Parliamentary News
George's work in Parliament, speeches, debate interventions and questions to Ministers.
- 5th November 2012
George Freeman welcomes the creation of 1 million new jobs and 600,000 apprenticeships. He highlights the particular challenge facing rural young jobseekers and welcomes initiatives such as the work club and enterprise bursary set up by the Norfolk Way. read more
- 1st November 2012
George Freeman calls on Europe’s agriculture, science and research base to lead the way in tackling the challenge of sustainable intensification of food production across the globe. read more
- 31st October 2012
George Freeman calls on the Government to realise the potential of UK Agricultural and Food Research sector to attract inward investment AND support sustainable development of emerging nations, to the benefit of both parties. read more
- 29th October 2012
George Freeman welcomes the Government’s quick response to the discovery of ash dieback disease in the UK and calls for more research in order to understand the epidemiology of the disease. read more
- 18th September 2012
George Freeman backs the Fresh Start in Europe campaign and calls for UK to set out a positive vision of a reconstituted Europe based on sound finances and free trading sovereign nation states. read more
- 13th September 2012
George Freeman highlights the dependence on transport in rural areas and the high cost of fuel. He backs calls for an OFT and Financial Services Authority investigation into the serious allegations of price fixing by oil companies. read more
- 6th September 2012
George Freeman welcomes the creation of over 900,000 jobs since the election and the reforms of the labour market which has resulted in Britain’s competitiveness rising from 10th to eighth in the world in a World Economic Forum report. read more
- 12th July 2012
Speaking during a debate on banking reform, George Freeman urges banks to adopt a culture of fostering local business growth and innovation. He also calls for a more competitive retail banking sector and highlights the importance of alternative sources of finance for the innovation sector. read more
- 9th July 2012
George Freeman praises Norfolk police for joint working with Suffolk which has freed up resources to tackle rural crime. read more
- 4th July 2012
Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions, George Freeman welcomes the £1 billion that has been raised in the last six months for start-ups in the life science sector. read more
