Speeches by Dixon.

“Chair, could we perhaps ask them to break down that 41% to determine how many are from the ’24 intake? Do you have that data?”

“Hear, hear. I am looking at the timeline, and we have been on this for 26 years. I have a supplementary question on table 10, which is a list of other parliamentary projects that “support R&R”. It includes Victoria Tower and various electrical and health and safety works, totalling some £3.3 billion. Are those costs ad…”

“As they are supporting projects, there are presumably interdependencies and overlapping dates between those projects and at least phase 1 works. Given all the governance concerns that have been expressed, would it not be better to simplify things and make them part of the R&R programme?”

“Having worked there as a civil servant in the Department of Health, I know that it is a ridiculous building. It does not function. We have stuck together some old terraced houses and a modern building, so I am sure we could do something quite radical. This is my last supplementary. Obviously, we are interested, from th…”

“How many MPs have you had feedback from?”

“On this £328 million for Richmond House, you are basically saying that you are going to create an alternative Chamber in Richmond House, regardless of whether Parliament makes a decision on EMI+ or full decant.”

“Given that every MP is going to have to vote, there is obviously a risk that the 59% that you did not speak to may have a very different view.”

“Does EMI+ require the Commons to be decanted at all?”

“Going back to the phase 1 works, the breakdown here suggests that we are spending money on both QEII and Richmond House, which would be necessary only in a full decant option. Is that one of the drivers? By holding both options on the table for longer, we are actually having to do work to create two decanting options t…”

“It is important we understand the extent of that consultation, and 41% would leave me nervous.”

“Philip, you have obviously had to prioritise asset mapping. The docudrama “Dirty Business” has exposed that your predecessor cut costs, taking inspectors away from some of the frontline work to clean up our rivers. Has the work to meet the audit requirements in terms of asset mapping required you or your predecessor to…”

“If there is an opportunity to ask Philip a very short question that follows on from his previous response, then yes.”

“Colleagues have probed the decision making on the outcome level. I would like to probe on the reduction to the two options. The recommendation is to rule out the continued presence option. Under enhanced maintenance and improvement, you have basically added in this EMI+, which I understand to mean that the House of Lor…”

“For victims of child sexual exploitation, rape and serious sexual offences, the option of having pre-recorded evidence has been a really positive step forward. However, when I visited Leeds Crown court recently, I heard that too often the equipment does not work, leading to significant delays and even postponement of h…”

“15. What plans his Department has to provide adequate funding for the Crown court.”

“I welcome the support for small and medium-sized enterprises in my Shipley constituency, which will be able to take on young people who have been long-term unemployed and to offer apprenticeships, but the Secretary of State will know that young carers face additional challenges with getting into education, training or …”

“I hugely welcome the investment into general practice, particularly the flexibility to employ often under-employed GPs who want additional hours and shifts. I also welcome the Minister’s comments about innovation and AI. Sadly, I have had representations from Grange Park surgery in Burley-in-Wharfedale in my constituen…”

“Can I check one final thing? I will use the care sector as an example. It has lots of very small businesses that are quite fragmented. Obviously, there is important quality and safety regulation from the CQC, but many of those businesses are just shy of bankruptcy—they operate at very small margins. How are you ensurin…”

“Of the £5.6 billion estimate, how much have you already delivered in savings since you published the plan?”

“Can you explain why you have not given DEFRA, for example—or Departments—a specific target?”