Speeches by Roome.

“Professor Blagden, earlier this year, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper visited Norway and Finland. She said that it is critical to protecting Britain and NATO, and called on NATO to step up its work in the Arctic. She said that the UK is at the forefront of Arctic security. As climate change turns the region into a hots…”

“Professor Blagden, I do not know whether you have ever heard of a chap called James Gray, but in his book, “The Arctic: What Next?”, Russians he spoke to were proud of and relatively open about their plans to reactivate or build from scratch, at enormous expense, 64 bases along the Arctic coast from Murmansk to Wrangel…”

“Professor Zysk, we visited Finland and Estonia recently. From your perspective and your research, how do Britain’s Arctic allies view the threat from Russia in the region?”

“One of my constituents in North Devon is a Royal Marines veteran who was just awarded over £2,700 in backdated universal credit, after the DWP failed to disregard his war pension from his monthly income. What can be done to ensure DWP staff understand armed forces pensions? Will the Minister assure hon. Members that th…”

“Given your vast experience and what you brought to the inquiry, looking back, is there anything that you would have done differently?”

“Did the pace or sequencing of the work place any constraints on the evidence that you were able to gather or test?”

“Carrying on with the theme of commissioning the review, when did the bulk of your work take place and when did you submit your report?”

“What are your thoughts on the commissioning? The Daily Mail reported that in an answer to an FOI request, the MOD stated that you were commissioned on 23 January 2025, before the policy review had been formally endorsed by the Secretary of State. It suggested that this new information meant that the MOD had misled the …”

“I wish to press new clause 3 to a vote. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.”

“The new clause would create a deadline and shorten the timeframe. The Minister has just said that some complicated cases can take up to three months, but it is probably those cases that need the urgency of a 28-day timeframe. I know that in future it may all go digital, but at the moment we cannot confirm that, and I g…”

“I put it on record that I am a holder of a veterans railcard. Many of my constituents have veterans railcards and, with the cost of living crisis, they find it a great way to move about. Does the hon. Member agree that we really need to continue with the veterans railcard?”

“I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. New clause 3 would place a statutory duty on the Secretary of State to ensure that all service personnel leaving the military receive a complete copy of their medical records within one month of their dis…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. Amendment 1 would introduce an exemption from recall to former service personnel who have been discharged due to physical or mental health reasons, to ensure that, even as the Bill seeks to make it easier to recall reservists in times of urgent need, those w…”

“In the words of Lord Robertson, we are underprepared, underinsured and under attack. We are not safe. Britain’s national security and safety is in peril. I have asked over six times when the defence investment plan will be published. I now know the answer: “We are working flat out”. Will the Minister give me a timefram…”

“It is important that we take on board the evidence from our visits. Otherwise, what is the point of going on them? That point was brought up when we debated a previous amendment, with reference to the use of the civilian or military justice system. The hon. and gallant Member for Solihull West and Shirley made an excel…”

“I will withdraw the amendment, but I ask that the Minister takes on board the comments made by the hon. Member for Solihull West and Shirley in his powerful speech, so that this can come out on Report. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 12 ordered to stand part of the B…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. Amendment 6 would introduce a requirement for the service police and the Defence Serious Crime Command to refer all allegations of sexual offences and domestic violence to the civilian police forces for investigation and subsequent trial in the civilian just…”

“The Minister mentions that there are 200 officers at one star and above. Does he have the facts on how many of those 200 one-stars do not know one another?”

“I beg to move amendment 6, in clause 12, page 29, line 6, at end insert— “115C Duty to refer sexual offences and domestic abuse to civilian police (1) This section applies where a service police force or the tri-service serious crime unit is made aware of an allegation that a person subject to service law, or a civilia…”

“Back in February, former Royal Navy officers and other expert witnesses warned the Defence Committee that although tapping an undersea cable is very difficult, they are vulnerable to sabotage, and more than three quarters of the UK’s natural gas is imported via undersea pipelines from Norway. Given Russia’s attacks on …”