Speeches by Midgley.

“What near-term action is needed to prevent these closures between now and 2027, until the scheme comes into effect?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I just want to say a few words about the provisions in this Bill on attending sentencing hearings and related prison sanctions, because this issue is incredibly personal to me. I do not think we would be sitting in this Committee today, with this Bill in o…”

“I pay tribute to the hon. Member for West Dorset (Edward Morello) for his speech and for advocating for new clause 156. He is a powerful advocate for his constituent who suffered such horrific things, and I thank him for that. I rise to speak in support of new clause 48, which stands in my name. It would create a new, …”

“Q3. Last Saturday marked eight years since Grenfell—eight years fighting for justice. The Hillsborough families, including Margaret Aspinall from Huyton, have campaigned for 36 years—for decades—for the Hillsborough law. Can the Deputy Prime Minister tell me whether this Labour Government will bring forward the Hillsbo…”

“Q I thank the Minister for listening to my constituent Cheryl Korbel, the mother of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was killed by a stranger when she was nine years old. He did not attend his sentence hearing. You listened to her and acted. Another part of her ask, which is in the Bill but not spelled out so much, is for sanc…”

“I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend building regulations to require letter boxes in new buildings and new front doors to be positioned in accordance with British Standard EN 13724:2013. The Government say that they want to raise standards and focus on delivery, so I have got a perfect Bill fo…”

“I thank the Minister for being so generous with his time. On that point, will he outline how the Government will decide which parliamentarians will be on the advisory group and how they will be chosen?”

“Will the Minister meet me and residents of Beech and Willow Rise in Kirby, where a combination of failed leasehold law, previous corporate entities and inadequate regulation risks leaving residents facing unaffordable costs and eviction?”

“In Kirkby, 160 households in Willow Rise and Beech Rise face eviction because their tower block has been condemned. The private owners have failed to carry out essential fire safety work, and residents would already have been forced out if it were not for Knowsley council temporarily funding a waking watch. We need urg…”

“Where does that fall? Where would you place that “more support for more people” level?”

“Thanks very much for coming in and sharing your expertise with us. I will ask a few questions about whether the Government energy bill support schemes remain effective and fair. The Government have committed to doing a consultation on the warm home discount. Do you support the continuation of the warm home discount? If…”

“You have led into my next question, which is about the Government reform of the warm home discount to make it responsive to changes in the wholesale prices. I believe that it has risen by £10 since 2011, and obviously energy prices have soared by hundreds or even thousands of pounds. You went into the point about adjus…”

“How effective do you think the cold weather payment scheme is? This is in the context of the backdrop of milder winters and high energy prices and, again, that link to who is eligible for that and the costs.”

“You have all mentioned the social tariff in your answers. Would you support the introduction of a mandatory social tariff ahead of this winter? How would you propose that it be targeted and funded?”

“Where does that fall? Where would you place that “more support for more people” level?”

“If we were starting again from scratch and there were no support systems or benefits or anything in place for energy, what would you do? Where would you start in addressing this if everything were new and you had to start again today?”

“You have given us so much food for thought and come up with a lot of solutions to the issues we face, but one thing that strikes me is that there has not been any discussion of how it should be paid for or who should pay for it. Matt, you are looking keen.”

“Thanks very much for coming in and sharing your expertise with us. I will ask a few questions about whether the Government energy bill support schemes remain effective and fair. The Government have committed to doing a consultation on the warm home discount. Do you support the continuation of the warm home discount? If…”

“You have led into my next question, which is about the Government reform of the warm home discount to make it responsive to changes in the wholesale prices. I believe that it has risen by £10 since 2011, and obviously energy prices have soared by hundreds or even thousands of pounds. You went into the point about adjus…”

“How effective do you think the cold weather payment scheme is? This is in the context of the backdrop of milder winters and high energy prices and, again, that link to who is eligible for that and the costs.”