Speeches by Jogee.

“I was in the hon. Lady’s constituency yesterday, so I know well the points she makes and I thank her for letting me visit. She talks about dying well. Will she join me in paying tribute to the Douglas Macmillan hospice, in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Dr Gardner), which does s…”

“8. What steps she is taking to help tackle crime in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.”

“I have to run to a meeting, but it was nice to see you and thank you for your answers.”

“Just for clarity, I was not advocating. I do not want to—”

“Do you think that Northern Ireland can get away with not repaying that £559 million, if you see what I mean?”

“Yes.”

“Yes, it speaks to the challenge of decisions that I think we are all trying to tease out here. Sir Robert, you have just touched on this, and I would be interested to hear from all three of you on the Treasury, the UK Government and such. What benefit do you think the Government's growth agenda can play in helping alle…”

“That is interesting, Professor Farry. Sir Robert has just touched on rates. Is there more space? Where is Northern Ireland in the scale and table of rates? I know there are issues about paying for water and all the rest of it, but where is Northern Ireland and where are Northern Ireland households in relation to, for e…”

“Thank you all for coming. My wife is in Northern Ireland this week and it is pretty snowy and cold, so well done for making it over the Irish sea and a happy new year to you. I have a couple of quick things to ask. Sir Robert, it is nice to see you again. You touched on the £559 million overspend. I want to unpick that…”

“I was just unpicking and trying to understand. Thank you very much.”

“My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, which I am sure those on the Front Bench are enjoying. He mentioned sensibleness and moderation—both words I would use to describe my constituents. Will he join me in urging the Crown Estate, as it enjoys its new freedoms and powers in looking to invest for the future, to g…”

“T2. I pay tribute to my constituents Sheila and Joe Ward, who have long campaigned for vaccine-injured people and bereaved families following the death of their husband and father. The vaccine damage payment scheme has received 16,824 claims. When can people who are still mourning the loss of loved ones expect to recei…”

“I thank the Minister for the call on Friday. I welcome her commitment to supporting my constituents and improving our flood defences. As well as maintaining defences, it is very much about maintaining existing infrastructure, and ensuring in particular that our drains are unblocked, to reiterate the point made by the r…”

“Will the Minister give way?”

“The hon. Gentleman is an old friend—we knew each other in a previous life. We are from different parties, but we go way back. I do not know what that does for his street cred and mine, but I wanted to be here to support him. As we are talking about irony, does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is ironic that a former Ch…”

“I just want to say to the Minister that the point that the right hon. Gentleman has just made has support across the House. Many Labour Members want to see exactly the urgency and focus that he has just mentioned.”

“You’ll cope just fine. I just want to wish all colleagues here in our United Kingdom Parliament, our Commonwealth kith and kin, and, of course, the good people of Newcastle-under-Lyme, who I shall see tomorrow, a very happy Christmas and a peaceful, calm and tolerant new year.”

“It is a pleasure to follow the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, who made it just in time. I say, better late than never. It was an important contribution. I want to assure the Parliamentary Private Secretary, my hon. Friend the Member for Central Ayrshire (Alan Gemmell), who put it to me that it looked like I had rather …”

“For accuracy, I want to point out to the right hon. Gentleman that I am far more likely to be seen reading the Antrim Guardian than The Guardian.”

“I am enjoying listening to the right hon. Member. He is an esteemed former Finance Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive, so I defer to his experience. He is setting out his opposition to the measures in the Bill. Now that he has referenced the black hole, can he tell us what he would do to address the legacy of t…”