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“Do you think those items should be able to change over the 10 years, or would that then make that measure unusable?”

“I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this evening a matter of profound importance to thousands of people across the country, including many of my constituents living and working near one of the most beautiful and vulnerable coastlines in England. That issue is coastal erosion—more specifically, what happens when …”

“Something that came out in conversations that I had today was the complication of Torcross having assets that are owned by the Environment Agency and other assets, such as the road, that are owned by the council. There might also be third-party assets, such as quayside walls and other infrastructure. The complication o…”

“Thank you for your answer to Darren. On monitoring and evaluation, who do you think should be responsible for monitoring the progress of the strategy? Is there a voice or a role for either the Office of the Children’s Commissioner or for children themselves? How would you like to see them involved in monitoring the str…”

“Does the Minister accept that in such a cost-benefit analysis, there is also a cost of doing nothing? Maybe she could advise me if this is already the case. The cost of moving an entire community, with all the social and economic impact that has, is possibly much more than the cost of improving defences so that that co…”

“Last week, the Education Select Committee went to Estonia to look at kindergartens. Some 95% of their children attend kindergarten, and it was quite amazing to see what they are doing there, preparing children, ready to learn, so that all children are closing that gap. You were talking about education being a really im…”

“Do you think those items should be able to change over the 10 years, or would that then make that measure unusable?”

“Last week, the Education Select Committee went to Estonia to look at kindergartens. Some 95% of their children attend kindergarten, and it was quite amazing to see what they are doing there, preparing children, ready to learn, so that all children are closing that gap. You were talking about education being a really im…”

“Thank you for your answer to Darren. On monitoring and evaluation, who do you think should be responsible for monitoring the progress of the strategy? Is there a voice or a role for either the Office of the Children’s Commissioner or for children themselves? How would you like to see them involved in monitoring the str…”

“Okay. Does anybody else have anything to add?”

“On the point about utility companies, we had a major gas outage in South Devon at the beginning of the year. We had a problem that is probably very familiar to MPs in Cornwall; the utility company could not trace who owned the second homes, because the homeowners were not there. As the utility company was working throu…”

“Every year, the UK loses £33.4 billion in tax revenue, as multinational corporations and the super-rich choose tax havens over tax payments. However, the UN tax convention has the potential to solve this problem, so will the Minister show leadership, not ambivalence, and commit to securing an ambitious UN tax conventio…”

“My hunch is that what you are saying is not exactly what they are looking for. Will you commit to a meeting Sally and her colleagues to guide you through how they would like the process to be carried out?”

“Will the hon. Lady give way?”

“I am looking at their reactions behind you—”

“You have all spoken very powerfully about the lifelong trauma you have all experienced because of what you have been through. Could you give us a brief assessment of the current availability of trauma-informed mental health pathways for adult adoptees and birth mothers? That might be a one-word answer. Also, what steps…”

“You shouldn’t have to keep coming in here and repeating your story.”

“Absolutely.”

“The hon. Lady is being very generous with her time. In my constituency, several homes along the seafront were very badly damaged by storms in February, and as they cannot be lived in, the residents have been evacuated. Seafront protection, which is a responsibility of the Environment Agency, is key—particularly if thos…”

“My hunch is that what you are saying is not exactly what they are looking for. Will you commit to a meeting Sally and her colleagues to guide you through how they would like the process to be carried out?”