Speeches by Rhodes.

“We do not necessarily want to be training and putting all this extra money, just for that talent to leave.”

“Do we need a system wherein planners in general know more about ecology, and ecologists know more about planning than they do currently?”

“Just to follow up on what you have said about employing more people and introducing more training and tech solutions that, is the capacity there to do that quickly enough? If we are talking about moving very quickly in this whole area, because we want to build all these houses, will we have the necessary training in pl…”

“On the point about planning, and given the increasing importance of integrating nature recovery into planning, how will you ensure that the planners will have the required ecological understanding?”

“I want to follow up on the issues of ecology and skills shortages.”

“It is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Carlisle (Ms Minns) for securing the debate and highlighting the role of the RAF unarmed Photographic Reconnaissance Unit during the second world war. The unit made a contribution that deserves to be remembered. As mentione…”

“I agree that although we need robust regulation, we need to ensure that it is supportive of credit unions, particularly at a time when many communities need them more than ever and the challenge of organisations that seek to exploit vulnerable communities is very much at the fore. Credit unions as institutions act as i…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (Katrina Murray) for securing the debate and for her speech highlighting the importance of credit unions, both now and in the future. As financial co-operative organisations, credit unions are…”

“Will the Leader of the House make time for a debate on the accessibility of banking services for disabled people and those with additional support needs? That would follow concerns raised with me by the banking campaign steering group—part of the Advisory Group in Glasgow, based in my constituency—which reports widespr…”

“T9. What steps is the Home Office taking to ensure that Palestinian students awarded scholarships to UK universities can obtain visas and travel to the UK to take up their places?”

“It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) for securing this important debate and for his speech highlighting what a Labour Government in Westminster can mean for our constituents in Scotland. The spending review delivers …”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the forced displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. The Palestinian people face intolerable hardship, suffering and misery. In Gaza, the world witnesses the killing of civilians, the blocking of aid, the destr…”

“Q11. Figures from British Transport police show a staggering 47% rise in violence and serious public order offences against rail staff between 2021 and 2024. This epidemic of violence was allowed to escalate under the previous Conservative Government, who failed to act while frontline workers were increasingly put at r…”

“I certainly think that the Government should look at that. There is obviously a process to go through in terms of proscribing, but it is something that should be looked at. With regard to the plight of the Palestinian people in Gaza, the UK Government must redouble their efforts to pressure Israel to reopen crossings a…”

“I agree. We need to make sure that there is a Palestine to first be recognised and then be part of that two-state solution. In May 2025, Israeli Ministers approved 22 new illegal settlements in the west bank—the biggest expansion in decades. Defence Minister Israel Katz, as reported by the BBC, said the move “prevents …”

“It is important to note that the International Court of Justice has indeed given the advisory opinion that Israel’s continued presence in Palestinian territory is unlawful. I hope the Minister will refer to that in his remarks. There have long been concerns that the illegal settler movement has aligned with Israeli sta…”

“I will follow up with a couple more questions. Mr Boylan, your current strategic five-year plan says that there is an “indicator to be developed on embodied carbon of Homes England supported development”; how is that progressing?”

“Your metric is effectively measuring other things as well, so it is in addition.”

“On developing that indicator, why are you looking at effectively a new metric rather than using a pre-existing one such as the RICS one? Why are you not using one that is already established? Why a new one?”

“It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. In recent years, we have seen a rise in disinformation, with malign actors seeking to sow division and distrust within communities, across countries and throughout entire regions. One of the key problems with our global information ecosystem is that it takes …”