Speeches by Naish.

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I want to put on record my support for this legislation, but I would also like to flag the case of Amanda Walker. Her mother, Glenda, lives in my constituency and has been in touch with me about Amanda, who sadly took her life in 2024 because she felt trap…”

“My hon. Friend mentions that constituents have written to her, but does she acknowledge that in addition more than 30 MPs have been working together to advocate for electrification, because of the great benefits she has described?”

“When we talk about regional transport inequality, the east midlands, where I was born and have lived most of my life, comes to mind as one of the clearest examples of such inequality, as my hon. Friend the Member for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson) has said. Over the past five years, per-head transport spend in the ea…”

“Yes, Madam Deputy Speaker. I apologise for moving around. Poland is one of our closest European allies, with a long, shared history. In my region of the east midlands, that is embodied in our large British Polish community, whose roots go back over 80 years. In the light of last night’s attack, what are the Government’…”

“Thank you, Chair, and thank you to the Committee for hearing from me today. I am here to request time, as just described, for a debate on universities being required to have a statutory duty of care towards their students. A number of universities do not deem this to be necessary, but I believe it is important that Par…”

“Yes, that Department responded in previous debates on the subject.”

“I thank the Minister for his speech. The clock is ticking, and I would like him to recognise that. It is really important that the consultation is done quickly. With that in mind, does he know at this stage whether different groups will be carved out within the consultation? Will there be separate opportunities to comm…”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The consensus here is that we need to determine whether we as a country support the uncertainty of moving the goalposts, and I sincerely hope the Minister is listening to the sentiment in the room. Because many BNOs lack consular protection and cannot safely renew travel documents, a…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy, and to speak as the Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe, which is proudly home to more than 2,000 Hongkongers who have arrived under the BNO visa scheme. That is what I would like to focus on today. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Gold…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that when constituents are concerned about going out, that increases their social isolation? There is a real risk that anxiety about going out and using pavements has a knock-on effect, and that is one of the things that we can resolve.”

“Having worked in the energy industry, I am a strong proponent of local area energy plans that would empower communities to plan their energy needs. One of the big issues for constituents is that energy planning feels very reactive and is based on what landowners choose to do. It would be far more empowering to encourag…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) on securing this important debate. I pay tribute to Dylan Rich, a Rushcliffe constituent who tragically passed away aged 17 from a cardiac arrest, during a game between West Bridgfor…”

“I should note my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a landowner, and I should also acknowledge that the right hon. Gentleman is my Member of Parliament. I will make a helpful contribution in a moment, but I wonder what his views are on landowner choice in this. One of the solar applications he is …”

“Attempts to settle the E1 area of the west bank, splitting Palestinian areas in two, “buries the idea of a Palestinian state”, in the words of an Israeli Government Minister, by the end of this month. Would the Secretary of State commit to a further co-ordinated response with European partners over the coming weeks to …”

“People in my constituency know the importance of standing with Ukraine in its fight, and in a recent survey I did, 87% of them said that they support this Government’s continued iron-clad support for Ukraine, which after three-and-a-half years is an impressively high figure. Does the Defence Secretary agree that the pu…”

“The report notes that, when it comes to international humanitarian law, there appears to be a trend whereby there are levels of trade-off. You will have one country or one party that justifies breaking international humanitarian law by saying that a previous party has broken it—in other words, it is becoming a bit of a…”

“Can you confirm that we are committed to doing that?”

“Fantastic. Are you clear at the moment about the objectives of that conference?”

“Do you feel that we are making progress diplomatically at all?”

“Three British people were killed in the airstrike on the World Central Kitchen aid convoy in April 2024. What progress do you think has been made within the region through diplomatic efforts when it comes to protection of humanitarian aid workers?”