Speeches by Morello.

“In terms of the timeline, just so we understand where the role of Russian propaganda and Russian disinformation is, there are countries like Mali, where France has been actively asked to leave and replaced by Russian private military contractors. Is that on the back of concerted propaganda and disinformation efforts? I…”

“Perhaps you can expand on that slightly, Dr Madrid-Morales. A lot of the state actors that you outlined at the beginning would not be described as democratic states. The politicians who are rising to the forefront in Africa—often backed by Russian military contractors—tend to be non-democratic actors. The broader quest…”

“Just to carry on from that a bit, can you explain whether what used to be Wagner Group, now Africa Corps, is a medium through which Russia is doing misinformation in Africa in the areas where it is active, or is that element still run out of more traditional state apparatus?”

“In terms of the timeline, just so we understand where the role of Russian propaganda and Russian disinformation is, there are countries like Mali, where France has been actively asked to leave and replaced by Russian private military contractors. Is that on the back of concerted propaganda and disinformation efforts? I…”

“Perhaps you can expand on that slightly, Dr Madrid-Morales. A lot of the state actors that you outlined at the beginning would not be described as democratic states. The politicians who are rising to the forefront in Africa—often backed by Russian military contractors—tend to be non-democratic actors. The broader quest…”

“The right hon. Gentleman mentioned that the Cabinet Office propriety and ethics team produced a report that was presumably handed to the Prime Minister, and that was certainly done prior to the announcement. Does he agree that the Minister must tell us whether the Prime Minister read that report, and whether it contain…”

“I cannot deny that clause 4 of the sentencing Bill is a step forward for victims, but I believe it can go further by specifically mentioning physical and psychological harm. Clause 4 amends the statutory purposes of sentencing to specifically include the protection of victims of crime, a measure recommended by the inde…”

“The right hon. Gentleman is right to highlight the Committee’s repeated requests to meet Lord Mandelson before his appointment. He also raises the various responses that we got from the Foreign Secretary. The important fact that there were questions about the suitability of the appointment means that there must also be…”

“Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?”

“I thank my hon. Friend for giving way, and for the passion with which she speaks about this subject. I wanted to raise the case of my constituent, Jean, an adoptive mother who cared for a son who has foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism and developmental trauma. I wanted to…”

“12. What steps she is taking to help ensure that the UK upholds international law.”

“By the end of September, more than 640,000 Gazans are projected to face catastrophic food insecurity, while the integrated food security phase classification predicts that a further 43,000 Palestinian children will be at severe risk of death from malnutrition by next year. The Government will have received legal advice…”

“The hon. Member is right to point out the rapid change in drone technology in the field in Ukraine. We have also seen the deployment of artificial intelligence such that where drones are being jammed, the AI can take over and continue to lock on and have something in the region of a 70% success rate even after jamming.…”

“Over half of UK farms have a net value of over £1.5 million. Farmers are already worried about the family farm tax and are now looking at the potential tax rises that the Government are floating for the upcoming Budget, including increased rates of inheritance tax and other forms of property taxes. These are our food p…”

“I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate. Yesterday afternoon, we were in this Chamber discussing the battle of Britain, and we spoke at length about the reforms made prior to the second world war to the British military—especially to the Royal Air Force, including the use of radar. In fact, …”

“In a similar vein, I pay tribute to the brave radio operators around the country, one of whom, in my constituency, was awarded the George Medal for staying at her post in the Sherborne post office, even after it was hit. It was thanks to the bravery of civilians such as Maude Steele that we were able to succeed in the …”

“Natural disasters like the earthquake in Jalalabad, recent wildfires and floods are becoming more and more frequent as a result of climate change. Support for Ukraine and for Gaza have survived the disastrous cuts to ODA, but what assessments has the Department made of the impact of ODA reductions on countries facing h…”

“1. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reductions to the official development assistance budget on UK-supported humanitarian and development programmes overseas.”

“15. If she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the number of remote personal independence payment assessments on claimants in West Dorset constituency.”

“The Foreign Secretary, in his statement, outlined all the steps that this Government have taken against the Netanyahu Government. He has also repeatedly said that the UK has done everything it can. In my mind, both are tacit admittances of defeat, as we have seen the Netanyahu Government increase their activity in Gaza…”