Speeches by McIntyre.

“I will hand back to the Chair.”

“You touched on the focus being on NHS and healthcare settings. What can we do to see it differently in the future, so that we are focusing on other areas, too? In terms of the workforce, what would you like to see?”

“The workforce plan has set a target to increase training places for speech and language therapists at just under 1,200 this year. Will that meet the workforce demands the sector is facing?”

“One final question to make sure I get it in. Claire, this is for you. How is the guidance on the neighbourhood multidisciplinary teams being implemented in practice?”

“Over recent months, I have consulted with constituents who have lived experience of disability and the welfare system and their representatives. I know that they will welcome the Secretary of State’s statement that protections for existing claimants will be protected, but one of the most heartbreaking stories I heard i…”

“I am very conscious of time, so I will hand back to the Chair, because I am sure colleagues have lots of questions.”

“It is really integrated.”

“For the benefit of the Committee’s evidence, what are the key interventions that would allow us to address the inequalities in access to assessment and diagnosis, and what barriers would prevent us from making those work?”

“What would those interventions look like in terms of early support?”

“What data or analysis is available on the longer-term cost to society and public services of poor access to assessment and treatment?”

“I am very conscious of time. Does anyone else want to add anything on top of that?”

“Thank you all very much for being here this morning. To kick off, we heard a lot about this from the first panel, but what are the risks of children not being able to get timely access to an autism or ADHD assessment? Perhaps I can turn first to Professor Green.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. Many hon. Members will be aware of the blight of drugs on our streets. The recent and ongoing emergence of novel synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyls and nitazenes, poses a particular risk to public safety and public health, not least because of their…”

“I thank every hon. Member who contributed to this debate. I am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Minister and the Government for supporting the Bill. I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington North, who is a fierce campaigner in this area, for discussing mental health, drugs and related policy areas. The…”

“I think this is where I am meant to stand up and thank the Clerks, the Committee members, the Doorkeepers and Hansard—I know it has been a long and arduous process to get to this point. I look forward to the Bill’s further progress. I also thank you, Dr Murrison. Question put and agreed to. Bill accordingly to be repor…”

“The expansion of free school meals will massively help families in my constituency of Gloucester and take them out of poverty. Can the Secretary of State confirm how many more families in Gloucester will be eligible for free school meals under the Government’s expansion, and what steps is she taking with the Secretary …”

“4. What steps she is taking to reduce the number of children in poverty in Gloucester.”

“No.”

“Does the hon. Gentleman accept that the short answer for his response to the hon. Member for South Devon is no?”

“The evidence was quite clear from the first panel that morale was still pretty low.”