Houses of Parliament
Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP

In Parliament

Philip's speeches, debate interventions and questions in the House of Commons.

In Parliament
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Philip Dunne MP speaking in the House of Commons
Dunne questions COP26 President on transition from fossil fuels

Philip Dunne asks the President of COP26 if the extraction of fossil fuels from new oil and gas fields is consistent with meeting our climate change commitments during the transition.
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Philip Dunne MP speaking in the House of Commons
Dunne calls for VAT to be removed from home electricity storage products

Philip Dunne welcomes Government ambitions to raise the solar power renewable energy contribution from 14 GW to 70 GW and calls on the Government to build on the work to remove VAT on solar panel installation to be extended to electricity storage products in domestic homes.
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Philip Dunne MP questions Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Philip Dunne questions PM on Energy Security Strategy

At a meeting of the Liaison Committee Philip Dunne MP, Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, questions Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Energy Security Strategy.
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Philip Dunne MP speaking in the House of Commons
Philip Dunne responds to Ockenden Report on maternity

Philip Dunne praises the courage and tenacity of his former constituents Rhiannon Davies and Richard Stanton who initiated this report and calls on the Secretary of State to ensure that all the recommendations are put in place nationally and in Shropshire and Telford NHS Trust.
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Philip Dunne MP speaking in the House of Commons
Dunne calls for planned army cuts to be reversed following Russian invasion of Ukraine

Philip Dunne questions the Government on the implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the decisions made in the Integrated Review 2021 and asks if the decision to reduce the number of regular soldiers in the British Army by 9,500 should be delayed or even reversed.
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Philip Dunne MP speaking in the House of Commons
Dunne stresses importance of UK’s strategic nuclear deterrent

Philip Dunne stresses the vital need to maintain the UK’s strategic deterrent as a NATO asset at a time when Putin has attacked nuclear power plants in Ukraine and is threatening to use nuclear weapons.
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Philip Dunne MP speaking in the House of Commons
Dunne supports whistleblowing protection in Economic Crime Bill debate

During the emergency legislation being introduced into law to facilitate sanctions on Putin’s cronies, Philip Dunne supports the need to protect whistleblowers, as we have already seen on the streets of Salisbury that the risks from the Russian state can be fatal for those who blow the whistle.
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Philip Dunne MP speaking in Westminster Hall
Dunne praises work of Westminster Foundation for Democracy

Philip Dunne praises the work of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy in promoting the importance of democracy in some of the emerging democracies, particularly former Soviet states.
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Philip Dunne MP speaking in the House of Commons
Dunne calls on Government to work with partner countries to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels

With many countries looking to their energy security, Philip Dunne calls on the COP26 President to work with partner countries to increase renewables, and reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels.