Speeches by Jopp.

“Have any nations done it as a sovereign capability?”

“Is there any particular reason?”

“Rest in pieces!”

“Juliana, is there anything you want to add?”

“Very quickly, if you wanted a British launch capability, would you put it in Britain, necessarily? We have a large number of overseas territories. Have they not got greater natural advantages as a launch centre compared with putting it somewhere in the UK?”

“Did UKspace make a submission to the defence review?”

“I am not an expert in the field, so you will have to forgive me. I want to look at bringing the UK’s response up to date with more recent developments, on the back of Fred’s question. I understand that there is a thing called the Space Leadership Council, but it has not met for 900 days—and quite a lot has happened in …”

“Does anyone deploy EMP-hardened capability in low Earth orbit?”

“So it is foundational and contested.”

“I just want to run the tape on my understanding of the role that Starlink played in Ukraine. As a couple of experts, you might confirm that this version is the right one: the Russians took out the Ukrainian satellite-based internet capability and Starlink, a SpaceX company, provided it, including to the tune of about 4…”

“I thank the Minister for coming to the House with his statement today. I do not want to probe the “out of bounds” box that he has rightly placed around a live investigation, so I have chosen the words of this question carefully: does he know the immigration status of the Iranian nationals who were arrested?”

“I am back by popular demand. May I draw the House’s attention to the fact that we have just been joined in the Public Gallery by members of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association? Will the Leader of the House join me in passing on our admiration, respect and thanks to this extraordinary group of public servant…”

“Earlier in the week, Mr Speaker, you granted an urgent question on the very serious issue of a music band who had allegedly told their supporters, “The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.” That is now quite rightly under police investigation. However, as of today, they remain on the bill for Glastonbury …”

“I am grateful to my constituency neighbour for giving way—rivers have two banks, and we share one of them. I congratulate Spelthorne borough council, the EA and the police on doing such a good job on the Spelthorne side. I offer my support to the hon. Member in her endeavour to make her side of the river better. If we …”

“One area where we could show significant leadership is in the sphere of floating solar, which comes with huge benefits. My constituency has 2,000 acres of raised reservoirs where we keep half of London’s drinking water—you cannot see the top of them, Mr Speaker. Floating solar is twice as efficient as land-based system…”

“If this band remain on the bill at Glastonbury this year, will the Minister undertake on behalf of the Government that no Ministers will attend the whole festival?”

“Bromley FC!”

“Given that the person who negotiated that rights deal is going to be the regulator, how confident is the hon. Member that they will change the process that he criticises?”

“Do you want to bet?”

“I recently had the opportunity to visit Echelford primary school in my constituency, where I saw an extraordinarily different approach to oracy from those I have seen in other schools. Will the schools Minister visit to see that for herself?”