Speeches by Maynard.

“Following up on that, does that mean you are not analysing them for any other reason?”

“You are not using it to work out what is going on in terms of destruction beyond that—you are ignoring that data.”

“Are you or are you not using the RAF information to understand what is going on in terms of the destruction in Gaza?”

“So they are included.”

“Just to confirm, the second stream is analysis of statements made by NGOs, international bodies and partner countries relating to Israel’s adherence to IHL. Does that include the ICC and ICJ rulings?”

“Just feeding that back to you, there are two clear reasons for the partial suspension of licences: a failure to provide adequate essential supplies to civilians and credible claims of mistreatment of detainees, yes?”

“Agreed. As of 30 September, the United Nations Satellite Centre, part of UNITAR, has stated that there are 163,778 structures in Gaza, and 52,564 of those structures have been completely destroyed. That is 32% of all buildings in Gaza that have been destroyed, with another 18,900 severely damaged and so on. Yes? We hav…”

“Well said—I very much agree. Following on from that, transport is one of the hardest nuts to crack in that decarbonisation agenda. Without a large-scale mass public transport solution, we are not going to get there. That is at the core of Oxfordshire county council’s strategy and this would help to deliver it, just as …”

“I very much concur. I want to quantify the housing and the scale of what is going on now. Since 2000, the population of Oxfordshire has increased by a quarter. In the 2018 local plan we were signed up for 16,000 homes over the period through to 2031, increasing our housing stock by a quarter in just 10 years. On top of…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered railway connectivity between Witney, Carterton, Eynsham and Oxford. I am here to argue the case for bringing back the railway that connected Oxford, Eynsham, Witney and Carterton, but was torn up 50 years ago. That would cut journey times by 70%, connecting Oxford with Eyns…”

“Just one small correction: from Oxford to Carterton North is £600 million only—we do not need to build out to Carterton West necessarily; that would just be a nice-to-have—and, of that, land value capture would allow something like £300 million. That is the broader scheme of it.”

“Q13. We recognise that Labour is determined to defend the economically disastrous Conservative policies of being outside the customs union and single market. However, does the Prime Minister agree with the principle that where it is in our country’s interest to maintain alignment with EU standards so that we can better…”

“I have a question about the remit of the Board of Trade. Sweden has a very good board of trade, which is well recognised. To get some impartiality in the mix, would you favour having something similar to the OBR, impartially assessing the UK’s trade performance worldwide, focusing on how to minimise trade barriers and …”

“Good afternoon. Thank you for being here. UK goods exports have declined every year for the past five years. The OBR gave us a briefing yesterday, which we appreciate. It was very negative on the outlook for goods exports from the UK. In our briefing pack, page 57 shows the 5% gap in investment between the UK and the a…”

“I have a small, practical follow-up. Do you favour maintaining regulatory alignment with EU standards so that we can sell products and services into the EU effectively? Where it is beneficial to diverge, we do so. As a principle, is just staying aligned, which will make our manufacturers much more competitive in Europe…”

“I want to ask a related question about the implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and the transformation of Companies House into a register that demonstrates the ultimate owner of property and companies. I would love to get a sense of a timeline for when that is going to be enacted, be…”

“If you are not keen on an online tax, and we recognise that it is a completely unbalanced playing field, what are we going to do about making sure that online players are on a level field from a tax perspective? I do not have a particular recommendation, but we all recognise that huge problem, which is eating our high …”

“I have just one follow-up—it may be a nitty-gritty bit, but it is quite a near-term nitty-gritty bit—on emissions trading systems. We have quite a big problem if we do not get that alignment in place. Is it a priority for you to align our emissions trading systems with the EU’s? Is that something that you are working t…”

“The Liberal Democrats would like to see a much more fundamental reform of business rates. Although there are promises of further steps, it is disappointing that our new Government, with such a large majority, are not being more ambitious now. Our high streets will remain in deep trouble. The retail, hospitality and lei…”

“I find it more than ludicrous to hear the Tories lecturing Labour about red tape. What the Tories have served up to the country through Brexit and the damage they have done to our economy is a disaster. To hear them masquerading as—”