United Kingdom parliament
Julian Lewis
Member of Parliament · Conservative
Transcripts of what Julian Lewis said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.
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Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 15 September 2026
Cross‑party MPs: widespread case evidence of pension chaos
“Thank you, Dame Siobhain, and I share with the House one particular case that is representative of many. My constituent, Mrs. Jillian Pothcary, lost her husband almost a year ago. She wrote to me in July about her valiant but…”
Watch from 2:21:54
House of Commons · House of Commons · 15 September 2026
Urgent Question – Tourism overnight visitor levy in England
“If the New Forest and Waterside were forced into a unitary authority dominated by Southampton and Eastleigh, what chance would there be of local authorities looking after the interests of rural areas?”
Watch from 1:37:32Urgent Question – Saudi East-West oil pipeline closure and UK energy security
“Well, as the minister seems to have run out of supportive backbenchers, I shall endeavour to ask him a helpful and easy question. So, accepting the fact that it will be some years, to put it mildly, before we can…”
Watch from 2:10:12
House of Commons · House of Commons · 10 September 2026
Backbench business and topical issues: suicide prevention, RNLI, local concerns
“On Monday, just as campaigners from the New Forest and Waterside were handing into Downing Street a 32,000-signature petition against the appalling and unfair outcome of local government reorganisation affecting our area, the welcome announcement was made by the government…”
Watch from 2:34:32Ministerial Statement: Ukraine, Russia threat and defence spending
“I warmly endorse almost everything that the Secretary of State has said today, and I genuinely congratulate him on his appointment. In my first speech in this House almost 30 years ago, I promised to support Labour governments as long…”
Watch from 4:04:11
House of Commons · House of Commons · 8 September 2026
Urgent Question: Falkland Islands sovereignty
“Does the government accept that in order to deter any possibility of military action against the Falklands, it's important not to send the wrong signals? In 1982, there was the withdrawal of HMS Endurance specifically, but there were also the…”
Watch from 1:18:57Foreign Secretary statement: Israel-Palestine policy and settlement sanctions
“Does the Foreign Secretary agree that this action is unlikely to affect the policy of the Netanyahu government? But as I hardly need to remind him, Israel is a parliamentary democracy, and has he reason to believe that it might…”
Watch from 2:35:29Online Safety statement: device-level child protection and social media
“I also welcome the statement and I'd be grateful if she could share with the House a little bit about how the highly efficient age assurance system actually works. In particular, can I confess to the fact that over 60…”
Watch from 4:36:11
House of Commons · House of Commons · 7 September 2026
Economic growth debate: Fiscal rules, devolution and regional inequality
“For some years, I've known the proprietor of a small-to-medium aviation company that has come up with revolutionary aircraft designs with both civilian and military applications. But every time, the government ends up, the government of the day, supporting the…”
Watch from 4:46:05
House of Commons · House of Commons · 3 September 2026
Ministerial statement: building homes, rough sleeping and devolution model
“Does the Secretary of State accept that there's an intimate link between local government reform and the successful carrying out of major house building programs? One of the reasons I warmly welcome her return to office is the failure of…”
Watch from 4:01:33
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