Speeches by Jopp.

“I thank the Minister for his statement today, and for the gravity with which he has approached this statement and his job while others in Westminster are being distracted by noises off. I completely agree with him that it is totally unacceptable for a foreign state to be conducting shadow policing operations on UK soil…”

“The Prime Minister has used a lot of words about the defence investment plan. I think it was due in the autumn of last year, so when is he going to sign it?”

“That is an incredibly high-protein answer. Thank you very much indeed. It will take us a while to process all of it, but I am interested in coming back to your final point and this inherent tension behind what you described as the No. 1 priority, which is the war in Ukraine. If I can put words in your mouth, would it b…”

“Good morning, Professor Zysk, and thank you for your time today. We used to have a saying in the Army: “If you don’t understand what is happening, get a bigger map.” I would like you to put into context where, in the Russian psyche, the High North fits into its broader perception of itself and of its near and far abroa…”

“I thank the Minister for his statement, in which he said that “the Government will not publish information that undermines or threatens our country’s national security or international relations.” My question is: in whose judgment? Ultimately, is that the judgment of an official or of a Minister? If it is that of a Min…”

“Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?”

“As I understand it, the purpose of the regulations is to take a pragmatic approach so that developers can develop inshore and offshore wind more quickly by providing a wider range of compensation. If the Government have a change of heart about the development of Rosebank and Jackdaw, does my hon. Friend expect them to …”

“It is hard to believe that it was 34 years ago that one of these proxy bombs was driven into my checkpoint in west Belfast. I remember it like it was yesterday. I agree with the Secretary of State that we must find the perpetrators of this evil act, and I, too, encourage the community to come forward, because that is w…”

“My right hon. Friend is incredibly well informed on this subject. In his research, has he found any justification for public money being used in that way?”

“I thank the Minister for his statement and for prior sight of it. This is indeed a serious breach. In another life, I was the chief operating officer of a tech company and we, too, had data breaches. We found that the best way to deal with them was to have developed a culture of openness and honesty in the organisation…”

“Q8. Last Thursday, a man was arrested in Laleham in my constituency. He had been approaching children at the primary school, having been warned by the police not to do so. He was taken into police custody and, after further examination, detained under the Mental Health Act. Unbelievably, he was living in an unlicensed …”

“I completely take your point that we would have to ask the MOD folks about their contingency plan, but you are inside the machine, and your name is going to come out because you knew about all this. From a personal point of view, did you understand the mechanics? Could the judge have, all of a sudden, at one of these r…”

“Going back to the conversation you were having with Ms Baker, you take multiple sources and try to establish that the picture you are seeing is as full as it can be. Did you triangulate with other friendly intelligence agencies? Did you have access to what they were saying and reporting to do a sanity check?”

“Forgive me if I am eating anyone else’s sandwiches, but what was your reaction when you first learnt about the super-injunction and the totality of the issue?”

“But other nations’ intelligence agencies?”

“You said in answer to one of those questions that some of the range of people were inside the compartment and some were not. How does that work when you are doing your cross-Whitehall triangulation and you want to talk to someone in the Home Office? Are you presented with the full list of people who are signed on, so y…”

“So you knew going into the room that they were either in or out?”

“You knew a man who could.”

“Did you have the list of everyone who was in the compartment?”

“You were unaware of the super-injunction?”