Speeches by Jogee.

“Just to reassure you, it was not a “gotcha” question. We just wanted to understand. We have met a number of PSNI officers across Northern Ireland. We have seen their tenacity, commitment and hard work, so there was no attempt to try to dilute any of that recognition. It was just to try to tease out the figures and the …”

“No, that is very good. It saves your time.”

“Good morning, both. Thank you for being here and, through you, thank you to all the PSNI officers who work day in and day out to keep the peace. I know that we will all want that message to be passed back. Forgive me, I have to go after my question and the answer because I have to go and raise a casework issue with the…”

“Mr Sharma, when you started, you said—I paraphrase slightly, because I did not get the beginning of it—that Northern Ireland is a safer place than ever, or something along those lines. You also said that it has some of the lowest figures of ASB, and that there is now a reduced national security threat, which we are all…”

“Thank you. Ms Simpson, you helpfully answered my second question.”

“It speaks to the challenge of policing by consent. There is almost a double challenge, is there not, of how you tear down those barriers but also allow for normal policing and keeping people safe, which is what people want. Thank you, and thanks for being here today.”

“Holy Scripture tells us that we should never walk by on the other side, and I am reassured by the Secretary of State’s statement that she agrees, even if she used other words. She is right to talk about value for money for taxpayers and the values that we hold close as Brits. I particularly welcome the commitment to Ga…”

“We are enjoying my hon. Friend’s speech; she has a number of pages left, and we want to hear all of it. She rightly talks about the potential ban for under-16s. I was at Newcastle academy last week, and a number of young people said that they would feel much safer if such a ban were imposed, so I would like to add my s…”

“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Today is 17 March, St Patrick’s day. People will be celebrating across the world, something that has been made easier for us this evening because Opposition Members voted for the Government business today. Madam Deputy Speaker, as chair of the Ireland and the Irish in Britain …”

“We all welcome the work being done to get our national health service back on track. What engagement does the Department have with, and what guidance does it provide to, ICBs about what happens when a practice closes or a GP returns their contract in rural communities, like in Betley in Newcastle-under-Lyme? We need to…”

“The hon. Gentleman makes a really good point. I feel as though Conservative campaign headquarters has seen my speech, because I was just about to say that in world war two, soldiers from across the Commonwealth made immense sacrifices in the fight against fascism on the battlefields of Europe. They included Indians, Af…”

“I am grateful to all my friends for coming out tonight with their helpful, pithy interventions, but if I wax lyrical too much I will get into trouble. The hon. Member raises an important point and more generally acknowledges the important role that Britain and Ireland together have played in advancing the causes of fre…”

“How could I refuse my hon. Friend from Staffordshire?”

“My hon. Friend makes a really important point. In the Gallery is Father Tommy Merry, who used to be the vicar of St Margaret’s at Wolstanton in Newcastle-under-Lyme, where there are a number of Commonwealth war graves. I was there recently and saw the amazing volunteers who live in my constituency—the centre of our col…”

“I will happily give way to the Member of Parliament for my in-laws back in Northern Ireland.”

“Who doesn’t love an intervention from the Liberal Democrats? The hon. Lady will not be surprised to hear that those issues have been brought to me, in my capacity as co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group, together with my co-chair, the hon. Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell). We have raised them with Ministe…”

“I know that it is naughty to intervene on the Minister in my own Adjournment debate, but since we have five minutes left—four minutes, excuse me —I wonder whether he might touch on a couple of those economic benefits to which he just referred.”

“My hon. Friend is right. As he talks about the importance of ports to the Commonwealth, I think of my grandfather who docked at Liverpool in February 1941 to help the war effort and fight the fascists. My hon. Friend makes an important point, which many of us in our cities, our families and our communities strongly fee…”

“Talking of Southampton, I happily give way to my hon. Friend.”

“I would bet on you, brother. But in all seriousness, my hon. Friend raises an important point. The Commonwealth games is just one example of how the Commonwealth brings people together, and he and I will be cheering on team GB together as they do well. In the latter—excuse me, Madam Deputy Speaker, my hon. Friend threw…”