Speeches by Naish.

“What do you think that might be, based on what you are seeing on the ground?”

“Could you expand on that? You have described that, effectively, civil society does not exist because there is no space for it because of the relentless focus on war. How can NGOs work better with civil society to try to build up some of the capacity that is needed in the short term?”

“So, in that regard, there is no safe space.”

“You say that even in those safer spaces, effectively law and order has completely broken down. Is that the case?”

“When the Government claims that they have one of the tightest regimes in the world, you would dispute that?”

“Rosalind, the Foreign Secretary has claimed that the Government has found no evidence of UK-made weapons entering Sudan. Do you think that is a credible claim?”

“I am very grateful for the fact that this urgent question was granted, because pharmacies have been in touch with me about their concerns. I must put another thing on the Minister’s to-do list: independent prescribing. Evans Pharmacy in my constituency has been part of the independent prescribing pathfinder programme, …”

“I am pleased that the Prime Minister has recognised that he must do more to strengthen standards in public life, including by enhancing vetting for political appointments and providing a broader review of the lobbying system. Would the Minister care to explain a bit more about how the Government are planning to address…”

“I wrote to the Department for Transport in December 2024, warning that the closure of Kirk Hill bridge by Network Rail for 10 months would have a devastating impact on nearby businesses. Fifteen months later, Dolly’s, a local café, has closed for good. The owner Gemma told me that she needed £10,000 of support to get b…”

“Thank you for your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate the hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham (Sarah Green) on securing this debate. I will put one family at the heart of my response: my constituent Catherine and her son Matthew, whom I mentioned in Prime Minister’s questions last February, 12 months ago. When s…”

“As the Secretary of State knows, there is a fantastic site on the edge of the M1 at Ratcliffe-on-Soar—the last of the coal-fired power station sites to be decommissioned—which will make a superb site for clean energy generation. Will he commit to meeting me and Claire Ward, Mayor of the East Midlands, to discuss it fur…”

“It was £1.5 million, I think, at first.”

“Dr Rodriguez-Moodie, what about since then? It seems that the UK’s response was really helpful at the time. How would you describe the response from early November?”

“Turning to that point, the FCDO obviously put out advice around travel and advice to airlines, holidaymakers and so on. In the days leading up to Melissa, do you feel that that advice was adequate? Was there any evidence of people travelling and moving themselves into danger as opposed to away from it?”

“We would like to turn attention away from the impact to the response, particularly from the international community to start with. Then we will dig into the UK specifically, if that is okay. Starting more broadly with the international community, UnaMay, how would you describe the speed and effectiveness of the interna…”

“Dr Rodriguez-Moodie, do you share that view?”

“Dr Brown, I won’t lie; I was a bit surprised to hear that positive account of the international response, given we know where Jamaica is right now. As someone looking from further afield, what was your view of the international response?”

“Coming to the UK’s response then, which Dr Brown has just touched upon, how would you describe its effectiveness?”

“Can I delve into the team that was stationed in Florida that you talked about? How many people were sent, and were they sent there as a result of Melissa being on its way? Was that why that group of people was waiting in Miami to then drop into—”

“I will come to Dr Brown in the room.”