Speeches by Dixon.

“You brought up West Yorkshire—I am enjoying this inquiry today because I have had two local examples praised: Bradford was praised by the pre-panel, and now we have West Yorkshire. We are obviously hearing about the stress that hospices around the country face, and that it is urgent and immediate. There is a real risk …”

“I guess it comes to the point of allocative efficiency. We heard a lot of evidence from our pre-panel that basically says, “If you spend less on community hospice services, you will end up spending more on acute hospital beds.” Amanda has talked about wanting to shift more into the community, and that would suggest spe…”

“We have focused a lot on data for commissioning. I thank you, Jim, for your honesty in saying that it is poor and inconsistent, and Sam, for saying that it is not strong or robust. It is a shame that we are in this position when we have had statutory commissioning since 2022, and ambitions long before that to have move…”

“You mentioned Bradford, and I could not resist, that being my local patch—thank you, Ilora. I have something that might be an example of, “This really works, so why doesn't everywhere do it?” I visited the REACT service, which is a partnership between Bradford Royal infirmary’s A&E department and Marie Curie’s Bradford…”

“I am sure we will hear more from Toby in due course, but I will hand over for now.”

“Given that the answer is basically no, we are not meeting that ambition for what sounds like a large minority of patients and families, according to that survey, what do you think are the main issues that the Government must now address, Ilora?”

“The evidence we received in the NAO Report set out many factors, including money, workforce shortages and a lack of strategic commissioning. What would you highlight as the main challenge in achieving that ambition?”

“The illegal and antisocial use of e-bikes and e-scooters is causing huge concern for residents in my constituency of Shipley. Just last week in Roberts Park in Saltaire, it caused thousands of pounds of damage to the much-loved cricket ground. How are the Government ensuring that the police have the powers they need to…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) on securing the debate. Being from and representing a constituency in the Bradford district, I would like to take the opportunity to share some of the amazing highlights of our year as the…”

“I thank the Minister for his congratulations. Bradford council has already committed about £13 million over the next five years to the legacy, but much more is needed for capital projects, such as the Bingley town hall creative workshop. Would the Minister agree to meet me and representatives of Bradford council to dis…”

“The hon. Gentleman talks of the importance of local authority leadership in city of culture success. Will he join me in congratulating Bradford council on having the vision to apply to be the city of culture and on having taken the risk to invest in it and then crowd in further investment, which has benefited the whole…”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“Villages in my Shipley constituency, such as Eldwick, Gilstead, Cullingworth, Harden and Wilsden, suffer from the same problems due to the decline in rural bus services under the Tory Government. Does my hon. Friend agree that this Labour Government’s announcements on the rural transport accelerator fund will restore v…”

“Happy new year, Mr Speaker. I hope that the Minister will join me in commending another council, Bradford council, for its ambitious climate action plan 2025-2028. The plan sets out a pathway to net zero for the Bradford district, including really innovative projects such as a district heat network, new investment in a…”

“Merry Christmas to you and your fantastic staff, Mr Speaker. I note that the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) obviously has better things to do than turn up and speak for farmers. I want to speak up for dairy tenant farmers. Tenant farmers manage a third of all farmland in England. As well as running her dairy fa…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for her leadership and determination in bringing forward this ambitious strategy. I really welcome the focus on prevention, and particularly the focus on reducing online harm for young people—the Public Accounts Committee, of which I am a member, raised that issue in its report. Bradford Rape Cri…”

“A very happy Christmas to you, Madam Deputy Speaker. This weekend, Bingley’s Myrtle Park will host the closing event of Bradford 2025. I hope you will agree that it has been a fantastic year for Bradford, with so many brilliant events. There have been thousands across the whole district throughout the year, with audien…”

“I hope that you, Mr Speaker, like me and my family have already got your turkey ordered from the local butcher for Christmas. Like many of my constituents, I really care about animal welfare, so I look forward to the strategy being published next week. Will the Secretary of State outline the steps that the Government a…”

“I am sure you would like to join me, Madam Deputy Speaker, in thanking the Minister for backing Bradford in her response to our hon. Friend the Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain). This Government’s fair funding is finally turning a corner for councils like Bradford that have been at the sharp end of Tory cuts to …”

“There is much to welcome in the Minister’s statement, and I would like to invite him to come and have a look at the opportunity for new housing around Shipley station. As the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on housing and care for older people, I particularly welcome the commitment in the NPPF to more access…”