Speeches by West.

“If some of the £39 billion that is already profiled across the 10 years could be released at a pilot scheme level so that local authorities can start building on their own land, which provides a very quick planning application, and in fairly small bunches, for example for disabled housing, it would create a chain back …”

“The money has already been profiled, so it is not more money.”

“I hope to be a little more brief and less pompous than previous speakers. I am indebted to the many who serve, day to day, in the Wood Green courts, and in other parts of the London circuit. I thank them for their hard work in this rather thankless legal environment. I commend the Minister for Courts and Legal Services…”

“Does the Minister agree that everyone—including financial institutions such as the mutual sector, which often outperforms the private banking sector in access to finance and branch closure issues—needs to play their part in helping families and households at this critical juncture?”

“7. What fiscal steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the level of use of food banks by families.”

“May I say how much I agree with the sentiment about our lovely Clerk? I look forward to hearing him play jazz. A lot of very serious matters are going on at the moment, but we have also just passed St David’s day, so may I encourage everyone to get their bicycles out? The Mayor of London has put in hundreds more kilome…”

“I have one final point to make. The fact that you may not have to look around next year for your motor insurance as much, because it is almost the same, will reduce the burden for everybody, including the providers, won’t it? It will help the Treasury with less red tape.”

“Perhaps I could feed back that constituents have very recently said that the loyalty penalty, which used to be quite obvious, has slightly lessened. Would you and the panel put that down to the recent FCA intervention? What has changed in the last 12 to 18 months such that that appears to have changed?”

“I wonder whether those steps that we went through could be lifted and dropped into some of the other discussions we have had, for example on people with mental health conditions. We have learned those things in one sector of your industry, and perhaps they can be lifted and dropped into some of the other sectors that s…”

“Back in November or December.”

“I commend the Chancellor on her laser-like focus on young people, including on apprenticeship starts and maintenance grants. Will she work with the Education Secretary so that by the autumn, when the exact impact of this awful war in the middle east will be clear, we will know whether any help can be given to graduates…”

“Does the Minister also agree that, where there is political will—such as the Mayor of London with his white storks and baby beavers, or even in progressive boroughs like Haringey that plant thousands of trees—we really have hope of making some progress?”

“My hon. Friend knows of what she speaks in the area of trade in the EU and manufacturing in the UK. The new UK-EU partnership includes an agreement to work towards making agrifood trade easier, as my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) mentioned. Ultimately, the sanitary and phytosanitary deal will a…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. It has been a rather dreary February. Despite looking quite hard, I have not been able to see any of the rainbows or unicorns that we were promised during the debate of the Brexit days, or the millions promised to the NHS. However, let us be realistic and …”

“The hon. Member is completely right that there is far too much unnecessary bureaucracy that did not exist before. If we can develop the relationship with European partners, those creases can be ironed out and we can have much more friction-free trade. To realise our full potential in tackling global challenges such as …”

“I thank the Backbench Business Committee again for giving me this opportunity to promote sustainable fashion in the UK and to ask the Minister some questions. I enjoyed hearing about the picture in Leicester, as well as my visit to Leicester. I also enjoyed hearing about the recycling operations in Beckenham and Penge,…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered onshoring in the fashion and textiles industry. It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate. I pay tribute to Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey, who is a great champion for this po…”

“My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. There is so much going on in our constituencies but with relatively little support from local government or central Government. With a small amount of effort, we could help the sustainable fashion sector to really flourish. As I was saying, we need to focus on making the UK the …”

“Covid did teach us that there is something special about face-to-face. I wonder, for example, how often James might have been up there.”

“How much is the return ticket to Darlington, and does that have an impact on your travel budget?”