

Bernard Jenkin

Member of Parliament · Conservative

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

8 sittings with a confirmed speech

Sittings appear here a month after they are held.

Latest speeches

  1. House of Commons · House of Commons · 11 September 2026

    • Safeguards, disability and inequality: organised opposition case

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. And I welcome the honourable member for Calder Valley's speech because he is an example of what we have seen throughout this whole debate, which actually goes back to the early 2000s, that people have…”
      Watch from 1:36:01

  2. House of Commons · House of Commons · 9 September 2026

    • PMQs backbench round: community energy, ferries, local government reform, jobs and constitutional issues

      “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Despite long and historic disagreements between successive UK governments and Israel, they have remained a steadfast ally in the counter-terrorist effort to keep our people safe in this country. And we are now embarked, it seems,…”
      Watch from 1:07:59

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

    • Ten Minute Rule Motion: Artificial Superintelligence Bill

      “The question is that the honorable member have leave to bring in the bill. I call Sir Bernard Jenkin. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I'm as keen as anybody to get on with discussing the Health Bill, but this…”
      Watch from 5:10:32

    • Health Bill: Report stage: patient safety, HSIB, puberty blockers and corridor care

      “I will. I'm most grateful. On the question of how the leadership of CQC becomes conflicted, can she reflect on the fact that the then Patient Safety Minister in the adjournment debate that I held in July made it clear…”
      Watch from 5:20:34

    • Health Bill: Report stage: patient safety, HSIB, puberty blockers and corridor care

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would very much like to have discussed the medical devices questions that arise in this bill that presented by the minister, and she made an incredibly short speech about an important matter when it's…”
      Watch from 6:04:15

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

    • Further exchanges: Local identity, funding pressures and accountability

      “Can I thank the Secretary of State for her announcement, which however she dresses it up, is in fact a decision about common sense and listening. Can I put it to her that in Essex most of the district councils,…”
      Watch from 1:26:33

  5. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 2 September 2026

    • Jenkin’s pro‑Brexit rebuttal on sovereignty and costs

      “Thank you, Ms. Butler. And as a rather lone voice in this debate, I don't complain that it's not going to be a balanced debate, but somebody has to make the case. Indeed, there are a few of us. But…”
      Watch from 49:31

    • LibDem frontbench: economic costs, re‑engagement and electoral reform

      “The referendum was in 2016, indeed. But all the legal... all the legalities of membership of the European Union, including the Dublin Convention, applied until 2021. And the small boat crossings were rocketing before we left the EU, before Brexit.…”
      Watch from 1:03:33

    • Europe Minister: reset strategy, SPS focus and touring

      “Just very briefly. The question of scrutiny was raised from his side of the house and the absence of a European scrutiny committee. How is this stuff going to be scrutinized if he is bringing in direct applicability and direct…”
      Watch from 1:23:34

  6. House of Commons · House of Commons · 15 July 2026

    • Urgent Question: Political framing and future energy mix

      “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can I just point out that the very fact that he's at the dispatch box answering this urgent question is itself an indictment of the confidence that not only the public but also people working in…”
      Watch from 1:47:01

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