Speeches by Roome.

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Ms Lewell. Earlier today, I was at the Parkinson’s event in the Palace, and I spoke to a surgeon who treats Parkinson’s patients every week. He told me that if more people were seen earlier, he could ensure better outcomes. Does the hon. Member agree that this ba…”

“Mr Savill, why is Defence reform so challenging?”

“Do you think that changes to the organisational structure are needed? I come back to what Emma Lewell said about the culture within the Ministry, and the aspect of, “This job has always existed and that is where I’m moving to next. That is my line of promotion and progression.” Do you think that sometimes they are prot…”

“There have been four major attempts to reform defence, in 1946, 1958, 1963 and 1984. Then there was Lord Levene’s report, which I know you did an analysis of, Dr Curtis. You talked about worries over poor implementation and particularly about how “the single Services had cherry picked those parts of the recommendations…”

“It is a privilege to be able to say even a few words about the vital contribution our armed forces continue to make to the act of remembrance. Every veteran deserves to have their service recognised, and it is a great credit to communities across the country that people from all walks of life still give generously and …”

“Holly, have you got anything to add about the election period?”

“The Conservatives were in government. The election was called. The result was announced that Labour were forming the new Government. What was going through your minds about this particular injunction at the time? Were you thinking that they should have acted quicker?”

“So much of this debate focuses on high streets under a magnifying glass. In my constituency, one in five people work in the retail or wholesale sector. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that if our shop fronts were a factory or a shipyard, the Government would be framing the challenge very differently?”

“Given your connections, knowledge and experience, particularly your connections in Afghanistan, were the Government justified in their decision to close the resettlement schemes to new applications in July?”

“Any former Prime Ministers?”

“I thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. Does he agree that part of the great tragedy of Sudan has been the way it is unfairly overshadowed by conflicts happening elsewhere in the world, and we should be less squeamish about pointing that out to the public here in the United Kingdom and the rest of the world?”

“Have you ever been told publicly that the MoD do not now have personnel keeping things on spreadsheets, to ensure that this does not happen again?”

“No, I am asking whether you have been told that they are not using this system of Excel spreadsheets now, so that this same issue could not happen again.”

“As a frequent visitor to Weymouth, I have seen the dog-friendly sticker scheme in the businesses on the high street. Does the hon. Member agree that making high street businesses dog-friendly helps to increase their profits? It has certainly cost me a bob or two when I have gone into shops that allow me to take my dog …”

“It must be very frustrating for you as journalists not to be able to report this. I want to focus on something you said right at the beginning, Larisa, about the general election period. The Afghan Solidarity Coalition wrote at the time that, “The prolonged duration of the injunction raises serious concerns about polit…”

“I hope they have changed it as well, but I am wondering if anything has gone out there publicly about this.”

“Given that, what is your frustration around the MoD not giving you the responses you need now, after all this time?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for securing this important debate on the 75th anniversary of the Korean war. The Liberal Democrats pay tribute to the tens of thousands of British veterans who served in t…”

“Are you picking up any differences between the three Governments in the timeframe it takes to get those clearances?”

“We have heard about the Prime Minister appointing Sir Stephen Lovegrove, who directly reports to the Prime Minister or the Secretary of State in his absence. We have heard from techUK members, who have said it is not clear to members who owns responsibility for the delivery of AUKUS pillar 2. ADS has also called for ac…”