Speeches by Morello.

“We have a situation where the UK is pouring money into Lebanon to help support the Government. There are a huge amount of displaced people internally, and on top of that there are the Syrian refugees. We are lending support, training and expertise, and we are building stuff for the Lebanese armed forces. At the same ti…”

“You mentioned the attempts by the Lebanese armed forces to take control of, or be responsible for, security in southern Lebanon. From our meetings there, my reading was that the approach of the armed forces was, by necessity, to withdraw in the face of Israeli incursions. What assessment have the British Government mad…”

“Thank you, Sir Alec. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for bringing this important debate on what is, frankly, an outrageous and insulting decision by the MCA. I also pay tribute to the amazing work of the coastguard rescue officers in Lyme Regis, West Bay and across the co…”

“It is a honour to serve under your chairship, Sir John. My first job was on the deli counter of my local supermarket. I congratulate the hon. Member for Hertford and Stortford (Josh Dean) on securing this important debate. In the middle of a cost of living crisis, whether a young person knows how to manage their money,…”

“Archbishop, do you have anything to add about how you have seen violence manifest itself and what the impact has been on the community’s ability to worship freely?”

“It has been my huge pleasure to serve on the hon. Member’s Committee for the better part of the last two years, and as I stand down from it, I wish to thank him for his leadership—it has been exemplary. On the whole-society conversation, to go back to the hon. Gentleman’s earlier point about the incident with the Prime…”

“I want to give you an opportunity to clarify your view on the situation. Is the state deliberately acting to impede your freedom of worship? Do you believe that it is deliberate action by the current Government of Israel to impede your freedom of worship? Is it repression of freedom of expression, or is there any legit…”

“I appreciate that the two events that you have identified are extremely high profile and therefore get the coverage. Can you give an example of more general use of the levers of state to impede the freedom of worship of Christians in Jerusalem?”

“I want to follow up on that, Your Grace. You talked about settler encroachment, but you also touched on increased levels of violence towards Christians in Jerusalem. This question is for you both. I am just wondering whether you could tell us a little about extremist groups and the extreme right wing in Israel. How doe…”

“T4. On 28 May, Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military to seize control of 70% of the Gaza strip, in breach of the ceasefire agreement. Some 90% of the homes have now been destroyed, and an estimated $53 billion is required to rebuild the strip. Meanwhile, settlement expansion in the west bank has increas…”

“A constituent of mine has been unable to wind up his late uncle’s estate since 2023. The shared ownership retirement flat, managed by Abri in Poundbury, is incurring £15,000 in service charges; even if they find a buyer, those charges plus the exit fees will effectively wipe out any value from the sale. What steps are …”

“12. What recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of exit fees for retirement homes.”

“I must get on to climate change, because it is an important issue. If climate and nature are not at the heart of this Bill, we risk failing to build a railway that is resilient to a changing climate and an increase in extreme weather conditions. It is not just about resilience; it is also about ensuring that every deci…”

“It was my pleasure to serve on the Bill Committee, and I put on record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover), who led on the legislation for the Liberal Democrats, and behind whose expertise I have gamely hidden throughout. I believe that the Bill should be about passengers, which …”

“It was my pleasure to serve on the Bill Committee, and I put on record my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover), who led on the legislation for the Liberal Democrats, and behind whose expertise I have gamely hidden throughout. I believe that the Bill should be about passengers, which …”

“I thank the hon. Member for securing this important debate. He is right; summer comes around every year. West Dorset is home to the Jurassic coast—a major tourist attraction—and our population increases by 40% over the summer months. Despite the inter-agency working of Dorset police, Dorset fire service, the Royal Nati…”

“It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. I will leave the Minister to respond to all the inaccuracies in the shadow Minister’s speech. The purpose of the draft regulations is not to alter the underlying policy objectives of the CfD scheme but to improve the administration and operation of the alloc…”

“It is an honour to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Roger. I join right hon. and hon. Members in thanking my hon. Friend the Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) for securing this vital and timely debate, as well as for his broader work on illicit finance. I also thank the APPG for its work. The illicit finance su…”

“T2. Dorset police is among the 10 worst-funded forces in the country. It faces higher operating costs due to our rural geography and, during the summer, has to contend with a population that increases by 40%. It has already had to make cuts worth £2.8 million over the past three years. Will the Secretary of State refor…”

“On a point of order, Mr Speaker. In my topical question earlier, I asked the Minister whether the Department would reform the police funding formula to account for seasonality and rurality. The Minister said that that announcement had already been made; actually, only a review of the funding formula has been announced.…”