Speeches by Jogee.

“It must be a Northern Irish thing. She often purchases marmalade at one of the excellent shops in Newcastle-under-Lyme. May I congratulate the hon. Lady on an excellent and interesting speech, and on giving voice to the sweet, sweet tastes of Paddington Bear himself?”

“I confess to the House that I prefer English strawberry jam to marmalade, but my wife is an assiduous and loyal orange marmalade fan—”

“The petition states: The petition of residents of the constituency of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Declares that Baldies Field—a green space adjacent to Hoon Avenue and Milehouse Lane—has been used by local people for generations, and is valued by residents as an accessible open space used for walking, recreation and wellbein…”

“Just to reassure you, it was not a “gotcha” question. We just wanted to understand. We have met a number of PSNI officers across Northern Ireland. We have seen their tenacity, commitment and hard work, so there was no attempt to try to dilute any of that recognition. It was just to try to tease out the figures and the …”

“No, that is very good. It saves your time.”

“Good morning, both. Thank you for being here and, through you, thank you to all the PSNI officers who work day in and day out to keep the peace. I know that we will all want that message to be passed back. Forgive me, I have to go after my question and the answer because I have to go and raise a casework issue with the…”

“Mr Sharma, when you started, you said—I paraphrase slightly, because I did not get the beginning of it—that Northern Ireland is a safer place than ever, or something along those lines. You also said that it has some of the lowest figures of ASB, and that there is now a reduced national security threat, which we are all…”

“Thank you. Ms Simpson, you helpfully answered my second question.”

“It speaks to the challenge of policing by consent. There is almost a double challenge, is there not, of how you tear down those barriers but also allow for normal policing and keeping people safe, which is what people want. Thank you, and thanks for being here today.”

“Holy Scripture tells us that we should never walk by on the other side, and I am reassured by the Secretary of State’s statement that she agrees, even if she used other words. She is right to talk about value for money for taxpayers and the values that we hold close as Brits. I particularly welcome the commitment to Ga…”

“We are enjoying my hon. Friend’s speech; she has a number of pages left, and we want to hear all of it. She rightly talks about the potential ban for under-16s. I was at Newcastle academy last week, and a number of young people said that they would feel much safer if such a ban were imposed, so I would like to add my s…”

“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Today is 17 March, St Patrick’s day. People will be celebrating across the world, something that has been made easier for us this evening because Opposition Members voted for the Government business today. Madam Deputy Speaker, as chair of the Ireland and the Irish in Britain …”

“We all welcome the work being done to get our national health service back on track. What engagement does the Department have with, and what guidance does it provide to, ICBs about what happens when a practice closes or a GP returns their contract in rural communities, like in Betley in Newcastle-under-Lyme? We need to…”

“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He calls me his hon. Friend; I am not sure what that does for his street cred or mine, but I am grateful to him for the compliment—it will probably cause you more trouble these days, comrade. But in all seriousness, he raises an important point. There are people up and down the Unit…”

“I will give way to the hon. Member, who I don’t think was there in 1949.”

“Talking of Southampton, I happily give way to my hon. Friend.”

“I would bet on you, brother. But in all seriousness, my hon. Friend raises an important point. The Commonwealth games is just one example of how the Commonwealth brings people together, and he and I will be cheering on team GB together as they do well. In the latter—excuse me, Madam Deputy Speaker, my hon. Friend threw…”

“I would be delighted to give way to the right hon. Gentleman.”

“My hon. Friend makes a really important point. In the Gallery is Father Tommy Merry, who used to be the vicar of St Margaret’s at Wolstanton in Newcastle-under-Lyme, where there are a number of Commonwealth war graves. I was there recently and saw the amazing volunteers who live in my constituency—the centre of our col…”

“I know that it is naughty to intervene on the Minister in my own Adjournment debate, but since we have five minutes left—four minutes, excuse me —I wonder whether he might touch on a couple of those economic benefits to which he just referred.”