Speeches by Maguire.

“It seems pretty clear to me from the evidence you have given today that you have an enormous amount on your plate. Talking about managing narratives without getting too political, can the PCCs play more of a role here to help you with that narrative and the public-facing piece? It does not seem that you have time to be…”

“I have a quick follow-up to Shaun’s question and it goes back a little bit to the intelligence sharing and monitoring that we were talking about earlier, the border between peaceful protest and violent disorder, and pre-emptive arrests and pre-emptive monitoring of suspects. This is an open-ended question but how do yo…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Henley and Thame (Freddie van Mierlo) for securing what is an important debate for rural constituencies such as his and mine. Too often, only urban areas attract the focus for funding and infrastructure when it comes to act…”

“A question to all of you and I have one or two follow-ups to this one as well. How easily were you able to share intelligence about suspects with other forces both during and after the disorder?”

“Chief Constable Webster mentioned analysing the intelligence that was shared. Obviously you have your systems for sharing it, but it seems like the most time consuming and resource consuming issue would be analysing of that intelligence. We have some notes here. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner mentioned that thous…”

“Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that he is making a compelling case to support new clause 2, tabled by the Liberal Democrats, which would provide for training to address some of the ambiguity that he describes?”

“Certainly, the intention of new clause 2 is not to be a burden on our small venues, but to do the opposite and make sure that they have clarity on what they are supposed to do, what their responsibilities are and how they practically carry out the requirements contained in this legislation. I was glad to receive the pr…”

“T10. I recently visited the excellent Haven SEND unit at Budehaven community school in North Cornwall, and I invite the Minister to visit so that it can be replicated elsewhere. Does she plan to extend the unit’s funding beyond February’s cliff edge, given that Cornwall council’s SEND deficit is currently £12 million a…”

“I echo the hon. Member for Macclesfield (Tim Roca): this has been a constructive, cross-party legislative process. I also pay tribute to the Security Minister for the way in which he has engaged with me and my Liberal Democrat colleagues, cross-party. My comments on the Bill are made in that spirit. The purpose of the …”

“I spoke to many venues across my constituency this weekend, and actually they were more put off by the ambiguity of the Bill and the lack of specifics that they will be required to undertake. New clause 2 would give them that clarity and ensure that they knew exactly what was required of them under the Bill.”

“I suspect that that will be a question for the Minister when we come towards the end of the debate. It is certainly something that volunteers will seek clarity on so that they can know exactly what is required of them under the Bill. Without adequate training, we will end up with just vague asks of them, and they will …”

“I certainly would not suggest, and neither would the Liberal Democrats, that the training fee should fall on small venues, but the Government should consider it so that there is clarity for those smaller venues. I hope that answers the right hon. Member’s question. The new clause covers evacuation procedures, monitorin…”

“It seems clear that, as with the winter fuel allowance changes, the Government have missed their target here. As my hon. Friend rightly says, it seems obvious that large landowners will have the ways and means to avoid this tax. Does he agree that there should be some form of working farm test?”

“The hon. Member raises an important point about independence. As was covered briefly earlier, that consultation will be a very important part of this process. Lib Dem amendments have recently been tabled in the other place to empower the regulator to revoke water company licences in the face of repeated failures and, c…”

“I agree that we need one reliable source of data, and I will come on to address that slightly later in my speech.”

“The issue of sewage dumping in our waterways was one of the biggest concerns of residents across my North Cornwall constituency during the general election. And judging by the number of Members here today, I certainly was not alone in that. In the course of my speech, I will take the opportunity, first, to highlight th…”

“I absolutely agree on both of those points and I shall address them in slightly more detail in a moment. In 2023 alone, many of the blue flag beaches in North Cornwall experienced more than 2,700 hours of sewage discharges across 148 separate incidents. This pollution, as my hon. Friend has just mentioned, is often lin…”

“Having grown up in a very rural area in North Cornwall, I know that many of my constituents face that issue, so I thank the hon. Member for raising it. To look beyond the shocking statistics for a moment, and properly understand the real impact that the issue is having on coastal communities such as mine, I refer to th…”

“I will address the water review in a moment. I am pleased that the Government are finally looking at this issue in detail, and crucially, as the hon. Member says, consulting, which is so important. As I said, I have lost count of the constituents who have told me that they have stopped swimming or surfing in our oceans…”

“I do agree with my hon. Friend—I am starting to wonder whether hon. Members have seen my speech because I was coming on to that. How do we end this scandal? Despite the results of the parent company of South West Water, the Pennon Group, for 2023-24 showing that the group’s revenue had increased 10% to £908 million, la…”