Speeches by Quigley.

“My hon. Friend might not be surprised to hear that I am coming to that point. The ferries were supposed to be operational by 2018, but here we are in 2025 and neither ferry has set sail.”

“On a connected note but slightly aside, a senior aide to a political party in the UK was jailed in the US for agreeing to launder money for undercover agents posing as drug traffickers. That aide was subject to a search and arrest warrant in relation to accusations that he was illegally financing a political party in M…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes and Mid Fife (Richard Baker) for securing this debate on the role of shipyards in economic growth, which is particularly important to coastal communities such as those in my constituency. I say to my hon. Friend…”

“Are you happy that you have had sufficient feedback to form an action plan, or is that still ongoing?”

“Hello there. So, 2024 was the second lowest turnout ever, and you have said in your response to the Commission’s report that that is at least in part due to the crisis in confidence in our political system. How concerned are the Government about the low turnout and do you have any plans to address it?”

“Thank you. Labour’s policy on first past the post admits that there are flaws in the current voting system contributing to the distrust and alienation we see in politics. I have two questions around that. Has the ministry made any assessment about the nature of those flaws in the first-past-the-post system and what imp…”

“Funding of elections has been mentioned regularly by the Electoral Commission and AEA. How will the Government ensure that sufficient funding is made available so that the system does not fail?”

“What assessment have the Government made of the impact that the introduction of voter ID has had on elections?”

“How do the new accessibility requirements introduced in the Elections Act 2022 operate in practice? Can you take me through what happened with the new accessibility requirements?”

“You are right that the numbers are quite small, but do you think there is some work that needs to be done around the acceptability of ID and voter ID itself? I think there is a core group of people who are quite fearful of what might be done with ID.”

“Stuart, did you want to add something to that?”

“Bearing in mind the last Bill we were debating, I am not sure how much we can say about the benefits that satellites have brought, but yes, I do appreciate that. We on the Isle of Wight already have the infrastructure to build on, with our skilled workforce, proximity to the south coast’s aerospace sector, and strategi…”

“I thank the Minister for that. I remember clearly the joy of phoning the landline from bed and asking my housemates to bring me a cup of tea, the excitement of sending and receiving my first text message and the infantile joy of playing Snake while waiting for a train. No one could have predicted where we would be by t…”

“I challenge anyone who has listened to the speech given by my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow East (John Grady) not to think, “What a time to be alive.” We also have three castles on the Isle of Wight, one of which imprisoned Charles I, and it also has a donkey that powers a wheel to draw water from its well. I have…”

“I do indeed agree that small businesses are going to be the way forward when it comes to space technology. The Isle of Wight is a viable location for future space-related ventures, whether in satellite manufacturing, research or launch support services.”

“Indeed I will—I am quite enjoying this.”

“I come to this debate as somebody who bought their first mobile phone 30 years ago, at the age of 23—I was hoping Members would look more surprised at that. [Laughter.]”

“I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement. I agree with him that it is the beginning, not the end, of the process, but does he agree that it is not just how much money we spend, but how well we spend it? Will he join me in thanking all our armed forces personnel for the commitment they show day in, day out to defending …”

“Does my right hon. Friend think that a breakfast club might have helped the attendance on the Opposition Benches and, indeed, the Conservatives’ grasp of basic maths? Does my right hon. Friend agree that Barton primary school in my constituency of Isle of Wight West has taken an important step forward in improving the …”

“Will the Minister confirm what mitigation funding has been made available for farms that may be affected? Will he commit to look urgently at the provision of an abattoir on the Isle of Wight, because we do not currently have one?”