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David Bexte

Conservative on Business of Supply 2026-10-06

77 words · 5 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Carol Anstey (Conservative)

“Mr. Speaker, I wonder if my colleague could articulate the direct, but also the indirect, costs to farmers of diesel and what that means to their farms. I know he knows the space very well.”

Statement grade

A+

Average 96 / 100

A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.

Positioning 14%Claims 86%

This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.

Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 11 wordsit is about where I come from and what I live.Positioning Claims · 66 wordsThe day-to-day experience of farmers is that every bill is more, and it is more by thousands of dollars, whether it is for the trucker delivering fertilizer, the fertilizer itself, the seed or the feed. It is all of it. Everything is more, and it is thousands of dollars per day, per month and per year.¹ I cannot overestimate how much money gets consumed in taxes.

At a glance

Lost points for
AnsweredOf this reply, 100% addressed the question or point raised.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 83

1 of 1 deductions are Signal

Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “it is about where I come from and what I live.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 1 deductions are Relevance

Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the point put to the member, and the motion under debate.

Nothing lost points.

Respect · 100

0 of 1 deductions are Respect

Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.

Nothing lost points.

Clarity · 100

0 of 1 deductions are Clarity

Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

Nothing lost points.

Claims · 1

This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.

1“thousands of dollars per day, per month and per year”Farm input costs such as fuel, fertilizer, seed and feed have risen by thousands of dollars per day, per month and per year for farmers.search

Analysed on 2026-10-19