Speeches by Fookes.

“Does the panel believe that the impact of social media on body image is more significant than that of traditional forms of media such as film, TV and magazines, and if so, why?”

“Buses are important to my community in Wales, including the No. 65 that connects Monmouth and Chepstow and is supported by an incredible community group called the Friends of the 65 Bus. Does my hon. Friend agree that we must have more funding for buses across the UK?”

“Monmouthshire is a rural county and access to transport is critical, so I am delighted to speak in this estimates day debate. Transport enables people to get to work, school, hospital appointments and, of course, anywhere else they need to be. It also enables me to get up here from Monmouthshire. I have already talked …”

“I strongly agree. It is great to see two Labour Governments working together, here in Westminster and down in Cardiff, to deliver those better transport links between London and Reading and all the way down to south Wales. It is important that we have Magor and Undy station as soon as possible. It is a walkway station,…”

“T5. Almost daily we hear reports of Israeli forces opening fire near aid distribution sites in Gaza. People cannot even access basic food supplies without risking their lives. Given the horrific level of suffering that we can all see taking place, is it not time to end all arms sales to Israel and to recognise the stat…”

“9. What steps he is taking to tackle river pollution.”

“I remain extremely grateful for the £100 million of support the Government have given to the River Wye action plan—a pioneering joint effort between the UK and Welsh Governments—but we must do more, including using sustainable farming initiatives to support farmers to look at their stocking rates. I am concerned by rep…”

“1. What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates for cases involving violence against women and girls.”

“I was glad to hear, after I raised this matter for the first time in November, of the launch of the west midlands pilot of the victims’ right to review scheme, which will give victims of rape and serious sexual violence an opportunity to challenge a prosecutor’s decision to drop their case. However, too many victims ha…”

“I was reading that the CEO of Roblox said, “If you’re not comfortable, don’t let your kids be on the platform.” That does not really seem good enough to me. Would you suggest that there needs to be age verification and some kind of lower age limit put on, or any other things put in place to stop anyone under 18 going o…”

“I feel a bit starstruck, to be honest, because I have been really inspired by you ever since you started the Everyday Sexism Project, so thank you for all your work. It is brilliant. I am going to ask about an area I know nothing about, which is virtual reality and gaming. I have two sons, but they are older teenagers …”

“Due to time, I will not; I apologise. When Becca gave birth, her baby was small and premature. She says the first hospital she stayed in was amazing, providing support for her, her partner and their baby. The second, however, made the decision—against professional guidance and rules on patient confidentiality —to repor…”

“I rise to speak in support of new clause 1, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi), which would remove women from the criminal law on abortion. Before my election last year, I served as the director of the Women’s Equality Network Wales, and this issue has long been close to my heart. Until ve…”

“I urge the hon. Lady to rethink what she is saying. There is nothing in new clause 1 that refers to abortion up until term. There would be no change to the abortion law—absolutely no change at all. We are not saying aborted to term, and it is extremely harmful for her to say that.”

“I rise to support new clauses 20 and 21, and amendments 70, 71 and 92 to 95. They are all about the right people having the right powers at the right time, and they respect the devolution settlement for Wales. I am mindful of time, and therefore I am sorry but I will not take interventions. I am extremely grateful to m…”

“Coming back to the interim update itself, it states, “trans men…should not be permitted to use the men’s facilities” and that “in some circumstances the law also allows…trans men…not to be permitted to use the women’s facilities”. What does that mean in practice?”

“There have actually been six permanent and interim. Why do you think that change in CEOs happened so often?”

“I am just really concerned that there has been a big turnover of senior staff and CEOs during the past few years.”

“Okay. I just want to put on record that that is worrying for your organisation, and I just wonder what that tells us about the organisation.”

“Perhaps it has become that groupthink.”