Speeches by Gilmour.

“About one in 20 rural households experience some form of domestic abuse, although experts believe that this figure is significantly understated owing to chronic under-reporting. Evidence shows that financial control and exclusion from business decisions are a particular feature in rural areas. The pressures of multigen…”

“I thank the Minister for his inclusive and thorough response to some of the concerns raised today. I will certainly be writing to him on behalf of my constituent who is sitting behind me. I also thank the obviously doting father and grandpapa, the omnipresent hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), for his contributi…”

“Sitting suspended.”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of international parental child abduction. It is a privilege to make my remarks under your very capable stewardship, Dr Murrison. I understand that these issues are very sensitive and of huge human significance, so I feel privileged to be able to bring the eyes a…”

“11. What steps he is taking to improve national resilience.”

“Not long ago, a Russian-flagged ship anchored just two miles off the Minehead coast in my constituency, directly above critical transatlantic cables. Our adversaries are becoming emboldened and operating even closer to home. As the proud sister of a serving brigadier and a retired lieutenant colonel, who between them h…”

“We know that MI6’s finding last September that Mandelson had compromising business interests was accurate—I mentioned it myself on 15 September 2025. He failed his security vetting. We also know that the former Cabinet Secretary advised the Prime Minister to carry out security clearance for Mandelson before his appoint…”

“I would find it very difficult to have a conscience that has been as traumatised as yours.”

“I commend my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Tewkesbury (Cameron Thomas) for bringing forward the debate, and for his wonderful and kind introduction to so many of his Gurkha friends. It would be easy for my remarks to simply be an ode to the Gurkhas and to shower them with honeyed words, because that is what th…”

“What website is designed to crash? [Laughter.]”

“Oh well, never mind.”

“He’s dying.”

“Good.”

“This Committee is called the Public Accounts Committee. For a moment, I would like you to think about it as the public accountability Committee. I noticed that you had been in the Army for 20 years, which is something I have great respect for as a sister of two Army officers. Sitting behind you is a gentleman who is a …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. I thank the hon. Member for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury), who I would also be proud to call my hon. Friend, for bringing this debate to Westminster Hall. I do not think there is a single elected person sitting in this Chamber who does not realise what a won…”

“To tide you over.”

“Is there a zero option?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. As everyone knows, Tiverton and Minehead is the most beautiful constituency in the country, and I am privileged to represent a part of the country that sits firmly in the tourist belt and has such rich heritage. In my constituency, tourism is not an abstract…”

“I suppose nothing good has come out of the Ukrainian war, or Putin’s illegal invasion, except for the fact that the Ukrainians have really led the way in defence innovation and technology. To do that at the same time as being set against one of the wickedest men in the world is a huge achievement—that was an observatio…”

“Yes.”