Speeches by Dinenage.

“My hon. Friend is 100% right to point out that people are making knee-jerk decisions because of fear about what the Chancellor will do, and they are delaying business decisions that they might otherwise have made that would have brought growth to my constituency. My constituency lies on the south coast. The stunning So…”

“I thank the Secretary of State for her statement, and I echo her words about the director general and the head of news. She will know that the airwaves over the last couple of days have been dominated by a number of debates about the BBC: the concern about bias, particularly on some of the most contentious issues; the …”

“The Secretary of State is right to say that this Remembrance Month underlines the debt of gratitude that we owe to those who serve our nation, but many in my constituency feel that that stands in stark contrast to the fundamental failure in our nation’s duty of care to veterans of Operation Banner. The Secretary of Sta…”

“As the Secretary of State said, the defence industrial strategy promises to boost British export success, British businesses and British jobs. As such, I am sure he is as excited as I am about the Aeralis bid to replace the Red Arrow Hawk aircraft, which would deliver around 600 skilled jobs at StandardAero in my const…”

“It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I congratulate my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Hamble Valley (Paul Holmes), on securing the debate. People from my constituency have been saving lives at sea for hundreds of years—we are a coastal community. In fact, legend has it that Gos…”

“I would only add that we have a huge responsibility to keep the matter in the public’s mind. Other global events have rightly dominated the news headlines over the last year or so, meaning that sometimes it is easy to forget all the things that are happening in Ukraine every day—the death and the destruction. Three yea…”

“On Friday, the club’s chief executive raised concerns about what the ban on fans actually signals. The Secretary of State will be aware that this is not the first time we have heard about Jewish people not feeling safe at either cultural or sporting events, whether that was the scenes at Glastonbury this year or the bo…”

“The number of EHCPs being maintained by Hampshire county council is rising exponentially, but the funding is simply not keeping pace with the demand and the cost. Surprisingly, the proportion of pupils receiving SEND support in mainstream schools is going down, which demonstrates to me that teachers simply do not feel …”

“Earlier this week, the Committee heard from Henry Hughes and Nathan Young, two brilliant swimmers who are travelling to Tokyo next month to represent Britain as part of the Deaflympics. The competition has been running for over 100 years—longer than the Paralympics, in fact—but deaf athletes are the only disabled elite…”

“My constituents in Rowner were delighted to hear that they had been chosen for pride in place funding, but they are now a little bit worried, and I hope that the Minister can help us. My constituents fear that rather than the money being spent on projects that will change lives in Rowner in a meaningful way, our Libera…”

“There are over 560 families on Gosport borough council’s waiting list for social housing, yet despite taking power a few years ago, the Liberal Democrat council has not built a single extra council house. Meanwhile, the complaints I get in my mailbag about the substandard quality of council accommodation grow more and …”

“Fort Blockhouse in Gosport was due to have been sold by 2024, but the deadline keeps moving. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has not been at all proactive; this giant site sits empty, doing nothing for the MOD, taxpayers or the local economy. First Reform and then the Government have suggested that sites like B…”

“If we are going to exchange numbers, does my hon. Friend agree that it is shocking that over 1,000 pubs and restaurants have closed since the autumn Budget, and that 84,000 hospitality workers have lost their jobs? That is one in every 25 since the autumn Budget alone—and that was when the autumn Budget was actually in…”

“One tiny, quick question: will there be a Department for Culture, Media and Sport after the next reshuffle?”

“The inflation that it is facing in some countries is about 30%, and the increase is very tiny. In countries like Liberia, Lebanon and Kenya, where the BBC World Service has pulled out, Russia Today and the Chinese state media have backfilled, so it is really important to put that on your radar.”

“The BBC is the most trusted news brand around the world, yet financial pressures have meant that where the BBC World Service has cut services, those gaps are backfilled by Chinese state media and Russia Today. That has a direct, positive impact on favourability towards them. Do you agree with the Minister who said to m…”

“Do you know what is holding it up?”

“Well, in December we were told that it would be early in the new year. A fortnight ago, we were told that it would be later this year.”

“Will we see the consultation paper on the BBC charter review before October?”

“Excellent—good example. Can I move you on to the BBC, because the licence fee is a bit of a regressive tax in itself? What is your view on how it might be reformed? Also, we were promised the BBC charter review at the beginning of the year. What is holding it up?”