Speeches by Brandreth.

“It sounds like there are quite a lot of different ways of communicating. It sounds like the Met Office is trying to feed in regularly with these various devolved agencies. Do you have any thoughts on whether that process could or should be streamlined or improved in any way?”

“It would be helpful to understand a bit more about the weather warning levels. Simon, for those who might not be familiar with the different levels of weather warnings, can you set out what a yellow weather warning means and how you came to the decision to issue one for Storm Bert?”

“In hindsight, given the impact from Storm Bert, do you think that the yellow warning was the appropriate one to give?”

“Continuing on the theme of information sharing, Simon, I wonder whether you could let us know, during a flooding event, besides the colour of the weather warning, whether the Met Office passes on any other information to the devolved Welsh agencies. What is the process for any real-time updates that might be coming thr…”

“Let me begin by drawing attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I support the amendment tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Grantham and Bourne (Gareth Davies). Increasing employers’ national insurance contributions will be hugely detrimental not only to businesses, but to employees i…”

“That is an important point. These are the unintended consequences that must be considered, and this is why we really must consider the amendment. The impact of the Bill will be felt throughout the economy: it poses the risk of higher inflation, and it will mean fewer employment opportunities. This decision affects busi…”

“That is another important point, about yet another group who will be badly impacted by these ill thought-through changes. I urge the Government to think again, and to back these very necessary amendments.”

“My inspirational constituent, Bells Lewers, has terminal bowel cancer. When she was first undergoing treatment, she was initially turned down for personal independence payment, despite the significant impact on her ability to work and carry out basic daily activities. Has the Minister considered incorporating clinical …”

“Thank you, both of you. Professor Sassoli, you touched on this briefly in your answer to Blair about the actions that the UN Security Council could take. I wondered whether you could elaborate on what functions and powers, if any, the UN Security Council has in initiating, guaranteeing and enforcing ceasefires.”

“Dr Baskin, I could see that you wanted to come in on that.”

“Colonel Eisen, I am just asking you initially. How do you think community cohesion can be restored between Israelis and Palestinians, Jews and Arabs, after the traumatic events of the past year? How important is restoring that cohesion to creating the trust that we need as a basis for any long-term agreement?”

“Colonel Eisen, I am just asking you initially. How do you think community cohesion can be restored between Israelis and Palestinians, Jews and Arabs, after the traumatic events of the past year? How important is restoring that cohesion to creating the trust that we need as a basis for any long-term agreement?”

“Dr Baskin, I could see that you wanted to come in on that.”

“Thank you so much. I cannot imagine how difficult the last 431 days have been for you, Sharone, and your family. Do you believe that the UK is doing enough to try to help bring your father home? What action in particular would you like to see from the Government?”

“Dr Baskin, I could see that you wanted to come in on that.”

“Thank you so much. I cannot imagine how difficult the last 431 days have been for you, Sharone, and your family. Do you believe that the UK is doing enough to try to help bring your father home? What action in particular would you like to see from the Government?”

“Colonel Eisen, I am just asking you initially. How do you think community cohesion can be restored between Israelis and Palestinians, Jews and Arabs, after the traumatic events of the past year? How important is restoring that cohesion to creating the trust that we need as a basis for any long-term agreement?”

“Thank you so much. I cannot imagine how difficult the last 431 days have been for you, Sharone, and your family. Do you believe that the UK is doing enough to try to help bring your father home? What action in particular would you like to see from the Government?”

“Absolutely. I am thinking a bit about how we all work towards achieving the goal we want—a ceasefire. The UK often has a role as a convener, and we have been talking a lot in this Committee about soft power. How could the UK use our connections with other countries—such as Jordan, perhaps—who are keen to work towards a…”

“Those are all topics that we are going to come back to. I just want to think about Lebanon. The ceasefire is an extremely positive sign, and we hope it is indicative of future deals to bring an end to the violence in the region. We need to recognise that Israel is, of course, a country at war, and therefore there will …”