Speeches by Jogee.

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) on his excellent opening speech. In June this year, my father-in-law, Adrian Lawther, died after living with Parkinson’s for more than a decade. Adrian was a smart, decent and unassuming man, and very much lived the lessons of “two eyes and one mou…”

“I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. In the interests of peace and togetherness, I will not take it personally that he chose to take an intervention earlier from my hon. Friend the Member for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson), whose constituency is in the east midlands, rather than from me, whose constituency i…”

“On that point, will the Minister give way?”

“T5. My constituents are grateful for the Government’s work to get our national health service back on track. Our local Royal Stoke university hospital is doing better but there is still much more to do. Will the Chancellor assure me that our national health service will always remain free at the point of need under thi…”

“Many people impacted by the troubles continue to live with the pain, trauma and grief of war. The previous Government’s approach to legacy was rendered essentially useless because, as the Secretary of State just said, it was opposed by all the political parties in Northern Ireland. What steps has the Secretary of State…”

“I join my hon. Friend in welcoming the Minister to his place. Just this morning on my way down here, I visited the Newcastle-under-Lyme jobcentre, where I met the brilliant staff who are supporting care leavers to find fulfilling work and the dignity that comes with it. Will my hon. Friend add to her list of asks for t…”

“I am grateful to my experienced right hon. Friend the Member for Oxford East (Anneliese Dodds) for her urgent question. As the grandson of a proud Jamaican, I am grateful to the Minister for updating us on efforts to mitigate the impact of Hurricane Melissa. The events in Sudan are inexplicably evil. The brutal murder …”

“In recent days, a number of women who have been out in Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre have reported being spiked. That is both criminal and evil, and does not reflect the town that I live in, represent and know. I have raised the issue with the Home Secretary and with Staffordshire’s police commissioner. Will the Lea…”

“On young people specifically, I had some engagement with the King’s Trust, and I was able to hear a little bit more about what that organisation has been contributing as part of the Youth Start consortium, and the impact and legacy it has had. Can you give us a flavour of how you think we can further that impact throug…”

“Thank you for making the effort to come and see us; we are always grateful when folks fly over here. Can you please set out the impact that you think the UK shared prosperity fund has had on communities and the people you have been working with in Northern Ireland?”

“When we have been in Northern Ireland, we have seen the impact of race on some of the community tensions, including not just internal tensions between people in Northern Ireland but tensions with those who have moved to Northern Ireland and are trying to make that work. Of the 2,400 young people you have helped, can yo…”

“Keep going!”

“I am interested in the impact you think this may have had on reconciliation. I totally understand the focus on employment and tackling those entrenched inequalities and barriers you have referred to. More widely, we would be interested to know about the impact on reconciliation and bringing people together, because tho…”

“To unpick that, can you give us a flavour of some of the organisations that are delivering the work that you touched on?”

“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. I followed him when I gave my maiden speech and it is good to see him in his place. Does it not say everything that Conservative Members are now defending the Truss Budget and all the damage that it did to communities like mine and his?”

“2. What assessment the Church of England has made of the effectiveness of the Government’s policies on supporting freedom of religion or belief in other countries.”

“Anglicans in Newcastle-under-Lyme will very much welcome the appointment of the new Archbishop of Canterbury and will be praying for her—as the first woman in the role, she has made history. The United Kingdom has long worked to promote pluralist values across the globe, so I welcome the employment of my hon. Friend th…”

“Good morning, everybody. As a constituency MP, I spend lots of time working with and hassling the Environment Agency in England, so my question is on monitoring and enforcement. Mindful of the Chair’s gentle instructions on time, a brief answer would be helpful. Do you feel that the current system of enforcement is eff…”

““Could do more” is my interpretation of your answer.”

“I probably should declare an interest, Chair. My wife often drags me to the lough shore when we go to see family, so there is an interest that these issues are resolved sooner rather than later.”