Speeches by McKinnell.
Every Hansard contribution by Catherine McKinnell this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 161–180 of 942 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “Whose responsibility is that?” | 4 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “One of the ways in which that was done was through the Government consulting hub, which has already been mentioned. It was in existence for around two years and was then reduced. I took from your response earlier that it was largely in relation to reducing headcount and overheads in terms of the number of people engage…” | 91 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “What is the mechanism for determining whether that is being implemented? You talk about the dissemination of information. How do you measure its effectiveness?” | 24 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “There is one other question I wanted to ask. Who is responsible for taking the lessons from other jurisdictions that do this differently, and some may say better? For example, Australia has very clear definitions. They seem to have clarity on that front, which we do not seem to have in the same way. Germany is another …” | 81 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “Regardless of the data, how accurate it is and how clear the picture of what is being spent on consultants is, clearly a significant investment is being made right across Government. What work is under way to ensure that it not only benefits the particular Department that procures or contracts that advice but also that…” | 63 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “I had a question to follow up on the questions that have been asked about AI. In your responses you have used the phrase “added value” quite a few times. How are you measuring that? Is there a consistent measure across Departments of the added value of using consultants?” | 49 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “I was just going to follow up with one question. You were very helpful in setting out where some of the hub’s activities have transferred. Could you clarify which activities have not been continued?” | 34 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “That is really helpful.” | 4 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “That is helpful to know. That is really helpful. I was going to ask, “When is it going to be published?” The hub opened and closed. We want to be reassured that we are approaching this in the most effective way possible. Having an out-of-date playbook that refers to a hub that was closed two years ago does not give tha…” | 135 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “There are some concerns about the playbook. The document refers to the hub a number of times, even though the hub was abolished coming up to two years ago. It is clearly not up to date. For that reason, it cannot be as useful as it should be. Why is it taking so long to get it updated?” | 58 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “Thank you—that is really helpful. I guess the question is what you do with those insights. Have you identified key risks as a result of them? How do you use the information?” | 32 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “I want to talk about the long-term trend analysis. This is probably a question for you, Andrew. Could you talk us through what the long-term analysis that you have included in the Whole of Government Accounts report is showing?” | 39 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “On that basis, are you confident that things should stay as they are and continue steady as they go, or should you be considering other means of paying for and funding the public service pension liabilities?” | 36 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “That is helpful—thank you.” | 4 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “So the answer to looking at other avenues of funding is no.” | 12 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “It is very helpful, but it also raises the question why climate risks have not been integrated into the 15-year analysis in the most recent accounts. Can you explain that?” | 30 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “I guess the question is whether you are confident. There seems to be an acceptance that this is a useful function, so clarification that this is going to continue would be helpful. Also, are you confident that the necessary action or change or behaviour learnings will be taken from these insights, and it is not just a …” | 59 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “On public service pensions and the unfunded sector, what is your view on the affordability?” | 15 |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1238) “I also want to declare what you might call an interest, having been the Minister for School Standards up until September this year with responsibility for this policy area. What you are saying about the work that you are doing to bring down those costs is really interesting. From your perspective, to what extent is the…” | 106 |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1238) “Will the better data that is clearly recommended through this report, and is beginning to be collected, go some way towards creating much stronger benchmarking for you to be able to negotiate some of those contracts with more reasonable margins in those circumstances?” | 43 |