Parliamentary News
George's work in Parliament, speeches, debate interventions and questions to Ministers.
- 18th April 2012
On Wednesday George was lucky enough to be drawn in the ballot for PMQs and took the opportunity to highlight the importance of enterprise and new business formation. read more
- 22nd March 2012
George Freeman welcomes the “historic” Budget which paves the way for long-term economic recovery and he particularly welcomes the GlaxoSmithKline announcement of a major £500 million investment in the UK. read more
- 21st March 2012
Speaking during a back bench MP’s debate on the pharmaceutical industry George Freeman highlights the problem of the traditional model of pharmaceutical drug discovery and urges the UK to embrace new models of discovery in translational and experimental medicine, bringing industry, hospitals and universities back together as new centres of drug discovery. read more
- 13th March 2012
George Freeman asks Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly about the effect of court closures on the efficiency of the remaining courts. read more
- 13th March 2012
George Freeman backs the Bill and welcomes reform of the NHS which tackles the challenges of an ageing population, the explosion of new biomedical treatments, diagnostics and devices, and the aspirations of modern patients. read more
- 6th March 2012
George Freeman welcomes news of jobs at Nissan, the new 500,000 jobs created in the economy and low interest rates as proof that the Government is on the right track. read more
- 5th March 2012
George Freeman backs the Government’s actions to tackle the deficit fairly and welcomes measures to drive social mobility and help people to break away from a dependency culture through serious reforms to welfare and education. read more
- 27th February 2012
George Freeman welcomes plans for the Sir Isaac Newton maths and science free school in Norfolk and calls on the Secretary of State for Education to back his campaign for a Norfolk science day to bring industrial researchers together with our teachers. read more
- 20th February 2012
This week George spoke in Parliament to champion the strategic importance of the Falkland Islands and the South Atlantic, in particular to energy security, climate science and the geopolitics of Antarctica. With the 30th Anniversary of the Falklands war approaching, George stressed the significance of these islands and the opportunities they continue to provide. read more
- 2nd February 2012
George Freeman calls for radical thinking in tackling Network Rail's problems and suggests putting track and train operating companies back together. He says that in an area such as East Anglia it would make sense to have a regional rail company that has full integration, a long-term franchise and the ability to invest and plan for future services. read more
