Speeches by Pearce.

“You do not think you will get frustrated within those constraints.”

“Great. This might be your chance to define the next set of questions from us. If you come back to the Committee at the end of your term, what would success look like for you?”

“It is a pleasure to speak in the Easter Adjournment debate. The matter that I would like to raise before we adjourn is the importance of the devolution and local government reform being spearheaded by the Government. Labour’s plan to simplify structures, cut duplication, reduce waste and slash costs, while giving local…”

“The resumption of the conflict in Gaza is incredibly tragic, and it is especially heartbreaking for the hostage families and all those brave people we have seen protesting in Israel against their Government and in Gaza against the death cult that is Hamas. Does the Minister agree that the conflict today could end if Ha…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mansfield (Steve Yemm) for securing this debate. I support our Labour Government, who are taking a leading role in setting up an international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace, as envisaged by the Alliance for Middle Ea…”

“I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and I am a proud member of the GMB. Does my hon. Friend agree that even more concerning are the calls from the Opposition Benches, and particularly from the former Home Secretary, the right hon. and learned Member for Fareham and Waterloovill…”

“In High Peak, our five major towns—Buxton, Glossop, New Mills, Chapel-en-le-Frith and Whaley Bridge—have all been affected in different ways by the crimes the Bill seeks to address. Our town centres are the hearts of our community. At their best, they bring people together and create a sense of pride and belonging. Whe…”

“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I thoroughly agree that the new powers will be hugely helpful, both in his constituency and in my own. This Bill is for our children and the most vulnerable in our communities. The hottest circle of hell is reserved for anyone who exploits an…”

“The leaders of the Arab world have made welcome proposals about the future of Gaza and its people. What update can the Minister give on the UK’s support for those proposals, and will she join me in welcoming the fact that the proposals recognise that the terrorist death cult Hamas can have no part in the future governa…”

“I am extremely grateful to the Minister for his statement and also for his unwavering commitment to addressing the threat posed by the Iranian regime here in the UK, particularly to our Jewish communities. I have heard evidence of the IRGC operating on British campuses, seeking to radicalise our students; operating cha…”

“Conservative-led Derbyshire county council is axing care services. At Thomas Fields care centre in Buxton, the council is cutting residential beds and dementia beds, meaning that Alan and June, who are 96 and 91, have been married for 72 years and have never been apart, will be separated. Will the Leader of the House s…”

“I thank the Minister for his statement. Brian Heatlie, a haemophiliac, was given infected blood products in 1982 at the age of five. As a result, he died in 1996 at the age of 18. His devoted parents, Lynda and James, from New Mills in my constituency of High Peak, have been waiting 28 years for compensation, and they …”

“Yes, it is vital that we understand what may be driving some needs. At the end of the day, though, this is not a problem of increasing needs, but the result of absolute systemic failings in Derbyshire county council and the system more widely. I am pleased that the Government are determined to fix this broken system an…”

“I start by commending my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Linsey Farnsworth) for securing this important debate and for her impassioned plea on behalf of the children and families of Derbyshire. As a dad, I know that parenting is at one and the same time the hardest and most amazing experience we can have. As a…”

“Bearing in mind the security concerns and the advice you would give, I think you said that you see it as a positive thing, in that it shows there is competition growing in the AI market. Is that something you see UK firms and so forth can—”

“Good morning, both. Patrick, you have confirmed that the AI Safety Institute will be on a statutory footing. Could you update us on where we are with the Department bringing forward its AI Bill? In particular, will it strengthen your ability to undertake the pre-release testing for frontier models that was previously a…”

“Alex, do you have anything to add?”

“Sorry for jumping around. The science and technology framework sets out the Government’s approach to making the UK a science and technology superpower by 2030. When we had the departmental chief scientific advisers here, they raised some concerns with us about the status of the UK’s sovereign capabilities. Do you share…”

“We heard a lot of noise about DeepSeek in the press around the world. As things start to settle down, countries like Australia and Taiwan are restricting the use of DeepSeek on security grounds. Does the UK have a position on that?”

“Following on from that, has the Trump Administration’s repeal of the Biden Administration’s AI executive order affected the drafting of the Bill and the partnership between the AI Safety Institute and the US counterparts?”