Speeches by Lewell.

“Order. Do not shout.”

“I know that, but it is the perception of the public. If you are one of those people who works in defence industry and your job is on the line, how would you view it?”

“Morning all. In relation to defence industry and supply chains, you will be all aware that at our meeting last week the Secretary of State would not commit to a future order of Typhoons and that as of yesterday existing orders at Warton came to an end. Why was that information not shared with this Committee, because th…”

“But consistent orders came to an end yesterday, so all that skillset is now going to be lost. We are part of the GCAP. How will we fill that gap, and why was this information not shared with this Committee last week when we asked direct questions about it? Surely the Department must have known that this was going to ha…”

“For those workers there, there is some anger, because the decision to buy the F-35s may be seen as prioritising US workforce over UK workforce when we have made a great play about making sure that we build our own defence industrial base, and then a contract has been issued to a foreign country and people here are pote…”

“I know that.”

“In the defence industrial strategy, the Government have said that their ambition is to have growth deals right across the UK. Will those defence growth deals be in every single region?”

“This might be another one for your colleague as well, but the MOD, as we know, is not comfortable with rapid change, risk or experimentation, or that fast-fail kind of environment that you would have with some start-ups and tech companies. What are you doing to improve conditions for them to grow and thrive throughout …”

“In your short time in post, have you seen a cultural change within the MOD more towards that?”

“We have talked about these issues quite a lot in the Committee, as we did in the previous iteration of the Committee before the general election, and we keep getting told that there are plans in place and that things are changing. When do you think start-ups will be able to come to us and say, “It actually has changed,…”

“For too long, charities, faith groups and churches such as my own, St Bede’s, have been supporting people struggling to get by. Does my hon. Friend agree that our child poverty taskforce needs to seriously consider scrapping the awful two-child benefit cap, because relying on charity to lift children out of poverty is …”

“11. What steps the Church of England is taking to help to tackle poverty.”

“I remember well the UN rapporteur saying that the Conservatives were engaged in cruelty towards people in this country who needed help the most. What I cannot fathom is why a Labour Government are not first putting in the support and then letting it bed in, which is what will reduce the welfare bill and increase employ…”

“I am sorry, but I am concluding my comments. Just as in 2015, constituents will never forgive us, and it will haunt those MPs who vote for this Bill. I, of all people, should know.”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) for her diligent and careful work over recent months. I am sad that we have ended up here. No matter what, and regardless of the concessions, a vote for this Bill today is a vote to plunge 150,000 people into poverty and to tighten the eligibility cri…”

“We begin with the Select Committee statement. Helena Dollimore will speak about the publication of the second report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, “Priorities for water sector reform”, for up to 10 minutes, during which no interventions can be taken. At the conclusion of her statement, I will ca…”

“I remind Members that if they wish to be called, they should bob. I am imposing an informal four-minute time limit.”

“We will now have a formal three-minute time limit.”

“I can tell the Minister is coming towards the end of his comments. I know resources are tight but people are dying, as my hon. Friend the Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian Lavery) said, at a rate of 5,000 a year. As the Minister knows from the start of my speech, that is happening in my constituency at a faster rate …”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the removal of asbestos from non-domestic buildings. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Western. Asbestos was banned in the UK in 1999, yet we still have one of the highest levels of deaths from mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos in the world. Asbestos co…”