Speeches by Morello.

“Like my hon. Friend, I have two chalk streams in my constituency. Does she agree that making water companies statutory consultees in any future developments will ensure provision of the infrastructure that is required, so that no more pollution goes into our chalk streams?”

“I am afraid I will not, because I am very keen for my hon. Friend the Member for North Norfolk to have time to wind up. Digital exclusion remains a pressing issue. Many coastal businesses and residents lack reliable broadband and mobile connectivity, impacting everything from emergency response times to economic opport…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) on securing the debate—although, on a beautiful day like this, I am sure I am not the only one pining for the beach. Great Britain is an island nation with a proud maritime history. Coastal communities are central to our cultural identity, our …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glenrothes and Mid Fife (Richard Baker) on securing this debate. Dorset does not enjoy the kind of large shipyards that the hon. Member outlined, but the marine industry is vital to Dorset’s economy. It generates £483 million…”

“The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change has made it clear that by 2050, we need to be removing 10 billion tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere every year if we are to stand a chance of keeping below the 1.5° target. It is clear that carbon removal, and not just carbon capture and storage, will play a critical ro…”

“In the recent advice for its seventh carbon budget, the Climate Change Committee highlighted the urgency of ensuring cheaper electricity so that households can transition away from gas heating. When will the Government act to improve energy security and reduce costs for the households seeking to adopt low-carbon heatin…”

“I want to return to something you said, Mr McClory. Both of you have been talking about the benefits of soft power, but I am wondering how we actually measure it. Are there tangibles? Are there palpable metrics that we can look at?”

“That feeds back into what you were saying about the cuts to ODA: in reality, it is difficult to find the link between cause and effect. There is no way of saying, “If I increase ODA by 3%, I get x back in inward investment.””

“I accept the points both of you have made, but in terms of the policy success you are talking about, are there trends? If there is not empirical data, are there trends on, “If you do this, this is the real-world benefit you get,” which we can see as a model, looking globally, to say “If a country pursues this soft powe…”

“You say that there are potentially 8,000 to 12,000 Rwandan troops. I am wondering if that is—”

“But I am wondering what the size of the M23 is.”

“Are countries like Uganda, Burundi and Angola just going to go in and make a land grab?”

“There is also the purity issue around this, when it comes to the DRC’s minerals. Cobalt and copper—they have a purity that is unrivalled anywhere else in the world. That is their value.”

“Is there a viable military proxy for the US—possibly Angolan?”

“On a practical basis, if I were to go to a mine in a warlord-controlled area and then one in a Government-controlled area, in terms of the experience of workers in that mine, would I be able to tell the difference?”

“How do those numbers compare with the estimates of M23 numbers?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Lewell-Buck. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing this important debate. For too long, our rivers, streams and seas have been treated as a dumping ground for sewage. Water companies have failed to maintain and invest…”

“I have also heard the RFU explain its four-year business plan. It is nearly impossible to imagine a business running on a four-year plan under which it makes a loss three years out of four. Given how long the RFU has been in charge of the game, I find it staggering that it has not found a way to create a business plan …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I thank the hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon) and Hayle for securing this important debate. He speaks with great passion and knowledge, and I commend his recommendations. Nothing can beat rugby as a gladiatorial spectacle, from the high-scori…”

“I 100% agree with the hon. Member. It is incredibly important that the Government step in and start looking at the governance of the game, otherwise there will not be a game to govern. Only this week, the administrators that oversaw London Irish’s insolvency warned that it is only a matter of time before another premie…”