Speeches by Dixon.

“I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and I am a proud member of Community. It is an honour to speak as this landmark Bill hopefully passes its next stage, finally bringing to an end an era of insecurity and low pay under the Conservative party. This landmark Bill brings in day o…”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“Antisocial behaviour is breaking communities in places like Windhill, Baildon, Cottingley and Denholme. It is a direct result of the cuts made to neighbourhood policing by the Conservative party. When I speak to local residents, they express concerns about the misuse of fireworks, drug dealing, fly-tipping and the dang…”

“I welcome the Minister to her place and congratulate her on her new role. On building a national care service and the Casey review, will she reassure me and other Members of the House that there will be a first-phase report in 2026 to inform the spending review, and that we will have action sooner than the 2028 final r…”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“On that point, will my hon. Friend give way?”

“I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. It is always a pleasure to serve with her on the Public Accounts Committee under the leadership of the hon. Member for North Cotswolds (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown). She makes an excellent point about the raising of capital budgets. In my constituency, we have the RAAC-infested Air…”

“I agree with the hon. Gentleman that market towns are a crucial part of our culture, not only here in England but in Northern Ireland, too. In my constituency, King John granted Bingley’s first market charter back in 1212 and the Bingley butter cross still stands to this day. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that thriving…”

“In our market square in Bingley, we have Bingley arts centre and, next to it, Bingley town hall, which is ripe for redevelopment. The community would love to make it into a creative arts centre. Will my hon. Friend ensure that I and members of the local community can meet the relevant Minister to see what opportunities…”

“7. What steps her Department has taken to help support creative industries in Bradford.”

“I thank the Secretary of State for her earlier response. This year, Bradford is the UK city of culture. This is a fantastic opportunity to show off the creative talent of our wider district, including the Shipley constituency, and it could be the springboard for unleashing the economic potential of our city and area, w…”

“Do you also have to notify formally the national statistician? Are there any other actions that you will be taking?”

“I think that earlier in the hearing there was a general view, which I was pleased to hear from Amanda, that the dental contract as it currently stands needs radical reform. I think that was the broad view. I would like to come down to some of the potential options. We have received evidence from a number of different o…”

“Thank you for that answer, Sir Chris. I guess Ministers also want advice on value for money. In setting out any options and the analysis that you already have, we have spent the last two hours discussing what has and has not worked in relation to value for money. We know that there are people, perhaps at the wealthier …”

“I am interested in what is on the longlist. Are there things that you have done in the past that you know do not work, so they are on the “don’t even put them to Ministers” list because we have tried them and they have failed? I appreciate that you cannot prejudge a Minister’s decision, but we are keen, in this Committ…”

“That was the period when I was doing my master’s and learning about dental public health. I remember reading papers then that said there was something called supplier-induced demand, which meant that if you pay dentists by activity, you will get them to do things that they do not need to do—it is basically stuffing the…”

“Yes. The NAO Report suggests, on the wider modelling underpinning the plan, that it was recognised back in March of last year that there were things that were not giving confidence. It is very disappointing that something as fundamental as the costs and number of appointments was based on flawed analysis. What confiden…”

“Why was there no quality assurance on it?”

“Is that because of the assumptions about the underspend?”

“Sorry, I should have declared my conflict of interest: I previously worked as a civil servant in the Department of Health. Today, we are looking at the so-called dental recovery plan. When it was published in February 2024 under the previous Government, it set out some ambitious aims for an additional 1.5 million treat…”