John Milne

Latest speeches

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

   • Horsham: regulatory failure, Southern Water scandal, and mutual solution

     “Thank you, Sir Christopher, it's a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. Sometimes public ownership is best, sometimes private. I have no ideological view either way. But when it comes to the water industry, privatization has been nothing short of…”

     Watch from 1:19:54

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

   • Civil Aviation Bill second reading: consumer rights, safety and airspace modernisation

     “I thank the Secretary of State for giving way. With regard to noise specifically, the government recently changed the height at which noise is considered an important factor, reduced it from 7,000 down to 5,000 feet. So therefore, between 5…”

     Watch from 4:24:37

   • Civil Aviation debate: opposition, Lib Dem and SNP positions and NATS accountability

     “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. In my constituency of Horsham, people understand the importance of Gatwick to the local economy, not least because many of them have a job there. But the way public consultation has been handled over the…”

     Watch from 6:05:59

3. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 7 September 2026

   • Further opposition and Lib Dem front bench: ethics, international comparisons and need for government response

     “I thank the honorable lady for giving way. Ian and Stuart, two constituents of mine in Horsham, welcomed their daughter through surrogacy last October. Ian is the biological father, but at birth, it was the surrogate mother and, remarkably, her…”

     Watch from 59:12

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

   • John Milne: critique of fair funding formula and rural deprivation

     “Thank you, Mrs. Barker. It's a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I also congratulate the honorable member for North Shropshire on securing this debate. And I also declare my interest as chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the…”

     Watch from 44:36

5. Work and Pensions Committee · House of Commons · 2 September 2026

   • Sanctions regime, Jobs and Careers Service and safeguards

     “Thank you, Chair. Um, returning to the subject of sanctions, um, you were saying, telling us earlier that, uh, there's lots of alternative sanctions regimes being considered, and some of them are being explored, tried out right now. Can you…”

     Watch from 52:56

   • Sanctions regime, Jobs and Careers Service and safeguards

     “Okay, I'm still not clear, is there a, you know, a defined programme that you're specifically saying, you guys try this office, you try this, this office, you try that, or...? And what kind of metrics would you place on…”

     Watch from 55:22

   • Sanctions regime, Jobs and Careers Service and safeguards

     “And would you be looking at that alongside other metrics such as literally, you know, is it making a difference on people into work? I'm by the way, I'm in favor of a softer sanctions regime and I personally believe…”

     Watch from 57:30
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6. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 16 July 2026

   • Further backbenchers: local democracy, environment and grey belt

     “Thank you, Mr. Deputy Chairman. It's a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. First of all, I'd like to thank the Minister for his assistance in progressing the local plan in my constituency of Horsham. We've faced a unique problem…”

     Watch from 55:03