Speeches by Reed.

“Our United Kingdom and the United States are aligned in the view that a nuclear-armed Iran would pose a serious threat to global stability. With nuclear negotiations currently under way between the US and Iran, can the Secretary of State inform the House what outcome his Department would consider to be a success from a…”

“It is clear that the issues we see from Iran and its proxies are shared across many European countries. The Minister raised the recent Government sanctions on the Foxtrot network. However, the EU has just rejected the PM’s bid to access the bloc’s crime and migration database. Does the Minister see that as an issue tha…”

“At the outbreak of the second world war, the National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 introduced conscription for all men aged between 18 and 41. Like so many of his generation, my grandfather Harry Fry Davis Reed, born in Plymouth in 1913, received his call-up papers. On 20 June 1940, he reported for duty in Exeter. H…”

“Recent events in Spain and Portugal highlight the wide range of challenges facing power grids, and we have heard many in previous questions. Those incidents show the complexity of effective reporting and the ability to respond rapidly, and the skills required span multiple Departments, including the Department for Ener…”

“Could the Minister—or the Pied Piper, as he is quickly becoming known—clear up the record, please? In his opening statement, he said that the military offered its support to clear up this mess. Did it offer, or was it ordered by his Department to provide support, because his Government cannot stand up to the unions?”

“There is consensus across this House that producing steel in the UK is completely necessary—that is undeniable. However, to produce steel we need coking coal. The US has given us a supply line for the next couple of weeks to keep our blast furnaces alive, and I know that the Minister is speaking to Australia and Sweden…”

“I want to put on the record my thanks to the hon. and gallant Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr Bailey) for bringing the report to the Chamber today. The Government must urgently reconsider the proposed changes to the application of inheritance tax on certain armed forces death-in-service payments. The Forces Pension …”

“In my constituency of Exmouth and Exeter East, the Lib Dem local council is proposing to build tens of thousands of new homes with little thought for corresponding infrastructure. I have spoken to local councillors, and they believe they have no agency in this process and central Government are telling them what to do.…”

“As we come to the end of this urgent question, I am still no clearer on the substance of this disastrous deal, so the House must now make assumptions. Given that the Minister is sat next to the Minister for the Armed Forces, can we assume that this deal will be coming out from the Ministry of Defence?”

“Given that the Chancellor chose not to mention Chagos in her statement, and that she chose not to answer the shadow Chancellor’s question on Chagos, can the House assume that this disastrous deal will not be going ahead, and that, more importantly, the UK taxpayer will not be footing the bill?”

“Andrew, thank you for being with us today. It is very beneficial for us to be able to tap into your vast experience on this topic. There are lessons that can be learned from the last cuts to ODA. Looking back to the 2020-21 financial year, in which we dropped from 0.7% of GNI to 0.5%, what do you think the most signifi…”

“Sarah, it is lovely to see you again. It was fascinating to hear about your work recently, when we met, and about how you have built Action Through Enterprise over the last decade and the important work you are doing. For the benefit of the Committee, could you briefly describe what the benefits are of passing local de…”

“How do you measure impact, then? When you are working with those local communities, what are the sort of feedback loops that mean that you can actually measure what is going on?”

“Have you found that the output from your approach is better than traditional overseas development institutions and groups, in terms of what you are actually able to do on the ground?”

“Andrew, thank you for being with us today. It is very beneficial for us to be able to tap into your vast experience on this topic. There are lessons that can be learned from the last cuts to ODA. Looking back to the 2020-21 financial year, in which we dropped from 0.7% of GNI to 0.5%, what do you think the most signifi…”

“Linked very closely to that answer, the FCDO has gone through that process fairly recently, and you said that lots of people have left since. What lessons do you think were learned in the last round of cuts, and do you think those lessons learned will be used and applied for this round of cuts?”

“Sarah, it is lovely to see you again. It was fascinating to hear about your work recently, when we met, and about how you have built Action Through Enterprise over the last decade and the important work you are doing. For the benefit of the Committee, could you briefly describe what the benefits are of passing local de…”

“Have you found that the output from your approach is better than traditional overseas development institutions and groups, in terms of what you are actually able to do on the ground?”

“How do you measure impact, then? When you are working with those local communities, what are the sort of feedback loops that mean that you can actually measure what is going on?”

“Linked very closely to that answer, the FCDO has gone through that process fairly recently, and you said that lots of people have left since. What lessons do you think were learned in the last round of cuts, and do you think those lessons learned will be used and applied for this round of cuts?”