Speeches by Morello.

“It is not a policy decision. I don’t think we particularly have the skillset in my office. I hired from departing MPs’ offices, so most of them had a way of doing stuff that I was able to rely on and feel confident in. I am sure there will come a point when we may start deploying it in some way, shape or form, but, at …”

“I shall put in a written question asking whether there is any evidence of AI use. I agree with Ben’s point: it would probably take longer to write the prompt for AI than to just table the question. We don’t use it—I mean, I don’t even know how to use it, but we do not use it in my office in any function whatsoever.”

“My name is Edward Morello. I am the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for West Dorset. I was elected in 2024.”

“Sorry, Chair.”

“I just want to know, John, have you actually uncovered any basis for this outrageous Government claim that we are all using AI? Given all the people you have asked, has there been any evidence?”

“It is an honour to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stuart. I congratulate the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson) on securing this important debate. West Dorset is home to the world famous Jurassic coast, a UNESCO world heritage site. Tourism contributes more than £320 million annually to the West Dorset…”

“My name is Edward Morello. I am the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for West Dorset. I was elected in 2024.”

“Yes, we do that as well. Absolutely, there are multiple facets to it. For example, we had a conversation in my office the other day about renewable energy and decoupling gas prices from wholesale energy prices. I had read a proposal in a paper that said, “Actually, there are a number of options here.” We went to the Li…”

“First of all, the Committee should have called my chief of staff and not me, because they do most of the written questions, so we had a long discussion before this. We use them predominantly in two ways. One is because we are trying to find something out. That may be for the purpose of informing a question or a speech,…”

“Again, I made sure to speak to a number of staffers before appearing, to see whether there was anything that they felt was important, and they all wanted to praise the staff in the Table Office. They are extremely helpful and amenable, and get an enormous amount done under huge amounts of pressure. I would not want to …”

“My name is Edward Morello. I am the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for West Dorset. I was elected in 2024.”

“Again, I made sure to speak to a number of staffers before appearing, to see whether there was anything that they felt was important, and they all wanted to praise the staff in the Table Office. They are extremely helpful and amenable, and get an enormous amount done under huge amounts of pressure. I would not want to …”

“Again, I made sure to speak to a number of staffers before appearing, to see whether there was anything that they felt was important, and they all wanted to praise the staff in the Table Office. They are extremely helpful and amenable, and get an enormous amount done under huge amounts of pressure. I would not want to …”

“First of all, the Committee should have called my chief of staff and not me, because they do most of the written questions, so we had a long discussion before this. We use them predominantly in two ways. One is because we are trying to find something out. That may be for the purpose of informing a question or a speech,…”

“It is not a policy decision. I don’t think we particularly have the skillset in my office. I hired from departing MPs’ offices, so most of them had a way of doing stuff that I was able to rely on and feel confident in. I am sure there will come a point when we may start deploying it in some way, shape or form, but, at …”

“I respect the fact that quite often the FCDO and the MOD will not be able to give you an answer. That does not mean you are wrong to ask the question. There might be another way of eliciting that information. I will be honest: I think it is pot luck who you have responding to it and how many questions they have had to …”

“I have to be careful about attributing effect and cause and confusing those two things, because I recognise that sometimes you are asking a question and it might be a named day question that requires a Department to go several rungs down. I might be trying to find out something about dentistry in West Dorset, and that …”

“I am almost certain there is some guidance and that I had it explained to me in depth, on the first day, when I was being shown around Parliament and where the toilets were, and when I had to get a computer and everything else. I am not sure I necessarily retained it, as many people did not in that first 24 hours. I di…”

“I am almost certain there is some guidance and that I had it explained to me in depth, on the first day, when I was being shown around Parliament and where the toilets were, and when I had to get a computer and everything else. I am not sure I necessarily retained it, as many people did not in that first 24 hours. I di…”

“The risk with all these things is that you just displace where the pressure is. If you suddenly start saying that you cannot do written questions or limiting the number of them, the risk is that MPs will just start writing more letters to Ministers and then Ministers will have to spend their entire time responding to t…”