Speeches by Ribeiro-Addy.

“A noble Friend from the other place reminded me of a conversation that she overheard me having with my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry South (Zarah Sultana) in October 2023. Israel had begun bombing the civilian population in the Gaza strip, and my hon. Friend asked, “When will they say something?” As I often do, I…”

“I am most grateful to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I thank the Petitions Committee for this crucial debate. I also thank Gemma, the thousands of people who have signed the petition and the hundreds of constituents who have contacted me over the years, adding their voices to the call to end the archaic law…”

“5. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of AI on the environment.”

“We know that AI has the power to transform civilisation, but its huge drain on the environment is a problem. For example, ChatGPT has an estimated 57 million daily users, but for every five to 50 questions it is asked, 500 ml of water are used to cool down its data centres. The Minister has explained some of the work t…”

“I just want to clarify that when you are given this task by the Home Office, it is to provide accommodation, and they allow you to use hotels for the said accommodation. They are not directing you to use hotels for the said accommodation.”

“You talked a lot about value for money and longevity. I know you are not necessarily involved in property development of any type; I know Clearsprings is not necessarily, and Serco perhaps only offers advisory services in relation to real estate development, but Mears does engage in property development. With the amoun…”

“I suppose this has been while responding to an emergency over a certain number of years with many millions of pounds. The question is, has your assessment been that building or looking into some development would ultimately help you provide real value for money instead of using hotels?”

“I want to ask some further questions about performance. Why have there been periods in recent years where you have consistently missed your targets for accommodating people in dispersal accommodation? That is specifically Clearsprings and Serco.”

“Is your answer that you have missed them because you are not maintaining things quickly enough?”

“So, you are essentially saying that they are not serious.”

“While we are on your complaints, I want to find out what your response is to analysis that suggests there is a significantly higher mortality and complaint rate within Clearsprings accommodation compared with other providers, and what action you may have taken to resolve this.”

“Do any of you have any instances where people are remaining in your properties even though they are meant to be moved on, for example being moved from a section 98 to a section 95?”

“The same question to you all in terms of how the KPIs around dispersals work in practice because of the large numbers who are not moved to dispersal accommodation but stay in contingency accommodation.”

“Do you continue to be paid for that?”

“I have just one more question about some issues with Serco. Have there been any contract breaches or formal warnings that you have had in the past five years, and what were the outcomes of them?”

“How are the KPIs around dispersal working in practice given that there are such large numbers of people who are not moved to dispersal accommodation but remain in contingency accommodation?”

“It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) and the right hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen) for securing the debate and giving us the opportunity to hail the amazing contribution of churches and religious build…”

“I want to speak in support of new clause 37, which stands in my name, but I will begin by addressing the political theatre that often surrounds immigration. Politicians constantly speak about immigration, spinning fear and suspicion, and then conveniently report back that immigration is a top concern for voters, when i…”

“I thank the Minister for her mention of my new clause and her commitment to ending the financial burden on young children and their families who have a right to citizenship. What further work will be done to consult campaigns such as Citizens UK, Lambeth Citizens and the Project for the Registration of Children as Brit…”

“Does my right hon. Friend share my concerns that, by the Government’s own estimates, 300,000 people will be pushed into relative poverty by 2030 and, as a result, will need to rely on council services that are already severely oversubscribed? Does she agree that these cuts, without funding for council emergency service…”