Speeches by Ribeiro-Addy.

“Are there any particular skills that a council should be looking for in the people who lead on their own similar inquiry?”

“Do you think that your experiences running the inquiry could be replicated?”

“But I suppose it is different because it is you, so you would definitely replicate them. Do you think it is something that you could impart to others who are leading such inquiries? Do you think it would be appropriate in other places?”

“Both, actually. What specific actions have been taken there, and has there been any work to make sure that the lessons have been learned by others?”

“Are you aware of specific actions that have been taken to ensure that the lessons from the inquiry have been learned or improved multi-agency co-operation in any way?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy, and I thank the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) for securing this crucial debate. I am sure we can all agree that every aspect of a child’s education is important and plays a crucial role in shaping them into well-rounded members of society,…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I am proud to declare my membership of Unite the union. I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests for support I have received from other unions, because trade union money is the cleanest money in politics; we know exactly where it com…”

“I thank my hon. Friend and her Committee for a fantastic report. Will she join me in congratulating disability rights activists such as my former constituent, Sam Jennings, who I know is thrilled by the report, which I hope my hon. Friend would be happy to hear? It is important that we congratulate these activists, who…”

“I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate on knife crime among children and young people, an issue that continues to devastate communities across the country. I thank the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) for securing the debate. Very few people can say that they are not deeply concerned abou…”

“Does the Home Office have the necessary capabilities to effectively manage and negotiate contracts and ensure value for money?”

“Given the amount that asylum accommodation is now costing, with I suppose a lot of the resources going towards contractors, while the local authorities also have to provide a lot, have you engaged with any assessment of whether it might be better for the resources to be given to local authorities to build housing? That…”

“Could you remind me of the figure that we are spending? Did you say £3 billion?”

“That is easy enough. Thank you very much.”

“Does the Home Office take any steps to hold private contractors accountable for poor performance, given that they make a huge amount of profit? I can see Serco is set to see a 9% increase in profits this year. We know that Brook House detention centre, which it manages, had 19 serious incidents reported a year and a ha…”

“You are saying that they do not have sufficient oversight over provider performance.”

“Has there been any progress in the Home Office, generally in its improving oversight of providers, in the time you have been in the ICIBI? If not, what needs to be done?”

“What should the role of the ICIBI be in the assurance regime for asylum accommodation?”

“Do you think it might be helpful if you had more staff?”

“Do you think, in order to carry out proper scrutiny of commercial contracts, you might need more access to them? Historically, you have not been given access. Why has the Home Office been so resistant to that?”

“Just on data management systems, does the Home Office have the right system at the moment to manage asylum accommodation data?”