Speeches by Naish.

“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?”

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

“Is that true of all roads?”

“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—”

“It was a good thing that we were ineffective—is that what I am being told?”

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

“The advice changed on the Friday. The hurricane hit on the Tuesday. In hindsight, would you have done anything differently? Do you think that advice and that timeline were the correct ones?”

“In the UK it works.”

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

“I thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. As she knows, the Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, has put the visitor economy at the heart of her vision for the east midlands region. My hon. Friend may be aware that the Centre of it All marketing campaign was launched last week. Does she agree that Sherwood F…”

“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?”

“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?”

“In the UK it works.”

“I have one more question. It is about the balance between the top-down national response and the bottom-up local effort, and empowering local people to move things forward in their local communities. Do you think that balance has been right to date?”

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

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

“A gentleman in my constituency missed a couple of letters about a parking fine, and he has now had a county court judgment against him. He did not have the opportunity to contest the fine in the first place, which he wanted to do, and he now has to deal with the CCJ. This is having real-life consequences, and I am sure…”

“I conducted a survey in my constituency, to which over 700 people responded to raise a whole range of issues around health, finance, legal and other types of communication, but less than 20% of them had contacted Royal Mail itself to say they were having problems. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the Minister needs t…”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”