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George Freeman welcomes Government backing of Breathing Space campaign to support those caught in the cycle of mental health and debt

24th April 2018

George Freeman welcomes the Government’s support Financial Guidance and Claims amendments backing the Breathing Space campaign which extends the six week debt respite scheme or “breathing space” to those in serious debt who are in hospital or under the care of a community crisis team.

All Party Group for Inclusive Growth Conference OECD in London

7th April 2018

Globalisation and the pace of Technology is fuelling a disconnected capitalism of extreme wealth disparities which has caught Conservative policy makers across the West napping: we need new thinking.  Fast.

Why we need a bolder #BeyondBrexit Conservative economic vision

19th March 2018

Here is a chart that should strike fear into any British policymaker. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has a graph showing the future direction of health and other cost pressures on the public finances. It is shaped like a Nike tick: from the current level, it rises inexorably upwards.  Welcome to the structural deficit: when the rate of rising demand pressure on spending  from an ageing society reliant on the welfare state exceeds the rate of growth in the economy.

George Freeman welcomes the PM’s speech on the UK/EU future economic partnership

5th March 2018

George Freeman welcomes the Prime Minister’s speech on the future of the UK/EU economic partnership and seeks reassurance that her proposal for associate membership of the European Medicines Agency means that the UK will be able to sell medicines into Europe and continue to lead in the pioneering technologies of tomorrow’s medicines.

Prime Minister’s Questions: Jobs, prosperity and growth

28th February 2018

Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, George Freeman highlights the importance of putting jobs, prosperity and growth before ideology.

Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review

21st February 2018

I welcome today the announcement by the Prime Minister, and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, that there will be a Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review – focussing on the pregnancy test drug Primodos, the use of vaginal mesh and the anti-epilepsy drug Sodium Valproate.

George Freeman urges Government to act on brain cancer research taskforce report

6th February 2018

George Freeman pays tribute to the work and courage of Baroness Jowell on her battle with brain cancer and calls on the Government to act on last week’s report from the brain cancer research taskforce.

George Freeman leads debate on protecting town and village neighbourhood plans

30th January 2018

George Freeman leads a Parliamentary debate calling on the Government to better protect town and village neighbourhood plans from aggressive national large scale developers.

George Freeman backs Brexit Bill compromise on fixed leaving date

20th December 2017

George Freeman backs compromise amendments on the Brexit date which enables the "exit day" to be pushed back if negotiations are continuing and the UK and EU both agree.

George Freeman urges Government to compromise with backbench MPs on Henry VIII powers

13th December 2017

George Freeman calls on the Government to listen to backbench MPs and explain why the so-called Henry VIII powers - legislative changes deemed not to need Parliamentary scrutiny or vote - are needed when the whole point of Brexit is to bring back democracy to the UK Parliament.

Big Tent Ideas Festival

Politics is undergoing a tectonic shift. That’s why this year I launched the first-ever Big Tent Ideas Festival, aiming to tackle the most difficult policy challenges we face. Bringing together over a hundred thinkers across the political spectrum, we discussed new ideas on everything from Brexit to intergenerational fairness, centred around three main themes: Politics, Society and Economy.

The Big Tent Ideas Festival is part of the new Capital Ideas Foundation, and will be setting off round the country over the next twelve months as the forum for the best new ideas in public policy. Click below and join us.

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Publications

18th March 2018 Conservatives need to be as economically bold as Margaret ... | FT


11th January 2018 Brexit is an electrifying moment for renewing the NHS | Politico


19th December 2017 The need for a new foreign policy based on aid, trade and security | Bright Blue


25th November 2017 Tories in danger of becoming an outdated party talking to itself, says George Freeman | The Times


20th November 2017 George Freeman: We need a new Chairman and team at CCHQ to lead a radical programme of Conservative renewal | ConservativeHome


5th November 2017 Let's make science funding part of the aid budget – and help British tech save the world by George Freeman | The Telegraph


4th October 2017 Conservatives need to give people a vision they can believe in by George Freeman | The Times


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