Speeches by Stephenson.

“I thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. My original speech had an element of social care in it, but I took it out, so I am pleased that he brought that up. This Government have kicked social care reform down the road, and we can kick it down the road no longer. We have to face up to these difficult and toug…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for making such an important point. Yes, the third sector has come forward to support, but what have the Government done to the third sector? They have applied national insurance increases and reduced the threshold, causing pain and suffering for the sector that our constituents now rely on becau…”

“I know that my hon. Friend cares passionately for people living with dementia and their families, and he makes a very important point. It is another shameful decision by this Government not to support the most vulnerable in our society, and people should be shocked by it. Another constituent told me that they have stop…”

“I absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend, and I will come on to the importance of certainty and stability when it comes to pensions, so that people can plan for their futures, regardless of their age. For the Government to pull the rug out from under the feet of vulnerable pensioners with little or no notice at all…”

“I had noted the same, but I was going to wait until the end of the debate to see if any sneaked in. Perhaps the Whips are calling them now—who knows? We will see whether any turn up to defend the current Government’s record. The simple reality is that hope for more support was misplaced. Instead, energy bills are up an…”

“10. If he will have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of removing taxation from death-in-service payments.”

“Will the Minister give an assurance that the proposed changes to the application of inheritance tax to certain armed forces death-in-service payments are compatible with the commitment in the armed forces covenant to ensuring that our brave and loyal armed forces personnel “face no disadvantage compared to other citize…”

“I have some questions on biodiversity net gain. My opening question, starting with Ms Postlethwaite, is: how easy or difficult are biodiversity net gain schemes to implement and manage?”

“Thank you very much. Dr Boulton, do you have anything to add?”

“Dr Martin, anything to add?”

“Some developers are choosing to fulfil their biodiversity net gain obligations by funding offsite. How confident are you that arrangements for monitoring and regulation at offsite locations are robust, reflecting it is early days?”

“Offsite.”

“If you want to comment on onsite, that would also be helpful.”

“Do you have anything further to add?”

“Are there any risks to the scheme’s effectiveness in delivering nature recovery? Perhaps this is where Dr Boulton and Dr Martin may have some observations.”

“Anything further, Dr Martin? No. My final question is: do you have any concerns about the monitoring and regulation of the biodiversity credit market?”

“I am conscious of time. I have two quick questions on the importance of local infrastructure and sustainable placemaking. I think these will be to everyone, but we need to keep the answers quite short if we can. Where do you see specific opportunities and challenges for local infrastructure to make a positive contribut…”

“To help ensure that housing growth and environmental protection is in step, what do you want to see from the forthcoming Planning and Infrastructure Bill? Dr Hills, I have a feeling you may have quite a few suggestions here.”

“How do you define a hybrid planning committee?”

“Yes. Anything, Mr Kite?”