Speeches by Morrissey.

“The hon. Gentleman should allow us to fulfil the deal to which we are committed. We have put in place a trade deal and the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023. Unless there are new negotiations to be had, what exactly is the purpose of the summit? I was going to end my speech, but the hon. Gentleman has in…”

“And on national insurance. Forgive me for needing reassurance from the Dispatch Box that the Minister will not come back with some sort of 1984 doublespeak and expect us to enjoy that.”

“It is wonderful to hear from the acclaimed globalists from both the Liberal Democrat Benches and the Labour Benches who cannot wait to bring us back into the EU. For the record, I am opposed to doing so not only because the British people voted the opposite way and we should honour the referendum, but because, as Labou…”

“In a moment—I want to make some progress. While none of that has been made clear, we have heard from quite a lot of Back-Bench Labour MPs that we will have a wonderful new trade deal and a great new visa system for young people, which gives me pause. Either we are not being told fully what is going to happen at this su…”

“The hon. Gentleman had a long time to speak, but I will give way once.”

“My right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. We need to protect our Brexit freedoms and make sure that we hold the Labour party to account. We heard a lot from the hon. Member for Chelsea and Fulham (Ben Coleman) about all the wonderful things he has planned for our free trade deal. However, I am concerned that we ar…”

“Children and public health particularly, because I think that wasn’t a focus during covid, but that is where a lot of the diseases start that can be very quickly spread—just to have a heads up on that one.”

“What challenges do you face in providing timely, accurate and helpful answers to questions for arm’s length bodies? In particular, I am thinking of air ambulance. I know that there have been some cross-party issues with MPs asking about air ambulance for several months—since November, I think. They still not have had a…”

“It might be useful—I would be sympathetic—to correspond with MPs, even if just to say, “I am trying. I am in the process,” because this air ambulance thing has been going on since November and involves a bunch of MPs. Perhaps the letter got lost or there is just a wait, but I think it would be great to have something. …”

“How will you ensure that efforts to improve the timeliness of responses do not lead to lower quality answers? I am thinking especially of public health questions, where I have seen genuine inquiries about demographic details on tuberculosis vaccines among children or measles outbreaks and there have been very rudimenta…”

“It feels similar.”

“As we have seen in Portugal and Spain, renewable energy can sometimes be unreliable. Given the dominant role that China plays in our renewable energy infrastructure, will the Minister set out for the House the full details of the deal that the Secretary of State signed in secret with the Chinese Government?”

“Will the Minister provide assurances from the Dispatch Box as to how the Government will compel councils—like Bradford, which has refused to participate in this inquiry or in a local inquiry—to take part? It may seem self-evident, but councils that are liable for child protection and that are found at fault are probabl…”

“You mentioned a booklet—they printed a hard copy booklet when you stood. Was your 500-word supporting statement published widely throughout the House? Did you produce any additional campaign material?”

“Sorry. Answer whatever you feel like.”

“Did you have several hustings, or just one?”

“You mentioned a booklet—they printed a hard copy booklet when you stood. Was your 500-word supporting statement published widely throughout the House? Did you produce any additional campaign material?”

“Sorry. Answer whatever you feel like.”

“Did you have several hustings, or just one?”

“It is wonderful to follow the hon. Member for Hexham (Joe Morris), who is my parliamentary twin, as it were. Our names are so similar that we often get confusing correspondence. He must love that as much as I do. The sewage in our rivers is of great concern to my constituents in Beaconsfield, Marlow and the South Bucks…”