Speeches by Morello.

“Was that their No. 1 preference though?”

“On the data, you referred to the hardening of support among the 16 to 25 youth group. Have you seen any evidence to suggest a hardening of support for a single-state solution as a result of the October attacks? How far has the dial moved?”

“But when you have the President of the United States of America talking about depopulating Gaza, which is about creating a single ethnically homogenous land, for want of a better word, does that lend weight to those people who are advocating for a single-state solution? Do you expect to see that moving the dial further…”

“I thank my Dorset neighbour for giving way. As always, I find myself agreeing with a lot of what he says, not least on the cost of inaction being far greater than the cost of action. He makes many good points about the fact that we have outsourced our carbon emissions to places far away, but does he agree that we often…”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“My hon. Friend is making some important points. Does he agree that the decision to renationalise South Western Railway a year before the Government have set up GB Rail will inevitably mean that investment in the kind of upgrades he is talking about will stagnate completely?”

“T5. Dorset police operates across more than 1,000 square miles, yet under the current funding settlement it receives far less money than urban areas with similar crime rates operating over smaller geographies. Will the Government commit to reviewing the funding settlement to ensure that rural areas such as West Dorset …”

“Ensuring the safety and success of children in our schools is one of the most important responsibilities that we have as policymakers. By extending regulations and inspections to include more schools, we are creating a safer environment for our children and giving them the best chance to thrive. The Bill introduces imp…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. On the point about the reduction in food security—I think it is actually below 60%, at 58%—he, as my constituency neighbour in the west country, will know the importance of the role that farmers and food producers play in our community, but we have also just seen 18 mont…”

“I congratulate the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson) on securing this debate. I want to highlight the impact of the national insurance rise on just two West Dorset charities. Weldmar Hospicecare already subsidises 60% of its NHS-commissioned care through fundraising. It will have to raise an additional…”

“I will repeat the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Bicester and Woodstock (Calum Miller), which the Minister studiously avoided. Clearly, the deal was not ready to be signed, so why was it announced two weeks before the election?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel Gilmour) for securing this important debate. Community pharmacies are indispensable to West Dorset, serving as essential health hubs for our communities. However, they face mounting challenge…”

“My hon. Friend raises a very important point: under the current funding model, pharmacists are reimbursed only if the consultation results in a prescription being issued. That results in a medicalisation of the process, which means that pharmacists are less likely to provide other sorts of solutions, such as community …”

“I thank my hon. Friend for the intervention. She will be pleased to know that there is, in fact, a Liberal Democrat amendment right now to do exactly that, which I am sure we will all be voting for, and which we would ask the Government to take the opportunity to support. Community pharmacies already face slim margins …”

“I wanted to return to a point that you made earlier on, Professor, which was about the fact that Britain has been supplying weapons to Israel during this conflict period, although we have withdrawn numerous export licences. If Britain supplies weapons that are used in a proven violation of IHL, do we have a legal culpa…”

“To follow on that line of questioning, I am interested to know whether there are countries whose rules of war, if you will, are always in compliance with international humanitarian law, or whether there are countries that you look at and you say, “Their guidance to their military and their rules of war are always in br…”

“I have a slightly expanded question, if I may. When it comes to the conflict in Gaza and the broader Middle East, what is the UK doing to ensure all sides are adhering to international humanitarian law? What should we be doing if there is stuff that we are not?”

“Those at an independent primary school in my constituency told me that approximately 20% of their students would be in receipt of an education, health and care plan if they were in the state system, but have no additional requirements in their educational establishment, and a number of West Dorset pupils receive six-fi…”

“The proposal to impose VAT on independent school fees is a misguided approach that risks harming families, undermining educational freedom and failing to address the deeper issues in our education system. Let me start by acknowledging that our state education system is in dire need of funding. Years of mismanagement by…”

“To follow up on Colonel Eisen’s point, is it because the UK has no levers to pull here that we are not an influencer with either nation?”