Speeches by Lewell.

“Order. I call Gregory Stafford. My apologies; we were having issues with the clock. It should be okay now.”

“I am terribly sorry; we are not able to take any more Back-Bench speeches. I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I will need to put a two-minute time limit on Back-Bench speeches.”

“Order. I call Graeme Downie.”

“Good morning. It is nice to see you both. Following on from the Chair’s comments, every time we hear about Defence reform, they say that culture change is key. Every time it has failed, they say it is because the cultural change has not happened. How on earth do you change culture in the MoD?”

“As an aside to that, do either of you think that the Government’s defence reform programme is going to work?”

“I suppose what I am getting at is this: who is in charge of Defence reform? Whose responsibility is this?”

“You said that there was bafflement and confusion. Who is to blame for that?”

“So should those senior people not be transitioning into the corporate world? Should they stay where they are, and should it be totally separate?”

“I think you said that you have never seen these defence intelligence assessments, or that you were not privy to them. Do you know whether they were being refreshed regularly throughout these years? Do you know who did them? Do you know how many assessments were being done? What was the process?”

“Thank you very much, Chair. Good morning, everyone. I want to touch on the Rimmer review. Based on the evidence that we have before the Committee, I am struggling with how the risk assessment moved from individuals at risk of death in August 2023 to secrecy still needed to protect life in November 2024. Then in June th…”

“Holly, on the back of that, why do you think Rimmer did not look more deeply into reprisals?”

“Okay. I will leave it there.”

“At the point when the assessments that the super-injunction relied upon were made, and it was put in place, was it being said then that the Taliban could already have the list?”

“I am just wondering how you would reconcile your view about lifting the super-injunction with continued reprisals. That must be quite—”

“We want to know.”

“I rise to present a petition on behalf of my constituents regarding the uncontrolled growth and lack of monitoring of houses in multiple occupation across South Shields. HMOs are having a detrimental impact on our community, increasing antisocial behaviour and contributing to the erosion of family housing. Everyone des…”

“North-east industry has always supported our nation’s defence, yet we now have the lowest MOD spend out of every single region, leaving our potential untapped. Will my hon. Friend meet me and the North East Regional Defence and Security Cluster to redress that?”

“The Motability scheme provides a lifeline to people with disabilities, allowing them to get to health appointments, study, maintain employment and so much more. Cuts to the scheme risk increased health needs and increased unemployment, which are likely to cost much more than any short-term savings. Does my right hon. F…”

“Order. Will Members please keep their contributions to five minutes, so that everyone can get in? I the Chair of the Education Committee.”