Mel Stride, Anne Marie Morris, Martin Vickers and Jane Ellison all discuss educational issues in their maiden speeches

Here are extracts from four more maiden speeches given during yesterday’s debate on developing a high-skilled economy which focused on… Read more »

Caroline Nokes and Jason McCartney seek to promote a high-skilled economy in their maiden speeches

In a maiden speech delivered yesterday, Caroline Nokes, who won Romsey and Southampton North, addressed the subject of building a… Read more »

James Wharton makes a plea for Teesside to re-establish its true identity in his maiden speech as Broxtowe’s new MP Ann Soubry promises to hold the Government to account

Stockton South's new MP, James Wharton, gave his maiden speech in the Commons yesterday and spoke of the confusion over… Read more »

New Lancashire Tory MPs Andrew Stephenson and Jake Berry highlight the importance of manufacturing in their maiden speeches

Two of Lancashire's newly-elected Conservative MPs made their debuts in the Commons yesterday by emphasising the importance of manufacturing. Andrew… Read more »

Amber Rudd uses her maiden speech to call for better road and rail access to Hastings and to speak up for the town’s fishermen

Amber Rudd gained Hastings and Rye from Labour at the general election and used her maiden speech yesterday to raise… Read more »

Iain Stewart uses his maiden speech to show how Milton Keynes is leading the way in promoting flexibility in the education system

Iain Stewart stood for Parliament in Milton Keynes in both 2001 and 2005 before being successfully elected at his third… Read more »

Phillip Lee declares that “the sky is not the limit when it comes to the space industry” in his maiden speech

Dr Phillip Lee replaced Andrew Mackay as MP for Bracknell at the general election and opted to use his maiden… Read more »

Alok Sharma explores the challenges and opportunities presented to Britain by emerging economies such as India in his maiden speech

Alok Sharma, whose family originally hails from India, gained Reading West from Labour at the general election. He gave his… Read more »

Laura Sandys urges the Government to support carers in her maiden speech

Last night Laura Sandys, who won the Kent seat of Thanet South at the general election delivered her maiden speech… Read more »

Jesse Norman uses his maiden speech to call for a ”new economics” where people are seen as “bundles of human capability”

Jesse Norman gained Hereford and South Herefordshire at the general election from the Liberal Democrats and began his maiden speech… Read more »

Stephen Phillips declares himself a friend of Israel but calls for an end of the blockade of Gaza in his maiden speech

There were only four maiden speeches from new Conservative MPs yesterday, the first of which came from Stephen Phillips, the… Read more »

In their maiden speeches former teacher Andrew Percy signals his intention to champion the cause of excluded children as Craig Whittaker raises the educational attainment of looked-after children

Andrew Percy gained Brigg and Goole at the election and made his maiden speech during Thursday’s debate on poverty: “Before… Read more »

In their maiden speeches, Richard Graham highlights the perils of youth unemployment as David Mowat and Marcus Jones seek a reverse in the decline of social mobility

During his maiden speech last Wednesday, Richard Graham, who gained Gloucester from Labour, spoke about the perils of youth unemployment:… Read more »

Chris Skidmore attacks Labour MPs during his maiden speech for trying to blame the country’s current problems on the events of the 1980s as Chris White laments the fact that choosing to work does not always pay

Many of the new intake gave their maiden speeches during Thursday's debate on poverty. Chris Skidmore, who was the first… Read more »

Claire Perry uses her maiden speech to highlight rural poverty as George Hollingbery and Hariett Baldwin raise the plight of pensioners in poverty

In the House of Commons on Thursday, Claire Perry, who has stepped into Michael Ancram’s shoes in Devizes, explained the… Read more »