Speeches by Morello.

“I thank my hon. and gallant Friend for his intervention. From someone who has in fact put himself in harm’s way, that is a wonderful sentiment. There is also the broader issue of how we treat those who work on the frontline of global emergencies, often representing this country’s values abroad. That includes how we fun…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I add my thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Cheadle (Mr Morrison) for securing this important debate. As a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, I have been fortunate in meeting those on the frontline of humanitarian responses, often in some of the most…”

“Trade declines with distance, which is certainly something that I have repeated. Can we actually evidence that?”

“I am interested, Professor Paton, in returning to Ms Smith’s point about the reliability of partners. Obviously, in President Trump’s first term he ripped up NAFTA and created a whole new trade agreement—the US-Mexico-Canada agreement—and in his second term he has effectively ripped that up with the introduction of tar…”

“What does popular look like? Are we talking 42%?”

“I take the hon. Lady’s point about the need to strengthen safeguards, but passing the Bill would mean that we would be extending the powers of the Department for Work and Pensions before we had the opportunity to look at the independent review of the carer’s allowance overpayments scandal and see what reform of the Dep…”

“As has been mentioned by colleagues on the Foreign Affairs Committee, yesterday we met the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority. He outlined to us their plans for the running of Gaza once the conflict is over. However, the Palestinian Authority are also in desperate need of long-overdue reform. Hamas’s rule of G…”

“The Minister outlined that the Government have been in communication with both India and Pakistan, and the risk of escalation. Given that risk, has the Foreign Secretary been in communication with any other regional powers, such as China?”

“I agree entirely with the hon. Gentleman on the need for investment outside of hospitals, but does he agree that we also need smarter investment? Dorset NHS foundation trust, along with Somerset NHS foundation trust and university hospitals Dorset, has submitted a business case for an integrated electronic health recor…”

“I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. As I said, those 5,200 jobs in West Dorset represent hundreds of families who depend on visitors choosing to come to Lyme Regis, West Bay, Burton Bradstock, Abbotsbury and any of the other numerous beautiful towns and villages that we have. How can those visitors do that with con…”

“In West Dorset, we are proud of our natural environment, but that pride is undermined by the relentless dumping of raw sewage into our waterways. In 2024, there were 4,196 sewage spills in West Dorset. Across our rivers and coastlines, that added up to more than 48,000 hours of raw sewage discharge. In 2019, just four …”

“Let us extrapolate from that. One of the stated aims that you outlined earlier was the eradication of Hamas. If you are not able to distinguish between a civilian death and the death of a Hamas combatant, what number do the Government recognise as fatalities for the area? The biggest issue we have is that the only numb…”

“In other places around the world—I am thinking of places such as Kosovo and East Timor—the international community has effectively carved out a new territory or jurisdiction. If we accept that that is within the purview of the UN or the international community—whatever the medium is for doing that—is it perfectly viabl…”

“I go back to my earlier point about what the journey to a safe and secure Israel looks like, and the continuation of the war in Gaza since the end of the ceasefire, and the way it is being perpetrated. Is there any suggestion in your mind that that is bringing about an escalation to a point where you have a ceasefire t…”

“You raise an interesting point that some of the hostages, unfortunately many of them dead, were released under a ceasefire agreement.”

“We have heard evidence from the Palestinian side as well. I am very keen to understand what Israel is trying to achieve and whether the way in which the war is being carried out is a route to the safe return of the hostages, to safety and security for Israel, and to X—to what. What is the 10-year plan?”

“Hostages. If that is the only end game, what is the end game for the Palestinians? There are two elements to that question. Is the way that Israel is perpetrating the conflict at the moment conducive to achieving the release of the hostages? Also, if the hostages and security for Israel are the only desired outcome, wh…”

“In terms of how the IDF or the Government are perpetrating the conflict in Gaza—how they are carrying out the war in Gaza—how effective is that at delivering those outcomes? If, as you have stated, the only outcome is a sense of security and the return of the prisoners—”

“All of which we have heard a lot of evidence about, but what do you believe the aims of the Government are in Gaza at this time?”

“Thank you for joining us. It would be helpful to understand what you believe the aims of the Israeli Government are in the conflict in Gaza. What are their stated aims? To what extent is the way in which they are perpetrating the conflict likely to deliver those outcomes?”