In Parliament

Chamber

You can read James's recent speeches and questions below by following the links. In the News section of the website, we upload video clips of James speaking in the House of Commons along with news coverage of his work in Westminster.

James has also served on the Energy & Climate Change Select Committee as well as being Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the UK Events Industry, Vice Chairman of the APPG for Rural Business and a member of the APPGs for the Armed Forces and Cider.

HMS Queen Elizabeth: Coronavirus | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

Port visits are planned in advance as part of each deployment and while they remain subject to change depending on operational and other

Kurds: Military Aid | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

The UK continues to support the Kurdish people at multiple levels to combat the Daesh threat in Iraq and Syria.

Afghanistan: Immigration | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

We have significantly accelerated the pace of relocations under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) in line with the mili

Armed Forces: Coronavirus | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

Whilst the Ministry of Defence records the medical employability and deployability of Service personnel, more specific information about

Armed Forces: Coronavirus | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

As at 1 July 2021, 5,200 Regular and Reservist Armed Forces personnel were reported as absent from work because of COVID-19 self-isolatio

Peacekeeping Operations | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

Throughout 2020, the UK maintained a United Nations peacekeeping deployment of a maximum of 600 personnel.

Armed Forces: Deployment | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

In addition to the 7,025 at sea in Ships and Submarines around the globe, figures for those deployed overseas on 22 Jul 2021, including i

Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

NATO partners were clear that this military withdrawal comes in the context of a renewed regional and domestic push for peace in Afghanis

Military Alliances | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

All UK Armed Forces embedded with our allies on operations remain subject to UK law wherever they are deployed.

Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations | Ministry of Defence | Written Answers

Our primary objective when we deployed to Afghanistan 20 years ago was to ensure that it was not used as a base for international terrori