Speeches by Lowe.
Every Hansard contribution by Rupert Lowe this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 261–280 of 493 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
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| 8 Jan 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1299) “Good morning, everybody. To start with, I should probably declare a conflict of interest, in that I have had three complaints upheld against the BBC in the last 12 months. In case anyone thinks that makes me biased, I probably ought to disclose that. My question is for Tim. Have you actually all read the NAO Report in …” | 65 |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Jury Trials “There was no mention of reforming the jury trial system in the Labour manifesto. Given that this is a fundamental, very serious change to the operation of our legal system, which has served us well for centuries, does the hon. Gentleman agree that this change should never be allowed to go ahead without some form of ele…” crime | 58 |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Rural Communities “Will the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?” agriculturecost-of-livinglocal-government | 9 |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Rural Communities “Does the hon. Gentleman agree with me and more than 4,000 business owners, including hundreds of rural companies who signed my open letter to the Chancellor in the last 24 hours, that a root-and-branch review of business rates is now a matter of urgency if bankruptcy and misery is to be avoided? There should be no chan…” agriculturecost-of-livinglocal-government | 67 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1237) “My question is, have you got the right staff now? I am going to ask you a slightly impertinent question, Dax. You clearly have a marketing background, and you speak and present very well. Matthew, you have been involved with this for some time. You two are leading this still, and one of you is from marketing. In my exp…” | 100 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1237) “I am slightly at a loss as to where to start. I have been sitting around this table for a couple of months now. When I listen to things like qualified audits, missing data and lessons learned, I think of the poor taxpayers who are paying a vast amount of tax to fund what is now a very large state part of our economy. I…” | 216 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1237) “But Matthew, if you read your report, your staff working with the consultants have not been holding the consultants to account. You have been wasting vast amounts of money on projects that have basically not gone anywhere. [Interruption.]” | 38 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1237) “Try and remember that every pound you waste means that somebody else is going to be taxed on their business or their farm, and there are going to be real consequences for Britain if the public sector continues to waste money on the scale that, it is quite apparent to me, is happening.” | 53 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1237) “Chairman, could we have the report from David Goldstone—or, as I have nicknamed him, the Ghostbuster? Could we see that? I think it is important that we see that.” | 29 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1237) “We can debate that on another occasion. My final question is this. You have David Goldstone, whom you have referred to a lot. I saw from the report that you brought him in. I personally would like to see this Committee have a note from David Goldstone. I am representing the taxpayer, so I would like to know from him, w…” | 124 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1237) “It does seem to be an integral part of delivery, though.” | 11 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1237) “As you know, James, it is basically a state monopoly. That is what NS&I is. We know that.” | 18 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1237) “So it does have a real cost to the British taxpayer.” | 11 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1237) “Okay, thank you for that. I now have a question for Sam. When you answered the Chair’s question about premium bonds, although it is not going to affect the prize money, do you accept the fact that it will affect the amount of money for you to make available to pay for public services? The fact that we have wasted a lot…” | 90 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1237) “Corporate sector experience, I would say, by the sound of it.” | 11 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1237) “More cost.” | 2 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1237) “Are you going to be able to deliver this? Have you got the right staff to deliver it? Are we going to be sitting here in a year’s time having the same conversation? As you probably know, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Are we going to make progress and …” | 80 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1237) “My question was about staff, Dax. Have you got the right staff to deliver what is required? You chose to go a high-risk route, and so far you have failed to deliver it. Matthew, I think you have been involved in this for some time.” | 45 |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Finance (No. 2) Bill “I have recently joined the Public Accounts Committee, and in my short time on the Committee I have come across qualified accounts and local authorities not having audited accounts; only 4% of them have audited accounts. I have watched the Government wasting almost endless amounts of money, and then I witness this madne…” economy-jobscost-of-livingenvironment | 110 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “Is that accurate? Other sources say that it could be significantly higher. Is it significantly higher?” | 16 |