Speeches by Foord.

“Devon county council received almost 5,000 reports of fly-tipping last year. The police rural affairs team has supported East Devon district council and the Environment Agency in a fly-tipping engagement event, which saw examples of tyres and plastic wrap. Will the Minister please speak with her counterparts at the Hom…”

“The Climate Change Committee’s top recommendation was that the Government’s climate plan ought to remove policy costs from electricity bills. Does the hon. Lady think that the Government could seek to address that in the Budget?”

“The hon. Gentleman talks about people considering voting for parties on the far right; the former leader of Reform UK in Wales of course recently pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery. Lord Nolan highlighted the need for openness; does the hon. Gentleman agree that, with £4.6 million in suspect donations coming fro…”

“Will the Minister give way?”

“The Panama papers, released in 2016, were so-called because the company whose papers were exposed, Mossack Fonseca, was headquartered in Panama. Is my hon. Friend aware that one out of every two companies listed in the Panama papers was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands?”

“My hon. Friend is making a fantastic speech. This weekend, the Government announced £5 million for Sudan and £6 million for Gaza. By contrast, the Government are spending £2.2 billion of ODA on hotels to house asylum seekers in this country. Does my hon. Friend share my view that the money would be better spent on prev…”

“My hon. Friend urges an arms embargo, and for the UK to use its role as penholder at the UN Security Council, but Martin Griffiths has said that peace is likely to come out of the region through powers such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Does my hon. Friend think that the UK should be using its bilateral relations with t…”

“Professor Watts, you talked about the important place of science in the UK’s contributions to COP. You were the chief scientific adviser first at DFID and then at the FCDO. Could you talk about how you integrated scientific evidence and understanding into the diplomacy?”

“I have one question for each of you. First, Peter, you talked about the legacy of COP26 at Glasgow not being fully exploited in the years after November 2021. Could you explain why that was, or why you think that was?”

“Professor Watts, you talked about the important place of science in the UK’s contributions to COP. You were the chief scientific adviser first at DFID and then at the FCDO. Could you talk about how you integrated scientific evidence and understanding into the diplomacy?”

“I have one question for each of you. First, Peter, you talked about the legacy of COP26 at Glasgow not being fully exploited in the years after November 2021. Could you explain why that was, or why you think that was?”

“My hon. Friend talks about infectious disease. The cost of the malaria vaccine is now thought to be just under $5 a dose, which is amazing purchasing power. By contrast, the UK, under the last Government, who are not represented here today, was spending 29% of UK aid on in-country donor costs—that is, on hotel accommod…”

“Clause 6 relates to the intelligence agencies, and there is an exemption for those who handle material that falls within the definition of security and intelligence. Our constituents will want to be certain that these organisations have oversight, so would the hon. Gentleman agree that this could be an additional power…”

“At present it is not obvious what public servants should do if relevant material cannot be disclosed because it is of an intelligence or security nature. Does the hon. Lady think that strengthening the reach of the Intelligence and Security Committee might help to bring some oversight of the sort that her constituents,…”

“Well, we have Sir Ed Llewellyn, who is currently undertaking his second diplomatic posting, in Rome, when it says that by rights these things ought to be appointed for a specific term—I think the wording is “the standard posting length...or until the end of the Parliament, whichever is shorter”. Was Sir Ed not subject …”

“Reflecting on lessons learned, and thinking about these direct ministerial appointments, we have reflected today that the Government made changes last month to the process for making direct ministerial appointments, yet we have learned that the new process has actually introduced a so-called fireside chat between the p…”

“To that point about councils not having yet adopted such things as the roads or pavements, I have the example of Pebble Beach in Seaton where I represent, where residents have been charged fees and even threatened with legal action before the estate has been handed from the developer to the property management company.…”

“The hon. Member talks about secondary legislation when suggesting what should happen next. The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act provides protections for leaseholders on private managed estates; it enables them to go to a tribunal to challenge management charges. Does he think that that ought to exist for freeholders a…”

“I am grateful to the Chair of the Committee for her statement. In this place, we use the phrase “two-state solution” very readily and often, so much so that it becomes a cliché. Our visit as a Committee to the Knesset revealed just how limited support for a two-state solution is there. I was pleased that the Government…”

“I honestly do not think that we can make this the responsibility of every individual driver; it is our job to come here and legislate on collective problems such as this one. The problem is especially serious in rural areas such as the one I represent, where the population tends to be older than across the country as a…”