Speeches by Ribeiro-Addy.

“Q8. I am sure the Prime Minister will join me in celebrating the opening of the new Brixton blood donation centre in my constituency, which in three months has seen over 3,700 people donate, more than 1,000 of them first-timers and 10% of them black. However, given that sickle cell anaemia is the fastest growing geneti…”

“For me, the most important aspect of our country is not our flags or even our institutions, but our people, and our people—the elected representatives of thousands of British people—have been treated with contempt. My understanding was that we are Britain and you do not do this to us. There is, at least, consensus on t…”

“I have to ask the hon. Member why he is so against the idea of nationalising water. I am sure he agrees that the whole idea of privatisation is that there is some sort of competition, but there cannot be competition with water, and therefore we cannot guarantee a good service. We are seeing that at the moment, and we s…”

“It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Luke Taylor) for securing the debate and for not supporting Thames Water; I am very pleased to hear that. I do not think anyone has been deluded into thinking that Thames Water is doing a good job—certainly not me or my c…”

“I thank the Minister for her attention to this situation, but I have to ask on behalf of my constituents, how much more does Thames Water have to fail before we decide that it is no longer fit to operate? The level of failure is so high that, although I appreciate what the Minister says about following the letter of th…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend and her Committee on this crucial report. As my constituency neighbour, she knows how much this is an issue within our borough, and I am sure she would agree that the end to no-fault evictions in the Renters’ Reform Bill will be a positive step towards ending the number of families who are…”

“I have met many leaseholders fighting for fair treatment from housing association freeholders such as Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, Hyde, L&Q, Notting Hill Genesis, Optivo and Peabody, to name a few. They are struggling to secure general repairs, sort issues with damp and mould and get transparency about risi…”

“How much of the fine that the hon. Gentleman mentioned has Thames Water actually paid? How was it allowed to pay out all these dividends in previous years, given the measures that he is setting out? I genuinely cannot understand how that was allowed to continue for so long.”

“Were there any particular resources that you were given that allowed you to run it in this way? Or was it the standard amount of resources and you simply put it into a framework that made the most sense and got the best results?”

“You mentioned Oldham. I was wondering if you could say how you might compare the Telford inquiry with other local or national inquiries into child sexual exploitation, like Rotherham or Rochdale.”

“You have referenced the freedom of having a non-statutory inquiry, but do you think the ability to compel witnesses would have made a difference and would have been better?”

“Is there anything you would do differently or caution others against?”

“Thank you for answering our questions today. I want to start by asking what key lessons you learned about the process of conducting an inquiry, from the Telford inquiry particularly?”

“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…”