Speeches by George.

“T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”

“There is an opportunity for another victory for the United Kingdom if we can find a way of co-operating. Clinging on to half of the Parthenon sculptures while assuring ourselves that we own them, when they were obtained in, at best, highly dubious circumstances two centuries ago, is not a great look for this country. D…”

“1. What recent discussions she has had with her Greek counterpart on mutual exchanges of cultural artefacts.”

“On understanding the rationale, do you think interoperability was the justification to take a federated view, rather than the piecemeal view that might have been taken by each of the ICBs having their own systems? Is that the way of thinking about it?”

“I should not have confused the two. I am sorry.”

“Do any of you know what the Government’s rationale was in 2023 for signing the contract with Palantir to deliver the FDP in the first place, rather than to expand the existing systems or make them more widely taken up?”

“Just to nail this point, and I think Ben has covered it very well, are you saying that it is already too late to begin the process of alternative procurement—I think this follows the point that you were making, Nigel—and would it be too disruptive even to consider it? Is it too late, and would it be too disruptive?”

“Less digital prior to the rollout?”

“Can I simply draw the conclusion that you are sceptical and not yet convinced?”

“Presumably you don’t need a federated data platform to do the job of cleaning—as you put it—making true the waiting lists, removing people who no longer require the procedure. Surely there must be systems available to do that. When local authorities go through their housing waiting lists, I know they have their own mec…”

“NHS England’s website reports impressive improvements. In the debate we had in Westminster Hall on 16 April, the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State told us that the Federated Data Platform could deliver up to £2.4 billion of benefit over time. What is not to like about it?”

“You said in your letter in February that many ICBs “already have similar tools in use that presently exceed the capability and application”. You are saying that it is only the ICBs that were less digitally enabled that might have seen benefit. What systems were in place, and do you not think that those simply could hav…”

“You will have seen the FT article today that goes through some of those issues, looking for the cause-and-effect relationship of the Federated Data Platform and the outcomes. According to this, it seems that the Chelsea and Westminster trust has achieved an 84% decline in out-patient waiting lists, yet about a third ha…”

“Matt, you are very close to the ground, so presumably you can see the benefits.”

“A complete change in sovereign provider.”

“The Secretary of State says she is looking at options and that she wishes to work in partnership in the international sphere. She must accept that the UK has significant history and responsibility in this region. Does she not listen to the words of her Back Benchers? It is incumbent on her to take action now—not simply…”

“Apart from the Netanyahu fan club on the Tory Front Bench, most right hon. and hon. Members condemn the appalling and murderous actions of his far-right regime. However, the Foreign Secretary surely recognises that Netanyahu is laughing behind his hands as Israel easily bypasses the flimsy trade and arms sanctions that…”

“Apart from the Netanyahu fan club on the Tory Front Bench, most right hon. and hon. Members condemn the appalling and murderous actions of his far-right regime. However, the Foreign Secretary surely recognises that Netanyahu is laughing behind his hands as Israel easily bypasses the flimsy trade and arms sanctions that…”

“The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech. He will be aware of early-day motion 2709, which I tabled in January. It is about the role of the House of Lords in scrutinising legislation, and the importance of ensuring that they are there purely to scrutinise and provide sober second thought on legislation. It had …”

“Of course, it is not only Labour Members who are concerned about this issue, so I hope the Minister would be prepared to meet a cross-party group of MPs. The problem we face in this country is not just the use of the Union Jack; there is a high risk that we are sucking in imports that do not meet the animal welfare sta…”