Speeches and Debates
During the last Parliament, Keith Simpson was appointed as a Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister and he spoke in many debates on issues relating to that role as well as local issues such as the Norfolk Unitary Authority, the Broads and the A47.
- Speech17th May 2007
Keith Simpson leads a House of Commons debate about the threatened closure of St Michael's Hospital in Aylsham. Full text of the debate here. read more »
- Speech1st May 2007
Keith Simpson asks the Foreign Secretary about the prospects for the political credibility of the Iraqi Government and asks what pressure can Britain put on the situation to move things forward? read more »
- Speech25th April 2007
Keith Simpson asks if funding of the Broads Authority will take into account the need to enforce its increased powers, calls for local town and parish councils to be represented on the board and calls for concerns raised by local people to be addressed. read more »
- Speech27th February 2007
In a debate about how to involve Iran in the international community, recognise its right to develop nuclear energy and make it comply with UN resolutions, Keith Simpson calls for disinvestment as a way to have an immediate effect on the Iranian regime. read more »
- Speech27th February 2007
In winding up the debate for the Conservatives, Keith Simpson calls for a more sophisticated foreign and security policy towards the middle east and calls on the Government to do more to persuade regional powers to come forward. read more »
- Speech20th February 2007
Keith Simpson calls on the government to put pressure on Iran to cease its involvement in the re-arming of Hezbollah. read more »
- Speech19th February 2007
Following his statement to the Commons about the bird flu outbreak in Suffolk, Keith Simpson asks the Secretary of State to clarify whether the government's experts believe there have been breaches of biosecurity at the plant. read more »
- Speech5th February 2007
Following the Minister's statement to the House of Commons about the avian flu outbreak, Keith Simpson raises concerns about media hysteria and asks what is being done to address the real probability that there will be continuing incidents in the future. read more »
- Speech24th January 2007
Keith Simpson calls for an independent and clear British foreign policy in the Middle East. He highlights the situation in Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and his determination that Iran should not acquire nuclear weapons. read more »
- Speech16th January 2007
During Foreign Office questions in the House of Commons, Keith Simpson raises concerns at a lack of coherence between the UK and US positions on involving Syria in the situation in Iraq. read more »
