Speeches by George.

“My understanding is that it would be Business and Trade, because it is about the resilience of financial services rather than the economy as a whole.”

“Thank you very much indeed for listening. Wera Hobhouse made representations.”

“It is interesting to follow the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson). I also have ferries in my constituency, but I have not tabled amendments to deal with them in a Bill about devolution. I will return to the Cornish question raised by the hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon)—I will call hi…”

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“Meur ras! I just wanted to address the tone of the hon. Gentleman’s speech. All six Cornish Members are clear about the fact that, for us, this is not about cutting ourselves off, but about cutting ourselves into the celebration of diversity. It is a positive, forward-looking proposal on behalf of Cornwall, based on ou…”

“Will the Minister give way?”

“I do indeed. It is the desire of a centralised state to render its dominion homogeneous, and in a nation such as the UK, where the culture has been so centralised for centuries, it is difficult to understand that the process of devolution is about letting go, not about holding on to power. In effect, the purpose of my …”

“I congratulate my hon. Friends on the Minister’s side of the House and endorse everything that they have said on this issue. As the Minister will be aware, Cornwall has its own industrial strategy, which harmonises with the Government’s ambition and includes the space sector, green energy and geothermal. Will he ensure…”

“The hon. Gentleman referred to the powers that are being devolved to mayors, but does he accept that the mayors referred to in clause 38 and schedule 19 have different powers from the London Mayor? In effect, those mayors will become puppets of central Government, because their local growth plans will have to be signed…”

“T4. Cornwall is not a nimby location. It has almost trebled its housing stock in the last 60 years, and it is one of the fastest growing places in the United Kingdom. Yet despite all that, the housing problems of local people have got worse. As the Government impose housing targets on local authorities, what will they …”

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“My hon. Friend is making a very strong case. She will be aware that there is still significant uncertainty among many clinicians as to whether this should be treated a medical rather than a psychological condition. Does she agree that, because of the gravity and extent of cases around the country, it is important that …”

“I am very grateful to the Secretary of State for clarifying a number of issues already, but I think that the veterans I have spoken to will be looking for clarity that they cannot and will not be placed on trial simply for carrying out orders.”

“Yes, how to target. There has to be a great deal more targeting of groups, individuals and ethnic groups, as well as communities.”

“We do not have a lot of time, but I was just taken aback by concerns that there was such a postcode lottery with regard to the current commissioning of services if we are to move from sickness to prevention. In other words, exercise programmes being commissioned not to treat but to prevent. I noticed in the 10-year pla…”

“It seems that there is a need for better integration between what the Government are trying to commission through the modern service framework and what already exists on the ground through running clubs, sports associations, gyms and so on. Professor Todd, just taking your point that people will often join a gym in Jan…”

“A lot of very good running clubs will have walk-around groups and so on, so they are not simply people who want to become Olympic athletes.”

“Let me clarify that I am referring to the soft drinks industry levy. Katharine, do you want to start?”

“Welcome, panel. As you know, the Government completed a consultation on its sugar levy in July, but it has not yet responded. Are you satisfied with what the Government proposed and—taking a lead from the last panel—that the industry is not overly influencing the process? I do not know who would like to start. I think …”

“That is obviously part of their own response to the consultation.”