Speeches by Taylor.

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“It is a pleasure to contribute to this important debate. Members on both sides of the House have eloquently set out their views on the provisions of this Budget. From my own experience of running a small business, I empathise with entrepreneurs working hard to build something, to employ people and to be willing to take…”

“As someone who used to be part of a small family business in Glasgow, I wonder whether the right hon. Gentleman agrees that stability in relation to inflation and corporation tax and reducing interest rates are equally important to a small family business.”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point. We need a balance about fairness, and there are a lot of things in this Budget that will balance things out in the round, including all the investment in infrastructure. In Scotland, and in my constituency, that is really important for driving economic growth. We need a workfor…”

“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. Before the people of Paisley and Renfrewshire North gave me the distinct honour of asking me to represent them, I had a substantial career in business. After qualifying as a chartered surveyor, I joined a practice in Glasgow. A…”

“I agree with the Home Secretary that fairness must be at the heart of the immigration system, but would she say a little more about the route to settlement for the Ukrainian families to whom my generous constituents opened their doors following the horrific invasion of their country?”

“It is a pleasure briefly to the debate today. May I associate myself with the words of other hon. Members, reflecting the respect and gratitude we have for servicemen and servicewomen, past and present, and of course, remembering all those who have been lost? Around the country, communities have been gathering around a…”

“Dr Schwarz, do you have anything else to add?”

“For uses where an alternative can be found, what responsibility should industry and Government take for designing safer alternatives to PFAS? I will start with Professor Orsini.”

“Thank you very much. I am sorry, but I am sticking with you, Dr Orsini. What do you think would help to ensure that PFAS alternatives are truly safer before they enter widespread use in production? We heard a little bit in the previous session about regrettable substitutions. If you could just expand on that, please.”

“That is probably enough, because I know we will be short of time, Chair, but it might be that the Committee want to follow up for a little bit more information afterwards, if that is okay. Professor Orsini, just one final question and then I am going to bring in Dr Schwarz. How should the industry be encouraged to shar…”

“Thank you very much. That has been really helpful. Dr Schwarz, do you want to come in?”

“Dr Schwarz, do you consider there to be essential or protected uses of certain PFAS, and what are they?”

“Thank you very much. Professor Orsini, do you have anything further to add?”

“That is really helpful. Thank you both for your contributions.”

“Just to sum up, are there any measures that the Government should be looking at to reduce road pollution at source rather than just mitigating it?”

“Thank you very much for all your answers. This is the last question. The previous Government rejected the previous Committee’s call for the Environment Agency to require discharge permits for outfalls on to roads with heavy traffic, but they said it should be kept under review. We know there are wider changes to regula…”

“That is good to hear. Thank you very much.”

“I had not appreciated that.”

“I have a few brief comments, Chair. My background is in surveying. I just want to ask a few questions. Was it all external consultants, or was an element of the project management dealt with internally by your own team? It is really good that you are learning lessons from it. That is really important. Going forward, ar…”