Speeches by Scrogham.

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“We have talked about what is happening in the here and now, but I would like to look at some of the longer-term implications. Specifically, what are your predictions on the long-term implications of the new US Administration and their approach to relations between the US and the UK, and the US and Europe, in particular…”

“Dr de Hoop Scheffer, do you have any particular thoughts on the relationship between the US and the UK versus the US and Europe?”

“Communities such as mine in Barrow and Furness feel very acutely the failures of the previous Government, as they left us in a dreadful state. Does the Chancellor agree that it is through this Government’s commitment to, and funding in, Barrow and Furness and our defence sector that we can transform things on the groun…”

“This is exactly where I am heading with this. It is more about the whole-of-Government approach and the resilience within our communities. In one of their evidence sessions, our predecessors were looking at the fact that 90% of what will be on the internet in 2027 will be fake or false. It is about the resilience in ou…”

“On the Committee’s recent visit to Finland, we saw how their security committee and the MOD work and co-ordinate long-term across Government planning so that they can better prepare society to be able to counter hybrid threats. Is this something that the UK should be emulating?”

“What are Government hoping to achieve from their home defence programme?”

“It did appear in Finland that it was a whole-of-Government approach with education and DSIT, and all of those joined up together. That is why I was asking whether this is something that we should be emulating. The threats that they face in Finland are somewhat different from what we face here, but their approach to it …”

“I will put this to all of you. How confident are you that women in the armed forces are as safe from sexual violence and harassment as they would be in civilian life?”

“I am hearing “no”. Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton: That is not what I am saying. You continue to ask us whether we are confident to make a statement about a world outside of the armed forces that we have no control over. Some 798,000 women were subject to sexual offences. I do not know how many more went unrepo…”

“General Roly, you mentioned earlier that 4% in the service are responsible for—”

“How can you be confident in those numbers when there are clearly an awful lot of people who are not reporting or are being shut down when they do report, so that it does not get any further?”

“Could I just clarify something, Admiral? When you say that the commanding officer was removed, do you mean moved elsewhere or sacked?”

“My concern is that we are just moving the problem elsewhere. If there is an issue with that commanding officer in the way that they deal with something in one position, is that not just moving it somewhere else? What checks and balances are going in place?”

“It is more about your own personal confidence. How confident are you that women in the armed forces are as safe from sexual violence and harassment as they would be in civilian life?”

“Are you confident that they are as safe in those services as they would be in civilian life?”

“Are you confident that they are as safe in those services as they would be in civilian life? It is black or white.”

“With respect, I would say that the thousand who came forward, according to last month’s figures, are doing so after something has happened. If they do not have confidence to report that, I am not confident to say that those figures are accurate. If people cannot come forward, you are not going to get the same numbers t…”

“This is why I would rather have somebody give me their opinion, not what your numbers are telling you, because those numbers could have been masking something. How do you personally feel? Do you think that women in the armed forces are as safe as they would be in civilian life? It is a very straightforward question. Ai…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for opening the debate. I first want to acknowledge the tireless campaigning of the Barrow and Furness WASPI women. They have worked tenaciously to advocate for fairness and justice for all those affec…”