Speeches by Coleman.

“It is very good to see all of the witnesses. Nicolas, I remember “The Five Giants” and the fantastic work you have done making the absolutely unclear a little bit clearer. I have always enjoyed it. Before we carry on, I want to throw in a specific point raised with me by a very senior consultant. At the moment we have …”

“I support my hon. Friend’s encouragement for the UK to accede to the pan-Euro-Mediterranean convention. I was at a meeting last week of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly in Brussels, which issued a recommendation to explore options for closer customs co-operation and alignment of regulatory standards—that go…”

“I am most grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. I was pleased to see plans for a GCSE in British Sign Language following the passage of the BSL Act, but I am concerned that it has still not been rolled out, even though it is an essential step in promoting BSL, increasing the awareness of those …”

“May I associate myself with my hon. Friend’s remarks? Does he find it as absurd as I do that under the Conservatives there was effective immunity from shoplifting goods under £200? That meant that shoplifting rose by 60%. Does he therefore welcome the fact that that effective immunity is ending, and that we are introdu…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that it is good news that at last we have a Government who are doing something about the scourge of off-road bikes and dangerous e-scooters on the pavements and in our parks by giving the police new powers to seize those vehicles immediately, instead of letting the problem continue? Although t…”

“Will the hon. Gentleman join me in congratulating the Fulham boys school in my constituency, which was the first school in the country to replace smartphones with brick phones? As a result, it has seen pupils become more engaged, better social interactions and improved classroom behaviour. Does he agree that that schoo…”

“Having heard the hon. Lady’s comments and the comments of those on the Conservative Benches, may I share with her my confusion? She seems surprised that she has not heard the full solution of what this Government are going to do with the NHS, when it is quite clear that there will be the three shifts, a 10-year plan an…”

“I am most grateful to the Minister for giving way to me and not to an Opposition Member this time, splendid though they are. The Minister probably shared my great disappointment when the last Government put no money into the new hospital programme and threw Charing Cross hospital, in my constituency, out of the program…”

“On that point, will the hon. Lady give way?”

“In my constituency, illegally modified motorbikes and e-scooters are a huge problem, because of not just the noise, but the thefts, shoplifting and antisocial driving in general, as other hon. Members have mentioned. The police are under-resourced and I agree that they need more powers to clamp down on this, but does m…”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“The same care in a hospital or in a primary situation?”

“I have just a couple more things, but you will be glad that we are bouncing along. We are talking about getting enthusiastic, and growth is always a very exciting subject to talk about, because the country desperately needs it. It is also exciting to hear about the opportunity that the NHS can play in stimulating and e…”

“That is fair enough. You talked about growth but I am going to move on to something else, which is very interesting.”

“Do you think there might be some argument for taking it from local authorities?”

“But just to help inform that.”

“What do you think?”

“Do you think that the national care service, which is much discussed, should be left to local authorities or should it be run out of the Department of Health and Social Care?”

“And vice versa, as I said at the beginning.”

“It will be different. My contention, which we have discussed in the past, is that the NHS broadly does not understand social care, and social care does not understand the NHS as well as it could, but understands it better. The Committee recently made a visit to the Isle of Wight, which was very interesting, because the…”