Speeches by Pakes.

“Can I put on the record my comments about our two hon. Friends, alongside those of everyone else in the House, apart from the Conservative Front-Bencher, who I do not think said any words about them in her commentary? We are rightly talking about our two hon. Friends, but this incident shines a much wider light not jus…”

“Looking at the Conservative Benches, I am sure that those on the Conservative Front Bench are glad that this statement is about nurseries, rather than school attendance—or truancy. I thank the Secretary of State for joining me in Peterborough earlier this week to meet the fantastic pupils, parents and staff at Fulbridg…”

“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision that occupiers of dwellings owned by certain forms of co-operatives shall occupy those dwellings by virtue of their membership of the co-operative and not as tenants or under any other type of property interest; to make provision for co-operative t…”

“I commend the Minister for the care and concern with which he updates this House, but we keep coming back to the same point and situation. This morning’s announcement by the Israeli Government about more incursions is condemnable. We all know where this leads. Over the past year and a half, we have seen mass displaceme…”

“It is a pleasure to follow the contributions of the right hon. Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds) and the hon. Member for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (Ian Sollom), who spoke powerfully to their amendments. It may disappoint them to know that I will be speaking against both new clauses, as they risk underminin…”

“I think we need a mixed economy in this area. The principles I elevate in this debate are speed, substance and bringing businesses around the table, alongside providers and colleges—such as my excellent provider in Peterborough, ARU Peterborough, with its new university campus—to deliver the goods and get the job done.…”

“I know from speaking to charities, local groups and people from brilliant projects such as JobSmart in my constituency about the increasing complexity of the relationship between different forms of benefit, including carer’s allowance, and the rules around working. That makes it increasingly difficult for people to use…”

“It may have been Nichola, but it may have been someone else, who talked about issues at BCPs in terms of training and numbers of staff. Is that in relation to biosecurity or just in the running of BCPs?”

“In your opinion we have enough expertise to do the biosecurity checks within the system, or do you think we need more?”

“In your opinion, are the risk ratings and inspection rates for different commodities appropriate, or would you like to see any changes?”

“Most of my questions have been picked up, but there are a couple more things. I should probably put on record that I used to represent animal and plant health inspectors in a previous life before being elected to this place. Could you perhaps outline a bit more where you think the challenge on biosecurity is between ca…”

“How has that connection been lost?”

“We are incredibly proud of our veterans in Peterborough. Will the Minister join me in recognising the work of Councillor Jason McNally, our armed forces champion, and his predecessor, Councillor John Fox, and tell us what more the Government can do to help them to support more people signing up to the armed forces cove…”

“Q3. Like many people in Peterborough, I am passionate about tackling low pay and insecure work, especially for young people. Next month many of my constituents will receive a welcome boost in their pay packets owing to the increase in the national minimum wage that is being delivered by this Labour Government. May I th…”

“Peterborough is a youth unemployment hotspot. I know not many Members are left on the Opposition Benches, but one of the most shameful parts of their record has been writing off a generation, with one in eight young people not in education, earning or training. There is nothing progressive or good about a Government wh…”

“Do you have board-level discussions around the level of public anger about the way that pollution seems to be not dealt with, and this dissonance between corporate behaviour and the continued pollution and spills into rivers in my patch in Peterborough and more widely in the areas of several Members?”

“I have a couple of questions. One is on something I am really passionate about: protecting our water resources. You know the region that we live in. Roughly, East Anglia is responsible for about 10% of the world’s supply of chalk streams, all of which are environmentally damaged. The operations of your company are a ke…”

“I understand the difference between remco and independent boards, but in terms of your belief and your level of comfort, what would be an acceptable level of pollution for you to still receive a bonus payment?”

“In some earlier answers, you talked to Jenny and others about the importance of collaboration, working together, and consultation. Can I ask you about a particular example which my exceptional colleague, the hon. Member for Lowestoft, has been raising with me, knowing my interest in the issue? She says Kessingland in h…”

“Ofwat has said that in 2023-2024 you were the third worst performer. In its latest report, the EA says that you are one of four companies responsible for 90% of the serious pollution. My figures here say that over the last 15 years Anglian has been found guilty of 74 different breaches in environment law and has paid f…”