Speeches by Hack.

“At the moment, a superfund will only profit when a scheme secures buy-out. Is there a model where a superfund makes a profit before a buy-out is sustainable?”

“Rachel, I don’t know if you want to add anything.”

“Is there a risk of weaker protections without the regulation for superfund transitions?”

“How does easier surplus extraction fit into the superfund debate?”

“We have started along the path about how pensions are invested in the UK economy. Are there any more barriers to investing in the UK economy other than what you have explained? I think, Jesse, you started off with some of those barriers.”

“Does anyone else have any further points?”

“We have heard across this whole inquiry on pensioner poverty particularly about local welfare support being put on a longer-term sustainable footing. In England we have had seven rounds, I think, of the household support fund. What is needed in Wales? If the fund ended, what would the impact be?”

“You mentioned that there are issues here in Wales with older, more poorly insulated homes and that the number of homes with EPC A to C ratings is far lower. What would it take to address this? Do these homes tend to be in the social housing sector, or are they private? Are there any themes among some of those colder, p…”

“Rhian, as the Older People’s Commissioner, what specific challenges have you been trying to look at?”

“That is really helpful; thank you. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the discretionary assistance fund that you have here in Wales?”

“As it is discretionary, who sets the criteria?”

“Have you made representations on that basis?”

“To what extent is it a postcode lottery? It feels like maybe it is a lottery based on the criteria rather than geographical postcode. What do we need to do to get the balance right between fairness and consistency to meet local needs, particularly of the older population?”

“Has some of the discretionary money been used to improve the amount of support from an advice point of view?”

“I wanted to come back to you, Faye, because Care & Repair in England has had a really difficult time keeping consistency across the services that it provides in England. It is quite nice to have a reflection of what is happening in Wales with that consistency, and what benefit that can give to the local population. Tha…”

“We are short on time, so I want to focus on a couple of things. I was involved in a roundtable a couple of months ago with people with lived experience of poor mental health and employers who had supported individuals with mental health conditions to stay in work. I am interested in understanding what work we can do to…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Hertford and Stortford (Josh Dean) for securing this incredibly important debate. I also thank my schools and the college in North West Leicestershire for welcoming me on my various visits in the last 10 months. As time is…”

“My constituent, James Hares, was one of the brave pilots in the same unit. Despite the unit having a death rate of about 48%—one of the worst of the war—he survived, only to sadly pass away on the journey home. We have heard from so many colleagues already how those stories are largely untold and how many people did cr…”

“We did public health in Leicestershire and even in Leicestershire life expectancy has plateaued, but healthy life expectancy has actually taken a dive. In your work, you did put a cause for optimism through that, particularly lessons from the Marmot city regions like Greater Manchester. What do you think would be neede…”

“Thank you. I could listen to you all day. It has been fascinating so far.”