Speeches by Morden.

“Or kind of having known that you have seen what has been said about you—I think that is what I am trying to say.”

“You covered some of this in Clive’s question earlier on, but we were talking about how much effort is involved for MPs and their staff in pursuing prosecution. Are there any requirements, such as “active victim”, or any others, that you think could possibly be lifted to make it a less arduous process in these cases?”

“Thank you for coming. My first question is to you, Chief Constable—you get the joy of answering first. For our first report, we heard lots of evidence, came to the conclusion that there was an inconsistency in the way that the abuse of MPs was dealt with by different police forces, and called for a centralisation of th…”

“But there are ways—each case is treated differently, obviously.”

“Or kind of having known that you have seen what has been said about you—I think that is what I am trying to say.”

“He’s a lawyer!”

“We would be very grateful if you could write to the Committee with an idea of how you think a slightly more centralised process would work; that would be really helpful for us. Do you think that there is scope for combining elections policing with Operation Bridger? Chief Constable Stephens: It is important to recognis…”

“You covered some of this in Clive’s question earlier on, but we were talking about how much effort is involved for MPs and their staff in pursuing prosecution. Are there any requirements, such as “active victim”, or any others, that you think could possibly be lifted to make it a less arduous process in these cases?”

“We would be very grateful if you could write to the Committee with an idea of how you think a slightly more centralised process would work; that would be really helpful for us. Do you think that there is scope for combining elections policing with Operation Bridger? Chief Constable Stephens: It is important to recognis…”

“Thank you for coming. My first question is to you, Chief Constable—you get the joy of answering first. For our first report, we heard lots of evidence, came to the conclusion that there was an inconsistency in the way that the abuse of MPs was dealt with by different police forces, and called for a centralisation of th…”

“He’s a lawyer!”

“But there are ways—each case is treated differently, obviously.”

“This morning in Westminster Hall, Centenary Action presented sashes handmade by a team of wonderful women working out of ReMake Newport to every one of our 264 women MPs to mark today’s 97th anniversary of the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928. Will the Prime Minister join me in welcoming this ini…”

“I thank the Foreign Secretary for the statement and acknowledge, as many constituents have this week, the intense diplomatic efforts of his teams in ever-changing and ever-challenging times. But given the intolerable situation in Gaza, my constituents will want to be reassured that we will not let up on pressing in eve…”

“Thank you very much for coming. I want to ask whether you believe the level of abuse and intimidation towards both politicians and journalists is making it harder for us all to engage with the public. How do you feel about that and what do you think the press could do to help to turn down the political temperature?”

“Thank you very much for coming. I want to ask whether you believe the level of abuse and intimidation towards both politicians and journalists is making it harder for us all to engage with the public. How do you feel about that and what do you think the press could do to help to turn down the political temperature?”

“Like many hon. Members across the House, I have leaseholders in properties in Newport East managed by FirstPort who have seen their service charges dramatically increase—in one case, a constituent reports, by 262% since 2020—despite getting very little in return. Can we please have an update on the Government’s timelin…”

“I thank the Minister for coming to the House this afternoon to give this update, and for his strong opposition to the proposed expansion of Israel’s military operation. Constituents continue to be horrified—as do we all—by the consequences of the assault on Gaza, the blockade of aid, and now the news of escalation this…”

“Closer collaboration between the UK and the EU on defence and defence spending is an important part of strengthening our relationship and will be important for the Welsh economy, including for companies such as EnerSys, which I visited recently, which produce specialist batteries for defence and other applications. Wil…”

“SAE Renewables is establishing a new battery storage facility, repurposing an old coal-fired power station in Newport, which, when complete, will have the capacity to be one of the biggest in the UK. As we scale up our renewable energy prediction, battery storage facilities such as this are vital. Will the Minister com…”