Speeches by Naish.

“Thank you, Chair, and thank you to the Committee for hearing from me today. I am here to request time, as just described, for a debate on universities being required to have a statutory duty of care towards their students. A number of universities do not deem this to be necessary, but I believe it is important that Par…”

“I thank the Minister for his speech. The clock is ticking, and I would like him to recognise that. It is really important that the consultation is done quickly. With that in mind, does he know at this stage whether different groups will be carved out within the consultation? Will there be separate opportunities to comm…”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The consensus here is that we need to determine whether we as a country support the uncertainty of moving the goalposts, and I sincerely hope the Minister is listening to the sentiment in the room. Because many BNOs lack consular protection and cannot safely renew travel documents, a…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy, and to speak as the Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe, which is proudly home to more than 2,000 Hongkongers who have arrived under the BNO visa scheme. That is what I would like to focus on today. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Gold…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that when constituents are concerned about going out, that increases their social isolation? There is a real risk that anxiety about going out and using pavements has a knock-on effect, and that is one of the things that we can resolve.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) on securing this important debate. I pay tribute to Dylan Rich, a Rushcliffe constituent who tragically passed away aged 17 from a cardiac arrest, during a game between West Bridgfor…”

“Having worked in the energy industry, I am a strong proponent of local area energy plans that would empower communities to plan their energy needs. One of the big issues for constituents is that energy planning feels very reactive and is based on what landowners choose to do. It would be far more empowering to encourag…”

“I should note my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a landowner, and I should also acknowledge that the right hon. Gentleman is my Member of Parliament. I will make a helpful contribution in a moment, but I wonder what his views are on landowner choice in this. One of the solar applications he is …”

“Attempts to settle the E1 area of the west bank, splitting Palestinian areas in two, “buries the idea of a Palestinian state”, in the words of an Israeli Government Minister, by the end of this month. Would the Secretary of State commit to a further co-ordinated response with European partners over the coming weeks to …”

“People in my constituency know the importance of standing with Ukraine in its fight, and in a recent survey I did, 87% of them said that they support this Government’s continued iron-clad support for Ukraine, which after three-and-a-half years is an impressively high figure. Does the Defence Secretary agree that the pu…”

“The International Court of Justice issued its advisory opinion in July 2024—12 months ago now. I think a lot of people are wondering why the Government are taking so long to respond to that advisory opinion. Are you able to elaborate on that, 12 months on?”

“I am conscious of time. Foreign Secretary, I think you spoke to the equivalent Committee in the Lords in May. You referenced hosting or potentially hosting a global conference on foreign aid and the future approach to that.”

“Can you confirm that we are committed to doing that?”

“Reflecting on some of what you have said, Foreign Secretary—and I do not think any of us would doubt your passion to resolve these issues—we went up to Scotland on the day that the foreign aid changes were announced and met a Palestinian aid worker employed by Oxfam. She told us that, when it comes to FCDO diplomacy, t…”

“Fantastic. Are you clear at the moment about the objectives of that conference?”

“The Committee recently published its report on international humanitarian law, “Protection not permission”. I appreciate that you are very busy, Foreign Secretary, but have you found time to look at that report?”

“The report notes that, when it comes to international humanitarian law, there appears to be a trend whereby there are levels of trade-off. You will have one country or one party that justifies breaking international humanitarian law by saying that a previous party has broken it—in other words, it is becoming a bit of a…”

“Three British people were killed in the airstrike on the World Central Kitchen aid convoy in April 2024. What progress do you think has been made within the region through diplomatic efforts when it comes to protection of humanitarian aid workers?”

“Do you feel that we are making progress diplomatically at all?”

“I thank the Minister for her statement, and I note especially the new concierge service within the Office for Investment that will both court international development and act as a one-stop shop to promote the UK. What regional dimension might be considered within that for places such as the east midlands—the region fo…”